The Levantine Struggle: A Crusades Hotseat AAR

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Turn Two, 1176

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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

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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

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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?

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Turn 6, 1184


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Turn 6,1184

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Antioch beats the Byzantines to Caesarea, which must surely irritate the Basileos...



Small consolation is found in the seizure of Sebastea.



The Turks continue their eastern expansion.



While Jerusalem's holdings remain in grave danger...





Can they ward off this threat?