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    EBII Hod Carrier Member QuintusSertorius's Avatar
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    Default Re: [Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Philetairos' Gift

    Regime change in Kappadokia, 208BC

    Patron Byllideus was still acting as commander of Pergamon's army, and was told to help change the balance of power in Kappadokia. The native people had been under the Seleukid bootheel for some time, and a faction in Mazaka proposed allying themselves with Hayasdan. Willing to help anyone who was the enemy of the Syrian empire, the Basilieu Amantieus lent Pergamene aid to the movement in the form of military intervention.

    However other parties in Mazaka with a vested interest in continued Seleukid occupation had alerted the garrison commander. He dispatched a large part of the garrison to stop the Pergamenes before they reached Kappadokia.



    Surprise was not on their side, and Byllideus was ready for them. He took a strong position on the heights and let the Seleukids come to him. The battle was a brief affair, with little mercy shown to fleeing Seleukids.



    The actions of the garrison had merely made Byllideus' job of investing Mazaka that much easier. However, the march to Mazaka was hindered by the general suddenly succumbing to illness, which prevented the army moving for a time. Men feared the general might even die. He recovered enough to be moved, and the Pergamenes laid siege to Mazaka.

    The much-depleted garrison didn't put up much of a fight, and surrendered. Government was passed over to the pro-Hayasdan faction and the Pergamenes, true to their word, left.

    Editorial Note

    Another instance of silly AI behaviour, which wasn't worth a battle report. Once again their centre really didn't engage properly.

    I think I've really hit those mid-game blues where you don't really know where to go next without making a complete break from how you've been playing. Perhaps with the gift of Mazaka to Hayasdan my wars with the Seleukids will be over. Or maybe I need to launch one last raid to cause them some real pain before peace?

    May also be time to think about Kyrene and more generally warring with the Ptolemies, which I've avoided for a long time. Possibly Makedonia for a bit, since they've suddenly got their act together and nearly wiped out KH.

    Perhaps I should be thinking about a war with the Sauromatae for some variety, however what I don't want to do is make Hayasdan's northward progress even easier. War with the Saka? Get a general with good logistical skill and send him far east? Or perhaps Baktria, since they're constantly annoying me by taking Parthian lands?

    Really is halfway now, I'm 65 years in with about 75-ish to go. Certainly is harder to maintain your energy without a grand plan.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    Default Re: [Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Philetairos' Gift

    Quote Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius View Post
    I think I've really hit those mid-game blues where you don't really know where to go next without making a complete break from how you've been playing.
    That's why I have several campaigns running in parallel most of the time. You sometimes need a break from fighting the same battles every turn. If you play something completely different for a while, you can come back and enjoy it again.

    Having the plan to create a huge empire is of course easier as you expand constantly and get to fight different enemies at different places all the time.
    I find it very hard to restrict myself to a limited expansion, after I while I tend to loose patience, blitz the enemy and then I regret it ;-).

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    Quote Originally Posted by burn_again View Post
    That's why I have several campaigns running in parallel most of the time. You sometimes need a break from fighting the same battles every turn. If you play something completely different for a while, you can come back and enjoy it again.

    Having the plan to create a huge empire is of course easier as you expand constantly and get to fight different enemies at different places all the time.
    I find it very hard to restrict myself to a limited expansion, after I while I tend to loose patience, blitz the enemy and then I regret it ;-).
    I don't normally play multiple games, because I find it distracting. And I've changed some stuff, like Epeiros to Pergamon. Plus I'm already having bandwidth issues with Photobucket.

    On the hand I might have a go at an Arverni-as-Galatia game, and move Epeiros to Pergamon anyway, then see what happens. Make it my "alternate history" game where I won't even bother trying to control the AI factions after I've migrated Epeiros.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    Default Re: [Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Philetairos' Gift

    All I'm seeing is little images that say bandwidth exceeded.


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    EBII Hod Carrier Member QuintusSertorius's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus View Post
    All I'm seeing is little images that say bandwidth exceeded.
    Damn! I thought deleting the images for my old game would get around that.

    My AAR has been too popular for the amount of bandwidth Photobucket want to give me for free.

    EDIT: But my monthly limit resets on the 12th (ie in a couple of days) so it'll all be back. Perhaps I should open another account to spread the load.
    Last edited by QuintusSertorius; 07-10-2008 at 23:37.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    Default Re: [Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Philetairos' Gift

    You could use a different host. I use ImageShack and don't seem to have any limits...


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    Default Re: [Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Philetairos' Gift

    Yeah, stick to Imageshack and do the organizing on your computer.

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