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kronenblatt (Khorasanian) defeats ericdoman1 (Navarrese).

Inspired by the recent discussions about the "optimal" scoring system providing the "best" incentives, a change to how points are allocated will be applied on all challenges made from now on (currently active games will still keep the old scoring mechanism, with 1p for a win and 0p otherwise):

• Players will now be allocated points as follows:
  • for winning player: 4p plus 2p if suffering 0-4% casualties and plus 1p if suffering 5-9% casualties.
  • for drawing or losing player: 0p if inflicting 0-14% casualties, 1p if inflicting 15-29% casualties, 2p if inflicting 30-44% casualties, 3p if inflicting 45+% casualties.

These incremental point allocations will hopefully create a nerve also if a game is about to be lost and drawn, with players seeking to inflict as much casualties as possible to bring home as many points as possible.

Needless to say, reporting the result will now also require the actual casualties (with inflicted casualties specified in same order as the player), e.g.:

• 7 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD lost against 5 TomoeGozen Scots 851-1051 AD 15-45.

• 7 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD won against 5 TomoeGozen Scots 851-1051 AD 45-15.

• 7 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD drew with 5 TomoeGozen Scots 851-1051 AD 30-45.

I think it would be more rational to adjust the winner's bonus relative to what the loser can earn.
Thus, 3-0 for less than 15%, 2-1 for 15-29%, 1-2 for 30-44% and 0-3 for 45+.

For example:

40-0 would result in a 7-0 score.
45-20 would result in a 6-1 score.
60-50 would result in a 4-3 score.
45-45 would result in a 3-3 score.

2 ericdoman1 Indian (Hindu North) 600-1049 AD won against 5 Doyley50 Viking (Ireland) 900-1049 AD 45 -20 ( a guess)

3 Yeferz01 Navarrese 900-1049 AD lost against 1ericdoman1 Viking (Ireland) 900-1049 AD 22 - 50 (actual result)

1 ericdoman1 Navarrese 900-1049 AD lost against 4 kronenblatt Khorasanian 821-1003 AD 54 - 61 (actual result)

2 ericdoman1 Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Arab Abbasid allies 815 - 835 AD challenges 1 stew101 Rus 860-959 AD

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ericdoman1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:55 pm 2 ericdoman1 Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Arab Abbasid allies 815 - 835 AD challenges 1 stew101 Rus 860-959 AD

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This game will be scored according to the new points system.

3 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD challenges 4 Yeferz01 Indian (Hindu North) 600-1049 AD

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ericdoman1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:55 pm 2 ericdoman1 Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Arab Abbasid allies 815 - 835 AD challenges 1 stew101 Rus 860-959 AD

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Challenge accepted.
It's never a good idea to invade Russia mon Generale!

Stew101 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 3:56 pm

ericdoman1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:55 pm 2 ericdoman1 Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Arab Abbasid allies 815 - 835 AD challenges 1 stew101 Rus 860-959 AD

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Challenge accepted.
It's never a good idea to invade Russia mon Generale!

I'm invading the Crimea, quite warm there:)

kronenblatt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:40 pm 3 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD challenges 4 Yeferz01 Indian (Hindu North) 600-1049 AD

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I accept your challenge

kronenblatt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:40 pm 3 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD challenges 4 Yeferz01 Indian (Hindu North) 600-1049 AD

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I accept your challenge

Yeferz01 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:55 am

kronenblatt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:40 pm 3 kronenblatt Navarrese 900-1049 AD challenges 4 Yeferz01 Indian (Hindu North) 600-1049 AD

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I accept your challenge

Battle set up now, with password: EGL900AD

9 dragmio Viking (Ireland) 900-1049 AD defeats 8 Blagrot Arab (Abbasid) 874-946 AD

6 dragmio Arab (Abbasid) 874-946 AD challenges 5 Aetius39 Indian (Rajput) 650-1049 AD.
pw: EGL900AD

dragmio wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 8:49 pm 6 dragmio Arab (Abbasid) 874-946 AD challenges 5 Aetius39 Indian (Rajput) 650-1049 AD.
pw: EGL900AD

Got it!

Updated.

Hi everyone.

I'd like to join in this league.

My army choice : Scots 851-1051 AD

dim30 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 10:30 pm Hi everyone.

I'd like to join in this league.

My army choice : Scots 851-1051 AD

Great, welcome Stéphane! You’ve been added with Scots as your first army and are good to go.

dim30 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 10:30 pm Hi everyone.

I'd like to join in this league.

My army choice : Scots 851-1051 AD

In that case let me welcome you with a challenge - My Vikings Vs your Scots

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Blagrot wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:06 pm

dim30 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 10:30 pm Hi everyone.

I'd like to join in this league.

My army choice : Scots 851-1051 AD

In that case let me welcome you with a challenge - My Vikings Vs your Scots

Updated.

What a warm welcome ; )
Challenge accepted Sir.

Karvon Byzantines defeated Doyley50 Khazars. 62-37

Expecting waves of horse archers, we deployed our heavy foot in a long line anchored by villages on each flank with a large woods further screening our left and a pond overlooked by a small hill securing our right. We put massed bow in each village and deployed our archer and slingers in the woods on our left backed up by half a dozen medium foot. On our far right lay another woods where we placed a handful of javelins to harry any horse who happened by. Our cavalry we held in reserve in a line behind our infantry.

The Khazars surprised us by bringing a bit of foot; some guard spear and a couple of bowmen screened by some light foot. They had a lot of horse archers supported by a handful of lancers accompanied by a few light horse archers.

The Khazars swept forward and particularly focused on turning my right and clearing the villages. Their infantry moved up to provide fire support against my infantry line. I shifted a few of my foot to secure the hill guarding my right, redeploying the cavalry there into the reserve. I brought my javelinmen out of the woods and harassed the cavalry moving up on my right. He detached a handful of horse to deal with these, killing a couple, but tying up his troops for a few turn in the process. My right wing village was subjected to a massive barrage of fire for several turns and my bowmen eventually died.

We launched our counterattack; Our spears surged forward all along the line driving his horse archers off in various directions and we engaged and overwhelmed his handful of supporting foot. Our massed medium foot charged out of the woods on our left chasing his horse archers further away and turning the enemy right. Our cavalry advanced in support of our foot, sometime catching, more often further scattering his horse. We lost a few units who pursued beyond support, but, despite a last minute rally just before night fell, we finally destroyed or chased off enough for his army to finally break.

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