1st Unofficial Apolyton MP tournament.

[Maquiladora]

Ive played the least amount of games If anyone can play before 7pm gmt let me know.

[Toni]

hey Maq, i got time to start a game today, i even am free to start right now if you are ?

[Maquiladora]

Sorry, i was in bed! lol Can you tell me a day in advance that you can play before 7?

[Toni]

Sure i will, but for now I'am not sure what days i wlll be free for such an early start.

[Barley]

Qwimby v Barley (game 2) Barley Host – Barley Win - game time 8 hours approx.


Summary

I found myself on very good land with a nice amount of room to expand for a change, took full advantage and was up to 10, 13 then 20 cities in no time, also able to build lots of farms quickly. I posted some scouts around and got a few boats searching for Q’s empire, it was one of the last places I searched but was relatively close (I’s had a hint where he was when I saw one of his boats earlier but none of my starting coastal cities were near).

By the time I found Q id just got Feudalism and although concentrating on growth I chanced an excursion with 1 Knight & Mtd Archer, Id also noticed Q was still building cities (some nearly 20 turns after id built city no 20 so guessed his land wasn’t great). I got really lucky with that 1 knight and raised 3 of his new cities, beating even an Archer & Hoblite defence. By now I had a full defensive circle of scouts, and a pretty good navy which Q had neglected, probably in favour of expansion. I was then able to concentrate on further growth and expansion and was just building my 30th city or so (3 turns from having 35) when Q realised how far ahead I was (though must have had suspicions earlier).

Q surrenderd, and I don’t think it would have been worth going on as I was just resarching Cavlary and though Id have probably continued on Growth I was in a comanding position.


I will email the save to you Maq, can you post it for me please (oh and ive reminded Q to send the save of the other game).

[Maquiladora]

Save from Barley v Quimby - Barley Win

Table also updated.

[Maquiladora]

Well Toni and I started our game, played for roughly 5hrs and to resume at a later date. We met around turn 35 i think, then we just had war, non-stop war lol First we both amassed a million Warriors, then Archers, then Hoplites. Toni was first to find my border with his troops and with a constant stream of units equal to mine, he was able to pin me down against my own border. We had a few massive 12v12 battles, then we started some kind of cold war.

We both built something like 60 Archers and 60 Hoplites each and fortified them facing each other on the edge of my border. Toni described my fortified border as the Berlin Wall No one was willing to risk an attack.

A very close game, i wont reveal anymore to not give him an advantage but its gonna be an exciting end.

[Toni]

This game is a clear example of TOTAL WAR, and a Militaristic Game, best said this is a heavy weight boxing match, with the 1st,2nd & 3rd round already played, so there is much to come.

[EPW]

Anyone availible to play a game around 11pm gmt tommorow?

[EPW]

I'm free all day if anyone wants to play.....

[Maquiladora]

Me and Toni finished our game, Toni won.

As expected the war continued, stopping only for mild periods of terraforming and tile imping. A critical choice was then made by both of us, which turned out to be the wrong one for me. I started to tile imp pretty late compared to Toni, alternating with maxing out my wages slider, assuming i was behind in tech (i was about 5 turns behind), while all this was happening, of course Toni was building Knights.

Eventually he decided to attack with Knights and M. Archers, i scrambled my defences of Pikemen but he took 9 of my cities eventually before i surrended. Perhaps i couldve recaptured the standing cities, but he was starving and disbanded others to use the settlers for Fascism (which was around 8 Turns away for him), so it was all over.

Good game Toni, the win was deserved, just.

Table updated in a sec.

[Toni]

Indeed it was a very good game, and again a very close one, i was able to use the moment and attack Maq, who was terraforming his land, so it came up to that timing!!!! Good Game Maq i will see u soon

[Maquiladora]

Forgot a screenie. It was all pretty much even along this front, even when it wasnt, no one was much willing to test the fortifications.

[Toni]

Oh Dear

[Maquiladora]

Also notice the MASSIVE amounts of mountains Toni has got.... im not bitter.