Game 16 POWER

[gargamel]

The Free Peoples of Middle Earth shall rule the day, once again.

-DunSteve

[IronLord]

Cheers to a good game.

Death to the Free Peoples.

John Lamulle-DS team

[drummerdude]

Ice Ice baby!

Death to Freeps :D

[Diehard]

Burn baby burn...

Looking forward to putting the White Tree to the torch.

- Fire King

[Overworked1977]

Angamaite,

See you on the battlefield.

Carlon
(Wade)

[happymadcat]

The kingdoms of Rhudaur and Agmar will fade into a distant nightmare before
our northen summer. The time of men is coming.

Arthudain

[DaveHolt]

Ji Indur is now accepting nominations for the freep early retirement list.
no benefits with our retirement plan. sorry. the world is a cold and harsh place now days. and gonna get colder.

[VEO]

Dream on, then wake up - none of you will be dying in your sleep...

da Freep

[happymadcat]

Pass the brown breeches someone, going to have an accident!
Sure Ji; you'll be singing a different tune when one by one your allies will fall and you will be powerless to help. :p

Guy Arthy

[herman]

Death to the Dark lords, death to their minions, death to their pets........ you get the picture. The Dwarven Lords shall have victory over the Orcish hoards. We won't be lopping heads as we can't reach that high :p , but we will take out a few kneecaps! ;)

Regards Stumpy Herman

[Pearly]

First EO, now NG. Clint what did I ever do to you?!?!?!

Ren, what I am about to do to you will certainly be unpleasant, if not terribly unclean. That is to say, I am bringing lots of soap and warm water into the Ithil Pass, you nasty little, uhm... what exactly are you anyway?

Pearly
Steward of Gondor

[Diehard]

First EO, now NG. Clint what did I ever do to you?!?!?!

First Dog, now Fire King... hmm, perhaps Clint just likes seeing us fight?

That is to say, I am bringing lots of soap and warm water into the Ithil Pass, you nasty little, uhm... what exactly are you anyway?

A plague of evil that will sweep across your nation, destroying the young and old without mercy... or possibly just a cranky dead guy with bad hygiene. I'm not really sure myself. I guess time will tell...

- Fire King

[BaaBaaRox]

So who are the freepy-worms? I thought Clint was going to publish? I cant decide my t1 orders until I know who to target... :-)

[happymadcat]

Well Baaaabaaaa, I'm the Arthudain and if you read further up the postings you'll
be able to work out a fair few of the player-nations..

[herman]

Come on it's the DS we are talking about, reading I mean really!!:p

Regards Stumpy Herman

[DaveHolt]

I suspect you do not wish to reveal your true identities due to fear.

Could you fear the feeling of sharpened steel entering your kidney, beginning your slide into eternal darkness?

Or perhaps you fear the sight of your cities burning?

Or maybe you fear hearing the sounds of lamentation as your women and children succumb to the hungry will of orcs, wargs, and less speakable horrors?

Give it up. Welcome the cold darkness that even now begins its spread across all the lands. Name yourselves now. Join forces with us and the lidless eye.

[happymadcat]

Yes Dave, you're so sweet when you try... LOL

[VEO]

I suspect you do not wish to reveal your true identities due to fear.

Stark raving terror. Yup. That about sums it up.

:rolleyes:

da Freep

[herman]

No I would have said it was more a mild anxiety. :p

Regards Stumpy Herman

[Nightsbane]

I know Im shaking...

[Overworked1977]

Herman,

Can't tell you are on the FP...*grin* Isn't it Team Aussie's belief that whomever controls Harad wins? If so, it will prove to be an interesting contest. Especially w/NG putting up only a token resistance at Osgilliath.

Things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... ;)

Wade

[DaveHolt]

John G. - interesting opening. I wish you'd left more at Osgiliath to be slaughtered. can you work on tht next time please?
We're all dressed up and there's only your starting capital army to play with. kindof a letdown i must say.

As to the market prices, as DS, we can only lick our chops! yummy!

[herman]

No not who controls Harad but whoever wins in the South will win the game. ;)

Regards Herman

[VEO]

Harad? There won't be any "Harad" to control...

da Freep

[Overworked1977]

Brad! :eek:

That hurts! Really!

I'm quivering....:D

Wade

[DaveHolt]

Bold words from the free...

Time will tell the truth

which brings us to this little tidbit:

Using a temporally stochastic measurement system, Ji Indur predicts the demise of several Stalwart Leaders of the Free Peoples. The exact timing and specific identities of these Leaders' demise is not precisely determined by the measurement system, yet the overall accuracy of the system seems to be pretty good... when results are integrated using multi-fortnight periodicity.

heh heh

Dave

[Thinkertim]

Hey, Horse Lord!
Get some soap from your Gondorian supplier, as I may be blind, but I can smell you off across the plain. Sorry to sweep you off the field...nah!

BS

[DaveHolt]

You know, I thought you guys were gonna stomp all over North Harad??? One pop destroyed in the first 3 turns? that's stomping? and here we are stomping on Corsairs' MT/forts undefended??? well, certainly does not look like a overwhelming FP victory in the south so far.

well, back to my temporally stochastic measurement system,

Ji-baby

[Nightsbane]

Wow what false bravado, sitting here reading the Corsair turn and I see you have 1 army on a single mt/fort. Perhaps you need to learn the difference between single and plural, I can lend a book if you need, just let me know. The again I might want to add a dictionary since you dont seem to know the term stomping either.

[Overworked1977]

I'm facinated....

So why would the other army(ies????) not be showing up?

[DaveHolt]

I'm facinated....

So why would the other army(ies????) not be showing up?

lol...

stomp stomp

[VEO]

You know, I thought you guys were gonna stomp all over North Harad??? One pop destroyed in the first 3 turns?

Actually, it's 2..and we're quite proud of it. You keep up the quality memory work and the temporally stochastic couting system and I'll like our chances more and more.

da Freep

ps - hey! Who crashed the market? ;)

[drummerdude]

ps - hey! Who crashed the market? ;)

Umm, no-one....

Ice Ice Baby.

[VEO]

That's it? 4 days and the world is in your grasp, and that's it??

MODERATOR! DELETE THIS THREAD!!

da disappointed Freep

[herman]

As the Dwarven Lords stood drinking a toast at the newly captured Goblin Gate the following conversation was overheard.

Bain "Trrruely a masterfull move Azaghal, it was the last thing they would have expected, just a shame therrrre were no defending trrrrroops to show the full scope of your brrilliance!"

Azaghal "Why Thank you Lord Bain, yes I quite liked it myself, I have an even better plan for our next effort,........ahhhhchooo! excuse me."

Bain " Bless you, but next time trrry not to sneeze on my coat!"

Azaghal " Sorry Lord Bain I must be comming down with a cold, as I was saying for our next effort I will have 3500 scouts uniforms manufactured and we will disguise the lads and set up around the town on the pretext of there being the MiddleEarth Jamborre, ........ blurrrrrggggggeee! Ohh I say I'm frightfully sorry!"

Bain " Ahhhhrrrrrrg man you've rrrruined my seud boots, .......... What the hell are those green spots on you? "sniff sniff "Orrghh wat is that foul stench?"

Azaghal " Ahh yes sorry must have had something that dissagrees with me, not feeling the best I must admit, phew is it hot here or is it just me? anyhow as I was saying we convince the locals that it is just the MiddleEarth jamborre and that ladder and seige tower manufacture are just one of the manny badges required to pass the "thppruuullllrrrrthhhhh " Ohh how embarassing!" fthpruuuuuuthhhp " Oh thats not right at all"

Bain " Arrrghh man what have you been eating!!!!"

Azaghal " I feel quite faint could I have a glass of water please?"

Bain " While yourrre getting Captain Azaghal a glass of watterrrr fetch a scullerrry maid and a mop and bucket while yourre at it and get that mess cleaned up!"

Azaghal " Thank you, frightfully sorry about all this. As I was saying seige towers and ladders ...." pzzzzprthhhhhhhhhhhty "Ohh my" blurrrrrrghhhhhhh" Should it be that color?" fthhhhpluuurrrrrgge " I don't remember eating that!" flurrrggggggggeeeeee "I feel I will have I wee lie down!" fffttttzzzthhhpluuuurggge "and a quick nap" Arrrrrrchhhhhhhhbrrrriiilllle " Erch!"

Bain " Forget the glass of waterrrr just clean that mess up and could someone open a window!!


A curse squad and by turn 4!! How many started with Curses? :eek:

Regards Herman

[Overworked1977]

Ooooooooooooooooooooh Herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrman....

Be afraid...

Be verrrrrry afraid...

*insert maniacal laughter here*

(Oh, and p.s....Where is that stomping that Harad is supposed to be getting??? :D)

[IronLord]

Hahaha Herman,

With any luck you never know... we might be on our 2nd curse group by turn 10.

My regards to Azaghal, he did fight well at Goblins Gate. It was hard to restrain the Curse Wizards from casting their spells on Bain but now they delight as he knows his doom before it comes....

John L/Dragon Lord

[VEO]

Where is that stomping that Harad is supposed to be getting??? :D

Lucky interception. It's coming, and then it's coming again, and oh look....more... :p

[herman]

Hahaha Herman,

With any luck you never know... we might be on our 2nd curse group by turn 10.

My regards to Azaghal, he did fight well at Goblins Gate. It was hard to restrain the Curse Wizards from casting their spells on Bain but now they delight as he knows his doom before it comes....

John L/Dragon Lord


Ahh yes but wouldn't it have been better to kill them before they took the pop. Like shouldn't your curse squad be trying to stop the guys getting to 2006 or 1804, no good killing them after they have taken the pops. I can get new commanders easily, how many new pops are you guys going to have? ;)

Regards Herman

[IronLord]

Bah well you dumb dwarfs did not Threaten Goblins Gate as Sauron planed. I'm thinking a few dwarfs went home after Azaghal...got sick...eh?

John L./DrL

[herman]

Yes a few of the lads have wandered home but Bain the pain remains and will be back into the thick of things. If I had given Bain a few more troops he would have been the target instead, this way you guys have bigger targets to chase and my guy still gets to do what I need him to do. :cool:
Hmmm 2006 is looking really vulnerable. He he he! :p

Regards Herman

[IronLord]

hahaha 2006 is as vulnerable as 2212.

And the WK welcomes Arth. at 1804 as he let him pass there to see the might of Sauron. Come now make war of the walls and die to the last man.

DRAGON Lord of Middle-Earth

[VEO]

Oh, you silly boyz. So funny. Listen to them blabber on..! One day, when they're Free, and see the Light, they'll remember these days with a little embarassment and humility. Then, we shall see the quality of their folk.

da Freep

[happymadcat]

Threaten GG? What a clever move! Why didnt we think about that, not! The
fires over Agmar and Rhuduar will cause an envoirimental disaster for many
decades.. Aaaaaagh well, sh#t happens.:p

[BaaBaaRox]

Threaten.. Doglord tried to show you the way on t1... mmm Osgiliath is so much nicer when it is yours on t2... now do you know where my forces are.... where ALL of them are.... where they are going..... where the next 1200HC are going..... :-)

[happymadcat]

hahahahaha, the Wk let the Arth pass to 1804!!!Thats why 3 WK armies rushed
to its defence and another WK army reaches 1704.. Oooh dear; you guys
are so funny! Stop it before I split my sides laughing to hard

[BaaBaaRox]

Hahaha.. the woodmen is dancing to his very own disco inferno .... oops should I say major town inferno.... 2613 was the wrong place to block me guys.... :0)

[drummerdude]

Bye bye Erestor....

Ice Ice Baby

[Celebion]

hahahahaha, Oooh dear; you guys
are so funny! Stop it before I split my sides laughing to hard

Is that what happened to Tharudan and Erestor this turn?

:D

[DaveHolt]

A new review by Ji Indur of his temporally stochastic measurement system, has shown that indeed, there were multiple Stalwart Leaders of the Free who met with their demise this past fortnight. Some died of diseases, some of leaking kidneys, and some were trampled to death by Sauron's hordes. It would also seem that some went "missing" and havent' been heard from.

Things do appear to be on a roll!

And you just gotta love that yummy market!

[gargamel]

Dave of the Rhudaur,

Did you want Thuin Bold back that bad? That's alot of troops you sent there. For a village, no less.

Give me Ulf and my stuff back, and maybe you can get Thuin Bold back.

[IronLord]

Steve,

I think he was going to sack a little place you call home...IE your capital. Be happy you won the die toss and moved first. Other wise you'd be homeless like the Woodman.

Speaking of which, Foolish Eothraim bringing arms to Dol Guldur. You shall not pass, and know death 4300 fold.
______________________
John Lamulle
Game 13 Cloud Lord
Game 16 Dragon Lord

[IronLord]

What nice gifts Tharudan left for me on the grounds of Dol Guldur where he got so very sick.....now Ringlin is indeed bereft of all his goods. All sinda who came unto my stronghold have died, not the least of which their King. Sad songs they sing across the river. My Orcs wish only to pull out there own ears at the sound of it....

And where the mighty Ring of Wind sat, Erestor fought as a child so I was told, his fall not even worth a song....and yet another powerful Noldo shall die this week....

Khamul

[gargamel]

Steve,

I think he was going to sack a little place you call home...IE your capital. Be happy you won the die toss and moved first. Other wise you'd be homeless like the Woodman.

Ha, nobody's homeless yet. Nor would I have been. I'm really just holding back.

[cable]

Steve

Luck in moving first had a lot to do with with your success so far and it cannot hold out forever.The evasive movement was in my experience somewaht lucky also so when your luck runs out as it will it is going to hurt real bad.Don't depend on lady luck so much she is fun for an afternoon of play but when she runs off with the rich,handsom and witty Rhuadur noble please don't cry too much.By the way you had better ask Lucas and John about Dragontime which is now by the way so I guess your luck has run out.

Marendil
A Wealthy,Handsome and Witty Rhuadur Nobel

[happymadcat]

Burn baby burn... Nothing alive shall be left at Carn Dum and its just the start
of the ecological disaster facing the peace loving animals of the region. The fires of the burning WK pop centres shall darken the skies for years to come

The Arthudain

[VEO]

Dragons? What? Old wives tales, wot? Silly ninnies think we're that dumb. Dragons~! puh-leeze..:rolleyes:

da Freep

[VEO]

Burn baby burn... Nothing alive shall be left at Carn Dum and its just the start
of the ecological disaster facing the peace loving animals of the region. The fires of the burning WK pop centres shall darken the skies for years to come

The Arthudain

I guess we won't get much of a rose crop this year. Ah well, thanks for the heads up, we'll have to call a marketting meeting to extoll the virtues of the Valentines Mushroom..we have some time yet.

da Freep

[VEO]

....and yet another powerful Noldo shall die this week...

You'll never beat my record: By turn 5 I killed Gildor, Elladan, and Elrohir last game..oh wait, I was the Noldo last game...er, forget it...

da Freep

[VEO]

Speaking of which, Foolish Eothraim bringing arms to Dol Guldur. You shall not pass, and know death 4300 fold.

Is that the stoiachical trigonometrysonic counting again? Where did Dave'O go anyway? Left? Right? Up? Down?

See you tomorrow, you know, the day of dead Noldor, slaughtered Eothraim, and dark dark dark skys..(Hey, Wait Argeleb, you're playing right into Sauron's plans..!)

da Freep

[happymadcat]

Someone told Argeleb that Sauron had 11 rings for mighty men and is doing his
best to impress the dude, 11 sounds so much better than ten doesnt it! Better
not go into a rendition of Spinal Tap now..

[IronLord]

Poor Argeleb he thinks Sauron made 11 rings for, "Mortal men doomed to die". Poor Guy thinks he made 10. I guess the same person told him he could burn the North...

[gargamel]

Steve

Luck in moving first had a lot to do with with your success so far and it cannot hold out forever.The evasive movement was in my experience somewaht lucky also so when your luck runs out as it will it is going to hurt real bad.Don't depend on lady luck so much she is fun for an afternoon of play but when she runs off with the rich,handsom and witty Rhuadur noble please don't cry too much.By the way you had better ask Lucas and John about Dragontime which is now by the way so I guess your luck has run out.

Marendil
A Wealthy,Handsome and Witty Rhuadur Nobel

Outmaneuvering and Evading are quite different. I guess if I'm gone when you get there, its kind of evasive. I'm not someone who leans on the fickle blessings of chance. And don't worry, Mason told me you don't lose Challenges, so I'll be careful.

[happymadcat]

Whatever happened to the WK declaring he allowed the Arthudain to reach his
capitol??? Bit stuuuupid. :cool: Time to send in the second wave in and this
time nothing will stand in its path. Burn Agmar burn :D

[drummerdude]

Someone told Argeleb that Sauron had 11 rings for mighty men and is doing his
best to impress the dude, 11 sounds so much better than ten doesnt it! Better
not go into a rendition of Spinal Tap now..

Could it be any more black? Well, for the freeps it will be. Time to Smell The Glove(d) hand of the Dark Lord.

Ice Ice Baby

[happymadcat]

Look at the facts Drummergit! Harad is falling to SG/NG/Corisars, Agmar
is falling to the Arth/Dw :cool: and Rhuduar to the Card/Duns/Dw. The Ithil Pass
belongs to the Free but its only Mirkwood we are having problems. And that
cursed curse squad. Go bonk a donkey drummergit :p

[DaveHolt]

Look at the facts Drummergit! Harad is falling to SG/NG/Corisars, Agmar
is falling to the Arth/Dw :cool: and Rhuduar to the Card/Duns/Dw. The Ithil Pass
belongs to the Free but its only Mirkwood we are having problems. And that
cursed curse squad. Go bonk a donkey drummergit :p

Lies, d$mn Lies, and propaganda...

Harad is falling? you guys are soooo slow in your takeover attempt of Harad. I should show you a Turn 3 .pdf from Grudge 11 if you want to see how it's supposed to be done.

Ithil Pass belongs to the Free? So... you define Osgiliath as the Ithil Pass? That's a first...

And please note that QA and South Harad are untouched, and it's turn 6!!!

Crow about your luck vs. WK & Rhu all you want. Just note that your progress there will be stymied soon and then you shall have very little indeed to crow about.

Oh... wanna see what happens at 2715 this turn?

and Ji Indur's renamed (luv ya VEO!) stoiachical trigonometrysonic counting mechanism is continuing to measure more and more positive results in the reuniting of Stalward Freep Leaders with the primordial biomass.

so, crow all you want about your fictions... we'll look at the facts: It ain't pretty being a freep in this game, and it's gonna get a whole lot uglier.

[VEO]

It's quite pretty, you keep killing the boy elfs...we keep naming chicks. Oh, and it's quite amusing too...a laugh a minute, I really kind of pity you poor sods...really...

da Freep

[happymadcat]

Luck had nothing to do with it.. With luck it would have worked better. Yep,
we've got plenty more victims for you Mr Ji, its the reason to live for these
darn stupid military commanders. A tomb in the hall of martyrs. Plenty more
will come, the academies of the Free armies are full and few expect to live.
Maybe thats why their call it war? Haha. The gravy train is set..:p

[happymadcat]

Harad is falling? you guys are soooo slow in your takeover attempt of Harad. I should show you a Turn 3 .pdf from Grudge 11 if you want to see how it's supposed to be done.
.

Yes please, my email is happymadcat@yahoo.co.uk. Much appreciated! :p

[IronLord]

I beleive the worst is over for the DS folks....time will tell.

Good show at the WK capital, you did get lucky there things could have been very bad. But luck is all a part of it. Lets see if it matters much in the long run...Turn 6, the DS are expected to lose a few PCs in the West.

New flash, your not going to kill us by lack of gold, its all blade work from here....now let's see who has more blades.....

Harad is going well for the DS as is Mirkwood....wonder how we will do once we got about 10 agents in each theater and two or three dragons. Wont be long now...few more weeks.

[Diehard]

The Ithil Pass belongs to the Free

Such audacious rectal utterances bring little comfort to the enslaved population of Minas Ithil... they can see first hand the utter failure of the Free Peoples.

- Fire King

[VEO]

Good show at the WK capital, you did get lucky there things could have been very bad.

Luck had no place. Keep using your knives on all those fluffy marketting kills, others are preoccupied doing business to care for you PR types.

da Freep

[DaveHolt]

Thanks Drew! That's exactly the portion to illustrate my point. Turn 3...
Kudos to Marty Cinke for his architecting of the North Harad campaign in Grudge 11!

Now PoWeR 16 FP... doesn't that look more like a REAL invasion of North Harad???

Dave

[VEO]

:rolleyes:

You da mastah. You da mastah. I've never eliminated anyone but myself, only killed Elves while playing them and haven't been able to figure out how to get that steel armour off my archers in weeks. You da mastah, you da mastah.

Brad the Impressed

[drummerdude]

Look at the facts Drummergit! Harad is falling to SG/NG/Corisars, Agmar
is falling to the Arth/Dw :cool: and Rhuduar to the Card/Duns/Dw. The Ithil Pass
belongs to the Free but its only Mirkwood we are having problems. And that
cursed curse squad. Go bonk a donkey drummergit :p

The Freeps will soon be residing in the "where are they now?" file :D

The curse squad is just a prototype, more will be rolling off the production lines soon :cool:

PS, donkeys kick too hard....

[DaveHolt]

:rolleyes:

You da mastah. You da mastah. ... You da mastah, you da mastah.

Brad the Impressed

Sauron will be pleased. We have converted at least one Stalwart Freep into acknowledging who is his master.

[Nightsbane]

Apparently Sauron failed to teach his goons the meaning of sarcasm..or tactics or personal hygene for that matter

[BaaBaaRox]

Apparently Sauron failed to teach his goons the meaning of sarcasm..or tactics or personal hygene for that matter

Who needs personal hygiene when mithril is at 300 each turn? :p

As for tactics... well when strategy is as good as ours is, then mere tactics dont influence things either way. Was that what you meant Mike?

[Nightsbane]

No I meant tactics, hygiene and sarcasm...in the future Ill use small words so I dont confuse you ok? ;)

[VEO]

See the dark servants run. See the dark servants jump. See the dark servants lose. Poor dark servants.

[BaaBaaRox]

See the dark servants run.

To Osgiliath on t1?

See the dark servants jump.

On the defenders and take the pop centre with no losses ?

See the dark servants lose.

Osgiliath 5 turns later but by then Dog has take 3116, 3316, Sinda at 2715 and 2508 with 2709 next?


Poor dark servants.

You obviously havent seen market prices :D

[herman]

So you guys are hoarding cash. No biggie. Wait for a few more turns and we will start pinching it. You can use all that cash to start finding Rhu and Whitchypoo some new lodgings, they're going to need them. :D

Regards Stumpy Herman

[gargamel]

Dun Dun Dun

[DaveHolt]

So you think we servants of Lord Sauron give a flying donkey's behind about personal hygiene?

Here is our definition of personal hygience: We purposefully cover our warriors in filth, so that as we overun your cities and have our way with your "innocents", that they can come to appreciate the true meaning of what their lives are now worth, and the utter betrayal and failure of the "Free" leaders in letting them come to this end. Yes, personal hygiene is taught in Mordor.

Tactics? Strategy? This is not a high-brow discussion at one of your goodie-two-shoe military training institutions. This is blood and guts war. This is when your stalwart leaders die to the dagger or poisoned ration. This is when your cities fall before Sauron's might and the force of his will. This is when we bend the peoples of Middle Earth to the Rule of the Lidless Eye. Behold and Be Frightened. In the meantime, take your tactics to bed with you at night. Small comfort they shall provide you, and for only a little longer.

Ji Indur

[VEO]

I like Barber's piece. Good job. Fun game. Winners and losers? Fun game...

da Freep

[BaaBaaRox]

Chirpy Freepy Peeps
where are you, we've got a job to do now

Chirpy Freepy Peeps ,Where are you
We need some help from you now

Come on, GoodyGoodyGoo , I see you
pretending you got a sliver

But you're not foolin' me,cause I can see
the way you shake and shiver

You know we got a mystery to solve and FreepyStew,
be ready for your act
Don't hold back!

And FreepyGoo, if you come through
you're gonna have
yourself a Scooby Snack!

[Nightsbane]

Wow it wasnt till the last line I figured what song you were attempting to coin...I feel sorry for you, your teammates and your family for the embarassment your existance causes..now shoo go away

[IronLord]

Good Show in the West FP's. Another fed, Arth Huge army was somewhat of a surprise this turn. I mean WK knew it was coming, but you did not even give him a chance to pull up his paints...

In Mirkwood: How many FP's troops died at and outside 2715 this turn? 7k? Ouch and you got 2 kidnapped Commanders, and 2 dead ones. Ugly...just plan Ugly. Now please stay away. Turn 7 you have lost 7 characters and more then 10k troops there. It's been a lot of fun but please let me get my sell orders off for once, these Leather hides I'm holding onto for the last 3 turns are really burning a hole in my pocketesss. I mean 10 gold each, I should counting my Coins, instead I spend all my time clearing out the bodies....

Good Day,
Khamul

John L.

[VEO]

Hmmmm... Good thing I didn't send MY 10,000 troops to Osgiliath... Turn 7 and the Fire King and Ice King both come running, dragon in tow and everything... The people feel honoured. Off to my vaults, I have the coin, but then, I have the 10,000 to pay for...I guess the Eothraim can send some over to help? ;)

da Freep

[Diehard]

Hmmmm... Good thing I didn't send MY 10,000 troops to Osgiliath... Turn 7 and the Fire King and Ice King both come running, dragon in tow and everything... The people feel honoured.

I think the terms "sold out" or "betrayed" would better fit the feeling in the streets of Osgiliath. I guess they now realize why their supposed liberators never actually bothered to get out of their boats...

- Fire King

[VEO]

That's okay, let the Witch King die dragonless and take one to Osgiliath... Next week we'll see Smaug take out the Dwarves at 3825.

da Freep

[DaveHolt]

...Next week we'll see Smaug take out the Dwarves at 3825.

da Freep

what... the Dwarven army that's been forcemarching across 2 plains hexes per turn is suddenly going to go into hyperdrive, doing 3 hexes and a river to get to 3825? oh, I know... they're going to have dwarven mages conjure food and go up the mountain to 3822. yeah, that's it...

Hmmmm... for...I guess the Eothraim can send some over to help? ;)

da Freep

only if the EO still have commanders left. A few seem to have gone missing

[VEO]

2 Turns a Week Dave...they'll get there...

[herman]

We're slow but we're stubborn. :p

Regards Herman

[happymadcat]

Where's that bloody 11th ring for human kings. Poor Argeleb still has'nt found
it but then again still 4 more western Agmar pops to burn. Sorry make that
3. Maybe my prreessssiooisssss is in one of the 3. Won't be long now, like
taking candy from a baby. Mawahahaha

Love and kisses Arthudain

[drummerdude]

Bad bad turn for the ice man. I`m about to lose my SECOND camp to enemy action after 8 whole turns. Man, I`m getting my butt kicked here....:cool:

Ice Ice Baby

[Nightsbane]

Wow, go you..I guess from my allies reports the fact the NW Free havent been touched they should be braggging too? Or the Gondors...I dont think they have felt much heat or would that be cold? Maybe next time, brag about something useful like the way you forced the season to change...go IK!!

[drummerdude]

:p ooohh, get her!! Once we have Mirkwood secured, which will be soon, pressure will be brought to bear. Just have a little patience.:D

Ice Ice Baby

[herman]

You can't secure Mirkwood till both Eoth and Sinda are removed and that won't be happenning. You have gained a slight temporary inroad at the cost of your Angmar territories which have not been well defended at all. Once Angmar is secured by the Freeps (about 5-8 turns ) the weight of those troops will move East and clear away the small gains you have made. Far too early for you to be braging about things that probably won't come to pass. :cool:

Regards Stumpy Herman

[DaveHolt]

...Far too early for you to be braging about things that probably won't come to pass.

Regards Stumpy Herman

According to Ji Indur's stoiachical trigonometrysonic counting mechanism, your statement is overly boastful and this shall be proven to you this fortnight.

I guess that you stumpys need to talk big to make up for size problems elsewhere...

Note for example, that we don't seem to be hearing the same false bravado from your pony-loving brethren, the EO.

Here's a little ditty for your EO brethren:
1...2...3...4 EO commanders missing before
5...6...7...8 EO commanders will abdicate
9...10...11...12 EO commanders the CL will shelve
13...14...15 woops... EO has no more characters

Sorry that didn't rhyme

[VEO]

123456...I'm lost. Start again please..?

Harad. Very sneaky. Give everything away so you can brag that WE didn't take them from you. I bet you're having a screaming fit at the FK and QA for losing your homeland. I won't brag about Carlon, maybe you'll learn for the next time? (ps - of all the choices I had, I chose the one that issued Tactics...see? I'm gracious in victory...). Meanwhile, let Mirkwood burn. Morass, what a waste of green ink, I'll have to doctor the bitmaps from now on to just remove it from 'play' entirely... (hint - if I'm ever the Sinda or Woodmen on your team, be afraid...)

Who's playing Rhudaur again? Who? Sorry, what was that...???

da Freep

[Celebion]

You can't secure Mirkwood till both Eoth and Sinda are removed and that won't be happenning. You have gained a slight temporary inroad at the cost of your Angmar territories which have not been well defended at all. Once Angmar is secured by the Freeps (about 5-8 turns ) the weight of those troops will move East and clear away the small gains you have made. Far too early for you to be braging about things that probably won't come to pass.

Regards Stumpy Herman


Well I know where all the delusional medication is being dispensed at now.

[happymadcat]

Still no 11th ring for kings of men found in Agmar, you servants of Sauron have hid it well.. Not many WK pops left so it might be in Rhuduar... Poor
Argeleb wants his 11th ring, must be at Cameth Brin where the Rhudaur Lords
are too overawed to wear it. Thats where my prresssiiiioooouusss must be..
Mahahahaha

Argeleb

[VEO]

No Guy! Don't Do it! Don't got to ROOOOOOOOOOODAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!! They'll have DRAGONS! Wyrms in dem dar hills! YESSSS! Please don't go to Rhudaur~! [sniff]. They'll get you! You'll never make it out ALIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVE!

[VEO]

... the Rhudaur Lords...

Ahaha! Sorry, missed this one! Rhudaur Lords...! AHAHAHA! Oh you kill me, you're too funny! Fresh - Frozen! Get your militarily intelligent genuine replica Rhudaur LORD today! Ahahahahaha~!!!

[Diehard]

Brad, please don't be jealous. We know how hard it is for you to watch someone else play Rhudaur. Perhaps one of your teammates could hold your hand for a while - that should make you feel better...

[IronLord]

More Sinda to die at 2715...And yet more Sinda are to get ate at 2610. 4k sinda die in Mirkwood this turn and do nothing. The King of the Sinda must hate his people..wait there is no King of the Sinda....

Dwarfvy Poo, time to die at Mathelburg. Please send Bain over as well thats 860 E NE NO now make sure you march Normaly or you might not reach! Ashburbuk will be waiting for you.

The Free Peoples will lose another 8k+ troops in Mirkwood this turn, the trees weep with the blood of Men, Elves, and Dwarves. 12K+ FP troops dead in 2 turns. Sauron is pleased.

Dragon Lord.

[happymadcat]

7500 WK troops, 1 city/Castle, 2 towns and 2 villages in Agmar destroyed. Is
Sauron pleased? Well give me that 11th ring and I'll go easy on what remains.:p
Agmar never comes up in the DS posts.. Eeer, why's that?

Argeleb 'Ringless' Arth

[IronLord]

Let’s keep in mind 7k troops in Angmar have been traded for 7 K troops of Arth and the Dwarf. I’ll grant you they did less of their job at defending the WK PC’s then was hoped. Death in Mirkwood was do to Challenge, Kidnaps, and Dragon. Those are the kind of exchanges to be proud of. They make Sauron sake like a bowl full of jelly. I know that's going to be hard from the FP as they have now lost all the curse arts and all the Agent stealth arts to the DS...but keep trying. You never know Elrohir might get lucky this turn.

There is very little to say about the FP’s wining (though it’s not over yet) in Angmar. Honestly, if we where playing “the West” then we would be upset about it. I’ve happened to have seen the DS win 1 or 2 or 35 games where they have lost the West before turn 10….lets see how far its get’s you in this one.

Good Luck
Dragon Lord

[happymadcat]

True Iron Lord, but us Arthies never give up and we love a challenge. We consider it an honour to die in combat so many many more will come. Only 3k
of Arth troops have fallen to Wk troops, the rest died burning out the WK pops.
Really not a good defensive job any way you try to paint it...

[Celebion]

True Iron Lord, but us Arthies never give up and we love a challenge. We consider it an honour to die in combat so many many more will come. Only 3k
of Arth troops have fallen to Wk troops, the rest died burning out the WK pops.
Really not a good defensive job any way you try to paint it...

Considering lackluster play of the FP I would not be criticizing others.
I think we win the game.

[happymadcat]

Time will tell Celebion, just maybe we'll suprise you guys.. :) But to crow about
victory at this stage is a bit sad isn't it? Yes, you guys have the upper hand
but victory??

[Celebion]

Time will tell Celebion, just maybe we'll suprise you guys.. :) But to crow about
victory at this stage is a bit sad isn't it? Yes, you guys have the upper hand
but victory??

"I think" is not crowing.

Not sure why me expressing my opinion would be sad.

I don’t know 1650 well but I don’t think things get better for the FP as the game goes on due to the DS character advantage. Plus the FP have punted the artifacts on scale I have rarely seen.

[happymadcat]

As I said you guys have the upper hand (well done) but the game is by no
means over yet.......

[DaveHolt]

very clearly this game is not yet over. It's only over when one side admits defeat and neither side has done so. Thank you HappyMadCat for the kudos. The DS are pleased with a number of things so far:

a. artifacts have almost exclusively been retrieved by the DS
b. Mordor is intact
c. 2715 is intact
d. 3822 is intact
e. North Harad is only 50% conquered at the end of turn 8.
f. South Harad has only lost one town
g. Mirkwood progress for the DS
h. Agent progression & capability
i. Curse squad status

Clearly the FP are doing well in Angmar. Kudos to you for that. And kudos to the FP for the move onto 2135 this turn. ouch!

We continue to be paranoid about a number of things and will work to remedy the sources of our paranoia. Until we reduce paranoia sources to zero, we won't ask for a concession. There remain a large number of these items. We don't feel like we've "won". But we do feel like we're "winning". That said, lots of sports games are lost in stoppage time or the last minute of play, so we'll keep vigilant and we'll keep our paranoia meters turned to high.

Trivia question: Just how many FP army/navy commanders are required to capture a Quiet Avenger MT/Castle? wow. the answer may surprise many

Dave

[Nightsbane]

Trivia Answer: apparently less than it takes to clean out an Eothraim pop center. WoW!

[IronLord]

LOL Nighsbane. Yeah the EO capital must look very unfriendly.

[IronLord]

True Iron Lord, but us Arthies never give up and we love a challenge. We consider it an honour to die in combat so many many more will come. Only 3k
of Arth troops have fallen to Wk troops, the rest died burning out the WK pops.
Really not a good defensive job any way you try to paint it...

Dead is Dead Arth. But keep in mind 3,000 RH/WK Cav. went to Mirkwood and took out the Woodman. If they would have stayed home FP gains in the West would have been nothing. Its a price we payed and we are happy with it, sounds like you are as well...great. But, if you'd not won the 50/50 march to the WK capital you'd also lost all your starting troops with nothing...You have done well and got some luck..dont let it go to your head. :D

I got a bit of luck myself taking down the NG army outside 2715. I however dont think its over there....

Cheers,
DrL

[happymadcat]

No Iron Lord, there is nothing worse then spending all this cash on a game
for a cheap easy victory in Agmar, in fact I feel cheated by the challlenge
the Wk presented in Agmar. Its the 7th time I played Arth now and I was
expecting much more from the fight. Aaaaaaawwwww, give me that 11th
ring.. But I'm impressed with the Mirkwood strategy which we as a team
should have responded sooner when we saw the DS icons on the northen
road on turn 1.

I have to agree with Dave's points, repsect..

The Arth (sick of thrashing the WK every time just to see the rest of the
world in trouble). :(

[VEO]

very clearly this game is not yet over. It's only over when one side admits defeat and neither side has done so. Thank you HappyMadCat for the kudos. The DS are pleased with a number of things so far:

a. artifacts have almost exclusively been retrieved by the DS
I still have Navorn..


b. Mordor is intact
Mordor?


c. 2715 is intact
Overrated, Dol G...


d. 3822 is intact
Please, I sent a crew in for a reno quote, that wasn't accepted let me add, and THAT place is far from intact...

e. North Harad is only 50% conquered at the end of turn 8.
You mean 8% conquered, 42% given away.

f. South Harad has only lost one town
You mean the QA lost a town and an MT. That's even with the Corsairs, although the Corsairs got a bitty back.

g. Mirkwood progress for the DS
h. Agent progression & capability
i. Curse squad status
Okay, I'll give you Mirkwood (could have just asked...) and the agents (what's this about? sun goes up, sun goes down? eh?). But the Curse Squad is likely the only real thing to crow about. Oh right, the economy.


We continue to be paranoid about a number of things
That's the spirit! Ask Herman for some of his psychtropic pharmaceuticals, quite good for this kind of symptom.

da Freep

[herman]

Dwarfvy Poo, time to die at Mathelburg. Please send Bain over as well thats 860 E NE NO now make sure you march Normaly or you might not reach! Ashburbuk will be waiting for you.

Dragon Lord.

Should have done alot more with these troops than sit there. Waste of good moving cav, should have taken a chunck of Eoth as well. :cool:
Bains on his way don't worry, time for you to start thinking about that 215 order. :D

Regards Herman

[BaaBaaRox]

By the way, did anyone ever see a game where the DS took more MTs that the FP by t8? By my count we have taken 6 so far: 3124, 3024, 2508, 2339, 2711, 3024 (again).

How many have the freeps taken? (please dont say it is 6 or more :-))

(for what it is worth, I dont think that the FPs are playing badly.... it is just that we are playing BRILLIANTLY):D

Cheers
Mike

[herman]

3124 doesn't count as it can't be held, it's a given. So we will give you 5 and retaking one you took then lost doesn't count, you only get to count the ones you keep so we will call it 4.
1910, 1804, 2409, 2730 so far for our guys with 2135 about to be added to our list. Not great admittedly but not nearly as bad as you would be suggesting. ;)

Regards Herman

[happymadcat]

But how many cities have you guys taken???? Cheeky, counting 1804 as a
major town! :p

[happymadcat]

Notice the quick and witty DS reply................................

[DaveHolt]

HappyMadCat - we never claimed to be quit or witty...

[happymadcat]

Neither did we. LOL. So how exactly many cities have you guys taken??

[DaveHolt]

ok, at game end, if nothing else, you FP can lay claim to the "quick and witty" and maybe "cities captured" awards...

maybe the "cities captured" award... maybe...

but surely you can have the "quick and witty" award.

We DS never even aspired to such a lofty goal. Heck, I can't even count accurately enough to figure out what 50% of north harad is... and as you pointed out, we can't count MTs either... good thing math isn't the primary factor in victory.

[BaaBaaRox]

Neither did we. LOL. So how exactly many cities have you guys taken??

Hmm

You strategically abandoned 3124 and 3024. But that still leaves 3 MTs taken by us that was definitely were not part of your game plan

Whereas I guess by now you would expect to have at least 7 out of 2730, 2732, 2535, 1910, 1804, 2305, 3822, 2715, 2409.

So by my ecto-frastic boolean wassercallit logic(*), that makes us 10 up ;)



(*) yes we have professors in that discipline too

[Thinkertim]

What is that tempting smell?! And just in time! My orc boyz just cleaned the horse bones, and here it is, more meat just coming our way! I take it, those stumpys are a bit "aged", but meat is the meat - we will take it.

Thanks, Herman, for arranging its arrival. We will send you what is left after we digest it.

Yours in gratitude

Blind Sorceror...

[herman]

Yes but now you will have to waste an order to pick up those ships again and you will have to take time to replenish the army so you won't be getting up to much for a couple of turns. :) I think I had a couple of agents chasing me also which is tying up assets all part of the fun.

Regards Herman

[Thinkertim]

Wasting 2000 stumpys is worth wasting an order. Now, I have 30 orders per turn, do you have 60k of dwarven meat?? Bring them on!

Yours unfaithfully

the Blind

[herman]

Missing an order has a snowball effect, especially in capitals. Those slow plodders shouldn't have gotten past the 42xx row. :p Wasted agent training opportunity I thought. As for 2000 stumpers, plenty more where they came from, next lot will be fed (short one of those valuable orders to get food!) :D

Regards Herman

[IronLord]

I hope the FP are not ready to roll over yet. The game just picking up and we got some free turns coming....

Come on Freebs bring it on!

Dragon Lord

[Nightsbane]

Who said anything about rolling over...we just assumed you were surrendering. Guess we are both wrong eh?

[IronLord]

Thats the Spirit!

Hey, Nighsbane your about to have a lot less troops this turn.....

Herman, why did Bain stand up Ashbu? To much Goblin ale forget to march out?

Dragon Lord.

[happymadcat]

Perfect, Nightbane can recruit more.. Plenty more where that came from. Give
me 2 more turns and not even a dragon will stop the next Arthy army..
Bring it on...... Was waiting for Bain a wasted order IronLord?

[Celebion]

Perfect, Nightbane can recruit more.. Plenty more where that came from. Give
me 2 more turns and not even a dragon will stop the next Arthy army..
Bring it on...... Was waiting for Bain a wasted order IronLord?

LOL well I guess we need to move one of the multiple dragon armies that way.

The FP can’t outrun inevitability despite their delusional and masochistic tendencies :D

[happymadcat]

Exellent Celebion, by the time they get here the dragons would have flown
away quickly followed by the tortured souls of the Orcs and Trolls. If they had
any souls....

[Nightsbane]

Hmm me thinks Ironlord is either mistaken or doesnt know which nation Im playing. Pity...

[IronLord]

Nightbane your playing Cardolan? Yes?

I have now taken over the WK so playing both DrL and WK.

Cheers,
John L.

[happymadcat]

Old WK got to depressed after his beating? :p

[herman]

Herman, why did Bain stand up Ashbu? To much Goblin ale forget to march out?

Dragon Lord.

Just topping up with troops and food, since I might go to 2208 or try to get to 2709 or do what I first suggested and come play at 2508. So many choices :confused: I might just stay and top up some more again, who can say. ;)

Regards Herman (The non commital Stumper)

[VEO]

Nightbane your playing Cardolan? Yes?

I have now taken over the WK so playing both DrL and WK.

Cheers,
John L.

It's you're. You need the apostrophe, it's 2 words, like saying "You are" but shortened. And the second "sentence" is fractured, no subject for the verb "playing". Sorry, just won't do.

:p

[DaveHolt]

Nightbane your playing Cardolan? Yes?

I have now taken over the WK so playing both DrL and WK.

Cheers,
John L.

John - Mike (Nigthsbane) is playing Corsairs I think... He's feeling good right about now because he only lost Haleth in the taking of 2135.

Note to Ji - please "correct" Mike's "good feelings"

Now, I suspect that SG isn't so happy at Camlin's loss of his comm arties, and EO just *can't* be happy... Woodies gotta be feelin' some pain to, what being on their third capital and having it infested and all...

Good thing you guys have Arthie to crow for you

[BaaBaaRox]

Sorry, just won't do.

:p


Your final "sentence" is deficient. If you mean that an apology is insufficient, lose the comma. If you are complaining at Dave's written english, you need to say "Sorry, it just won't do.

:p:p :p

[herman]

That's what we pay him for. :D

Regards Herman

[happymadcat]

But what are you guys speaking English for anyways? Shouldnt you be
grunting and growling in Orcish? Kudos to the Rhu and WK for stopping our
last wave finally, its going to be hard not having any Arthy troops in the
frontline for awhile but sure you guys understand we have some partying
to do after the latest harvest of magic mushrooms. Some thing's are just
more important. Lol

We'll be back

[happymadcat]

Suckers.... Did you guys really think the WK was safe this turn?? :D

[BaaBaaRox]

Suckers.... Did you guys really think the WK was safe this turn?? :D

Go tell it to the Sinda... no more Ringlin, and no more 2908. And that is just from 2 turn results...:p

[happymadcat]

Go tell it to the Sinda... no more Ringlin, and no more 2908. And that is just from 2 turn results...:p

:rolleyes: But no more Wk presense in Agmar... So much for an improvement
in WK play... :p

[IronLord]

Your the one thats going to lose this game Happymadcat. DS put no effort in the West, you won some battles wow....you are so good...so good. Even the WK is not worried with the West as he has 5k troops in Mirkwood, Cursing out the EO for 3-4 turns, max characters, econs fine...man some people just don't wise up. But keep on gloating...it will make your loss all the better. But before trash talking of others play might want to look at how the whole games going, this is after all a team game. But it seams your more worried about Arthadain doing well.....

Good play by Herman though waiting for Scorb-dirty dwarfs.

Those Man Woman/EO/Sinda turns must be looking ugly. More to come...

DrL

[happymadcat]

Love it!! I've touched a raw nerve in IronLord! Lol You won't have 5k troops
in Mirkwood very much longer.:p And no, I am far more worried about Mirkwood
then Agmar/Rhud but the Arthudain has to take out the NW DS before
joining the battle for Mirkwood. The Arthudain will ride to join our Free
brothers within the week. :D

[IronLord]

Aye, talking smack on someones play might touch a nerve.

Good thing you are coming to Mirkwood just in time for the DS to move into the EO-Plex, get ready to lose 4 more MT's. There wont be much FP to join. So the Woodman needs his 3rd back up capital?

But hay your doing great you did not lose a single PC right?

Cheers

[happymadcat]

Ironlord, you could easily adverted the situation at 1906. That was my point, I was amazed Argeleb got that far.. And yes the Mikwood sitaution is bad but
soon the NW Free will join the battle for Mirkwood.. We can still snatch victory
from the jaws of defeat or you can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...

Ain't over till the fat orc sings..:p

[Thinkertim]

Guys... Dont pay attention to Happymadcat. After all, he is Happy...Mad..Cat and the "Legion of One" according to himself. That speaks for the team-play skills :)
There are no other FP voices heard. I think they must be considering allowing Art to defeat us all by himself...
The Blind

[IronLord]

You said snatch...

Anyway, how could the WK stop yous army at 1906 as all our our troops where engaged, wiping the last FP wave. Note your 3900 troops overrun becomes and issue with blocks. Try not to forget the hard works of your cardy ally over there.

Cheers

[happymadcat]

Not forgetting the Cardy.:) Expertly kept your armies in check while the
Dwarves & Arthudain outflanked. Cardolan's flag will be raised over Cameth Brin
ruin's and then for the hard work. ;)

[happymadcat]

Lol Tinkertim! I got bored with the registered user tag.. Good to see ME is
played in Minsk.:)

[drummerdude]

Are those the last Eothraim troops in the field that I`m about to wipe out? I hope I`ve got enough left to pillage the Eoplex, bring out your women, Da Ice Man Cometh.....Mwahahahahhahahahahhahahahahaahhhaaa...

Ice Ice Baby

[happymadcat]

Nope, there are more so there:p

[herman]

Well I always believe in the old adage Fight fire with fire, so Wryms are soooo usefull. Anoying thing is I should have had 2000 drunken Dwarvees at 2508 ready to move in. Stuffed up who was in charge of the army so I got the split botched! Duoh! :( That might cost us. Mirkwood messy but salvagable, will take some doing though.

Regards Stumpy Herman

[VEO]

Mwahahahahhahahahahhahahahahaahhhaaa...

Exactly Ice Ice...exactly...

da Freep

[herman]

Hey capturing a c/a silly boys, he will get away eventually. Should have knifed him, costs me money that way. Nice to know you are paying me some attention. 2508, don't expecyt to hold it, I want it my prescious, yesssss I do! Expect Mirkwood to hot up, we want it back! Love the Stumpers :cool:

[happymadcat]

And Rhuduar falls... While Rhuduar and WK were concentrating on the Dwarves
and Arthudain at 1906 the Duns slip by and reach Cameth Brin. Rhuduar and
WK will lose 5 armies and Rhud capitol this turn. The way is clear to
Mirkwood, ride Dunedain knights... Hmmm, I wonder where Rhud's new capitol
will be. Time to find out.

[gargamel]

Actually, I believe the Rhudaur has a back-up or two already. My first guess is Kalá Dulakurth.

Dun Dun Dun

[happymadcat]

And the IK army bites the dust... Mwahahahahahaha

[IronLord]

You're still not saving the EO-Plex. Laugh it up. Thats only the 1st army on its way. Not that the EO has any commanders to be a factor for the next 10 turns.

Wooooo-more gains in the West. See post in the on the last page. We are just happy those 1900 HC are not doing something that might hurt us.

I dont think things ever cooled down in Mirkwood..thats the way we like it. Bring it on...We dont want you droping any time soon, we are having a lot of fun here.

Cheers,
DrL

[happymadcat]

So IronLord, Rhuduar in the west falls because they were too busy trying to
save the WK's butt instead of blocking the Duns.. Now the war in the NW is
nearly over we can turn our attention to Mirkwood. The DS will regret Agmar
falling so easily. Eoplex, yawn yawn.. The war isn't won in the Eoplex.

[happymadcat]

We dont want you droping any time soon, we are having a lot of fun here.

Cheers,
DrL

A week ago the DS proclaimed the game was over and now they are asking
for us not to drop...? :rolleyes: The advantage the DS gained in Mirkwood
will be slowly erroded now the road over the mountains is clear.. But hey,
make sure the WK and DrL don't fall no matter what the cost is to the
other DS nations.. :D

[happymadcat]

Silence in the halls of the Nazgul... Maybe the've just reaslised how
miscalculated their tactics have been... But don't forget; 1) Save the WK
and DrL at all costs as its IronLord 2) Concentrate on the Eoplex, if you can
take them. You guys have expended alot of recources for a few measly
major towns.. :p

[BaaBaaRox]

A week ago the DS proclaimed the game was over and now they are asking
for us not to drop...? :rolleyes: The advantage the DS gained in Mirkwood
will be slowly erroded now the road over the mountains is clear.. But hey,
make sure the WK and DrL don't fall no matter what the cost is to the
other DS nations.. :D


Wow - with that ability to twist words have you ever considered... becoming a dark servant ?


Silence in the halls of the Nazgul... Maybe the've just reaslised how
miscalculated their tactics have been... But don't forget; 1) Save the WK
and DrL at all costs as its IronLord 2) Concentrate on the Eoplex, if you can
take them. You guys have expended alot of recources for a few measly
major towns..

Hmm. So remind us, what have the FP expended their resources on?

Nice to see y'all still trying. As we said, its not that you have played badly, its just that we have done so much better :rolleyes:

[BaaBaaRox]

Btw HappyMad, you seem to be carrying the comms burden for the whole FP team. Maybe you should get some help with your posts?

[IronLord]

Happy I'm not sure what to say anymore, you have said it all, you’re doing great!

I'll just fess up: We have played so poorly that personally I’m ashamed to be apart of this DS team. I think we are almost ready to give up on this game...we have no chance......in fact we are looking for the ring right now. It is clear we have just plan lost the West, never has a WK and RH gone out so fast, it might be what? Turns 14-18 and you will have just knocked them out of there with really no work at all. Also you’re about to steamrolls us right out of Mirkwood, those 5 MT’s of the EO and NM in East Mirkwood the DS are scoring, they really are measly, I guess we wont even bother with the towns. The Woodman, he did not need those two MT’s he had, or the 3rd capital he will likely lose this turn. In Harad, the DS are holding on by the skin of our teeth. Corsair alone is about to wipe out the QA and Harad. He is just killing us down there. Those dragons we picked up this turn, no they won’t factor into any battles you “think” your wining, I know you’re armies are so massive they have the Con to still win. The whole DS team is near to bankrupt, with the way the Market is, no one on the DS team even got a camp down, I’m not selling goods for 30k every turn…I’m not a Dragon Lord with three cities in Mirkwood on turn 11. Hell, I’m about to lose my capital, 2715 is just toast....wait I've been here before.

What really has us worried is this new um I mean…first attack on the Pass, my god the noldo has sailed down to fight in Mordor…When you add the presser on the back of Modor from the FP’s rock solid holdings around Rhun, all of Mordor is about to crush between the FP’s hammer and anvil. It has also been very hard to do anything with all those FP agents and curse mages on us like flys, thats becasue the FP picked up all the good artifacts in the game, (other then sting, I went right for that one) it’s really cramping our character edge...like you said we are just silenced by the beating we are taking and you planned it all. There, I’ve said it I hope you’re happy now…this game is over.

Really the only reason I told my DS team I'm might still keep on with the game is because I like triple training Khamul every turn. The WK, he just likes role playing the Dragon encounters and Conjuring Hordes.

[VEO]

Tsk tsk. It's "Rhun", not "Rui..." oh, I get it... :(

[IronLord]

oh sorry Brad, I fixed it now...It seems I'm so bad at ME i can't even post on its forum with messing up... ;-)

[VEO]

Now you're just teasing me... Fancy pun was really a mistake? What, are you trying to drive me MAD? Witty to witless is whipping up a batch of unwit from the nitwit? I'VE HAD ENOUGH ALREADY!

Diehard - are you gonna live up to it? Come on western boy, whatchoo got?

[happymadcat]

Wow - with that ability to twist words have you ever considered... becoming a dark servant ?



:) Thanks BaaBaaRox, I do usually play DS and that's why I'm obssessed
with the 11th ring.. LOL

[BaaBaaRox]

:) Thanks BaaBaaRox, I do usually play DS and that's why I'm obssessed
with the 11th ring.. LOL


Maybe if you stack all your command artefacts on your best guy, and issue 175 E twice at your capital, and cross your fingers very tight, it might just happen ;)

[happymadcat]

LOL, as much chance as a quick victory for the DS in the next few turns..:p

[VEO]

...as much chance as a quick...

You know, exactly 1 turn in my other game seems to have gone by since this one began...and I don't think we have all the files up for that turn yet... It's almost irrelevant what actually *happens* in this game here..!

[Celebion]

Maybe if you stack all your command artefacts on your best guy, and issue 175 E twice at your capital, and cross your fingers very tight, it might just happen ;)

I am sure those command artifacts will be punted away like all the rest.

The FP must have had an allergic reaction to holding any artifacts of significance.

:D

[happymadcat]

Yep, ugh its an artifact drop it says the average Freep character. Methinks
they have seen the future of mankind and are all followers of technosim :p

[herman]

You guys have got to stop looking into those Palantir you have, remember they only show you the things it want's you to see. ;) You haven't won Mirkwood yet by a long shot. Remember all those troops that have been beating up on Whitchypoo and Rhuboy are nearly free to move to Mirkwood or Mordor. It's still a contest, we may be slightly behind but we are still in it.


Regards Stumpy Herman

[happymadcat]

Have you noticed for inspite of IronLord rantings not ONE Eoth major town has
fallen yet and its turn 11???? And IronLord rants on how good he is.. LOL

[Celebion]

Have you noticed for inspite of IronLord rantings not ONE Eoth major town has
fallen yet and its turn 11???? And IronLord rants on how good he is.. LOL

Care to back up you words with a small wager?
200 USD equivalent deposited to winner's account between you and I?

My guess is your mouth is much larger than your pockets or your conviction.

PM me to set things up if you can find/borrow a backbone amongst your hollow prattle

Steve
Dk Lts

[happymadcat]

A wager over what Celebion? My words are facts, no EO Major town has
yet fallen and its turn 11..............! I can't remember the last game when all
the EO Mt's were still EO in turn 11 :p

[drummerdude]

The major towns are indeed intact, but as far as dead or kidnapped EO characters go, uh, I can`t count that high. Ask again in a turn or two time and we`ll see how many MTs are left....

Ice Ice Baby

[happymadcat]

The major towns are indeed intact, but as far as dead or kidnapped EO characters go, uh, I can`t count that high. Ask again in a turn or two time and we`ll see how many MTs are left....

Ice Ice Baby


Still living in the hope your army will take any of the Eoplex, bless my poor
deluded friend :D :D

[drummerdude]

Nope, not my army. I rather suspect mutual destruction between myself and that Gondor bloke....Taron something or other. Just clearing the way:D

[happymadcat]

And we will have more forces to deal with the next wave, this game is starting
to look much better..

[drummerdude]

Invisible icons? Where are they.......not near enough :cool:

[happymadcat]

Lol, there are hexes you guys cannot see within reach of the Eoplex. But then
you should know that.. :p :p Time to go and pracice with my new
Bo..

[DaveHolt]

FP,
I agree that you guys have tried some things lately that show more inspiration and promise. congrats. Remember, we're worrying about our paranoia bits and you guys added to them a wee bit faster than we subtracting from them over the past couple of turns. Kudos.

I admire a team that doesn't give up when things look bleak. I've seen lots of MEPBM games turn around late in the contest.

All that said, please understand that we DS definitely plan to win this, and given the situation in Mordor, Harondor and Mirkwood, we feel pretty darn good. Not to say we aren't paranoid... (Remember, it's only paranoia if they aren't out to get you. In this case, I think we can dispense with that possibility)
Dave

[happymadcat]

And Mr Holt I plan for the Freeps to win this or at the very least make this
a long and hard contest for both sides... 60% of the planning of the Freeps
is down to Brad & we've all starting to work as a team with all players
contributing to tactics and implementation... Its going to be a long game..

Arthedain (shortly appearing near you. The many thousands of WK and
Rhud dead to Arthudain swords is just the start) We ride...

[DaveHolt]

Argeleb,
the road to Kal Nargil is strewn with Caltrops; The camps along the way are haunted; And your commanders will be found in pools of their own blood. No, you shall not be appearing near the Cloud Lord's Aerie anytime soon.

Ji

[drummerdude]

And Mr Holt I plan for the Freeps to win this or at the very least make this
a long and hard contest for both sides... 60% of the planning of the Freeps
is down to Brad & we've all starting to work as a team with all players
contributing to tactics and implementation... Its going to be a long game..

Arthedain (shortly appearing near you. The many thousands of WK and
Rhud dead to Arthudain swords is just the start) We ride...

Good, been a while since I was in a bug hunt :D

Ice Ice Baby

[happymadcat]

Argeleb,
the road to Kal Nargil is strewn with Caltrops; The camps along the way are haunted; And your commanders will be found in pools of their own blood. No, you shall not be appearing near the Cloud Lord's Aerie anytime soon.

Ji

I'll remind you about this post before game end.. :p

[IronLord]

A wager over what Celebion? My words are facts, no EO Major town has
yet fallen and its turn 11..............! I can't remember the last game when all
the EO Mt's were still EO in turn 11 :p

You must play FP a lot.

I know, Gates held on to all his MT's last game Power game that ended around 13'ish.

[happymadcat]

No IronLord, I usually play DS and EO is out by now on turn 11.

[IronLord]

Ahh, without the Dog Lord Cav or a single army attack him until turn 10?....man you are good. I just recall you being the Noldo and did you not pick up the EO in game 69, where I was the CL...we know how that one went. :p

EO is down a MT already btw he gave it to the Woodman for a backup backup capital....

[happymadcat]

Lol, technicalities!!! C'mon IronLord it isnt hard for the CL to sit for a few
turns and kidnap all EO chars, is it? Turned the EO level way up in the game,
as I seem to recall the 2 best players in the game were Matt-Duns and
Chris-EA, didnt even realise the CL was playing with the Noldo agents holding
sway. Btw, both Matt and Chris joined the team I'm in after that game.
Chris is out of ME due to a serious car crash and his recuperation, candle lit
dude for your recovery.

[VEO]

Who's got the bigger... deficit...yeah yeah, deficit.. ME! Ha! ME! It's ME!

[Diehard]

Who's got the bigger... deficit...yeah yeah, deficit.. ME! Ha! ME! It's ME!

... so no transfer of gold from Dol Amroth to Barad Ungol this turn?

[IronLord]

As I recall Happy you had no clue what was going on in game 69 much like game 16.... I’m done with the banter though, see you on the battlefield.

If you want a rematch after you lose this one to let me know….

I am sorry to hear about harm coming to Chris, great guy was a fun player.

[happymadcat]

Just can't admit the Noldo and Eoth worried you guys in G69, if the Arth and
Cardolan hadnt dropped at the crucial moment the game result could have
been very different. You had no answer to Noldo agent squad but hell
pretend otherwise. No biggie.. I picked up the EO on turn 7 down to 2
Mt's, 5 chars & 2 small armies. Held the DkLts, IK, EA & DogL off for
another 7 turns mainly thanks to a huge Dwarvf army.. Thanks Neil Blair

Rematch by all means.:D :D :D

[happymadcat]

IronLord,

After checking the end voting for G69 best enemy player voting was 3 for
Matt/Duns, 3 for Chris/EA and 1 for John/DkLts. Now where's the CL in
this? Ernie Hakey & me shared best enemy player from your team with 4
votes each. Some players are so full of BS

Guy Roppa

[happymadcat]

IronLord,

Team007 are ready to play you, 4 of the players were from G69 and we all had
a good laugh about your G69 statements. Ofcourse the 4:1 split in neutrals
had nothing to do with the result.. Whenever you're ready..

We are currently playing Clint in G12 BUT because of your BS statements
we are willing to play 2 games at the same time.

[happymadcat]

LOL, was bored with Argeleb and his single minded pursuit of the 11th ring.
Thanks DS for killing him :p Even better for the Freeps the curse team is
being wasted in Agmar... Thanks for heeding my words DS, don't forget
whatever you do make sure you save IronLord's butt...
Gee, this game is soooo funny!

Plenty more comm's and armies where they came from :D

[IronLord]

IronLord,

Team007 are ready to play you, 4 of the players were from G69 and we all had
a good laugh about your G69 statements. Ofcourse the 4:1 split in neutrals
had nothing to do with the result.. Whenever you're ready..

We are currently playing Clint in G12 BUT because of your BS statements
we are willing to play 2 games at the same time.

It was 2/3 spit but that ok, I can see you like to forget things that don't go your way....And clam that when they dont, you planed it. If you think it was good for you to lose an army of 3k troops and all of Arths toys...please lets do it again. Wow look at this: turn 12 you did not have time to at lest dump 2 palantirs off Argeleb thats funny...we can put those to good use.

I'll talk with my crew, try to throw somthing together.

John Lamulle/DrL

[IronLord]

IronLord,

After checking the end voting for G69 best enemy player voting was 3 for
Matt/Duns, 3 for Chris/EA and 1 for John/DkLts. Now where's the CL in
this? Ernie Hakey & me shared best enemy player from your team with 4
votes each. Some players are so full of BS

Guy Roppa

Good Lord people fill those things out? Still worse poeple read the results? Sad....very sad. Not sure what BS your speaking of but lets move on.

Jeff played Dark Lts same Jeffs thats IK in this game.

Cheers

[happymadcat]

It was a 4:1 split Rhud, EA, Duns and Corsiars joined DS, Harad joined Freep..
But anyway, let me know when you' guys are ready...

[drummerdude]

LOL, was bored with Argeleb and his single minded pursuit of the 11th ring.
Thanks DS for killing him :p Even better for the Freeps the curse team is
being wasted in Agmar... Thanks for heeding my words DS, don't forget
whatever you do make sure you save IronLord's butt...
Gee, this game is soooo funny!

Plenty more comm's and armies where they came from :D

[I]the[I] curse team? Please try not to be so singular in your thinking...

Ice Ice Baby

[VEO]

Curse me baby, Curse me...whip me, chain me, beat me blue...then curse me baby, curse me...

[happymadcat]

Curse me baby, Curse me...whip me, chain me, beat me blue...then curse me baby, curse me...

LOL, perfect!

[Celebion]

A wager over what Celebion? My words are facts, no EO Major town has
yet fallen and its turn 11..............! I can't remember the last game when all
the EO Mt's were still EO in turn 11 :p

Wager on who wins the game, dolt. I assume English is not your primary language

[happymadcat]

Yes but as you made yourself so unclear it was hard to understand what the
wager was all about.. Now if you had said 'let's wager over the outcome of
this game' you would have shown clarity and conciseness.. So you resort to
call me dolt when you should have been clear in the 1st place.. Sure mate!
Mate = 'an English term for someone you are trying to be very hard to be
polite with but really rather not talk to'

[BaaBaaRox]

I have a new wager to offer. Will the FP ever take 2715 in this game, or will the pesky Doglord always be on hand to spoil the party? Damn that pesky Dendra ;-)

[herman]

YSure mate!
Mate = 'an English term for someone you are trying to be very hard to be
polite with but really rather not talk to'


:D Mate = an Aussie term for some bloke who's name you have forgotten.
:p Bloke = A male.

[DaveHolt]

well, you guys can say all you want about how it's "easy for CL to take out EO", but in PoWeR 2, finshed just prior to PoWeR 16 starting, it didn't happen. Quite the opposite. In that game, the DS caved just when Harad landed a HUGE army with war machines on the CL capital... what was it... turn 11 or 12 or something like that? And of course, that was after QA was waxed *completely* Now to be fair, it was a 3:2 neutral split, with the 2 going FP being HA & CO (a powerful southern split for FP to balance out the early Rhu & Duns DS declaration and later Easterlings DS declaration).

Nonetheless, the CL didn't do squat in the way of taking out any nation in PoWeR 2. I think you're seeing otherwise in PoWeR 16 (not to mention an early curse squad, and...)

Ask EO
soon you can ask CO
who will be next???

um Brad - perhaps I can do something about your deficit... <wink>

Dave

[happymadcat]

KUDOS, you guys (DS) have played a good turn but we the Freeps will just
keep plugging away..

[Nightsbane]

You know Dave, its easy to compare this game to game 2, well wait no it isnt. But Ill allow you to prattle on because it seems you like to hear the sound of your own voice and ego.
This game was done Grudge style, both with the team setups and the neutral split. Now if you think an early RHu/Duns declaration equals the Corsairs/Harad split, from game 2 then I give you waaay too much credit as a player.

I doubt that if this game had similiar game mechanics as the last, you would have the market you do. The fact is the Freep of the last game may have had a more grudge style team effort, the DS did not...that was that game, this is our current game, please do try and keep the two separate because it makes you sound foolish.

Dont get me wrong the efforts in this game by the DS have been great, an early curse squad and this market are very commendable, but you beating the dead horse of game 2, makes you sound like another 4 legged animal related to the donkey.

[happymadcat]

Well, I won't even mention G69 after that.. Lol

[Nightsbane]

Excellent, then mebbe my work on that subject is done, all it comes down to is keeping it in the present. Talk smack in the current game not ages past.

[DaveHolt]

Michael (Nightsbane),

I agree (and noted in my post) that the games were different.

That said, I personally think CL didn't support the DS cause adequately in PoWeR 2. That was my only point in comparing that game and this game.
Perhaps I strayed over the line...

braaaaayyyyyyy

Dave

[happymadcat]

Meeeoooowwww, but I really hate cats! HappyMadDog didnt sound the
same..

[Overworked1977]

Ya know...*tapping foot*...I'm still waiting for a beating...

hehehe

Harad

[VEO]

You just sit tight Ramuth Haran dude'o...we're comin'... ;)

[IronLord]

Ahh after 12 turns you got me. The mighty City/Keep 100 Loyalty, falls to Ruins. Lost of dead among the rubble no one will escape the attack. Congrats to NG for the score. The battle must have been very close.

Time to move on....

Dragon Lord

[Celebion]

Ahh after 12 turns you got me. The mighty City/Keep 100 Loyalty, falls to Ruins. Lost of dead among the rubble no one will escape the attack. Congrats to NG for the score. The battle must have been very close.

Time to move on....

Dragon Lord

I am guessing they lost more MT/cities than we did. Never a good thing to have happen if you are the FP especially if you are being slayed at will by the DS characters.

[Nightsbane]

Hrmm Im guessing we still have more mtowns and cities than you, so big deal. As for characters..slay away..we just name more...

DG was just the beginning

[VEO]

The FP will line up to trade mt/cities with the DS any day.... Navies now, that's a whole new issue of frustration...

Hey, at least I killed a couple worthless flaming eye lackies this go...something to be said for spite..!

[IronLord]

So far I'm happy with the trade in my neck of the woods:

DS lost 1 MT and 1 City.

FP lost/losing 7 MT's and 1 City.

DrL

[drummerdude]

Nasty elveses sneekin` round in the dark then jumpin` outs on uz and challengin our little uns. We spits on the grave of Erestor, nasty smelly elveses. Sharpen your kniveses, seems the little buggerz want to feel just how cold our steel iz...just likes the Cardolaners..heh heh....heh....

Ice Ice Baby :D

[Celebion]

Hrmm Im guessing we still have more mtowns and cities than you, so big deal. As for characters..slay away..we just name more...

DG was just the beginning

LOL it is not the characters lost, it is the loss of orders.
The only challenge is whether or not the DS can stop the FP armies and disband them before they take a DS pop center. On the flip side it is how well the DS characters shape the battlefield for our armies.

Resource allocation wins MEPBM.

If you are Cors guy glad you found your voice. Please do name more characters. I hope you like a cooler climate because the Sauron has proclaimed Eminent Domain over Umbar and your time there is short.

Steve
Dk Lts

[happymadcat]

No Steve, you should know who I am. The Arthudain.. Shall I remind you
how many pops the Arth have destoyed and the many thousands of Wk and
Rhud dead to Arth swords?? :D :D

[DaveHolt]

Um... Nightsbane is CO. Happymadcat is AR... yes... we know.

Happy, keep that way. you're not high on the list. Nightsbane can tell you that it's no fun being high on the list. And your EO player can tell you that also.... Brad might have some early inkling as well. er, um, so might DW player...

anyway, congrats on your 2715 success.

[Nightsbane]

Oh yeah Im the corsairs...arent I? ...no peg leg, no eye patch not even a lil parrot named polly...maybe Im not the Corsairs

As for being high on anyone's list...I havent even really been touched

[happymadcat]

Couldnt give 2 hoots if I was high on the DS kill list or not. All that matters
to me is the destruction of DS pops and armies. So nice to have x-ray
tunnel vision..:p

[herman]

Us Stumpers never get high on anything, we're too short for that sort of stuff. :p
I actually thought you guys hadn't done anywhere near enough to hamper me so far. I thought I had done a good job throwing spanners into your plans. Guess I will just have to try harder to get noticed more.

Regards Herman

[VEO]

Iron Lord - FP and DS on the whole map, or from what you can see? Check a little West, over them thar big hills...

Nightsbane the Corsairs? Then I must be the Northmen...? What game IS this again?

[DaveHolt]

As for being high on anyone's list...I havent even really been touched

LOL. Denial is a wonderful thing.

And the US is winning the war in IRAQ.

And there's no such thing as global warming.

And... you get the picture

[Nightsbane]

time will tell wont it...

[DaveHolt]

Agreed Michael.

[gargamel]

LOL. Denial is a wonderful thing.

And the US is winning the war in IRAQ.

And there's no such thing as global warming.

And... you get the picture

You probably don't want to get political debates started here, I doubt it would be pretty.

[Overworked1977]

You probably don't want to get political debates started here, I doubt it would be pretty.

As someone that has been there and seen it first hand, I would appreciate it if we did avoid it. It suffices to say that opinions differ. Let's leave it at that for now.

Wade;)

[happymadcat]

LOL. Denial is a wonderful thing.

And the US is winning the war in IRAQ.

And there's no such thing as global warming.

And... you get the picture


Keep your political thoughts to yourself, I doubt you know anything besides
what the often alarmist media tells you. After serving in both Gulf Wars
I'm sick of folks back home expressing their opnions over somenthing they
know little about. Keep this thread to game talk, if you wanna talk smack
over this game by all means do BUT NOT about politics. :( :mad:

[BaaBaaRox]

Iron Lord - FP and DS on the whole map, or from what you can see? Check a little West, over them thar big hills...




Hmm arent DS supposed to be down to Fortress Mordor by now? Trumpeting FP gains west of the Misties sounds like tootling from Saurons backside to me :D

[VEO]

I'm sick of folks back home expressing their opnions over somenthing they know little about.

Like Middle Earth PBM...? ;)