Slitherine

• There are no turns but a player may only issue one challenge at a time for any town/port, or shrine, bordering, or connected by a designated route, to any of their factions towns/ports or shrines, until the result is posted.

• Acceptance must be posted once the challenge has been posted. (Open battle, large armies, wide, agricultural terrain (except Imari and Komoda, which is hilly)

• First challenge posted bumps any subsequent challenge for the town/port, or shrine, until the challenge is resolved and the result is posted.

• First challenge posted for a town/port, or shrine occupied by an opposing player's army stops movement away until the challenge is resolved.

• Unanswered challenges loose the town/port, or shrine after one week.

• Players may move freely between friendly towns/ports, or shrines and those connected by a sea lane to challenge or defend a town/port, or shrine.

• You may move through a town/port, or shrine even when it is occupied by a friendly army if the move is posted prior to a challenge for that town/port, or shrine.

• If a player challenges for a town/port, or shrine, and the rival faction cannot get a player's army to it within four game-days it automatically falls to the challenging faction.

• Unsuccessful challenges cannot be posted again by the same player for the same town/port or shrine until they have challenged for a different town/port, or shrine.

• If a town/port, or shrine, is taken, or the challenge is unsuccessful, the unsuccessful player must return to the town/port, or shrine they advanced from. If unable to do so, the nearest town/port, or shrine.

• If more than one neighbouring town/port, or shrine, the path of retreat is random.

• Hence, it is possible (but not likely) that more than one player of a faction may occupy a town/port or shrine when they are forced to retreat.
  (In this instance, if again challenged, the defenders may decide who defends. If the challenger is successful both defenders must again retreat to the nearest town/port or shrine. If two are available, they will retreat to a different town/port or shrine.)

• Invaders - Yuan.

• Japanese - Hojo.

• The Mongols have a 25% chance that they will be affected when moving by sea.

• The Japanese have a 10% chance of an adverse effect.

• Japanese players attacking or defending a shrine must use all warrior monks available.

• Weather effects do not apply to attacking or defending shrines.

AlexDetrojan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:01 pm 'Hence, it is possible that more than one player of a faction may occupy a town/port or shrine when they are forced to retreat only.
(In this instance, if again challenged, the challenger may opt to challenge either defending players. If success both defenders must again retreat to the nearest town/port or shrine. If two are available, they will retreat to a different town/port or shrine.'

Gavin, I was thinking that maybe instead of the challenger deciding which defending player to attack in the above situation, maybe the defenders would decide instead. My reasoning is this: a poor player like myself in the above situation would be the natural one for the challenger to keep attacking, he could theoretically run through the whole island by challenging a poorer player. If there was say, a better player like KiwiWarlord also defending, having the defenders choose who defends prevents an out of control domino effect. Just a thought.

ahuyton wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:25 pm Gavin, thanks for launching this. I am not sure if I completely understood but that doesn't matter. I am happy to be challenged by all and sundry. So count me in,
Domo arigato gozaimasu

BobGanoush wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:36 am I am interested in joining this, I'll go for Yuan.

BobGanoush wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:36 am I am interested in joining this, I'll go for Yuan.

BobGanoush wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:37 pm Hot and wet like usual haha. I see, so that's why no one was going for them yet, I'll definitely get some rounds in first so I'm not executed by the Khagan.

GDod wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:15 pm Bob Their main draw back is lower moral, and the fact that Japanese are all warriors that can charge cavalry. That being said, if managed well the Yuan numbers can achieve good results.

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:29 am

GDod wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:15 pm Bob Their main draw back is lower moral, and the fact that Japanese are all warriors that can charge cavalry. That being said, if managed well the Yuan numbers can achieve good results.

Gavin you forgot to mention that the Yuan Infantry are slow, being Medium Infantry, and double or triple armed giving them very weak shooting factors against the armoured Hojo.
The best part of the Yuan army (IMO) are the horse archers.

GDod wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 5:20 am While it's no picnic in the park, I think it's a worthy challenge for ole' wily veterans to take up Yuan.[/i]

lascar wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:32 am I would like to join the Hojo defending Nippon from the barbarian invaders.

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:11 am

GDod wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 5:20 am While it's no picnic in the park, I think it's a worthy challenge for ole' wily veterans to take up Yuan.

Well I am an ole' veteran that's for sure, but wily enough ?
Not sure but will take up the challenge of leading a horde of Yuan.

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:11 am

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:11 am

GDod wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 5:20 am While it's no picnic in the park, I think it's a worthy challenge for ole' wily veterans to take up Yuan.

Well I am an ole' veteran that's for sure, but wily enough ?
Not sure but will take up the challenge of leading a horde of Yuan.

Gavin did you not see this post of mine ????

I was going to be Yuan but as you have placed me in the Hojo Camp that's where I will raise my Banner, after all I have been Shogun