Epoch IV
Empire Selection
Empires
RMHS: GUPTAS: Army and Capital Eastern Deccan (Vedic City State army retreats to Eastern Ghats), fleet Bay of Bengal, army Ganges Valley (vs. Maurya; G: 6, 1; M: 4; wins), Western Deccan (vs. Indus Valley; G: 3, 3; I: 2; wins), Lower Indus (vs. Sassanids; G: 5, 2; S: 4; wins), Persian Salt Desert (vs. Sassanids; G: 4, 3; S: 6, 2; loses), Persian Salt Desert (vs. Sassanids; G: 4, 4; S: 1, 1; wins), Zagros (vs. Sassanids; G: 5, 3; S: 3; wins, Capital reduced to city). Points: Dominance in North Africa (4), Middle East (6), India (6), Southern Europe (6), Northern Europe (4), 2 Capitals (4), 4 cities (4), 5 Seas (5), and 9 Monuments (9) for 48 points.
HICK: Plays Kingdom in the Gold Coast. Army, city, and fort Gold Coast (Sub-Saharan Migrant retreats to Central Africa). GOTHS: Army Danubia, Dalmatia (vs. Macedonia; plays Surprise Attack; G: 4, 2; M: 2; wins), Northern Appenines (vs. Celts; G: 6, 1; C: 5; wins), Southern Appenines (vs. Romans; G: 6, 6; R: 2; wins, Capital reduced to city), Dniepr, Central Europe (vs. Romans; G: 6, 4; R: 4; wins), Lower Rhein, Pindus (vs. Macedonians; G: 6, 3; M: 4, 2; wins, city eliminated), Morea (vs. Persia; G: 6, 3; P: 5; G: 1, 1; P: 5; loses), Morea (vs. Persia; G: 4, 1; P: 1; wins). Points: Dominance in Southern Europe (6), Northern Europe (4), Presence in China (3), India (3), Southeast Asia (2), 2 cities (2), and 1 Monument (1) for 21 points.
Romulus & Remus: Plays the Anglo-Saxons. Army Baltic Seaboard, Lower Rhein (vs. Goths; A: 6, 5; G: 6; A: 5, 4; G: 3; wins), fleet North Sea (vs. RMHS; R&R: 5, 2; RMHS: 2; wins). HUNS: Army Western Steppe, Eastern Steppe, Wei River (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 4, 2; Hs: 6, 5; loses), Wei River (vs. Hsiuing-nu; Hu: 6, 5; Hs: 5, 1; wins), Szechuan (vs. Chou Dynasty; H: 6, 4; C: 3; wins), Great Plain of China (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 6, 6; Hs: 2; wins, city eliminated), Tarim Basin (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 2, 1; Hs: 3; loses), Tarim Basin (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 2, 1; Hs: 3; loses), Tarim Basin (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 1, 1; Hs: 5; loses), Tarim Basin (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 2, 2; Hs: 5; loses), Tarim Basin (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 6, 1; Hs: 3; wins), Irrawaddy (vs. Chou Dynasty; H: 6, 1; C: 5, 1; wins), Ganges Delta (vs. Han Dyansty; Hu: 4, 3; Ha: 2, 2; wins), Ganges Valley (vs. Guptas; H: 6, 2; G: 3; wins). Points: Dominance in China (6), Presence in Middle East (3), India (3), Northen Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), 1 Sea (1), and 5 Monuments (5) for 22 points.
GEGS: Plays Kingdom in Southern Iberia. Army, city, and fort Southern Iberia (Roman army retreats to Shatts Plateau). BYZANTINES: Plays Naval Supremacy. Army and Capital Balkans (Civil War army eliminated), fleet Eastern Mediterranean (vs. RMHS; G: 6+1, 6+1, 3+1; R: 2; wins), Western Mediterranean (vs. RMHS; G: 3+1, 3+1, 2+1; R: 4; G: 6+1, 2+1, 1+1; R: 1; wins), army Northern Appenines (vs. Goths; B: 5, 2; G: 4, 2; wins), Southern Appenines (vs. Goths; B: 6, 1; G: 4; wins, city eliminated), Shatts Plateau (vs. Romans; B: 4, 2; R: 3, 1; B: 5, 1; R: 6, 1; loses), Shatts Plateau (vs. Romans; B: 6, 1; R: 5, 4; wins, city eliminated), Libya (vs. Romans; B: 3, 2; R: 2; wins), Nile Delta (vs. Romans; B: 5, 1; R: 2; wins, fleet Red Sea unsupported), Danubia (vs. Goths; B: 6, 2; G: 6; B: 5, 4; G: 4; wins), Levant (vs. Romans; B: 6, 4; R: 2, 1; wins, city eliminated), Upper Tigris (vs. Romans; B: 4, 3; R: 3; wins). Points: Dominance in North Africa (4), Southern Europe (6), Presence in Middle East (3), China (3), India (3), Northern Europe (2), 1 Capital (2), 1 city (1), 2 Seas (2), and 5 Monuments (5) for 31 points.
The Greenies: T'ANG DYNASTY: Army and Capital Yangtse Kian (Shang Dynasty army retreats to Chekiang), army Great Plain of China (vs. Huns; T: 3, 2; H: 1; wins), fleet Sea of Japan, army Wei River (vs. Huns; T: 6, 3; H: 1; wins), Tarim Basin (vs. Huns; T: 6, 5; H: 2; wins), Turanian Plain (vs. Aryans; T: 6, 5; A: 4; wins), Hindu Kush (vs. Aryans; plays Treachery; wins), Upper Indus (vs. Sassanids; T: 4, 4; S: 2; wins), Persian Salt Desert (vs. Guptas; T: 6, 1; G: 5; wins), Lower Indus (vs. Guptas; T: 6, 4; G: 5; wins), Honshu. Builds Monument Yangtse Kian. Points: Dominance in China (6), Southeast Asia (4), Presence in Middle East (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), 1 Captial (2), 1 city (1), 2 Seas (2), and 5 Monuments (5) for 29 points.
Republic of Texas: ARABS: Plays Weaponry. Army and Capital Arabian Peninsuls (Carthaginian army eliminated), fleet Red Sea, army Nile Delta (vs. Byzantines; A: 4+1, 4+1; B: 6; loses), Nile Delta (vs. Byzantines; A: 2+1, 1+1; B: 6; loses), Nile Delta (vs. A: 4+1, 4+1; B: 4; wins), Nubia (vs. Carthaginia; A: 3+1, 1+1; C: 4; A: 3+1, 2+1; C: 6; loses), Nubia (vs. Carthaginia; A: 4+1, 2+1; C: 5; A: 4+1, 4+1; C: 2; wins), Upper Nile (vs. Carthaginia; A: 6+1, 3+1; C: 5; wins), Libya (vs. Byzantines; A: 5+1, 2+1; B: 3; wins), Shatts Plateau (vs. Byzantines; A: 4+1, 2+1; B: 3; wins), Palestine (vs. Jews; wins, city eliminated), Levant (vs. Byzantines; A: 5+1, 1+1; B: 6; A: 6+1, 1+1; B: 5; wins), Upper Tigris (vs. Byzantines; A: 4+1, 2+1; B: 1; wins), Southern Iberia (vs. Southern Iberia Kingdom; A: 6+1, 4+1; K: 4+1, 1+1; wins, city eliminated), Zagros (vs. Guptas; A: 6+1, 1+1; G: 3, 3; wins, city eliminated), Persian Salt Desert (vs. T'ang Dynasty; A: 5+1, 2+1; T: 2; wins), Hindu Kush (vs. T'ang Dynasty; A: 4+1, 1+1; T: 6; loses), Hindu Kush (vs. T'ang Dynasty; A: 4+1, 3+1; T: 6; loses). Builds Monument Arabian Peninsula, Nubia. Points: Control of North Africa (6), Dominance in Middle East (6), Presence in Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), 1 Capital (2), 1 Sea (1), and 7 Monuments (7) for 27 points.
Harried Bureaucrats: Play Kingdom in the Malay
Peninsula. Army, city, and fort Malayan Peninsula (Han Dynasty
army retreats to Mekong). Plays Civil War. Army Southern
Iberia (vs. Arabs; C: 5, 4; A: 3; wins), Arabian Peninsula (vs. Arabs;
C: 3, 1; A: 3; C: 6, 2; A: 4; wins, Capital reduced to city), Nubia
(vs. Arabs; C: 6, 2; A: 5; wins). KHMERS: Army and Capital
Mekong (Han Dynasty armies eliminated), army Irrawaddy (vs. Huns; K: 6,
4; H: 6; K: 5, 5; H: 2; wins), fleet South China Sea (vs. The Greenies;
H: 4, 1; G: 2; wins), Ganges Delta (vs. Huns; K: 6, 4; H: 3, 2; wins),
East Indies (vs. Han Dynasty; K: 2, 1; H: 6, 4; loses).
Points: Dominance in Southeast Asia (4), Presence in North Africa
(2), Middle East (3), China (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), 2
Capitals (4), 1 city (1), 1 Sea (1), and 3 Monuments (3) for 27 points.
Players
Player Name |
Player Faction Name/Color |
Remaining
Event Cards |
Empire Strength Points |
Victory Points |
Chris Geggus | GEGS (yellow) | 4 | 31 | 67 |
David Hood | HICK (orange) | 4 | 30 | 62 |
Andy York | Republic of Texas (blue) | 4 | 39 | 65 |
Christopher Hunt | The Greenies (green) | 5 | 36 | 90 |
Bill Scharf | Harried Bureaucrats (turquoise) | 5 | 32 | 102 |
Dave Anderson | Romulus & Remus (red) | 5 | 42 | 74 |
Kevin Wilson | Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) | 5 | 43 | 114 |
GEGS is Gegs Endures the Gathering Storm. HICK is Hickory International Colonial Kingpins.
Press
Praxis talking to Hannibal:
Ok Hannibal I know your dad said Hate Romans forever and that's a good
thing. This time we are going to hate Guptas forever. See, they have a
thing called capital. Does this place look like a capital. ??
Hannibal shakes his head and grunts out a No it's not. Praxis says ok
you are going to travel through China and then to a place called India.
Then you plunder a capital and I will build a monument to your dad. Ok
be a good son and make your Uncle Praxis proud.
Positions
The Greenies: Fleet Sea of Japan.
GREEK CITY STATES: Army and city
Crete. HAN DYNASTY: Armt West Indies. T'ANG DYNASTY: Army, Capital, and Monument
Yangtse Kian, army and Monument Great Plain of China, Tarim Basin,
Upper Indus, Lower Indus, armies Wei River, Turanian Plain, Hindu Kush.
Republic of Texas: Fleet Red Sea. NORTH AMERICAN
MIGRANTS: Armies West Indies,
Pacific Seaboard. CELTS: Armies
Highlands, Ireland. ARABS: Army and Monument Shatts Plateau, Levant,
Nile Delta, Upper Tigris, Zagros, armies Upper Nile, Libya, Palestine,
Persian Salt Desert.
RMHS: Fleet Bay of Bengal. SUB-SAHARAN
MIGRANTS: Two armies Central Africa.
VEDIC CITY STATES: Two armies Eastern Ghats. ROMANS:
Army and
city Middle Tigris, army and Monument Albion, armies Northen Gaul, Central Massif,
Pyrenees. GUPTAS: Army and Capital
Eastern Deccan, army Western Deccan.
HICK: INDUS VALLEY: Armies
Western Ghats, Ceylon. CHOU DYNASTY: Army
and
fort Sumatra. GOLD COAST
KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Gold Coast. GOTHS:
Armies Dniepr,
Central Europe, Pindus, Morea.
Romulus & Remus: Fleet North Sea. SASSANIDS:
Army, fort, and
Monument Persian Plateau, army and Monument Lower Tigris. ANGLO-SAXONS: Armies Baltic Seaboard, Lower
Rhien. HUNS: Armies Western Steppe, Eastern Steppe, Szechuan, Ganges Valley.
Harried Bureaucrats: Fleet South China Sea. SHANG
DYNASTY: Two armies Si-Kyang. MAYANS: Army, Capital,
and fort Central America. MACEDONIA: Armies Western
Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia. MALAYAN KINGDOM: Army, city,
and fort Malayan Peninsula. CIVIL WAR: Army, city, and
Monument Arabian Peninsula, army and Monument Nubia, army Southern
Iberia. KHMERS: Army and Capital Mekong, army and Monument
Ganges Valley, army Irrawady.
GEGS: Fleets Western Mediterranean, Eastern
Mediterranean. SCYTHEANS: Army Caucuses. HSUING-NU:
Armies Mongolia, Yellow River, Chekiang. BYZANTINES: Army
and Capital Balkans, army and Monument Southern Appenines, armies Northern Appenines,
Dalmatia.