Armies clashing everywhere challenges being flung and the sniviling cowards the DS refusing. Erennis murdering Regents left and right. Din Ohtar on vacation. Greenwood the Great a nice place to be if you’re free. Imladris a bad place to be if you’re Noldo.
A hard fought game our compliments to our DS foes. It is refreshing when both sides have fought through 13 turns and still like their chances. For those who have spent much time lamenting short games take heart. With the right combinations of players the struggle continues. When the DS virtually took all of Mirkwood and virtually annihilated the Eothraim, while driving the Woodmen out of their homeland the Free in Game 39 fought on maintaining pressure on the Northwest, gaining stalemate in the center and holding Kas Shadul for the first 13 turns. The game has entered the mid phase and again the momentum has shifted favoring the DS. Sickness squads and assassins pick us off but we keep the pressure on. Not that our agents have been without success but clearly the advantage currently lies with our opponents.
Turn 14 in a fortnight I see at least to turn 20 as we don’t plan to give up and I don’t hear any wimpering from the DS. The lack of postings I think attests to the competitiveness of this game. Two good teams trading blows back and forth. The future should be interesting.