[SPOILER] Close to Win

[scooter]

While the quote that's up there is basically fine, it's not even a top-10 Darrell quote.

[Charriu]

T187:

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Turns out he didn't wait for modern armor and finally attacked and captured the city. As expected heavy losses for me and I want to say once again a little bit unlucky on my side as his knights won 2 fights in the 40-60 range while I only won 1. It will take him at least 3 turns to reach my capital with his army, so I started putting beakers into Astronomy. I doubt I will finish it in time, but then again I also didn't find any ocean islands so far. But I will get the circumnavigation bonus next turn. So once again the F2 screen.

[Charriu]

T188+T189:

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Unfortunately pindicator already settled that island, so I'm forced to find a new home.




Circumnavigation is in, but with underwhelming numbers. Why is that? Well looks like I tricked myself. Circumnavigation only gives more trade routes for coastal cities. Awesome, Charriu, you've just done it.




T189 was uneventful otherwise except that Jowy is moving again.

[Charriu]

Alternatively if nobody steps forward we could try giving it another week hiatus and maybe that will see me in a better place

Wanted to mention this somewhere without spoilers. I would love if pindicator could play on as I think he is in the post position to win this and also deserves this.

[Charriu]

T190+T191:

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Jowy makes the first attempts to take my other coastal cities.




And he arrived at my capitol. DiplomatKobolds should be safe for now as he only has 14 knights that can hit the city. Still no ocean island found. I think project St. Helena won't happen this game not only because I don't find an island, but also because my ship won't make it in time there.

[Charriu]

T192+T193:

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Jowy is still at my capitol doing what he's doing best: Slowly bombarding my defenses there with catapults. At least the riflemen flood has stopped.




Down south he is struggling against my longbowmen and even lost a rifle in a 58% fight. I might be able to drag this out and tech Astronomy. Now if only I would also find an island to settle with that.

[shallow_thought]

It's always good to have something to aim at. And as long as your island remains an undefined hope, it could be a forested floodplains deer laden paradise!

[Charriu]

It's always good to have something to aim at. And as long as your island remains an undefined hope, it could be a forested floodplains deer laden paradise!

I'll even take a single tile desert island. Preferably in the ice so that nobody finds me there.

[Charriu]

Oh I also forgot to mention this, but OH/pindicator is in war with Mjmd again since T192

[Charriu]

T194:

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Jowy is opening up a third front, this time in the north thanks to a newly signed OB with AT (  ). But he only brought 5 rifles and no collateral. I should be able to stall him out here. Meanwhile at the capitol nothing has changed except more troops for me and less defense for me thanks to bombardement.

Good news from the south though. My longbowman got a very lucky win against his rifle and right now I face 2 damaged rifles, with my city containing 1 archer, 2 longbowman and 1 pretty damaged longbowman. No reinforcements for Jowy in view, so I might be able to hold out a little bit longer there.

Also Mjmd and pindicator are at peace again.