Is that a real game? If not, very cleverly thought out, bringing Nikephoros' dream to life, so to speak! 
I think you will like some of the future plot twists concerning those two...Chief Ragusa said:Simply working with Nikephoros now and as king never occurred to him. The Morea's loss, I think. Such a waste!
An excellent scene. Simple yet so effective.
Thankyou. But I'm a little unclear as to what you meant by "Excellent different false entries". Could you elaborate, please?canonized said:A great layering you've done here ! Excellent different false entries there !
Aye, it is a real game. It's an old Viking game, believed to be the precursor the Chess. In the original language, it's called Hnefatafl, which translates in English to "King's Table".General_BT said:Is that a real game? If not, very cleverly thought out, bringing Nikephoros' dream to life, so to speak!![]()
Very true, stnylan. Perhaps you are referring to a character from a few pages back...?stnylan said:Very effective vision indeed. The problem with being a visionary is that you are generally regarding as being eccentric if people are being charitable, and mad if they are not.
Thankyou, Snugglie. I just hope that in all this escalation, I don't peak too soon.Snugglie said:This story truly escalates as it goes on. Very good.
I'm glad the description was so inspiring. I acutally played the game a number of times online, to help with the description.Olaus Petrus said:Friendly game of Hnefatafl indeed.
While I'm lousy in that game, I still found your description inspiring and tried to imagine the moves they made.
Snugglie said:Is it just me, or do all Athanaisoses become maniacs after a while?
I'm trying to write more detail about Zeyd and his companions, but I never end up with as much as I wanted. I'm glad that the little bits I am able to write are so enjoyable.canonized said:Very interesting . Already we see the infectious infighting that is inherent in such a dynastic system as of old . The nostalgia of our Muslim counterparts was well done !
You are quite right, Chief. And it just may come back to haunt him one day...Chief Ragusa said:Athanasios may be a genius and certifiable, but he has no concept of building unity in a nation nor of just how deeply the Dekanos pledge of loyalty runs.
Snugglie said:Is it just me, or do all Athanaisoses become maniacs after a while?
That does seem to be a trend in this game, doesn't it? I wonder if perhaps it was designed that way?General_BT said:I think they do - maniacal behavior seems a trait inherent to the name in CK for some reason.
Glad to have you on board.VILenin said:Well I finally finished reading and am caught up so I can comment now.
Athanasios looks like he'll be trouble for the kingdom when it comes his turn to rule. Sure, maybe he'll temper with age, but I find it more likely that something will happen to the King while they're fighting the Tunisians and Morea will get stuck with a monarch who's too intelligent AND ambitious to be good.
In a perfect world, more would definitely be better. But when I started the 5th Crusade, I called for a Grand Mobilization of all of my soldiers. That ended up putting me deep in debt by the time the Crusade was over. When the war started back up only a year later, I still wasn't in the black, so I wanted to use as few troops as possible. 4,000 was the most I could afford without going much deeper into debt.General_BT said:Things are setting up for a climactic clash - I'm worried though about Morea's possible overconfidence. Morean men might be far better soldiers than their Tunisian counterparts, but wouldn't more Moreans be even better?
I'm also worried Anathasios is going to manipulate his father into a bad decision, something dangerous while on campaign against possibly superior numbers.