Rus in high: strategy and tactics

[Gilrandir]

now Sweden is waiting for your attack.

Not Sweden. I've had enough of those northern winters - I'm moving down south.

As you can see, I'm on the way of destroying the might of Muslem powers. Turks are terrified and avoid battles as much as possible yielding a province after a province. The eggies attacked me (probably a false feeling of solidarity with their faith brothers) but being twice beaten they suffer now from civil war and a German crusade aimed at Antioch is waiting for my permission in Bulgaria (I think I'm gonna let it through). The garrison in Syria will surrender next year - no one is likely to deliver them (in vain do they scan the horizon from the lofty battlement hoping to see the dust of their cavalry coming to rescue).
There are other interesting developments of the campaign: I have never seen HRE grow so powerful - usually they crumble under a couple of heavy blows from their eager neighbors. But this time they stand tall and managed to capture almost all French domains and are now competeing with the Sicilians for ex-Italian provinces (Genoa and the like). Being evicted from both Europe and Outremer the French rooted in North Africa (evidently captured during crusade(s)) and are now a totally African nation (plus Granada).
I don't expect any trouble (except for an occasional crusade) from catholic factions unless I capture some holy places in Levant or attack any of them (the Polish, most likely). Then the beehive will be stirred to stinging. But now I'm thiking rich Middle East.

[HopAlongBunny]

Epic journey so far :)
Thank you for sharing

May peace be upon you in the Middle East

[drone]

There are other interesting developments of the campaign: I have never seen HRE grow so powerful - usually they crumble under a couple of heavy blows from their eager neighbors. But this time they stand tall and managed to capture almost all French domains and are now competeing with the Sicilians for ex-Italian provinces (Genoa and the like). Being evicted from both Europe and Outremer the French rooted in North Africa (evidently captured during crusade(s)) and are now a totally African nation (plus Granada).

Am I mistaken, or have the Danes actually done something?

[ferdi]

I guess Danes got Danmark-Pomerenia-Livonia and Findland. Sweeden and Norway are empty. they make less troble more money so I always pass the BAltıc first then enter the Anatolia.
How is your position in Balkans. Now İstanbul(where I live) will be your weak point. Be careful about Hungarians. They always dream on Constantinople :)

[Gilrandir]

I guess Danes got Danmark-Pomerenia-Livonia and Findland. Sweeden and Norway are empty.

It seems you have been watching my game over my shoulder. It happened exactly as you described. I can't help but wonder at Danes who never pay attention to iron-rich Sweden and go for a more distant and poor Finland.


Danes brought down the English, though inadvertently. As the Danish king took his permanent abode in Livonia his subjects in Denmark were far from happy which resulted in some rebellions. On one occasion rebels captured Denmark and the English jumped at the opportunity and invaded it. But they were poorly informed as the Danes returned with a vengeance the same turn. So the English were embroiled into a war which (I don't doubt) they didn't intend. The Danes (as well as rebels) were worsted, then besieged in the castle and there their king and his only heir were starved to death. So the Danes are no more and this act of violence caused a huge upheaval in the catholic world. The English were excommed. In vain did the English ambassadors at all European courts try to persuade the powers that be that it was an accident and they are ready to make amends. The Aragonese attacked them and captured Toulouse, the Spanish started a war and captured Aquitaine (and Anjou, I believe) plus they sent a crusade to Wessex which rebelled the turn before the crusaders arrived (I would like to see that three-sided battle between rebels, the English and the crusaders). So the English are on the verge of a collapse begging the Pope to lift the excom.
Meanwhile in the east I captured now-rebel Finland, bribed Livonia and moved in against the Polish and in the south I captured Edessa and Antioch from the Eggies. So the catholic nations got vexed and HRE (as no doubt the most powerful of them) declared a crusade. I still can't see it and don't know its objective, but I invaded Tripoli which had been captured by a German crusade. That's how the things stand at the moment.

[ferdi]

so after your words and images I have to play the game. .
thnx for sharing.
After English victory Spanish will be a trouble. They start with admiral attack in Gibraltar.
About Danes, I don't understand why they dont take Sweden & Norway. When I play with them I start the game with conwuering these two provices then go on Pomereria or somewhere else hold by rebels. But I see Danes in dominance too many times.
After Mongol's deletions u become superior. Now your back is steady so western Catholic world is anxious.

[LordK9]

In my last two games, the Danes took Britain and Ireland, parts of Spain, and most of the Atlantic coast. In the game I'm in now, they took the Balkans and a good part of west Asia as well. I must be hallucinating!