So all in all I think I performed clearly better then PBEM #1 although that was not that difficult.
I still vastly underestimate the importance of score observation in the early game and make subpar, quick decisions.
My strategic grasp of the situation was non-existant until turn 30 and although I had my hands on the GG gambit and could rectify my mistake by going to war I did not strike the softer target due to sheer geography, Singaboy, first but got caught in an impossible war against Oledavy.
I think that Oledavy played his defense of his river masterfully and his two settlements along the river, Shuyler and Lafayette did a nice job of playing into the defensive terrain he had on his hands.
From then on my gameplay improved vastly and my tactical decisions but by then I was caught in a death spiral of a sub-par economy and an effective two front war. I had to rush my army from Oledavy to Singaboy, back to Oledavy, down to Singaboy and then finally my weakness brought along Alhambram who could smell the blood in the water.
My biggest hope a Alhambram-Oledavy dogpile on Woden never came to fruition during the 2nd Singaboy war.
From that point onwards I could only watch the milpower graphs rise against me and russian and greek troops closing in.
Desperately I nearly made it to Musketman, but Oledavy´s grab of the third GG and field cannons smashed any hope for survival.
Todo list for PBEM #4.
- More focus during the initial game
- More score observation and theorycrafting
- A clearer strategic plan
I still vastly underestimate the importance of score observation in the early game and make subpar, quick decisions.
My strategic grasp of the situation was non-existant until turn 30 and although I had my hands on the GG gambit and could rectify my mistake by going to war I did not strike the softer target due to sheer geography, Singaboy, first but got caught in an impossible war against Oledavy.
I think that Oledavy played his defense of his river masterfully and his two settlements along the river, Shuyler and Lafayette did a nice job of playing into the defensive terrain he had on his hands.
From then on my gameplay improved vastly and my tactical decisions but by then I was caught in a death spiral of a sub-par economy and an effective two front war. I had to rush my army from Oledavy to Singaboy, back to Oledavy, down to Singaboy and then finally my weakness brought along Alhambram who could smell the blood in the water.
My biggest hope a Alhambram-Oledavy dogpile on Woden never came to fruition during the 2nd Singaboy war.
From that point onwards I could only watch the milpower graphs rise against me and russian and greek troops closing in.
Desperately I nearly made it to Musketman, but Oledavy´s grab of the third GG and field cannons smashed any hope for survival.
Todo list for PBEM #4.
- More focus during the initial game
- More score observation and theorycrafting
- A clearer strategic plan
That is super aggressive, actually it was what I did hope at that time when I saw oledavy's science rate rising sharply: a declaration of war against oledavy to keep him in check. I called you a opportunistic player in my thread, but I shall take that back now.
