Turks Blitz: 106 provinces / 21 turns

**Kadagar_AV** · 09-26-2008, 05:59

Why the turks though?

Wouldnt hungary or HRE have a better starting position? Even the Bys?

**phonicsmonkey** · 09-26-2008, 07:19

Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV

Why the turks though?

Wouldnt hungary or HRE have a better starting position? Even the Bys?

The success of this uber-blitz strategy depends on the exploiting of the jihad / crusade mechanic in the way that Grog describes above. The sooner you can jihad / crusade, and therefore spend ten turns expanding in all directions with free troops, the quicker your time will be.

Only the Islamic factions can call a jihad / crusade on turn one.

Turkey is the best placed of the three, according to current blitz theory...

EDIT: And congratulations Grog! A frightening display of super-efficient blitzing. Still more terrifying is your claim that you could have been 'more efficient'. Chilling indeed...

**Kadagar_AV** · 09-26-2008, 11:12

Ah, thanks for the clarification, that makes sence indeed:)

Still more terrifying is your claim that you could have been 'more efficient'. Chilling indeed...

I think he left that in to mess with the other OCD-characters on these boards...

**cambovenzi** · 09-26-2008, 12:13

not a big fan of blitzing.
but that is pretty sick.
game over in 21 turns.

**TheDruid** · 09-26-2008, 13:39

ok thx. :) now i finally got the crusades thing :P

**Proserpine** · 09-27-2008, 21:44

I have a question, in 2 parts for Grog & other uber-blitzers. What's the current record for a crusading (i.e. catholic) faction. Would it be possible to do, say, the Danes in 21 turns do you think?

**Anonymous II** · 09-27-2008, 23:31

So now I know there are more castles than cities in this game.

I wouldn't actually have thought that.

**Grog** · 09-28-2008, 10:17

Originally Posted by Proserpine

I have a question, in 2 parts for Grog & other uber-blitzers. What's the current record for a crusading (i.e. catholic) faction. Would it be possible to do, say, the Danes in 21 turns do you think?

ATPG holds the current record for catholic factions with HRE at 28 turns. I think he started crusade around turn3?. ie: 1-2 build/sack, 3-8 crusade1, 9-17 expand, 18-28 crusade2 iirc?

The danes would struggle compared to say HRE, due to two main reasons.
1/ Starting provinces and location: 1 province in the north compared to a central 6 for HRE. The Danes also have less florins/income/standing armies/generals at the start.

2/ I don't know if Danes get a starting diplomat/princess (or townhall...), but if they do it's still a good 5-6 turns from Arhus to Rome before you can call a crusade.

Given these two factors, I would probably put the danes low-mid thirties turnwise for a 106 province total blitz. Feel free to prove me wrong