Otawatomi EoG
I had the luck to find my ally in 1501, guessing a support move for him. So I could move West and things went well, not finding a solid resistance (butter already explained why).
So I took the NW corner in 1512 and started moving West. While moving, I tried to figure out how the game could end, having realized that with VC=27 SCs a 2-way draw with my ally was not possible. Since at that point I was having much more luck than Erie, I thought that...well...I'd have won. Not a thought about a possible stab, he didn't deserve him. Actually for a while I waited to give him the possibility to expand and have the right reward for his nice alliance.
Things changed a bit. What at first looked just like a bad turn (Spring 1517) was basically the key of the final. Ottawa positioned his units for defence, risking a mortal shot if I took Petawawa. I didn't. Turn after turn, I realized how important was that Spring in which Ottawa risked and won his survival. My congrats to Spartan.
I thought I just have to wait for Eire threatening the southern border of Ottawa, but in 1920... hehehe... I realized that LW & LE are bodies of water. No land bridges, you need a fleet to go through them! What a fool I am, LOL.
No threats for Ottawa, I started thinking what to do. I didn't want to stab my ally, I would have gone nowhere without his loyal alliance. But the only alternatives were a 3-way draw or Eire winning. In a WTA I'd have probably voted for a draw, I couldn't kill my ally. I'm not bastard enough and that's why I don't usually play WTAs.
Since it was a PPSC, I started thought that I have to stab him: he would have had his not bad reward anyway.
The following Spring 1521, with him moving to Lenawee, I thought "Now or never!" and I did it.
@ Huron. Sorry for the support against you in 1501. I needed an ally...
@ Kaskasia, Ojibwe & Algonquin. Good fight til it lasted!
@ Mississauga. Sorry for that 1513 convoy. You know... the enemy of my ally is my enemy...
@ Iroquois. Nice game. I wonder why you didn't try to retake Crowe in Fall 1522.
@ Ottawa. Nice final. Your courage rewarded you and you weren't defeated. Congrats.
@ Erie. Thanks for the nice alliance. Sorry, I couldn't beat my last enemy and had to stab you. I'm happy to hear you were not too disappointed. Congrats for your good game.