A Challange.

[Crustacian]

Times are good for the peace loving German Folk. Crusthavn is a center of trade, culture, and learning. The Royal Belly Dancers are now trained in the art of specialised warfare and so by day they are Palace guards, while by night the second unit dances. They alternate by-monthly and it's just a generally enjoyable trip to this fine modern city with an olde worlde feeling to it.
Boat excursions are reasonably priced up the Kazoo Fjord, and even Nanci Griffith and Clannad have performed a few times, as well as the Monty Python Loggers Opera, in the natural stone open air ampitheater.
The war off to the west between our allies ruled with an iron fist by the Markus and the formerly evil but now seldom seen Roman's is keeping the land on alert. Our allies Ruled by Deity to the north are most amiable and co operative.
The Coloured Ball Pirates of Finbar the Blackbeard have been sighted in never never land, and it is rumered they have tasty wild mushrooms there.
The people cry out for more learning and wonders and .... hehe to be continued.....

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The journey itself is the thing~Odysseus
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[markusf]

After a sneak attack by the traitorous romans, our empire was caught unaware and he managed to capture 3 cities and destroy another 3. But now after many counter attacks we have managed to destroy 2 of the 3 captured cities, and destroy another size 7 city from where the roman homeland where the invasions and reinforcements where lauched every turn. The battle is fierce at the moment and the last roman foothold is about to fall on my mainland. Unfortunetly i am losing 5 units on average a turn and some turns i lose close to 20 units. So far the war has cost me 50 vetern crusaders to completely wipe 3 size 7 cities. not to mention countless ships and musketeers. But soon rome shall be OURS.

[arii]

Seing the Egyptian starting to pull away to an easy victory the romans decided to challange them by a surprise attack. The attack was successfull and the goal of slowing down the egyptians was achieved. The ensuing fighting was costly for both civs as numerous brave soldiers were killed in battles. The german have taken advantage of that war to nicely grow their civ. They are now the dominant civ. The romans have decided to slow down their war effort and go back to develop their civ in an effort to keep pace with the german. Their superior navy and their troops well trained in their academy have allowed them to fight the egyptian while still doing some wonderbuilding, trade and city developement. The egyptian are still concentrating on their war effort and are starting to fall way behind.

[markusf]

We are not amused with more roman Propaganda. Our armies strong and our minister of the interior reports Strong and unprecidented city development. Trade with our allies monsterous cities has given us plenty of resources to draw from. And as of this moment our forces are looking forward to removing the last of the invaders. Perhaps then a non agression pack would be in the interest of both sides as we modernize.....

[iadkins]

Our mighty allies are bravely fighting the Roman infidels and have achieved glorious victories... why speak of a pact when we have the strength to destroy the last vestiges of Roman tyrany
Go forth Oh Great markus and strike at the very heart of Rome herself! For, in Rome sits a lord so dark, so terrible that even Sauron would shudder... It is clear that B_arii is B-terrible and clearly seeks world domination. Do not apease this thing for it will only strike you once again when it is ready. So B_Ready And then Egypt will regain her full glory and lives lost will not be in vain...

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*THE DEITY*
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[finbar]

Typical DEITIAN flummery.

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finbar
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[iadkins]

Typical... finbar sees everything as food

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*THE DEITY*
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[iadkins]

Typical... finbar sees everything as food

Bet you make a good flummery!

THE DEITY eats flummery; and 'English' Bacon and Eggs for breakfast!



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*THE DEITY*
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[finbar]

Didn't mean flummery in the culinary sense, though well done on spotting the connection. Flummery also means "empty nonsense".

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[iadkins]

I got a small problem
Something has just come up.

I have to finish at
12:30pm Weds, ie 1930 Pacific time but can start at 1700 if everyone is free?? So hopefully we'll still have uo to a 2 1/2 hr session....

Really sorry about this and the short notice but at least we got that extra session in last week.

I'm sure we'll get another session in by the weekend as well.

Today I'll be available again from 4pm Aussie time, if anyone is still around;
OR finbar, we could play the pinky game? or duel?


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*THE DEITY*
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[iadkins]

I just re-read my above flummery
I have to agree finbar, I think watching the 'Gladiator' went to my head a bit!
Brilliant movie... seen it anyone?

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*THE DEITY*
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[finbar]

Just don't turn into Russell Crowe for crying out loud! And, BTW, he's a Kiwi!

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[markusf]

FULL STEAM AHEAD.... Not a bad session today, i managed to get Darwins and WS. Fortunately i noticed the politics Arii, finbar and deity are playing, trying to withhold key techs from me. Not to mention arrii just HAD to go and expire my GL.

My wonder list is now.
GL, bachs, Leo, Statue, Darwins and womens sufferage. I think this is a pretty damn good accomplishment for a 5 player game, not to mention i lost 60 crusaders and i still have 70 units, this more then double arrii's plus i am leading in tech once again. Kinda hard when you wage a war as fundy for 600 years. All in all its one of the funnest games i have been in, in a long time

[iadkins]

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Fortunately i noticed the politics Arii, finbar and deity are playing, trying to withhold key techs from me. Not to mention arrii just HAD to go and expire my GL.

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errr markus, we are allies.

YOU made peace with arii and failed to tell me the war was over! I had been fighting arii's allies, the English, and made peace with them when I found out the war was over!! Crusty, our other allie, told me actually.

Now, as per my icq message to you:

As an allie, in my opinion, one needs to share info and be clear about the mutual objectives cos what one member of an alliance does effects the others. You can't just fight a war, demand money etc and play other alliance members off against each other!
Then you say you want to kill English. Now I just made peace with them.... they wouldn't have given me those techs if I gave them to you. But it is good that your allie has at least got them!

Please keep me better informed of your objectives if you wish to remain allied to THE DEITY

So I ask you, how do you feel you 'noticed' this politics I was 'playing' with our prior enemy?

I think I explained my position quite clearly in the above statements.

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Yes guys this is one very interesting game with 5 very strong players.

I might just add that markus only survived that war due to the support of his allies - THE DEITY and Crusty

He was quite panic stricken when arii first attacked saying that it's all over if his cap falls.... blah blah blah... so he insisted that Crusty and I drop research and generate oodles of cash for him to continuously rush buy units. During this period I stunted my growth and, despite a period of anarchy, managed to channel huge amounts of gold to my allie, markus

PS Crusty's pg ripped thru the roof to Supreme during this time...

AND this is truly a fun game!!! AGREED!!

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*THE DEITY*
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[markusf]

I was never informed of a war against the english. I assumed because finbar was reasearching so fast he was being left alone, as well i never saw 1 city change hands

Crustation gave me far more gold and support, and in exchange i gave you 5 or 6 techs that i had more then you at that point.

As for fighting the english, there are several problems, they are to far away to much sea to cross, and B how are crusaders going to kill rifflemen?