phargle - It's certainly a rough start. We shall see about the hilarity.
coz1 - Great to see you following this. It isn't an ideal start. But it could be worse. I suppose I could start at war.
Jambor It seems that they surely do. Well we'll see how it works out this time.
Capibara Thanks for the support. I will need it with these guys and any advice too.
comagoosie A tough position it surely is. As for digging out, well staying hidden might be the best defence.
Olaus Petrus I'm sure there will be plenty of intrigue and double crossing, even with only two players.
EnragedKiwi Good advice. I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed Shaybanid. It was one of my favourite AARs and ended all too soon.
Alfred Packer Commentator or not, readership is always appreciated.
Milites I'm glad to hear that.
naggy I hope not. But time will tell.
Inner Circle That's the ultimate goal. The reachable goal may actually be quite different though.
Ahura Mazda It had to be somewhere. May as well be Kanem Bornu.
Enewald Thanks, glad to have you along.
Olav I've always enjoyed your AARs so that is great to have you following mine.
Snake IV I like the possibility to colonise that the whole world mod opens up. It may not happen but at least its a possibility. It also makes things much riskier of course since the Mamlukes or whoever could come down from the north.
Falastur It might seem that way but I actually picked them before I realised they had a rebellion going on.
Taklagarn I do believe you are right on the mark there.
urdh I hope so. I trust that it remains that way. Africa isn't the most interesting of places to play in sometimes.
Colonel Bran Building men like mad is a good strategy. But I'm not sure if it can be done.
demokratickid Excellent to see you hear. A familiar fan is always welcome and I'm glad to hear that I inspired you to join.
PrawnStar Actually the avatar disappeared along with all the other non-mod or admins custom avatars in the upgrade. Well this one is good so I'm happy with it. Great to have you along and reading. After your fantastic efforts with the Maya I'm sure you will have helpful advice.
Amob_m_s All gone by 1600? Hmmm, I don't think it's normally that bad in my games. Even westernised it will be tough, the units you get are terrible.
Chief Ragusa - Civilise Europe? I like it as a goal but I think that backwater is beyond redemption.