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Hello and welcome, one and all! It's time to kick off the ninth installment in the Groundhog Day series with what I promise is going to be a very interesting round! After release was delayed slightly due to map re-balancing, I am now finally confident I have a setup that works, and boy is it a weird one. Now, let's meet our civs.



In the southeast, surrounding the island with King Solomon's Mines, we have Ashoka of Maurya in Pataliputra; Askia of Songhai in Gao; Ewuare of Benin in Edo; and Alaungpaya of Konbaung in Shwebo. Note that Konbaung can relocate its capital, and they do it frequently.

Rounding out the eastern half of the map are Ragnar of the Vikings in Trondheim; Millard Fillmore of America in Washington; Cambarantana of Burundi in Bujumbura; Casimir III of Poland in Warsaw; Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia in Targoviste, Tomyris of the Massagetae in Jaxartes, and Hotu Matua of Rapa Nui in the beautiful canal city of Hanga Roa. In early test rounds on the somewhat lest balanced map, the Vikings, Rapa Nui, Wallachia, Songhai, and Maurya all scored victories. (Note that they are all on the east half, hence the need to rebalance.)

In the southern portion of the western half, we have Vaclav II of Bohemia in Prague; Alfonso of Leon in Leon; Jamalul Kiram II of Sulu in Bauang; Pocatello of the Shoshone in Moson Kahni; and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in Caracas.

And finally in the rugged northwest, we have James VI of Scotland in Edinburgh; Oda Nobunaga of Japan in Kyoto; Weiming Yuanhao of the Tanguts in Xinqing; Abd-ar-Rahman III of Córdoba in Córdoba; and last but not least, Prithvi Narayan of Nepal in Kathmandu.



Now that you've met all the civs, let's get the party started!

The second cities roll out! In the southeast, the settles are mostly fairly conservative.

In the central area, however, Burundi, America, and Rapa Nui settle somewhat far from their capitals. Poland still hasn't quite settled yet.

In the northwest, Scotland forward settles both Japan and the Tanguts, while Venezuela forward settles Córdoba.

And in the south, the Shoshone are already gobbling up all the land near Venezuela, while Bohemia has forward settled Leon. This should prove interesting.

The very first war of Mk. 9 begins on turn 34, when Leon attacks Bohemia, a move that seems entirely justified. Leon has proved very aggressive in tests and likes to build large armies early, so this is a civ to keep an eye on.

The next major war is a double team of Poland and the Vikings against Millard Fillmore. America is completely unprepared for this assault. (Get used to this—it happens a lot.)

With the help of his unique archer replacement, Alfonso quickly captures Plzen, while the rest of his army moves on Prague.

Sulu and Scotland team up against a rapidly expanding Venezuela. James VI hopes to snag Hugo Chavez's aggressive new settlements of Valencia and Barquisimeto.

Fillmore makes peace with Poland and gives away New Orleans, which Casimir burns to the ground. This happens surprisingly frequently.

And on turn 45, Leon captures Prague, eliminating Vaclav II of Bohemia in 21st place. This is the earliest elimination since one of the early rounds of Mk. 7, when Tuscany was also eliminated on turn 45.

Leon and Scotland then team up against Japan, even though James VI is still busy attacking Venezuela. I suppose it's better than Scotland last mark...

James VI takes Barquisimeto but has yet to damage Valencia, which is well-protected by the nearby terrain.

Leon, once again upholding its ruthless reputation, quickly captures Osaka.

Poland decides to have another go at America, which seems like a decent move, given that Fillmore still doesn't really have any units.

Rapa Nui makes the excellent decision to attack Japan. Hotu Matua should be able to take Tokyo with little trouble.

Indeed, Tokyo quickly falls, uniting two of the three sections of Rapa Nui. (Note the other city, only visible on the minimap.)

After a siege lasting 23 turns, Casimir finally captures Washington, eliminating Millard Fillmore of America in 20th place.

Hotu Matua is always in a dangerous position, however, as many civilizations want to control his extremely strategic capital city. The Massagetae and Wallachia are the first to try to take it.

With only a little bit of help from Leon, Scotland marches its troops into Kyoto, eliminating Oda Nobunaga of Japan in 19th place.

But now it is time for the first round of stats in Mk. 9! It's no surprise that Leon has the largest army, followed by Scotland and Poland.

Leon also has a significant lead in crop yield, with Wallachia and Scotland tied for second.

And Leon has a very large lead in production. To be fair, Leon starts out this way almost every game, and they haven't won one yet.

Returning to the action, Venezuela (now at peace with Scotland) declares war on Córdoba in a bid to reconnect Valencia with the rest of the core.

Scotland builds the Great Wall, which should help James overcome his somewhat awkward central starting position.

Wallachia captures Hanga Roa! The canal has passed from Hotu Matua to Vlad Dracula, at least for now.

Wallachia, having secured the canal, begins an eastward push against Poland! Dracula is relentless!

Just as Chavez thinks he's about to grind down Córdoba, Scotland declares war again! But can James push through to Valencia, which is now even more impenetrable?

In a shocking twist, Poland beats the Wallachian forces on the open field and takes Arges! Boy, I can't wait for Winged Hussars.

Suddenly, Nepal declares war on a severely weakened Córdoba! The Iberian caliphate does not stand a chance against this!

Within five turns, Nepal captures Tulaytulah and advances on Córdoba itself.

But it's Venezuela that takes the kill! Abd-ar-Rahman III of Córdoba is eliminated in 18th place!

Vlad, still stinging from his defeat against Poland, decides to try his luck with the Massagetae instead.

Nine turns later, Tomyris makes peace by giving away Oxus. I guess this is indeed a win for Wallachia.

Benin suddenly awakes from is slumber and attacks Songhai! Askia has no shortage of units, but any counterattack into Beninese territory will be difficult, thanks to the abundance of wall improvements that slow down movement.

A little while later, Wallachia attacks the Massagetae a second time. Maurya also makes a pre-emptive effort to rob Benin of any Songhai lands they manage to capture.

Indeed, the Benin-Maurya front opens as Ewuare captures Gao!

Wallachia also mounts a successful campaign, capturing Jaxartes and exiling Tomyris to a nearby island (which happens to contain the Rock of Gibraltar).

And on the same turn, Venezuela and Leon team up against Scotland! Will the Great Wall be enough to save them?

But first, the turn 200 stats. Wallachia has overtaken Leon in military manpower, but not by much. Scotland has fallen to 7th.

The Shoshone and Leon are tied for the most technologies, but it's still a close race all around.

And Leon still holds the top spot in production, but Scotland is now only 5 hammers behind, and Wallachia is only down 8.

Venezuela manages to break through the Great Wall and recaptures Barquisimeto, while the Shoshone, Sulu, and Rapa Nui all join the war against Scotland.

Poland attacks the Vikings, kicking off what is sure to be a difficult war. Nevertheless, Casimir can come away with something if he plays his cards right.

Now at peace with Maurya, Benin pushes forward and takes Tombouctou, eliminating Askia of Songhai in 17th place.

Poland makes peace with the Vikings and receives Bergen. That's one way to do it I guess.

The Shoshone awake from their slumber and declare war on Venezuela! Hugo Chavez needs to make peace with Scotland ASAP and pull his troops back to defend his capital.

To make matters worse for Chavez, Nepal joins the war on the side of the Shoshone and marches an army toward Córdoba!

Córdoba falls, once again isolating Valencia from the Venezuelan core.

PLOT TWIST! Out of nowhere, Sulu snipes Caracas, and Venezuela is not in a position to take it back on the next turn! Jamalul Kiram might just get away with this!

Venezuela crumbles further as Scotland recaptures Barquisimeto. Valencia is still mostly undamaged.

Poland decides to try again with another war against the Vikings. This time, the odds are less even, and Ragnar will need to put up a good fight to keep his empire intact.

Nepal continues south, capturing Maracaibo and leaving Venezuela with only its mountainous stronghold of Valencia.

And finally, Nepal takes Valencia, eliminating Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in 16th place.

Wallachia makes peace with Burundi and receives Gitega. Dracula seems to be growing very powerful...

It's coalition time! Sulu, Scotland, and Wallachia all attack Leon, which is a bold move considering that Alfonso has musketmen. But if the coalition can bring him down, the profits will be enormous.

The Shoshone soon join the coalition as well, approaching from the west with a very large army. This could actually work!

Rapa Nui joins the coalition! Hotu Matua's might is mostly naval, and a lot of his land units are outdated, but if he plays his cards right he could come out on top.

Meanwhile, Poland breaks through and takes Trondheim, although it will take a while to clear out all the Viking units that will surely keep flipping it back.

Wallachia complicates the war by declaring war on its ally Scotland, while continuing to march against Leon.

Nepal also declares war on Scotland, all but ensuring that one of the biggest members of the anti-Leon coalition will be able to do little to help.

Nevertheless, the Shoshone are able to capture Oviedo, while Plzen and Osaka are both taking damage.

Nepal makes a hard initial push against Scotland, taking Barquisimeto, but Valencia is in danger.

And Scotland captures Valencia at the same time as retaking Barquisimeto.

Leon retakes Oviedo, only to lose it to Sulu. The assaults on Plzen and Osaka seem to be dying down.

As Trondheim continues to flip, the Polish navy finally manages to help the army take the icebound city of Copenhagen.

And Poland retakes Trondheim before making peace with the Vikings, ensuring Ragnar's continued existence as a rump state.

Scotland and Nepal make peace after a 1:1 trade of Barquisimeto for Valencia.

Scotland also makes peace with Wallachia, giving away Kyoto in the process. Come on James, you can do better than that!

In an effort to make up for his catastrophic blunder, James VI invades the Tanguts.

Time for the turn 300 stats! Wallachia still has the largest army, followed closely by Nepal. Leon has fallen from second to tenth.

Leon leads in technologies, but if they can't even defend their own borders, this won't matter.

Wallachia leads in production, and by a decent margin too. Benin has risen into second, while Leon has fallen to ninth.

Returning to the action, it seems Hotu Matua is regretting his DOW against Leon, as Alfonso rolls into Tokyo.

Scotland captures Xinqing! The Tanguts are forced back over the mountains!

Rapa Nui barely escapes destruction by retaking Tokyo and immediately making peace with Leon. Meanwhile, Leon itself is taking damage from the Shoshone.

Dracula decides one front isn't enough, and declares war on Burundi and Leon at the same time.

Oh my god! All of a sudden, Sulu declares war on the Shoshone, and it looks like Sulu will win! The battlefield is a total clusterfuck, but Jamalul Kiram is already damaging Te Moak, and he has his unique cannon.

Wallachia starts another war, this time teaming up with the Vikings against Scotland. Kyoto isn't even out of resistance yet, so it's not clear that Vlad will be able to do much to protect it.

Meanwhile, Konbaung captures Aral, finally eliminating Tomyris of the Massagetae in 15th place.

Sulu takes Te Moak! This is absolutely devastating! Units are mixed together all over the place, but Sulu is just swarming them and picking them off one by one. There's very little Pocatelloi can do.

And Sulu captures Moson Kahni, eliminating Pocatello of the Shoshone in 14th place. What. The. Fuck. Sulu has barely doen anything in any test round, and now suddenly they pull this?

Unsurprisingly, Scotland retakes Kyoto without much difficulty.

Benin attacks Maurya! Note the evident use of Benin's UA, which gives cities a special long distance ranged attack against other cities, the power of which depends on the time since it was last used.

Four turns later, Benin takes Sarnath, and Pataliputra itself is in danger.

Pataliputra falls, but both cities continue to flip. Note on the very left edge that Konbaung has moved its capital to Amarapura, on the island.

In a surprise snipe, the Vikings take Kyoto. Who even remembered that the Vikings were still alive? This is just plain weird.

Needless to say, Scotland quickly takes the city back, probably for good.

As Pataliputra continues to flip in the background, Wallachia declares war on Konbaung! Honestly, this war could decide whether Wallachia ends up with the whole eastern continent.

Leon, mostly recovered from its near death experience, declares war on Rapa Nui to finish what it almost started.

The war between Wallachia and Konbaung ends in disappointment, as Alaungpaya simply gives away Aral in exchange for peace.

Three turns later, Konbaung attacks Benin. Could Alaungpaya have better luck in his foray to the east?

Before turning to fight Konbaung, Benin takes Ujjain, eliminating Ashoka of Maurya in 13th place.

Leon takes Tokyo and closes in on Hanga Piko. This is not going to end well for Rapa Nui.

Konbaung lands a mighty blow against Benin, taking both Ujjain and Sarnath on the same turn! Konbaung didn't look like a huge threat before this war, but is Alaungpaya hiding some hidden military prowess?

Good god! Konbaung has already taken Benin's capital! It's total destruction!

Konbaung takes Pataliputra with a single ship of the line, while Sarnath continues to flip.

Leon takes Hanga Piko, but Rapa Nui recaptures Tokyo. It's like playing whack-a-mole!

Burundi joins the invasion of Benin, launching a huge naval attack towards Oyo and Ife.

Leon finally manages to lock down both Hanga Piko and Tokyo (both badly depopulated, of course).

The Burundian navy swarms Oyo; the city never stood a chance.

Konbaung takes Ife, however, suggesting that Burundi may not gain anything else.

Indeed, Alaungpaya moves at lightning speed, capturing Gao.

And Tombouctou also falls, eliminating Ewuare of Benin in 12th place. Can you believe that? A civ with three cities just eliminated a civ with 7 cities in one devastating blow!

Sulu awakens again and attacks Leon! Half the Sulu army is already in Leonese territory—this could be very, very bloody.

Within three turns, Jamalul Kiram takes Prague! Leon itself looks like it's about to take some heat as well.

The Leonese navy does manage to flip Talipao. That's something I guess.

Wait! Sulu is already at war with Rapa Nui, and as a result, Hotu Matua has captured Prague! I... what...

Sulu then brings the hammer down, capturing Leon and retaking Talipao and Prague.

Five more civilizations attack Leon, including Wallachia. If Alfonso wasn't fucked before, he is now.

At the same time, Wallachia teams up with its old ally Nepal to attack its old enemy Scotland. Where have I seen all of this before?

As Leon flips, Vlad tears into the Leonese coast, taking Tokyo and Hanga Piko.

Sulu recovers Leon but is cut off from the rest of its potential conquest as Wallachia swoops into Plzen.

Vlad also takes Kyoto again, undoing his earlier mistakes.

And Wallachia takes Osaka, eliminating Alfonso of Leon in 11th place.

However, all this conquest seems to have consequences, as Poland and the Tanguts attack Wallachia. Will others follow?

Meanwhile, Nepal captures Edinburgh, securing the Great Wall!

But first, the turn 400 stats. Konbaung has shot up from nowhere and now has the largest army. Sulu and Nepal follow a short distance behind, while former leader Wallachia is down in sixth.

Weirdly, Burundi leads in technologies, while most civs are tied in third with 44 techs.

And Wallachia still has the most production, but Konbaung is surprisingly close.

Here it comes! Konbaung and Burundi joins the coalition against Wallachia!

The first city to fall is Aral, which once belonged to Konbaung but was given away in a peace treaty.

Poland backs out of the war, having been forced back after bringing Targoviste into the yellow.

The Konbaung armada makes short work of Jaxartes, while the land army begins to make inroads on Gitega.

After a battle that took way too long, Sulu captures and razes Mataveria, eliminating Hotu Matua of Rapa Nui in 10th place.

Gitega falls and Jaxartes flips! As Wallachia falls, Konbaung rises!

After a ridiculously long siege, Nepal manages to take Valencia from Scotland.

Alaungpaya spreads his might far and wide, somehow managing to take Tokyo.

Oxus also falls. Konbaung is looking scarier and scarier by the minute.

At last, Sulu joins the coalition! Jamalul Kiram has much to gain here, and he should be able to do it easily.

Though perhaps it would be easier if Wallachia didn't just make peace with Konbaung.

Nevertheless, Sulu pushes forward, taking Plzen.

Konbaung and Burundi team up against their next target: Poland. Alaungpaya just isn't slowing down.

Plzen flips, and this time Sulu razes the city.

Konbaung tears into Poland, taking both Krakow and Warsaw!

Also, apparently Sulu is at war with Konbaung, and Alaungpaya just captured the island city of Patikul.

The Burundian navy makes short work of the Polish coast, capturing Bergen.

Washington also falls. This is Cambarantana's high tech paying off.

Wallachia, having made peace with Sulu, picks an easy target: Scotland.

Konbaung takes Arges as Burundi closes in on the remaining Polish cities...

Cambarantana takes Lodz, and Trondheim appears to be next.

Just kidding, Konbaung snipes Trondheim before Cambarantana can get his hands on it.

And Burundi takes Copenhagen, eliminating Casimir III of Poland in 9th place.

Wallachia begins to push into Scotland, taking Glasgow.

And now for the turn 500 stats. Interestingly, Nepal now holds the top spot in military, probably thanks to all its Gurkhas. Konbaung is second.

Nepal and Burundi are tied for the tech lead, with Wallachia, Konbaung, and Sulu all tied for second with one less technology.

Konbaung now has an enormous lead in production, with nearly three times as much as anyone else. Holy fuck.

Sulu attacks Wallachia again! Jamalul Kiram's previous invasion kind of fell flat; can this one do better?

Oh, yeah. It should be able to. Wallachia is fucked.

Sulu captures and razes Hanga Piko. Jamalul Kiram really needs to fix his happiness situation so he stops razing cities.

Ah good, he has captured Osaka and isn't razing it.

The Konbaung wave begins to overrun Wallachia's defenses, capturing Campulung.

Vlad does manage to take Trondheim though, so that's something.

But Konbaung takes Hanga Roa, securing the all-important canal!

This facilitates the conquest of Targoviste, which swiftly follows.

Sulu, meanwhile, goes for everything left on the western subcontinent, starting with Kyoto.

And Trondheim is back in Konbaung's hands, leaving only one Wallachian city...

And Sulu takes Glasgow, eliminating Vlad III Dracula in 8th place. Hard to believe the giant is dead.

Alaungpaya wins the world's fair by a wide margin, unsurprisingly.

Sulu decides to finish off Scotland. Every extra bit of production helps.

And Xinqing falls, eliminating James VI of Scotland in 7th place.

Alaungpaya wins another global project by about the same margin.

And the turn 600 stats are here to tell us that Konbaung has the largest military, but that Nepal is surprisingly close behind.

Konbaung and Nepal are now tied for the tech lead, but while Burundi and Sulu have fallen behind slightly, the overall race remains close.

And Konbaung still has a large lead in production, but the relative difference is smaller than it was before.

25 turns later, Sulu overtakes Nepal in military strength and decides to make a bold move: war. Defeating Nepal and incorporating its lands is the only way Sulu can stand against Konbaung, but can Jamalul Kiram pull it off?

Nepal starts on the offensive, taking Maimbung with a naval attack.

Sulu responds by recapturing Maimbung and taking Edinburgh.

Nepal retakes Maimbung but loses Maracaibo. Prithvi Narayan's forces are clearly crumbling.

Suddenly, Konbaung attacks Sulu! This is the ultimate test—can Jamalul Kiram fend off Nepal and Konbaung at the same time?

Sulu maintains its initial focus on Nepal, taking Barquisimeto.

But Konbaung begins to advance in the east, capturing Lamitan.

On the Nepalese front, Valencia falls.

But Konbaung breaks out onto the eastern plains, taking Osaka!

Sulu begins to turn its focus back to the east, recapturing Lamitan and Osaka, but Konbaung isn't done, and Alaungpaya manages to take Kyoto.

Sulu is not giving up on Nepal, however, and a large force remains, successfully occupying Córdoba.

Sulu retakes Kyoto but loses Lamitan again.

And then Nepal makes peace, giving away every city except Kathmandu. This is a massive victory, and now Sulu should have to trouble sending its entire army to defend against Konbaung.

Indeed, Jamalul Kiram begins to turn the tide, taking Tokyo, which belonged to Konbaung at the start of the war.

Sulu is about to move, there is a paratrooper next to Hanga Roa (which is in the red). But why am I showing this? Because in Hanga Roa, Konbaung is storing 2 fighters, 8 bombers, a battleship, an artillery, a worker, and a work boat. This is literally the max number of units that can be on one tile at the same time (not counting trade units).

And Hanga Roa falls, killing everything in the city. Absolutely haram!

The blow is so devastating that Konbaung immediately agrees to a peace overture. Miraculously, Sulu has won the war with a net gain of two cities, including the canal!

Alaungpaya decides to try his luck with Burundi instead. The infinite privateer carpet is impressive, but it can only do so much against rocket artillery.

Washington is the first city to fall, though it will surely flip many times.

But first, the turn 700 stats. Sulu has actually overtaken Konbaung in troop count, which is a highly significant development.

Konbaung retains its narrow tech lead, sitting pretty at two techs ahead of Sulu.

And the production gap remains heavily skewed in favour of Konbaung, but Sulu has nevertheless reduced it from ~1,000 to ~800.

Burundi strikes back as hard as it can, taking the island city of Myaydu. But it's small consolation for the loss of Washington.

Konbaung also takes Bergen, giving Cambarantana more targets for flipping.

Bujumbura itself is captured, but a huge fleet of destroyers still lurks around the islands, ready to flip everything as often as possible.

Sulu declares war on Nepal and instantly captures Kathmandu. Whew. Prithvi Narayan of Nepal is eliminated in 6th place.

WHAT IN THE NAME OF SATAN IS THIS??? Burundi has flipped Washington and Ife, liberating America and Benin in the process! For fuck's sake, America was eliminated in the ancient era! On the plus side though, Fillmore is back.

Cambarantana continues his liberation rampage, giving Bergen back to the Vikings. This is absolutely nuts. It's exactly what Kilwa did in the infamous Shitty AI Deathmatch.

Konbaung takes Copenhagen, and for the first time in this war I can say with confidence that this city won't flip.

Konbaung also retakes Myaydu and captures Oyo.

Muyinga falls. The end is near for Burundi.

And with the fall of Ngozi, Cambarantana of Burundi is eliminated in 5th place. I'm not going to bump Fillmore and Benin up the tally, for TheSpecialize's sake. Funnily enough, just like Kilwa, Burundi dies before the civs it liberated.

Sulu has one of the most well-balanced carpets I've ever seen. This is a city-eating monster.

Konbaung decides to clean up some of Burundi's mess and declares war on Benin. "I swore I dealt with these guys already," Alaungpaya mutters to himself.

And Ife falls, eliminating Benin again.

Konbaung then declares war on Fillmore and takes him out with like one unit. RIP.

Konbaung dominates another international project.

Alaungpaya is not done with his cleanup operation, however, so now he turns on the Vikings!

One turn later, Konbaung takes both Bergen and Reykjavik, eliminating Ragnar of the Vikings in 4th place.

On turn 800, I declare world war! I forgot to take stats pictures, but Sulu has a much larger army (advantage greater than 900,000), a full carpet, 2-3 more techs, and slightly less production.

On turn 801, Sulu takes out Xiazhou with an XCOM, eliminating Weiming Yuanhao of the Tanguts in third place.

Sulu begins a push into the eastern continent with paratroopers and XCOMs, taking Bhamo.

But Konbaung strikes back, taking Hanga Roa and Tokyo!

Sulu retaliates, retaking both cities as well as Pathein.

Konbaung retakes Bhamo and Pathein but loses Jaxartes...

Then Sulu retakes Bhamo and Pathein but loses Hanga Roa and Jaxartes.

Reykjavik falls as scattered XCOMs continue to wreak havoc in the Konbaung countryside.

Trondheim falls! It'll flip back, but that's a big blow.

A concerted push sees Sulu back in control of Hanga Roa, as well as Campulung and Targoviste. Trondheim is back in Alaungpaya's hands, however.

Another push gains Jaxartes and Aral as well.

Sulu takes Pyay and Krakow and retakes Trondheim, but loses Jaxartes...

But then Sulu takes Jaxartes and Lodz.

And Oxus and Arges... the momentum finally seems to be turning. Note that this has taken 30 turns.

Another six turns, and Warsaw falls...

Sulu takes Copenhagen but loses Lodz.

But Jamalul Kiram retakes Lodz, along with Bergen and Washington.

Konbaung retakes Oxus but loses Mo Nyin and Mandalay.

Mottama falls as well.

Three turns later and Konbaung is back in possession of Mottama and Mo Nyin but has lost Oxus.

Alaungpaya then retakes Oxus, Mandalay, Warsaw, and Krakow. This is a major setback for Sulu.

18 turns later, Sulu has retaken Krakow, Mandalay, Warsaw, and Mo Nyin, along with Shwebo, Konbaung's original capital. However, Alaungpaya's official capital has been in Amarapura for ages.

Konbaung retakes Shwebo, Mandalay, and Mo Nyin but loses Gitega.

Four turns later and Konbaung has retaken Gitega, Oxus, Warsaw, and Washington.

Another 19 turns and Sulu has only managed to retake Warsaw and Washington. It's been 99 turns since world war was declared.

Another six turns, however, and Sulu marches back into Mandalay, Oxus, Shwebo, Gitega, and Mo Nyin!

Konbaung then retakes all of those cities except Oxus.

Sulu sneaks a unit into Amarapura (along with Mandalay, Gitega, and Mo Nyin), but Alaungpaya has already moved his capital back to Shwebo.

Sulu retakes Mottama and forces a giant death robot into Inwa. Konbaung is on its last legs now—it only took 128 turns from the declaration of world war.

Bujumbura is captured...

Shwebo falls again, but Alaungpaya is always one step ahead of the game, and has moved his capital to Sagaing.

Bago and Ngozi are captured, but Sulu loses Inwa...

Inwa and Muyinga are captured...

Edo falls...

Sulu takes Myaydu and Ife but loses Edo.

Sulu retakes Edo (ignore the Firefox toolbar).

Sulu captures Amarapura, Sagaing, Oyo, and Yadarnapon. Being the sneaky fellow he is, however, Alaungpaya has already moved his capital to Gao.

Gao falls, as does Badon...

Sarnath and Tomboctou are captured...

And with the fall of Pataliputra, Sulu has won after 146 turns of world war! What a stunning victory—one for the history books!



Sulu gains one victory point. Starting next round I will display the score list. Remember, whoever has the most points after 10 rounds wins!

Here's the ending screenshot. Since I don't have a score list right now, this slide will be empty. It's mostly so TheSpecialize can make note of the fact that Konbaung wasn't completely eliminated.



Thanks for reading, and I'll be back with more as soon as possible!