An Empire in Flames - Tournament I: Concluded

[Aetius39]

I'm not at my computer right now so I could be wrong(very confused with so many games going on...) but I don't remember seeing this one set up.

2b. TomoeGozen (Franks, 1600 FP) attack Aetius39 (Romans I, 1608 FP) in Germania Inferior IV.

It may have got forgotten by Aetius39.
Or I'm going senile....

No, you're not going senile, but apparently I am! Totally forgot, sorry, it's up now.

pw is europa

How's this one progressing, guys?

It's mid game now!

[Aetius39]

Aetius39 (Romans I) repels the raid by TomoeGozen (Franks) in Germania Inferior IV 41-14

Sneaky Franks went through tough ground event though they had no mediums, and the Romans didn't put enough mediums themselves there, and were getting overwhelmed. Luckily on solid ground the Roman legionaires saved the day. GG as usual!^^

[kronenblatt]

Concluded battles with results
1a. Aetius39 (Romans I, 1608 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1577 FP) in Africa XXIX. => Aetius39 defeats TomoeGozen 51-14.
1b. Aetius39 (Iazyges, 1600 FP) attack kronenblatt (Romans II, 1570 FP) in Pannonia X. => kronenblatt defeats Aetius39 4-2 due to C-in-C falling in battle.
2a. TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1577 FP) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1561 FP) in Lycia and Cilicia XXII. => TomoeGozen defeats Doyley50 54-28.
2b. TomoeGozen (Franks, 1600 FP) attack Aetius39 (Romans I, 1608 FP) in Germania Inferior IV. => Aetius39 defeats TomoeGozen 41-14.
3a. kronenblatt (Romans II, 1570 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1577 FP) in Italia XIII. => TomoeGozen defeats kronenblatt 64-51.
3b. kronenblatt (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attack Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1561 FP) in Cappadocia XXI. => kronenblatt defeats Doyley50 60-48.
4a. Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1561 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1570 FP) in Macedonia XVII. => kronenblatt defeats Doyley50 49-12.
4b. Doyley50 (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attack TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1577 FP) in Syria XXIII. => Doyley50 draws with TomoeGozen 46-41.

Force point (FP) adjustments for next round
1. Aetius39: +6 (20 - 14)
2. TomoeGozen: -31 (20 - 51)
3. Doyley50: -40 (20 - 60)
4. kronenblatt: -44 (20 - 64)

[kronenblatt]

Round VI (268 AD)
Order of attack declarations:
1. Aetius39: +6: Sep. 29
2. TomoeGozen: -31: Sep. 30
3. Doyley50: -40: Oct. 1
4. kronenblatt: -44: Oct. 2

Each player shall make two attack declarations upon other players' Roman factions (see Attacks in rules):
I. One conquest attack by his Roman faction.
II. One raid attack by any non-Roman faction.

Once attack declarations have been made, battles are resolved simultaneously during a three-week period.

Please note that:

• A number of provinces are now looted by certain non-Roman factions (see earlier post and map), with provinces looted from land raids allowing for raids deeper into the Roman empire by these factions.

• Attack declaration shall be made in posts in this thread.

• Rules are found in second post of this thread.

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

• If a player above has announced his attacks, then the player next in line is free and is encouraged to announce attacks too, up to his deadline, i.e., if the players before you have announced attacks, don't wait for your deadline to announce your own attacks but instead do so speedily so battles can start as soon as possible.

The following provinces are now considered looted (as highlighted by lighter colors in the map below)
Arabia XXVI. Cappadocia XXI. Dacia XI. Moesia Inferior XII. Aegyptus XXX. Agri Decumates VI. Thracia XVI. Mesopotamia XXIV.

Aggregate occurrences of Roman factions' C-in-Cs having fallen in battle
TomoeGozen 1. Aetius39 2. kronenblatt 2.

Non-Roman factions that cannot make attacks upon certain Roman factions this round (due to losing battle)
Franks upon Romans I. Iazyges upon Romans II.

Force point (FP) adjustments
1. Aetius39: +6 (20 - 14)
2. TomoeGozen: -31 (20 - 51)
3. Doyley50: -40 (20 - 60)
4. kronenblatt: -44 (20 - 64)

[Aetius39]

Conquest:

Aetius (Romans 1) from Raetia VIII attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V) in Italia XIII (got to go for that!)

Raid:

Aetius (Goths) attacks Kronenblatt in Macedonia XVII.

[TomoeGozen]

Conquest:

TomoeGozen (Romans V) from Aegyptus XXX attacks Aetius (Romans I) in Africa XXIX (seems only fair )

Raid:

TomoeGozen (Sassanids) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV) in Bythinia Et Pontus XVIII.

[Doyley50]

Conquest:

Doyley50 (Romans IV) from Lycia et Cilicia XXII attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V) in Syria XXIII.

Raid:

Doyley50 ( Sassanids) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V) in Phoenicia XXV

[kronenblatt]

Conquest: kronenblatt attacks Doyley50's Asia XIX from Thracia XVI.
Raid: Alamans attack Germania Superior V.

[kronenblatt]

Attack declarations, round VI (270 AD)
1. Aetius39 => Conquest: Aetius39 attacks TomoeGozen's Italia XIII from Raetia VIII. Raid: Goths attack Macedonia XVII.
2. TomoeGozen => Conquest: TomoeGozen attacks Aetius39's Africa XXIX from Aegyptus XXX. Raid: Sassanids attack Bithynia et Pontus XVIII.
3. Doyley50 => Conquest: Doyley50 attacks TomoeGozen's Syria XXIII from Lycia et Cilicia XXII. Raid: Sassanids attack Phoenicia XXV.
4. kronenblatt => Conquest: kronenblatt attacks Doyley50's Asia XIX from Thracia XVI. Raid: Alamans attack Germania Superior V.

Battles, round VI (270 AD)
1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1606 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Italia XIII.
1b. Raid: Aetius39 (Goths, 1600 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1556 FP) in Macedonia XVII.
2a. Conquest: TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1606 FP) in Africa XXIX.
2b. Raid: TomoeGozen (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) in Bithynia et Pontus XVIII.
3a. Conquest: Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Syria XXIII.
3b. Raid: Doyley50 (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Phoenicia XXV.
4a. Conquest: kronenblatt (Romans II, 1556 FP) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) in Asia XIX.
4b. Raid: kronenblatt (Alamans, 1600 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1606 FP) in Germania Superior V.

Please note the following

• Battles are resolved simultaneously during a four-week period of Oct. 1 - Oct. 28.

• The defender in Conquests and the attacker in Raids creates the challenge, also deciding the map terrain for the province in question.

• All battles are 24 turns, 40 x 32 and use Remove the Head (i.e., the battle will end also when one side’s C-in-C falls in battle with that side becoming the loser).

• Only TomoeGozen, the current controller of Italia XIII, is allowed to select Praetorian Guard units in his battles.

• No map re-rolls are allowed.

• Make sure you have An Empire in Flames v2 module downloaded and installed.

• When setting up the challenge in-game, in Multiplayer Lobby under My Challenges, through pressing New Challenge and then Create Skirmish, choose Select Another Module, mark An Empire in Flames v2 and click LAUNCH. The factions can now be chosen for the battle when creating the challenge.

• The defender reports the battle result once concluded: who's victor and loser (if any), always specifying the incurred casualties and whether any faction's C-in-C fell in battle.

Enjoy! Any questions? Please post them here.

[kronenblatt]

4b. Raid: kronenblatt (Alamans, 1600 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1606 FP) in Germania Superior V.

set up for Aetius39. password: alamans

PM sent.

[Doyley50]

3b Raid

Doyley50 (Sassanids 1600) attacks TomoeGozen (RomansV 1569) in Syria XXIII.
Pwd 1234. PM sent.

4a Conquest

Kronenblatt (Romans II 1556) attacks Doyley50 ( RomansIV 1560) in Asia XIX.
Pwd 1234, PM sent.

[Aetius39]

These two games are set up:

1b. Raid against Kronenblatt

2a. Defending against TomoeGozen

pw for both is europa

[TomoeGozen]

1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1606 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Italia XIII

Challenge created and PM sent.

[TomoeGozen]

2b. Raid: TomoeGozen (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) in Bithynia et Pontus XVIII.
3a. Conquest: Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Syria XXIII.

Challenges created and PM sent.

[kronenblatt]

4a. Conquest: kronenblatt (Romans II, 1556 FP) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) in Asia XIX.

=> kronenblatt defeats Doyley50 43-14, also due to C-in-C falling in battle.

[TomoeGozen]

3b. Raid: Doyley50 (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Phoenicia XXV.

The Sassanid raid on Phoenicia was thrown back in confusion after the brave but ultimately futile death of the Persian CinC , the score was 35 - 23 in favour of the Romans at the time.

[TomoeGozen]

2b. Raid: TomoeGozen (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) in Bithynia et Pontus XVIII.

Sassanids win big in the desert 47 - 4.
A massed charge by 4 elephants was unstoppable in this game! They took on legions , cavalry and auxilia in rough terrain and didn't miss a step. If only they were always this good

[Aetius39]

Aetius (Goths) defeats Kronenblatt (Romans II) 64-52

Hardcore slugfest between the barbarian hordes and Rome. It was a pyrrhic Teuterborg.^^ Goths had several units on the brink at the end, it was super close. Great job you almost had me!

[TomoeGozen]

3a. Conquest: Doyley50 (Romans IV, 1560 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Syria XXIII.
Syria is saved!
Tomoegozen's army defeats the army of Doyley50 68 - 38.

[TomoeGozen]

1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1606 FP) attacks TomoeGozen (Romans V, 1569 FP) in Italia XIII.

The defence of Italia was progressing just fine , albeit with a little too much local blood spilt, when a rush of blood to the head of the CinC of TomoeGozen's army had him swapping units to lead a unit of Auxilia personally... you can all guess what happened next...

TomoeGozen's CinC falls in battle... again...

The scores when it happened were..
Aetius39 - 43% losses
TomoeGozen - 35% losses

One day I'll learn
Thanks to Aetius for a great game...up until that point