Re: Hyborian War

From: demigod98g@aol.com (Demigod98G)

Date: Sat, 15 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

>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.

Hyperborea really doesn't have any better magic than any other kingdom in
that area.  They just have more of it.  Their army is very limited and
they do have to wrestle with Aquilonia, Nemedia, and Asgard.  Not a very
bright prospect.

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

Zamora is a pretty good overall kingdom.  Their army is not nearly as bad
as the initial setup rules would indicate.  However, for Zamora and a few
others, most notably Corinthia, there is a rather long waiting list to be
put in a game with these kingdoms.  Zamora is in a rather precarious
diplomatic position though.

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

I've never been in any game where I was too involved with Hyrkania.  They
aren't very powerful in characters, but their army is more than sufficient
for the area they are in.  Start expanding too much though, and you could
run into Khitai or one of the western nations.  You might have some
difficulty then.

>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)?

Stygia must indeed fight Shem.  If Shem knows what he is doing, Stygia
doesn't stand a chance.  Heavy Cavalry and Heavy Infantry versus Medium
Infantry and Light Chariots just isn't a very fair fight.  In a strategic
scope, terrain has no effect. However, in a battle, certain units fight
better or worse in various terrains.  Stygia is mostly desert, and in
desert infantry is at a disadvantage.

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

Turan is a good overall position.  Internal politics don't really play a
part in the game.  With Turan, you should just expand, expand, expand.
Turan's greatest asset is its 25% mercenaries (more than any other
kingdom).  However, it can get expensive fielding several full strength
armies every turn, and most of the provinces in Turan's immediate vicinity
are Poor wealth producers.  Iranistan is a good target to get wealth, but
he's got some really nasty infantry so watch out.

>Any other suggestions ?

Shem has, what many consider, the third strongest overall military in the
game (after Aquilonia and most would say Nemedia).  Add to that the fact
that your two main enemies in Koth and Stygia have pretty pathetic
militaries, and you've got yourself the makings of a blowout.  Don't bite
off more than you can chew during the first couple warseasons though.
Shem is very poor until you have 50+ provinces.  After that, no one can
stop you.

Zembabwei has probably the best military of the black kingdoms, but you've
got to deal with Iranistan.  Tombalku has the only real cavalry of the
black kingdoms and it's pretty good.

Asgard and Cimmeria have some really kick-butt armies but lack for
characters.

Kambulja has magic coming out of his ears, and a very strong military to
go with it.  Your only course of action, though, is to hit Khitai.  Make
sure you hit him fast and hit him hard.  Kambulja's magic is more and
better than Khitai's and except for a small percentage of Khitai's heavy
infantry, Kambulja's military is better too. Khitai is huge, however, and
has over twice Kambulja's starting troop numbers.  I played Kambulja and
had Khitai down to 3 provinces by turn 15, so it can be done.

I've been playing HW (off and on) for about 6 years now.  I've got tons of
info on it, so email me if you need anything.  Someone in your game will
probably have all of it too.

---Todd
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References

Re: Hyborian War
baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Fri, 14 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Hyborian War
baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Fri, 14 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000