"The Corsairs seem to be short a few boats (Taurnil sends his thanks). "
–We don`t need them, never could steer the pesky things anyway! Camels are the future, my friend, i suggest you invest in them before you see an unexpected horde of the beasts marching on caras galadhon!
As far as the so called colonisation on Harad goes, it has been a major distraction [to the freeps] for no gain. If you want to get bogged down in a desert war with an enemy that cant be defeated by military might youve come to the right place! I suggest you tell your little SG lackey to go back home and spend his money more wisely elsewhere. Things are about to get messy. Oh, and you can have 2730. i`ve go bigger fish to fry…though i might have to import them from nurn…
SANDAROONYA, “a desert coming your way soon!” [tm]
Barad Perras is merely on loan. i’ll have it back real soon!!
Though it appears your armies may be about to cut short our tour of the Gondorian countryside, pity we were aiming to visit the brothels of Dol Amroth next. Guess that’ll have to wait til later.
DWARVES CELEBRATE ECONOMIC
BREAKTHROUGH
Nation Braces for War
AZANULINBAR-DUM, MIDDLE EARTH – The governing assembly of
Azanulinbar-dum held a press conference today to announce the end of
the economic recession which has plagued this nation for many months.
Gralin, a member of the assembly and aide to Thorin II, revealed the
long-awaited news to an anxious populace. “The Khand Easterlings have
sent a great host out of Mordor, intent upon destruction. It has
already defeated two armies sent up against it, and is currently
engaged in a huge battle with the forces of the Free Peoples.”
Reports abound of activity in Dwarven Camps and Villages around the
Empire preparing for battle. One warrior interviewed exclaimed,
“Months of waiting are finally over. To war!” The entire city was a
flurry of activity as Dwarves bustled about in preparation for a
wartime lifestyle. Rumors run rampant that there might be a hike in
taxes in the foreseeable future in order to support the war effort.
“Our warriors are anxious to do their duty,” commented Gralin. “We’re
determined to see that many Easterlings will not be returning home
after this.”
When questioned about why Thorin was not making the presentation
himself, the aide simply replied “He is at a top secret location
attending to affairs of state.”
“Play time is over,” said Gralin. “It’s time to kill some bad guys.”
Im a warmonger. My maxim of recruit recruit recruit is woefully inadiquate for this slow type of game. At least a couple of armies have decided to come my way at last. Ware the Wyrms we have PLANS.
Lord Theoden here again to teach the orcs how to win a fight. Step one pull your green head out of your ass! Step two find someone to fight. Step three kill them twice if you must just kill something. Now not that we are bragging but to date the Riders of Rohan have hammered your green butts but good! Seven camps two towns and many victories on the battle field. This turn three more cams to burn and two possibly three more next turn if we can find some extra cash for food. Its had to feed eleven armies it would have ben twelve if you would have left my poor commander alone. Right now we are thinking your just not trying please tell me your not scared to fight. However as one of my commanders put it your just not equiped to fight small brain skinny green arms not suited for weapons of steel and bronze. Its ok to embrace your own weekness just please try harder.
The white wizzard also wanted me to ask if you would please stay clear of the trees as they might get mad and crush your head! Two more armies are going to get the birching from those ents. Might you dare hire yet one more army at a cost of $ 5,000 more gold you dont have! How many people will send you cash this turn two three and the loss of yet one more pop center what will that do to your economy.
Time to say good buy and good luck you will need it!!
P.S. More cav on the way please have some troops for me to fight. It would be bad if we went to visit and found nobody home.
Mmmm big guys on horses tend to fall off don’t they?
As for luck yes we need it, my card game has gone to the dogs lately. As for the treasury you kind Freeps have turned up to cut my wage bill a little. Howd you know I was trying for forrced redundancies?
Freepies we have no complaints about the number of camps weve put down, quite the reverse in fact. Just coz you cant see them doesnt mean they aint there. We as usual are in this game for the long hall and dont hold for some of the short-termism being displayed by some nations on your side of the board. We thought pat first few turn moves were confined to 1650 play? Apparently not. We have to say we are happy with our lot, and pleased with our economies [even for DS in Winter we have no problems on that score].
On a personal note id like to thank South Gondor for providing me with that extra town at 2135. He really cant hold it against me, so why bother spending so much time and effort in a pointless desert adventure? In two/three turns it will be mine and i won`t have had to spend 12k to get it to the Town/Fort it is now. Perhaps you should dismantle it and go concentrate on the real enemy that will be coming at you soon? Oh, well, there really is no convincing you i suppose. Just wait and see…
Well, we cant help it that your folks are so eager to fall on a sword.
Besides, given your sides ability to threaten a pop center, I’m not surprised your ineffective commanders are offing themselves as soon as the opportunity is presented…at least if they die in battle people wont laugh at them too much…
Ugnuts looked out from craggy spine that served as parapet atop the ancient volcano of Dol Guldur.
“four, fife, six…” he muttered to himself as he looked towards the eaves of Mirkwood
“nahh, dat aint rite…won, doo, tree, four” he began again as the strangely dressed tarks began to take up formation around the mountain.
“oi boss, wats dese 'uns, eh?” asked Mugglug as he leaned against the wall and began his own count.
“Deys is Duns, I fink. See day has got kilts, dats skirts to yoose an me. An den some a 'em fights naked like too, but no worries, day got no teef an dese uns is alwaste drunk so be easy pickuns mefinks”
“ya boss, dey mus be gett’n worn out. First it was elfs, den dem wood tarks, den twas dem Sharky traitors wit da walkin treez, now dis lots…next dey be sendin’ stumpies”
