Slitherine

Hopefully, Richard having won his division in the Digital Ancients League [well done you!] and assuming he still has a viable internet connection should be lodging his moves soon. If anyone is playing him at the moment [Awsum?] can you remind him to pm his challenges for unclaimed territories. I know we arranged for the first week in November deadline but 9/11 moves have been sent already, so it would be a shame not to process them earlier than planned [also, if you're playing waterhead1985]

When I've received their moves I can update the map and set everyone's minds at ease over the unchallenged territories you have successfully added to your stable [not only ahead of schedule but some of us are hoping we've gained a new homeland far away from that eastern melting pot!].

I'm not real sure what to do. I will lay claim to Austria and I'm going to challenge THE SUN KING. I hope that's legal

Sounds like a plan waterhead1985, unfortunately I've also laid claim to Austria [the sultan of Swing is now officially despondent and fears for a safe homeland], so we must arrange a pot luck fight for it... I'll arrange it pw = doooh

You can also claim another unowned territory for the month of November if you wish.

At the same time, the Sun King should be rapped with his first challenge of the month against the Swedes. If no other challenges are forthcoming the Sun King is obliged to accept. You now need to specify which Swedish list you will be using so he can choose his and set it up. Good luck to you both.

Previous Gazette post includes changes to date [Update 4]

GDod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:37 am Speaking of the O'Dilly method, the Sultans's Moroccan mole has brought back glowing reports of the abundance of green pasture in Ireland for our beloved camels...Before my poor Moroccans succumb to the Spanish onslaught, we would like to move homeland in keeping with the exodus trends of late and challenge O'Dilly with Moroccan (1541-1698) for his pristine prosperous potato producing paddocks and pastureland pronto!

[as the filter only lets O'Dilly use Anglo-Irish but that's bad enough with hordes of kern!]

Note to Challengers, the O'Dilly Method needs to be used in conjunction with the Dodunski Filter.

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:57 am Note to Challengers, the O'Dilly Method needs to be used in conjunction with the Dodunski Filter.

A word of warning: The Dodunski filter only improves the ratio of dead emigrants, it does not improve the chance of victory markedly. From my two practice games still comes two losses, though with a more acceptable margin than total annihilation. I would recommend the O'Dilly method with the Dodunski advanced filter, which includes the differential timing principle. [i.e. timing the match to within an early morning window to ensure your opponents body clock is at a low ebb] In this way you can further minimize your loss.

Still waiting for the Moroccan challenge to appear, they seem to have watered down their fighting blood with Anglo Saxon bluster
Lol
O'Dilly
King of all Ireland

I will use Sweden1676-1679 in my battle with THE SUN KING(The Cult).

Dilly wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:07 am Still waiting for the Moroccan challenge to appear, they seem to have watered down their fighting blood with Anglo Saxon bluster
Lol
O'Dilly
King of all Ireland

Cheers Dilly, I wasn't sure you had accepted, so we were waiting for some of that Irish eloquent verse in reply....my horsemen will gallop and hoof it to the challenge screen now pw = irish

Gavin, do you need any more from me concerning the unclaimed territory that His Most Fair Majesty James Graham I, worthy successor to the abdicated Charles I, demands fealty?

Also, we have despatched troops of a somewhat dubious quality northwards to deal with my former countrymen. However, should we, could we, also be challenging another player? Sorry, this is unclear to me (my fault, not yours),

Alan

Alan,

Have you invaded Scotland in response to our invasion of England? If so what army are you using?

ahuyton wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:24 pm Gavin, do you need any more from me concerning the unclaimed territory that His Most Fair Majesty James Graham I, worthy successor to the abdicated Charles I, demands fealty?

Also, we have despatched troops of a somewhat dubious quality northwards to deal with my former countrymen. However, should we, could we, also be challenging another player? Sorry, this is unclear to me (my fault, not yours),

Alan

ORDERS
PART A I notice you've only claimed one unowned territory in your orders, you may claim another.
PART B You can also challenge as many players for their owned territories as you wish [every player if you want] but each player only has to accept one challenge. So, they may decline your challenges if they have accepted someone else.
You have all November to issue these challenges but a word of warning - they all need to be completed in the month of November.

Also, we have despatched troops of a somewhat dubious quality northwards to deal with my former countrymen.

Is this accepting McAsum's challenge for England, or is this a new challenge for Scotland? If you want to issue a retaliatory challenge to McAwsum of Glen Campbell for Scotland , you need to officially challenge him on this thread and tell him what army you intend using.

awesum4 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:58 pm Alan,

Have you invaded Scotland in response to our invasion of England? If so what army are you using?

Sorry for any confusion caused.

Yes, petty though it sounds I think that we will counter-invade, but in a different time period.

I will take England 1494-1559. I hesitate to say "Flodden" but miracles might happen.

The Scots will defend our poor benighted land with 1494 Scottish to face 1494 English. Battle is posted password is Flodden.
Hopefully we will drive the invaders away, as they are currently driving away our mere raid into England.

The Tsar of Russia and the King of Sweden, in their haste to claim the fine Sardine vinyards of Uzbekia, forgot to bring armies with them. As such they 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 Portugese muskets versus a brave yet outdated army of Hussars and Panzerkampwagonschutzenpferden.
Russia prevails, 53-28

A round of Sardine martinis on the house!

TheGrayMouser wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:18 am
Russia prevails, 53-28

A round of Sardine martinis on the house!

Hussar! Congratulations on your acquisition of the gateway to the sardine playing fields. We would like to place a order for the sultan's table but warn you of the presence in mainland Europe of an over confident but inept mercenary going by the name of the earl of Monmouth. We recently hired him and his thoroughly distasteful band of Cornish men peasants to take Portugal for the Sultan but despair at their brittle morale and pathetically maintained firearms. We are concerned that most of the company may be heading north after many of their number were soundly routed by the Saxon mercenaries of Spain. Should they turn up within your borders be very cautious of their commitment to your employ.

The Moroccan Mole's Moroccan Mole.

Post-script
We now recommend to you the over confident but lucky mercenary going by the name of the earl of Monmouth. We recently hired him and his thoroughly distasteful group of Cornish peasants, which seems to also contain a small band of dedicated Cornish men to take Portugal for the Sultan. We are now impressed with this small group of dedicated Cornish men's melee capabilities despite the rest of the company's brittle morale and pathetically maintained firearms. We cannot however, recommend those peasants in the company that may be heading north after many of their number were soundly routed by the Saxon mercenaries of Spain. Should this lot turn up within your borders without Monmouth be very cautious of their commitment to your employ.
Post-Post-script
Hussar, Monmouth and his Cornish-men put their heads down and charged amid a hail of Saxon shot to eventually overcome these Spanish lackeys and now claim Portugal in the name of the Sultan of Morocco. Hurrah, a new homeland if the battle for Morrocco goes south per chance! [pardon the pun]

GDod wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:51 am Hussar, Monmouth and his Cornish-men put their heads down and charged amid a hail of Saxon shot to eventually overcome these Spanish lackeys and now claim Portugal in the name of the Sultan of Morocco. Hurrah, a new homeland if the battle for Morrocco goes south per chance! [pardon the pun]

Unfortunately the Monmouth horde overran the Saxons, who failed to keep their powder dry.

Poles (8%) defeat Turks (42%)

Turks (11%) defeat Spanish (45%)

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:47 am Poles (8%) defeat Turks (42%)

KiwiLordski gobbles up Turkey and develops a liking for Ottomans

Greetings44 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:42 am Turks (11%) defeat Spanish (45%)

Turks gain Spain to make Mad King William Felipe I even madder!

Challenge statistics for owned territories
England, Poland, Turkey, Morocco, France and the Ireland have all been challenged
Scotland, Ireland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Sweden,and Morocco have all issued a challenge

Territorial gains from battles
Turkey .....gains Spain
Poland .....gains Turkey
Morocco ...gains Portugal
Russia ......gains Uzbek