The 2011 Dominions 3 Thread

Dave_Perkins · 2012-08-26T20:19:22.000Z

Well, I rushed through my turn and lost a heap of stuff at Eriu. Shit bonerz. At least I was able to submit my turn. Thanks again for your help, M.

Maerlande · 2012-08-26T21:07:25.000Z

Ouch. That had to hurt. On the other hand I lost nearly all my spiders.

Kelan · 2012-08-27T03:52:51.000Z

Dave Perkins:

Is this really what I have to do? Can anyone slap Nate around a bit and save me a half hour of replaying my turn?

Dang, that sucks. At least they weren’t like my last 2 Sleipnir turns. They each took me 2 hours to do, lol.

Kelan · 2012-08-27T03:55:48.000Z

Nate:

I’ve got nothing to oppose Scribble. dfs, I assume you’re in the same boat. Kelan, you got anything?

Probably not. I may be able to win some battles, but am most likely way too immobile to do anything to counter swarms of flying armies for long at all.

Kelan · 2012-08-27T04:13:12.000Z

dfs:

sliepnir

…I was able to poison pill myself enough that even when Caelum had me beat, he coughed it up and I grew back to my original size, but while that was going on Marignon ate Agartha.

The sensible play was for Caelum and Mictlan to stop our war and join with Gath and Atlantis to put down the leader. Caelum thought they had us beat and continued to prosecute the war. I’m not sure what happened to Gath. Atlantis just didn’t have enough.

I was behind where I wanted to be when the war started and now I’m…about 25 turns behind schedule.

Things unfolded much faster than I anticipated at the end. I would have to check my notes again, but there were reasons for each of my decisions in the game at the time.

I tried to attack Marignon early when he was going after Agartha. I feel the largish battle we had then could have went my way if his pretender hadn’t been there (you sure ressed him fast). As it ended up, it was too far from my forts to build up any semblance of an army to try again. By that point, a couple other ideas were in the works, some of which didn’t go through.

Then there was a little war with Atlantis where he took a few provinces and a fort from me. That pretty much took all my attention and pretty much totally wiped another army of footsoldiers (kept my mages though, but that was about it). My upkeep was in really bad shape at this point and I was close to stalled out on building my armies.

At the end I was looking for a chance to get my territory back from Atlantis, but when it was just Atlantis and Marignon, it didn’t make sense for me to help wipe out Atlantis as that would have just won the game sooner for Marignon. I was going to let Atlantis try his hand at a 1 vs 1 war with Marignon to allow them to have a “fair” battle. I would then jump in if/when Marignon got the upper hand, which I am trying (took 4? provinces from him), but my guys move like molasses (mountains and forests every other province isn’t helping me) and the endgame unfolded much faster than I anticipated. I also didn’t want to move my guys too far from home only to have him swoop in with a huge flying army and snatch my fort in a turn or two.

I understand there can be a lot of flawed thinking there, but it made sense to me at the time anyway and I definitely learned a few things along the way.

dfs · 2012-08-27T06:47:34.000Z

Kelan:

Things unfolded much faster than I anticipated at the end.

Big difference between playing against other people is how quickly they do things.

dfs · 2012-08-27T06:48:45.000Z

Hugin
Kill it.

Austen · 2012-08-27T08:37:04.000Z

I know everyone dragged ass getting their last turn in, but I think the consensus was that it happened because of the long timer. Is there more going on that necessitates the continued 96 hour hosting time?

Dave_Perkins · 2012-08-27T08:49:22.000Z

Aside from my weeping fit over the loss of a dozen mages in Eriu, I’m fine to return to 48 hours.

Austen · 2012-08-27T09:17:28.000Z

I suppose I should at least respond to this :P

I think you are hardly irrelevant… you’re about to have your pretender and a large army resting comfortably in your cap as well as a few other provinces and most all of your forts.
I don’t really think I rushed… it was like… turn 20? before I attacked? I wanted to rush, but after seeing the 6v1 that rushing Eriu earned Maer, I decided to sit back a bit.
Thanks for the props… I don’t like it when folks refuse to take a complement. You may end up beating my ass, but I am interpreting this is “well done so far” and i appreciate it. :)

tenuki:

Speaking of irrelevant, Pangaea is cooked in CT.

Congrats Austen on your awesome rush. I totally did not have time to make counters to your thugs. Guess I should have made ench-1 my first research target, for carrion centaurs and manikin. I was planning on using demon knights instead, but I was toooo slooooow – you hit me right before my research started to take off. Nicely done.

Also, congrats Steve on capitalizing on this great opportunity to snatch a fort.

dfs · 2012-08-27T10:16:30.000Z

As has been threatened for some time, Crooked Trunk is back on a 48 hour timer and is set to go off Wednesday.

Scribble · 2012-08-27T10:33:02.000Z

dfs:

Hugin
Kill it.

It’s dead.

tenuki · 2012-08-28T02:12:21.000Z

Austen:

I think you are hardly irrelevant… you’re about to have your pretender and a large army resting comfortably in your cap as well as a few other provinces and most all of your forts.

Teh.heh… Having a large army resting comfortably in my cap just about meets my definition of irrelevance. Large armies ought to be out there conquering stuff.

Austen:

Thanks for the props… I don’t like it when folks refuse to take a complement. You may end up beating my ass, but I am interpreting this is “well done so far” and i appreciate it. :)

Welcome. To make things a little more interesting:

Pangaea is taking a hit out on Vanheim. I’m sitting on a pile of E and W and am in need of allies. The first two nations to take a fort from Van will be rewarded with 30 gems each.

This offer expires on turn 40 and does not apply to forts that were mine to begin with.

tenuki · 2012-08-28T02:22:07.000Z

dfs:

As has been threatened for some time, Crooked Trunk is back on a 48 hour timer and is set to go off Wednesday.

Can you set the warning to 24h? I tend to not be home much these days and almost got blindsided by the deadline twice already.

Nate · 2012-08-28T05:19:59.000Z

Kelan:

Probably not. I may be able to win some battles, but am most likely way too immobile to do anything to counter swarms of flying armies for long at all.

Your choice whether to continue, Kelan. Sounds like dfs is just about as out as I am. I’m happy to submit turns if you want to make the attempt, though.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-08-28T05:52:47.000Z

tenuki:

Pangaea is taking a hit out on Vanheim. I’m sitting on a pile of E and W and am in need of allies. The first two nations to take a fort from Van will be rewarded with 30 gems each.

I have played Dominions for a decade and have never seen this. I love it. I love this whole game, really. It’s turn 30 and so much has happened. I don’t even have my Pretender yet, and the game could end in the next ten turns.

Kelan · 2012-08-28T05:53:53.000Z

Nate:

Your choice whether to continue, Kelan. Sounds like dfs is just about as out as I am. I’m happy to submit turns if you want to make the attempt, though.

I had to rush my turn in a bit this morning and didn’t get to see the results, but if I had to guess looking at the server numbers, things didn’t go well.

I am not happy with how my armies and strategies worked out so all I could probably be is just a distraction and maybe win a few battles here and there. I won’t be able to turn the tide by myself for sure :).

I don’t want to be the one to call the game, but am pretty sure I can’t stop much from happening right now. This week is a crazy work week for me with us starting up the factory so I won’t really have any spare time this week so would not be upset if we called it, but I will also keep fighting and doing the best I can if we keep going. I would probably just need an extra 48 hrs or so to get through the week.

Kelan · 2012-08-28T05:55:05.000Z

Dave Perkins:

I have played Dominions for a decade and have never seen this. I love it. I love this whole game, really. It’s turn 30 and so much has happened. I don’t even have my Pretender yet, and the game could end in the next ten turns.

Heh, was just thinking the same thing. A new quest with a reward! Well done, tenuki.

dfs · 2012-08-28T07:46:25.000Z

Kelan:

I am not happy with how my armies and strategies worked out so all I could probably be is just a distraction and maybe win a few battles here and there. I won’t be able to turn the tide by myself for sure :).

I don’t want to be the one to call the game, but am pretty sure I can’t stop much from happening right now. This week is a crazy work week for me with us starting up the factory so I won’t really have any spare time this week so would not be upset if we called it, but I will also keep fighting and doing the best I can if we keep going. I would probably just need an extra 48 hrs or so to get through the week.

I have seen what Marignon put into action against Atlantis. I’m nothing but a speed bump to him at this point. Caelum my be able to put up more of a fight, but he just lost to me. If you can’t turn the tide, then the tide isn’t turning.

I’ll call it. This one is spearmen vs tanks. it is done. Congrats again Scribble.

dfs · 2012-08-28T07:57:02.000Z

Dave Perkins:

I love this whole game, really. It’s turn 30 and so much has happened. I don’t even have my Pretender yet, and the game could end in the next ten turns.

I’ve been looking for a good combo and this one has worked.
10 turns from know would be before turn 50. That would be well on target.
We’re just a bit tighter than I would have liked us to be, but it’s worked out pretty well. I think the victory condition of x capitols where x is less than half of the total nations in the game spurs some serious action.
I’ve lost and I’m still having fun and still feel that I can alter the course of the game.

tenuki:

Can you set the warning to 24h? I tend to not be home much these days and almost got blindsided by the deadline twice already.

Shoot. I’m sorry. Yes. That should have been done at the start of the game. My bad. It is fixed now.