THE GREAT EB RACE!

**Brennus** · 05-19-2010, 22:48

Originally Posted by Zradha Pahlavan

You should have Saba going for Sweboz lands as an allowable campaign too. That'd be an interesting one.

Agreed. Saba must make it to Skandza but competitor still stands at 20 players. Between now and the end of the month I will take bookings for people who want to compete. I am just gonna trust people don't use force diplomacy or any other mods to cheat, to quote my old high school teachers "They would just be cheating themselves".

If you would like to take part please let me know as well as the country you are in so I can account for weekends or time when you are likely to be free, it wouldn't be fair to American and British players to start it on a monday just as it wouldn't be fair to French players to start on a Friday. Only four competitors per faction; Casse, Saba, Saka, Lusitania, Baktria. If there is a lack of interest I will scale down the number of competitors taking part, if there is no interest then this thread will have failed.

**Macilrille** · 05-19-2010, 22:55

No Sweboz? No fun.

I think exam-time is possibly not optimal for this sort of thing.

Fluvius, I have bet a beer on you, now get to work.

**Brennus** · 05-19-2010, 22:58

Ok I will think about the Sweboz, its only fair if the Saba have to make it that far North. I see your point about exam time and I will give that some consideration too. I take it you would want to be part of this if it were not for your exams Macilrille?

**Macilrille** · 05-19-2010, 23:03

Not really, I never Blitz, but I have considered taking the map as Sweboz just for fun. But it would not be Blitzing. I am not even good at it. I want to lure Fluvius to try Sweboz cause I like him and I think he will enjoy it, and I want to see hos fast he can Blitz the map with them as he is good at that sort of thing.

There was someone stationed in Angola half a year ago who had done it even faster than Fluvius. That must be beaten.

**pikeman** · 05-20-2010, 04:33

Can I bet, that Macilrille loses his bet?

**Andy1984** · 05-20-2010, 07:09

My best bet is some Saka player will win, since (1) they're the easiest faction to deploy all cavalry armies, (2) they can quite easily retrain their units at the other side of the map, (3) they perform well in all kinds of climates (I don't want to control Cidainh or iberian skirmishers against let's say an hellenic or a nomad faction), (4) it's quite easy to start attacking from the very start of the game. Sadly, I don't have the time to endeavour in such an undertaking.

A pretty important question:
If the Saka need to reach Cassemorg (which is across some waters), will one have to learn them how to swim? I don't think the Saka can build ships...

**Brennus** · 05-21-2010, 16:56

Aha! You have noticed the great problem for the Saka players, yes they will have to rely on some very large bribes and a lot of spies if they are to make it across the drink.