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Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 17:49

The despicable Colonel Banastre Tarleton is recalled from retirement.(enforced).
Sumeria AW 1360 AD.
preturn,all looks good but my navy has gone walkabout.Buy galley in Nagsu.
Buy C/house in Kuara.
Wake stack of workers on hill.I have some navvying for them to do.
Spend some dosh on other bits and pieces,still plenty of gold in bank.
I intend to take the Iraqi city of Kawauka to get horses more quickly and stop Iraqi knight production.
I'll also take the Egyptian city of Abydos and road up extra horses.
Then it's on to Constantinople,mucho techs and wonders.
In the mean time I'll try to keep a good kill ratio.
IT, no attacks,Byz start JSB,lol,enemy troops are moving towards Susa.

Turn 1 1365 AD.
Lose MI v conquistador. Thats a good start.

Kill conq and Pike.
We 1
They 2
Kill ratio is excellent.

IT no attacks.

Turn 2 1370 AD.
The battle of Abydos.
Armies kill 2 off muskets 14/17 and 17/17.
Abydos is ours,getting workers into position to road to Abydos and then road the horses at Cesarea.Buy musket in Varna 232G to free up Army.

WE 0
They 8.

IT.
Conquistadors by the shed load (3) zoom into my heartlands around Kish.
MI attacks army in Abydos and dutifully kicks the bucket.
Enemy troops on way to Susa do an about turn.I like it.

Turn 3 1375 AD.
I start to reinforce Susa by sea.
All 3 conquistadors are rubbed out.
I use the armies to start clearing the area around Abydos of enemy troops.
Pike army is pillaging it's way through spain eastwards.
All cities put on cav prebuilds where possible as my troops close in on Kawauka.
Tutub looks to be in some danger of falling-buy walls 72G.

IT.
Muskets in Tutub kill 2 knights and retreat another and kill a Mounted warrior.No losses.
Don't you just love those muskets?
Conq kills our MI.
WE 1
They 13.

Turn 4. 1380.

The battle of Kawauka.
Army kills 2 pikes,city falls set to walls.200 sovs looted.
Buy 3 off cavalries in Kutha,Akshak and Isin for 340 G.
Set cities to cavs,where possible.
Lula whatshisface forms army to be cavalry.

IT.
A/C loses to our musket.

WE 0
They 13.
I'm getting good at this.

Turn 5. 1385 AD.
buy walls in Kawauka 76 G.
Waiting on armies to heal for the assault on Constantinople.
Roading horses at Cesaeria.
We are now the proud owners of 2 cavs and a 4 cav army.

IT
LB kills our musket.This was our SOD's defence for an assault on the Celtic city of Veralamium.We're short of muskets down south so retreat Sod to attack from another dirction.The AI's lines of interior movement make this operation just a little dodgy.
WE 1.
They 4.

to be continued.

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 18:32

Turn 6 1390 AD. Sumeria AW.
General punch ups.
They actually manage to kill one of my priceless cavalries.
IT
Muskets kill 2 knights and retreat another on defense.

WE 1
They 6

Turn 7 1395 AD.
General mayhem.
I push 2 MI armies and 1 cav army across the river north of Constantinople ready for assault,next turn.

IT.
Bad day at Black Rock.
6 Byz LB's have come out of nowhere to assault Smyrna.Army knocks off one LB but the defense is only 1 musket.no time to build walls.Smyrna has saltpeter beneath it.
Smyrna falls to the Byzantines.

It seems that the AI is getting it's act together.
They loot 6 G from our treasury,the bastards.I can't do anything about it for now as I'm too busy up north.

WE 1.
They 6.

Turn 8. 1400 AD.
Battle of Constantinople.
MI army kills 2 muskets.
Cav army kills 2 muskets.
MI army kills 2 muskets and Constantinople is ours.

We loot 755 sovs and get Cops,Great Library and Collossus and something else.
More general fighting.

IT.
We get all techs bar music theory up to Theory of Gravity.12 in total.Rather nice.

TOG research set to 18 @ -10 gpt.

WE 2.
They 9.

Turn 9. 1405 AD.
General donnybrooks.
I build Anshan NE of Susa to stop Byz fron settling across our lines of communication to Constantinople.Probably not the best of my moves,might have been better to let them settle and then raize for more cash but I want the armies fully healed.
Putting workers and MI army in position to road Constantinople.

IT
No attacks.

Turn 10. 1410 AD.
The battle of Veralamium
3 off pikes killed.City is ours along with the Great lighthouse.Don't know if it's still operational.
I begin to road city.A GL was gained but can't get out 'till road is finished.

WE 0.
They 7.

Comments and stats to follow.

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 22:49

The kill ratio:-
We 7. They 82.
nearly 12 to 1.Much better than my last performance.
Our GL can form another army,we have 36 cities and 8 armies at present.
The pike army is in position to guard cav etc push into Spain ( Murcia ) if you so wish.
We are strong militarily against all other civs and without rifles they are completely at our mercy.I suspect that the 1st civs to get rifles will be Byzantium and Iriquois.Maybe concentrate on them but we have the forces to push forward on all fronts.
Memphis would be nice,it has Leos.
One can't do everything so you'll have to priorortise.
One of the problems with AW is getting behind in research.When we have enough cavs we should build Uni's and banks.We were 12 techs behind before taking the Great Library.
We could use some or all of the muskets lounging around on the mountain tops outside Kutha,we'll need 'em for garrisons.
Without being premature,I'd say that we've got this game in the bag but there's still lots to do.With the window of oportunity that we now enjoy,cavs v fuck all,we can really hurt the AI so that they never recover.
The last turncycle took me 8 hours,I know,I know I'm slow,But if anyone wants to,just play 5 turns plus 5 turns or just 5 turns.
As I've nothing else to do,I'll do some maps.
Flood controll activated,eh?
That's a new message for me.OK,I'll try again.

Banzai · 18-08-2004, 22:59

Not bad Tarly!
I understand your enthusiasm, but posting it 4 times is a bit over the top don't you think?

btw..
Sofar I've played 3 turns, captured 3 cities, killed 49 units, looted 2651 gold and got 1 MGL.
Not bad huh?!

Banzai!

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 23:05

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The peninsula campaign

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 23:08

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The Northern Front

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 23:15

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The Western Front.

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 23:18

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The Southern Front.

Col.Tarleton · 18-08-2004, 23:22

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by Banzai

Not bad Tarly!
I understand your enthusiasm, but posting it 4 times is a bit over the top don't you think?

btw..
Sofar I've played 3 turns, captured 3 cities, killed 49 units, looted 2651 gold and got 1 MGL.
Not bad huh?!

Banzai!

What 4 posts,Banzai?Are you seeing things?Take more water with it.

Terrific going so far,no more than I expected from a master general

Banzai · 19-08-2004, 18:35

Nice pictures Tarly!
I have one for you too..

63.08KB

Anyone who can guess how much gold I looted by capturing the last Byzantine city gets a free beer.

Banzai!

18-08-2004, 17:49	#251
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	The despicable Colonel Banastre Tarleton is recalled from retirement.(enforced). Sumeria AW 1360 AD. preturn,all looks good but my navy has gone walkabout.Buy galley in Nagsu. Buy C/house in Kuara. Wake stack of workers on hill.I have some navvying for them to do. Spend some dosh on other bits and pieces,still plenty of gold in bank. I intend to take the Iraqi city of Kawauka to get horses more quickly and stop Iraqi knight production. I'll also take the Egyptian city of Abydos and road up extra horses. Then it's on to Constantinople,mucho techs and wonders. In the mean time I'll try to keep a good kill ratio. IT, no attacks,Byz start JSB,lol,enemy troops are moving towards Susa. Turn 1 1365 AD. Lose MI v conquistador. Thats a good start. Kill conq and Pike. We 1 They 2 Kill ratio is excellent. IT no attacks. Turn 2 1370 AD. The battle of Abydos. Armies kill 2 off muskets 14/17 and 17/17. Abydos is ours,getting workers into position to road to Abydos and then road the horses at Cesarea.Buy musket in Varna 232G to free up Army. WE 0 They 8. IT. Conquistadors by the shed load (3) zoom into my heartlands around Kish. MI attacks army in Abydos and dutifully kicks the bucket. Enemy troops on way to Susa do an about turn.I like it. Turn 3 1375 AD. I start to reinforce Susa by sea. All 3 conquistadors are rubbed out. I use the armies to start clearing the area around Abydos of enemy troops. Pike army is pillaging it's way through spain eastwards. All cities put on cav prebuilds where possible as my troops close in on Kawauka. Tutub looks to be in some danger of falling-buy walls 72G. IT. Muskets in Tutub kill 2 knights and retreat another and kill a Mounted warrior.No losses. Don't you just love those muskets? Conq kills our MI. WE 1 They 13. Turn 4. 1380. The battle of Kawauka. Army kills 2 pikes,city falls set to walls.200 sovs looted. Buy 3 off cavalries in Kutha,Akshak and Isin for 340 G. Set cities to cavs,where possible. Lula whatshisface forms army to be cavalry. IT. A/C loses to our musket. WE 0 They 13. I'm getting good at this. Turn 5. 1385 AD. buy walls in Kawauka 76 G. Waiting on armies to heal for the assault on Constantinople. Roading horses at Cesaeria. We are now the proud owners of 2 cavs and a 4 cav army. IT LB kills our musket.This was our SOD's defence for an assault on the Celtic city of Veralamium.We're short of muskets down south so retreat Sod to attack from another dirction.The AI's lines of interior movement make this operation just a little dodgy. WE 1. They 4. to be continued. __________________ Basil!!!!!

18-08-2004, 18:32	#252
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	Turn 6 1390 AD. Sumeria AW. General punch ups. They actually manage to kill one of my priceless cavalries. IT Muskets kill 2 knights and retreat another on defense. WE 1 They 6 Turn 7 1395 AD. General mayhem. I push 2 MI armies and 1 cav army across the river north of Constantinople ready for assault,next turn. IT. Bad day at Black Rock. 6 Byz LB's have come out of nowhere to assault Smyrna.Army knocks off one LB but the defense is only 1 musket.no time to build walls.Smyrna has saltpeter beneath it. Smyrna falls to the Byzantines. It seems that the AI is getting it's act together. They loot 6 G from our treasury,the bastards.I can't do anything about it for now as I'm too busy up north. WE 1. They 6. Turn 8. 1400 AD. Battle of Constantinople. MI army kills 2 muskets. Cav army kills 2 muskets. MI army kills 2 muskets and Constantinople is ours. We loot 755 sovs and get Cops,Great Library and Collossus and something else. More general fighting. IT. We get all techs bar music theory up to Theory of Gravity.12 in total.Rather nice. TOG research set to 18 @ -10 gpt. WE 2. They 9. Turn 9. 1405 AD. General donnybrooks. I build Anshan NE of Susa to stop Byz fron settling across our lines of communication to Constantinople.Probably not the best of my moves,might have been better to let them settle and then raize for more cash but I want the armies fully healed. Putting workers and MI army in position to road Constantinople. IT No attacks. Turn 10. 1410 AD. The battle of Veralamium 3 off pikes killed.City is ours along with the Great lighthouse.Don't know if it's still operational. I begin to road city.A GL was gained but can't get out 'till road is finished. WE 0. They 7. Comments and stats to follow. __________________ Basil!!!!!

18-08-2004, 22:49	#253
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	The kill ratio:- We 7. They 82. nearly 12 to 1.Much better than my last performance. Our GL can form another army,we have 36 cities and 8 armies at present. The pike army is in position to guard cav etc push into Spain ( Murcia ) if you so wish. We are strong militarily against all other civs and without rifles they are completely at our mercy.I suspect that the 1st civs to get rifles will be Byzantium and Iriquois.Maybe concentrate on them but we have the forces to push forward on all fronts. Memphis would be nice,it has Leos. One can't do everything so you'll have to priorortise. One of the problems with AW is getting behind in research.When we have enough cavs we should build Uni's and banks.We were 12 techs behind before taking the Great Library. We could use some or all of the muskets lounging around on the mountain tops outside Kutha,we'll need 'em for garrisons. Without being premature,I'd say that we've got this game in the bag but there's still lots to do.With the window of oportunity that we now enjoy,cavs v fuck all,we can really hurt the AI so that they never recover. The last turncycle took me 8 hours,I know,I know I'm slow,But if anyone wants to,just play 5 turns plus 5 turns or just 5 turns. As I've nothing else to do,I'll do some maps. Flood controll activated,eh? That's a new message for me.OK,I'll try again. __________________ Basil!!!!!

18-08-2004, 22:59	#254
Banzai Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 1,226	Not bad Tarly! I understand your enthusiasm, but posting it 4 times is a bit over the top don't you think? btw.. Sofar I've played 3 turns, captured 3 cities, killed 49 units, looted 2651 gold and got 1 MGL. Not bad huh?! Banzai! __________________ I see your face when I am dreaming. That\'s why I always wakeup screaming.

18-08-2004, 23:05	#255
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	151.41KB The peninsula campaign __________________ Basil!!!!!

18-08-2004, 23:08	#256
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	159.28KB The Northern Front __________________ Basil!!!!!

18-08-2004, 23:15	#257
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	154.63KB The Western Front. __________________ Basil!!!!!

18-08-2004, 23:18	#258
Col.Tarleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent,UK. Posts: 298	142.35KB The Southern Front. __________________ Basil!!!!!

19-08-2004, 18:35	#260
Banzai Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 1,226	Nice pictures Tarly! I have one for you too.. 63.08KB Anyone who can guess how much gold I looted by capturing the last Byzantine city gets a free beer. Banzai! __________________ I see your face when I am dreaming. That\'s why I always wakeup screaming.