Thermopylae at A9

[Velociryx]

Any word yet on payment for the tech we sold? We could sorely use that money about now....

-=Vel=-

[Randolph]

As vel stated so well in another thread I know I haven't been around much, or contributed much, so I certainly don't want to be pushy. But there's really no other way to get involved than to posted ones thought. Etc, etc, etc.

After looking the save over and contemplating it, my move would be to mass A9 this turn. Vox should realized what we've done (thrown all we've got on that tile), and my guess would be that they'll decide to move the unites A88 to A89 before assaulting. Meanwhile we rush as many pikes in the surrounding cities as we can. Next turn we retreat to Arashi, and make a stand there (with the extra pikes that will be there before they can attack). So basically, delay a turn and hold at Arashi with extra pikes.
If they do decide to attack A9 next turn, than so be it's not that much worse than moving back this turn (if it actually is).
If votes are being counted please DO NOT consider this a vote

[Velociryx]

OH! Question re: a9 -

Just looked at the screen shot again....do my eyes decieve me, or is that a river running between the mountains that they'll have to attack across?

-=Vel=-

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by nbarclay
We have one cat, which we rushed the last four shields of this turn. Current thinking is that we'll disband a worker and short-rush a pike in Arashi and upgrade a regular warrior to medieval infantry, which will pretty much use up this turn's gold.

OK. I'd say lend the sword to the Hurricane side of things. 2 Pikes and 4 Swords should assure our safety over there. 5 Pikes, 3 Swords and 2 MedInf should be lots for Arashi/Tempest, for now.

[nbarclay]

Randolph, I think your strategy would buy us the worst of both worlds. We'd expose ourselves to a risk of attack under conditions where Vox can probably kill more than they lose, and then turn around and let them past us anyhow if they don't attack. Further, if Arashi is where we want the big fight to be, I don't think we want Vox to know what we have there.

[Arrian]

Do what you will, fellas, I've gotta hit the sack.

My gut still tells me to fight for A9, but it appears I'm in the minority.

'night!

-Arrian

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Velociryx
Any word yet on payment for the tech we sold? We could sorely use that money about now....

No payments in sight. We already got the GoW gold. ND just backed out, for now.

Originally posted by Velociryx
OH! Question re: a9 -

Just looked at the screen shot again....do my eyes decieve me, or is that a river running between the mountains that they'll have to attack across?

The river ends there. It is only a barrier between mountains and flood plains. That tile with the WC is desert, not FP.

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by Velociryx
Any word yet on payment for the tech we sold? We could sorely use that money about now....

Glory of War paid us in advance. Neu Demogyptica didn't ratify their deal with us through proper channels on their team, so whether we have a deal with them depends on whether they ratify it. We don't have any other commitments to buy Feudalism from us.

[alva]

Originally posted by Velociryx
Any word yet on payment for the tech we sold? We could sorely use that money about now....

-=Vel=-

Nope, I would reoffer it again though this turn (accepted), with a bit of luck, they have come to an agreement and we have the gold next turn, therefore leaving us the option of rushing some units at the beginning of the turn.

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by Velociryx
OH! Question re: a9 -

Just looked at the screen shot again....do my eyes decieve me, or is that a river running between the mountains that they'll have to attack across?

I doublechecked with ctrl-shift-M, and the river does not run between Arashi 9 and Arashi.

[asleepathewheel]

ND better pull it together or they're going to get taken out by GoW and RP. Not a time to have internal strife.

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by alva

Nope, I would reoffer it again though this turn (accepted), with a bit of luck, they have come to an agreement and we have the gold next turn, therefore leaving us the option of rushing some units at the beginning of the turn.

I'll re-offer it, but there's no way I'll pre-accept; ND could just grab the tech for nothing. In any case, that shouldn't be necessary. If they accept our offer and offer something in return, accepting at the beginning of next turn will complete the deal.

[Randolph]

"go around"? You can't mean onto the planes, they'd be slaughtered.

"Kill more than they lose" 4:4 (sword/spear)is the best odds they can get.

Thanks for the consideration, and honest appraisal.

[alva]

Originally posted by nbarclay


I'll re-offer it, but there's no way I'll pre-accept; ND could just grab the tech for nothing. In any case, that shouldn't be necessary. If they accept our offer and offer something in return, accepting at the beginning of next turn will complete the deal.

Indeed, you're right.
I'll send a message to ND

[Velociryx]

Just looked at the map again, and I'm all the more convinced of it.

If we put everything we have in Ashari, they have little choice but to attack it.

To ignore it would be to give our catapults there three rounds of fire on them....that's a lot of lost HP's (even with unreliable cats) with NO answering shot made by them, and no healing. They cannot....*will* not accept that, meaning the only alternatives for them are:

Attack Ashari and hope for the best
or
Head into the flatlands (suicide)

Their die is already cast....They must attack.

-=Vel=-