Wallenstein, anyone?

I'll join ... though I am a complete newbie as well.

Hmmmm ... so I get to meet Nesty on the battlefield once again! ;-)

-Bryk

Allies, mostly, as I remember it ... different teams sometimes, but I don't ever remember having to take you or Nemesis on head-to-head ... to which I am greatful! ;-)

-Bryk

I have joined. I guess I'll have to read the rules now, but I've been wanting to try this game.

It's turn based, right, where you log in and see if it's your turn? Rather than all of us sitting there at the same time necessarrily?

If it's the latter then I should bow out.

- Seth

I would love to play but since I am very new here I will wait to see if the game doesnt fill up with others. If it doesnt then I will join in a day or so.

I will now read the rules :-P

- Dwight

No worries, I'm not sure I know what I'm doing yet, but I don't think my actions are too random. Though after putting them in realised I messed one up already...

Crap, I wanted to join. It asked me to activate the the account, got distracted and forgot about it.

I hope there will be a next time... :) Have fun!

Alright. The game is BGDF#2, pass is bgdf. See you there :)

I HAVE FINALLY TAKEN MY TURN!
And what a lousy turn it was! At least, the little forray into Bryk's house.

The combat didn't work out like I intended... was I right to assume I had more guys in the tower than anyone else based on the number we each had in supply (mine was lowest)? Also, I didn't realise I'd have to leave a guy behind (though that makes sense).

I understand now that any Green cubes that come out of the tower will help the defender (unless they're in revolt, which is not the case here), and I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that other players cubes DON'T have any effect - right?

So going in with a 1-guy advantage and more guys in the tower than bryk - though less than bryk + farmers - was probably ill conceived.

Does it tell us how many farmers 'fell out' in the initial drop? I mean, would it be possible to know in the first turn how many of each player's cubes and farmers there are in the tower? Say I have 3, Bryk had 1, and there were 4 farmers... if that were the case, and I had 1 more guy in the territory than Bryk, is it even odds on who wins?

- Seth

Ok I have read over the rules. It seems to be a sophisticated Risk with a couple other interesting aspects. IM IN!

(of course I need to read the rules more)

- Dwight

Isn't Antike published?
Yes, but I haven't been able to get a copy yet. I intend to buy it asap, but until then I'll havee to make do with, well, settlers boats and clip art. Oh wait, the actual game uses settlers boats and the exact same clip art... as well as Carcassonne meeples.

:)

Ok, I am almost ready to submit my action planning.

1 - Are the event cards in the order they will play? CHURCH PEACE for now (Spring) ?

2 - What are check-boxes in the Your Provinces section? I am afraid to check them :P

I believve they are a player aid, just as you say.

- Seth

Ah, thanks... makes much more sense now!
As the year goes on you can be more and more sure, to a max of 50%, as to which card it'l'l be (25% the first turn, 33% the second, and 50% the third), right?

So an annoying thing that might happen is the last 2 cards - one has a high number nad the other a low one, so you have a 50% chance of having to save a bunch of grain... right?

Do you spend grain on anything else in the game? Is the number used for anything else?

I have Questions.

I read over the rules again and it doesn’t seem to be covered.

In our game we are in spring and the first person that is moving / battle this turn just completed. Hpox moved into a empty providence with 3 armies. None of my providences are near the battle. The text said the following:

3 of hpox's attacking armies plus 0 from the cup and 1 defending peasants plus 0 from the cup go into the tower
-- 5 of hpox's attacking armies and 5 defending peasants come out of the tower
-- The attack fails: 5 of hpox's armies return to the supply
-- 2 of Xaqery's armies and 1 of Nestalawe's armies remain in the cup

Question 1 - How did 5 come out of each when only 3 and 1 go in?

Question 2 - How did I and Nestalawe get involved?

Question 3 - Did I miss part of the rules?

Thanks in advanced for your help.

- Dwight