Adrian Smith (The Plaid Deathsquad) and Janis Ancens (napalmEye) were the winners by a country mile, and were declared as such on March 20th, 2004 (Turn 35).
Upon victory, Adrian had this to say:
I started in Rincon (2,16) tribesmen, and stayed there, exploring west
until I ran into Janis. We drew up a border at the 30th vertical.
It was a _long_ time before I got down to the towns around (5,25) where
we fought. Even longer before Janis and I discovered the northern plains
weakly controlled by Drenai (9). Perhaps my funniest moment of the game
was assassinating his tactician with a tribesman, before the armies
rolled in..
We also explored the underworld extensively, hoping to:
(a) find a way for me to sneak up behind you quickly
(b) find a way for Janis to go west under the ocean
The most interesting tactical points of the game were:
* aggressive colonisation; exploring / blocking / noaid
* trying to stop all the bloody RIDI scouts
* balancing pop growth vs. exploration vs. high-level leaders vs.
production
* using my faction points.. eventually settled on WAR-1 (just
taxing in towns or better) TRADE-2 MAGIC-2, all maxed out.
* advancing with the big army, and "sweeper" groups, trying to use
terrain / weather / unit-settings to split your forces, catch your
leaders, and not get stopped by little suicide blocker groups.
At the end of the game, I finally had decent sword & stone production
(maybe 100 - 200 swords a turn), meagre wood production in a couple of
swamps, big hors production, and some WING, FLOA (for balloon), MITH.
I was in the process of building caravanserai and roads (to improve my
cities, and make a path through the hills to the shaft).
Adrian
Orders and Report for
Faction 3: Fishy's Marauders - Lee Taylor
Orders and Report for
Faction 4: Philosopher Kings - Dale, a.k.a. Little Valley Green
Orders and Report for
Faction 5: napalmEye - Janis Ancens
Orders and Report for
Faction 7: Yugi Who? - Jim Frediani
Orders and Report for
Faction 8: The Plaid Deathsquad - Adrian Smith
Orders and Report for
Faction 9: Drenai - Al Richen
Orders and Report for
Faction 10: Tamoe Lowland - Rick C
Orders and Report for
Faction 11: Daz - Daz Smith
Capital letters are settlements, *'s are shafts to the underworld.
Atlantis Report For: The Plaid Deathsquad (8) ... November, Year 3 ... Battles during turn: Unit (735) attacks Scout (307) in hill (4,22) in Tower! Attackers: Unit (735), 49 hill dwarves [HDWA], 5 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 2. Unit (756), 16 high elves [HELF], 10 picks [PICK], combat 1. Unit (157), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (336), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (340), behind, leader [LEAD], sword [SWOR], winged horse [WING], tactics 5. Unit (248), 1345 hill dwarves [HDWA], 729 horses [HORS], 342 swords [SWOR], combat 3. Unit (755), behind, 20 tribesmen [TMAN], 11 horses [HORS]. Unit (1046), behind, 10 leaders [LEAD], 6 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (338), 103 high elves [HELF], 197 tribesmen [TMAN], 160 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (489), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 4. Unit (854), behind, 8 plainsmen [PLAI]. Unit (746), 145 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 1. Unit (973), 2 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 1. Unit (975), 2 tribesmen [TMAN]. Unit (1155), tribesman [TMAN], combat 1. Unit (711), leader [LEAD], combat 3. Unit (713), behind, leader [LEAD]. Unit (714), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], riding 3. Unit (1158), behind, hill dwarf [HDWA], combat 3. Unit (1151), behind, tribesman [TMAN], 37 horses [HORS]. Defenders: Scout (307), nomad [NOMA], 15 picks [PICK], 7 hammers [HAMM], 15 swords [SWOR], combat 2. plains patrol (319), 141 plainsmen [PLAI]. Abelard (153), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], mithril sword [MSWO], combat 1, riding 1, crossbow 1; Philosopher King. Unit (735) gets a free round of attacks. Unit (157) casts Energy Shield. Unit (336) shoots a Fireball, killing 16. Scout (307) loses 143. Scout (307) is destroyed! Total Casualties: Scout (307) loses 143. Damaged units: 153, 319, 307. Unit (735) loses 0. Spoils: 7 picks [PICK], 4 hammers [HAMM], 7 swords [SWOR], mithril sword [MSWO], 31 stone [STON], 4 iron [IRON], 1092 silver [SILV]. ... Unit (1166) attacks Aqua Spirit (1221) in plain (4,24) in Mount Etna! Attackers: Unit (348), behind, plainsman [PLAI], combat 1. Unit (1166), 159 hill dwarves [HDWA], combat 1. Unit (1091), behind, 5 high elves [HELF]. Unit (1041), behind, 11 hill dwarves [HDWA]. Unit (1156), behind, 12 tribesmen [TMAN]. Unit (250), 121 high elves [HELF], 90 tribesmen [TMAN], 147 hill dwarves [HDWA], 173 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 2. Unit (484), 36 high elves [HELF], 81 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 2. Unit (157), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (336), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (340), behind, leader [LEAD], winged horse [WING], sword [SWOR], tactics 5. Unit (341), behind, leader [LEAD], sword [SWOR], horse [HORS]. Unit (1092), 200 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 1. Unit (248), 1345 hill dwarves [HDWA], 729 horses [HORS], 342 swords [SWOR], combat 3. Unit (755), behind, 20 tribesmen [TMAN], 11 horses [HORS], hammer [HAMM], sword [SWOR]. Unit (1046), behind, 10 leaders [LEAD], 6 horses [HORS], sword [SWOR], combat 2. Unit (338), 103 high elves [HELF], 197 tribesmen [TMAN], 160 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (1256), 140 hill dwarves [HDWA]. Unit (1078), 575 sea elves [SELF], 13 high elves [HELF], 3 plainsmen [PLAI], 8 swords [SWOR], 19 hill dwarves [HDWA], combat 1. Unit (1173), 110 sea elves [SELF]. Unit (1257), 93 horses [HORS], hill dwarf [HDWA], combat 2. Unit (489), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 4. Unit (973), 2 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 1. Unit (975), 2 tribesmen [TMAN]. Unit (1155), tribesman [TMAN], combat 1. Unit (711), leader [LEAD], combat 4. Unit (713), behind, leader [LEAD]. Unit (714), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], riding 3. Defenders: Aqua Spirit (1221), plainsman [PLAI], combat 1. The Death of me Yet (1145), 58 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 1. The Good Doctor (156), behind, leader [LEAD], 4 skeletons [SKEL] (Combat 2/2, Attacks 1, Hits 2, Tactics 0), 4 horses [HORS]. Bustyor Blader (207), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], crossbow [XBOW], tactics 5, crossbow 1. Soul of Purity and Light (297), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], crossbow [XBOW], crossbow 1. Spiked Seadras (468), behind, 58 nomads [NOMA], 18 horses [HORS], 58 crossbows [XBOW], crossbow 3. Karate Men (372), 137 nomads [NOMA], 104 horses [HORS], 51 swords [SWOR], combat 2; thank you. My pal Joey (208), behind, leader [LEAD], crossbow [XBOW], crossbow 1. Polymorph (204), tribesman [TMAN], 3 high elves [HELF], combat 2. Basic Insect (1222), plainsman [PLAI], combat 1. Souls of the Forgotten (1223), plainsman [PLAI], combat 1. Round 1: Unit (157) casts Energy Shield. Unit (336) shoots a Fireball, killing 7. Unit (1166) loses 13. Aqua Spirit (1221) loses 268. Aqua Spirit (1221) is destroyed! Total Casualties: Aqua Spirit (1221) loses 268. Damaged units: 468, 207, 208, 156, 297, 372, 204, 1145, 1222, 1221, 1223. Unit (1166) loses 13. Damaged units: 338, 1078, 248, 250, 1173. Spoils: 29 crossbows [XBOW], 26 swords [SWOR], 63 horses [HORS], 11593 silver [SILV]. Island Turtles (470) attacks Unit (709) in plain (5,25) in Mount Etna! Attackers: Island Turtles (470), 40 wood elves [WELF], 40 horses [HORS], 10 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Fourth Brigade (596), 16 tribesmen [TMAN], 13 horses [HORS], 11 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Third Brigade (625), 16 tribesmen [TMAN], 18 horses [HORS], 3 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Lunarian (784), leader [LEAD], horse [HORS]. Spirit Reaper (511), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 1. Fire and Forget (313), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], skeleton [SKEL] (Combat 2/2, Attacks 1, Hits 2, Tactics 0). Me Too (314), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS]. Unit (13), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS]. Mining teacher (152), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], combat 1. Weaponsmith teacher (181), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], combat 1. Quarry teacher (183), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], combat 1. Building teacher (184), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], combat 1. Armourer teacher (185), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], combat 1. Tribute (203), 43 tribesmen [TMAN], 25 horses [HORS], 25 swords [SWOR], combat 2; DOGPILE ON THE SQUEAKIE!!!. tribal scout (268), behind, 110 nomads [NOMA], 113 horses [HORS], 4 spears [SPEA], sword [SWOR], 11 mithril swords [MSWO], combat 2; explorer. Warrior probe (531), 3 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 2; ready to fight. Union Rider (965), behind, leader [LEAD]. Octoberser (602), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS]. El Capitan (189), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 3. Warriors (16), 54 high elves [HELF], 62 horses [HORS], 6 mithril swords [MSWO], 3 swords [SWOR], combat 2. spotty fish (182), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], combat 1. Elite Cavalry (633), 8 leaders [LEAD], 9 horses [HORS], 8 mithril swords [MSWO], combat 2, riding 2. Elite Cavalry (634), 6 leaders [LEAD], 9 horses [HORS], 6 mithril swords [MSWO], riding 1, combat 2. Hostile Takeover (22), 199 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 1. Sixth Brigade First Company (1182), 21 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 1. Sixth Brigade Third Company (1183), 24 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 1. Unit (1184), 17 plainsmen [PLAI], horse [HORS], combat 1. Fifth Brigade (359), 36 plainsmen [PLAI], horse [HORS], combat 2. Summoner of Imps (321), behind, leader [LEAD], 3 horses [HORS], imp [IMP] (Combat 3/3, Attacks 1, Hits 1, Tactics 0). Snoozer (417), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS]. Hamtaro (418), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS]. Ritual (206), 15 nomads [NOMA], 16 swords [SWOR], 12 horses [HORS], 4 mithril swords [MSWO], combat 2. Unit (813), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 5. Second Brigade (684), 27 wood elves [WELF], combat 2. First Brigade (394), behind, 30 plainsmen [PLAI], combat 2. Unit (859), 50 wood elves [WELF], combat 2. My leaders, not yours (1185), 55 leaders [LEAD], 34 horses [HORS], combat 1. Unit (191), 160 plainsmen [PLAI]. guard (545), orc [ORC], combat 1. guard (651), orc [ORC], combat 1. guard (675), orc [ORC], combat 1. Unit (1258), 15 plainsmen [PLAI]. Unit (1259), 28 plainsmen [PLAI]. guard (516), orc [ORC], combat 1. militia alpha (220), 13 nomads [NOMA], 13 horses [HORS], combat 2. Welf bowmen (361), behind, 11 wood elves [WELF], 13 tribesmen [TMAN], 24 longbows [LBOW], longbow 1. archers (296), behind, 19 tribesmen [TMAN], 20 horses [HORS], 20 crossbows [XBOW], crossbow 1. archer squad (528), behind, 21 nomads [NOMA], 21 horses [HORS], 21 crossbows [XBOW], crossbow 1. militia (262), 40 tribesmen [TMAN], 8 swords [SWOR], combat 2; scout pool. 1026 Militia (278), 22 nomads [NOMA], 78 high elves [HELF], 50 horses [HORS], 7 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Twin-Headed Fire Dragon (963), 98 tribesmen [TMAN], 12 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Ritual (339), 286 nomads [NOMA], 51 horses [HORS], 6 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Roboladies (438), behind, 18 horses [HORS], 32 nomads [NOMA], 32 crossbows [XBOW], crossbow 3. Firegrass (1020), 396 tribesmen [TMAN], 221 horses [HORS], 2 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Sonic Duck (601), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 5. More war (568), 67 high elves [HELF], 34 horses [HORS], 3 swords [SWOR], combat 2. More for the War (15), 50 horses [HORS], 98 high elves [HELF], 5 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Commencement Dance (1224), 2 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 2. Woodland Sprite (1226), 2 tribesmen [TMAN], combat 2. Defenders: Unit (709), behind, leader [LEAD], 2 horses [HORS], 3 swords [SWOR]. Unit (710), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 4. Unit (1047), behind, 32 plainsmen [PLAI], 32 horses [HORS]. Unit (972), 2 tribesmen [TMAN], 9 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (1172), 200 plainsmen [PLAI]. Unit (1078), 573 sea elves [SELF], 13 high elves [HELF], 3 plainsmen [PLAI], 19 hill dwarves [HDWA], 11 horses [HORS], 8 crossbows [XBOW], 16 swords [SWOR], combat 1. Unit (1166), 159 hill dwarves [HDWA], 4 horses [HORS], 4 crossbows [XBOW], 4 swords [SWOR], combat 1. Unit (1091), behind, 5 high elves [HELF]. Unit (1041), behind, 11 hill dwarves [HDWA], crossbow [XBOW]. Unit (1156), behind, 12 tribesmen [TMAN], sword [SWOR]. Unit (250), 121 high elves [HELF], 90 tribesmen [TMAN], 146 hill dwarves [HDWA], 170 plainsmen [PLAI], 7 horses [HORS], 8 crossbows [XBOW], 5 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Unit (484), 36 high elves [HELF], 81 plainsmen [PLAI], 2 horses [HORS], crossbow [XBOW], combat 2. Unit (157), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (336), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (340), behind, leader [LEAD], winged horse [WING], sword [SWOR], tactics 5. Unit (1092), 200 plainsmen [PLAI], 4 horses [HORS], 2 crossbows [XBOW], 4 swords [SWOR], combat 1. Unit (248), 1343 hill dwarves [HDWA], 757 horses [HORS], 342 swords [SWOR], combat 3. Unit (755), behind, 20 tribesmen [TMAN], 11 horses [HORS], 2 swords [SWOR], hammer [HAMM]. Unit (1046), behind, 10 leaders [LEAD], 6 horses [HORS], sword [SWOR], combat 2. Unit (338), 103 high elves [HELF], 193 tribesmen [TMAN], 166 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (1256), 140 hill dwarves [HDWA], horse [HORS], 3 crossbows [XBOW], 2 swords [SWOR]. Round 1: Unit (157) casts Energy Shield. Me Too (314) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Quarry teacher (183) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Summoner of Imps (321) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Hamtaro (418) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Mining teacher (152) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Skeletons controlled by Fire and Forget (313) strikes fear into the enemy, causing 7 men to cower in terror. Armourer teacher (185) shoots a Fireball, killing 4. Building teacher (184) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Fire and Forget (313) shoots a Fireball, killing 11. Weaponsmith teacher (181) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Unit (13) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Unit (336) shoots a Fireball, killing 9. Snoozer (417) shoots a Fireball, killing 10. Skeletons controlled by Fire and Forget (313) takes 1 hits bringing it to 1/2. Island Turtles (470) loses 728. Unit (709) loses 308. Round 2: Unit (157) casts Energy Shield. Armourer teacher (185) shoots a Fireball, killing 7. Unit (336) shoots a Fireball, killing 18. Summoner of Imps (321) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Fire and Forget (313) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Skeletons controlled by Fire and Forget (313) strikes fear into the enemy, causing 20 men to cower in terror. Me Too (314) shoots a Fireball, killing 9. Quarry teacher (183) shoots a Fireball, killing 11. Snoozer (417) shoots a Fireball, killing 10. Building teacher (184) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Unit (13) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Mining teacher (152) shoots a Fireball, killing 5. Hamtaro (418) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Weaponsmith teacher (181) shoots a Fireball, but it is deflected. Skeletons controlled by Fire and Forget (313) takes no hits leaving it at 1/2. Island Turtles (470) loses 651. Unit (709) loses 220. Island Turtles (470) is routed! Unit (709) gets a free round of attacks. Unit (157) casts Energy Shield. Unit (336) shoots a Fireball, killing 12. Skeletons controlled by Fire and Forget (313) takes no hits leaving it at 1/2. Island Turtles (470) loses 529. Total Casualties: Island Turtles (470) loses 1908. Damaged units: 278, 625, 262, 339, 206, 470, 203, 633, 16, 963, 1020, 15, 596, 568, 22, 1259, 684, 1185, 531, 1182, 859, 191, 220, 516, 359, 1183, 1184, 1258, 321, 1224, 784, 1226, 545, 675, 634, 651. Unit (709) loses 528. Damaged units: 248, 250, 1172, 338, 1078, 1166, 484, 1256, 1092, 972. Spoils: 49 swords [SWOR], 6 mithril swords [MSWO], 304 horses [HORS], wagon [WAGO], 63821 silver [SILV]. ... war Mongers (415) attacks Unit (709) in plain (5,25) in Mount Etna! Attackers: war Mongers (415), 80 high elves [HELF], 41 horses [HORS], 2 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Clean up crew (18), 40 high elves [HELF], 22 horses [HORS], combat 2. Defenders: Unit (709), behind, leader [LEAD], 2 horses [HORS], 3 swords [SWOR]. Unit (710), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], tactics 4. Unit (1047), behind, 32 plainsmen [PLAI], 36 horses [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (972), tribesman [TMAN], 10 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (1172), 159 plainsmen [PLAI], 12 horses [HORS], mithril sword [MSWO], 2 swords [SWOR]. Unit (1078), 471 sea elves [SELF], 10 high elves [HELF], 2 plainsmen [PLAI], 17 hill dwarves [HDWA], 59 horses [HORS], 8 crossbows [XBOW], 3 mithril swords [MSWO], 30 swords [SWOR], combat 1. Unit (1166), 133 hill dwarves [HDWA], 17 horses [HORS], 4 crossbows [XBOW], 9 swords [SWOR], combat 1. Unit (1091), behind, 5 high elves [HELF], horse [HORS]. Unit (1041), behind, 11 hill dwarves [HDWA], crossbow [XBOW]. Unit (1156), behind, 12 tribesmen [TMAN], 2 horses [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (250), 98 high elves [HELF], 75 tribesmen [TMAN], 118 hill dwarves [HDWA], 143 plainsmen [PLAI], 55 horses [HORS], 9 crossbows [XBOW], 2 mithril swords [MSWO], 22 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Unit (484), 29 high elves [HELF], 73 plainsmen [PLAI], 14 horses [HORS], crossbow [XBOW], 3 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Unit (157), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (336), behind, leader [LEAD], horse [HORS], sword [SWOR]. Unit (340), behind, leader [LEAD], winged horse [WING], sword [SWOR], tactics 5. Unit (1092), 169 plainsmen [PLAI], 13 horses [HORS], 2 crossbows [XBOW], 8 swords [SWOR], combat 1. Unit (248), 1203 hill dwarves [HDWA], 870 horses [HORS], 342 swords [SWOR], combat 3. Unit (755), behind, 20 tribesmen [TMAN], 12 horses [HORS], hammer [HAMM], 2 swords [SWOR]. Unit (1046), behind, 10 leaders [LEAD], 8 horses [HORS], 2 swords [SWOR], combat 2. Unit (338), 89 high elves [HELF], 166 tribesmen [TMAN], 196 horses [HORS], combat 2. Unit (1256), 108 hill dwarves [HDWA], 10 horses [HORS], 3 crossbows [XBOW], 4 swords [SWOR]. Unit (709) gets a free round of attacks. Unit (157) casts Energy Shield. war Mongers (415) loses 120. war Mongers (415) is destroyed! Total Casualties: war Mongers (415) loses 120. Damaged units: 415, 18. Unit (709) loses 0. Spoils: sword [SWOR], 32 horses [HORS], 3796 silver [SILV].