Dogbreath

Epoch V Sung Dynasty, Seljuk Turks, and Mongols

Epoch VI Empire Selection due 12/27, Tuesday

Epoch V

Arachnids (York) plays Disaster in Crete (Monument and city destroyed) and Empire Fortifies (forts in Middle Tigris and Nubia). SUNG DYNASTY: Army and Capital Szechuan (Han army retreats to Si-Kyang), Yangtse Kian (vs. T'ang Dynasty; S: 5, 1; T: 5; S: 6, 4; T: 3; wins, Capital reduced to city), Great Plain of China (vs. T'ang Dynasty; S: 5, 3; T: 5; S: 4, 1; T: 5; loses), Great Plain of China (vs. T'ang Dynasty; S: 6, 3; T: 4; wins), Chekiang (vs. T'ang Dynasty; S: 5, 2; T: 5; S: 3, 1; T: 1; wins, fleet South China Sea unsupported), fleet South China Sea, army East Indies, Malayan Peninsula (vs. Malayan Kingdom; S: 4, 4; M: 5+1, 4+1; loses), Malayan Peninsula (vs. Malayan Kingdom; S: 6, 2; M: 5+1, 4+1; S: 6, 3; M: 2+1, 1+1; wins, city eliminated). Builds Monument Szechuan. Points: Dominance in North Africa (4), China (6), Southeast Asia (4), Presence in Middle East (2), Southern Europe (3), 1 Capital (2), 2 cities (2), 2 Seas (2), and 5 Monuments (5) for 30 points.

The Questioner (Partridge) plays Fujiwara. Army and Capital Hokkaido, army Honshu, fleet Sea of Japan. SELJUK TURKS: Plays Leader. Army Turanian Plain (Holy Roman Empire army retreats to Persian Plateau), Hindu Kush (vs. Holy Roman Empire: S: 6, 4, 3; H: 5, 2; wins), Upper Indus (vs. Chola; S: 5, 2, 1; C: 1; wins), Ganges Valley (vs. Romans; S: 4, 3, 2; R: 3; wins), Ganges Delta (vs. Romans; S: 6, 4, 2; R: 3; S: 5, 5, 1; R: 4; wins), Eastern Deccan (vs. Chola; S: 5, 4, 1; C: 6, 4; loses), Eastern Deccan (vs. Chola; S: 2, 2, 1; C: 6, 6; loses), Eastern Deccan (vs. Chola; S: 4, 1, 1; C: 6, 5; loses), Eastern Deccan (vs. Chola; S: 5, 1, 1; C: 3, 2; wins), Eastern Ghats (vs. Chola; S: 6, 5, 4; C: 1; wins, Capital reduced to city), Lower Indus (vs. Macedonians; S: 5, 4, 3; M: 1; wins, city eliminated), Western Deccan (vs, Chola; S: 6, 4, 1; C: 2; wins). Builds Monument Upper Indus. Points: Dominance in India (6), Presence in China (3), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (1), 1 Capital (2), 1 city (1), 1 Sea (1), and 4 Monuments (4) for 20 points.

Time Traveler (Anderson) plays Disaster in Eastern Ghats (Monument and city destroyed). MONGOLS: Army Mongolia, Eastern Steppe (automatic victory versus Huns), Western Steppe (vs. Holy Roman Empire; M: 4, 3; H: 3; wins), Dniepr (vs. Holy Roman Empire; M: 5, 4; H: 4; wins), Danubia (vs. Byzantines; M: 5, 4; B: 6; loses), Danubia (vs. Byzantines; M: 6, 3; B: 5; wins), Balkans (vs. Byzantines; M: 3, 2; B: 4, 3; loses), Balkans (vs. Byzantines; M: 2, 1; B: 6, 4; loses), Balkans (vs. Byzantines; M: 3, 3; B: 6, 1; loses), Balkans (vs. Byzantines; M: 6, 2; B: 3, 2; wins, Capital reduced to city), Pindus (vs. Goths; M: 5, 2; G: 3, 2; wins), Morea (vs. Goths; M: 4, 1; G: 4, 3; M: 1, 1; G: 6, 5; loses), Morea (vs. Goths; M: 6, 3; G: 5, 5; wins), Crete (vs. Romans; plays Treachery, automatic victory, fleet Eastern Mediterranean unsupported), Turanian Plain (vs. Seljuk Turks; M: 5, 4; S: 2; wins), Persian Plateau (vs. Holy Roman Empire; M: 1, 1; H: 4, 4; loses), Great Plain of China (vs. Sung Dynasty; M: 6, 6; S: 4, 4; wins), fleet Sea of Japan (vs. The Questioner; TT: 6, 1; Q: 1; wins), Persian Plateau (vs. Holy Roman Empire; M: 4, 1; H: 5, 2; loses), Persian Plateau (vs. Holy Roman Empire; M: 4, 1; H: 3, 1; M: 3, 1; H: 3, 1; M: 3, 1; H: 5, 3; loses). Points: Dominance in Southern Europe (6), Northern Europe (4), Eurasia (2), Presence in China (3), India (3), 1 city (1), 1 Sea (1), and 2 Monuments (2) for 22 points.

Players

Positions

Arachnids: Fleets Red Sea, South China Sea. NILE KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Upper Nile. MAURYA: Army Mekong. ARABS: Army, fort, and Monument Southern Iberia, Middle Tigris, army and Monument Shatts Plateau, army and fort Lower Tigris, Nubia, armies Persian Salt Desert, Levant, Libya.

Time Traveler: Fleet Sea of Japan. MACEDONIANS: Army Western Ghats. HUNS: Army and Monument Tarim Basin, two armies Baltic Seaboard, armies Caucuses, Lower Rhein, Northern Gaul. MONGOLS: Army and city Balkans, army and Monument Morea, Great Plain of China, armies Mongolia, Eastern Steppe, Western Steppe, Dniepr, Danubia, Pindus, Crete, Turanian Plain.

Marching Through the Ages: Fleet Black Sea. NORTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS: Armies Great Plains, West Indies. SASSANIDS: Three armies Wei River. BYZANTINES: Armies Northern Appenines, Dalmatia, Western Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia. HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: Army, Capital, and Monument Central Europe, army and Monument Persian Plateau, Zagros, Upper Tigris.

Royal Manticoran Historical Society: Fleets Bay of Bengal. MAYANS: Two armies and Capital Central America. SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. CHOLAS: Army Sumatra.

The Questioner: HAN DYNASTY: Three armies Si-Kyang, armies Yellow River, Irrawaddy. FUJIWARA: Army and Capital Hokkaido, army Honshu. SELJUK TURKS: Army and Monument Upper Indus, Ganges Valley, Eastern Deccan, armies Eastern Ghats, Hindu Kush, Lower Indus, Western Deccan, Ganges Valley.

Great Explorers Grabbing Samples: Fleets North Sea, Western Mediterranean. SCOTS: Army, city, and fort Highlands. CRUSADERS: Army, city, and Monument Arabian Peninsula, army, city, and fort Palestine, army and Monument Nile Delta. VIKINGS: Army and Monument Albion, Southern Appinines, armies Scandinavia, North European Plain, Western Gaul, Central Massif.