Re: Hyborian War

From: baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)

Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <DANNY.160.000BFA93@library.health.ufl.edu>,
 <DANNY@library.health.ufl.edu> wrote:
>For those new to the game I would get as much info as you can from game
>veterans or your 1st game could be short. If you are in the western nation
>and don't know anything about the game you could be in real trouble and not
>know it. This group can help you alot if you let them. I would ask questions.
>Some games may have a few player left by the end but others have many at
>the end. One game that ended about 6 months ago had 10 players on the last
>Turn (46). It was dog eat dog with alliances being broken and reformed many
>times. The average game experience of 7 people I contacted in it was 3 1/2
>yrs. So be careful.

I would appreciate some comments on picking a starting kingdom and
an evaluation of the choices I have made so far.

The first thing I that would help me get started is selecting a set of good
starting kingdoms that I as a novice at Hyborian War, but somewhat
experienced gamer, would enjoy and survive beyond say 10 turns.
A good military is probably a must.  On the other hand, my tastes run
toward heavy magic and agents.

Looking at the wallmap (the one with the provinces), it seems the West
is right out.  No empty space and a real snake pit.  May be a kingdom
along the eastern edge of the West.

Choices so far:

1) Hyperborea:  description alleges good magic, but bad army and
                bad economy.  But does spiteful towards Aquilonia
                mean its imperial goal is a chunk of that kingdom.

2) Zamora:      good agents, good mages, but could be surrounded
                quickly if Turan moves that way first.

3) Hyrkania:    Ultimate beginner kingdom ?  Good military, lots
                of open space.

4) Stygia:      Heavy magic, but... Will it have to fight Shem ?
                How much protection is the Styx (in fact how much
                protection are rivers and mountains)?

5) Turan:       Lots of space to expand into, but with complicated
                internal troubles

Any other suggestions ?

--
Juris Baidins
baidins@cis.udel.edu

References

Hyborian War
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