Kalrex vs. Deliverer Titan Match

[kevindusi]

Here's the selections:

Kalrex - "Monster Force" (MF?):
GI
RD
WI
WA
EL
DA

Deliverer - "Assassins of Braggadocio" (AoB):
DW
DE
AN
BL
SO
RA

Kalrex and I will hopefully be posting minor updates, major taunts, and extreme whinery as the game progresses. I believe we have an agreement to not bail out of the game prior to turn 10, as Titan matches tend to end very quickly.

To anyone else reading this, feel free to offer up your questions, comments, and offers to buy me things when I appropriately humble Mr. Kalrex.

[Ry Vor]

Here's the selections:

Kalrex - "Monster Force" (MF?):
GI
RD
WI
WA
EL
DA

Deliverer - "Assassins of Braggadocio" (AoB):
DW
DE
AN
BL
SO
RA

It seems not even their Mothers love the Trolls or Gnomes in Titan games.
And in this one, a surprise is no one took the Underworld? Not even with the sixth choice?

So here again like LT and Kane, we have one side with both AN and DE.

I'd like to hear about the drafting strategy. Given how Classic games fill, most of us wouldn't expect the Dwarves and Giants to be the first two off the board. I realize the Giants (or rather, Wynand) won #102, but what game hasn't he won? Maybe changing the central position from a weakness (many surrounding enemies) to a strength (can deploy almost any direction)?

I'd have to make Kalrex the favorite here. The two strongest militaries, 2 of the 3 wizard positions, and 2 balanced kingdoms, and no Underworld on the other side. The AoB it seems will have to really work the AN and DE.

[kevindusi]

The sooner Cipher gets on the job, the sooner I can start to prove you wrong!

I have my work cut out for me, certainly, as Kalrex definitely... seems... to have more of a method to the madness with his drafting strategy. But who knows, maybe I did as well?

UN and TR, in my opinion, simply take too long to build up for a Titan matchup to work, especially since RD is in the neighborhood in 7. For my final choice, it was a toss-up between RA and GN, having to choose between RA/SO conflicting over region 9 and DW/GN working against each other from a natural enemy perspective. In the end, opted for the flexibility of the RA over the starting position and finances of the GN.

Don't forget to vote, Ry Vor!

[Cipher]

I'm hoping to get the setup material out later tonight.

[Kalrex]

The AoB it seems will have to really work the AN and DE.

I agree. I see these two kingdoms as "issues" and his other 4 picks are speedbumps, at best...

I selected my last position due to geography instead of the UN/GN/ or TR. I like ALL those positions as well and the last pick was simply to isolate his DW and get a balanced position-

GI/RD gives me more room for error if I lose early coin-flip situations.

Kevin has the South covered but then he needs to decide what to do with his Demon Princes out the gate. Does he try and delay the inevitable and move them into cities I will get at some point, Lorethane, Zarathon, Viperhead... or does he go after Cradia early and try to blanket the South- I think with my picks his option to build mass skeleton armies is the least likely scenario.
He can either try and freeze me out of controlling my Regions before Winter hits and then exploit (Like DaveK thinks) or go after the open spaces. I assume he'll try to do the former to some extent. A LOT depends on where the starting capital of the BL is located in this game IMO-
His other positions don't strike any fear into my heart. His DW could try and get my RD capital and he has other moves like that available early. I think my "options" are more open ended and can provide Kevin more negative outcomes than he imagines...

[kevindusi]

"I think my "options" are more open ended and can provide Kevin more negative outcomes than he imagines..."

I haven't imagined a single negative outcome yet, so your comment is more than valid, sir.

[Kalrex]

Turn 0 results arrived and ...I'm surprised I won this game so fast!!

[kevindusi]

I was right about to give you a chance to surrender. No longer.

[Kalrex]

RD capital is Avalon?? They really did make some "changes".

[kevindusi]

Sweet! AN are coming and will bring s'mores.