"240 BC Grand Campaign"

vakarr · Post by **vakarr** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:59 am

The suspense is building in Cappadocia, with Pontus in bad shape but only needing 2% to win!!!!

: The Cappadocian battleground with Pontus in red and Cappadocia in blue; Screen_00000006.jpg (373.71 KiB) Viewed 3836 times

vakarr · Post by **vakarr** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:24 pm

The victory bells (or whatever they had in 240 BC) will be rung out all over Pontus as at last, despite a stubborn and well-fought defence, we can claim a victory in Cappadocia

: After 12 attempts at last a victory!; Screen_00000009.jpg (287.76 KiB) Viewed 3820 times

. PONTUS IS SAVED!!! (at least until the next battle...)
Stability level raised to 4, so the attack on Sophene goes ahead!

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:52 am

Hi all!
Incomes have been collected and every nation is now richer than before!

Let each of you also remember that if your finances are not so plenty of money and prevent you from taking a desired action, there still is the chance of raising 70 talents with an Increase Tax action, that will cost you only 1 stability level.

ulysisgrunt · Post by **ulysisgrunt** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:15 pm

When can we send in moves?

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:11 am

Ulysisgrunt wrote:When can we send in moves?

Every moment you like.
This is not a turn based campaign but a dynamical one.
The only restrictions are that you can't have more than:
- 1 land or amphibious attack
- 1 independent attack
running at the same moment.

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:38 pm

As Ulysisgrunt PMed to me he is going to invade once again Phoenicia from Egypt.

The honour of defending the shore of Lebanon falls on 76mm

EDIT
In fact the action was already forecasted on the 5th of January but never took actually place.

76mm · Post by **76mm** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:59 am

I've already successfully defended Phoenicia from the effete Egyptians once and plan to do so again!

ulysisgrunt · Post by **ulysisgrunt** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:47 pm

Challenge up for 76mm!

My augurs divined that the gods suggested I select generals who can read a map.......

pw: 76mm

76mm · Post by **76mm** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:36 pm

Macedon failed in its attempt to conquer Epirus...

vakarr · Post by **vakarr** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:22 am

The Roman invasion of Trinacria has failed, and the Syracusans have thrown out the invaders. It was a hard fought battle that was 56 to 62% at the end, and the result was often in doubt. My first encounter with Romans using hoplites, I thought I was certain to lose, and the Romans were winning to begin with. I felt more like that when I tried to charge them in front and flank and found my hoplites thrown back fragmented or disrupted - it seemed I was never going to get a flank charge on an engaged unit. However there were some units that did stick eventually and Roman losses started to mount. There was one amazing veteran hoplite unit that held off five Roman units until it finally auto-broke. Generally it took three of my units to rout a Roman unit - I found out that the value of a light horse unit is its ability to be around the rear of the enemy somewhere and charge widely separated fragmented units from the rear or flank. Still I had trouble beating up one Roman unit with cavalry, I had heavy cavalry facing it from three directions and I couldn't get one of them to stick when they charged, so it took a long time before a flank charge was able to do anything. Never give up, never surrender!

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vakarr · Post by **vakarr** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:59 am

I suggest that in a future campaign, after seeing the terrain of a battle (but not his opponent's army - if that's possible) the defender be allowed to restart the battle. This way the defender gets to play on ground of his own choosing - he would only get one chance to restart the game, and if he gets worse terrain after restarting the battle then he has to accept it. The defender would be the player whose lands are being invaded.

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:45 pm

Given the fact that Varity has disappeared from six days, making no moves in our match and not answering my PM, being anyway not my intention to claim the game as abandoned up until another three days, I'm anyway going to launch in the meanwile a new land attack, this time from Gandhara to Fergana.

The password for shadowblack is: Bactria

vakarr · Post by **vakarr** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:54 pm

In Paphlagonia, the Seleucids (Yellow) are actually losing, impossible though it may seem, though they are pressing hard and it seems it can't last and eventually their superior quality troops will make their weight felt. The Pontic army (Blue) massed for a drive along the river bank and put archers on the other side, ready to shoot away any defenders of the hill, but the Seleucids gave up the hill without a fight before they could be shot at.

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76mm · Post by **76mm** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:25 am

The Jewish army successfully defended Phoenicia--again--against Ptolomy's Egyptian army. Hopefully this victory will dispel their delusions of grandeur and convince them to leave Judea alone in the future!

76mm · Post by **76mm** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:26 am

In an unrelated development, Macedon will attack Epirus again from Macedonia. Let me know the opponent and I will set up the challenge.

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:32 pm

76mm wrote:In an unrelated development, Macedon will attack Epirus again from Macedonia. Let me know the opponent and I will set up the challenge.

The Phirryc forces will fight under the command of Aryaman

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:36 pm

vakarr wrote:In Paphlagonia, the Seleucids (Yellow) are actually losing, impossible though it may seem, though they are pressing hard and it seems it can't last and eventually their superior quality troops will make their weight felt. The Pontic army (Blue) massed for a drive along the river bank and put archers on the other side, ready to shoot away any defenders of the hill, but the Seleucids gave up the hill without a fight before they could be shot at.

Let the fate sustain the true cause of the Pontic people, invaded by a tyrannical and unjust hellenistic ruler, relying only on the brute force of his army instead of trusting on the almighty Gods!

76mm · Post by **76mm** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:16 pm

[quote="Lysimachos"
The Phirryc forces will fight under the command of Aryaman[/quote]

I've posted a challenge for Aryaman, password "rematch"

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:30 pm

The soldiers hired by the rulers of Drangiana, struck by the teachings of the Buddha read by pious monks in front of the armies deployed for battle, dropped down their swords and spears flocking to their Indian brothers and kneeling in front of them in sign of submission.

Given the benevolence of the Mauryan commander they were immediately pardoned and another province happily joined the Empire where the rule of kindness and benignity invigorates everyone!

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:37 pm

Tomorrow the draw of the Italian lottery will determine the new random events for every nation!

Let's hope the best ...

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