Open challenge: Duel to the Death

ATPG vs Monk. BC 1.05 with hotfixes.
Ghorid against Jerusalem.
Turn 20
Strategy: Mixed build and Blitz
Current Priority: Concentrate efforts.

Took a gamble, if it worked Armenia would have been destroyed, if it failed my northern army would be obliterated. It failed. Armenia is digging in for a vicious war, looks like I can't end this quickly and Am mobilizing the proper response to the death of Raymond de Tripoli. :embarassed:

I'm looking to keep my border strong with the news of a possible Jihad, but I'm not going to flinch as I did in the Georgia game.

Monk Vs Elite Ferret. Stainless Steel 6.1
Aragon against the Moors.
Turn 5.
Strategy: Tech up and blitz
Current priority: Lock down rebels.

Valencia was a tough shell to crack, El Cid was a monster but we've secured the city. Trying to decide where to go, I don't have to worry about the blitz too much with the low movement pts in SS as I do in BC, but I'm still weary of EF. Not sure what he's got in planning. :skull:

ATPG vs Monk. BC 1.05 with hotfixes.
Ghorid against Jerusalem.
Turn 20
Strategy: Blitz from hell
Current Priority: Eliminating Khwarezm and Oman

The Rajputs have been annihilated. Khwarezm is losing provinces left and right, their main forces about to be smashed. Oman is almost destroyed. The Abassids are being targeted next for extermination.

Nearly 30,000 pillaging florins this turn, all spent. The Ghorid Empire will never yield.

ATPG vs Elite Ferret. BC 1.05 with hotfixes
Rome versus Khwarezm
Turn 21
Strategy: Blitz from hell
Current priority: Annihilating Armenia and Jerusalem

Damascus has fallen, Baalbeck has fallen, Seleukea is about to fall, the Armenian capital is under threat, Jerusalem is under threat, massing huge forces, Heraklea is about to fall...

Looks like this is the "official hotseat duel thread" ..

If someone could explain me how to sent those files to each other(by e-mail or downloading them somewhere?) then I could challenge anyone who is interested. I play vanilla v1.3 only. ~:)

ATPG vs Monk. BC 1.05 with hotfixes.
Ghorid against Jerusalem.
Turn 21
Strategy: Mixed build and Blitz
Current Priority: Show Armenia the meaning of pain.

Prince Guy, the Hero of the North, fights a terrible battle outside of Antioch and completely defeats and slaughters an Armenian force twice the size of his own. Reports indicate nearly the entire Armenian army is routed, Reinforcements land and besiege Adana as prince guy moves in from the East.

Armenia is caught in a pincer.

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If someone could explain me how to sent those files to each other(by e-mail or downloading them somewhere?) then I could challenge anyone who is interested. I play vanilla v1.3 only.

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I and my duel opponents agreed to use our email to send the saves, ATPG and I have also used MSN to send saves back and forth, both work pretty well.:yes:

ATPG will probably know more (or anyone else) but i'm here so I will answer :). BY email you just attach your save, extract to your save folder. Not too sure how you set up a hotseat myself.

Alternatively, the org has an uploader, just search for it in the throne room.

It's best of make the save a .rar or .zip file since it compresses it.

I challenge you Ibn. Send an email to askthepizzaguy@yahoo.com

pick your faction

ATPG versus Byblos, vanilla 1.03
Scotland versus Spain
Turn 1
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: England

Military: recruited town militia
Diplomacy: none
Economy: built brothel

ATPG versus Monk, BC 1.5
Ghorids versus Jerusalem
Turn 21

Two stacks lay seige to the Khwarezm capital, with a full garrison (fortress).

Oman actually knocked back my seige force, but I annihilated their main forces this turn. Re-seiging their capital. Bwahahaha....

Trade rights with Armenia...

ATPG versus Byblos, vanilla 1.03
Scotland versus Spain
Turn 2
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: England

Military: Took York, got 4 spear militia for mission related event.
Diplomacy: none
Economy: built castle.

ATPG vs Monk. BC 1.05 with hotfixes.
Ghorid against Jerusalem.
Turn 22
Strategy: Mixed build and Blitz
Current Priority: Show Armenia the meaning of pain.

Tarsus and Adana have both been sacked by Crusader forces. It would seem ATPG's trade rights may have been for naught, Armenia may be dead very shortly! Prince guy moves toward the great citadel of Sis which has a full garrison.

good for Oman!

:creep:

ATPG versus Monk, BC 1.5
Ghorids versus Jerusalem
Turn 22

Took two Khwarezm settlements including their capital and new capital. (their core provinces are all gone). All that remains is one tiny one in the south...

Annihilating Oman next turn...

Trade rights with Rome...

ATPG versus Byblos, vanilla 1.03
Scotland versus Spain
Turn 3
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: England

Military: moved south
Diplomacy: alliance and marriage with England
Economy: built port

don't you kid yourself!:smash:

:focus:

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Current challengers:

Ichigo, France, versus ATPG, Hungary (LTC 3.1) Game on Hold

Ignoramus, France, versus ATPG, Turks (Vanilla 1.3) Game in Progress

Monk, Jerusalem, versus ATPG, Ghorids (BC 1.5) Game in Progress

Elite Ferret, Khwarezm, versus ATPG, ERE(BC 1.5) Game in Progress

TheFlax, England, versus ATPG, Scotland (Vanilla 1.3) Nearing Completion

Byblos, Spain, versus ATPG, Scotland (Vanilla 1.3) Game in Progress

Ibn-Khaldun, Jerusalem versus ATPG, Imam of Oman(BC 1.5) Game in Progress

Grog, England, versus ATPG, Mongols(LTC 3.1) Game Starting Soon

Andy NG FL, Scotland, versus ATPG, Russia, (Vanilla 1.3) Game in Progress.

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I'd just like to point out that I chose Oman against Jerusalem, and Scotland against England.

:help:


ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 1
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Beseiging rebel settlement, forming navy.



ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 2
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Beseiging second rebel settlement, took first one. Building army.

This is my very first Oman campaign!

ATPG versus Flax, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs England

Concession last turn from England seemed premature. So I've asked Flax for a continuation. He's generously agreed to not make it so easy on me.

Turn 6:

He's gone after my capital and Caernarvon. Yay... aggression...

Your hate has made you powerful. Strike me down with all of your anger, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.

Nottingham falls this turn, London next turn.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 3
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Took second rebel settlement, circling the third. Building shisha bar.

ATPG versus AndyNGFL, Vanilla 1.3
Russia versus Scotland
Turn 1
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: Poland and Denmark

(hidden)

ATPG versus Flax, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs England
Turn 7

A very successful counterblitz for TheFlax. Aggression is your friend. But also your weakness...

London fell this turn, next is Caen. I was excommunicated. But I pillaged everything.... and left nothing for Flax to take from Scotland's cities.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 4
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Seiging another province, moved capital, recruited spy.

ATPG versus Flax, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs England
Turn 8

Nottingham remains Scottish, Caen under seige, falls next turn.

England took Edinburgh, Caernarvon. Game is even.


ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 5
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Took another province. En Route to Firuzabad. Another spy recruited this turn. Building roads and ships.

Still far behind Jerusalem in development, obviously.

Hmmm ... wat happens if your army meets my army ? Autoresolve ? Or do we get to control our respective armies in battle ?

The attacker has the advantage of controlling the army.

So dont put your troops in a situation where they are about to be attacked and could lose to a human opponent. Also watch out, the computer can auto-resolve you without you being able to play defense.

Spies and forts enable the defender to play the attacker next turn, so they are necessary tactics. Also, you're up.

ATPG versus Flax, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs England
Turn 9

Nottingham remains Scottish, Caen and Angers are now Scottish, declared war on France. I'm a bad widdle boy.
I managed to decimate half of England's army with a few horsemen last turn. Maybe now they won't beseige Nottingham. Maybe they will.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 6
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Seiging Firuzabad. Watches helplessly as Jerusalem continues to develop quickly...

I just want to reiterate that Oman sucks.

ATPG versus AndyNgFL, Vanilla 1.3
Russia vs Scotland
Turn 2

Strategy: Blitz
Priority: poland and Denmark

Building port, beseiging Helsinki, moving spy south

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 7
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Took Firuzabad, beseiging Shiraz. Massing navy. Moving spies. Adopted governor. Building several ports. Reticulating Splines. Oman is rising...

We are 1/2 the strength of mighty Jerusalem.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 8
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Took Shiraz, built more ports, grain exchanges, posting larger profits... all spent. Moving west.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 9
Strategy: Try not to die
Priority: Staying alive.

Beseiging Basra. Declared war on Abassid Caliphate. Blockading port. Building ports, grain exchanges, shisha bars, more ships. Adopted another governor.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 10
Strategy: Piracy and pillaging
Priority: Raiding the big one...

Took Basra, the Caliph is pissed. Beseiging Hillah. Moving slightly better than half of Jerusalem's total strength... Massing ever more pirate ships, recruiting more spies, moved capital to Firuzabad.

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 11
Strategy: Piracy in the Indian Ocean
Priority: Abassids

Gave the Caliph something to complain about... Hillah has fallen, Wasit is under threat. The Abassid fleet is sunk, the independent pirates are being sunk, and Sur is under threat. We have doubled the size of our standing army to equal the rising forces of Jerusalem, and we are now beginning rapid expansion.

Our navy is now the finest in the known world, and our armed forces are more than a match for the crumbling Abassids. We have trade rights and maps from the Seljuks, and trade rights with Armenia.

Our invasion of Arabia is about to commence.

ATPG versus AndyNgFL, Vanilla 1.3
Russia vs Scotland
Turn 4
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: Poland and Denmark

Massing huge naval forces. Gained 4 Lad'ya ships through Mission related event. Took Stockholm and Riga, constructed motte and bailey (2) and wooden castle in Helsinki.

ATPG versus AndyNgFL, Vanilla 1.3
Russia vs Scotland
Turn 5
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: Poland and Denmark

Forces engaged in silent maneuvers in the North Sea.

ANNOUNCEMENT
ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem

Someone under the name of Ibn-Khaldun has said that an imposter was using his account to play against me.

This is most unfortunate. I was enjoying this game, and i would like to finish it.

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs Spain
Turn 4
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: :quiet:

Advancing on London, whilst our English allies sit in Nottingham twiddling thumbs.

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs Spain
Turn 6
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: :quiet:

Took London, landed in Normandy. Crippling our English "friends".

VS ATPG-7

Entering phase one.

Notes:

Poor economy, poor military, its looking bleak.

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs Spain
Turn 7
Strategy: Blitz
Priority:

Caen falls next turn. England is like a fowl with its head cut off.... they have arms but are utterly incompetent with them.

Believe it or dont! I am still in debt and losing money, even after destroying my allies.



Q: WHY do you ally with England the turn before you betray them?

A: Call it payback for all the times the AI did the same thing. I'm looking at YOU, Milan.

:daisy: ing Milanese...

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs Spain
Turn 8
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: Naughty Ham

Took Normandy. England is down to a single castle. King Rufus/Fido/Lassie is about to die.

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3
Scotland vs Spain
Turn 9
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: Naughty Ham

About to kill Lassie. England has 5 stacks of troops...

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I killed Lassie.

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3 Scotland vs Spain
Turn 11
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: repel Spanish invaders


And England was no more. Just a mere two turns ago, they had 5 stacks of troops, compared to my one.

ATPG versus Byblos, Vanilla 1.3 Scotland vs Spain
Turn 12
Strategy: Blitz
Priority: repel Spanish invaders

Building up the Scottish Isles. Spaniards have turned yellow (as if that weren't already their faction's colour) and scampered off... where oh where are they?


Hi ho, hi ho... it's off to work I go.

Byblos vs ATPG

Strategy: Get the hell out of there.
Priority: Run for my life!

Current status: Building up empire in Spain, hopefully some reinforcements from Britain shall turn up soon.. oh and i'm in the red.

I think that's hilarious. :laugh4:

Greatest military command of all time:

King Arthur versus the Taunting French- Run Away!!!!!

ATPG versus Ibn-Khaldun, BC 1.5
Oman versus Jerusalem
Turn 12
Strategy: Take the weakest faction and overpower the strongest
Priority: Just kill them all.

Sacked Baghdad this turn.... :yes:

For a little while, I had over 40 thousand florins. Spent half...

:charge: :charge: :charge: :charge: :charge: :charge: :charge:

ATPG versus AndyNgFL, Vanilla 1.3
Russia versus Scotland
Turn... something...
Strategy: Believe it or not, Blitz. Yeah. Didn't see that one coming.
Priority: Poland and Denmark

Declared war on Denmark, destroyed Polish army. Arhus will fall. Destroyed rebel fleet (a biggun too...)

ATPG versus Monk, BC 1.5
Ghorids versus Jerusalem
Turn 24
Strategy: OMG...
Priority: OMG...

Last rebel province in the far east is about to be taken. You have to look near the Seljuks to find rebels. But that's not all... I have nasty surprises for Monk soon...

Uh... I think I need to exchange map rights with Jerusalem. They have gotta see this...

ATPG versus Monk, BC 1.5
Ghorids versus Jerusalem
Turn 24
Strategy: Mix build and blitz
Priority: mop-up Armenia

The last few tuns have been spent slaughtering the Armenian Princes. Their last city is ripe for conquest after a brilliant military maneuver in which their capital of Sis was taken.

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Uh... I think I need to exchange map rights with Jerusalem. They have gotta see this...

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lol. You're a machine pizzaguy, why do I have a feeling the entire East is gonna be a Ghorid red? I've been moving as fast as I can here and i'm way behind! Better start replenishing my spy ranks i guess, they are a little low after the Latin-Armenian war.

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ATPG versus Monk, BC 1.5
Ghorids versus Jerusalem
Turn 25
Strategy: Annihilate everyone
Priority: Everyone and everything that stands in my way.

One, two, three, four, I declare...

A HOLY WAR!!!!!

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