Love and War Turn Tracking thread

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Senethro


I see it as only proper that now he should have to deal with you.

Wellhe will have a very difficult time without you. I have no desire or need to make war on kirov but unless fosse pulled a stunning reversal of fortune , I should have a faction that should be able to outstrip kirov technologically and economically-- I'll assess it better when I get the turn



Oh and senethro -- was that rover south of the monsoon jungle alone? I had spotted one near my isthumus and wondered how many more there were

[Kirov]

Guys, I think it's better we stopped the game. I wanted to write an RP post, but unfortunately haven't got any time as I've been on the drinking spree with my pals for 4 days and in 5 hours I'm gonna hit the road to England (as a hitchhiker, which makes the hangover somewhat painful).

I can forward the turn in a few days, but i think I'd better concede to Flubber's rule. Without Senethro in game, I don't see any other possibility. Without me, Fosse is left in the lurch all the more.

I'd like to thank everyone for the game, I learned quite a few things, some of them quite obvious but apparently I forgot about them. Special thanks to Senethro who by attacking me prevented other invasion in another game.

I learned a few days ago that I'm not gonna have direct access to the Net from my home, which leaves only internet cafes. I'll try to reach you in a week (it's a bit of a problem as I can't afford a ferry from Calais to Dover, so without a little help from a fellow trailer driver I won't reach Birmingham too soon). Sorry if I don't give any sign for a longer time - you naver know what happens when you hitchhike.

See you soon guys and see you around guys.

[Flubber]

well-- I guess I'll just have to accept the concession. The reality is that fosse would have difficulty surviving very many more turns unless I have missed some major issues.

That left me contemplating an interesting fight since I assumed snethro and kirov would make a marriage of necessity. But with senethhro conceding, I agree that the cause is hopeless. I would very quickly jump some drop colonies into the former senethro lands to take advantage of his terraforming and to create a buffer zone such that Kirov could never threaten my core.

[Senethro]

Out of interest, why do you think the cause would be anything other than hopeless if I didn't concede?

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Senethro
Out of interest, why do you think the cause would be anything other than hopeless if I didn't concede?

I'm not saying that I didn't hope/expect to win but given my difficulty in attacking you immediately, I thought an alliance of you two could at least attempt to compete. I was probably still in the mindset of a couple of turns earlier though . Prior to your attack on Kirov, I had been thinking that if I took out one player, the inevitable team up would be difficult to counter. But two things happened

1. Your war did damage to you both. Kirov lost some bases and had to sell facilities while you lost less but did lose a fair piece of your military ( and saw your only real path to victory thwarted)

2.My conquest of fosse went much quicker than I thought it would. If he had done things like moving a couple of formers and crawlers into each base it would have taken much longer ( as it was, a scout drop troop took EMPTY bases). As governor he knew I didn't have a lot of good attacking ground troops so this surprised me.



Even with those two factors, I looked back at my last turn and I still see you with a large and capable military that could cause me severe damage if I wasn't very vigilent. Your rover near my back door arrived undetected until last turn, also giving me pause as to where you could show up. You would likely have an ally that still could be a research engine and who I would not be in a position to attack quickly either-- If you two shared all tech you would only be a tech or two behind-- so it wasn't such a dominant position that victory was totally certain.

However I do agree, upon examining everything , that you two were in a hard way. I could probably out-tech you as a duo, subject to defending against gas attacks. Also if I could eliminate fosse quickly, his terraformed lands would be very handy. If I didn't try to push my luck or make any mistakes, I do think its a winning position.

So I understand the conceding even though in your shoes I probably would have battled on for a few more turns.If Kirov gifted you enviro ec and doc ini, you could get better income and faster boats and some elite drop troops could be a real pain in the behind

[Kataphraktoi]

Originally posted by Kirov
Guys, I think it's better we stopped the game. I wanted to write an RP post, but unfortunately haven't got any time as I've been on the drinking spree with my pals for 4 days

All that booze can mess your brain up, ya know