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Epoch II, Chou Dynasty, Vedic City States, Greek City States, and Scytheans

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Epoch II

Royal Manticoran Historical Society (Wilson) CHOU DYNASTY: Army and Capital Wei River (Shang army retreats to Yellow River), army Yellow River (vs. Shang Dynasty; C: 1, 1; S: 2; loses), Yellow River (vs. Shang Dynasty; C: 5, 1; S: 4; C: 6, 4; S: 3; wins, Capital reduced to city), Yangtse Kain, Tarim Basin (vs. Shang Dynasty; plays Treachery, automatic victory), Chekiang. Builds Monument Wei River. Points: Dominance in China (4), Presence in Middle East (3), India (2), 1 Capital (2), 1 city (1), and 1 Monument (1) for 13 points.

The Gardeners (Hunt) VEDIC CITY STATES: Army and Capital Upper Indus (Indus Valley army retreats to Lower Indus), army Ganges Valley, Eastern Deccan, Eastern Ghats (vs. Indus Valley; V: 6, 3; I: 2; wins), 2 armies Ceylon. Builds Monument Upper Indus. Points: Dominance in India (4), Presence in Middle East (3), 2 Capitals (4), 1 Monument (1) for 12 points.

FAC-51 (Bishop) GREEK CITY STATES: Army and Capital Morea, fleet Black Sea, Western Mediterranean, army Pyrenees, Levant (vs. Assyria; G: 2, 2; A: 5, 4; loses), Levant (vs. Assyria; G: 6, 3; A: 4, 1; wins), Upper Tigris (vs. Assyria; G: 2, 2; A: 3; loses), Upper Tigris (vs. Assyria; G: 4, 2; A: 4; G: 5, 5; A: 4; wins, Capital reduced to city), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Hittites; plays Surprise Attack; G: 6, 1; H: 6; G: 3, 1; H: 5; loses). Points: Dominance in Southern Europe (4), Presence in North Africa (2), Middle East (3), 2 Capitals (4), 1 city (1), 3 Seas (3), and 1 Monument (1) for 18 points.

The Human Race (Scharf) plays Phoenicia. Army and Capital Levant (Greek army retreats to Upper Tigris), fleet Eastern Mediterranean (vs. FAC-51; HR: 4, 2; FAC: 1; wins), Upper Tigris (vs. Greek City States; P: 6, 4; G: 2; P: 6, 6; G: 4; wins, city eliminated). Plays Sub-Saharan Migrants. Armies Central Africa, East Africa. SCYTHEANS: Army Caucuses, Eastern Anatolia (vs. Hittites; S: 4, 3; H: 4, 2; S: 3, 3; H: 3, 2; S: 5, 3; H: 6, 3; loses), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Hittites; S: 6, 1; H: 5, 2; wins, Capital reduced to city), Zagros (vs. Assyria; S: 5, 5; A: 1; wins), Persian Salt Desert (vs. Assyria; S: 4, 3; A: 1; wins), Lower Indus (vs. Indus Valley; S: 6, 2; I: 4; S: 4, 1; I: 3; wins, city eliminated), Persian Plateau (vs. Aryans; S: 5, 4; A: 1; wins). Points: Dominance in Middle East (6), Presence in India (2), 1 Capital (2), 1 city (1), 1 Sea (1), and 1 Monument (1) for 13 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Martin Burgdorf Great Giant (red) 4 9
Dave Anderson Stooges for All Time (orange) 4 4
Christopher Hunt The Gardeners (green) 10 16
Bill Scharf The Human Race (blue) 11 20
Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) 11 16
Howard Bishop FAC-51 (black) 13 26
Chris Geggus Galactic Expeditionary Guard Ship (yellow) 13 25

Positions

SfAT: SUMERIANS: Capital, Fortress, and 2 armies Lower Tigris.

GEGS: Fleet Red Sea. 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.

FAC-51: Fleet Western Mediterranean, Black Sea. MINOANS: Army and Capital Crete, armies Shatts Plateau, Western Anatolia. GREEK CITY STATES: Army and Capital Morea, army Pyrenees.

Great Giant: INDUS VALLEY: Army Western Deccan.

The Gardeners: BABYLONIANS: Army, Fort, and 3 armies Middle Tigris. VEDIC CITY STATES: Army, Capital, and Monument Upper Indus, two armies Ceylon, armies Ganges Valley, Eastern Deccan, Eastern Ghats.

The Human Race: Fleet Eastern Mediterranean. PHOENICIA: Army and Capital Levant, army and Monument Upper Tigris. SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. SCYTHEANS: Army and city Eastern Anatolia, armies Caucuses, Zagros, Persian Plateau, Persian Salt Desert, Lower Indus.

RMHS: ARYANS: Armies Western Steppe, Turanian Plain, Hindu Kush. CHOU DYNASTY: Army, Capital, and Monument Wei River, army and city Yellow River, armies Tarim Basin, Yangtse Kian, Chekiang.

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