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02-13-2017, 02:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-13-2017, 02:49 PM by IMPERIAL_TARK.)
Thanks for the nice comments!
As the RD and with only 4 other players on the board, I simply ignored all other aspects of my game beyond emmys and military (no significant money to agents, wizard training, or pursuing artifacts; nor did I bring emmys back to capital to issue a #390 order). Every turn, emmys and 5 groups were taking PCs, relentlessly. Grabbed the HC on T1 and used it (and everyone's natural fear of upsetting the RD) to jack my Influence while my King issued 470 orders ahead of where my emmys were landing. I had both R3 and R7 fast then I had to start engaging other's regions but that super speed was a huge factor. I also did all three 565 orders every turn starting with T4 so all 5 groups were Army sized or larger.
The DA had a chance to undermine me in R3 but apparently underestimated me having Control and declaring him an enemy the same turn his emmys landed there (I captured 3 of his court on failed 330 orders). The Amazon could have had me in R7 but after a good initial diplomatic surge, didn't seem to follow up the next turn allowing me to move emmys in to position to counter him the following turn. BL put up some earlier resistance in R2 but then seemed to fade quickly which opened me up to jumping straight from R2 to R5. Took his capital twice. It didn't hurt that I was able to rotate groups through NN to add Phoenixes in R5 at the same time. 4 of my 5 groups had Phoenixes when the game ended and one more turn all 5 would have been Phoenixed up.
The NO seemed to be "non-hostile" to my cause which didn't let him win but let him take 2nd since he was left alone by RD forces.
Had this game gone one more turn, I might have still held on to win but it would have been by Status Points at T24 as I would not have been able to counter the BL, AM, and DA groups and emmys all hitting me simultaneously.
As the RD and with only 4 other players on the board, I simply ignored all other aspects of my game beyond emmys and military (no significant money to agents, wizard training, or pursuing artifacts; nor did I bring emmys back to capital to issue a #390 order). Every turn, emmys and 5 groups were taking PCs, relentlessly. Grabbed the HC on T1 and used it (and everyone's natural fear of upsetting the RD) to jack my Influence while my King issued 470 orders ahead of where my emmys were landing. I had both R3 and R7 fast then I had to start engaging other's regions but that super speed was a huge factor. I also did all three 565 orders every turn starting with T4 so all 5 groups were Army sized or larger.
The DA had a chance to undermine me in R3 but apparently underestimated me having Control and declaring him an enemy the same turn his emmys landed there (I captured 3 of his court on failed 330 orders). The Amazon could have had me in R7 but after a good initial diplomatic surge, didn't seem to follow up the next turn allowing me to move emmys in to position to counter him the following turn. BL put up some earlier resistance in R2 but then seemed to fade quickly which opened me up to jumping straight from R2 to R5. Took his capital twice. It didn't hurt that I was able to rotate groups through NN to add Phoenixes in R5 at the same time. 4 of my 5 groups had Phoenixes when the game ended and one more turn all 5 would have been Phoenixed up.
The NO seemed to be "non-hostile" to my cause which didn't let him win but let him take 2nd since he was left alone by RD forces.
Had this game gone one more turn, I might have still held on to win but it would have been by Status Points at T24 as I would not have been able to counter the BL, AM, and DA groups and emmys all hitting me simultaneously.