Dividing the Spoils - Tournament 1: Concluded

[kronenblatt]

It was such a messy battle, with generals routing on both sides. it's probably impossible to reconstruct. But I don't recall any that "fell" just routing and dispersing. For myself, I would be inclined to give it the benefit of a doubt. Besides, this is your creation!

Deeter

Yes, it was: messy, that is.

So I will for the purposes of this tournament treat my C-in-C as actually having "fallen in battle", and thus one of the Diadochi down, the rest to go. It doesn't make any practical difference anyway, other than getting us closer to an end condition (occurring when all non-eliminated C-in-C's have "fallen in battle" at least once), and reminding you other players of keeping track of your own or an opponent's C-in-C "falling in battle".

Unless one of you guys stole his body on its way back from the palace in Marakanda to Makedonia, for proper burial...? Has happened before, can happen again...

[batesmotel]

Hyrkania - Turn 3
batesmotel (Persis) beats kronenblatt (Hyrkania) 45-19

This time Hyrkania lived up to its Steppe terrain with a wide open battle field. The Persian phalanxes and infantry won the battle in the center while fighting to draws on both wings holding off the Hyrkanian mounted. As far as I recall no CinCs were harmed in the making of this victory. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

[kronenblatt]

Hyrkania - Turn 3
batesmotel (Persis) beats kronenblatt (Hyrkania) 45-19

This time Hyrkania lived up to its Steppe terrain with a wide open battle field. The Persian phalanxes and infantry won the battle in the center while fighting to draws on both wings holding off the Hyrkanian mounted. As far as I recall no CinCs were harmed in the making of this victory. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

Many thanks to you too, Chris! So it was already determined that I'd lose Hyrkania, but now it's your decision (as attacker) to whom: you or deeter (since both of you are victors against me and both of you neighbour Hyrkania)?

[kronenblatt]

In the ongoing battle between batesmotel and kronenblatt, batesmotel's C-in-C was killed in battle, and thus another of the Diadochi is now gone. The battle still rages in Karmania.

[batesmotel]

Karmania - Turn 3
kronenblatt (Paropamisadae) beats batesmotel (Karmania) 60-53

Could have gone either way but in the end went to the invaders. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

[kronenblatt]

Karmania - Turn 3
kronenblatt (Paropamisadae) beats batesmotel (Karmania) 60-53

Could have gone either way but in the end went to the invaders. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

Many thanks, Chris! As you say, it could have gone either way. Through this result it's clear that rbodleyscott gains control over Karmania (independent of the actual outcome of the battle between him and batesmotel), since kronenblatt doesn't neighbour Karmania. But I may make sense anyway to play it out in order to potentially get a higher order in next round's attack declarations.

[rbodleyscott]

Karmania - Turn 3
kronenblatt (Paropamisadae) beats batesmotel (Karmania) 60-53

Could have gone either way but in the end went to the invaders. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

Many thanks, Chris! As you say, it could have gone either way. Through this result it's clear that rbodleyscott gains control over Karmania (independent of the actual outcome of the battle between him and batesmotel), since kronenblatt doesn't neighbour Karmania. But I may make sense anyway to play it out in order to potentially get a higher order in next round's attack declarations.

And one of us might be killed.

[kronenblatt]

Karmania - Turn 3
kronenblatt (Paropamisadae) beats batesmotel (Karmania) 60-53

Could have gone either way but in the end went to the invaders. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

Many thanks, Chris! As you say, it could have gone either way. Through this result it's clear that rbodleyscott gains control over Karmania (independent of the actual outcome of the battle between him and batesmotel), since kronenblatt doesn't neighbour Karmania. But I may make sense anyway to play it out in order to potentially get a higher order in next round's attack declarations.

And one of us might be killed.

Well, batesmotel is already "dead" but that aspect is applicable on you.

[Aetius39]

Karvon and Aetius tie 56-51

Slow start, but hard finish, with lots of units broken and fleeing, but no clear winner as time expired. GG Karvon!

[kronenblatt]

Karvon and Aetius tie 56-51

Slow start, but hard finish, with lots of units broken and fleeing, but no clear winner as time expired. GG Karvon!

Thanks for report! This is the first tie in the (admittedly not so long) history of Dividing the Spoils! Didn't think that could happen, given the intensive and brutal slugfests I've been having with RBS, deeter, and batesmotel.

[kronenblatt]

How's the only remaining battle progressing? The one between rbodleyscott and batesmotel in Karmania . The target was to resolve all battles over a three-week period, by November 27.

[rbodleyscott]

How's the only remaining battle progressing? The one between rbodleyscott and batesmotel in Karmania . The target was to resolve all battles over a three-week period, by November 27.

Should not be too much longer I think, but it is still finely balance on 31:21

[batesmotel]

Turn 3

rbodleyscott has triumphed in Karmania over the local defensive forces 57-31 without havnig his CinC killed thus confirming the loss of the province of Karmania. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

[rbodleyscott]

Turn 3

rbodleyscott has triumphed in Karmania over the local defensive forces 57-31 without havnig his CinC killed thus confirming the loss of the province of Karmania. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

Actually I think my C-in-C was in fact killed.

Great, hard fought game. Probably decided by fear of elephants keeping many of Chris's cavalry units out of the main fight.

For much of it I was afraid that I was going to be unable to look my Coalition partner in the eye.

Richard

[batesmotel]

If my irregular foot managed to take Richard's CinC down beofre they succumbed to an elephant with the CinC plus a couple other units they were fighting, then they didn't break and die in vain!

Chris

Turn 3

rbodleyscott has triumphed in Karmania over the local defensive forces 57-31 without havnig his CinC killed thus confirming the loss of the province of Karmania. Thanks for a good game.

Chris

Actually I think my C-in-C was in fact killed.

Great, hard fought game. Probably decided by fear of elephants keeping many of Chris's cavalry units out of the main fight.

For much of it I was afraid that I was going to be unable to look my Coalition partner in the eye.

Richard

[batesmotel]

Having discovered Deeter's disdain for the residents of Hyrkania, the province will return to my control.

Chris

[kronenblatt]

Many thanks for reports, everyone. This concludes round 3 and leaves the political situation as follows:

Round 3 (318 BC) - satrapy control changes

- rbodleyscott gains control over Karmania from batesmotel.
- batesmotel gains control over Hyrkania from kronenblatt.
- Blagrot gains control over Kappadokia from coalition partner Karvon.

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[kronenblatt]

Round 4 (317 BC)

Order of attack declarations
1. deeter 61% (Dec. 4 )
2. batesmotel 53% (Dec. 5 )
3. kronenblatt 60% (Dec. 6 )
4. rbodleyscott 57% (Dec. 7 )
5. Karvon 56% (Dec. 8 )
6. Blagrot 0% (Dec. 9 )
7. Aetius39 51% (Dec. 10 )

Existing coalitions
Karvon and Blagrot
deeter and batesmotel
rbodleyscott and kronenblatt

Diadochi still alive: Karvon, Blagrot, deeter, Aetius39
Epigoni ruling as second generation: batesmotel, rbodleyscott, kronenblatt


Some aspects from coalitions on attack declarations (from the rules in the second post of this thread):

• For the purposes of determining the order, the order of all partners within a coalition vis-a-vis all the other players in the tournament is based on the partner within the coalition with the highest level of inflicted casualties from battles in the previous round, and the order within the coalition is determined by each coalition partner's maximum level of inflicted casualties from battles in the previous round.

• The partners in a coalition can during any given round in total only make as many attacks as the number of partners in that coalition minus one.
  • As a result, one of the coalition partners will not be able to make an attack announcement in any given round.
  • Example: If there are two partners in a coalition, only one of them can announce attacks that round.

Once attack declarations have been made, battles are resolved simultaneously during a (due to Christmas and New Year holidays four-week period of Dec. 12 - Jan. 9 (see Battles in the rules).
(If all battles have been resolved before that, round 4 may commence earlier, but plan for first order of attack declarations for round 4 on Jan. 11).

Please note that:

• Rules are found in second post of this thread.

• Date (midnight CET+1 (Pella) time) above indicates deadline, after which opportunity to declare attack is forfeited and the player next in line may declare attack.

• Once a player above has declared an attack, then player next in line is free to declare attack, up to his/her deadline.

• Satrapies already included as a satrapy-at-stake in another player's attack this round may neither be attacked nor attacked from nor constitute a satrapy-at-stake in the attack in question.

Enjoy!

[deeter]

I declare my undying support for undead Batesmotel in his struggle against the eastern zombie empires. Besides, he took Hyrcania off my hands.

Deeter

[batesmotel]

Turn 4

Batesmotel attacks Baktriane using the army of Persis, staking Hyrkania and calls upon Deeter to provide support for the attack.

Chris