Quick Blitz Ideas please

[Askthepizzaguy]

"Be like that pizza guy"... I haven't posted in a while and yet I'm still a celebrity. Oh my.

I'm taking a break from the game for a while. I'd only been playing it exclusively for months on end.

I have a challenge for you mad blitzers out there:

Do a blitz campaign in The Long Road mod. I managed to blitz rush as the Abbasyid Caliphate, the Holy Roman empire, and the Khwarezimid Empire.

As the Abbasyids, I took out the Khwarezimids, the Syrians, the Egyptians, and the Sultanate of Rum.
As the HRE, I took out France, England, and the Danes.
As the Khwarezimids, I took out the Abbasyids, the Syrians, and the Sultanate of Rum.

Time limit: 100 years.
(evil, evil laugh)
Sorry, no screenshots. I filled up my pc with downloads from Itunes and I needed to get rid of space-wasting tgas. And posting on photobucket is getting tiresome.

Oh, very well. I suppose you want "vanilla" blitz ideas.

Standard blitzer is the HRE, due to its starting position, starting castles, and the ability to crusade. I vaguely recall that I am the current record holder for blitzing and holding 50 provinces in 16 turns. However, such may not be possible on 1.02, so I'd recommend setting a new standard with that version. Say, 50 provinces by turn 20? Shouldn't be too hard. Not much is different.

And of course, if you like a challenge, I recommend blitzing as Russia. I believe I managed 50 provinces by turn 45 with Mother Russia. I tip my hat to any who can beat that record. Post proof on your honor that you did not mod the game.

An interesting challenge? Try blitzing as Poland or Portugal. Takes a while to start crusading, you don't get a good starting position, and your troops don't lend themselves to the blitz. I'll give you a target: Long campaign victory in 30 turns.


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https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=88366 Russian blitz: Total strategy

My favorite line from the subtitles? And I quote:
I take Caernarvon, I take Dublin. I butcher the innocent in a manner most troublin.

I don't usually laugh at my own jokes, but that one made me giggle.

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50 in 16, courtesy of ask.