Priori - New MA Game (Draw)

[thejeff]

Well, having been the beneficiary of the last pause, I'd be a complete hypocrite to argue against one this weekend.
So I say, wait for Ylvali.

Nor is it going to be a long delay. Even at 48 hours, if we hosted right now, the next due date would be on sunday anyway. Letting it sit a few more hours to avoid a stale isn't a big deal.

[IndyPendant]

thejeff seconded. Delay is fine and it's not even all that much of one. About to (finally!) upload my turn btw, and I'm heading to the airport soon. I will be sooooo glad to get home. I don't know how others can do business trips on a regular basis. I'd go nuts...

[Lingchih]

OK. My Water Queens are definitely mad at the Oceanian terrorists now. I would count your days left on your fingers now, Oceania. You have two fingers, right?

[Rathar]

Xox is doing the most amazing job of staying alive and continuously giving it to the enemy.

The only view I've had has been from the coastline but it's been a bitter give and take with truly stupendous amounts of crab bits and whatnot washing up on our shores.

/salute xox

[Lingchih]

R'lyeh believes more fins than crab claws washed up on shore last turn.

But yes, Xox, well done. You have outlasted everything I could throw at you. Even without a castle anywhere, you have continued to vex me. Nagdesh willing though, you should be done this turn.

[thejeff]

In this past turn's battles Man has returned hundreds of longdead horse to their rest and slain a good number of sacred vestals and mortal troops as well, destroying one of Ermor's large armies with minimal losses. Fog Warriors is nice.
Provinces were lost to two smaller armies, but plans are afoot to deal with those.

Still it feels like a drop in the bucket. I destroyed far more troops than I have altogether and the situation hasn't really changed. We'll see how this month's plans play out. I don't expect another huge battle, but I could be surprised.


In other news: Man is in the market for a Firebrand or two. Frostbrands are not particularly useful against undead, nor are any cheap nature weapons. PM me if interested.

[Lingchih]

Well, that's it. The foul Oceanians are extinct. Amen.

Now what the hell do I do?

Does someone want to sell me their worst shore province? (preferably on the eastern shore). We are quiet neighbors, we don't spread insanity, we won't expand, and yes, you may see some funny lights up in the towers at night, but pay them no mind. My starspawn are night-owls, you know.

[IndyPendant]

Heh. I got another strike to the jaw recently by Man, no doubt about it.

You know, while every single other player is obsessing on me, me, and only me...you may want to notice that C'tis has more castles than I do, and has been very quietly building Tartarians for almost twenty turns now (based on when his Well of Misery went up). Or that Pangaea has built up an army as large as my own with fewer provinces and no true opposition for most of the game, whereas I've been at war pretty much nonstop.

I'm not trying to say I'm not the biggest threat--just that second place isn't very far behind me at all. It's no coincidence that Pangaea is bleating and pointing "Look over there! Not over here! Isn't Ermor big and nasty? Look over there!" ; ) If you all do focus on me exclusively, all you'll be doing is playing Kingmaker, taking my chance of winning and handing it to C'tis, Pangaea, or Machaka.

And if I'm such a threat to winning the game, why can't I get rid of Agartha? Why is Vanheim giving me so much trouble? Why did Man defeat one of my main armies so handily?

The answer is, I'm not as much a threat as I seem--but I am a convenient target for other threats to point to and use as a smokescreen. ; )

And yes, if I am defeated I will come back to point out this post and say "I told you so".

Anyone that wants peace and a NAP with me--except maybe Agartha, sorry. ; )--can have it. I have stated time and time again that I do not want to fight. Except for Abysia, who brought vengeance upon himself, all of my foes so far have attacked me...

Edit: Changed Sauromatia to Machaka.

[thejeff]

Actually you attacked Vanheim as well, making claims, to me at least, that you were just trying to pass through to get at Agartha.

I attacked you though. I'll freely admit that.

I'll agree there are other threats, not much weaker than you. What should we do? Ignore the greatest threat and strike at the lesser? And only 3 of us are focusing on you exclusively.
Not that Agartha has much choice.

And I may have destroyed one of your main armies, but one of your lesser ones is sieging my capital.

[Foodstamp]

Yeah, we have more castles than Ermor. We win Dominions. And we have 34034034 Tartarians. That is why anyone watching our fights against Machaka have not seen this vast army of tartarians take the field.

Watch your diplomacy, you may make more enemies very quickly.