[SPOILER] Close to Win

[shallow_thought]

So, I'm going to have to ask. What do you think led to you ending up defending with medieval units against rifles?

And congrats on your personal survival best! Looking forward to seeing what you can do next time.

[Charriu]

Very good question. If you don't mind I would like to answer that as soon as I'm eliminated. I already prepared some analysis, but I would like to keep the order of events in the thread, meaning first my own elimination and after that my end-game analysis. Shouldn't take too long anymore.

[Charriu]

T213:

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Mjmd is at the capitol, but he doesn't have enough units to take the city this turn. Jowy is only 1 turn behind him. Note that his galleys are in the caraval stack most likely filled with units.

I was able to move some more units from BerzerkHalfling to the Captiol, because nobody moved towards BerzerkHalfling.

[Charriu]

T214:

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This could very well, be my last turn in this PB. Mjmd will most likely take BerzerkHalfling this turn with his Cavallery. If Jowy attacks this turn he may damage my units enough for Mjmd to take the capital. But I somewhat doubt he wants to do that and rather waits for Mjmd to soften my defense.

Oh and I attacked Jowys 3 caravels with my 3 caravels in the inner sea. All 50% battles and I won every single one of them. I love you too game.

[Charriu]

T215:

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BerzerkHalfling has fallen. Next would be Aquatic Ghoul, my last city. But I think I might survive another turn. Jowy does not have enough attacker to take the city this turn and I doubt he will leave the city so damaged, that Mjmd can take it. Mjmd himself also doesn't have enough units at hand to take the city. I also made sure to kill Jowys galleys in the inner sea and deleted my caravals after that. So maybe just maybe I survive another turn.

That would be great because I still haven't given up project St. Helena. I never found an ocean island (shame on the mapmaker ), but I have some hopes that Mr. Cairo hasn't settled all the icy snow tiles to the north of him.

Also here are some last minute graphs for you

[Charriu]

T216+[b][u]T217:[/u][/b]

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It's a miracle, but I'm still alive. And that's only because both are trying to capture my capital, but nobody wants to make the first move. Now you might ask, why not take the the capitol from the other player once I'm eliminated? They can't do that because they still have a peace treaty.


That's overly great news because....
















I'VE FOUND ST. HELENA!!!!  

Now I know it's not an island, but that's the mapmakers fault. Now I only need to survive this turn and stay unnoticed by Mr. Cairo, who is still trying to capture AT.

[Charriu]

T218:

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Hey, guys! You forgot something. Yes you've forgot to capture my capitol.

Turn opened with a peace offer from Jowy, which I accepted. That's the reason why his units are now north of BerzerkHalfling. Also OH/pindicator declared war on me to pillage some towns I guess. I moved a pikeman into position to kill his chariot next turn.

[Charriu]

T219:

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Well looks like I will survive much longer in this game. Mjmd and OH both offered white peace, which accepted, mainly to get rid of turn splits. So that's at least 10 more turns of survival with my capital. Maybe even longer, because OH just declared war against Mjmd and took one of his cities.

[Charriu]

I'm ready to concede to pindicator/OH 

[Thoth]