Re: HW: Border Kingdom

From: Eugene Young <10395@utech.net>

Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Juris Baidins wrote:
>
> Should this place really be player kingdom?
>
> In both games I am in, the Border Kingdom was quickly swallowed by
> its neighbors after basically having little or no effect on the game.
> In the Kusan game, I saw take it the northernmost province of Brythunia,
> but then conquered by Cimmeria, while in my Aquilonia game it provided me
> a pleasant respite from fighting Cimmerians and Nemedians and was then
> swallowed by Cimmeria (and is now being fought over by both).
>
> Its army cannot possibly stand up to its neighbors, its characters have
> insufficient diplomacy talent to guarantee peace with its neighbors, no
> Black Death magic to decimate invaders.  Its only chance it seems is to
> ally with Nemedia and hope the Nemedian has army to spare to defend you.

Older player will tell you "that you need to make allies in as many directions as you
can, then concentrate your efforts in one area. and examining the maps after reading
your letter, I could'nt help but notice that yes, The Boarder Kingdom seems to be the
exception to the rule, as it is surrounded by medium and large Kingdoms. If the
Charcters have no Diplomatic or Magical advantages to make up for this, then it is most
definitly a poor Kingdom choice. The Only out here that I could see is to immediately
ask for the address'es of Aquilonia or Nemedia, and make peace with these players.

Personelly, things being what they are, if I play for a small Kingdom, having played
before, I look for a Kingdom with a territory advantage (i.e. Kusan, which is surrounded
by NPK's)

Plus it is also somewhat unfair to Nemedia, since occupation by any other
> power of the Border Kingdom, will cripple victory point gains for Nemedia.
> At start, Nemedia is merely bound in peace with Border, cannot put in
> its own armies to defend it and may have to watch as someone else rolls
> into the Border Kingdom.

This is part of the game, I think, having to make that choice. The player of Nemdia has
to either (a) make peace and support the Boarder Kingdom, or (B) steamroll over the
puppy. Either way, it still leaves the Boarder Kingdom in the same situation that you
describe, me thinks.

> So what would be lost by making the Border Kingdom an NPK starting out
> allied and peaced with Nemedia?
> --
> Juris Baidins
> baidins@udel.edu

Proably nothing.

EWY

References

HW: Border Kingdom
baidins@copland.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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HW: Border Kingdom
baidins@copland.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000