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[Jerick]

I like to join if I can as Duke Jerick the White of Par if possible.
(my coat of arms is: per pile argent and sable, one millwheel or)

[Haspen]

TURN 1:

Hear ye, hear ye!

Our glorious Emperor is hosting a feast to celebrate the blossoming of his precious daffodils! There is shortage of grain for such a marvelous occasion and the Duke of Tróys has been tasked to provide 9 Grain to the Emperor's stores before Turn 4!

Quests active:
Shadowclaw777: 9 Grain for Feast before Turn 4. (0/9 sent)



Moves needed: Doomblade187, flazeo25, Kashyyk, Twinwolf, notquitethere, Shadowclaw777, Naturegirl1999, Pokeboss44, Jerick

Spoiler: Grain Count (click to show/hide)

1. Doomblade187, City-state of Theierre: Theierre (10)
2. flazeo25, City-state of Courve: Courve (10)
3. Kashyyk, Duchy of of Odesaure (+5): Odesaure (10) = 15
4. Twinwolf, Duchy of Voirdin (+5): Voirdin (10) = 15
5. notquitethere, Duchy of Epine (+5): Epine (10) = 15
6. Shadowclaw777, Duchy of Tróys (+5): Tróys (10) = 15
7. Naturegirl1999, Duchy of Puoy (+5): Puoy (10) = 15
8. Pokeboss44, Duchy of Coux (+5): Coux (10) = 15
9. Jerick, Duchy of Par (+5): Par (10) = 15

[Jerick]

Turn sent.

[Pokeboss44]

Spoiler: Coux’s Turn (click to show/hide)

15 Grain Attacks Edes

[Naturegirl1999]

Turn sent

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

solsauvre not the misspelled version on the PM

[Doomblade187]

Spoiler: Thierre's Turn (click to show/hide)

Invest 9 Grain in Thierre

[IonMatrix]

I humbly request to reserve a spot.

[notquitethere]

Duke de Epine's coat of arms:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Twinwolf]

Turn was sent.

[Shadowclaw777]

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

Invest 5 Grain in Tróys
1 Grain Attacks Mietz
Sent 9 Grain to the Emperor

[Haspen]

Pokeboss44 you're the last one ;v

[flazeo25]

Pretty sure he already posted his as second post under turn 1.

[Haspen]

//My derp, sorry ;V

City-state of Theierre
Theierre invests 9 in Theierre.

City-state of Courve
Courves invests 9 in Courve.

Duchy of of Odesaure
Odesaure conquest of Pasmonte: 15+4 vs 10+2 = 19 > 12
Odesaure conquers Pasmonte! Pasmonte pillaged for 5.

Duchy of Voirdin
Voirdin conquest of l'Arce: 15+6 vs 10+6 = 21 > 16
Voirdin conquers l'Arce! l'Arce pillaged for 5.

Duchy of Epine
Soldiers of Epine defend Epine, but no enemy comes.
Epine conquest of Par is unopposed!
Epine conquers Par! Par pillaged for 5.

Duchy of Tróys
Tróys conquest of Mietz: 1+7 vs 10+6 = 8 < 16
Tróys fails to conquer Mietz!
Tróys invests 5 in Tróys.
Tróys sends 9 Grain to the Emperor!

Duchy of Puoy
Puoy conquest of Solsouvre: 10+10 vs 10+8 = 20 > 18
Puoy conquers Solsouvre! Solsouvre pillaged for 5.
Puoy invests 5 in Puoy.

Duchy of Coux
Coux conquest of Edes: 15+10 vs 10+7 = 25 > 17
Coux conquers Edes! Edes pillaged for 5.

Duchy of Par
Par conquest of Eutoy: 15+7 vs 10+8 = 22 > 18
Par conquers Eutoy! Eutoy pillaged for 5.

TURN 2:

Hear ye, hear ye!

Our glorious Emperor praises Duchy of Tróys for swift delivery of Grain! The Emperor thus rewards Duke of Tróys by investing in his province of Tróys! (Tróys: +5 Grain)

Our glorious Emperor has been slighted by the rulers of Ambre, and he wishes to see them punished. Therefore he is asking Duke of Odesaure to conquer that province before Turn 7!

Quests active:
Kashyyk: Conquer Ambre before Turn 7.



Moves needed: Doomblade187, flazeo25, Kashyyk, Twinwolf, notquitethere, Shadowclaw777, Naturegirl1999, Pokeboss44, Jerick

Spoiler: Grain Count (click to show/hide)

1. Doomblade187, City-state of Theierre: Theierre (13)
2. flazeo25, City-state of Courve: Courve (13)
3. Kashyyk, Duchy of of Odesaure (+5): Odesaure (10), Pasmonte (5) = 20
4. Twinwolf, Duchy of Voirdin (+5): Voirdin (10), l'Arce (5) = 20
5. notquitethere, Duchy of Epine (+5): Epine (10), Par (5) = 15
6. Shadowclaw777, Duchy of Tróys (+5): Tróys (16) = 21
7. Naturegirl1999, Duchy of Puoy (+5): Puoy (11), Solsouvre (5) = 21
8. Pokeboss44, Duchy of Coux (+5): Coux (10), Edes (5) = 20
9. Jerick, Duchy of Par (+5): Eutoy (5) = 10

[notquitethere]

My money is on Odesaure as favourite. They're off to a rolling start and they've got plenty of places they can move without anyone bordering them. Thierre objectively has the best position, but the city-state investment reduction still gives a slower start than the +5 duke bonus.

If they went a pure investment route, a city-state like Thierre could do:
1 - 10->13
2 - 13 -> 17
3 - 17 -> 22
4 - 22 -> 29
5 - 29 -> 38

An expansionary duke managing to take one neutral territory for every 15 spent would look like:

1 - 15 -> 20
2 - 20 -> 25
3 - 25 -> 30
4 - 30 -> 40
5 - 40 -> 50

That said, each of those conquests is a gamble, and non-neutral territory gives less income (though is often easier to take). If just one of these expansions fails (likely!), the expansionary duke ends up similar in income to the pure investing city-state. Obviously a hybrid strategy is more likely, and the the expansionary duke is going to have to invest in defence much sooner, which eats into income somewhat.

[Kashyyk]

The Growth of the expansionist Duke also depends on whether they use all their grain to guarantee victory, or if they split their expenditure.

For example at Stage 2, The Duke may choose to guarantee that +5 grain from conquest, gamble on an 85% chance and invest for a gain of +1 or +6, or double down and invade twice at slightly disadvantaged odds, for the chance of a +0, +5 or +10.

A Plutocrat may also gamble on some poor odds invasions with their remaining Grain, to muddy the waters further.