Turn 9 (AD 1009):
As the year of 1008 AD come to a close 10 major contenders continue their struggle to rise to power while 1 major power peatters out. With a power in the South trying to unify and protect, for now, the Balkans.
Bavaria sends 33 troops to attack Esztergom, the out come: you lose 10 they lose all. Bavaria conquers Esztergom. Bavaria also sends an alliance offer to Rus, who promply accepts. Bavaria's rebels have gained 7 troops from a supporter(rebels can be attacked, but if left alone may disband, but if given more support will attack if their number is 75% of your number).
France sends 30 to invade Berry, the out come: you lose 10, they lose all. France conquers Berry. France than invades Poitou with 30 aswell, the out come: you lose 10, they lose all. France conquers Poitou. France than invades Champagne with 30, the out come: you lose 10, they lose all. France conquers Champagne.
Gascony sits around(no action posted(1 more strike)).
Cymry sends 33 troops to invade East Anglia, Wessex, and Kent each, the out come is you lose 30 total troops and conquer all three.
Holland sends 24 troops to attack Holstein, the out come: you lose 0, they lose all. Holland conquers Holstein. Holland also sends 24 troops to attack Sjaelland, the out come: your troops wipeout everyone and lose no one. Holland conquers Sjaelland. Holland also spends 7 points to inprove offense, offense bonus increased to 2.1/21%.
Prussia sends 33 troops to conquer Mazoria and Mecklenburg each, the out come is you lose 20 troops total and conquer both.
Ulm, sits around(no action posted(0 more strike)). Ulm will not gain points until their leader returns.
Asturias sends 14 troops to invade Navarra, the out come:you lose 2, they lose 0, no surrender. Asturias also sends 14 troops to attack Badajoz and asks Porto for help, for once they refuse to help. The out come of the battle: you lose 2, they lose 0, no surrender. Better luck next time.
Kiev?Rus sends 20 troops to attack Belozero, the out come: they lose all, you lose 0. Rus conquers Belozero. Rus also spends 4 points to improve income, will give +2 income next turn. Rus also sends an alliance offer to Finland, they refuse. But they gain an ally in Bavaria.
Baghdad sends 16 troops to attack Tigris, the out come: they lose 9, you lose 3, the rest surrender. Baghdad conquers Tigris
Greece sends rebels to Asturias. Greece improves defense. Greece sends Gascony an alliance offer.
The Players:
Maximum Spin Duke of Bavaria, Bohemia, Austria, Pecs, and Esztergom = 72; income = 40; allies: King piratejoe and King a1s; rebels = 12;
SaberToothTiger King of France, Duke of Flanders, Brabant, Valois, Normandy, Orleans, Brittany, Berry, Poitou, and Champagne = 117; income = 36; allies: Duke RulerOfNothing;
Shadowclaw777 Duke of Gascony, Toulouse, Provence, Barcelona, Modena, Aragon, Ferrara, and Toledo = 143; income = 18.5; allies: Barcelona and Duke Maximum Spin;
piratejoe King of Cymry, Duke of Gwynedd, Deheubarth, Mercia, York, Lancaster, Northumberland, Hwicce, East Anglia, Wessex, and Kent = 157.5; income = 63.5; allies Duke Maximum Spin;
RulerOfNothing King of Holland, Duke of Gelre, Holland, Luxembourg, Lower Loraine, Upper Loraine, Saxony, Holstein, and Sjaelland = 116; income = 57; allies: Duke of SaberToothTiger and King of Greece; offense bonus: 2.1/21%; boats = 3(30 troops can travel across the sea)
The_Two_Eternities King of Prussia, Duke of Brandenburg, Brunswick, Greater Poland, Pomeralia, Pomerania, Prussia, Mazoria, and Mecklenburg = 135; income = 71; offense bonus = 1/10%; defense bonus = 2/20%
TankKit King of Ulm, Duke of Swabia, Franconia, Thuringia, and Baden = 50; income = 12; TankKit you can still play, you have been inactive for too long to keep getting income.
melkor Duke of Asturias, Galicia, Leon, and Castile = 83; income = 59; allies: Duke of Porto;
TheRedwolf Duke of Kiev = 20; income = 2; allies: Duke a1s; TheRedwolf you can still play, you have been inactive for too long to keep getting income.
a1s Kin of Rus, Duke of Novgorod, Tver, and Belozero = 63; income = 27.5+2(next turn(10)); allies: Duke TheRedwolf and Duke Maximum Spin; boats = 3(30 troops can travel across the sea)
Haspen Duke of Baghdad, Tabiz, and Tigris = 37; income = 16;
The GM:
MMM King of Greece, Duke of Athens, Achaea, Epirus, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Dyrrachion, Trace, Dioclea, and Turnovo = 61; income = 45.5; offense bonus = 3.4/34%; defense bonus: 7.5/75%Map:
Most push out, some succeed, some do not.
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