The Levantine Struggle: A Crusades Hotseat AAR

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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?

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Turn 7, 1186

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Turn 7, 1186

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As expected, the Egyptian hordes descend on Ascalon and Damascus....




...and are beaten back by the defenders.




Perhaps in response to its perilous situation, the Kingdom turns to God for comfort.



The Turkish Sultanate grows still further.

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Turn 8, 1188

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Turn 8, 1188

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Years of mounting tensions finally explode into outright war between Constantinople and Antioch.







And King Baldwin, massing his forces at Ascalon, receives the welcome news of reinforcements.