Open challenge: Duel to the Death

**Ignoramus** · 05-21-2008, 08:47

ATPG vs. Ignoramus. Vanilla 1.3
Turks versus France.
Turn 1
Strategy:Turtle
Current Priority:Unite France

Diplomacy: None
Military: Dijon under siege
Build info: Dirt Roads

**Askthepizzaguy** · 05-21-2008, 08:55

ATPG vs. Ignoramus. Vanilla 1.3
Turks versus France.
Turn 1
Strategy: Blitz
Current Priority: Destroy the Infidel

Diplomatic actions: Declared war on Portugal
Military actions: United two hordes of Turkish troops
Build functions: Dirt roads

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**Ignoramus** · 05-21-2008, 08:59

(I may not be that active tonight, as it's State of Origin in the Rugby League here in Australia between Queensland and NSW. For Queenslanders and New South Welshmen it's the sporting event of the year).

I have a bad feeling that I'll end up like Ichigo, but I do have a plan.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 05-21-2008, 09:01

Originally Posted by Ignoramus

(I may not be that active tonight, as it's State of Origin in the Rugby League here in Australia between Queensland and NSW. For Queenslanders and New South Welshmen it's the sporting event of the year).

I have a bad feeling that I'll end up like Ichigo, but I do have a plan.

That's quite all right. It's now 4am here, and thats when I logged on yesterday and I have taken one 15 minute break in between. But if you send me a turn, I'll send one back.

France has plenty of options. You should be able to beat me. Maybe you can do the turns in between advertisments.

**rossahh** · 05-21-2008, 10:09

I am surprised that you've been taking down the AIs along the way ATPG. Surely a make-or-break, all-out, instantaneous assault on the player is just as effective (if it works of course) as an assault delayed by the charred corpses of the AI? With the distances involved, sacking the towns in the [direct] way is enough to fuel your epic war machine/s, isn't it?

And yet the rest of us in the other states and territories couldn't give two hoots about State of Origin, Ignoramus. Rugby, what's that?

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**Askthepizzaguy** · 05-21-2008, 10:13

Originally Posted by rossahh

I am surprised that you've been taking down the AIs along the way ATPG. Surely a make-or-break, all-out, instantaneous assault on the player is just as effective (if it works of course) as an assault delayed by the charred corpses of the AI? With the distances involved, sacking the towns in the [direct] way is enough to fuel your epic war machine/s, isn't it?

If I didn't know better, I'd say you were taunting me... lol

I destroy AIs along the way because it gives my opponent TIME to turtle, gives me something to cut my teeth on, expands my territory and builds my treasury. Also, if some oppurtunistic Turtle actually tried to use the AI factions as allies and fought alongside them... they might surprise me.

Mostly I just like to kill and burn and pillage things.

**rossahh** · 05-21-2008, 10:30

Against Monk, you've taken out the KoJ but also attacked the Abassids, which seems like a bit of a detour when Georgia are due north.

Against Ichigo, you've really gone sideways by going through Italy to get to England (Moorish maps could be bad, I suppose).

Against Elite Ferret, you've so far gone straight across Anatolia, but I would think a detour in the Levant would be on your cards as well.

Surely these wars are expensive and time consuming, which could (possibly) be better spent taking on the player?