The most foolish thing you did on MTW

**The Lizard Pope** · 04-13-2011, 15:46

In a Pike & Musket campaign playing as the Dutch I was attacking across a bridge. I left my king in the rear right next to the siege cannon which were bombarding the enemy. I was busy maneuvering my troops when out of the blue I got a message that my commander had been killed. Checking back in disbelief I found his remains next to the hole in the ground where my cannon had been.

**Trapped in Samsara** · 04-14-2011, 14:34

Originally Posted by The Lizard Pope

I found his remains next to the hole in the ground where my cannon had been.

Tragically, brilliantly, 'true-to-life', funny. ;~} Thank you for sharing that The Lizard Pope.

Just occasionally, it seems to me, MTW manages to beautifully portray some aspect of the human condition. In this case, our vulnerability to defective cannon barrel casting.

Regards
Victor

Sapere aude
Horace

**drone** · 04-14-2011, 14:55

Originally Posted by The Lizard Pope

In a Pike & Musket campaign playing as the Dutch I was attacking across a bridge. I left my king in the rear right next to the siege cannon which were bombarding the enemy. I was busy maneuvering my troops when out of the blue I got a message that my commander had been killed. Checking back in disbelief I found his remains next to the hole in the ground where my cannon had been.

Ouch!

In one of my first campaigns with the game, I decided to attack Novgorod quite early on as the Danes. I had Vikings, I was invincible! Er, not so much...

**caravel** · 04-14-2011, 16:43

I have never been more foolish than the enemy King - a vain and foolish villain 'til the end...

**gollum** · 04-14-2011, 16:48

Not so vain and foolish when he runs back to his haArem woOmen...

**caravel** · 04-14-2011, 17:26

Originally Posted by gollum

Not so vain and foolish when he runs back to his haArem woOmen...

He's just in a hurry to make use of that "facility" before it gets inevitably downgraded, or outright razed, the second the enemy enter the gates...

**gollum** · 04-14-2011, 17:43

Really? If that's so then he's more foolish than a thousand fools...

**Motep** · 04-16-2011, 03:34

I tried to conquer the world with massive peasant armies. Took out Europe, but the Almohads came out of nowhere....couldn't stop them until they had pushed into France, and it was all I could do not to just to hold from then on.