Turn 99 - 590BC -

[Aeson]

I think the Cat is more likely to save a Pike than a WC would. Pikes are very close on being able to take on 2 Immortals (all vets). Giving the Pike what amounts to an extra HP can often be the deciding factor on whether we wake up with a dead pike or an Elite one.

[Aeson]

I think we have enough WC cannon fodder to make sure we hold both cities next turn right? (even if we have to take some from SS to replace elites)

[nbarclay]

Looking back over things, we want a cat from Monsoon. If we divide our forces evenly enough, and if we move the pike EotS built last turn into Arashi, we can have six units with higher defense than an injured WC in each city, and make sure that any WC forced to defend won't be an elite one.

[nbarclay]

Can anyone think of anything else besides the cat from Monsoon, the pike in Arashi, and switching Tempest to walls?

[Aeson]

SS, Whirlwind, and OG are all at 0 shields right? I can't think of anything else to spend money on.

[nbarclay]

Production phase completed.

[Aeson]

So we have 7 Vet Pikes
1 Cat from Monsoon that will be in Arashi
2 Cats from WW that will be in Tempest
2 Cats in Arashi that can bombard and be in Tempest or Arashi

What are the status on the Med Inf/Swords?

I think we should keep as much fortified at Arashi to heal as possible. Just moving enough so that Tempest can't fall this next turn (8 Units). Probably 4 Pikes, and 2 Swords/Med Inf?

[nbarclay]

We want to move Sandstorm's cat into Arashi, right? Even if we dared attack from Sandstorm 6 (which would be tolerably safe if we'd move our new medieval infantry there), the Voxians are fortified so it wouldn't do any good. Also, the pike from EotS last turn into Arashi?

[Aeson]

Is Hurricane's new mine going to finish this turn or the next?

[Aeson]

Oh, thought we moved the Cat from SS last turn. So we only have 1 Cat that can hit the stack by Tempest this turn?

[nbarclay]

Hurricane's mine finishes this turn, so I need to add our waiting worker, juggle some tile utilization, and switch Hurricane over to (probably) a pike.

[nbarclay]

Two cats that can hit this turn: one in Arashi and one at Whirlwind 6 that can move into either Arashi or Tempest and strike.

[nbarclay]

I assume we want to end up with three cats in each city?

[nbarclay]

Vox has another spearman protecting its workers, by the way.

[Aeson]

Good deal. I agree with a Pike in Hurricane.

The 2 Cats that can hit, move to Tempest and then do it. That will give us 3 Cats in Tempest and 2 in Arashi.