Open challenge: Duel to the Death

[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.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 5
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, The dumb computer AI at antoich just wiped out my full 20 unit thing with only losing like. 1/20 of there bar. I'm pretty mad, just lost a big chunk of my capturing, i fear now, this will be the turning point.

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

No money
more merchants please.
Nothing
Still only shit units.
I'm expanding slowly now...
I hate how i can't defend against sallies... or even react.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 5


If the Ayyubids think they have issues, I advise them to open my save and laugh.

Nothing accomplished this turn, except the death of a spy. Good one.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 6
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. Focusing now south near the marukans. North is suicide!, damn anitoch! 2nd defeat!

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

No money
Nothing
Still only shit units.
I'm expanding slowly now...

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 6
Current Strategy: Getting a new drawing board, then going back to it
Current Priority:

Disseminating misinformation

According to the graphs, Sindh is worthless and losing badly to the Ayyubids. However, the greatest comeback in the history of Total War is about to commence.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 7
Current Strategy: Expanding still into rebels,
Current Priority: Expanding more, Trade rights objective complete.


Movement: Took both provinces.. have none besieged.. wtf!? I gotta get some more lands! (Regrouping)

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Jerusalem, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Jurersalem Georgia,, Marakians The russains..

No money again..? gotta capture more stuffs.. or find stuffs!
None.
Nothing
Still only shit units.
I'm expansion may have been halted for now..?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 7
Current Strategy: Prayer
Current Priority: Getting on Allah's good side



Took a province at long last... moving on.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 8
Current Strategy: Expanding still into rebels,
Current Priority: Expanding more, Trade rights objective complete.


Movement: Rebel town insight! I will engage... but what is this? Agent Detected!? BY JERUSALEM... They have 3 units in each building. 3 full stack armies now lay at the borders... split them up in halfs...

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Jerusalem, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Jurersalem Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians

No money again..? gotta capture more stuffs.. or find stuffs!
Built a sushi den! MY FIRST ONE YAY. i love eel.
Nothing
Still only shit units.
I'm expansion has a dim trace of light to view!.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 9
Current Strategy: Acting tough
Current Priority: Making the Ghaznis upset



Decided to declare war on Ghazni and Oman. Let's see if that makes things better, or worse...

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 9
Current Strategy: Expanding still into rebels, Eyeing jerusalem
Current Priority: Expanding more, Trade rights objective complete.


Movement: Besieged 1 rebel town. Gathering forces, Watching a 3/4th stack of jerusalem's only army attempt to take out the full stack antioch.

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Jerusalem, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Jurersalem Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians

No money again..? gotta capture more stuffs.. or find stuffs!
Built a 3 more sushi dens... i just love eel, don't get me wrong here.
Nothing
Still only shit units.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 10
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Sacking the Kingdom of Jerusalem.


Movement: I took 2 provinces, besieging 6... They never knew what hit them. There last army just defeated antioch stock hold, but down to almost nothing.

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians, Great Turks
At war: Jerusalem

3k left
Built Spies.
Nothing
Go all out with cheap mercinaries!

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 11
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Finishing sacking the Kingdom of Jerusalem.


Movement: I took 5 provinces, They beat me back to not siege one of them, but not to worry, I destroyed there half stack army, the two cities are back besieged, hopefully, Jerusalem will be no more next turn.

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians, Great Turks
At war: Jerusalem

4k
Ports due to jerusalem was too lazy to build ports...
Nothing
Go all out with cheap mercinaries!

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 12
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Continueing Finishing sacking the Kingdom of Jerusalem.


Movement: Took 1 province now (Jerusalem woo), Antioch continues to beat back my full stack armies with 1/4th stack, my multi spies that are inside of antioch, seem to be useless. But this time i have a full stack AND a 1/5th stack behind it, OOO let's see them sally out against them odds!, (Besieging 2 cities atm)

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians, Great Turks
At war: Jerusalem

12k
Ports due to jerusalem was too lazy to build ports...
Nothing
Nothing, Back to shit units, Mercinaries... hired out.

This was the most depressing turn, My computer dieing 4 times after Each time fighting a battle against the city of jerusalem. About to quit and give ATPG the win by quitting, But... the 5th one managed to go though... Damn Unexpected Errors.. HATE YOU...

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 13
Current Strategy: Trade
Current Priority: Building a mega army.


Movement: Took 1 province, besieging 1, Antioch is being a little bitch and AI spawning a stack and half to defend it's last city. I'm pulling back, going to hopefully take it out, in 1 big push, next turn.
Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians, Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Jerusalem

12k
Ports due to jerusalem was too lazy to build ports...
Nothing
Nothing, Back to shit units, Mercinaries... hired out.

I hate AI spawns.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 14
Current Strategy: Trade
Current Priority: Building a mega army.


Movement: Besieging 1 again..
Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Arminians, Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Jerusalem

12k
Ports due to jerusalem was too lazy to build ports...
Nothing
Nothing, Back to bad units, Mercinaries... hired out.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 15
Current Strategy: Expand along the coast line (Arminia looks pretty nice, all of the armies fighting the turks, no garrison's in there city)
Current Priority: Building a mega army.


Movement: Besieging 2 random rebel town. Took over all of kingdom of jerusalem, The people, are now in flight.
Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Jerusalem

20k
Nothing
Nothing
Building some good units at my castle

I hate AI spawns.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turns 13, 14, 15
Current Strategy: Expansionist
Current Priority: Ghorids

Ghorids declared war on us on turn 13....

We annihilated their invasion army and are now invading their territory. Their forces outnumber us by more than 3:1 AND they have an entire stack of pure gold chevron units, spies report.

We have annihilated all 3 of the rebel strongholds surrounding Sindh, and have taken an Omani and a ghaznavid settlement, we expand into Iran and Afghanistan. We are no longer worried about Ayyubid expansion... now, we will be unstoppable.

We have only 12 settlements, but we have heavily invested in infrastructure and armies and spies this turn.

Die, infidels...

ATPG versus Grog, LTC 3.1
England versus Turks
Turn 11
Strategy: (hidden)
Current Priority: (hidden)

Our crusade is over, and war has been declared on France and Scotland. Paris is no more, Marseilles is ours, and we are beseiging their final settlements with overwhelming odds.

There is no escape. France and Scotland will be destroyed. Vilnius will be granted to the Pope to satisfy his demands.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 16
Current Strategy: Expand along the coast line (Arminia looks pretty nice, all of the armies fighting the turks, no garrison's in there city)
Current Priority: Building a mega army.


Movement: Captured 2 random rebel towns, Besieging 3 Armenian towns. Wierd enough, I am now allied with jerusalem.
Diplomacy: Trade rights : Jerusalem ERE, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, Jerusalem ERE, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war:

20k
Military
Nothing
Building some good units at my castle

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 16
Current Strategy: Expansionist
Current Priority: Ghorids

We obliterated half of the Ghorid's forces this turn. They were massive, we were underpowered and weakened from seige fighting.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

We see the Ghorids are powerful, but they are no match for the Wrath of Pizzaguy.



They have brought Ghulams, axemen, and a fierce general to battle, and their forces outnumber us. We must bring in our weak reinforcements and AI control them.



Many men fell in battle this day... our mercenary war elephants were wiped out, but not before exterminating many slave Ghorids. And the Jedi rebellion has been foiled. The remaining Jedi will be HUNTED DOWN AND DEFEATED!!!

The Malikate of Sindh will be reorganized into the First Galactic Empire! For a safe... and SECURE... society!!!!

Oman is about to be dealt the crippling blow, as we lay seige to their capital, and we have a full stack of reinforcements. Soon they will join us...

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 17
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Building a mega army.


Movement: Took 3 arminian towns, Descovered that they had 4 full stacks coming toward my towns, Quickly sent a diplomat after i took the towns, and we are in truce now. (Phew)

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Nobody

2k
Nothing
Nothing
Some navy to take over the ERE's island.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 17
Current Strategy: Expansionist
Current Priority: Ghorids

A line of forts have divided the Ghorid lands in half... his main forces on one side, and his big bloated province of Lahore on the other side, totally undefended. We sent a general into Chauhan Rajput territory and recruited some mercenary elephants FTW.



They have their golden units outside Pindi... which means that a quick invasion of the castle will allow me to obliterate their entire forces.

Ghorids will be defeated in record time, and Oman lost their capital. Final settlement and rebels to follow...

DIE DIE DIE!!!

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 18
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Looking for expansion

Movement: Regrouping troops...

Diplomacy: Trade rights : ERE, Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Nobody

0 money
Nothing
Nothing
Some navy to take over the ERE's island.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 18
Current Strategy: Expansionist
Current Priority: Ghorids

Woe be upon the Ghorids, for their territory has been devoured by Sindh. We advance unopposed against their capital. Oman is reeling, crumbling, begging for mercy from their final province.

Soon the Ghazni will feel our wrath again as well... and then... more death will be wrought upon the infidel.

Our expansion is matched only by the Ayyubids, who had quite a head start. But now... now we are at half their strength, and rapidly approaching.

This turn, we had 30,000 shekkels in our royal treasury. We now prepare to launch more invasions.

I dare the Ayyubids to challenge us now.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 19 (Real turn)
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Expanding..

Movement: Regrouping troops... Raided famgusta island, both towns very outnumbered and no hope, my east border is finally secure.. but now a great theat is on the east horizen.

Diplomacy: Trade rights :Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: ERE

0 money
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 20
Current Strategy: Expanding
Current Priority: Trying to stabilize my Kingdom

Movement: Took both cities on the island. but now, I am at a stall, Trying to ward off armies with my diplomats, My eastern expansion costing me way too much. Trying to regroup forces, My kingdom is slowly becoming more unstable every turn.

Diplomacy: Trade rights :Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Alliences, Jerusalem, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: ERE

500 gold
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turns 19-20
Current Strategy: Expansionist
Current Priority: Ghaznavids, Abassids

Oman has been obliterated. Ghorids down to single province, ready to tap out. Ghaznavids about to be dealt a punishing blow to their core provinces. Ayyubid-controlled Arabia is en prise. Abassids are ready to be invaded.

We continue to rise. There is no stopping the Mighty Sindh.

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 21
Current Strategy: Expand
Current Priority: Expand very slowly, stop all wars, Work up the cities.


Movement: Beseiging one ERE settlement, Using now viking strategy.
Diplomacy: Trade rights : , Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Allience, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Jerusalem, ERE

4k
Major Economy building contruction withen the country
Nothing
Stopping Military recruiting due to unstable economy

[Merlox]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 21
Current Strategy: Expand
Current Priority: Expand very slowly, stop all wars, Work up the cities.


Movement: I lost the battle of the ERE settlement, Truce and trade with them. I have spotted HUGE invasion force coming down to my Salalaha place. Scrambling troops to protect my empire from my first invader, My ships have scouted the north of the invaders, Spotting a ship who is aiding them, And it was destroyed on the spot. Arabia is now in TOTAL WAR... lol

Diplomacy: Trade rights : , ERE, Armenia, the Bahgdad people, Great turks, Turks, Georgia The Russians, Maruakians . . Allience, Turks, Georgia,, Marakians The russains.. Great Turks, the Bahgdad people
At war: Jerusalem, , SINDH

4k
Major Economy building contruction withen the country
Nothing
Building a larger navy in the east.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Malikate of Sindh (ATPG) versus Ayyubid Sultanate (Merlox), BC 1.5 with hotfixes.
Turn 22
Current Strategy: Expansionist
Current Priority: Ghaznavids, Abassids

Ghorids holding on.... but I wiped out their Gold stack this turn with minimal losses.
Omans still dead.
Ghazni lost their capital, preparing to destroy their leader.
Ayyubid navy spotted near Muscat.
Graphs now show that Sindh and Ayyubids are equal in strength.

Bwahahaha....