Arrayed in Purple and Scarlet Colour: An Iraqi AAR {AHD 2.31}

[Ab Ovo]

I noticed there was a large percentage of liberals in your upper house at the start. Does that still exit or was it gone a year later? Liberals in the upper house drive down the cost of reform. Also, being in the sphere of a GP with a tech school gives certain reform cost bonuses, so if you expect that to happen you can save up RPs for when the reforms get cheaper (when I was trying out Hyderabad I didn't come across some limit to how many you can store).

I've been playing test games so it's been a minute since I've last been in Iraq; but if memory serves there is still a nice chunk of Parliament seats in Liberal hands. I've been trying to get sphered, but no luck thus for. As for saving RPs, I have enough stored to enact one of any reform but I'm not sure whether I want to enact one or two now or keep saving.

 

[Ab Ovo]

In Memoriam

His Sultanic Majesty, Adam I of Iraq; dressed in traditional Arab attire
جلالة السلطاني، آدم الأول من العراق؛ يرتدون الملابس العربية التقليدية في

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The paroxysms of grief that struck the nation at the death of the Amir were not artificial. I myself wished that there were, but why would they be otherwise? Amir Adam Baqi was a warmongering fanatic hellbent on a jingoistic scheme to unite Arabia, but he gave the people victory and conquest. I would spend many hours by the lamplight with my fellows, discussing the fallacies of Baghdad's Arabist policies and the rot under which Iaq suffered; neglected in favour of those multitudinous Arab hordes in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. Iraq's ancient legacy has languished in the dust while our beloved Amir constructs even grander plans. Nejd is up next on the list, I suppose; or it would be if the bastard hadn't finally croaked.

Nineveh, Tyre, and even ancient Babylon itself; that greatest of cities, are defaced with the scrawl of the Arab barbarians. Where once the empire of Marduk spanned from the Euphrates to the Mediterranean now we are but a shrunken uncivilised husk in the back of the world. Expansion through the desert at the expense of culture, civilisation, and national renewal is not the key to true strength. Strength lies in the ruins. Strength lies in Babylon.

I must go now; Anat is calling. Personally I haven't the use for Christmas and prefer Marduk to God, however I learned early that what the woman says goes. Merry Christmas.

-From the diary of Assurbanipal; leading MP for the Liberal 'Neo-Babylonian' faction.

 

[Ab Ovo]

On leave till 2013 due to another illness. If I'm feeling up to it I reserve the right to update sooner.

 

[Xenophon13]

I look forward to your return. Best of luck getting well!

 

[robin the red]

Great arr, realy enjoying it, keep up the good work!

 

[Ab Ovo]

Happy New Years 2013, from Babylon!

 

[Ab Ovo]

I know it's been forever since I've updated, and I promise that it's in the works, but anyways:

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[unmerged(62170)]

A very interesting choice of country. Looking forward to new updates.

 

[Ab Ovo]

Gods damn this forum's save-system to hell and gone. My draft for the upcoming mega-update has disappeared. I'm sorry folks, but I'm just not up to continuing this damn thing. I will be starting other AAR shortly; as I love writing them, and I thank you all for reading this and I thank those of you who've nominated this for the AARland Awards. Although I heartily despise the concept of leaving AARs unfinished I really just don't want to re-write the update that I've already devoted three weeks to writing.

Thank you all very much for your patronage, and for coming with me on this journey to discover why 1861-AARs are always a bad thing.

Ab Ovo

 

[Xenophon13]

Gods damn this forum's save-system to hell and gone. My draft for the upcoming mega-update has disappeared. I'm sorry folks, but I'm just not up to continuing this damn thing. I will be starting other AAR shortly; as I love writing them, and I thank you all for reading this and I thank those of you who've nominated this for the AARland Awards. Although I heartily despise the concept of leaving AARs unfinished I really just don't want to re-write the update that I've already devoted three weeks to writing.

Thank you all very much for your patronage, and for coming with me on this journey to discover why 1861-AARs are always a bad thing.

Ab Ovo

Sorry to hear that. (Although it is why I write my updates in a word processor first). Regardless, I can't wait to see what else you have in store!

 

[Xenophon13]

Edit: Double Post

 

[Selzro]

I'm also sorry to hear it. Writing updates in a word processor first have always been the way to go for me as well (with constant saving), since I've had similar bad experiences with forums in the (very distant) past.

 

[Ab Ovo]

High praise from such fine authors as yourselves. I must admit a longstanding aversion to typing forum updates on word processors; but I may just have to get over that when typing longer updates.

 

[Rensslaer]

A remarkable read, so far as it went! Very enjoyable, and I'm sorry it won't be continuing.

I concur with Selzro -- write offline, then cut and paste it into the forum. Computers are wily adversaries -- you must protect yourself!

Rensslaer

 

[ssuperflash1]

Hey I actually enjoyed this- nice choice of a country, and the 1861 start to boot.