War for Europe and the Near East Campaign

[GDod]

Just an update of the Spanish versus Moroccan defense of her homeland.

The Moroccan Mole can report an epic struggle with Mad King William Felipe I currently standing at 58 Spanish to 53 Moroccan. On a largely open field the swirling Moroccan light cavalry cannot touch the mainly in tact Spanish pike. With only two spearmen units left, the Moroccans are hunting an opportunity to deliver a blow to the Spanish cowboys and two lonely light cavalry units. Meanwhile, the Spanish pike and thir supporting cowboys are searching for any opportunity to deliver the final fateful blow to the Moroccans. Both generals are quivering with stressful anticipation of a final solution to the current impasse.

PS Can anyone remember how we take screenshots for posting to the thread?....so more interesting with a visual cue, and by reducing the size footprint we can sequence and share our games progress for everyone's voyeuristic interest and comment.

[KiwiWarlord]

PS Can anyone remember how we take screenshots for posting to the thread?....so more interesting with a visual cue, and by reducing the size footprint we can sequence and share our games progress for everyone's voyeuristic interest and comment.

Press the F2 key to take the screen shot.
This is saved to ( on my win10 PC )

"C:\Users\User\Documents\My Games\PIKEANDSHOT\SCREENS"

Not sure how you post it to the Forum.
Ask through the Tech Support page of the Forum.

[GDod]

Not sure how you post it to the Forum.
Ask through the Tech Support page of the Forum.

Cheers Brian, I can post as an attachment.

[awesum4]

The Ruler of Scotland McAwesum of the Glen Campbells is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of Joint Military exercises with units from the army of our brother King Alan the Righteous of England. At the conclusion of the exercises the two rulers met to sign a Treaty of Eternal Friendship and Mutual Support.



In reality the Scottish Spears with support from gallant highlanders managed to defeat the English invasion. Our having extra units allowed us to flank charge his foot and his mounted at critical points. The highlanders managed to destroy the longbows defending the few pieces of rough terrain on the field. Another enjoyable game that was a close contest for quite a while. Thanks Alan

[w_michael]

Aryaman, we can continue our game now that the DoS attack is over. I lost a turn, so if you open and immediately end your turn we will be even. You were certainly winning, so if you would rather that I conceded I will.

[awesum4]

The lovely people of Germany, good honest hard-working people, salt of the earth people, have decided to join with the wonderful Scottish people led by the awesome McAwesum of Glen Campbell. This follows a misguided attempt by the Irish led by Dilly O'Dilly to suborn the Germans to join his hegemonic evil empire.

A force of Polish mercenaries in the employ of McAwesum smashed their way quickly through the Ottoman mercenaries employed by O'Dilly. The small force of jannisaries and larger force of Sipahis were simply outclassed in hand to hand melee by Pike and Shot units and massed charges from winged hussars and melee pistol cavalry. A one-sided and unfair fight where the odds were firmly in the Poles favour.

[KiwiWarlord]

Irish led by Dilly O'Dilly to suborn the Germans to join his hegemonic evil empire.

A force of Polish mercenaries in the employ of McAwesum smashed their way quickly through the Ottoman mercenaries employed by O'Dilly.

Good to see the Poles smashing up some Irish, even if they were Mercenaries. Well done the Poles, Hussar !!!!

[GDod]

The lovely people of Germany, good honest hard-working people, salt of the earth people, have decided to join with the wonderful Scottish people led by the awesome McAwesum of Glen Campbell.

Germans in Kilts... THAT'S AN ABOMINATION, which must be stopped ! Someone needs to save Europe from this calamity! Europe appeals to the Great Dane to preempt any thought of interbreeding between the Scottish terriers and German dachshunds...I can only see this ending in either insufferable double entendres about the offspring, or objectionable buffoonery about bratwurst and kilts!

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[GDod]

The European, North African and Near Eastern Gazette

November News

Claims to unowned territories and homeland challenges have all been received at this office. All 11 Kingdoms have submitted papers in triplicate to this newsroom filing outrageous unjustified claims to independent lands. Local landowners throughout europe, the Near East and Africa report widespread panic. Alfonso de Alac'a'Name when interviewed in his home village of Wareizit in Slovakia stated Som strach, pretože moje vznášadlo je plné úhorov, which roughly translates to "I'm scared because now my hoover thing is full of eels!"
In breaking news:-

Call to Arms in the British Isles
The King of Scotland issued a challenge to the King of England to advance his claim to the English throne. This claim was resoundingly rejected. The King of England accepted the challenge marching his hastily assembled entourage to the border. The continent no longer needs to wait in anticipation. A report by the servant, Walsingham to the Moste glorious Majesty states "Be it knowne that the Scots raiders, in their greate thousands, hath been defeated by yr Most Loyalle and humble servantes, the folkes of Berwick under mye mervoulse Command. We hath sent 100000 viperous Scots and their pawre horse to the fires of Hell." Hence, the Scottish invasion was beaten back to the glens whence they came! In reply, the King of England issued a challenge to the King of Scotland and marched his victorious forces north. However, the Ruler of Scotland McAwesum of the Glen Campbell's has just announced what he calls "...the successful conclusion of Joint Military exercises with units from the army of our brother King Alan the Righteous of England."
In reality the Scottish Spears with support from gallant highlanders managed to defeat the English invasion. At the conclusion of these "exercises", the Scottish report the two rulers met to sign a Treaty of Eternal Friendship and Mutual Support. This reporter wonders whether the English Monarch had any choice but to sign! Hence, Scotland remains a sovereign nation.

Simultaneously, DillyO'Dilly King of Ireland challenged the King of Poland in a fit of Irish rage at his usurpation of the Polish throne, which in his mind belongs to his second brothers third uncle of their neighbour's Aunty Caoimhe in the village in County Wexford. O'Dilly claimed this morning, "...that jumped up Polak swineherd has no right to annex, confiscate, grab, impound, repossess, sequest, defalcate, embezzle, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, peculate, or thieve my friend's Aunty's birthright. Clearly, having swallowed a dictionary for breakfast this reporter later observed O'Dilly gathering in the gallowglas and kern, 'bonnachts' and the newly settled Scots, referring to them as those bar-legged mountain men - those 'Redshank' heathen for a farewell banquet of 108 different potato dishes and brimming vats of blinding Poitín. KiwiWarlordski, King of Poland, accepted the challenge It was reported that Europe was subsequently stunned by the inability of the Irish to stand in the field of battle without falling over drunk despite being capable of finding Poland after their drinking binge. However, this news was premature as though Poland continues to remain firmly Slavic the Irish are now their drunken overlords.
In other news, the Sultan of Morocco challenged O'Dilly Dilly a' diddley diddley due to being between a rock and a hard potato and having a bad case of Spanish flu back in Morocco. Finding the Irish indeed couldn't remember how firearms or pike work, he engaged what he thought was O'Dilly's Irish army. However, as it turned out it was a irate English tenant who had assembled men from his English possessions and willing Irish mercenaries. An astonished Sultan now faces O'Dilly's Irish army. Tired but buoyed from his defeat of the Anglo-Irish he now is attempting to take Ireland again.
Meanwhile, not content with being soundly defeated by the Irish Poland declared war on the O'Dilly Irish homeland and an invasion force of Poles from the muster of 1618 - 1632 has now begun the long to the land of potatoes & fellow Catholic Brothers. Europe awaits in astonished disbelief whether O'Dilly will accept.

Call to Arms in Eastern Europe and Asia
The Tzardom of Russia under Mouse-e-Tungovich declared Uzbek Hetmanate part of the Tzarist Kingdom to monopolise the Sardine supply from the Kaspian. Unfortunately the The King of Sweden, now known widely in Russia as the "The Lion Cub of the North" has lost his claim to this valuable piece of real estate for their lutfisk production after being defeated battle despite forgetting to bring home armies with them. As such both sides were forced to purchase the services of some used mercenary companies lurking in the region by blind bidding at the bazaar. Russia got the better, a wall of Portuguese muskets versus a brave yet outdated army of Hussars and Panzerkampwagonschutzenpferden.
Uzbek and the sardine trade is now firmly in the Russia sphere of influence.
After the Poles under KiwiLordski successfully challenged the Grand Sultan bin Greeting44 for Turkey, Poland now declares war on Russia and an invasion force of Poles from the muster of 1618 - 1632 has begun the short journey to the land of sunflowers. Shocked by Polish greed, the Russian response was stunned silence. Europe waits in disbelief at the hasty mustering between Kiev and the Dneiper after their belated reply and the Irish skulduggery that sabotaged the Polish effort. the Polish Warlord now having to muster his forces from newly acquired territories outside the original Polish homeland. Meanwhile, the Sultan of Morocco had his eye on a nice piece of Polish horse flesh and challenged KiwiLordski for Poland, unaware that their homeland was overrun by the Irish. a disgruntled Sultan marching back to Morocco wonders whether his homeland will be their on his arrival back. Furthermore, Denmark has finally entered the fray by challenging Sweden for the territory of Norway.

Call to Arms in Western Europe and West Africa
Spain extended the Reconquista with the invasion of Morocco and claimed Portugal to be territories of the Spanish crown. His Serene Highness the Sultan of Morocco G bin Dodaziz accepted both challenges refuting these outrageous claims. The battle for Portugal saw mercenary Cornish-men under the now able commander the Earl of Monmouth defeat the Spanish Saxon mercenaries to gain Portugal for the sultan. Although, Portugal is now part of the sultan's stable Fortunately the Sultan of Morocco also held on to his homeland, which was under threat from the Mad King's invasion force.
Both the Sun King of France Aryaman Bourbon and Mad King William Felipe I of Spain claimed by right the Kingdom of Italy. The Bourbon king based his claim on a future assertion to the right to remarry Marie de' Medici in the event of his current wife's death, even though Felipe is currently married to the very same women. Europe continues to wait in nervous anticipation of a result
Meanwhile, the Grand Sultan of the Ottoman Empire clearly concerned for their Moroccan brother's poor performance against the infidel's Spanish invasion challenged Mad King Felipe I for the Spanish mainland, which is now once more under a Muslim ruler. All of Europe is shaking their heads in wonder at the success of the suntanned Sultan's audacious move.
Moreover, not only has both the Sultan of Morocco and the "The Lion of the North" laid claim to Austria but the Swedish King has also challenged the Sun King after tasting a rather fine bottle of Bordeaux and coveting the region. Monmouth's failure to arrive in Austria as a fully paid mercenary company required the disgruntled Sultan to employ Portuguese mercenaries from his new territory to pursue his claim against the "The Lion of the North" and his mercenary army of hairy Scotsmen. Unfortunately, for the Sultan the Portuguese mercenaries hightailed it back to Portugal with a bad taste of kilt shock. Hence, the Swedish King now has a new territory for his imperial court and nobles to prance around in their finery. Meanwhile, it's unsure whether the Sun King has risked the loss of his fine wine producing region. Europe waits. Moreover, buoyed by his recent success DillyO'Dilly King of Ireland has now challenged the Sultan of Morocco for his newly gained territory of Portugal, which was honourably accepted

Call to Arms in Central Europe
The Irishman Dilly O'Dilly and the Scotsman McAwsum of Glen Campbell challenged for Germany having an insatiable liking for bratwurst and München lager. Since both claim these delicious staples they continue to 'fight for the right'. Europe's wait to see which Gaelic expedition will win has ended.The lovely people of Germany, good honest hard-working people, salt of the earth people, have decided to join with the wonderful Scottish people led by the awesome McAwesum of Glen Campbell. This follows a misguided attempt by the Irish led by Dilly O'Dilly to suborn the Germans to join his hegemonic evil empire. A force of Polish mercenaries in the employ of McAwesum smashed their way quickly through the Ottoman mercenaries employed by O'Dilly. The small force of jannisaries and larger force of Sipahis were simply outclassed in hand to hand melee by Pike and Shot units and massed charges from winged hussars and melee pistol cavalry. A one-sided and unfair fight where the odds were firmly in the Poles favour.


EUROPE IN TURMOIL - UPDATE 8 Turn 1 Showing challenges, and states that have succumbed to occupation or resolved player battles to date.

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[w_michael]

I find it difficult to follow what is going on. I've lost a bunch of battles and I may well be knocked out of the campaign. I have no idea.

The colourful commentary is fun, but it is not a substitute for knowing where everyone stands.

[GDod]

William

Each map update shows territories, which have changed color to the victor's color when the results are received. The unresolved battles are shown as explosions. Obviously, if you have defended your territory successfully, it will remain your color. If you've claimed a territory without having to contest it, it will automatically change to your color.
It does not show who is challenging

According to the map, you are still in possession of Austria, which means you now only have access to Imperial armies and, of course, pot luck when required. If you win against Aryaman, you will pick up Italy. Even if you loose all territories you may still relocate to another "unowned territory".

At the same time, I neglected to include the successful defense of Morocco, which has just been completed. Please see the previous update, which now has been resolved.

Current unresolved battles include:-

France............... Waterhead1985 vs Aryaman
Italy.................. William vs Aryaman
Ireland............... Dilly vs myself
Portugal.............. Dilly vs myself
Norway.............. Youngr vs waterhead1985


If it helps, I could either show a tabulated list with each update that shows.

player challenging
player challenged
whether it has been accepted
the territory contested
and the result

or

I could color code the explosion to the challengers color

Would either of these solutions help, or do your have another idea?

[waterhead1985]

I thought GDod and I played a match for Austria last month. Just checking

[w_michael]

I own Austria?

[KiwiWarlord]

Current unresolved battles include:-

France............... Waterhead1985 vs Aryaman
Italy.................. William vs Aryaman
Ireland............... Dilly vs myself
Portugal.............. Dilly vs myself
Norway.............. Youngr vs waterhead1985

Ottoman Turks have invaded Russia and have had several moves.
Is this an illegal battle ?

[GDod]

Oops, I've got my waterhead and William mixed up.... I'll correct it immediately. Sorry, William...hopefully you'll win Italy [failing that you have the opportunity to relocate to an unclaimed territory]

Brian, according to the challenges, you're KiwiLordski who is using his newly acquired Ottomans to invade russia. I wasn't sure whether you were going ahead with this challenge or you were holding it off until round 2.

[ahuyton]

I hesitate, Gavin, to add to the interrogation...but... I think Scotland is still Scottish. Alas. Because my invasion failed, as did McAndre's Border reiver incursion into England.

Enjoying the campaign though!

[GDod]

I hesitate, Gavin, to add to the interrogation...but... I think Scotland is still Scottish. Alas. Because my invasion failed, as did McAndre's Border reiver incursion into England.

Enjoying the campaign though!

Thanks Alan and waterhead... Scotland and England have remained their starting colors but the battle symbols have been removed as they have been completed... I've corrected the last map update for a "Swedish Austria" and included the Russian invasion by Brian. Sorry, my bucket's been quite full of late but hopefully this is sorted now?

[KiwiWarlord]

Brian, according to the challenges, you're KiwiLordski who is using his newly acquired Ottomans to invade russia. I wasn't sure whether you were going ahead with this challenge or you were holding it off until round 2.

Considering how badly it is going I would like to withdraw & restart it in Round 2.
That OK GD ?

[awesum4]

I am really enjoying the campaign.

I enjoy Gavins style of reporting, although so far he has avoided bursting into song and poetry, but it is sometimes hard to work out exactly what has happened.

It would be good to wait for the remaining games to be finished and the map completed before we move to the next campaign turn.

I presume anyone who has lost his territories gets to choose his new homeland before challenges are issued.

[GDod]

Considering how badly it is going I would like to withdraw & restart it in Round 2.
That OK GD ?

If that's ok with TGM, that's fine