So, there was one crucial detail from that last screenshot.
Awhile back Oxy destroyed this Fort here which cut off some of my canal access. I managed to get 3 worker turns into it, though, which means I only needed 7T of Forting to complete it. And wouldn't you know, I do have 7 workers around for this exact purpose.
And yes that is an exposed Galleon. An empty one of course, but still. Easy 96% win an-
CLASSIC. Anyway, I do have enough to punch through.
I won this one at least. I had 5 Frigates in the area anyway, not to mention a bunch of Galleons, so this was always going to work.
And now we begin fleeing the beach Dunkirk style. I had 2 Galleys in the city too, so all in all I was able to evacuate 7 units from Greg back to the mainland. He can't really punish either I don't think because by my count he just landed all of his units - or at least 28/30 of them. Now, unfortunately I cannot get any of THESE units into Shiv itself. Not this turn anyway. However, I can escort units in from Connor.
Move units from Connor SW-SW-SW, then load onto boats in this fort, then move into Shiv and unload.
At the end of the turn I got something like 20ish units stuffed into Shiv. He's got 22 hitters. I would be fairly surprised if he could capture this turn, so ultimately it's going to come down to how successful his attack is. If he manages a super high win-rate, he'll just promote and clean up the following turn. If not, he could be exposed to a counter of sorts from me. I did 0 sims, so we're just gonna wing it.
I'm struggling a bit to keep pace military-wise. However, given that he just dropped 28 units in my face while also running around with 3x as many boats as I have, this really might be nearly his whole army. I really hope he slams into Shiv. He might succeed, to be clear! But I'd love a big huge fight now to decide things rather than him just withdrawing and prodding for another opening.
That said, he's basically not teching at all. His clock is still ticking. I've held off on using any gold for upgrades and instead keep banking it for a run at the next tech which could be a real break point for me. But it's crucial that I continue to keep him on a timer or else I can't possibly stem the bleeding forever. I've taken a few cuts already, but he's got a knife aimed at a main artery. Tense times.
Awhile back Oxy destroyed this Fort here which cut off some of my canal access. I managed to get 3 worker turns into it, though, which means I only needed 7T of Forting to complete it. And wouldn't you know, I do have 7 workers around for this exact purpose.
And yes that is an exposed Galleon. An empty one of course, but still. Easy 96% win an-
CLASSIC. Anyway, I do have enough to punch through.
I won this one at least. I had 5 Frigates in the area anyway, not to mention a bunch of Galleons, so this was always going to work.
And now we begin fleeing the beach Dunkirk style. I had 2 Galleys in the city too, so all in all I was able to evacuate 7 units from Greg back to the mainland. He can't really punish either I don't think because by my count he just landed all of his units - or at least 28/30 of them. Now, unfortunately I cannot get any of THESE units into Shiv itself. Not this turn anyway. However, I can escort units in from Connor.
Move units from Connor SW-SW-SW, then load onto boats in this fort, then move into Shiv and unload.
At the end of the turn I got something like 20ish units stuffed into Shiv. He's got 22 hitters. I would be fairly surprised if he could capture this turn, so ultimately it's going to come down to how successful his attack is. If he manages a super high win-rate, he'll just promote and clean up the following turn. If not, he could be exposed to a counter of sorts from me. I did 0 sims, so we're just gonna wing it.
I'm struggling a bit to keep pace military-wise. However, given that he just dropped 28 units in my face while also running around with 3x as many boats as I have, this really might be nearly his whole army. I really hope he slams into Shiv. He might succeed, to be clear! But I'd love a big huge fight now to decide things rather than him just withdrawing and prodding for another opening.
That said, he's basically not teching at all. His clock is still ticking. I've held off on using any gold for upgrades and instead keep banking it for a run at the next tech which could be a real break point for me. But it's crucial that I continue to keep him on a timer or else I can't possibly stem the bleeding forever. I've taken a few cuts already, but he's got a knife aimed at a main artery. Tense times.