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Epoch VII Manchu Dynasty, Netherlands, and France

Epoch VII Britain, United States, and Germany due 10/4, Tuesday

Epoch VII

The Gardeners (Hunt) MANCHU DYNASTY: Plays Fanaticism and Elite Troops. Army and Capital Manchurian Plain, fleet Sea of Japan (vs. FAC-51; G: 6, 5, 1; F: 4; wins), army Great Plain of China (vs. Russia; M: 6, 3, 1; R: 4, 2; wins), Chekiang (vs. Civil War; M: 6, 5, 3; C: 3; wins, city eliminated), fleet South China Sea (vs. RMHS; G: 5, 3, 2; RMHS: 5; wins), army Malayan Peninsula (vs. Mongols; Ma: 4, 4, 4; Mo: 5, 2; loses, Elite Troops removed), Malayan Peninsula (vs. Mongols; Ma: 5, 4; Mo: 6, 1; loses), Malayan Peninsula (vs. Mongols; Ma: 5, 4; Mo: 4, 3; wins), Ganges Delta (vs. Mongols; Ma: 4, 3; Mo: 5, 1; loses), Ganges Delta (vs. Mongols; Ma: 2, 1; Mo: 5, 2; loses), Ganges Delta (vs. Mongols; Ma: 2, 2; Mo: 4, 4; loses), Ganges Delta (vs. Mongols; Ma: 4, 2; Mo: 1, 1; wins). Builds Monument Manchurian Plain. Points: Dominance in China (6), Presence in North Africa (1), Middle East (1), India (3), Southern Europe (2), Northern Europe (4), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (2), North America (3), South America (2), Sub-Saharan Africa (2), 3 Capitals (6), 2 cities (2), 3 Seas (3), and 5 Monuments (5) for 44 points.

Royal Manticoran Historical Society (Wilson) plays Disaster in the Pyrenees (Monument eliminated, Capital reduced to city). NETHERLANDS: Army and Capital Lower Rhein (Russian army retreats to Baltic Seaboard), fleet North Sea (vs. Great Giant; RMHS: 4, 1; GG: 1; wins), army Central Europe (vs. Seljuk Turks; N: 4, 2; S: 1; wins), Albion (vs. Goths; N: 5, 5; G: 4; wins), fleet Atlantic Ocean, army Appalachia, fleet Pacific Ocean, army Australia. Builds Monument Lower Rhein. Points: Dominance in Middle East (2), India (6), Northern Europe (8), Presence in China (3), Southern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (2), North America (3), Australia (1), 2 Capitals (4), 2 cities (2), 1 Sea (1), and 7 Monuments (7) for 43 points.

Stooges for All Time (Anderson) plays Civil War in Manchurian Plain (vs. Manchu Dynasty; C: 6, 1; M: 1; wins; Capital reduced to city), Great Plain of China (vs. Manchu Dynasty; C: 6, 5; M: 3; wins), Chekiang (vs. Manchu Dynasty; C: 6, 3; M: 2; wins). FRANCE: Plays Naval Supremacy. Army and Capital Western Gaul (Goth armies eliminated), army Central Massif (vs. Spain; F: 3, 2; S: 6; loses), Central Massif (vs. Spain; F: 6, 1; S: 4; wins), Pyrenees (vs. Spain; F: 5, 4; S: 5, 2; F: 6, 1; S: 6, 6; F: 4, 2; S: 6, 6; loses), Pyrenees (vs. Spain; F: 6, 3; S: 6, 6; F: 5, 1; S: 3, 3; F: 6, 2; S: 6, 3; F: 5, 1; S: 5, 5; F: 6, 1; S: 6, 4; F: 5, 3; S: 6, 2; loses), Pyrenees (vs. Spain; F: 6, 6; S: 6, 5; F: 6, 5; S: 6, 1; F: 5, 1; S: 5, 3; F: 5, 2; S: 6, 4; loses), Pyrenees (vs. Spain; F: 5, 1; S: 3, 1; wins, city eliminated), Western Iberia (vs. Spain; F: 6, 1; S: 6; F: 6, 2; S: 1; wins, city eliminated), fleet Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, army Madagascar, Appalachia (vs. Netherlands; F: 4, 1; N: 2, 1; wins), Deep South (vs. Aztecs; F: 3, 2; A: 6; loses), Deep South (vs. Aztecs; F: 5, 3; A: 2; wins), Lower Indus (vs. Mughals; F: 5, 2; M: 5, 4; F: 6, 1; M: 6, 3; F: 5, 3; M: 5, 4; F: 6, 3; M: 6, 3; F: 4, 4; M: 5, 4; loses). Points: Dominance in China (6), Southern Europe (4), North America (6), Presence in North Africa (1), Middle East (1), India (3), Northern Europe (4), Eurasia (2), Sub-Saharan Africa (2), Nippon (2), 4 Capitals (8), 1 city (1), 2 Seas (2), and 6 Monuments (6) for 48 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Bill Scharf The Human Race (blue) 64 172
Christopher Hunt The Gardeners (green) 65 172
Howard Bishop FAC-51 (black) 56 120
Chris Geggus Galactic Expeditionary Guard Ship (yellow) 59 157
Martin Burgdorf Great Giant (red) 61 137
Dave Anderson Stooges for All Time (orange) 77 173
Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Histoical Society (purple) 70 152

Positions

SfAT: Fleets Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean. NORTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS: Armies Great Lakes. CARTHAGINIA: Army, Capital, Fortress Shatts Plateau. GOTHS: Army Caucuses. FUJIWARA: Army and Capital Hokkaido. OTTOMAN TURKS: Army, Capital, and Monument Western Anatolia, army and Monument Tarim Basin, armies Pindus, Morea, Hindu Kush. CIVIL WAR: Army, city, and Monument Manchurian Plain, army and Monument Great Plain of China, Chekiang. FRANCE: Army and Capital Western Gaul, army and Monument Western Iberia, armies Central Massif, Pyrenees, Appalachia, Deep South, Madagascar.

GEGS: Fleet Red Sea. EGYPT: Two armies Nubia, army Libya. NILE KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Upper Nile. ROMANS: Army and city Crete. KHMERS: Army Irrawaddy. SELJUK TURKS: Armies Western Steppe, Dnieper, Persian Plateau. AZTECS: Army and Capital Mexican Valley.

FAC-51: SASSANIDS: Army and city Lower Tigris. SCOTS: Army, city, and fort Highlands. HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: Armies Southern Appenines, Dalmatia, Northern Appenines. MING DYNASTY: Army and Monument Si-Kyang, army Honshu.

Great Giant: ARABS: Army Palestine. VIKINGS: Army Scandinavia.

The Gardeners: Fleets Black Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean. 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. PORTUGAL: Army, city, and Monument Arabian Peninsula, armies Northern Andes, South Africa, Nile Delta. MANCHU DYNASTY: Army, Capital, and Monument Manchurian Plain, army and Monument Great Plain of China, Chekiang, Malayan Peninsula, Ganges Delta.

The Human Race: Two fleets Bay of Bengal, fleets Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean. SUB-SAHARAN MIGRANTS: Armies Central Africa, East Africa. MAURYA: Army and Fort Sumatra. GUPTAS: Army Western Ghats. SPAIN: Armies Northern Gaul, Congo Basin, Brasil, Patagonia, Southern Andes. RUSSIA: Army and Capital North European Plain, army and Monument Turanian Plain, Wei River, Yangtse Kian, two armies Baltic Seaboard, army Eastern Steppe.

RMHS: Fleets North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean. CHOU DYNASTY: Army and city Yellow River. MONGOLS: Two armies and Monument Upper Indus, armies Mongolia, Eastern Deccan, Eastern Ghats, Mekong. SOUTHERN IBERIAN KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Southern Iberia. MUGHALS: Army, Capital, and Monument Ganges Valley, army and Monument Zagros, Upper Tigris, Levant, armies Western Deccan, Persian Salt Desert, Lower Indus. NETHERLANDS: Army, Capital, and Monument Lower Rhein, army and Monument Albion, armies Central Europe, Australia.

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