Moving into the middle game, my Saxons became the dominant force and everything seemed to be going well at this stage, with the Irish also doing well, Mike's Jutes appeared briefly and settled in Kent as is their wont before falling before being quickly wiped out by the Saxons. The remnants of the Belgae lingered in Lindsey for a short time as did the Romano British in Downlands, but neither made any real impression, while the Scots established a small area up north.
For a few turns everything seemed OK as I achieved successive Bretwaldas and a couple of Kingships until everything went wrong with the arrival of Mike and the Danes, who caused much destruction. In a short period the Brigantes, Irish and Norsemen, who had not achieved much were all eliminated and the Saxons were seriously damaged, I failed to score a single points after turn 13.
In the end the game was close for first and second, with Matt and the Normans coming out on top after a decisive battle with Mike's Danes but I can't remember where it took place. Steve took third place due to the decisive Battle of Chester where Harald Hardrada was victorious over Harold, although he was soon to fall victim to the Normans or the Danes. So William the Conqueror was again victorious albeit that the events were different to expected.
Final Scores
Britannia 300 mins | ||
Player | Posn. | Points |
Matt (Blue) | 1 | 268 |
Mike (Green) | 2 | 264 |
Steve H (Yellow) | 3 | 201 |
Dave D (Red) | 4 | 200 |
The Normans clashed with the Danes at the epic battle of Hwicce. The Picts also threw the Caledonians out of Caithness on the last turn that resulted in a significant points swing between Mike and myself.
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