WK in Game 61

[happymadcat@...]

Jeremy has tried a new refreshing tactic with the WK, by moving to the
Dwarves
capitol on turn 4 with most of his starting armies. I always love seeing
new tactics
in ME and my thanks to Jeremy Richman for turning the game on it's head!
Pity he is about to lose Agmar!

Guy Roppa (game 61 Arthudain/Noldo)
happymadcat@...

[JeremyRichman@...]

Thanks Guy -- it's good to be appreciated<g>.

Actually I used this same tactic in game 95 (GSI/DGE)
which was the most fun game I've ever been in, despite
the ploy not working out for various reasons. I adopted
it in that game because I was PO-ed at GSI for giving
me the WK when it wasn't on my list of nation preferences.
It was about my 8th or 9th time as the WK -- I had
gotten it twice before when it wasn't on my list.

In all of those 8 or 9 games, the Rhudaur had always
dropped or been bankrupted between turn 2-5. Sometimes
Rhu would attack me and drop/bankrupt. Sometimes he's
attack the FP and drop/bankrupt. Sometimes he'd just
sit and then drop. But always by turn 5, latest.
I did well despite that, but I despaired of ever
having a solidly played Rhudaur join my side. In game
95 where I hadn't even wanted to play the WK, I figured
I'd just give up on Rhudaur and try something crazy
and different. I decided I just wasn't up for yet
another rough-and-tumble with Arthedain and Cardolan
and realized I could get all my armies to Moria
on turn 4.

It turns out to be a blast of a game and I felt
I just had to try it one more time to see if I could
get it to come out better this time<g>.

Jeremy

--- In mepbmlist@y..., happymadcat@a... wrote:
>
>
> Jeremy has tried a new refreshing tactic with the WK, by moving
to the
> Dwarves
> capitol on turn 4 with most of his starting armies. I always
love seeing
> new tactics
> in ME and my thanks to Jeremy Richman for turning the game on
it's head!
> Pity he is about to lose Agmar!
>
> Guy Roppa (game 61 Arthudain/Noldo)
> happymadcat@a...