Scouted Novograd early, we both were on surface and not so much far from each other. I didn't plan to rush early, but site's locations and map in general encouraged this. Bought peace with my nearest independent, but he gave me a quest very far from city and behind mountains or even on island. At the same time I found that Novograd had very developed city-size independent with stone walls and a lot of useful sites in domain. I have cancelled his quest razing watchtower myself by crows (there were no guards which is pretty stupid).
I was trying to find opponent's army looking at sites he cleared, but my guess was not really correct. I thought he went to opposite direction from his independent and probably went underground. It was only partly true, but after he cleared several sites, he turned back. Perhaps I missed him because of arctic concealment from the shrine.
Anyway I decided to capture his independent and raze it or join it and sit there behind walls. Approaching the city, I discovered that Novograd's army is also close to it. I decided to stick the same plan and prepared to sieging city. He could took it, but it had quite strong and dangerous defenders, so I thought his army would be seriously wounded after that and I could try to kill it. Anyway it didn't happen. Next turn I got quest from this city I wanted to attack, completed it and get eagle rider as a reward. Then I bought 3 units from nearby inn, captured city I just made a peace and sit there. I had almost 3 stacks behind walls, many of them were ranged and I had very high chances to win even my army was wounded.
Next turn his army didn't run far enough and I caught it with outnumbered forces and killed without serious losses.
Can't say this win was because of early MC. I have converted only 3 units in this game - gryphon rider, phantasm and draconian scoundrel and I think they didn't impact much on game result.
Written by MARKYMARK
Confirmed by novograd
Confirmed by keika
It was very short game ended on turn 15.
Scouted Novograd early, we both were on surface and not so much far from each other.
I didn't plan to rush early, but site's locations and map in general encouraged this.
Bought peace with my nearest independent, but he gave me a quest very far from city and behind mountains or even on island.
At the same time I found that Novograd had very developed city-size independent with stone walls and a lot of useful sites in domain.
I have cancelled his quest razing watchtower myself by crows (there were no guards which is pretty stupid).
I was trying to find opponent's army looking at sites he cleared, but my guess was not really correct.
I thought he went to opposite direction from his independent and probably went underground. It was only partly true, but after he cleared several sites, he turned back. Perhaps I missed him because of arctic concealment from the shrine.
Anyway I decided to capture his independent and raze it or join it and sit there behind walls.
Approaching the city, I discovered that Novograd's army is also close to it.
I decided to stick the same plan and prepared to sieging city. He could took it, but it had quite strong and dangerous defenders, so I thought his army would be seriously wounded after that and I could try to kill it.
Anyway it didn't happen. Next turn I got quest from this city I wanted to attack, completed it and get eagle rider as a reward.
Then I bought 3 units from nearby inn, captured city I just made a peace and sit there. I had almost 3 stacks behind walls, many of them were ranged and I had very high chances to win even my army was wounded.
Next turn his army didn't run far enough and I caught it with outnumbered forces and killed without serious losses.
Can't say this win was because of early MC. I have converted only 3 units in this game - gryphon rider, phantasm and draconian scoundrel and I think they didn't impact much on game result.
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