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Epoch V, Holy Roman Empire, Vikings, and Chola

Epoch V, Sung Dynasty, Seljuk Turks, and Mongols due 1/26, Tuesday

Epoch V

Great Giant (Burgdorf) plays Rebellion in Southern Appenines (vs. Rome; Re: 3, 2; Ro: 5; loses). Plays Kingdom in the Malay Peninsula. Army, city, and fort Maylay Peninsula (Khmer army retreats to Mekong). VIKINGS: Army Scandinavia, fleet North Sea, army Highlands, Baltic Seaboard, North European Plain (vs. Macedonia; V: 6, 5; M: 2; wins), Eastern Steppe (vs. Huns; V: 4, 3; H: 2; wins), Wei River (vs. T'ang Dynasty; V: 6, 2; T: 6, 4; V: 6, 3; T: 6, 4; V: 5, 1; T: 4, 2; wins), Yangtse Kian (vs. T'ang Dynasty; V: 6, 1; T: 4; wins, Capital reduced to city), Tarim Basin (vs. T'ang Dynasty; V: 2, 1; T: 6; loses). Points: Dominance in Middle East (4), India (6), Presence in North Africa (2), China (3), Northern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (1), 1 Capital (2), 5 cities (5), 1 Sea (1), and 7 Monuments (7) for 35 points.

FAC-51 (Bishop) plays Kingdom in the Highlands. Army, city, and fort Highlands (Viking army eliminated). Plays Plague in Albion (army survives). HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: Army and Capital Central Europe (Frankish army retreats to Northern Gaul), army Northern Gaul (vs. Franks; H: 5, 4; F: 5, 1; H: 5, 1; F: 6, 3; loses), Northern Gaul (vs. Franks; H: 6, 3; F; 3, 2; H: 5, 3; F: 6, 4; loses), Northern Gaul (vs. Franks; H: 4, 2; F: 3, 1; wins, Capital reduced to city), Dalmatia (vs. Rome; H: 5, 5; R: 5, 4; H: 3, 1; R: 5, 3; loses), Dalmatia (vs. Rome; H: 4, 3; R: 4, 3; H: 6, 2; R: 5, 3; wins), Northern Appenines (vs. Rome; H: 4, 2; R: 3; wins), Southern Appenines (vs. Rome; H: 3, 3; R: 2; wins, Capital reduced to city), Central Massif (vs. Franks; H: 4, 3; F: 3; wins), Albion (vs. Goths; H: 5, 3; G: 6, 1; loses). Points: Dominance in Southern Europe (6), Presence in Middle East (2), India (3), Northern Europe (2), Eurasia (1), 1 Capital (2), 4 cities (4), 2 Monuments (2) for 22 points.

The Human Race (Scharf) CHOLA: Army and Capital Eastern Ghats (1 Vedic army retreats to Ceylon, 1 Vedic army is destroyed), fleet Bay of Bengal, army Malay Peninsula (vs. Malay Kingdom; plays Treachery, wins), army Ganges Delta (vs. Arabs; C: 6, 2; A: 6, 1; C: 5, 5; A: 5, 4; C: 5, 4; A: 2, 1; wins, city eliminated), Mekong (vs. Khmers; C: 5, 5; K: 5, 4; C: 6, 5; K: 3, 3; C: 4, 3; K: 3, 2; wins, Capital reduced to city), Si-Kyang (vs. Khmers; C: 4, 2; K: 3; wins), Szechuan (vs. Hsuing-nu; C: 6, 5; H: 5; wins), Chekiang (vs. T’ang Dynasty; C: 3, 2; T: 3; C: 5, 1; T: 5; C: 5, 1; T: 1; wins, fleet South China Sea unsupported). Builds Monument Eastern Ghats. Points: Dominance in China (6), India (6), Southeast Asia (4), Presence in Middle East (2), 1 Capital (2), 2 cities (2), 1 Sea (1), and 2 Monuments (2) for 25 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) 30 53
Christopher Hunt The Gardeners (green) 34 58
Bill Scharf The Human Race (blue) 37 91
Chris Geggus Galactic Expeditionary Guard Ship (yellow) 43 90
Howard Bishop FAC-51 (black) 46 86
Dave Anderson Stooges for All Time (orange) 47 87
Martin Burgdorf Great Giant (red) 53 114

Positions

SfAT: Fleets Sea of Japan, Western Mediterranean. NORTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS: Armies Great Lakes, West Indies. CARTHAGINIA: Army, Capital, Fortress Shatts Plateau. GOTHS: Army and Monument Albion, two armies Western Gaul, army Caucuses. FUJIWARA: Army and Capital Hokkaido, army and Monument Great Plain of China. FRANKS: Armies Lower Rhein, Dniepr, Western Steppe.

GEGS: Fleet Red Sea. EGYPT: Armies Nubia, Libya. NILE KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Upper Nile. ROMANS: Army and city Pindus, Crete, army Morea. KHMERS: Army Irrawaddy.

FAC-51: SASSANIDS: Army and city Lower Tigris. HUNS: Armies Turanian Plain, Lower Indus. SCOTS: Army, city, and fort Highlands. HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: Army, Capital, and Monument Central Europe, army, city, and Monument Southern Appenines, army and city Northern Gaul, armies Dalmatia, Northern Appenines, Central Massif.

Great Giant: Fleet North Sea. PERSIA: Three armies Western Anatolia. HSUING-NU: Army Mongolia. ARABS: Army, Capital, and Monument Arabian Peninsula, army, city, and Monument Zagros, army and city Nile Delta, army and Monument Upper Tigris, Upper Indus, armies Palestine, Levant, Persian Plateau, Ganges Valley. VIKINGS: Army, city, and Monument Yangtse Kian, army and Monument Wei River, armies Scandinavia, Baltic Seaboard, North European Plain, Eastern Steppe.

The Gardeners: Fleets Black Sea, Eastern Mediterranean. VEDIC CITY STATES: Three armies and a Fortress Ceylon. MAYANS: Army, Fort, and Capital Central America, army Guiana Highlands. HAN DYNASTY: Army East Indies. GOLD COAST KINGDOM: Army, city, and Fort Gold Coast. BYZANTINES: Army, Fort, and Capital Balkans, two armies Danubia, army Eastern Anatolia.

The Human Race: Two fleets Bay of Bengal. SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. MAURYA: Army and Fort Sumatra. GUPTAS: Army and city Eastern Deccan, armies Persian Salt Desert, Western Deccan, Western Ghats. CHOLAS: Army, Capital, and Monument Eastern Ghats, army and Monument Ganges Delta, army and city Mekong, armies Malayan Peninsula, Szechuan, Si-Kyang, Chekiang.

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