Intersite Game - Turn Discussion Thread

[novice]

Also, we didn't expect the Germans to be so quick in getting longbows

Actually we expected them to get Feudalism a lot earlier. Them not having longbows on t150 was an unexpected bonus. Our basic plan has always been to overwhelm them with cheap draftees.

[Boldly Going Nowhere]

Did anyone move our chariot? It looks like WPC used nearly the entire clock to log in and end turn, and no one from RB logged in during the ~30 minutes we had left after WPC ended turn.

[Sullla]

Nope, no one did, but fortunately I made it back this evening in time to move our chariot to safety. I don't blame anyone because WPC waited until the last possible minute to play their turn. Actually, our shared turn timer ran out, but because CFC did not end their turn, and CFC's turn started later than our turn, we had a few more minutes to act.

I'm going to eat dinner, then I'll post the pictures. Good news: there are still a ton of German units around Warendorf... which means they are not around Webringen.

[Sullla]

OK, here's the situation around Warendorf:

WPC retook the hill tile this turn, after giving it up last turn for no reason. They didn't get it for free though; based on comparing this picture to their stack from last turn, they lost 2 catapults and 1 dog soldier clearing out the 2 axes and 1 spear that the Germans placed on the forested hill. Not the best trade, but I guess it could have been worse, and a fitting punishment for their stupidity.

WPC also has two injured dog soldiers on the tile to the north that they vacated. When I logged in, there was a diplo screen asking us to keep our war chariot on that tile to protect those injured dogs. I paid no attention to their request and moved our war chariot onto the forested hill. Keeping our war chariot on that tile would have been a death sentence, and I have no intention of killing our unit because WPC was too dumb to leave a spear on that tile to defend against chariots and elephants. I actually hope that the Germans do move an elephant or chariot up there to kill the isolated dogs, as that's two fewer units available to move and defend Webringen.

Feel free to send off some kind of BS diplo message to WPC about how our turnplayer got confused, the clock was running down and there wasn't time to poll the team about moves, etc. The short story is that they screwed up their moves yet again, and we're not losing our unit to no purpose because of their incompetence.

Here are the German units we can see in the region:

That's more units than I expected to see, honestly. The Germans still have a pretty good stack over here, although I'm not sure if it's enough to stop what WPC has in the area by itself. WPC reported the total German units previously as being 11 cats, 3 elephants, 5 chariots, 2 spears, and 15 axes. Now there might be more units still hiding to the south of Warendorf, but if we assume everything missing from this picture went towards the capital, then there's roughly 8 axes and 5 catapults moving to Webringen. That's not trivial, but it's not going to stop us either. We just need WPC to keep some pressure on up here, hold the current units in place, and I think we'll be good to take the German capital.

Anyway, so that was all good news for us. I'm not too pleased at WPC for playing their turn at the absolute last minute, for zero reason whatsoever. We should probably send them a diplo message of some kind thanking them for moving up, talking about how it's looking good to take the capital, and so on. I expect them to move next to Warendorf on this upcoming turn (T154), but they've managed to screw up moving in a straight line already, so I guess you never know.

Turn 154 has started, we'll be able to log in when the Germans finish their turn. Expect to play the turn on Friday.

[mostly_harmless]

Only the two German chariots can hit those injured dog spoilers if I read the screenshot correctly. I doubt the Germans will go for them. It will take away two defenders from Warendorf to kill two injured outdated units.

mh

[kjn]

Beta mentioned they had more units on the tile 3E of the main stack. If they can road the desert tile by the mountains they can pile in them as well on the cow tile.

[kjn]

The turn events from last turn and on the turn roll to T154. We saw several of them earlier with the earlier APTmod mail when we could start playing our turn.

Zhuge Liang (Great General) has been born in Terasvin (CFC)!
Isoroku Yamamoto (Great General) has been born in Ulundi (Boa)!
Hulkmusclor has declared war on Boa!
Chinook (Boa) has been captured by the Civfr!!!
Isoroku Yamamoto has died in combat!
Nobamba (Boa) has been captured by the Indian Empire!!!
Deal Canceled: Ivory to Boa for Dye
WPC's Golden Age has ended...
You have discovered Alphabet!
You have trained a Catapult in Focal Point. Work has now begun on a Library.
Brick By Brick celebrates "We Love the Monarch Day"!!!
You have constructed a Theatre in Catherine. Work has now begun on a Work Boat.
Your Maceman has died trying to attack a Longbowman!
Your Maceman has died trying to attack a Longbowman!
Hamilcar Barca (Great General) has been born in Adventure One (RealmsBeyond)!
Your Maceman has destroyed a Longbowman!
Your Maceman has died trying to attack a Baerenstark!
Your Maceman has destroyed a Spearman!
Your Maceman has destroyed a Baerenstark!
You have captured Worms!!!
Splendid Isolat has been founded.
lizzy's Golden Age has begun!!!
lizzy adopts Caste System!
lizzy adopts Free Market!
lizzy adopts Pacifism!
wahl-profi adopts Vassalage!

[Ceiliazul]

Some interturn entertainment:



Notes:

• CivFr and CivPlayers are unknown real pop (hope Spanish maps will help!)
  
• Spanish and Germans are pointed back to start.
  
• This is only possible, as ever, thanks to KJN's amazing demo work!

[Nicolae Carpathia]

Doesn't look right, Germans just got Feudalism.

[Ceiliazul]

Hmm, thanks. It was in my numbers but didn't copy.

Fixed the image in the previous post.