[Spoilers] When Commodore is 64

[Khan]

Still think the map's broken?

Nerf barbs. Bears OP.

Glad you are still doing detailed reports. These are a good read and are certainly giving me greater respect for China and, to an extent, the barbarians!

Imagine if the barbarians operated/spawned as they do now, but they were controlled by a human, specifically Commodore. God, imagine a PBEM with Raging Commodore Barbs. That is terrifying.

[Commodore]

Glad you are still doing detailed reports. These are a good read and are certainly giving me greater respect for China and, to an extent, the barbarians!

Imagine if the barbarians operated/spawned as they do now, but they were controlled by a human, specifically Commodore. God, imagine a PBEM with Raging Commodore Barbs. That is terrifying.

Let's make this happen. I'll happily quit my job and play All the Barbs if you guys can pool together a good contractor's salary.

This turn, we finally found a good use for that Amphibious-promoted sword we've been lugging around ever since it broke the Turks fifteen turns ago.

Yes, CRII would still have been better...

...of course, the poor sucker didn't make it, because I win 20% odds fights but never 60% odds, but then a follow-up swordsman and a spear sweet in behind and...Pyramids! And also a mini-stack of hurt back there; that's four horse archers and a pair of chariots IIRC.

No idea at all how to turn "lol donkaments" into a "Ruins of ____" style name.

Here's the map. My riven/wounded CKNs outside of Valuetown are vulnerable, but that's also deliberate; Wetbandit can kill them only by exposing his mounted stack. There are also three great general horse (2 knights, 1 HA) with 3-moves who can nab the city. Bink, lake/clam hill city, and the peninsula city are all going to be pushed toward simultaneously. Further built knights are hanging out back in the core, because I don't expect the rapidly Liberalism-pushing Yuri or the REX-over-tons-of-land-out-there Flugauto to hit...but precautions on the matter never hurt anyone. I think Azteca is just a matter of counting the cost now.

Also, capital maintenance is now -4.5gpt!

[Old Harry]

Here's the map. My riven/wounded CKNs outside of Valuetown are vulnerable, but that's also deliberate; Retep can kill them only by exposing his mounted stack.

Um, are the Aztecs teaming up?

Also I'll put in $10 a month for you to be all the barbs.

[Commodore]

Here's the map. My riven/wounded CKNs outside of Valuetown are vulnerable, but that's also deliberate; Retep can kill them only by exposing his mounted stack.

Um, are the Aztecs teaming up?

Also I'll put in $10 a month for you to be all the barbs.

Wetbandit/Finarry/Retep; all Aztecs are one. You know this in your heart to be true!

[Dreylin]

No idea at all how to turn "lol donkaments" into a "Ruins of ____" style name.

Ruins of L'Donka

[von Adlercreutz]

Some city name from the ancient and evil Khem?

[Commodore]

Aw, Old Harry refused the fight. Retep opted to just run away down to Bink those that could run, leaving just an axe (upgrade) and two horse archers remaining here in Valuetown. Come on, Whosit, fight me!

Along with Wetbandit all are Krill smurfs, really, he's actually played nothing but Aztecs since PB5.

Poor Wet, though, seriously, he couldn't even inflict casualties on defense. The two Guerrilla III chucklenaughts both got withdraws, then it was simple mop-up between the morale knight and two more chucks. China is kind of amazing, folks, never let anyone try to tell you otherwise.

Being barbarian is of course amazingest.

Some city name from the ancient and evil Khem?

That's a winner, Ancient Khem it is, beating out "Donkey's Laugh".

Here's the tactical map as we are now; Wetbandit's persistent fleeing has really crimped my style here. Although I'm running from success unto success, I've got to keep watching the angles; as you see here with the road cut; otherwise he could have retaken Atlantis Ruins. I'm a bit put out by the stack here; I've got ten hitters and he's got ten defenders, so a single whipped archer even could stop the blitz progress by a turn. I'd gladly take it to clear out the horse archers, though...even in the era of knights those things are worth respecting. Runbad just waits for my slow stack to waddle up to its gates, while ripdoyle waits for me to muster the patience to slog through all that nasty culture.

Clearing the islands is going to be super-annoying, I can already tell.

Barbarian status: Happy!

[Krill]

Foresight

[Commodore]

Half a decade sure helps with data, eh? Sumer and China, man...

Although you evidently convinced him:

18) China (+Catherine): This is also a good pick. China never should last this long before getting picked. Awesome starting techs and OK UU. UB even has synergy with Cre trait. This is one of the best combos.

[Qgqqqqq]

Locke=/=Cervantes, of course.


And, tbh, you overstated the Pavillion's use there.