HW: Aquilonia, why not on worst list ?

From: snake6283@aol.com (Snake6283)

Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In my analysis of all of the kingdoms, Aquilonia sits in the middle of
the pack.  Considering that most of your assumptions are correct, this is
impressive.  Argos and Stygia do NOT need anything from Aquilonia, but
Cimmeria does.  You can also add in the other two barbarians since
Aquilonia is a nearby source of rich large provinces, and plenty of them.
    1)  They are indeed a very wealthy kingdom.  I believe they only have
one province with less than excellent wealth production.
    2)  Most of the goals in Aquilonia for these other kingdoms are
imperial, but make no mistake, most players insist on having their
imperial goals.  Aquilonia is one kingdom that it would be very difficult
to negotiate peace with the surrounding nations.
    2a)  Every kingdom around them is powerful, with the possible
exception of Pictland, who becomes powerful after a decent peace years
turn.
    3)  Their diplomatic corps is not very good at all.  Only one
Superior.  They can peace off one, maybe two kingdoms unless they throw
out a bunch of tributes.
    4)  Their troops are varied, plentiful, and incredible!  This is the
single reason why they are so highly ranked as it is.  The archers are the
best in the game.  The knights are incredible.  The pikemen are arguable,
but certainly close to the top, if not the best pikemen.
    5)  Their imperial goals and victory conditions are actually very
difficult.  Wherever they go, they need to go DEEP into enemy territory.

The reason that Aquilonia is not near the bottom of any kingdom
ranking list is their troops.  Their court is competent, but their troops
make them a force to be reckoned with.  They can probably fight any two or
three kingdoms around them to a standstill, and if they can peace off or
deal with enough of their enemies, they will be able to eradicate any
single kingdom.  Simply, they are the most powerful kingdom in the game.
Even that doesn't get them a top five position, in my analysis, which says
alot about the difficulty of their position.

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HW: Aquilonia, why not on worst list ?
baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Tue, 10 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000