Round 26 - Revision history

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Round Win Story

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	We then knew the likelihood was that the #4 Dwarf would raze for the Orc to retaliate on the Lyc if they could get enough DP down. Gothia sat tight but could still likely 5:4 any of the parties involved so we waited for the best chance. What ended up happening is that the Dwarf didn't move, and instead the #4 Lizardfolk made the sacrificial suicide raze on the #7 Lyc with the Orc making the hit shortly after. Apparently, this was down to #7 pulling a bunch of assassinations on the Dwarf, which ended up with the Dwarf still being short while also having no more spies and wizards. Regardless, this left a huge opportunity for Gothia to semi-suicide the Orc and me to make a 100% hit on the #4 Lizardfolk once OP came in. #12 Nox followed me on the Lizardfolk minutes later and it didn't take long for others to feed on the Lizardfolk. We had banked on Gothia taking 2 hits in response which he did quickly from #4 Nox and #3 Orc, but then a 3rd came along from the #13 Orc which was probably unwise of him as he ended up getting easily hit by the #7 Lyc. Although the initial hit stunned me a little, the recovery hit on the Liz was huge so I bounced back up. Unfortunately, the #12 Nox getting two cheap hits and remaining untouched and the #3 Orc getting a b2b as well meant that there were now more threats around, not fewer.		We then knew the likelihood was that the #4 Dwarf would raze for the Orc to retaliate on the Lyc if they could get enough DP down. Gothia sat tight but could still likely 5:4 any of the parties involved so we waited for the best chance. What ended up happening is that the Dwarf didn't move, and instead the #4 Lizardfolk made the sacrificial suicide raze on the #7 Lyc with the Orc making the hit shortly after. Apparently, this was down to #7 pulling a bunch of assassinations on the Dwarf, which ended up with the Dwarf still being short while also having no more spies and wizards. Regardless, this left a huge opportunity for Gothia to semi-suicide the Orc and me to make a 100% hit on the #4 Lizardfolk once OP came in. #12 Nox followed me on the Lizardfolk minutes later and it didn't take long for others to feed on the Lizardfolk. We had banked on Gothia taking 2 hits in response which he did quickly from #4 Nox and #3 Orc, but then a 3rd came along from the #13 Orc which was probably unwise of him as he ended up getting easily hit by the #7 Lyc. Although the initial hit stunned me a little, the recovery hit on the Liz was huge so I bounced back up. Unfortunately, the #12 Nox getting two cheap hits and remaining untouched and the #3 Orc getting a b2b as well meant that there were now more threats around, not fewer.

	Then around day 39, we managed to come across a very fortuitous hit. Someone in Realm 14 (where Leeches was based) had sniped a wonder from Realm 0 which meant it was on low ~~prestige~~. Even though the wonder (Halls of Knowledge) was now pretty useless to us, we could all gain 100 prestige for just 32k raw OP (26.7k for me with my tech), so we declared War. Lots of action had been going on recently so we'd all been making hits and putting the wonder takedown on the backburner when #14 Nox sent out. I realised that I had a chance of sending Frost Mages on him just before his troops returned and possibly being safe when Sly decided to Rev him and saw that his Ares expired before his troops returned. We had 5 of us in his range and most had better spies so we waited until 2 hours before expiry and blasted him with Snare.		Then around day 39, we managed to come across a very fortuitous hit. Someone in Realm 14 (where Leeches was based) had sniped a wonder from Realm 0 which meant it was on low HP. Even though the wonder (Halls of Knowledge) was now pretty useless to us, we could all gain 100 prestige for just 32k raw OP (26.7k for me with my tech), so we declared War. Lots of action had been going on recently so we'd all been making hits and putting the wonder takedown on the backburner when #14 Nox sent out. I realised that I had a chance of sending Frost Mages on him just before his troops returned and possibly being safe when Sly decided to Rev him and saw that his Ares expired before his troops returned. We had 5 of us in his range and most had better spies so we waited until 2 hours before expiry and blasted him with Snare.

	A couple of days later, the #3 Orc (Rury - Baby-faced Assassin) had used his recent growth spurt to start pumping some solid military and sent out on borderline DP. Gothia had just about recovered from the last send and managed to build back his military with additional temples. We knew if the #3 Orc got away with the hit he would be way out in front so Gothia planted a giant sui hit on him and took 5 hits this time, completely putting him out of the picture but dragging the Orc back down into a 4 or 5 way battle with myself, #12 Nox and #4 Orc (with Dwarf/Nox back-up). I had probably moved into 2nd spot in military terms by that point and managed a decent sized retal on one of the people that hit Gothia, which #4 Orc doubled seconds later.		A couple of days later, the #3 Orc (Rury - Baby-faced Assassin) had used his recent growth spurt to start pumping some solid military and sent out on borderline DP. Gothia had just about recovered from the last send and managed to build back his military with additional temples. We knew if the #3 Orc got away with the hit he would be way out in front so Gothia planted a giant sui hit on him and took 5 hits this time, completely putting him out of the picture but dragging the Orc back down into a 4 or 5 way battle with myself, #12 Nox and #4 Orc (with Dwarf/Nox back-up). I had probably moved into 2nd spot in military terms by that point and managed a decent sized retal on one of the people that hit Gothia, which #4 Orc doubled seconds later.
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	So we were set:		So we were set:

	Me - "Building schools for dummies" - Icekin		Me - "Building schools for dummies" - Icekin

	Gothia - "5:4 for dummies" - Troll		Gothia - "5:4 for dummies" - Troll

	Oment - "Immortality for dummies" - Spirit		Oment - "Immortality for dummies" - Spirit

	BigBell - "9-Houring for Dummies" - Human		BigBell - "9-Houring for Dummies" - Human

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	We all started to close in on the 2nd-3rd tiers very quickly. Only the #14 Nox (JRog - Leeches) was even close to us in efficiency. He had matched our pace early on and was competition for our hits. He was however low on Spies and low on Docks, so we took action. My only regret is that I'd called him out as a potential round winner shortly before this on my inaugural podcast, when it was quite likely we were going to take him down, and we did with War and a sinking campaign. It took him a few days to recover his boats, by which time we'd moved convincingly ahead.		We all started to close in on the 2nd-3rd tiers very quickly. Only the #14 Nox (JRog - Leeches) was even close to us in efficiency. He had matched our pace early on and was competition for our hits. He was however low on Spies and low on Docks, so we took action. My only regret is that I'd called him out as a potential round winner shortly before this on my inaugural podcast, when it was quite likely we were going to take him down, and we did with War and a sinking campaign. It took him a few days to recover his boats, by which time we'd moved convincingly ahead.

	By around the 3k mark, the 4 of u in the pack had closed up quite tightly together. BigBell was now leading with an impressive Population, Gothia wasn't too far behind in Population but his OP/DP was lagging while my OP/DP was catching up quite quickly due to cheaper troops.		By around the 3k mark, the 4 of us in the pack had closed up quite tightly together. BigBell was now leading with an impressive Population, Gothia wasn't too far behind in Population but his OP/DP was lagging while my OP/DP was catching up quite quickly due to cheaper troops.

	Above us, another noteworthy incident happened when #7 Lyc had hit #11 Lizardfolk (Slater - StoryTeller) who then suicide-razed in retaliation and fed a number of people, most notably Realm 4.		Above us, another noteworthy incident happened when #7 Lyc had hit #11 Lizardfolk (Slater - StoryTeller) who then suicide-razed in retaliation and fed a number of people, most notably Realm 4.
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	Then with us "big 4" OPs out, the #13 Gnome (rvv - Oregasm) sent out on very low DP (although trained lots of incoming before he returned).		Then with us "big 4" OPs out, the #13 Gnome (rvv - Oregasm) sent out on very low DP (although trained lots of incoming before he returned).

	I looked to Gothia to see if he had one more 5:4 in him which he dutifully said yes, although this would kill his round off entirely. I was actually feeling ambivalent about a raze. I had been defending all of #4's potential razes since the point that they hit me, and think if you're the top person in the game, that's probably fair enough. But looking for a raze on a 75% hit seemed pretty lame so I wasn't keen. Then I remembered that it was Realm 13 who spent all those weeks harassing Gothia with black ops and how much it pissed me off. Any lingering doubts evaporated and we set it up. The Gnome had trained a lot of DP, drafted up and invested heavily in walls so I would still need to send Frost Mages even with a raze. We also decided to assassinate draftees but this meant he might react. So we decided to raze first, then assassinate, then I would take fresh ops and hopefully invade before he could invest all his remaining resources into walls or release any Spies/Wiz into draftees. Luckily it all ~~wet~~ through and I made the hit.		I looked to Gothia to see if he had one more 5:4 in him which he dutifully said yes, although this would kill his round off entirely. I was actually feeling ambivalent about a raze. I had been defending all of #4's potential razes since the point that they hit me, and think if you're the top person in the game, that's probably fair enough. But looking for a raze on a 75% hit seemed pretty lame so I wasn't keen. Then I remembered that it was Realm 13 who spent all those weeks harassing Gothia with black ops and how much it pissed me off. Any lingering doubts evaporated and we set it up. The Gnome had trained a lot of DP, drafted up and invested heavily in walls so I would still need to send Frost Mages even with a raze. We also decided to assassinate draftees but this meant he might react. So we decided to raze first, then assassinate, then I would take fresh ops and hopefully invade before he could invest all his remaining resources into walls or release any Spies/Wiz into draftees. Luckily it all went through and I made the hit.

	None of the other threats responded so it put me a hit ahead of everyone. 400-500 acres or so.		None of the other threats responded so it put me a hit ahead of everyone. 400-500 acres or so.

Oment at 18:22, 2 December 2021

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	I just had enough OP to join in on the hits but he was knocked out of range and then locked shortly after. His realmmate then forced the issue by completely suiciding as well. BigBell an Gothia both got there first but those hits were rolled back.		I just had enough OP to join in on the hits but he was knocked out of range and then locked shortly after. His realmmate then forced the issue by completely suiciding as well. BigBell an Gothia both got there first but those hits were rolled back.

	By this point we'd still had a 100% "perfect" round. No bounces, no getting hit. That record wouldn't last long, however, as at some point BigBell sent out on a risky 9 hour hit and was semi-suicided by the #4 Dwarf. Despite the Dwarf being much larger, I believe he was able to leave less DP than what BigBell had. This really derailed BigBell's momentum as I caught and passed him shortly after. It was also a strong indication that although the #7 Lyc was on top, Realm 4 had a firm grip on everything between the Lyc and us.		By this point we'd still had a 100% "perfect" round. No bounces, no getting hit. That record wouldn't last long, however, as at some point BigBell sent out on a risky 9 hour hit and was semi-suicided by the #4 Dwarf. Despite the Dwarf being much larger, I believe he was able to leave less DP than what BigBell had, thanks in part to #7 Lyc DBing out of range of the Dwarf. This really derailed BigBell's momentum as I caught and passed him shortly after. It was also a strong indication that although the #7 Lyc was on top, Realm 4 had a firm grip on everything between the Lyc and us.

	It was starting to become clear that I was our realm's best hope for a win.		It was starting to become clear that I was our realm's best hope for a win.
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	So we started looking into all scenarios of what may happen. Gothia had actually caught up in land but was still quite far behind me in overall military, so was happy to use his considerable 5:4 if it would further my position. We had both alternated in getting into the #7 Lyc's range so had full ops on him as well as all of Realm 4. We therefore knew that if #4 Orc did go for me, the #7 Lyc could have a chance of hitting him, and Gothia could take his pick over which one he wanted to 5:4. I don't believe the #7 Lyc knew this as Gothia was less than 20 acres outside of range with his DB to take. The Lyc could take his but then at day change, Gothia could get back into range even if the Lyc also took his again. What ended up happening is that the Orc did go for me, albeit 2 hours earlier than we expected (as he had huge DP coming in 3), and then unsurprisingly the Lyc hit the Orc. After the hit on me, we started to assassinate the draftees on the Orc to make him an easier target and prevent him from easily retaliating on the Lyc.		So we started looking into all scenarios of what may happen. Gothia had actually caught up in land but was still quite far behind me in overall military, so was happy to use his considerable 5:4 if it would further my position. We had both alternated in getting into the #7 Lyc's range so had full ops on him as well as all of Realm 4. We therefore knew that if #4 Orc did go for me, the #7 Lyc could have a chance of hitting him, and Gothia could take his pick over which one he wanted to 5:4. I don't believe the #7 Lyc knew this as Gothia was less than 20 acres outside of range with his DB to take. The Lyc could take his but then at day change, Gothia could get back into range even if the Lyc also took his again. What ended up happening is that the Orc did go for me, albeit 2 hours earlier than we expected (as he had huge DP coming in 3), and then unsurprisingly the Lyc hit the Orc. After the hit on me, we started to assassinate the draftees on the Orc to make him an easier target and prevent him from easily retaliating on the Lyc.

	We then knew the likelihood was that the #4 Dwarf would raze for the Orc to retaliate on the Lyc if they could get enough DP down. Gothia sat tight but could still likely 5:4 any of the parties involved so we waited for the best chance. What ended up happening is that the Dwarf didn't move, and instead the #4 Lizardfolk made the sacrificial suicide raze on the #7 Lyc with the Orc making the hit shortly after. ~~This~~ left a huge opportunity for Gothia to semi-suicide the Orc and me to make a 100% hit on the #4 Lizardfolk. #12 Nox followed me on the Lizardfolk minutes later and it didn't take long for others to feed on the Lizardfolk. We had banked on Gothia taking 2 hits in response which he did quickly from #4 Nox and #3 Orc, but then a 3rd came along from the #13 Orc which was probably unwise of him as he ended up getting easily hit by the #7 Lyc. Although the initial hit stunned me a little, the recovery hit on the Liz was huge so I bounced back up. Unfortunately, the #12 Nox getting two cheap hits and remaining untouched and the #3 Orc getting a ~~cheap hit~~ as well meant that there were now more threats around, not fewer.		We then knew the likelihood was that the #4 Dwarf would raze for the Orc to retaliate on the Lyc if they could get enough DP down. Gothia sat tight but could still likely 5:4 any of the parties involved so we waited for the best chance. What ended up happening is that the Dwarf didn't move, and instead the #4 Lizardfolk made the sacrificial suicide raze on the #7 Lyc with the Orc making the hit shortly after. Apparently, this was down to #7 pulling a bunch of assassinations on the Dwarf, which ended up with the Dwarf still being short while also having no more spies and wizards. Regardless, this left a huge opportunity for Gothia to semi-suicide the Orc and me to make a 100% hit on the #4 Lizardfolk once OP came in. #12 Nox followed me on the Lizardfolk minutes later and it didn't take long for others to feed on the Lizardfolk. We had banked on Gothia taking 2 hits in response which he did quickly from #4 Nox and #3 Orc, but then a 3rd came along from the #13 Orc which was probably unwise of him as he ended up getting easily hit by the #7 Lyc. Although the initial hit stunned me a little, the recovery hit on the Liz was huge so I bounced back up. Unfortunately, the #12 Nox getting two cheap hits and remaining untouched and the #3 Orc getting a b2b as well meant that there were now more threats around, not fewer.

	Then around day 39, we managed to come across a very fortuitous hit. Someone in Realm 14 (where Leeches was based) had sniped a wonder from Realm 0 which meant it was on low prestige. Even though the wonder (Halls of Knowledge) was now pretty useless to us, we could all gain 100 prestige for just 32k raw OP (26.7k for me with my tech), so we declared War. Lots of action had been going on recently so we'd all been making hits and putting the wonder takedown on the backburner when #14 Nox sent out. I realised that I had a chance of sending Frost Mages on him just before his troops returned and possibly being safe when Sly decided to Rev him and saw that his Ares expired before his troops returned. We had 5 of us in his range and most had better spies so we waited until 2 hours before expiry and blasted him with Snare.		Then around day 39, we managed to come across a very fortuitous hit. Someone in Realm 14 (where Leeches was based) had sniped a wonder from Realm 0 which meant it was on low prestige. Even though the wonder (Halls of Knowledge) was now pretty useless to us, we could all gain 100 prestige for just 32k raw OP (26.7k for me with my tech), so we declared War. Lots of action had been going on recently so we'd all been making hits and putting the wonder takedown on the backburner when #14 Nox sent out. I realised that I had a chance of sending Frost Mages on him just before his troops returned and possibly being safe when Sly decided to Rev him and saw that his Ares expired before his troops returned. We had 5 of us in his range and most had better spies so we waited until 2 hours before expiry and blasted him with Snare.

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	In the end, the Nox and I trained each other down. I could afford to sit and let him make the first move but that never happened and Invasion was disabled early enough that things stayed as they did.		In the end, the Nox and I trained each other down. I could afford to sit and let him make the first move but that never happened and Invasion was disabled early enough that things stayed as they did.

			One interesting note: until my last hit, I never sat more than 72 hours between hits. I was able to keep hitting with pretty decent frequency while others had to sit and train.


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	To follow ~~when someone smarter than Rio can add them~~		To follow

Rio at 21:05, 1 December 2021

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Oment at 14:35, 1 December 2021

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Round 26 started on the 13th of October 2021 and ended on the 1st of December 2021.

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