Actually Gerhard you told me after turn 1 you wanted me to find a replacement for you. I agree this is probably for the best good luck to you as well.
Brad
Brad my former Captain,
you’re right !
Your ideas and my ideas how to play this game they’re really not the same.
Let’s say I haven’t made a secret about my ideas and I stepped on the toes of the … player.–
You’ve told me you have a player to play the Corsairs, now I’m a bit curious if he will be able to fullfill my plan.
In the case we won’t have this … playing with us, could be an exciting game.----
My time is over !!
Have Fun !!!
Gixxxer
Gixxer good fortune to you in the future. Perhaps we will meet once more on the battle field. You know I’m a slippery customer, so next time grab me with both hands.
Hope to see you in another game Gerhard mate!
Greetings Ed,
so let’s shake hands and forget this “former stuff”.
Thanks for your wishes, I won’t forget them !
Have Fun !
Gixxxer
Sorry to see Gixxer move on and best of luck to you in the future.
Someone asked if I am in BOFA 107. The answer is yes and Gondor will go the same way as the elves in that game (I hope)
Brad,
You know I prefer to give slow deaths to nations so we had to let you off the hook. Still it is only a matter of time.
Last turn wasn’t as good for us but it would have been difficult to match the previous one. Still the next few turns should be very important. At the moment there is no clear advantage overall. You doing well in the west were doing well in the Eoplex etc. Nicely balanced. All we need to tip it are about half a dozen dragons and twice the number of agents. Still I can dream.
A fortnight is too long to wait!!!
Cheers
John S
Hi there John,
thanks for the wishes.
I hope Brad will be able to give you some fun.
In the case you need a new opponent, please let me know.
Thanks and a lot of Fun !
Gixxxer 
Hello to all.
My first post here and I’m looking forward to a fun and exciting game. (It certainly has been so far.)
I’m sure things will be improved for the DS on their western front because that will soon be redefined as the area east of the mountains. 
Current book-makers predict that our team will kill Brad with e-mail volume somewhere around turn 9…so place your wagers.
Welcome aboard Darrel—and to your brother Larry.
[QUOTE=John Simpson]Sorry to see Gixxer move on and best of luck to you in the future.
Someone asked if I am in BOFA 107. The answer is yes and Gondor will go the same way as the elves in that game (I hope)
It was me!! I, playing the Dwarves. My 2 newbies are doing ok, well only one left. What nation you playing? Have let them have free reign which might have been a mistake but its they’re game. It realy is hard not to write ALL of the orders for these kinda things!
I agree a fortnight seems too long until things get frantic
BOFA - Side line
I thought the experianced player was the dwarves. What to do with newbies is difficult. I tried to remove the rules and talk to my newbie about the game and what they wanted to do. They set the strategy (attack the elves) and they then said what they wanted to do. I stopped them making silly mistakes and then got them to draw up orders. I checked the orders and corrected them. I also followed the strategy as best I could. I am the wargs and once we had decided the elves were the target and that Goblins would go for the capital (with the necro revealing it) and I was to go for the back up MT I suggested combining my cav and hiding it off map in the west on turn 1.
This worked a treat and had me “appear” one move away from their back up on turn 2.
The newbies on your side have just not been aggresive enough. Something I stressed to my ally at the beginging. Fight at their towns not ours. As a result we have virtually all our pop centres in tact. Still the dwarves move on the Goblins caused problems for them economically and without advice they would have gone bankrupt. Too many troops and not enough gold resulted in emergency disbanding of armies. I would have had less troops but had to let them see the problem (whilst making sure I could pull them back). The emergency action worked especially when your threat failed and you didn’t continue into the goblin plains.
Still its been a good fun game without too much to think about. At times it has been frustrating not being able to use certain orders but that also has been fun. I so much wanted to send gold and products to the goblins to help them but I can’t!
Killing Bilbo was my highlight of the game and then losing all those artifacts to an elf later on was bad news.
Would like to try again maybe with experianced players. Its certainly fun but I think if the FP are aggresive early on the DS are hard pushed. In fact I think the FP have an easier time of it but the DS are very hard to put out. The elves are weakest because they only have 2MT’s with towers and the “hidden” MT isn’t a problem if the DS share artifacts.
Anyway thanks for the game. 2 turns to go but I think that all 4 nations will now survive
cheers
john S
Darrell, you’re an optimist !
Have Fun !
Gixxxer
BOFA gain - Ouch 1 commander killed in combat and the other overrun. Am running numbers now. Wouldn’t give me the loyalty of the capital now would you?
Norhtmen seems to have gone against my advice of leaving an army on his capital afterall. Ach well.
Seems a shame to scrap this thread too. Where are all the DS?
Mates,
you’re talking about your BOFA-game at a game-39-thread.
Hey it’s easy to open a new threat called BOFA…
Please do it !
Thanks & Have Fun !
Gixxxer
Well game 39 is hotting up a bit. Am glad you guys were begiining to disappoint me. Still no kills on GHondorian commanders yet. Shame and Ive been shelling out gold like its going out of fashion
I see the Cloud Lord started to get into the game and did better than a kill. That’s one character slot used up and paid for.
Please respond on the shorter thread for G39 which should be just below this.
Let’s keep one thread going and start a new one each turn. I know the UK players will like that. (I think I am the only one on broadband)
Cheers
john S