Would you like to rejoin in the Danaerys Targaryean role?










































Just kidding everyone.

You all of course realize I set this all up to get to the wall, so I can take over the Night's Watch faction that's going to be revealed shortly, reclaim all my territory, and march south.

I think Abe's Dungeon games still might be the longest, but, yeah, this one's in the conversation.

lol, Hoopsguy will be taking over the Others. We're only getting started!

:(

Sorry DT! Next time!

Unless I do a Wall game next. Which I might. Cuz Jon Snow is freaking cool. :D

Seriosuly, though, I fully intend to work in the Targaryeans in future games.

I'll offer up that I am heading for a landlocked province.

Looks like I can join a new king now. Hopefully the new king has a bit more patience than the stark boy did

If you want patience then Dragonstone is your place.

Can the remaining kings PM me with their army numbers and current gold. I still have a fair amount to contribute in both areas.

Front-runner. :p

Only one of us has an emissary to send ;)

So Balon, no chance you will bend the knee? I think if Balon bends the knee to Renly and I join, we crush Jeoffrey and Stannis and win this thing.

The ironborn will never bend the knee.

And I dont see why Renly wouldn't allow you to rule the north in addition to your currently held lands. What do you say chaps?

Hmmm, this is at a standstill though, someone got to do something as I don't think my men will be enough for one kingdom to triumph over the other three.

I would like to play another WW game this summer :P

Any of the others are welcome with the Greyjoys and will have many territories to rule over.

We are stubborn men, and rightfully so. Battle will have the final say, whether there is further knee bending or not.

Chief, how about a 4 army free for all to decide this?

I am not sure why a king would bend the knee until after their is only two king. Bannerman drop like flies in war.

(OOC obviously) Yes, but nothing is happening at all. Only reason anything has happened is because Coffee made a very poor tactical decision (which he admitted to before even doing it) just to advance the game.

So without assassinations we are all stuck here playing with ourselves until someone else gets bored and makes a poor tactical decision again.

Well, I think there is a better chance of someone declaring war on someone else now that he is gone. He had by far the best numbers and would have been impossible for anyone to beat in a one on one situation. Now all the remaining kings are much more evenly matched.

So without assassinations we are all stuck here letting saltwives and whores play with us until someone else gets bored and makes a poor tactical decision again.

FTFY

I wouldn't be opposed to a free-for-all. Otherwise it's going to be 3 v 1 or 2 v 2 and then 2 v 1 and then 1 v 1 unless someone sucks it up and bends the knee, which there is no huge incentive to do right now with maneuvering left to be done in battle situations. Of course since there are no bannermen left there is the chance multiple Kings could be captured in one war?

Few bannermen left, I should say.

But there is also political fun to be had if we do all stay separate. We shall see.

(OOC) He deserved to win the game though. I just don't see much point in sitting her not doing anything. Maybe Chief has an idea for how to advance this.

(OOC, I am long ready for this game to be over. Chief did a fantastic job with structuring this game, but starting to border on a month + for one game is a bit much for me. I'd like to get another game going.

I'm with you.

I say free-for-all.

If that works for CR, anyways.

It could still involve decisions for each King like where to take their forces, etc.

Yeah, that would at the least be a climatic way for things to end.

If you join me right now we can declare war on someone to get the game moving. ;)

If you promise to declare war right now, I will join you. Our best chance would be against Stannis or Jeoffrey. Renly has too many men for us to take out right now.

You have my word.

Alright, lets do it.

[ooc] Back after dinner, then there shall be war! [/ooc]

I was gonna say, if you do a free for all NOW, I want yesterday rescinded. :)

Well, isn't this fun to come home to. You guys have very little patience. I have one raven to use, things aren't going to move lightning quick. Kind of silly to play things this long and then have it end on the back of a bunch of impulsive non-negotiated actions.

I'm all for things wrapping up, but I'm not for some sudden free-for-all. I've been working for weeks to find a path to victory and if it's suddenly just going to be thrown out for a die roll, that would be rather annoying. You guys have the unplanned battle you wanted already.

Also, if it was the wish of the realm to have this game of thrones over, then it was foolish for Tyrion to bend the knee and then for Balon to choose me as his target. This guarantees that the result of the war will be a bannerman captured, not a king. If he had chosen Joffrey or Renly, or if Tyrion had not joined Balon, than there would have been a chance of cutting the number of kings in this realm down and growing closer to one true king.

Frankly, Balon I suggest you withdraw your war today. I have delayed it. The best, and probably only result, is that one of our bannermen will be killed and one will be captured, leaving no shift in the balance of power.

Fair points.

Sorry I wasn't around yesterday for all this. FWIW I've been a proponent of the free-for-all for awhile now and see it as the only way to resolve the game.

None of you can hope to beat Renly on land in a one-on-one. "Saving" him to last means that he will win.

[ooc] Chief you're keeping all the PMs for a massive postgame report or whatever, right? So we're free to clear out our inboxes completely? [/ooc]

Deadline 7 PM Pacific?

Yes.

Yes, I have all PMs in a spreadsheet.

Neutrals,

It's now or never to choose a side if you have the ability. Though the outcome will come from hard fighting you should be aware that my forces are the largest of the four, and you will be one of my council if you join me.

Clearly the same can be said of any king, Renly. Nobody has more than one bannerman, and so anyone who joins a king at this point is certain to be among their final three.

Shh.

The people want battle, and it seems they will get it. To think this all could have been avoided if all had been humble enough to kneel to the rightful heir to Robert.

[ooc] Part of the reason I chose Dragonstone was because I thought you probably shouldn't be able to flee to a landlocked territory from there .. geography be damned. ;) [/ooc]

secret tunnels

Let the battle begin!

I wonder if the Imp is able to join a war if he is not sworn to a faction.

He'll wildfire us all.

(somebody needs to say, "He'll have my sword!")

King Stannis, you'll have my sword.

(who's got an axe?)

Perhaps now we've seen the last of these rebellious Ironborn. Let them slink back to the islands where they hid until now. And it seems the Imp has shown his true colors. In it for the gold, are you, dwarf?

Balon, as with Stark the choice is now yours. Bend the knee and I will welcome you, do not and it is the wall or the axe.

Cersei, I trust you will pay your debt.

I hear tell the Greyjoys will never bend the knee. I suppose we will see how much he believes it when it is to save his life, not to pretend to be a king.

I will accept your fealty, Lord Baelish.

I will now join renly baratheon

I'm not sure I'd invite the Imp into your court, Renly. It seems he has his own goals beyond "serving" a king. I wonder how much richer in gold or information he was when he crept away from Balon's hall before the fight.

I will not be joining Stark at the wall. Leave me my islands and my fleet and you will have a willing bannerman.

Balon Greyjoy BENDS THE KNEE to Renly Baratheon

King Renly Baratheon (since I can't edit!)

It seems Balon was all bluster. The Ironborn do not bend the knee, unless it saves their skin.

King Renly Baratheon accepts both Lord Balon Greyjoy and Lord Tyrion Lannister into his house

Room for one more.

Balon, you were a fool to attack Stannis and not Renly. But at least you are a fool who is alive. For now.

Trust is a wonderful thing. We shall see what the night brings.

Chief, has day 15 started officially?

It's officially starting now.

All PMs are out. I will announce the new deadline shortly.

Just some news and notes to toss out...

If there isn't, I'm leading the men from the Wall down. :)

Yes there will.

KING RENLY ATTACKS STANNIS AT DRAGONSTONE

Let's do this.

*yawn*

Once you stood beside me brother, but today we will decide who deserves the throne.

It had to come down to this eventually. We both know neither of us were going to give in.

Stubborn lot those Baratheons.