The Levantine Struggle: A Crusades Hotseat AAR

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Starting Map and End of Turn One Standings:

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Turn One, 1174

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In Anatolia, the Byzantines strike at the Turks...



Who seem to be on the move.



In the Levant, the Principality of Antioch..



and the Kingdom of Jerusalem are expanding...



...while the Fatimids mass their forces.

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Turn Two, 1176

Map and Standings:

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The Kingdom of Jerusalem continues to subjugate the Levant.



While the Fatimids wait menacingly for the handover of Ascalon.



The Eastern Roman Empire reclaims ancestral lands.



While the Turks capture lands anew.

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Turn 3, 1178

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Turn 3, 1178

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The Eastern Roman Empire continues to expand into Anatolia.





While the Turks consolidate their position in the East.




Egypt masses more armies in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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Turn 4, 1180

Map and Standings:

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Antiochian armies are flung far and wide, into Anatolia, to Cyprus and to the Turkish borders.






Meanwhile, Jerusalem and Egypt descend into outright war, with Ascalon, Kerak and Jerusalem itself besieged.



Sultan Saladin and his armies are driven back from Ascalon and Jerusalem, but the siege of Kerak is unbroken and the fortress falls to the Fatimids.



Meanwhile, Roman armies move on Cilicia and further into Anatolia.




The Turks seize Qarisiya.

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Turn 5, 1182

Map and Standings:

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Antioch and the Rome spread their wings far and wide.







Including into Turkish lands?



The armies of Jerusalem muster and await the next Fatimid onslaught.



Which appears to be forthcoming...



Whither the Turks?