The Artifacts Game - [ HOLY S**T MICAH WON!! ]

[Rathar]

Official State Broadcast

[Rathar]

Months ago our great nation became aware of the terrible plight of many of our citizens who found themselves in the nation of Man seeking economic self advancement. These simple traders had their property unjustly taxed and their basic civil rights as pixels removed. Intense high-level governmental negotiations to restore those freedoms were initiated and we are sorry to say that they have failed.

Our constitutional monarchial republic therefore has no choice but to bring these rights directly to our people living in subjugation in Man.

I, Bedheadev, have thus ordered our conveniently located tank, err cavalry divisions, to initiate the process of rights restoration via the capitol of Man. I shall remain in my dacha by the lake but the prime minister Vladimir Putout is even now at the front encouraging our noble restorers.

We caution the world not to interfere with the process of gaining a monopoly on energy rights in the regio, uh with our brave soldiers fighting for the freedoms of pixels everywhere.

This message has my approval.
Princess Adelle

Sorry about the double post guys.. even though it says you can edit for 30 mins I just took 15 and it wouldn't let me.. Bunch of crap that is..

[Amhazair]

Hah! I just can't believe how many different things can go wrong in one only recently started game...

Between a couple of stupid mistakes, horrible bad luck in several battles, a misunderstanding with a friendly neighbour causing not one, but two battles, three indie attacks in the first 6-7 turns (with luck 3!) a stupid stale, and now my movement commands not being executed this last turn I think I can safely say my early game wasn't extraordinarily succesful.

No worries though. I'm completely comfident that things will take a turn for the better starting today. Or maybe tomorrow. Some day soon at least.

And then, and then! I'll squash you all like so many s. Muahahahahaaaaaah!!

[Baalz]

Heh, seems like almost everyone is complaining about back luck this game.

I've lost two (!) of my artifacts because Nethgul decided the most advantageous thing he could cast was to blink his carrier literally right next to heavy cavalry so even the orb of atlantis couldn't save him. Crazy bad combat rolls have squashed my clever expansion attempts into the water and my own luck 3 scales didn't prevent the kraken king from cutting off my retreat route at a most unfortunate time..

QM & Micah claim very unlikely and unhelpful random path distributions which stymied their evil plots so far.

Ironhawk is having some gardening issues.

Calmon takes a lance to his pretender's face on turn 2.

Amhizair thinks the dice are out to get him.

No doubt about it, those artifacts are cursed. The curse seems to target the more experience players....who's next?

[DonCorazon]

Ulm had a recent bit of misfortune as well.
Never discount the power of a harpy.


From what I can tell, the Artifacts tend to give a false sense of power and betray their owners at inopportune moments. Luckily, traffic is light up in the sky so the Flying Ship Express Shuttle has avoided any mid-air collisions so far (knock on wood).

[Ironhawk]

Congrats to Midgard on the capture of the first VP of the game!

In other news: Everyone pile on Midgard!!!

[Ewierl]

Princess Adele and the belligerent leaders of Tien Chi come shouting to the world with their propaganda. We, however, are a practical and forthright people, and we will not sully your ears with such elegantly misleading rhetoric.

The peaceful people of Man have sought good relations with all our neighbors since the dawn of our empire, yet Tien Chi has been unable to resist the lure of expansionist aggression. Bring on their cavalry and their Sword of Augrelmer; our people and our allies will defend our homelands to our last breath.

-Archmagisters of Chelms

(In other news, speaking of stupid artifact losses... I had a unit with the Boots of Calius the Druid lose an arm. Which made his foot item disappear. Awesome.)

[DonCorazon]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

Congrats to Midgard on the capture of the first VP of the game!

In other news: Everyone pile on Midgard!!!

Ironhawk, Your golden-tongued diplomacy is usually a bit more subtle. Either you are getting lazy in your old age, or the back channel messages designed to cause panic were already delivered to my cherished neighbors...

Have no fears world...the warmongering Midgard war chieftain was recently deposed in a beerbonging contest with a nature loving hippy Vanjarl named Kumar, who has ordered an immediate halt of our aggressive imperialist policies. The Flying Ship has been docked and no bulls-eyes need to be painted on our viking helmet at this time.

[CUnknown]

Hot Jungle Party on the Southwest side

All cold-blooded party animals welcome

Should be some hot naga on hydra action



Errm.. I mean ... death to Pythium!!!!!

[Lingchih]

Too bad it looks like Jomon is coming to the party too. Who invited them?