Priori - New MA Game (Draw)

[IndyPendant]

Heh. Whoops. Looks like I need to do some fast backpedalling here.

thejeff is absolutely right; I had somehow managed to forget that I had attacked Vanheim first, it's true. I *did* offer him an NAP before that though, which was rejected out of hand (and rather rudely too! ; ) So it had been a choice of sit and wait for him to attack me, or take advantage of the shortcut he provided me into Agartha's lands...

And to C'tis: sorry if I offended you (and for that matter, Machaka) then. I didn't know you were in a war with Machaka! I was having mildly paranoid visions of Machaka, C'tis, and/or Ulm jumping on the badwagon to take me down--while Pangaea sat back and watched the carnage, rubbing his hands and cackling with glee. I still stand by my accusation to Pangaea of having ulterior motives for urging everyone to attack me!

As to what other options Man has...good question. The unavoidable fact is I am the best contender to win the game. I can't argue against that. (And isn't it ironic that I wish that weren't true right now? ; ) All I'm trying to do is warn you...watch your back. The graphs don't tell the whole story; I am a *long* way from being anywhere sure of winning the game!

Edit: Changed Sauromatia to Machaka.

[thejeff]

Sauromatia? Do you mean Machaka?
At first I was thinking, great there's another major power I haven't even noticed yet. Then I remembered Sauromatia is Early Age.

And you always have to watch your back. But you have to act too. I doubt I'll be backstabbed while you're still a threat.
Someone is going to win. Barring a miracle, it's not going to be Man. But I'll do what I can, while I still can.

[thejeff]

And really, no one is willing/able to trade me a Firebrand or two?
Where are the merchants? Ulm? Anyone?

[Cor2]

We are willing, but we are unable.

[BigDisAwesome]

I can make you a couple but I don't have any spare gems. Send me 3 fire and 3 earth per brand you want for next turn. Also it depends on how busy my mages are fighting off Ermor next turn...

[Rathar]

/whistles innocently..

I would never think to say "Look over there and not at me!!"
Well ok in my last post I did mention overthrowing the Ermor horde and then me but..

I'll just say that I wish my army graph was composed of squintillions of undead cavalry instead of these damn maenids. Not much use even buffed!

[thejeff]

While I'd rather have the cavalry too, with Fog Warriors and Army of Gold/Lead, pretty much anything becomes at least a really solid shield.

And the maenids aren't vulnerable to all the undead counters.

Most of which I don't have, being stuck with H1 priests and Nature/Air mages. The buffs are good, but damage output is low.

[Lingchih]

So... I just went to summon my third water queen... Limne I think her name is. But lo..., she did not come.

So some little pissant, with a lake or something, has summoned my third water queen. This really pisses us off. We have nothing of power in this game, except our water queens. And now we have lost one.

Whoever has her, prepare to face the wrath of R'lyeh. We may not be a player in this game, but we will claim our water queens. Scouts are going out in all directions this turn to find the wayward Queen.

[Rathar]

There are two main possibilities; Either someone took a realllly risky gamble and summoned her on land hoping that the other two were already out. I notice that the spell summon water queen isn't water only btw. Or she was summoned in that little 2 province blip of water just east of Ex-Oceanean Territory.

Or the indy's in the far SW corner pool have managed to corral enough gems and sentience to do so. Or.. It's all a giant plot by me to go and get my *** handed to me in the water.

But really.. We don't care for the water. Water and Fur do not mix. Very itchy. Very very.

[IndyPendant]

Dammit, I'm not *ready* for the Armies-are-useless, Mages-are-everything stage of the game yet!

You all may get your wish after all. Looks like Ermor's ship is sinking.