The end of the siege, the campaign, and the war. In the end, Russia’s steppes proved too much for my Italian and Bohemian allies. The Bretons, who had landed in the Middle East to distract Russia’s ally Georgia, had actually betrayed us: They were fighting only pro forma, with no intention of actually killing any [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 24, 2009
There Will Be War: The Siege of Novgorod II
Bioweapons for the win! But Novgorod, alas, is only one city. Russia is vast.
February 20, 2009
There Will Be War: The Siege of Novgorod I
Sigurd is free to seek his revenge at last. It will not be all that he hoped for.
February 4, 2009
The Great Game: The Dance Begins
For the EU2 era, I changed my writing style quite a bit. Rereading this, I see I haven’t quite found my voice yet in the flavour sections; the drama tends to the melo. On the other hand, since it is interspersed with plain descriptions of my ingame actions and intentions, it may be easier to [...]
February 1, 2009
High interest
Paycheck lenders and suchlike charge high interest because they have many defaults. I wonder if it is possible to change the incentives of the borrowers so as to increase the repayment rate and therefore decrease the required interest? My thought runs as follows: Suppose you borrow at the usual usurious rate, say 20%; but the [...]
February 1, 2009
The Great Game: The Dominion of the World
With the completion of the Crusader Kings era, we converted our save to Europa Universalis 2. This added most of the world to our map; only those parts that historically were not colonised until the nineteenth century are left out. We accordingly searched for players for the Asian powers, and began scrambling for trade and [...]
