Steve you are far far away.  My reinforcements will arrive around 3:30PM today.

Thanks.  As noted in the game, I've sent them back to you.  I don't want you to loose them in an attack.

We need to get together, and all attack this guy.  But the 3 of us aren't going to have enough juice to do it....I'm getting in touch with Ted and his 3 allies, hopefully they'll help.

Also, I'm trying to recruit him to our side rather than start a war that none of us can afford....I'll post up his next response here....

and...

I have my own Teutons coming in, from Hunter's Hut

Although I've been messaging with Ted in the game...he is contacting the other members, some of which are experienced and might have some tricks.

As I said, I've got my own inbound attack, I'll be making sure my troops aren't home (he's population107 so it could be big) and that I've spent as much as I can before he gets here.  I've got 22 Legionnaires but that won't be enough I think...so dodging his attack.  I'll report back once it's over, in about 5 minutes.

Heh, heh.  I got lucky.  I got my guys out on another raid just before they got there, with 18 macemen.  I also built some stuff to use almost all my resources, and had a level2 cranny.  They got nothing...but my rat is dead.

good.  That rat was costing you a food.

I'm not in Ted's alliance.  He had good advice.  Build before attacks (which we knew) and big crannies.  I have a level 6 cranny now, they ain't getting squat.

Nice....but I think they've turned their eye on me...at least there's 2 guys hitting me now.  Wiped out my 22 Legionnaires in the last 5 hours. 

oh sh*t!  Sorry Mike. 

Let me get this straight.  The idea is... to not be home when they attack?

Yes....if someone is attacking, it shows "incoming attack" on your main page, and also at your Rally Point, mixed in with your other troop movements.  So you can time it, figure out what time they'll get there, and send your guys out so they won't be home.

It's bad, but then it's all part of the game...and later there will be some payback!  Now I know how you felt Steve....

It's actually pretty good right now.  sending troops out and having a big cranny, not to mention upgrading all resources is the ticket.  Mike, are you still getting attacked now that you are in the alliance?  Ben, you should see if you can get out of the one you are in and join Venture.  Ted (the guys who runs it) is as into these types of things as you could hope for.

Nope, they haven't hit me since yesterday.  I'm thinking either occasional player or has wiped out my troops so I'm no threat.

One of the guys that hit me is in the alliance that Ben is in.

As to alliances, hopefully we can get Ted's and Ben's alliances combined into the super alliance.

I'm looking at like this... I joined the alliance to learn.  I am learning.  I have one of the stronger economies in my alliance and so they spoon feed me tactical data and advise.  Basically I'm their b*tch.  But I'm learning learning learning.  They have specialists.  One guy scouts, constantly scouts targets for himself and 2 others to knock down.  They started in 1 7x7 and took down threats they could not recruit.  They have no expanded to 14x14.

Mike, they do exactly what happened to you... They would consider you a "farm"  god size population, wipe out army, then raid you as needed until you quit and delete your account.

I'm basically a loyal player in games, so I won;t leave this alliance.  I think its best if we learn from different teams.  NExt time we can be our own team together plus recuruits. 

So join what ever alliance suits you, we can still share knowledge here for next time!

For example if we had our team... Al would be an excellent scout.  Mike & Steve would enjoy being the heavy hitters.  I'd be content as raider I think.

We're all learning, and quickly.

As to not being a farm, I'm all for that.  I guess there's no going it along in this game; to win, you must ally.

Mike I sent your troops back.  I was getting raided.  Good thing I did, the raid was by 65 macemen.  He got 75 wood and nothing else.  I spent all my resources and crannied up before he got there.  He attacked a 2nd person in the alliance early.  Now the alliance has turned on him... should be interesting.