What's the most factions you've seen in a single battle?

[The Lizard Pope]

In a recent game I've seen the Egyptians suffer a rebellion in Portugal while simultaneously being attacked by an English army. I almost attacked them myself and would have made it a four-way fight.

I've been in a few three-ways but is it possible to have four or five different armies in a single battle?

[macsen rufus]

I've had 4-way battles on a number of occasions. Two that spring to mind have been me and two allies invading (ie 3v1) and a strange 2v2 - at least it was 2v2 on the opening screen - me + one ally against defenders (rebels) + one neutral, with the usual message about "Faction x has also invaded and must be defeated if you are to win this battle". But when the battle started out, I found that the "neutral" force was actually allied to my (known) allies, so acted as another ally with regard to me as well. Most odd...

I don't recall anything with more than 4 factions, though.

[Roark]

I've been involved in a 1 vs 1 vs 2.

Me and my allies vs Rebels and an invading faction.

[Dark Water]

The most would be four. Me as the French allied to the Spanish attacking the HRE in Provence, while they were rebelling (mostly archers and FMAA). But for some reason BOTH the rebels and HRE went after me first while my "allies" just started maneuvering around the battlefield. Luckily I won but it was really a 2 vs 1( the one was me)

[Martok]

I've been involved in a 1 vs 1 vs 2.

Me and my allies vs Rebels and an invading faction.

Same here. Four armies at once has been my max.


I can't remember who it was now, but I believe someone here posted last year about having been involved in a battle (as the Turks/Seljuks, I think) where -- as the defender -- he had to fight off 3 Crusades plus a regular invasion force from another faction (the Hungarians, maybe?) at Constantinople. I can't remember whether the player had to fight the 3 Crusading armies and then the 4th army separately, or if all 4 enemy armies allied together against him. In any case, that was at least one battle where 5 different factions were on the field at the same time.

[Scurvy]

I've been involved in a 1 vs 1 vs 2.

Me and my allies vs Rebels and an invading faction.

same here, identical situation..

i think i was playing as Novgorod, can't remember who my allies were, but i lost due to sitting at back waiting for the other 3 to damage each other, only for ym ally to rout right through me

[Kamakazi]

Ive had 4 against me at once......Everyone on the field was enemies so i just stayed on my little hill and let them ahanialate eachother........ Then i mopped them up....... i only lost bout 150 men and all together enemy forces were bout....10k

[Martok]

Ive had 4 against me at once......Everyone on the field was enemies so i just stayed on my little hill and let them ahanialate eachother........ Then i mopped them up....... i only lost bout 150 men and all together enemy forces were bout....10k

Wow, that's pretty impressive Kamakazi. Out of curiosity, which faction were you, and who were you going up against in that battle? And how did it happen that you were facing four opponents in the same province? Was it in a centrally-located territory that touched 5 different factions, or were you facing multiple Crusades/Jihads?