Take Me On In A Titan Game?

[Ry Vor]

Sooooo, Kane has the traditional 'goods', with the swap of the GN for the DW position? Yawn.

And yes, put a poll up each turn. It's superfun.

C'mon, I also have the DA

I'm always interested in which kingdoms weren't taken. So the Warlock almost wasn't selected? The AN and DE seem to always go early. Is that a defensive measure, or is there a hope/expectation that they will win?

[DuPont]

Well, without giving away anything, I can probably give some insight into which kingdoms I chose and which got left on the shelf. I was unsure which kingdom Kane would take first and I preferred to react rather than initiate as it's my first titan game and he was a good enough sport to agree to go first. Had he picked the RD first, I would have selected both the DE and the AN. As part of a 'team' their unique abilities are quite valuable. But with him taking the GI, had I gone DE and AN next, I feel it's likely he would have taken the RD next and I wasn't crazy about that idea. I would have taken the AN as my next pick had he not snapped them up. Having them off the table, it was wide open and I chose the BL (even though they are the sissy dragons) because I liked the idea of having both dragon kingdoms. Not sure if he took the RA in response to me getting the BL, but I did pick the SO so the RA would not have a clear shot at region 9 and figured I wanted to start getting wizard power. Had he not taken the GN next (which surprised me, actually) that would have probably been my next pick. I decided to go for one of the elven kingdoms next as he didn't yet have a major magic power and so even if he did pick one, I could still pick the other. I chose the EL over the DA mostly for location reasons and I gambled (correctly) that he wouldn't take the TR. With him balancing that out with the DA, I was left with five to choose from. The WI was the easy pick - I wanted another magic power and felt that it was better to have than the WA. The TR always struck me as a kingdom that gains strength over time and I didn't feel it would be a good match against the AN in a quick game. The DW was superfluous with having the RD (though I was very glad he didn't pick them, as I expect him to). The UN was something I thought about, but with him having both the GN and the AN, I felt it would be problematic and I would spend more time trying to keep the kingdom viable rather than training agents.

It's quite interesting; I've never played a game like this before and I am trying to think out of the box and look at everything as one big kingdom and not six separate ones. I do think the odds are a bit against me given my lack of experience, but I'll give it my best and either way, I'm sure I'll enjoy playing against such a good opponent! Both of us have sent our first turns in, so whenever our friendly GM is able to run the turn, we'll see how things open.

[Kellenved]

My picks, aside from the first--GI--were somewhat predicated on what my esteemed opponent was doing. I took the AN to counter the DE and the RA as a counter to the BL (roughly equal military--RA wins in a head-to-head, BL has the advantage of mobility). I agree with Dupont--the TR isn't built for a Titan game...gains strength over time and can easily be targeted in a coordinated way. UN is also limited value in Titan. With multiple kingdoms, the assassination/kidnapping ability drops in value. I was tempted to take the DW as my last pick, but my opponent already had two magic kingdoms--kind of forced my hand. Also, with the DW and GN being natural enemies...would have been a pain in terms of influence.

Should be a great game!