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Epoch V, Sung Dynasty, Seljuk Turks, and Mongols

Epoch VI Empire Selection and Ming Dynasty due 3/8, Tuesday

Epoch V

The Gardeners (Hunt) plays Barbarians in the Sahara. Nile Delta (vs. Arabs; B: 4, 3; A: 2; wins, city eliminated), Libra (vs. Egypt; B: 6, 1; E: 6; B: 5, 2; E: 5; B: 2, 1; E: 3; loses). SUNG DYNASTY: Army and Capital Szechuan (Chola army retreats to Mekong), army Wei River (vs. Vikings; S: 3, 2; V: 1; wins), Yangtses Kian (vs. Vikings; S: 5, 3; V: 1; wins, city eliminated), fort Szechuan, army Szechuan, Szechuan, fortress Szechuan, army Great Plain of China (vs. Fujiwara; S: 4, 3; F: 1; wins). Points: Dominance in China (6), Presence in Middle East (2), India (3), Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), North America (1), 3 Capitals (6), 1 city (1), 2 Seas (2), and 3 Monuments (3) for 31 points.

GEGS (Geggus) plays Disaster (Volcano) in the Eastern Ghats. Monument destroyed, Capital reduced to city. SELJUK TURKS: Army Turanian Plain (Hun army eliminated), army Hindu Kush (vs. Arabs; S: 6, 1; A: 2, 1; wins), Persian Plateau (vs. Arabs; S: 6, 3; A; 6; S: 2, 1; A: 5; loses), Persian Plateau (vs. Arabs; S: 4, 1; A: 3; wins), Western Steppe (vs. Franks; S: 4, 2; F: 3; wins), Dnieper (vs. Franks; S: 4, 4; F: 1; wins), Central Europe (vs. Holy Roman Empire; S: 5, 4; H: 2; wins, Capital reduced to city), Zagros (vs. Arabs; S: 3, 3; A: 2; wins, city eliminated), Upper Tigris (vs. Arabs; S: 3, 2; A: 1; wins), Levant (vs. Arabs; S: 3, 1; A: 1; wins), Tarim Basin (vs. T'ang Dynasty; S: 6, 6; T: 5, 3; wins), Upper Indus (vs. Arabs; S: 1, 1; A: 4; loses). Builds Monuments Turanian Plain, Levant. Points: Dominance in North Africa (4), Middle East (4), Presence in China (3), India (3), Southern Europe (3), Northern Europe (2), Eurasia (1), 4 cities (4), 1 Sea (1), 6 Monuments (6) for 31 points.

Royal Manticoran Historical Society (Wilson) MONGOLS: Plays Jihad. Army Mongolia (Hsuing-nu army eliminated), Manchurian Plain, fleet Sea of Japan (vs. Stooges for All Time; RMHS: 6, 2, 1; SfAT: 5; wins), army Great Plain of China (vs. Sung Dynasty; M: 6, 6, 6; S: 4, 3; wins), Chekiang (vs. Chola; M: 6, 4, 2; C: 3; wins), Yangtse-Kian (vs. Sung Dynasty; M: 4, 3, 1; S: 1; wins), Wei River (vs. Sung Dynasty; M: 5, 3, 1; S: 3; wins), plays Pirates, fleet South China Sea, army Mekong (vs. Chola; M: 5, 4, 2; C: 5, 4; wins, city eliminated), Malayan Peninsula (vs. Chola; M: 6, 6, 5; C: 2; wins), Ganges Delta (vs. Chola; M: 6, 5, 1; C: 6, 1; wins), Ganges Valley (vs. Arabs; M: 4, 1, 1; A: 6; loses), Ganges Valley (vs. Arabs; M: 6, 5; A: 5; wins), Upper Indus (vs. Arabs; M: 4, 4; A: 5; loses), Upper Indus (vs. Arabs; M: 3, 2; A: 4; loses), Upper Indus (vs. Arabs; M: 3, 3; A: 4; loses), Upper Indus (vs. Arabs; M: 6, 2; A: 3; wins), Eastern Deccan (vs. Guptas; M: 5, 2; G: 6, 3; loses), Eastern Deccan (vs. Guptas; M: 1, 1; G: 4, 4; loses), Eastern Deccan (vs. Guptas; M: 5, 4; G: 4, 1; wins, city eliminated), Eastern Ghats (vs. Chola; M: 1, 1; C: 1; M: 6, 1; C: 1; wins, city eliminated). Builds Monuments Chekiang and Malayan Peninsula. Points: Dominance in China (6), India (6), Presence in Southern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (1), 1 city (1), 2 Sea (2), and 7 Monuments (7) for 27 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Bill Scharf The Human Race (blue) 37 91
Christopher Hunt The Gardeners (green) 43 89
Howard Bishop FAC-51 (black) 46 86
Dave Anderson Stooges for All Time (orange) 47 87
Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) 50 80
Martin Burgdorf Great Giant (red) 53 114
Chris Geggus Galactic Expeditionary Guard Ship (yellow) 55 121

Positions

SfAT: Fleet 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. FRANKS: Army Lower Rhein.

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. SELJUK TURKS: Army, Capital, and Monument Turanian Plain, army, city, and Monument Central Europe, army and Monument Levant, Upper Tigris, Zagros, armies Western Steppe, Dnieper, Hindu Kush, Persian Plateau.

FAC-51: SASSANIDS: Army and city Lower Tigris. HUNS: Army Lower Indus. SCOTS: Army, city, and fort Highlands. HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: 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. ARABS: Army, Capital, and Monument Arabian Peninsula, army Palestine. VIKINGS: 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. SUNG DYNASTY: Three armies, Capital, and Fortress Szechuan.

The Human Race: Two fleets Bay of Bengal. SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. MAURYA: Army and Fort Sumatra. GUPTAS: Armies Persian Salt Desert, Western Deccan, Western Ghats. CHOLAS: Army Si-Kyang.

RMHS: Fleets Sea of Japan, South China Sea. CHOU DYNASTY: Army and city Yellow River. CELTS: Armies Pyrenees, Southern Iberia, Western Iberia. MONGOLS: Army and Monument Great Plain of China, Yangtse Kian, Chekiang, Wei River, Malayan Peninsula, Ganges Delta, Upper Indus, armies Mongolia, Manchurian Plain, Ganges Valley, Eastern Deccan, Eastern Ghats, Mekong.

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