Hello Everyone...
24/8 1650 Scenario, Game 60, A Win for the Dark Servants! (Player report)
Formal Game Winners:
First Place: Dragon Lord (Greg Shaffer)
Second Place: Easterlings (Andrew)
Third Place: Noldo Elves
A well-coordinated team victory by the DS on turn 14. The Northmen missed
turns and was eliminated early, followed by an Eothraim who had economic
support but not army support from his allies. Way too few FP troops were
mobilized for them to fight this war effectively (the Dwarfs couldn't do it
alone). The FP finally conceded when 11,000 DS troops with dragons and war
machines arrived at the NG capital, Long Rider cavalry arrived in western
Gondor, and the Woodmen couldn't stop a Dragon Lord invasion.
Due to generous team play, no DS nation (other than Rhudaur, briefly DS) was
eliminated or even driven from their homeland. Most of the neutrals had
already responded positively to superior DS team play & diplomatic efforts;
Cardolan was overrun with Dunlendings, and Easterling armies drove all FP
resistance from Rhovanion. The non-existent race with the Elf mages for
locating lost artifacts was firmly won by the DS, making DS agents deadly
from the very start. Dragon recruiting was pursued aggressively by DS, with
no preventative measures taken by FP to reduce the number of dragons
recruited. Chock up another win for well-coordinated allies who support
each other selflessly!
20/8 The Pubmeet went with a bang - thanks for all those who turned up we
had 22 players turn up all told and had a cool chat about the game,
mechanics and a fun time with the 77 crowd. 
20/8 Pubmeet part II: Okay looks good for the weekend game of ME in
Copenhagen. 19th Jan start, pubmeet in the evening of the Sat, and finish
late Sunday. Please get in touch if you are able to make it. We've got
around 13 players so far.
10/8 Latest update done on this. Neutrals still show up but the rest should
be sorted now. Thanks for the input it's been very useful. Please tell us
if you notice any irregularities here please!
I have drop-outs available - don't forget you get a free turn for taking
these up...
E= 0-10 turn, M = 11-25, L = 26+
1000: 5 - two of them are NK
2950: Quiet (m), Rhun Ea (m)
1650: DogL (e), Corsairs (e), East (e)
and the following new games filling up:
1650 2wk [Game 86]: 3, 12, 18-20, 24 (1 DS taken)
1650 1wk [Game 130]: Send me a LIST of nations - when I get to 25 players I
will allocate the positions - 14 positions taken so far (Note 95% of players
get their 1st choice)
2950 2wk [Game 222] 2 nation game (ie any aligned player can play 2
nations): 1, 4, 6, 7, 21, 24
1000 2wk [Game 46]: NKA (No Kidnap or Assassination game] we need 1 player -
FP prefered
Grudge Games we need opposition for:
2950: 1 team 10/12 Any alignment 1 wk Ben Shushan, 1 Team of 2x6 = 12 Tom
Francis, 1 Team of 10 with 4 new players - Matt Lincoln, 1 team of 2x6 Bjorn
Petersson
1000: 1 team of 9-12 player team (any alignment) David Ruzic
1650: 1 x 6 player Team Nick Nicolau needs 4 more players, 1 team of 10 Jon
Phipps
Thanks
Clint
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