Reply: Virgin Queen:: General:: Re: Hosting VQ game wisdom
by SW_Cygnus I am going to have to agree with Joel... I favor dropbox over emails. Its much easier to keep track of and all the files are saved to one place.
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by dreadnaught The Ottoman and I (the HRE) may be coming to blows in turn three of our game. VQ doesn't offer as much fighting as HIS but maybe it will here.You are correct in that the Otts have a lot...
View ArticleThread: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: War in Persia
by dreadnaught I'm sure this has been asked before but the Search feature doesn't locate it.What is the order of declaring the amount of troops that are pulled off map onto Persia? Do the Ottomans...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: War in Persia
by SW_Cygnus Hi Bob. I would follow the procedure on the card.Card text for the War in Persia:Ottoman player must remove 3 to 8 land units from the map and place them (along with any leaders desired)...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: War in Persia
by JoelCFC25 I was going to provide the rules cite, but got beaten to the punch by the world record holder for after-the-fact post edits. :p
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: War in Persia
by SW_Cygnus Sorry Joel. I tend to post first and then realize there's an even clearer rules explanation... in the rules. Plus, if I ever get something wrong, which happens more often than not, I try...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: General:: Re: Hosting VQ game wisdom
by turbothy rievler wrote:I don't like not being able to go back and check my files for any game state errors before sending out.Disable syncing before making the file. Check the file. If it's good,...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: War in Persia
by sho_vaunt Where do the victorious troops go when the war is over?Edit: Answered my own question...by looking in the rules /facepalm
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: War in Persia
by SW_Cygnus Hey Chris!Check out the rest of 23.7 (it was a wall of text so I did not want to quote it all before:...If all independent units are eliminated, the foreign war is over. All remaining...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by Will W Declaring war on the HRE with a 2 ops and then attacking with 100% fury leaving nothing in reserve is tempting. It is true that it will become almost impossible if you wait, and Zrinyi is...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by Ecclectic Moose Hmm, on T1 I'd actually disagree that the Med Keys are easier to get. There you need to effectively win the Med battle first, and then have the long naval move CP costs, as well as...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by SW_Cygnus Not to be a broken record, but I think this all depends on the cards the Ottomans find themselves with. Have high OPs? Weigh your options for a naval war, land battle, or patronising....
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by sho_vaunt The Ottoman cannot factor the Spanish out of their calculations, ever. One horrifying idea would be for them to ally on T1 - England and France cannot end their war, but the Spanish and...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by SW_Cygnus sho_vaunt wrote:The Ottoman cannot factor the Spanish out of their calculations, ever. One horrifying idea would be for them to ally on T1 - England and France cannot end their war, but...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by Will W Ecclectic Moose wrote:Hmm, on T1 I'd actually disagree that the Med Keys are easier to get. There you need to effectively win the Med battle first, and then have the long naval move CP...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Timing of Witchcraft and response card
by CurtKline Will W wrote:Forcing any expedition to make a navigation roll is always possible as long as an expedition is on the map. But I would have thought that would be playing it as an event, not...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: bah humbug
by sho_vaunt Whoops! You are correct - the Otts cannot make peace. My bad./sighI don't even know where I got that they could, but the French and the English could not.
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Timing of Witchcraft and response card
by SW_Cygnus CurtKline wrote:But I would have thought that would be playing it as an event, not a response. From the card text, you play it during another players impulse after they have announced...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Strategy:: Re: Ottoman T1 Ottoman Tribute gambits
by sho_vaunt Will W wrote:Vienna starts with 4 troops in it, with adjacent spaces for building relief forces. Malta starts with two troops, Tunis with one, relief forces a long way off. You can't get...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: General:: Re: Hosting VQ game wisdom
by Uhtoff Or just make the file on your desktop and drag it over after checking.
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