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Epoch IV, Goths, Huns, and Byzantines

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Epoch IV

Stooges for All Time (Anderson) plays Rebellion in Central America (R: 4, 4; M: 5; loses). GOTHS: Army Danubia (Roman army retreats to Dalmatia), Dniepr (automatic victory), Caucuses (vs. Sytheans; G: 6, 4; S: 5 wins), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Persians; G: 4, 1; P: 3, 2; wins), Zagros (vs. Sassanids; G: 2, 1; S: 4; loses), Central Europe (vs. Celts; G: 5, 3; S: 2; wins), Northern Gaul (vs. Celts; G: 5, 1; C: 2, 2; wins), Central Massif (vs. Celts; G: 6, 2; C: 4; wins), Western Gaul, Albion. Builds Monument Albion. Points: Dominance in Northern Europe (4), Presence in North Africa (2), Middle East (3), Southern Europe (3), 1 Capital (2), 2 Monuments (2) for 16 points.

FAC-51 (Bishop) HUNS: Plays Leader. Army Western Steppe (Aryan army eliminated), Eastern Steppe (vs. Macedonia; H: dr = 6, 5, 5; M: 4; wins), Wei River (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 6, 4, 1; Hs: 6, 1; Hu: 5, 3, 3; Hs: 6, 1; loses), Wei River (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 6, 5, 2; Hs: 3, 2; wins), Great Plain of China (vs. Hsuing-nu; Hu: 6, 2, 1; Hs: 1; wins, city eliminated), Turanian Plain (vs. Romans; H: 2, 1, 1; R: 4; loses), Turanian Plain (vs. Romans; H: 5, 5, 1; R: 5; H: 5, 4, 1; R: 5; H: 5, 2, 2; R: 3; wins), Hindu Kush (vs. Guptas; H: 4, 3, 2; G: 6, 2; loses), Hindu Kush (vs. Guptas; H: 5, 4, 1; G: 5, 2; H: 6, 5, 4; G: 5, 2; wins), Tarim Basin (vs. Chou Dynasty; H: 6, 5, 2; C: 5; wins), Upper Indus (vs. Guptas; H: 5, 3, 1; G: 4; wins), Lower Indus (vs. Scytheans; H: 5, 4, 1; S: 1; wins), Dnieper (vs. Goths; H: 5, 2, 2; G: 3; wins), Central Europe (vs. Goths; H: 6, 3, 1; G: 5; wins). Builds Monument Tarim Basin. Points: Dominance in China (6), Presence in Middle East (3), India (3), Northern Europe (2), 1 Capital (2), 1 city (1), and 7 Monuments (7) for 24 points.

The Gardeners (Hunt) plays Empires Fortify and places a Fort in Central America and a Fortress in Ceylon. Plays Kingdom in the Gold Coast. Army, city, and Fort Gold Coast. BYZANTINES: Army and Capital Balkans (2 Persian armies retreat to Western Anatolia), fleet Black Sea, Eastern Mediterranean (vs. GEGS; G: 3, 1; GEGS: 4; loses), Eastern Mediterranean (vs. GEGS; G: 3, 1; GEGS: 2; wins), army Danubia (vs. Goths; B: 6, 4; G: 4; wins), Eastern Anatolia (vs. Goths; B: 5, 4; G: 5, 5; B: 6, 6; G: 5, 1; wins), fleet Western Mediterranean (vs. GEGS; G: 4, 1; GEGS: 6; loses), Western Mediterranean (vs. GEGS; G: 5, 1; GEGS: 2; wins), army Dnieper (vs. Huns; B: 5, 3; H: 2; wins), Balkans, fort Balkans, army Danubia. Points: Presence in Middle East (3), China (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), 2 Capitals (4), 1 city (1), 4 Seas (4) for 25 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) 19 37
Martin Burgdorf Great Giant (red) 26 50
Bill Scharf The Human Race (blue) 29 66
Christopher Hunt The Gardeners (green) 34 58
Howard Bishop FAC-51 (black) 36 64
Dave Anderson Stooges for All Time (orange) 37 61
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 North European Plain. GOTHS: Army and Monument Albion, armies Western Gaul, Central Massif, Northern Gaul, Caucuses.

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. ROMANS: Army, Capital, and Monument Southern Appenines, army and city Pindus, Crete, Persian Plateau, two armies Dalmatia, armies Northern Appenines, Morea.

FAC-51: SASSANIDS: Army, Monument, and Capital Zagros, army and city Lower Tigris, army and Monument Upper Tigris, armies Levant. HUNS: Army and Monument Central Europe, Upper Indus, Tarim Basin, Wei River, Great Plain of China, armies Western Steppe, Eastern Steppe, Turanian Plain, Hindu Kush, Lower Indus.

Great Giant: PERSIA: Two armies Balkans, army Western Anatolia. HSUING-NU: Armies Mongolia, Szechuan, Irrawaddy.

The Gardeners: Fleet South China Sea, Black Sea, Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean. VEDIC CITY STATES: Two armies and a Fortress Ceylon, two armies Eastern Ghats. MAYANS: Army, Fort, and Capital Central America, army Guiana Highlands. HAN DYNASTY: Armies Yangtse Kian, East Indies, Chekiang. BYZANTINES: Army, Fort, and Capital Balkans, two armies Danubia, armies Dnieper, Eastern Anatolia.

The Human Race: Fleet Bay of Bengal. SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. SCYTHEANS: Armies Persian Salt Desert. MAURYA: Army, fort, Capital, and Monument Ganges Delta, armies Ganges Valley, Sumatra, Mekong, Si-Kyang. GUPTAS: Army, Capital, and Monument Eastern Deccan, armies Persian Salt Desert, Western Deccan, Western Ghats, Malayan Peninsula.

RMHS: CHOU DYNASTY: Army and city Yellow River. CELTS: Armies Pyrenees, Southern Iberia, Western Iberia.

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