[Imperial Historian]

Looking at my action cards I'm not willing to spend any resources to keep them. Morgoth clearly is, and in my view has a better board position and more use for action cards.

I am using an action card to reduce Morgoth's votes so he can be beaten in this upcoming vote, so if you are going to target me, make sure you extort Morgoth as much as possible.

[twelve]

Imperial Historian, on 10 September 2020 - 10:51 PM, said:

Looking at my action cards I'm not willing to spend any resources to keep them. Morgoth clearly is, and in my view has a better board position and more use for action cards.

I am using an action card to reduce Morgoth's votes so he can be beaten in this upcoming vote, so if you are going to target me, make sure you extort Morgoth as much as possible.

Are you talking to me? I'm just a pawn this agenda. I'm either going to abstain or someone is paying me for votes. And not even all that much either. I just my pn back.

[Blend]

I think he's mostly talking to me - I'm the one propping up Morgoth's attempt to turn the votes at the moment - but I assume also to anyone else Morgoth's going to potentially try to turn.

[Imperial Historian]

Well you are the speaker so I suspect you may be a tie breaker.

Apologies for not using your racial earlier. I will be using it this round if you take warfare.

[twelve]

Imperial Historian, on 10 September 2020 - 11:01 PM, said:

Well you are the speaker so I suspect you may be a tie breaker.

Apologies for not using your racial earlier. I will be using it this round if you take warfare.

I'm now waffling between warfare and Diplomacy.

[Blend]

twelve, on 10 September 2020 - 11:21 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 10 September 2020 - 11:01 PM, said:

Well you are the speaker so I suspect you may be a tie breaker.

Apologies for not using your racial earlier. I will be using it this round if you take warfare.

I'm now waffling between warfare and Diplomacy.

Why Diplomacy? You don't control anything I want, and Morgoth's nowhere near anything you own... I guess the readying of a couple planets and a couple TGs would be useful though.

[twelve]

Blend, on 10 September 2020 - 11:40 PM, said:

twelve, on 10 September 2020 - 11:21 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 10 September 2020 - 11:01 PM, said:

Well you are the speaker so I suspect you may be a tie breaker.

Apologies for not using your racial earlier. I will be using it this round if you take warfare.

I'm now waffling between warfare and Diplomacy.

Why Diplomacy? You don't control anything I want, and Morgoth's nowhere near anything you own... I guess the readying of a couple planets and a couple TGs would be useful though.

It's the instant access to resources plus tgs I'm looking at. Though I'm gun shy of Tatts attacking Berg/Lirta IV after I claim them but before I diplo them. Will need to have a conversation with him before I make up my mind.

[Morgoth]

I have action cards, which is my factions whole deal. IH has the same amount of acrion cards, but is dangerous aa a faction without them too, and he is in the stronger position. It seems clear to me that he is the better target, but he has always been good at avoiding being targeted.

[Morgoth]

If the other agenda targets me, from what I can read of the text there’s no reason why I couldn’t chose myself to gaing a gf there?

[D'rek]

Morgoth, on 11 September 2020 - 04:35 AM, said:

If the other agenda targets me, from what I can read of the text there’s no reason why I couldn’t chose myself to gaing a gf there?

Yup, I agree.

[Tattersail_]

Blend: 9 votes
IH: 7 votes
Twelve: 4 votes
Tatts: 13 votes
Morgoth: 11 votes

Is this right, the blue are cultural? Otherwise its 9 for Morgoth.

[Tattersail_]

So Morgoth you'll need to either cancel with Blend and offer me a super deal to influence me.

Or do not cancel and offer Twelve something for 1 of his votes. That's all you need 1 of his votes.

[Tattersail_]

IH where are you voting?

[Morgoth]

The way I see it, twelve has the option of voting for IH, the largest and most warlike faction, that also has a lot of action cards. Or me, the one player whom so far have tried to keep relations friendly.

[Tattersail_]

What was the card you discarded?

[Imperial Historian]

Morgoth, on 11 September 2020 - 06:35 AM, said:

The way I see it, twelve has the option of voting for IH, the largest and most warlike faction, that also has a lot of action cards. Or me, the one player whom so far have tried to keep relations friendly.

I mean only Tatts has been unfriendly towards twelve. And it's true I am a warlike faction. So the question is do people really want to piss me off?

[Morgoth]

Tattersail_, on 11 September 2020 - 06:38 AM, said:

What was the card you discarded?

morale boost

This post has been edited by Morgoth: 11 September 2020 - 07:22 AM

[Blend]

Morgoth, on 11 September 2020 - 07:21 AM, said:

Tattersail_, on 11 September 2020 - 06:38 AM, said:

What was the card you discarded?

morale boost

Morgoth - my votes are still yours for your trade agreement if you want them. I know that likely depends on Twelve, just letting you know.

[twelve]

Morgoth, on 11 September 2020 - 06:35 AM, said:

The way I see it, twelve has the option of voting for IH, the largest and most warlike faction, that also has a lot of action cards. Or me, the one player whom so far have tried to keep relations friendly.

I like how you painted yourself in such a positive light and IH in a negative. And yes you have been a good neighbor but I'm not a noob at this game anymore. You and IH both have similar play styles and its damn effective. I've seem the Ysaril strategy in action before so I know that if we hit you where it hurts it would be a very smart move. So if forced to choose between you and IH I'm picking you on either agenda. But if you give me back my trade agreement PN I'll let you pick where you want me to cast my 4 votes but also to decide where things go in the event of a tie else I'm abstaining and will only interfere in the event of a tie.

[Blend]

Just a quick heads up that I'm driving up north today for my grandfather's interment tomorrow morning. I should have internet access the whole time, but I've left provisionals to get us through the Strategy Phase with D'rek in case I'm not available at key times.

Morgoth - if you give me your trade agreement, my provisional with D'rek is that my votes go wherever you want them to go (I'm assuming at IH for the second agenda, but it's up to you). If not, then I've left alternative voting orders.