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Epoch III, Hsuing-nu, Romans, Sassanids

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Epoch III

Great Giant (Burgdorf) plays Barbarians out of the Plateau of Tibet. Szechuan (vs. Macendonia; B: 4, 2; M: 2; wins), Irrawaddy (vs. Maurya; B: 6, 2; M: 4; wins), Wei River (vs. Han Dynasty; B: 5, 4; H: 5, 2; B: 4, 3; H: 5, 2; loses). HSUING-NU: Army Mongolia, Great Plain of China (vs. Han Dynasty; H-N: 6, 6; HD: 4, 2 wins, Capital reduced to city), Wei River (vs. Han Dynasty; H-N: 4, 3; HD: 2; wins), Szechuan, Irrawaddy, Ganges Delts (vs. Guptas; H: 3, 3; G: 3, 2; H: 5, 2; G: 5, 3; H: 5, 1; G: 5, 3; H: 2, 2; G: 4, 2; loses), Ganges Delta (vs. Guptas; H: 5, 3; G: 6, 6; loses). Points: Dominance in Middle East (6), China (6), Presence in India (3), Southern Europe (3), Southeast Asia (1), 1 Capital (2), 2 cities (2), 2 Monuments (2) for 25 points.

GEGS (Geggus) ROMANS: Plays Leader. Army and Capital in Southern Appenines, army Northern Appenines, fleet Western Mediterranean (vs. SfAT; GEGS: 6, 6, 3; SfAT: 1; wins), army Dalmatia (vs. Macedonia; R: 5, 3, 2; M: 3; wins), Pindus (vs. Macedonia, plays Surprise Attack; R: 5, 2, 2; M: 2; R: 4, 2, 2; M: 4; R: 6, 6: M: 6; R: 4, 2; M: 5; loses), Pindus (vs. Macedonia; R: 6, 4, 3; M: 1+1; wins, Capital reduced to city), Morea (vs. Persia; R: 4, 3. 3; P: 6; loses), Morea (vs. Persia; R: 5, 4, 3; P: 1; wins), fleet Eastern Mediterranean (vs. SfAT; GEGS: 5, 3, 3; SfAT: 1; wins), army Crete (vs. Minoans; R: 5, 2, 1; M: 4; wins, Capital reduced to city), Danubia (vs. Macedonia; R: 5, 4, 3; M: 5; R: 6, 3, 3; M: 2; wins), Levant (vs. Phoenicia; R: 6, 5, 4; P: 6, 1; R: 6, 5, 1; P: 4, 4; wins, Capital reduced to city), Upper Tigris (vs. Phoenicia; R: 6, 6, 6; P: 6; leader dies; R: 6, 3; P: 1; wins), Middle Tigris (vs. Persia; R: 4, 1; P: 1; wins, city eliminated), Zagros (vs. Persia; R: 2, 2; P: 5, 3; loses), Zagros (vs. Persia; R: 2, 1; P: 5, 1; loses), Zagros (vs. Persia; R: 5, 3; P: 6, 5; loses), Zagros (vs. Persia; R: 2, 2; P: 6, 4; loses), Zagros (vs. Persia; R: 4, 3; P: 2, 1; wins), Persian Plateau (vs. Persia; R: 3, 2; P: 5; loses), Persian Plateau (vs. Persia; R: 5, 1; P: 3; wins, Capital reduced to city), Hindu Kush (vs. Aryans; R: 5, 2; A: 5; R: 4, 1; A: 2; wins), Upper Tigris (vs. Mauryans; R: 3, 3; M: 3; R: 4, 3; M: 2; wins, city eliminated), Turanian Plain (vs. Aryans; R: 4, 2; A: 5; loses), Turanian Plain (vs. Aryans; R: 6, 2; A: 3; wins). Builds Monument Southern Appenines. Points: Dominance in North Africa (4), Middle East (6), Southern Europe (6), Presence in India (3), Northern Europe (2), two Capitals (4), 6 cities (6), 3 Seas (3), and 3 Monuments (3) for 37 points.

FAC-51 (Bishop) SASSANIDS: Plays Elite Troops. Army and Capital Zagros (Roman army retreats to Upper Tigris), army Persian Salt Desert (vs. Maurya; S: 6, 3, 3; M: 6; S: 5, 4, 3; M: 6; loses, elite troops lost), Persian Salt Desert (vs. Maurya; S: 6, 5; m: 5; wins), Hindu Kush (vs. Romans; S: 6, 4; R: 6; S: 6, 5; R: 1; wins), Lower Tigris (vs. Sumerians; plays Treachery, automatic win, Capital reduced to city), Upper Tigris (vs. Romans; S: 4, 2; R: 1; S: 3, 1; R: 2; wins), Levant (vs. Romans; S: 3, 1; R: 6; loses), Levant (vs. Romans; S: 6, 2; R: 5; wins, city eliminated), Upper Indus (vs. Romans; S: 6, 2; R: 6; S: 5, 1; R: 6; loses). Builds Monument Zagros. Points: Dominance in Middle East (6), Presence in India (3), 1 Capital (2), 1 city (1), 2 Monuments (2) for 14 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) 19 37
Bill Scharf The Human Race (blue) 21 42
Howard Bishop FAC-51 (black) 22 40
Christopher Hunt The Gardeners (green) 22 33
Martin Burgdorf Great Giant (red) 26 50
Dave Anderson Stooges for All Time (orange) 27 45
Chris Geggus Galactic Expeditionary Guard Ship (yellow) 38 62

Positions

SfAT: NORTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS: Armies Great Lakes, West Indies. CARTHAGINIA: Army, Capital, Fortress Shatts Plateau. MACEDONIA: Armies Dniepr, North European Plain, Eastern Steppe.

GEGS: Fleet Red Sea, Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean. EGYPT: Army and Capital Nile Delta, armies Nubia, Libya, Arabian Peninsula. JEWS: Army, city, and fort Palestine. NILE KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Upper Nile. ROMANS: Army, Capital, and Monument Southern Appenines, army and city Pindus, Crete, Persian Plateau, army and Monument Upper Indus, armies Northern Appenines, Dalmatia, Danubia, Morea, Turanian Plain.

FAC-51: SASSANIDS: Army, Monument, and Capital Zagros, army and city Lower Tigris, army and Monument Upper Tigris, armies Levant, Persian Salt Desert, Hindu Kush.

Great Giant: INDUS VALLEY: Army Western Deccan. PERSIA: Two armies Balkans, armies Eastern Anatolia, Western Anatolia. HSUING-NU: Army, city, and Monument Great Plain of China, army and Monument Wei River, armies Mongolia, Szechuan, Irrawaddy.

The Gardeners: Fleet South China Sea. VEDIC CITY STATES: Two armies Ceylon, armies Eastern Deccan, Eastern Ghats. MAYANS: Army and Capital Central America, army Guiana Highlands. HAN DYNASTY: Armies Yangtse Kian, East Indies, Malayan Peninsula, Chekiang.

The Human Race: SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. SCYTHEANS: Armies Caucuses, Persian Salt Desert, Lower Indus. MAURYA: Army, fort, Capital, and Monument Ganges Delta, armies Ganges Valley, Sumatra, Mekong, Si-Kyang.

RMHS: ARYANS: Army Western Steppe. CHOU DYNASTY: Army and city Yellow River, armies Tarim Basin. CELTS: Army and Monument Central Europe, armies Northern Gaul, Central Massif, Pyrenees, Southern Iberia, Western Iberia.

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