We started the game as a planned 3 vs. 3. StartegyMas1 and I were planning a feeder-bullet game and we were going to use the other ally to attack them regularly. We had all regular settings except we revealed map, had medium resources, and a population limit of 200. We had no idea of our opponents skill as we went into the game. StrategyMas1 was the feeder so he played Shang, and I played Hittite for their powerful archers and catapults. Our other ally was Shang also. My opponents were Assyrian, Phoenician, and Egyptian.
The very first message was not my allies' report of position, but "KKND_Sharkbait was dropped from the game." Oh no...but I know that StrategyMas1 is good and we can still win. I click on the tool button at 7:00 with 16 villagers. At 8:30, I reached Tool Age and I see that my ally hasn't reached tool yet. I asked him what's wrong, and he says "sorry, hafta go". Then StrategyMas1 resigned. So now the 3 vs. 3 game has turned into 1 vs. 3! I would have quit, but since I knew I didn't have enough time to start another game, I decided to play until they kill me. I start farming at 10:00, while fishing with 5 villagers. I kept constant villager production while building a Barracks and Archery Range. I research archer armor and bowmen popped out of my archery range. I find two more shore fish. I pit, and start fishing there. I hit the bronze button and reach Bronze in 14 minutes. I find two more shore fish, which was past my island. I took the risk. Then I see a teal color pop up on my mini-map. Now I knew the location of one of my enemies, and it was just beside where I was fishing. I quickly build two archer ranges beside my pit, and start pumping chariot archers while building a stone thrower back at my base. I begin to wall. Little did I know that I left a very vulnerable spot unwalled and undiscovered. I attacked banedogg2000, the teal player, with 4 chariot archers and 1 stone thrower. I killed all of his military, which were two axers, a scout, and a bowman. I attacked his houses and military buildings with my lone catapult. And the next thing I see is, banedogg2000 resigned. That was easy! I was planning another attack on the orange player who had also revealed their position.
I was sending my chariot archers to his base when the attack warning sound struck, he has used the unwalled shallows, the vulnerable spot, and started attacking my villagers on wood. I tower with two villagers beside my town center, and lure them to my two towers near the southern border of my town. It worked! I killed off at least 8 of his chariot archers and chariot. Then he retreated, partly because in the meantime, I was counterattacking his base with a lone catapult and 10 chariot archers. Sc2b2 fended off my attack, but taking at least 10 villager losses and 10 chariot losses. The assyrian powerhouse was slowed down as I plan for my next assault. I start pumping chariot archers from my two archery ranges and catapults from my siege workshop while I walled up my vulnerable spot. I click on the Iron Age button at about the 37 minute mark.When I hit Iron, I built two horse archers, and upgraded my catapults, and initiated an attack. While I was attacking, I encounter my enemy, sc2b2 and russj01's chariot archers and calvary. My single catapult shot seriously injured about 6 of sc2b2's chariot archers, and my archers took care of russj01's calvary. Then I continued moving onto sc2b2's territory, which was not walled. I attacked his 4 archery ranges with my 2 remaining catapults. Next thing I see is "sc2b2: I'm outta here," and sc2b2 resigned.
Two down, one more to go! Because I had grouped buildings, I kept constant production of horse archers and catapults back at my base. I sent my remaining units back to my military base, and sent two horse archers to scout out enemy territory. I finally found the green player, russj01. He was right beside my military base! I had no idea of that until I found his archery range and storage pit. I initiated a first attack with 5 horse archers and 4 catapults. He managed to fend me off while I shot down 3 of his military buildings. I expected a counterattack since russj01 will think the force I attacked with was my only military. But he didn't counterattack. I build 10 catapults, 10 elephant archers, and 5 horse archers. This assault completely destroyed my enemy's military, defense, and military buildings. I continued my assault and I killed most of his fleeing villagers whlie razing his towncenter and houses. But suddenly, a green spot pops up on my map. He made a big mistake by capturing a ruin while fleeing, now I knew where he was going. I sent two horse archers and killed his villagers while they were making buildings. Then I found his final tower, and with one massive Heavy Catapult thump, the game was over.
The moral of this game? Attack early, attack often, and you will win.
| Time | Action |
|---|---|
| 0:01 | My ally, KKND_Sharkbait, drops out of the game. |
| 7:00 | I click on the tool button |
| 10:00 | My ally, StrategyMas1, drops from the game. It is now 1 vs. 3 |
| 13:00 | Start fishing operations on my enemy's island with 4 villagers. |
| 14:00 | I hit Bronze Age |
| 17:30 | My first Stone Thrower pops out while I build two archery ranges with my fishing villagers on my enemy's land. |
| 20:00 | I have 4 chariots on his island and unload a catapult there. |
| 21:00 | I start walling, missing a vulnerable position unwalled. |
| 22:00 | I initiate my attack against banedogg2000. |
| 23:30 | Banedogg2000 resigns. |
| 26:00 | Sc2b2 attacks my base. |
| 26:10 | I tower beside my towncenter with two villagers and run my villagers to my defensive base. |
| 26:30 | I kill off at least 8 chariot archers and chariots. He retreats |
| 26:35 | I get my first chariot arrow on Sc2b2's villager and destroy one of his archery ranges with a catapult. |
| 28:00 | Sc2b2 destroys my attackers. |
| 40:00 | I hit Iron Age with no problems, but russj01 also reaches Iron, at exactly the same time! |
| 43:00 | I initiate an attack against sc2b2, and unexpectedly run into his army. I slaughtered him with my army and continued my attack. |
| 44:00 | I lay siege to sc2b2's town. He has nothing to do but to resign. |
| 47:00 | I rush my forces back to my military base. |
| 50:00 | While I build military, I scout for russj01's base. |
| 51:30 | I find his base unexpectedly. |
| 54:00 | I initiate an attack against him with only 5 horse archers and 4 catapults. I managed to destroy 3 military buildings. |
| 1:00:00 | I initiate a massive attack on him. And he has no forces left. |
| 1:10:00 | I manage to destroy almost all of his buildings when a green ruin popped up on my map. He revealed his position and I attacked him with 2 horse archers. |
| 1:13:00 | I kill all of his units. |
| 1:15:00 | I find his final tower and with one massive thomp, I won the game! |