I started out not knowing the hell what to do. First time playing Known World.
Well, Auxum (illuM) made my choice for me by support holding a Makuran just so I couldn't get it. Sine I needed someone to attack, I chose him.
However, before i could make gains on Auxum, Arabia (martenus) decided to just randomly take Jerusalem. However, most of the Axum units were away defending against my ally Wagadu (Guaroz) so I was able to send units away from that front to go stop him from making more gains.
In a year's time, Arabia must have decided it was pointless to hold onto Jerusalem, so he moved away. At this time, I had made gains against Axum, so I was ready to defend the Med Area so there was no repeat. I reclaimed the Holy Land, and took my last Axum center that year.
I tried expanding north, but was blocked off my Kharzaria (RUFFHAUS 8).and I had too few units to go east before Kharzaria took most of the centers there, leaving me only Yemen.
At this point, i tried to make a quick gain at Ifrigyia, which was where I wished I could send a message to Guaroz. At various points throughout the game, we support held it because it was needed, supported the other in without the move happening, and then not doing the same thing next phase, etc.
Khazaria supported himself into Cappadocia, which I really did not like. Now my only expansion would be against Wadagu, who I really did want to stab. Fine, you don’t want to let me into Cappadocia, I will dislodge your army. With Cappadocia, I captured Attalia, which would be my only holding in Asia Minor.
Meanwhile by the home, Wagadu and I were messing around with Ifrigyia. I decided to randomly support hold, to show him I meant him no more harm… and it blocked Wagadu’s entry into it. Oops. But I redeemed myself by supporting him in the next phase. I had to deal with the retreat, but it was to take care of.
I begin to send more units east, without much of a plan. It could’ve been defense, or when a good attack presented itself. With the home front, France (ScubaSteve) took Ifrigiyia from Wagadu. Sad :-(. Kharzaria supported me into Germany’s (Captain Meme’s) Constantinople, and, the next phase when I decided to take him up on that offer, but he didn’t support me in. Feeling stupid, I noticed I had a very good stab chance against Kharzaria, who had his own problems with Germany and moved most of his units away. I stabbed, pissed off Kharzaria, and got 3 centers.
However, in Ifrgiyia, we screwed up again. Wagadu supported me in, but I didn’t move. And the next phase he didn’t support me in, but I did move. France was not happy, and showed his displeasure with a convoy into Africa, but I was able to dislodge the destroy the army. However, now Spain was support holding Ifryigia, so now there would no hope in taking it.
On the Kharzaria fron, he put up an awesome defense, and even made me disband a unit. However, he couldn’t last long, since along with me and Germany, China (Ender) was pushing him down. Eventually, he decided to mess with me by getting into Oman. Time to send even more units over there.
Kharzaria was defeated, but I only got three centers from him. China took a lot more. However, with Khazaria gone, and my doing everything I can to begin signaling that I will not be helping taking Ifrigiyia. With me setting up a solid defense against China, the draw was agree to.
Nice game. So in for Contract 3.
But can you PM me what people broke the rules? I only noticed ScubaSteve