Buddy/Ignore List
07-17-2019, 06:28 PM
Game 5296 - a confederations game which a player controls two kingdoms has ended:
1 RD DuPont 28,400 38,791
2 BL DuPont 21,560 28,301
3 AM Drogo 17,075 25,007
4 AT Brek 9,061 12,440
5 SA Strylian 5,000 8,325
6 AN Strylian 5,788 8,051
7 DE Brek 2,866 5,248
I picked the 'double dragon' team on a lark because I had selected two large regions (Triumvia and Darkover) and dragons are good for covering large areas quickly. I felt I was probably putting myself at a big disadvantage because, of course, Dragons are no good on water, Triumvia has a large water area and the Atlantians were on my flank in the Diamond Coast. But it just seemed like fun and, as I think most people know, winning isn't really my #1 priority when I play. I snagged my regions very quickly and moved on Stormgate. The SA/AN teams had made an early play for it as well, but backed off, largely, I think, because they faced an early attack from the SO/AM team. So finding myself halfway to the needed six regions, I quickly turned on the AT/DE team - using the RD to assault the land-based holdings of the AT and the BL to root out the DE in Zantia. The bad news in the Diamond Coast was that the city was in the water - I could never get it and the AT smartly kept a brigade there to block any emmies getting in. Note to anyone who plays double dragons again - get an Onyx Amulet during kingdom customization - it would have saved me a lot of trouble. I was able to knock the AT out of control of the region, but never quite get control myself. But I did get an upper hand and put them on the back foot. Knowing I'd need at least one other region, even if I managed to gain the Diamond Coast, I decided to attack Nyvaria before the SO got too strong. I swooped in, claimed the city and fortified it so it could not be taken back. I also decided to move against the isolated IL in the Crown Islands as his other position - the TY - was being assaulted by the RA/GN team in the south. But that brought me into conflict with the GN/RA team myself and I lost a number of brigades to the GN wizards. Then the AM launched a counter-attack in Nyvaria. Rather than try to take his armies on head-to-head, I used the RD mobility to go after Mythgar, which I realized must be unprotected. This also brought me into conflict with the AN/SA team, so I could claim I was fighting literally everybody. To some extent, it was a game of whack-a-mole. The DE mostly abandoned Zanthia but moved into Triumvia. The AT eventually recaptured all of the Diamond Coast and sent his main army to join the DE. The IL dropped - crushed between me and the GN/RA but with many of those pop centers at sea and undefended by fleets, I was able to claim the region. The RA/GN team missed a couple of turns and of course that helped. I had moved most of the BL forces down into the Sword Coast so draw him away from the Crown Islands. At last, I sensed I might have my six regions, but the DE knocked me out of control of Nyvaria just in time. But I was already fighting to recapture my holdings there and I flipped it back on the same turn the RD also flipped back Nyvaria giving me 7 regions total (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11 & 13).
As I said, the game was a lot of fun, particularly playing against Brek with the AT/DE team. He was smart enough to use the water to his advantage. I did find the DE hidden capital on the last turn and took it, though I didn't catch much of anybody. I also had almost no artifacts - I simply never had the time to go collecting them as my groups were in conflict almost constantly. I certainly had some luck - the RA/GN missing a couple of turns made things a lot easier - but I guess it's all part of it. Good game all. I don't think I'd play double dragons again anytime soon, but I'd recommend it for somebody else who wanted to have a fun game with lots of battles!
1 RD DuPont 28,400 38,791
2 BL DuPont 21,560 28,301
3 AM Drogo 17,075 25,007
4 AT Brek 9,061 12,440
5 SA Strylian 5,000 8,325
6 AN Strylian 5,788 8,051
7 DE Brek 2,866 5,248
I picked the 'double dragon' team on a lark because I had selected two large regions (Triumvia and Darkover) and dragons are good for covering large areas quickly. I felt I was probably putting myself at a big disadvantage because, of course, Dragons are no good on water, Triumvia has a large water area and the Atlantians were on my flank in the Diamond Coast. But it just seemed like fun and, as I think most people know, winning isn't really my #1 priority when I play. I snagged my regions very quickly and moved on Stormgate. The SA/AN teams had made an early play for it as well, but backed off, largely, I think, because they faced an early attack from the SO/AM team. So finding myself halfway to the needed six regions, I quickly turned on the AT/DE team - using the RD to assault the land-based holdings of the AT and the BL to root out the DE in Zantia. The bad news in the Diamond Coast was that the city was in the water - I could never get it and the AT smartly kept a brigade there to block any emmies getting in. Note to anyone who plays double dragons again - get an Onyx Amulet during kingdom customization - it would have saved me a lot of trouble. I was able to knock the AT out of control of the region, but never quite get control myself. But I did get an upper hand and put them on the back foot. Knowing I'd need at least one other region, even if I managed to gain the Diamond Coast, I decided to attack Nyvaria before the SO got too strong. I swooped in, claimed the city and fortified it so it could not be taken back. I also decided to move against the isolated IL in the Crown Islands as his other position - the TY - was being assaulted by the RA/GN team in the south. But that brought me into conflict with the GN/RA team myself and I lost a number of brigades to the GN wizards. Then the AM launched a counter-attack in Nyvaria. Rather than try to take his armies on head-to-head, I used the RD mobility to go after Mythgar, which I realized must be unprotected. This also brought me into conflict with the AN/SA team, so I could claim I was fighting literally everybody. To some extent, it was a game of whack-a-mole. The DE mostly abandoned Zanthia but moved into Triumvia. The AT eventually recaptured all of the Diamond Coast and sent his main army to join the DE. The IL dropped - crushed between me and the GN/RA but with many of those pop centers at sea and undefended by fleets, I was able to claim the region. The RA/GN team missed a couple of turns and of course that helped. I had moved most of the BL forces down into the Sword Coast so draw him away from the Crown Islands. At last, I sensed I might have my six regions, but the DE knocked me out of control of Nyvaria just in time. But I was already fighting to recapture my holdings there and I flipped it back on the same turn the RD also flipped back Nyvaria giving me 7 regions total (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11 & 13).
As I said, the game was a lot of fun, particularly playing against Brek with the AT/DE team. He was smart enough to use the water to his advantage. I did find the DE hidden capital on the last turn and took it, though I didn't catch much of anybody. I also had almost no artifacts - I simply never had the time to go collecting them as my groups were in conflict almost constantly. I certainly had some luck - the RA/GN missing a couple of turns made things a lot easier - but I guess it's all part of it. Good game all. I don't think I'd play double dragons again anytime soon, but I'd recommend it for somebody else who wanted to have a fun game with lots of battles!
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