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[Sappho]

That page appears to be blank.  I Googled "tacticus game" to avoid pages about ancient Roman guys who have been dead for far too long for their information to still be useful when dealing with this game.

I can see how it is played from observing, of course, but I was just curious as to whether you guys invented it or if it was taken from somewhere else.

Six players appears to be enough for now, but perhaps I can join in the next game?

[RPB]

quote:Originally posted by Capntastic:
<STRONG>*Dons his Tacticus cap*

Well, your opening move lacks subtlety.  

I move my kobolds around the well, and position my iron man in the middle of the still.

So does mine; but it's got style nonetheless.</STRONG>

Oh god, don't tell me you're trying the old Bulgarian Oktoberfest gambit. I had hoped all serious Tacticus players would have gotten that one out of their system by now. Sure it might look nice on paper, but anyone can see it coming a mile away and call a quick engraver rush and then you're screwed. (Unless of course you've got one or more French Unicorn cards in play, but that sort of defeats the purpose of the gambit in the first place, doesn't it?)

[BDR]

Sappho: I *think* it might have something to do with Warhammer, but Google isn't giving any sign that it's going to produce conclusive proof one way or the other.

[Xgamer4]

Silly newbies. The rules of Tacticus can not be explained. They must be experienced.

That being said, would anyone object if I joined? I see the perfect opening move.

[THLawrence]

Well my one operator caught by a fell mood grabs the tantruming sheriff and drags him to to the butchers shop.

Citizen of Earls Sheriff has been struck down.
Operator one has begun a mysterious construction.

Operator 3 has deployed the catapult.

Funny how things turn out with Pantshelm rules.

Op1: Mwaahahaha, just need the right dwarf.
Sheriff: Why did you have to kill yourself, now I'll destroy everything.
Op1: Come here
   [Op1 grabs sheriff and drags him away]
Sheriff: What are you doing, let go, I must avenge him.
Op1: [Picks up a butcher knife] Mwaahahaha
Sheriff: Nooooo, help, fortress guard, sheriff anyone. AAAAUUUGGGHHH.
Op3: Just going to keep minding my own business, not going to ask about the screams.

Current pieces in play:

Turgid
Elephant at G19
Demon in  the Magma vent

Rondol
48 carp in the river.

Capntastic
Kobolds around the well
Iron man in the still

PTTG??
300 kittens last seen on the west edge of the field. Began sneaking this turn.

Kleiden
Hammerer at LE 37 making jailcages

Citizen of Earl
One burning corpse in the magma
One TSK corpse in the butchers workshop

THLawrence
Operator 3 at IV 8
Catapult at IV 8
Operator 1 in butcher's shop working

Eventful turn I think

[ November 09, 2007: Message edited by: THLawrence ]

[Sparksol]

As the Random Event Referee, it is my duty to inform you that there has been a mild earthquake. Anything standing on the ground is fine. Anything swimming in water didn't notice, anything in a tree has fallen out.
That demon, along with anything else alive in the magma, is feeling motion sick, and the chance of an eruption before the game is over has doubled.

[Alfador]

Aluminum queen statue to section nine, grid six. The eagles are screaming.

[Xgamer4]

Screw it. I invoke the "random additions" rule and proceed to make my move.

I place 6 zombie whales in the moat and send my brewer to work the still.

[PTTG??]

My kittens appear from ambush and create an enormous cloud of miasma with millions upon millions of butterfly corpses near to the plump helmets. The plump helmets are surrounded by the butterfly corpses. all of this takes place in the Farms, thus, inevitably, the door is thoroughly blocked up with tiny insects. This means that any goblins in play may now switch the flood farms lever. Finally, the kittens all adopt the Iron Man.
Engaging the rule of consecutive alignment, I lose control of kittens, and now gain 43.2 points, 3 groundhogs and a woodcutter in the Fortifications.

Edit: accounted for rule 23a sect. 4-8 (-0.8 pts. when involving more than 87 kittens.)

[ November 09, 2007: Message edited by: PTTG?? ]

[WillNZ]

Hmmm... I hate to break up the fun, but I was looking through the Pantshelm rulebook, and it says that the elves arrive in two turns and they're serious about naming each tree. I hope this doesn't interrupt anyone's strategy.

[Jusal]

Oh, but did you notice the few next lines? They say that if the players are fast enough to fell all the trees before the elves arrive they will be extremely disappointed and start naming plump helmets instead.

[Capntastic]

My iron man decides to go chase the fort's favored camel.   The blood resulting from this spreads at a steadily increasing rate for the next four years OR 8 dwarves simultaneous get the cleaning job.

[Citizen of Erl]

Playing a wilted plump helmet and a Gem Setter on the far left corner of the board. Sadly, under Pantshelm rules, this is all I can do.

[Grek]

I'll start out with an undead ettin in the cave and make 4 bone crafts. I get a crown, a scepter, a ring and a idol. 6 points!

[ November 09, 2007: Message edited by: Grek ]

[Xenomorph]

I'm placing a squad of goblin invaders (a mix of swords-, bow- and macegoblins - let's say 10, 4 and 12 respectively) right in the middle of square QA6, Z-level 0, as per the Bronzefaith Gambit.

Unfortunately I am unable to play the 1061 variation under the Pantshelm rules.