October 17th, 2014, 23:47
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(October 17th, 2014, 08:11)Commodore Wrote: Yeah, although really it's third-ring capital borders, so fine if he just wants to hook it. But right there below it is EGYPT, yow...
He hasn't shown any inclination to just hook it though.  Horses don't look like they're in his prospects for a 4th city either...
The two of them also have a trade connection via sea now with REM's latest plant. Jowy will notice that REM doesn't have any strategic resources the moment either one of them gets sailing, which looks to be up next for both...
October 29th, 2014, 21:33
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Jowy's doing great. If he keeps his focus, he has great chances to get the win.
November 6th, 2014, 15:36
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Laughing about the spite biting him in the ass aside...
(October 29th, 2014, 21:33)Ichabod Wrote: Jowy's doing great. If he keeps his focus, he has great chances to get the win. I actually agree. GLH isn't all that strong here. Pericles of Egypt was an excellent combo choice and he's topping the curve in expansion while keeping a good economy and (shocking!) playing as a decent neighbor. Glad to see it.
Game's hardly over, though, looks like everyone is still in contention.
November 6th, 2014, 15:54
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I agree, Jowy has the knowledge and the experience to play a good game. He just got to suppress his urge to destroy things. 
November 6th, 2014, 16:59
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The question, as always with Byzantium, is can the phracts arrive before the pikes ? (or alternatively will the other players let REM get to guilds without dogpiling him ?)
November 6th, 2014, 18:58
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Or can you build the right amount for the job without totally murdering your own economy....
November 7th, 2014, 12:53
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I think his plan is to kill or cripple everyone with his phracts, so if he succeeds the state of his economy will be pretty much irrelevant because the others won't have any economy to speak of.
November 7th, 2014, 13:05
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*Everyone?* Er...not the best plan. Now if he can hit a dude and get a dogpile happening, but take the lion's share...yeah, looking good.
Although the usual Byzantine comment remains: the power is in the early knights.
December 2nd, 2014, 12:24
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I hope Jowy doesn't attack Bob. I know I regret throwing away my most recent game over a similar issue.
Re: Bob's disclosure about his workers - I view what he did as perfectly fine.
December 2nd, 2014, 13:34
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Yeah, it was a new city, so only 100h down. It looks like he's far enough ahead to afford that here. He can definitely win this if he keeps trying.
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