Napoleonic Empires: Free For All

[Gargantua]

You probably want to expand in Austria yourself, taking advantage of France fighting him

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Thats why half the units defending the austrian capital mine. :P

[Noll]

that’s what you said to me in private chat  :-D

[Veqryn]

@Gargantua:

You probably want to expand in Austria yourself, taking advantage of France fighting him

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Thats why half the units defending the austrian capital mine. :P

If either of you declared war, it would be quite funny.  Actually, you would have the worst of it if Canuck declared war on you, because your units are fewer in number than his, so he would crush them.

Neutral gobbling can only last so long.  The neutrals that are close to all nations are normally quite easy to take, but after that you start having them all defended by 4 or 5 units, and each neutral only worth 1 PU, so if you lost 2 units taking them it is hardly worth it in the short term.

France could take over Spain, and claim 2 VCs as well as easy access to a ton of neutrals.  But it is rare to see that happen because Spain knows that France could kill it at the beginning of the game, so it normally offers herself up as an ally for France.  Spain then bides its time until France’s army is no longer at Spain’s door, and Spain has an army to match, then she is truly free to chose alliances as she pleases.

Prussia and Austria normally never go to war with each other, at least not until one of them is in the 50+ PU range.  To do so before one of them has reached that level, would simply be suicide for both nations.  That doesn’t mean that they are allies though….

[Gargantua]

Shhhssh about the private chat!

That’s why the pillow talk is just that… Private!

[Noll]

Yeah I agree with the Neutral thing. They don’t look feasible, they’re too heavy defended.

In my opinion the most powerful nations at the start of the game giving their position, starting units and ipcs are UK, France, Russia.
The Ottomans are indeed in a better position than the Austrians and the Prussians.
Sweeden and Spain look like they need some tweaking in the Free for All game.

[Veqryn]

@Noll:

Yeah I agree with the Neutral thing. They don’t look feasible, they’re too heavy defended.

In my opinion the most powerful nations at the start of the game giving their position, starting units and ipcs are UK, France, Russia.
The Ottomans are indeed in a better position than the Austrians and the Prussians.
Sweeden and Spain look like they need some tweaking in the Free for All game.

Sweden is actually quite powerful most of the time.  Maybe not this game though.

Spain is the weakest at the start, but can expand into a big threat quite easily.

Austria and Prussia are usually the ones facing the most threats, and are the hardest nations to win as.

The more powerful nations require more VCs to win.  France requires 7 for example, while Spain needs only 5.  Spain could for example take Madrid and Lisbon (basically starts with them), as well as Rome, Alexandria, and Belfast, for the win.  France on the other hand would need Paris, Lyon, Rome, Alexandria, Berlin, Vienna, and either Budapest or Konigsberg.

I think the only balance change that needs to occur is that UK currently needs 6 VCs to win, but I may push that up to 7 to match France.  Russia may need to change from 5 to 6, but I’m not so sure about that.  Russia actually starts the game pretty weak.  Normally Sweden or Ottomans hold them off much better.

The main thing balancing the game is the politics.  Once one or two players get killed, you will see a lot more changing alliances as people realize that they can’t let another player win, even if he is their ally.  (only 1 player gets to win)
So, once someone is within 1 VC of victory, and maybe a turn or two away from it, his allies should probably stab him in the back, including possibly forging new alliances with their previous enemies in order to defeat the top dog.

[Funcioneta]

@Gargantua:

Well to start, the fact that you won’t have to trust a Spainyard!  :P

Well, you should trust even less in a Merkelian!  8-)

[Gargantua]

Christian Demorcrat Power!

[Cow]

this game is funny. i need to get a bunch of horses to italy lol.

[Gargantua]

I LOL everytime I read Cow type Horses, or Horses and Cannons.

I don’t know why, but the strategy is just so epically simple.

“I NEED HORSEYIES AND CANNONS TO GO SMASH THE EAST!”

[Noll]

@Gargantua:

I LOL everytime I read Cow type Horses, or Horses and Cannons.

I don’t know why, but the strategy is just so epically simple.

“I NEED HORSEYIES AND CANNONS TO GO SMASH THE EAST!”

I need RED HATS to conquer everything!

PS: Austria! PLAY!

[Gargantua]

KILL THE PRINCE OF PEACE!

Oops… did I say that outloud? lol.

[Cow]

Everyone knows moocow is hyper aggressive. :)

[seth4god]

fyi, I’ll be camping this weekend. Don’t expect anything out of me until the weekend’s over. Enjoy your guy’s weekends.

[Canuck12]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires: FFA, version: 4.0.5

Game History

Round :3

Combat Move - AustrianEmpire
            2 Artillerys moved from Salzburg to Tyrol
            1 Fusiliers moved from Salzburg to Tyrol
            1 Grenadiers moved from Salzburg to Tyrol

Purchase Units - AustrianEmpire
            AustrianEmpire buy 1 Artillery, 2 Chasseurss and 4 Fusilierss; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - AustrianEmpire
            Battle in Tyrol
                AustrianEmpire attack with 2 Artillerys, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Grenadiers
                France defend with 2 Grenadierss and 1 Horse_Artillery
                    AustrianEmpire roll dice for 2 Artillerys, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Grenadiers in Tyrol, round 1 :  3/4 hits
                    France roll dice for 2 Grenadierss and 1 Horse_Artillery in Tyrol, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    1 Horse_Artillery owned by the France , 1 Fusiliers owned by the AustrianEmpire and 2 Grenadierss owned by the France lost in Tyrol
                AustrianEmpire win, taking Tyrol from France with 2 Artillerys and 1 Grenadiers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for France: 2 Grenadierss and 1 Horse_Artillery
                Casualties for AustrianEmpire: 1 Fusiliers
                AustrianEmpire win with 2 Artillerys and 1 Grenadiers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for France: 2 Grenadierss and 1 Horse_Artillery
                Casualties for AustrianEmpire: 1 Fusiliers
            Recording Battle Statistics

Non Combat Move - AustrianEmpire
            1 Artillery, 3 Chasseurss, 1 Fusiliers, 1 General and 2 Grenadierss moved from Salzburg to Austria
            1 Dragoons moved from Austria to Moravia
            1 Hussars moved from Austria to Moravia
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Austria to Moravia
            1 Fusiliers moved from Austria to Salzburg
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Slovenia to Zala
            1 Artillery moved from Croatia to Slavonia

Place Units - AustrianEmpire
            1 Artillery, 2 Chasseurss and 4 Fusilierss placed in Austria

Turn Complete - AustrianEmpire
            AustrianEmpire collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUs total
            Objective AustrianEmpire destroys TUV: AustrianEmpire met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 34 PUs

[Noll]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires: FFA, version: 4.0.5

Game History

Round :3

Combat Move - OttomanEmpire
            1 Fusiliers moved from Bulgaria to Moldavia
                  OttomanEmpire take Moldavia from KingdomOfPrussia
            1 Artillery and 6 Fusilierss moved from Bulgaria to Wallachia
            1 Chasseurs and 1 Howitzer moved from Thessaly to Albania
            2 Chasseurss, 3 Fusilierss, 1 Grenadiers and 1 Howitzer moved from Serbia to Bosnia
            1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from Egypt to SZ86
            1 Barque, 1 Frigate, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from SZ86 to SZ90
            1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from SZ90 to Lebanon
            1 Artillery, 1 Dragoons, 2 Fusilierss and 1 Horse_Artillery moved from Armenia to Edessa
            1 Fusiliers moved from Constantinople to SZ84
            1 Barque, 1 Brigantine, 1 Cutter and 1 Fusiliers moved from SZ84 to SZ80
            1 Fusiliers moved from SZ80 to Thessaly
            1 Fusiliers moved from Smyrna to Anatolia
            6 Fusilierss moved from Constantinople to Bulgaria

Purchase Units - OttomanEmpire
            OttomanEmpire buy 2 Cuirassierss, 3 Dragoonss and 1 General; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - OttomanEmpire
            Battle in Wallachia
                OttomanEmpire attack with 1 Artillery and 6 Fusilierss
                KingdomOfPrussia defend with 1 Fusiliers
                OttomanEmpire win, taking Wallachia from KingdomOfPrussia with 1 Artillery and 6 Fusilierss remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for KingdomOfPrussia: 1 Fusiliers
                OttomanEmpire win with 1 Artillery and 6 Fusilierss remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for KingdomOfPrussia: 1 Fusiliers
            Battle in Lebanon
                OttomanEmpire attack with 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness
                Neutral defend with 3 Fusilierss
                Neutral win with 1 Fusiliers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for OttomanEmpire: 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness
                Casualties for Neutral: 2 Fusilierss
            Battle in Bosnia
                OttomanEmpire attack with 2 Chasseurss, 3 Fusilierss, 1 Grenadiers and 1 Howitzer
                AustrianEmpire defend with 1 Fusiliers
                OttomanEmpire win, taking Bosnia from AustrianEmpire with 2 Chasseurss, 3 Fusilierss, 1 Grenadiers and 1 Howitzer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for AustrianEmpire: 1 Fusiliers
                OttomanEmpire win with 2 Chasseurss, 3 Fusilierss, 1 Grenadiers and 1 Howitzer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for AustrianEmpire: 1 Fusiliers
            Recording Battle Statistics

Non Combat Move - OttomanEmpire
            1 General moved from Bulgaria to Macedonia

Place Units - OttomanEmpire
            1 General placed in Egypt
            1 Cuirassiers placed in Macedonia
            1 Cuirassiers and 3 Dragoonss placed in Constantinople

Turn Complete - OttomanEmpire
            OttomanEmpire collect 39 PUs; end with 39 PUs total
            Objective OttomanEmpire destroys TUV: OttomanEmpire met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 45 PUs

[Guest]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires: FFA, version: 4.0.5

Game History

Round :3

Combat Move - Russia
            1 Cuirassiers moved from Kirghix to Turkmen
            1 Artillery moved from Kirghix to Turkmen
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Kirghix to Turkmen
            2 Cuirassierss moved from Mordvins to Astrakahn
            1 Fusiliers moved from Mordvins to Astrakahn
            1 Fusiliers moved from Crimea to SZ101
            1 Fusiliers moved from SZ101 to Astrakahn
            1 Fusiliers moved from Karelia to Finland
                  Russia take Finland from Sweden

Purchase Units - Russia
            Russia buy 1 Battleship, 1 Chasseurs and 2 Dragoonss; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Russia
            Battle in Turkmen
                Russia attack with 1 Artillery, 1 Cuirassiers and 1 Horse_Artillery
                Neutral defend with 2 Fusilierss
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Artillery, 1 Cuirassiers and 1 Horse_Artillery in Turkmen, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 2 Fusilierss in Turkmen, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 Horse_Artillery owned by the Russia and 1 Fusiliers owned by the Neutral lost in Turkmen
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Artillery and 1 Cuirassiers in Turkmen, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Fusiliers in Turkmen, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 Artillery owned by the Russia lost in Turkmen
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Cuirassiers in Turkmen, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Fusiliers in Turkmen, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Cuirassiers in Turkmen, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Fusiliers in Turkmen, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 Cuirassiers owned by the Russia and 1 Fusiliers owned by the Neutral lost in Turkmen
                Neutral win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for Neutral: 2 Fusilierss
                Casualties for Russia: 1 Artillery, 1 Cuirassiers and 1 Horse_Artillery
                Russia win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for Neutral: 2 Fusilierss
                Casualties for Russia: 1 Artillery, 1 Cuirassiers and 1 Horse_Artillery
            Battle in Astrakahn
                Russia attack with 2 Cuirassierss and 2 Fusilierss
                Neutral defend with 1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Hussars
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Battleship in Astrakahn, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Russia roll dice for 2 Cuirassierss and 2 Fusilierss in Astrakahn, round 1 :  0/4 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Hussars in Astrakahn, round 1 :  2/3 hits
                    2 Fusilierss owned by the Russia lost in Astrakahn
                    Russia roll dice for 2 Cuirassierss in Astrakahn, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Hussars in Astrakahn, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 Cuirassiers owned by the Russia , 1 Fusiliers owned by the Neutral and 1 Hussars owned by the Neutral lost in Astrakahn
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Cuirassiers in Astrakahn, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Chasseurs in Astrakahn, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Russia roll dice for 1 Cuirassiers in Astrakahn, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Chasseurs in Astrakahn, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 Chasseurs owned by the Neutral and 1 Cuirassiers owned by the Russia lost in Astrakahn
                Neutral win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for Neutral: 1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Hussars
                Casualties for Russia: 2 Cuirassierss and 2 Fusilierss
                Russia win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for Neutral: 1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Hussars
                Casualties for Russia: 2 Cuirassierss and 2 Fusilierss
            Recording Battle Statistics

Non Combat Move - Russia
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Crimea to Mordvins
            1 Dragoons moved from Crimea to Mordvins
            1 Artillery moved from Crimea to Odessa
            2 Dragoonss moved from Karelia to Esthonia
            2 Fusilierss moved from Karelia to SZ2
            1 Grenadiers moved from Karelia to SZ2
            1 Marines moved from Karelia to SZ2
            3 Barques, 2 Cutters, 2 Fusilierss, 1 Grenadiers and 1 Marines moved from SZ2 to SZ3
            1 Brigantine moved from SZ4 to SZ3
            2 Fusilierss moved from SZ3 to Esthonia
            1 Marines moved from SZ3 to Esthonia
            1 Grenadiers moved from SZ3 to Esthonia
            1 General moved from Novgorod to Esthonia
            1 Howitzer moved from Minsk to Novgorod
            5 Fusilierss moved from Minsk to Novgorod
            1 Fusiliers moved from Severia to Minsk
            2 Chasseurss moved from Severia to Minsk
            1 Cuirassiers moved from Moscovia to Tsaritsyn
            2 Chasseurss moved from Moscovia to Kazan
            1 General moved from Moscovia to Novgorod

Place Units - Russia
            1 Battleship placed in SZ3
            1 Chasseurs placed in Novgorod
            2 Dragoonss placed in Moscovia

Turn Complete - Russia
            Russia collect 41 PUs; end with 41 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russia :

SZ101 : 1 Barque and 1 Battleship

[Veqryn]

Political phase for Round 4.

France  - (Cow)  -  ?

UK  - (Veqryn)  -  ?

Spain  - (Funcioneta)  -  ?

Prussia  - (Gargantua)  -  ?

Sweden  - (Seth The Newb)  -  ?

Austria  - (Canuck)  -  ?

Ottoman Empire  - (Noll)  -  ?

Russia  - (Ol’ Blood & Guts)  -  ?

Please see the picture attached to see the CURRENT political relations.

[Cow]

no political actions from france.

[Noll]

no political action from the great Ottoman Empire