February 2nd, 2016, 19:18
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(February 2nd, 2016, 12:42)TheHumanHydra Wrote: R2-Helium and Gas-3P0 is great. Glad to see all the further expansion. Why do you think Gavanth is giving us horses? Do they believe we'll be an easy medieval expansion target in any case and are trying to weaken their future neighbour? Just thinking over the consequences of attacking them and whether that's a relationship we want to sabotage or if it's doomed anyway. That city is quite threatening.
I don't think I've got an option but to be an easy medieval target. Ideally I get to catapults before they hit knights and make myself unpalatable.
While I'm clearly in revenge-mode and pursuing OT6mn I think they'll give me rope. If I can manage not to lose my whole stack on the eastern front they should think twice about going to war with me. Also I haven't found a southern neighbour for them yet, so I think they've still got plenty of room to expand peacefully.
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February 3rd, 2016, 18:12
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Turn 97
Gavanth have some nice (barbarian) land here. Still haven't met a neighbour  .
And the invasion gets underway. Brilliantly ComeGetSome grew so they can whip another spear  , but also I can choose to keep it if I want to... Any thoughts?
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February 3rd, 2016, 20:38
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(February 3rd, 2016, 18:12)Old Harry Wrote: I can choose to keep it if I want to... Any thoughts?
Why keep what you can burn? ![[Image: emot-supaburn.gif]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44346970/gifs/emot-supaburn.gif)
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February 4th, 2016, 18:37
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Well, it's a better front city with regard to land attack, but worse with regard to sea attack. It secures the corn, but stretches the empire wide. We're behind, so a city gained would be nice. We're behind, so only risky plays can help us? Keep?
February 5th, 2016, 11:27
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(February 4th, 2016, 18:37)TheHumanHydra Wrote: Well, it's a better front city with regard to land attack, but worse with regard to sea attack. It secures the corn, but stretches the empire wide. We're behind, so a city gained would be nice. We're behind, so only risky plays can help us? Keep?
Yeah, I'm happy taking risks here, although it may depend how well we can reinforce the city. I'm going to assume most of OT6mn's army is deep in ipecac's land though, so lets press on!
They didn't whip the city or add another spear, so I ran some sims of what happens after I send the 12 chariots in:
| Axes | Redlined Axes | Redlined Spears | Flawless losses | Chariots left | Success? |
|---|
| 3 | | | 3 | - |  |
| 1 | | | 0 | - |  |
| 1 | | 2 | 3 | - | |
| 0 | | | 0 | 7 | |
| | | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | | | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | | | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | | | 2 | 3 | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| | | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| | | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 0 | | | 0 | 9 | |
| 1.5 | | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 0 | | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 4 |  |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| | | | | Total: | 62.5% |
It looks like the number of flawless losses loosely correlates to success - if we get two then I'll think about calling the attack off. If we get three then I'm almost certainly screwed...
Anyhow I think I'll attack now:
WC vs C1 Spear 0.7% (9.9% retreat)... LOSS - 2 hits 
WC vs Spear 1.1% (9.9% retreat)... LOSS - 1 hit 
WC vs Spear 1% (9.9% retreat)... FLAWLESS LOSS 
WC vs Spear 1% (9.9% retreat)... LOSS - 1 hit
WC vs 3.4/4 Spear 3.7% (9.9% retreat)... FLAWLESS LOSS
Bah. So do I cut my losses now (I'm almost certain to lose three more chariots now) or just say fuck it?
WC vs 3.4/4 Spear 3.7% (9.6% retreat)... LOSS - 5 hits
WC vs 3.4/4 Spear 7.7% (9% retreat)... - 2 hits
WC vs 2.9/4 C1 Spear 17% (8% retreat)... WIN!!!! !!! !! !  :TWIRL: - 5XP!
WC vs 2.2/4 Spear 59% (4% retreat)... WIN! - 3 Hits - 5XP
WC vs Axe 90% (1% retreat)... WIN! - 1 hit - 2XP
WC vs Axe 90% (1% retreat)... WIN! - 1 hit - 2XP
WC vs Axe 90% (1% retreat)... WIN! - 1 hit - 2XP
Okay, that's all the chariots, we have five survivors, all of which can promo-heal which is a bit less than I was hoping for. There are one full strength axe and a redlined spear left. I've got three axes and two spears left. Attacking with my C1 Axe would get 20% but I decided to use a greenie:
Axe vs Axe 9.9%... LOSS - 3 hits! 
C1 Axe vs injured Axe 89%... WIN - 1 hit
Axe vs 0.6/4 Spear 99.9%... FLAWLESS WIN!
Took the city, 26 gold and the Granary survived! I left an axe+spear in the city and moved an axe+spear+chariot to the other hill to protect my chariot stack (it's vulnerable to a water-borne attack, but I'd guess all their boats are harassing ipecac). I'll have to look out for the GG that OT6mn got from the battles, but I'm moderately happy with how that went.
Can someone ask if the Blood God is sated?
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February 5th, 2016, 11:38
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For now. But the Blood God is never truly sated...
Congrats, by the way.
February 5th, 2016, 13:35
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February 5th, 2016, 14:31
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(February 5th, 2016, 11:38)Ichabod Wrote: For now. But the Blood God is never truly sated...
Congrats, by the way.
Thanks!
Just a note - I lost seven WCs and one Axe while OT6mn lost four Axes and three Spears. That's 245 hammers each. I also gained a bunch of XP and a city with a granary and I'm about half way to my first GG. Meanwhile OT6mn gained a great general (which they were well on their way towards anyway) and they have a far larger production capacity and existing army so I'm not under the illusion that I've crippled them.
Anyhoo, there's a lot more forests out there to chop into Chariots, Spears or Axes...
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February 5th, 2016, 19:39
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(February 5th, 2016, 11:27)Old Harry Wrote: Can someone ask if the Blood God is sated?
![[Image: gif-YES-blood-585506.gif]](http://img0.joyreactor.com/pics/post/gif-YES-blood-585506.gif)
He looks happy to me!
February 6th, 2016, 19:27
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OT6mn just took 4.5 hours over their turn   .... I don't think we took that long in pb18 with a 70 city empire and multiple hot wars! More info tomorrow when I'm less drunk and more hungover.
I'm keen to hear votes for pressing on into the heartland of the enemy or being happy with what I already took. Xenu, I already recorded your vote.
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