Epoch IV
Empire Selection
Empires
GUPTAS are absent.
RMHS: GOTHS: Army Danubia, Central Europe (vs. Romans; G: 4, 1; R: 6, 3; loses), Central Europs (vs. Romans; G: 6, 4; R: 5, 2; wins), Baltic Seaboard, Scandinavia, Lower Rhein (vs. Romans; G: 5, 1; R: 1; wins), Dalmatia (vs. Romans; G: 6, 2; R: 4, 1; wins), Northern Appenines (vs. Romans; G: 5, 1; R: 3; wins), Southern Appenines (vs. Romans; G: 6, 5; R: 2; wins, Capital reduced to city). Points: Dominance in Southern Europe (6), Northern Europe (4), Presence in Middle East (3), 1 city (1), and 1 Monument (1) for 15 points.
Kaleidoscope Respite: Plays North America Migrants. Armies Pacific Seaboard, Great Plains. HUNS: Army Western Steppe, Dneipr, Danubia (vs. Goths; H: 6, 2; G: 2; wins), Dalmatia (vs. Goths; H: 6, 4; G: 6, 2; H: 4, 2; G: 6, 5; loses), Dalmatia (vs. Goths; H: 6, 4; G: 5, 5; wins), Turanian Plain (vs. Macedonians; H: 6, 4; M: 2; wins), Persian Plateau (vs. Sassanids; H: 5, 4; S: 4, 4; wins), Hindu Kush (vs. Sassanids; H: 3, 3; S: 2; wins), Upper Indus (vs. Sassanids; H: 4, 3; S: 3; wins), Ganges Valley (vs. Sassanids; H: 5, 1; S: 5; H: 2, 1; S: 5; loses), Ganges Valley (vs. Sassanids; H: 5, 5; S: 6; loses), Ganges Valley (vs. Sassanids; H: 6, 6; S: 4; wins), Ganges Delta (vs. Sassanids; H: 2, 1; S: 2; H: 5, 5; S: 6; loses), Ganges Delta (vs. Sassanids; H: 6, 4; S: 4; wins). Points: Dominance in Middle East (6), China (6), India (6), Presence in Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), 1 Capital (2), 2 cities (2), 1 Sea (1), and 3 Monuments (3) for 33 points.
Romulus & Remus: Plays Disaster in Southern Appenines. Monument and city eliminated. Plays Rebellion in Great Plain of China (vs. Hsuing-nu; R: 3, 1; H: 4; loses). BYZANTINES: Army and Capital Balkans (Assyrian army retreats to Eastern Anatolia), fort Balkans, fleet Black Sea, army Danubia (vs. Huns; B: 6, 3; H: 3; wins), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Macedonia; B: 3, 2; M: 4, 4; loses), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Macedonia; B: 6, 3; M: 4, 2; wins), Zagros (vs. Sassanids; B: 6, 5; S: 6; B: 2, 1; S: 1; loses, Capital reduced to city), Persian Plateau (vs. Huns; B: 5, 4; H: 6; loses), Persian Plateau (vs. Huns; B: 4, 2; H: 2; wins), Turanian Plain (vs. Huns; B: 5, 1; H: 6; loses), Turanian Plain (vs. Huns; B: 5, 4; H: 1; wins), Tarim Basin (vs. Han Dynasty; B: 5, 3; H: 5, 1; B: 4, 3; H: 3, 1; wins). Builds Monument Balkans. Points: Dominance in Middle East (6), Southeast Asia (4), Presence in North Africa (2), China (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), 2 Capitals (4), 3 cities (3), 2 Seas (2), and 3 Monuments (3) for 35 points.
Greenies: T'ANG DYNASTY: Army and Capital Yangtse Kian (Han Dynasty army retreats to Si-Kyang), army Chekinag (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 5, 2; H: 4, 4, wins), Si-Kyang (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 3, 3; H: 3; T: 4, 2; H: 2; T: 5, 1; H: 5; T: 5, 2; H: 1; wins), fleet South China Sea (vs. Kaleidoscope Respite; G: 6, 3; K: 5; wins), East Indies (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 2, 1; H: 5, 4; loses), East Indies (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 6, 2; H: 6, 3; T: 3, 2; H: 4, 2; loses), East Indies (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 5, 3; H: 5, 2; T: 2, 1; H: 4, 2; loses), East Indies (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 5, 3; H: 6, 4; loses), East Indies (vs. Han Dynasty; T: 5, 2; H: 2, 1; wins), Yangtse Kian, fort Yangtse Kian. Points: Dominance in China (6), Presence in Middle East (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), Southeast Asia (2), 1 Capital (2), 3 cities (3), 2 Seas (2), and 1 Monument (1) for 25 points.
GEGS: Plays the Anglo-Saxons. Army Baltic Seaboard (Goth army retreats to Lower Rhein), fleet North Sea (vs. Republic of Texas; G: 4, 1; R: 4; G: 5, 4; R: 1; wins), army Ireland. ARABS: Plays Weaponry. Army and Capital Arabian Peninsula (Egyptian army eliminated, Greenie fleet Red Sea unsupported), fleet Red Sea, army Nile Delta (vs. Romans; A: 6+1, 6+1; R: 3; wins), Libya (vs. Romans; A: 3+1, 1+1; R: 6; loses), Libya (vs. Romans; A: 4+1, 3+1; R: 2; wins), Shatts Plateau (vs. Romans; A: 5+1, 4+1; R: 5; wins, city eliminated), Palestine (vs. Babylonians; A: 6+1, 1+1; B: 6; wins), Levant (vs. Phoenicians; A: 4+1, 2+1; P: 6; loses), Levant (vs. Phoenicians; A: 6+1, 2+1; wins, Capital reduced to city), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Byzantines; A: 5+1, 1+1; B: 2, 1; wins), Western Anatolia (vs. Assyria; Ar: 6+1, 2+1; As: 4; Ar: 3+1; 1+1; As: 4; Ar: 3+1, 3+1; As: 5; loses), Western Anatolia (vs. Assyria; Ar: 3+1, 2+1; As: 5; loses), Western Anatolia (vs. Assyria; Ar: 6+1, 3+1; As: 3; wins), Balkans (vs. Byzantines; A: 6+1, 5+1; B: 4+1, 1+1; wins, Capital reduced to city), Zagros (vs. Byzantines; A: 6+1, 5+1; B: 3; wins, city eliminated), Persian Plateau (vs. Byzantines; A: 5+1, 2+1; B: 6; A: 4+1, 4+1; B: 5; A: 3+1, 3+1, B: 3; wins), Hindu Kush (vs. Huns; A: 3+1, 3+1; H: 6; loses), Hindu Kush (vs. Huns; A: 6+1, 5+1; H: 4; wins). Builds Monument Arabian Peninsula. Points: Dominance in North Africa (4), Middle East (6), Presence in India (3), Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), 1 Capital (2), 2 cities (2), 2 Seas (2), and 5 Monuments (5) for 31 points.
Republic of Texas:
Plays Kingdom in the Malayan Peninsula. Army, city, and fort
Malayan Peninsula (Maurya army retreats to Sumatra).
KHMERS: Army and Capital Mekong (Mauran army eliminated), fleet
South China Sea (vs. Greenies; R: 6, 2; G: 5; wins), Chekiang (vs.
T'ang Dynasty; K: 6, 3; T: 2, 1; wins), East Indies (vs. T'ang Dynasty;
K: 6, 4; T: 2, 1; wins), Great Plain of China (vs. Hsuing-nu; K: 6, 4;
H: 5; wins, city eliminated). Points: Dominance in Northern
Europe (4), Southeast Asia (4), Presence in North Africa (2), Middle
East (3), China (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), 1 Capital (2), 2
cities (2), 3 Seas (3), and 2 Monuments (2) for 31 points.
Players
Player Name |
Player Faction Name/Color |
Remaining
Event Cards |
Empire Strength Points |
Victory Points |
Dave Anderson | Romulus & Remus (red) | 4 | 34 | 87 |
Kevin Wilson | Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) | 4 | 37 | 79 |
Chris Geggus | GEGS (yellow) | 5 | 37 | 73 |
Bill Scharf | Kaleidoscope Respite (turquoise) | 4 | 38 | 77 |
Christopher Hunt | Greenies (green) | 5 | 38 | 73 |
Andy York | Republic of Texas (blue) | 5 | 40 | 82 |
GEGS is Going Eastwards Guarantees Slaughter.
Press
A figure in silouette said to Tal: Fear and
greed are powerful motivators. When both of these forces push in
the same direction, virtually no human can resist. That and a
fully charged Romulan disruptor. Let's hope that is the case this
time.
Positions
SUMERIANS: Three armies and Capital Lower Tirgirs.
GREENIES: PERSIA: Army and city
Lower Indus. IBERIAN KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Southern
Iberia. HSUING-NU: Armies Mongolia, Wei River,
Szechuan. T'ANG DYNASTY: Two armies, Capital, and fort Yangtse Kian, army Si-Kyang.
GEGS: Fleets North Sea, Red Sea. SASSANIDS: Armies
Middle Tigris, Irrawaddy. ANGLO-SAXONS: Armies Baltic
Seabaord, Ireland. ARABS: Army, Capital, and Monument
Arabian Peninsula, army, city, and Monument Balkans, army and city
Levant, army and Monument Zagros, Persian Plateau, Nile Delta, armies
Libya, Shatts Plateau, Palestine, Eastern Anatolia, Western Anatolia,
Hindu Kush.
Republic of Texas: Fleets Western Mediterranean, Eastern
Mediterranean, South China Sea. INDUS
VALLEY: Armies Persian Salt Desert, Western Deccan, Eastern
Deccan. ROMANS: Army, city, and Monument Pindus, army and
Monument Albion, armies Central Massif, Western Gaul, Albion,
Highlands, Northern Gaul. MALAYAN KINGDOM: Army, city, and
fort Malayan Peninsula. KHMERS: Army and Capital Mekong, army and
Monument Great Plain of China, armies Chekiang, East Indies.
RMHS: SUB-SAHARAN
MIGRANTS:
Armies Gold Coast, Central Africa. CARTHAGINIA: Two armies
Morea.
GOTHS: Two armies Lower Rhein, armies Southern Appenines, Central Europe, Scandinavia, Northern
Appenines.
Romulus & Remus: Fleets Bay of Bengal, Black Sea.
UPPER NILE KINGDOM:
Army, city, and fort Upper Nile. ASSYRIA: Army and city
Crete. MAYANS: Army, Capital,
and fort Central
America. MAURYA: Two armies Sumatra, armies Eastern Ghats,
Western Ghats. BYZANTINES: Armies Danubia, Turanian Plain,
Tarim Basin.
Kaleidoscope Respite: PHOENICIA: Army and city Upper Tigris. SCYTHEANS:
Army Caucuses. REBELLION: Army Ceylon. HAN
DYNASTY: Army
and city Yellow River. NORTH AMERICAN
MIGRANTS: Armies Pacific Seaboard, Great Plains.
HUNS: Army and Monument Upper Indus, Ganges
Delta, armies Dalmatia, Dniepr, Western Steppe, Ganges Valley.