Civ Duel Zone  

Go Back   Civ Duel Zone > PBEM and Pitboss Games > Killer's forum
Home

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 17-04-2019, 23:01   #11
Lt. Killer M
Emperor
 
Lt. Killer M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: HAWK!.
Posts: 4,365
Default

Matrix 2nd town is on the coast, river, elephant tile (as far as I can judge from the borders). The copper is in its 1st expansion, thus NOT available as of now.
OTOK, the ?iron hill is at the borders, so I can waltz in and pillage the next turn. Need to get my warriors into position for this.....
__________________
One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!
Lt. Killer M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-04-2019, 16:54   #12
Melifluous
Administrator
 
Melifluous's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: In the bar with SF.
Posts: 3,024
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shabbaman View Post
He isn't even 40!
Still not 40 yet? Kick him out, imposter!

__________________
Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis?
Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?
It's swell to have a stiffy,
It's divine to own a dick.
From the tiniest little tadger
To the world's biggest prick!
So three cheers for your willy or John Thomas.
Hooray for your one-eyed trousers snake.
Melifluous is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-04-2019, 10:48   #13
Lt. Killer M
Emperor
 
Lt. Killer M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: HAWK!.
Posts: 4,365
Default

upgraded the warrior! Here we go.......
__________________
One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!
Lt. Killer M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-04-2019, 21:29   #14
Lt. Killer M
Emperor
 
Lt. Killer M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: HAWK!.
Posts: 4,365
Default

so Matrix has approached me wrt Lebensraum, potential borders, etc.
Looking at the power graphs I can see what he sees: he is better in gold and culture, but I slightly outbuild him in food and production. So knowing me, he knows what might be coming.
__________________
One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!
Lt. Killer M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2019, 00:19   #15
Lt. Killer M
Emperor
 
Lt. Killer M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: HAWK!.
Posts: 4,365
Default

well, well, well......

I started moving troops, and ran into a warrior in that ugly yellow. So Matrix knows what's moving. At the same time, Matrix offered OB, since I had whined about a warrior stuck due his latest city founding.

I wrote him a message, explaining the troops as cover for a settler (which is true - they do cover a settler on his way out). And suggested that I had a certain amount of troops over, which we could use, if he agreed and put up troops of his own, to attack jakeri in the NW (seen from Matrix's position). I suggested a ruse I have used to great effect before: I DoW on Matrix, so everybody thinks we are at each other's throats. In fact, though, we just march for jakeri together.

Sadly, it seems Matrix doesn't know me as well as I thought he did: he declined, citing his fear of a backstab! Hey, I NEVER break deals, unless the other guy breaks them first! If I feel uneasy, I won't give me word. Very straightforward. I didn't take his OB because it would have looked like a treaty break to DoW on him after taking them to others! If I don't do that, does anyone really think I would actually backstab him?

So, as he declined, I basically have no option but to attack him now.
Two ways about this: DoW ASAP, kill his warriors, and basically ensure that I can only pillage his lands due to heightened defenses, or
try to string him along for one more turn (more is unlikely), abort talks, and move in as fast as possible.

The former course means I get to kill his wandering warrior, the latter means it stays a loose cannon. OTOH, I can churn out axemen at a surprising rate now.........
__________________
One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!
Lt. Killer M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-05-2019, 23:57   #16
Lt. Killer M
Emperor
 
Lt. Killer M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: HAWK!.
Posts: 4,365
Default

well, well, well - this has been interesting!

I proceeded as planned, keeping the option of war open, but (thinking of the high defense bonus the Holy Roman Empire gets for archery units) also trying to keep open the option of a peaceful solution. The diplomatic messages with Matrix quickly escalated, though. He sounded really afraid, distrustful, angry, frustrated. Oh well - he neglected going for copper quickly, and the penalty could now being pillaged back into the stone age..... erh, yeah, that's where he actually still is. Whatever.... He also settled ANOTHER city, this one with copper in its 21 (but not 9), so I had to MOVE! Matrix kept harping on about how a war would mean we both can't win the game - not really true: an efficient pillage would have allowed me to continue expanding and growing. Tho cost would not have been prohibitive. But annoying, I grant him that.

I responded in innocent mode, suggested the false-war ruse against jakeri to him - he feared a backstab. Matrix is a smart one, but here fear got the better of him: he should have known me well enough to know I would never break such a deal!



And then, suddenly, when I laid before him the fact that he would out-settle, out-commerce, out-defend me - BAMM there comes an offer that I found initially too good to be true:

[more soon]
__________________
One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!
Lt. Killer M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2019, 22:45   #17
Lt. Killer M
Emperor
 
Lt. Killer M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: HAWK!.
Posts: 4,365
Default

yeah, I know, I owe you all a LOT of updates.

sorry, life sucks currently, and I get a max of 5 h of sleep per night.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg beorn_lands_1.jpg (212.7 KB, 4 views)
__________________
One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!
Lt. Killer M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2019, 22:32   #18
Shabbaman
Administrator
 
Shabbaman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Costa La Haya
Posts: 8,493
Default

That sounds bad herr doctor Killer.
__________________
"Our spam is backed with COMETS!"
Shabbaman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2019, 18:57   #19
Beorn
Disabled Vet
 
Beorn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: RAWR!
Posts: 1,555
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt. Killer M View Post
Le Reich

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rik Meleet View Post
Kill him.
Keep us updated.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt. Killer M
Matrix kept harping on about how a war would mean we both can't win the game - not really true
I agree with you there, Dr Killer.
__________________
Please do not annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, harrass, heckle, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize or ruffle the animals.
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Beorn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2019, 19:11   #20
Matrix
Administrator
 
Matrix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tampere, Finland
Posts: 4,828
Default

I also agree with you, but I was just trying to convince him into not attacking me. It worked!
__________________
Matrix is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 01:07.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.