@rico Goths attack PONTUS @kronenblatt I'll set up. Password: Pontus
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
"Looks like we're working up towards a fall of the Eastern Roman Empire in our history timeline."
Not if Blatta is allowed to decide!
=> kronenblatt attacks Syria from Asia.
GREEN is attacking Sassanids in SYRIA from Asia using their Fleet. (General Blatta commanding)
@cargol -- you're up next.
BATTLES
BATTLE 1: PONTUS -- @chiquichops vs @kronenblatt --
BATTLE 2: SYRIA -- @kronenblatt vs @chiquichops --
BATTLE 3:
BATTLE 4:
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia
Emperor Carus after assembling the army lands with the help of the imperial fleet in Greacia to liberate his birthplace 🙂
Italia to Greacia.
"Looks like we're working up towards a fall of the Eastern Roman Empire in our history timeline."
Not if Blatta is allowed to decide!
=> kronenblatt attacks Syria from Asia.
The decision of @kronenblatt not to attack Rome is similar in nature with Attila's decision to stop just short of Rome in 452 CE.
One will never know why 😉
Well, if Blatta @kronenblatt will not attack ITALIA, General Riconius will.
The PURPLE fleet crosses the Mare Occidentale from Africa and land in Italia... Emperor Carus will need to stay in Italia and rally the defence of his capital.
BATTLES
BATTLE 1: PONTUS -- @chiquichops vs @kronenblatt --
BATTLE 2: SYRIA -- @kronenblatt vs @chiquichops --
BATTLE 3: GRAECIA -- @cargol vs @kronenblatt --
BATTLE 4: ITALIA -- @rico vs @cargol --
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia
@cargol -- ITALIA battle set up -- pw: FGM1
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia
Rome is overrated. The future of the Romans is in the east, as everyone with some perspective will come to realise. 🤣 😎 plus that Blatta is a genuinely patriotic Roman, putting some pride in never having attacked Rome or invaded Italy.
@kronenblatt You'd better set up the challenge then, we're waiting for the might of Rome to dare to cross our border
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
@kronenblatt You'd better set up the challenge then, we're waiting for the might of Rome to dare to cross our border
Well, we couldn't find the way by land so sailed towards the horizon and hope for the best. The best being coming back safely to Thrace, and the second best reaching Syria.
Anyway, game set up with password SYRIA. Enjoy #2!
My apologies as I forgot to it set up. Challenge for Greece created. Password FMG1
No worries. I’ll pick it up. Summer holiday season just started here for me though, so will be quite slow for the next month or so. Even slower than usual. 😎
Fortuna favours the General Riconius as PURPLE defeats RED (43 - 8 = +35%), captures ITALIA and a new Emperor is acclaimed in Rome!
Literally Fortuna, as this one was handed to me by some very good dice luck, especially in the opening encounters.... @cargol never managed to come back from that.
Former emperor Carus survives the battle and flees to Pannonia.
BATTLES
BATTLE 1: PONTUS -- @chiquichops vs @kronenblatt --
BATTLE 2: SYRIA -- @kronenblatt vs @chiquichops --
BATTLE 3: GRAECIA -- @cargol vs @kronenblatt --
BATTLE 4: ITALIA -- @rico vs @cargol -- Purple Victory (+35%)
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia
...anything happening with the last two battles? 😎
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia
They're coming along
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
it looks like the Frankish incursion in PONTUS has failed. The army of Blatta also has the upper hand in SYRIA and a defeat for my barbarians is close.
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
BATTLE 2: SYRIA => Roman win 53-25 (+28), a hard-fought brutal battle in the desert.
BATTLE 1: PONTUS => Roman win 51-19 (+32), this one too a bloody battle.
Two battle results from the east of the empire have arrived.
@kronenblatt 's GREEN legions are victorious in both PONTUS and SYRIA, defeating the Goths and Sassanians respectively.
This earns GREEN 2 additional Prestige Points and his score moves up to 7.
Is the battle in GRAECIA ongoing?
BATTLES
BATTLE 1: PONTUS -- @chiquichops vs @kronenblatt -- Green Victory (+32%)
BATTLE 2: SYRIA -- @kronenblatt vs @chiquichops -- Green Victory (+28%)
BATTLE 3: GRAECIA -- @cargol vs @kronenblatt --
BATTLE 4: ITALIA -- @rico vs @cargol -- Purple Victory (+35%)
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia