[Spoilers PB23] Old Harry's attempt at civilizing AdrienIer

[AdrienIer]

It's my turn playing the troll !







First battle was a flawless win, second one only one hit. In Badman's River there's only one LB (CG1) and one pike (c1 and shock, an upgraded impi because it has mobility). Depending on what units he can stack in those cities next turn I could take 1 or both of them. Tepapa has no chance, I currently have 88% chances against the LB, and the galley in range of it has at most a mace or two in it (a mace disappeared from Django recently).

Oh and I forgot the last con : potentially CH can make this a 2vs1 where he and Johns eat me. I'm leaving my border almost undefended unfortunately so he could take Tungelae this turn if he wants, but because I have a stack coming in this area in the near future he won't be able to take too many cities (maybe one or two more, probably not the cap). I sent this, I hope he understands the message, however unclear.

[AdrienIer]

Hmmm I need to think. This probably means CH has a great opportunity to strike from the NE, so I'd like to pin down these guys, but those 13 catapults are annoying. He's learned his lessons it seems.

My current idea is to raze Tepapa with a HA and attack (I have a c2 shock knight that has 10% chances against the c2 pike) because next turn (while I'll have 4 more knights who could hit B's R) he'll probably have sent all his cats at my stack and killed it.

Either I raze Tepapa and find a way to not get obliterated or leave it alone and ask for peace. If I don't take the free raze he'll probably accept.

[Krill]

Whats on the hill tile 44 of his city?

[AdrienIer]

4 knights 2 praets and an axe

[AdrienIer]

I attacked, and it was a mistake. Lost 4 units (including a c5 GG) to kill 2 (a c1 longbow and a mace) which was actually pretty lucky. I burned Tepapa. He might be able to wipe my knight stack off next turn with all his catas. At least it gave me more military experience on how attacking cg1 LBs with 100% defenses with knights is a bad idea.

[AdrienIer]

As I feared my stack got cleaned up, I'm retreating from his lands and I offered peace.

[AdrienIer]

Wow I didn't expect that : he accepted peace right away ! Well at last I can make a real attack on someone, and this someone will be Vikings. At the end of my GA I'm switching back to slavery, whipping some more soldiers and taking his eastern land away from him. I'm feeling like I'm being the troll now, but come on those guys wouldn't let me live in peace for 150t so I get the right to annoy them now don't I ?

[AdrienIer]

Yet another example of a pointless Viking move. They also razed the new peninsula city. But both sites will be resettled in less than 5t. I'm not sure how they got the promo for 3 move galleys though. Next turn I'm attacking zero insertion (by which I mean that I'm putting all my units on the gold tile). I do have the smallest army in the world right now (and they have the biggest or second biggest) but I think most units are on the Elum front (who is the contender for biggest army I think).

Research-wise I've decided to make a bold move and go directly for chemistry-MS-steel. Who needs eco techs when you can have grens and cannons. It'll take a while though.

[AdrienIer]

Oh and I just realized that while I won't be able to play my PBEM65 turns from next sunday to the first of May it will also be the case here. Old Harry can you take over for that period ? Or should I ask for a temporary replacement elsewhere ?

[Old Harry]

I probably can't play Sunday or Monday but after that I'm around. I might have to rush them a bit though as the PB18 turns are taking ages ATM.