I followed you latest battle as a matter of fact.

One of my favourite GBoH titles.

Dynamic, free-wheeling and fun. Differences between chariots, tactical systems and armies. With a relatively simplified rule set.

What is not to like?   

Me too.

It is one of the only Euros I have played. Did so when I attended a convention that was more geared to those games. "When in Rome".

I thought it was really fun. Had a blast.

I like this game. In fact, it has supplied some of my more enjoyable multi-player experiences. More from the cross table yip yap, but still... I have played it four times to date, which is a fair amount for me.

And in each of those four times the eventual winner ended up as the last man standing in a high VP area. Probably mainland Europe. Which illustrates one of the games slight quirks. That is, combat can be devastating and the map is large enough that it can prevent effective (ie timely) reaction to prevent a winning position.

Lessons I have learned from my limited playing are:

- Don't put all of your eggs in one basket. Unless you are truly desperate and/or the odds of you coming out on top are humungous. Even then..... hmmmmm ....

- Play to prevent someone holing up in Macedonia / Europe all by themselves.

- Don't **** around trying to get Alex back to Pella. Perhaps threaten to do it, but actually just drop him in a secure spot.

- Watch your back.

This is a beer and pretzels game. Don't invest too much into it and don't AP about moves. Play with friends, have a plan and have a laugh.

Ah! I wonder if I did when I first joined up? I was hitting buttons and whatnot to see what they would do. Maybe? My mind is like a colander.

No need to fix it though. I just needed a rant.

RANT: My mind is like a colander! ****es me off ...

 

EDIT: Argh! I've been dinged!!   LOL!!!!

RANT: And just why do I have a "Bad Karma" badge anyway?

I am a good person.  WTF?

 

You'd love Tokyo. It is made for pedestrians.   

Tailgaters.

I hate phucking tailgaters.

Get off my a$$, you motherphucking twat.   

PS - I am starting to hate software that removes socially unacceptable words too. Stop censoring me you judgmental poopheads!

PS - I have been trying to think of a rant, but I am so phucking mellow right now man ...

I actually love roundabouts. Single lane ones though; multiple lanes create a little too much chaos. I think the formula is

CHAOS = CONFUSION to the (nth power x driver's age)

where n = # of roundabout lanes

The problem is that they confuse the poop out of people here. I once came up to one and had to stop as a car was circling around .... in the opposite direction. Hmmm...

Wow! Good luck with that. I hope it works out well. Impressive.

LOL!


I must admit I spend more time here than there these days. 

I enjoyed that video. It made me self conscious as to what I am doing during a session. Much the same as you guys were actually.

I am a master of the stand-back-with-arms-crossed pose. On special occasions I add a look of befuddlement.

Is that you discovering the hidden camera your family installed to see "what you were up to all the time" in your game room?

Your post has me looking over my own collection. Sort of a "what if" scenario...

Somehow, and I do not know exactly how, I have shot over 200 games. I thought I was in the 190s and a few days ago culled a bunch from my "Want In Trade" list. If anything, it should be lower (not sure if the trade games are counted).

WTF?

Anyway, there are certainly some I could part with and not end up quivering in the fetal position. 50 to 100 thought would be tough.