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Originally Posted by Elite Ferret
Bad move there...things are getting dangerous now. :yes:
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Originally Posted by Elite Ferret
Bad move there...things are getting dangerous now. :yes:
Heh, when I first read that comment here about Zirn killing Ruppel, I thought to myself I did what now?. Great twist, I guess Jan doesn't know his brother as well as he thought he did. :laugh4:
Even with Max's flip, we got mauled. Having Matthias still off the field is hurting.
Yes, infantry is becoming a valuable commodity.Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Blame random.org,
Despite fighting in God's name, Crusader mojo goes to :daisy: once you leave Outremer, Elberhard and Jan von Hamburg can attest to that.
I hope I can still contribute. We'll see.
Yes it was FH more then his army. I feel like an assassin then a field general.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramses II CP
Yes FH has this aura with this game and I was more worried about his BG tearing me a part then his other units. Out of respect for his "freakish" ability he had to be removed. Removing just Ruppel from play was like removing a divison from play.:skull:Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
It wasn't just Max who went after Ruppel. Bernhard's entire cavalry division hit him as well. I think under the circumstances it can be concluded that Ruppel personally slew Lothar's son before falling himself.
Can I get a space in the pillory for that please? :grin:
Oh, and losing Ruppel was like losing a division indeed. He was the only one in his division.
There will definitely be more spots in the Pillory (and the Mausoleum) that are filled before this is over.
It is now certainly going to get lethal in the next few turns.
Really? I didn't get that from the report, I'll have to re-read it. Those of us not in the battle are left with just the report for info.Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
For some reason I thought he was older than that. Oh well, I'll go by what the records say. I agree having Jan and Sigismund around would definitely be interesting. Jan would be very hard-core imperial. He's walk up to Fritz, shake his hand, grab his sword, and ask for a dangerous assignment due to his old age. Blaze of glory and all that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil XIX
Very smart of you guys. Leaving FH with some cavalry on your flanks is like putting a noose around your neck.Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
I learned from Bern that timing is everything in these games. Bern could have gone very differently if me and/or SM arrived +1 or -1 turn.Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
This is true. I think the Kingdom of Heaven forgives you while your there but then damns you all over again when you leave. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by OverKnight
Rest assured EF that Fritz would rise from the %^&$ grave to hunt down and butcher every single neutral player. If you walked onto this field as a neutral you would not leave it.
My men are probably going to think I'm crazy, given that my orders last turn were conditional on Dieter doing something that he completely failed to do due to not submitting orders. :inquisitive:
:egypt:
I ask numerous times in the quicktopic and no one told me what I should do lol. So I just stayed put as a 'strategic reserve'.
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Originally Posted by Elite Ferret
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Originally Posted by Ramses II CP
while life and death combat swirls throughout the battlefield, large army divisions failed to even move!?!
ROFL!!!!
I swear, these PvP's mirror real battles... :2thumbsup:
How I regret not having joined as soon as I became aware of this game...
Be sure I will surely take part in the next, it's too good to pass up...
I tell ya Tristan and this goes for everyone...when the Order's memoirs are published there are going to be more than a few "ball tearing" moments for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng
I'm just hoping the next one starts after June, otherwise I wont be able to join. Though I suppose it would be a little conjested at the start anyway. But that is still far away...we have a battle to WIN first.
Anyone want to place bets on what the black flag means?
I have my suspicions...
^_^
It means Arnold is having a bad hair day and wants Lothar to book him into the hairdresser immediately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
I think it means Matthias is going to arrive.
That was my second guess. My first guess has to do with the question, "who has the most to gain?"Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
I look forward to the next battle report... :yes:
Isn't that the purple flag? I thought the black flag was improper flanking, with a penalty to movement for the Imperial side.Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
the secon done means 'death to tyrants' and the first one is something about taking over the Earth lol. You illuminati guys are crazy, you're all gonna die!
As EF mentioned, that was almost the plan. If that ends up happening now, Becker will just shake his head, say something to effect of 'gg Reich, LOL!' and continue on to England.Quote:
Originally Posted by OverKnight
There's a reason he let Fritz stay behind.
Becker could amass a rather large army in the meantime, enough to beat the survivor of Trent indeed.
Don't mean to be rude gentlemen but this little tea party is nearly finished!
While one could interpret Matthias's late arrival as a series of bad dice rolls, my men are actually sneaking up behind Edmund Becker while he spouts his trenchant, but undecided, bon mots.
If Matthias hates one thing more than tyranny, it's neutrality.
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Originally Posted by Zap Brannigan
In Becker's case, I'm going to go with "born with a heart full of neutrality". :clown:
Wow, I've just been reading the history again and this game has been immense!!
Re-reading the whole story of Sigimund and Leopold. Realising again that Sigismund, the polar opposite of Arnold, was actually Arnold's half brother...incredible stuff which I had largely forgotten.
Things would have been so much different if he has survived and he and Arnold could have lived together as a counter point to each other...
amazing really.
Also reading the first two stories TC and I did about Lothar and Arnold...at the end of both introductions we both allude to the Illuminati idea...I guess you can read them again now and realise what we had just agreed to do.
From what year AG?
Um, AG, should we be divulging private messages during the battle even if stories are theoretically seperate? That might effect planning on both sides, or at least the Imperials.
Banners can be seen by all, but the contents of messages would only be widely known afterwards.
Just my two cents.
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Originally Posted by OverKnight
They where both in 1220 with "Lothar's Secret" and "Arnold yearns to crush his enemies".
Right at the end of both...as the GM I made sure I didn't mention anything too obvious...TC as "The Voice" was always going to be "outed" so he was way more obvious...dun dun dun!!!
Hoobastank! Maybe it'd be easier for us to win if all the Imperials weren't cheating whores!
Consider it payback for Capo II.Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
Ouch!
Wait a minute, payback from what?? You traited on us then too!
And yes, traited is a word!
Max Zirn is not a traitor. He (and Johann and Karl) were always Illuminati. If there is any fault, it is yours for trusting him.
Cheating whores??..their actually loyal members of the Order, my Kaiser...Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
...care to concede and retire to Elba like Napoleon did? :beam:
-edit-
I must say I'm having a ball editing the Hapsburg messenger getting his head cut off...every time I re-read it I'm touching it up here and there for added effect. LOL
Retire to Elba and then get pwned on my way back? I think not.
No island is big enough for me and my ego (IC and OOC).
Right then!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
Tally Ho!!
Get the scones and jam ready for afternoon tea...we're going to be just in time I think!! :laugh4:
As I said in our Quicktopic, I don't think which side Hapsburg fails to submit orders for is going to decide the battle. He could sit there and be French for all it matters to the actual fighting. :yes:
:egypt:
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Originally Posted by OverKnight
Ummm, yes your quite right there...adjustments made.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm only missing orders from Northnovas and Dutch_guy. If I get them in quickly then I might be able to implement this turn today.
You're wrong, because I haven't submitted mine. Will do ASAP, though.
Go Dutchguy go Dutchguy go dutchguy go! Between me and Fritz you should be able to figure something out!
Max Zirn turned tail and charged at Ehrhart.
"No I must kill the demons! Kill the demons! Kill the demons!" - Ehrhart shouted.
Max said, "No Ehrhart, you are the demons."
And then Ehrhart was a zombie!
And then Ehrhart was a zombie!
And then Ehrhart was a zombie!
Wait a minute? Ig played a character that pretended to be loyal to one thing and then is actually loyal to another? *sarcasm*
Please don't tell me anyone was actually surprised by that... :laugh4:
Though I do agree with OK that letters should probably be kept secret until after the battle is over. It will be difficult for people to not meta-game this development.
I still think the black flag means something else. And it's nothing to do with Hapsburg or Matthias.
I hope I'm wrong though because if I'm right, the battle is already over.
*insert dramatic music here*
Ig's going to love the rules I've got for the next game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
PK, I know what you're thinking. And I hope to God I'm wrong.
well the flag says 'death to tyrants' and Peter is 'the tyrant' so I gues he's gonna die. Unless I'm being stupid and something worse is going to happen...
I'm starting to realize that Saint Jan is most likely the patron saint of lost causes...Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
^_^
Maybe Arnold's the tyrant. Eh? Eh? Trying to seize power from those who have power? Tyranny right there! That fool!
Are you saying Arnold just sent a message to himself to remind himself to attack himself?Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
:laugh4:
All right, if you have an idea of what the black flag means, PM me. You might win something*.
*Not eligible if you are an Illuminatus or already know what the plan is.
GH you certainly don't have my final orders...at least as far as I can tell.
You're right, I don't. Apologies.
They aren't due until 18:00 your time today GH, isn't that correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
That's right, although if I can get them in sooner then I can work on it sooner.
Well I think the Republican forces are about ready to submit...I'm asking for final comments before sending it all through to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
PM is away! I am awaiting my official KotR coffee mug! :beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
Pssst, you really need to know it's about bad hair...Arnold's having a bad bad bad hair day and that just makes him mad, madder than usual. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
There is only one French in this battle and he is actually fighting... :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramses II CP
I always assumed Arnold has his hair cut short like I do. Harder to grab in battle. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
Don't worry sic semper tyrannus flag person, Peter isn't going down without a fight. And if Peter goes down, Fritz is the Kaiser. He'll be the ultimate revenge-getter, methinks.
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad, world.Quote:
Pssst, you really need to know it's about bad hair...Arnold's having a bad bad bad hair day and that just makes him mad, madder that usual.
And oh boy is he fighting!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng
There's garlic all over that left flank I tell ya!! :beam:
TC can hardly breathe :clown:
I thought mini-econ was prince. If Peter dies, then the Kaiser can run some HRE -in-exile from Sicily or something. ^_^Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
AG, better beware lest I catch a TGV and get down to Switzerland to stop your French bashing...:clown:
Since the game's over after this battle, I really don't think it matters who the game says the heir is at this point.
Yeah, in the Imperial quicktopic I took away Dieter's heirship cuz he's a neutral noob and gave it to Fritz.
I know, it was more of a joke than anything. It's difficult to get my dry sense of humor across the medium of text... :beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
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Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng
Get on that TGV boy!!
We can have a drink and bash the English together! :beam:
And that's not true!!Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
We've got a Republic to run and we simply don't care who the Kaiser is in the game!! *grin*
For reals: I accidentally ordered Dieter to attack the Imperials this turn. I corrected that, of course. How ironic...
Yes, a Republic run by a small group of rich, noble, white, male, knights.Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
Not exactly the flower of democracy but I guess you have to start somewhere...
:laugh4:
Haha, nice PK. It's like America!
pretty much... :furious3:Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonsg91921
And what would democracy have to do with white, noble, rich, males or knights?Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
Democracy is democracy no matter "who" is doing it. :clown:
:furious3:Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
Countries with the words "democratic", "republic", or "people's", in their names tend to be the least democratic.Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
North Korea has all three... :laugh4:
haha in Jon Stewart's America the book, there's a chart displaying the change in the name of Congo and the number of lies in it.
Congo: 0
Republic of Congo: 1
Democratic Republic of Congo: 2
People's Democratic Republic of Congo: 3