Open challenge: Duel to the Death

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.

Some how ATPG has convinced me to do a duel with him, right after he makes me read his whole duel section and scares the living crap outa me. If I live past turn 20, I will be amazed. Though, time to play, we are on turn 2, Guys give me some info!!! any ways... ....

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 1
Current Strategy: Use my vastly superior forces to annihilate everyone in my path
Current Priority: Single handedly defeating the Borg Collective, using only a wooden spoon and a pack of bubble gum.


Movement: Beseiging one province.

No money remaining.
No agents available.
No buildings.
No recruitment available.
My faction is completely and totally worthless.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 2
Current Strategy: To see if I can win with ATPG's huge handicap.
Current Priority: To get alot more while he hit's people with his spoon and throws bubble gum at them


Movement: sacked 2 provinces. Beseiging one

Only small money
Got a diplomat, Mistakenly threw away my spy when i thought he was a diplomat... poor soul.
Economy Buildings.
Some really bad units with REALLY low upkeep!
Egypt is showing some promise...

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 2
Current Strategy: Pretending I am invisible
Current Priority: Not sucking so hard


Movement: Took one province. Advancing on second one.

No money remaining.
No agents available.
No buildings.
No recruitment available.
My faction is completely and totally worthless.


All graphs and all sane logic greatly favors the Ayyubid Sultanate. Edge: Ayyubids

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 3
Current Strategy: EXPAND AS FAST, SACKING, and ALLYING/TRADING WHO EVER I CAN FIND
Current Priority: Expanding fast. I might betray jerusalem once forces big enough, do a 1-2 punch.
Diplomacy: Trading with Jerusalem, Armenia, and Turks also, heading for the romans!, Allied with Jerusalem + Turks


Movement: Took 3 so far Besieging 1, about to besiege 3 others.

about 1k left.
Getting up some merchants.
Building some more ecom buildings.
Recruiting more of the cheapest units.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 3
Current Strategy: Pretending I am invisible
Current Priority: Not sucking so hard


Movement: Still advancing. Built a fort for protection from a HUGE rebel stack.

No money remaining.
No agents available.
2 Shisha bars.
My faction is near absolute worthlessness.


All graphs and all sane logic greatly favors the Ayyubid Sultanate. Edge: Ayyubids

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 4
Current Strategy: Expanding still into rebels,
Current Priority: Expanding more, Trade rights objective complete.


Movement: Took another province, Now i set for besieging 2 more cities, I held off on one due to... I got lost trying to find it, but i found it at the end just needs another turn getting there!

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Jerusalem, Turks, . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Jurersalem.

My money decreased abit since alot of recruitment, i'm cutting back.
more merchants please.
More ecom buildings.
Still only shit units.
I'm expanding okly...

The graph though, Seems like i'm falling abit... DIVE BOMBERS.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 4
Current Strategy: Pretending I am invisible
Current Priority: Not sucking so hard


Movement: None. Guess what? NONE. And here's the flip why:

I am surrounded by 3 settlements with full garrisons or 1.5 stack garrisons. Yeah thats right. I can't even recruit soldiers, and I have 3 massive stack rebels on all sides, and no navy.

This is the single worst faction ever. But I can't complain.







Our eventual conquest of Arabia and Africa will make these early setbacks all the more laughable.