[SPOILERS] Novice starts improvising

[spacemanmf]

Happy New Year!

[novice]

Happy New Year!

Likewise! Did you show up to play a war turn or two?

Turn 149.

It feels like half a victory that my stack didn't get slaughtered immediately. I don't know if pressing the attack is wise, but I'll probably do it anyway. Krill has gathered 24 units in the city, I can attack with 24 two-movers and my C2 knights get 27% odds against his formation knights. I can probably kill quite a few units and I do have some 1-movers to defend my survivors.

[spacemanmf]

I smelt blood.

[SevenSpirits]

I smelt blood.

There isn't THAT much iron in blood. It doesn't seem like it would be worthwhile to smelt it. Is this a full-time job of yours or a hobby?

[novice]

Well I don't know what to do, really. I don't think there are any winning moves for me strategically nor tactically, and there's an element of kingmaking to whatever I do.

My knights will only get 50/50 even after I've beaten through the three formation knights so attacking doesn't seem so hot. I could move the entire stack 1S but that would put it in range of 20 HAs coming from the southern front and maybe lots of catapults too.

[spacemanmf]

I smelt blood.

There isn't THAT much iron in blood. It doesn't seem like it would be worthwhile to smelt it. Is this a full-time job of yours or a hobby?

Both! Ain't life swell?

[zakalwe]

Just based on your pictures I agree it's hard to see any winning moves. I guess you'd better pull back, the question is whether or not to seek another ten turns of enforced peace. That could backfire if he just goes and takes another chunk out of somebody else's territory. (Still better than losing yours, though.)

Maybe you could change tack and go after Lewwyn instead.

[novice]

Just based on your pictures I agree it's hard to see any winning moves. I guess you'd better pull back, the question is whether or not to seek another ten turns of enforced peace. That could backfire if he just goes and takes another chunk out of somebody else's territory. (Still better than losing yours, though.)

Maybe you could change tack and go after Lewwyn instead.

Pretty much mirrors my thoughts.

Thoth is a much squishier target that deserves to be punished for his low power rating, however extending my border with Krill even more hardly seems wise.

[novice]

Turn 150