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Old May 3rd, 2005, 02:26 PM

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I have noticed a very interesting fact in this game. Every single player has lost to independents already. Multiple times each even! With only level 6 indies, I thought people would roll through them. But it seems that all 6 players are underestimating the strength of those independant provinces. It is almost like people feel they can win with most anything since they are not at the usual 9 level. It has been very enlighting to me so far. Twice, I have seen a province not taken until the third try!
Only true if you are counting my units/commanders set on fire and flee/hold hold retreat.

But, my progress towards the hill is slower than I hoped. Stupid 1-move hoplites
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Old May 4th, 2005, 12:34 AM
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Just a note, KotH is using Version 2.18. I don't know if the battle replays are messed up if you are using an older version.
2.16, I hope you mean? Most recent version I know of unless maybe you're a beta tester.

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I have noticed a very interesting fact in this game. Every single player has lost to independents already. Multiple times each even! With only level 6 indies, I thought people would roll through them. But it seems that all 6 players are underestimating the strength of those independant provinces. It is almost like people feel they can win with most anything since they are not at the usual 9 level. It has been very enlighting to me so far. Twice, I have seen a province not taken until the third try!

Personally, it isn't that I'm underestimating them (and I think I've only lost once to indies), rather I have felt a need to make some gambles because of how other nations were doing.

For instance : Seeing Tien Chi's pretender massing more kills every turn without dying meant that I knew TC was taking a province a turn. To try and not fall _too_ far behind, I gambled against a province with heavy cavalry, and almost took it - killed all the HC's except a leader, might have won but my prophet paladin died, causing the troops to retreat.

Under other circumstances I would've waited the turn or two to bring more forces in, and possibly still should have. As it was, I was sorely tempted to try for them again with leftovers last turn, but didn't feel I could afford to lose troops twice.

Also handicapped a little by my choice of pretenders - I felt somewhat constrained to _not_ take advantage of foreknowledge of everyone else's pretenders and castles.

As is, I hope you'll be saving all the turns - I didn't look at the last game, but I'm definately curious to see TC's charge for the Hill that started on turn 1.
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Can one of you please knock tien chi off the hill? All those turns are making me nervous
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I will knock T'ien Ch'i as soon as possible.

Nay, don't worry, I have no strategy whatsoever, and T'ien Ch'i lives (or dies) by its strategy. They are the most versatible version around (and by far)... but you need to figure something to do with all their magic.

I have the same problem in Song of the Blade: I have the brilliant idea, but not much besides that... All the opportunities I waste. *Sighs*
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*huff* *puff* I'm getting closer to the hill! Now can I take it with what I have...

Sheesh with Pythium's income, he should be taking the hill any turn now.
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*huff* *puff* I'm getting closer to the hill! Now can I take it with what I have...

Sheesh with Pythium's income, he should be taking the hill any turn now.


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I think you missed my email I sent monday. I resent it and also another email with my turn attached. I will try to check later tonight to make sure you got it.
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Ooops, there was no trn-file attached on your last mail

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Ermor build a temple on the hill? Interesting. I figured someone would build a lab but temple...? Very confident

I suppose you've been pillaging it this whole time too? That would be smart.
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Old May 30th, 2005, 06:08 AM

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Griffin here:

Of course i do This was such a wealthy prov before i steped i in it.:-]

I am quite sure that i will do it, emor seems to be perfect for a king of the hill battle.

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