(The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon)
It will involve representing the major factions of East Rome, Visigoths, Italy (Odoacer), Vandals, Franks, Alamans, Burgundians, Gepids, Ostrogoths, Soissons (Syagrius), Suevians, and last but not least West Rome (Julius Nepos) for up to 12 players. It will also include minor factions (Anglo-Saxons, Hibernians, Lombards, etc.) that the players can attempt to annex to get access to allies but with the risk of raids or revolts, and larger foreign factions (Persia, Huns, Sabirs) that pose a constant threat of foreign invasion and on whom players can conduct punitive expeditions. Other aspects will cover the opportunity to form coalitions (á la Dividing the Spoils) among players to combat those other players having become too powerful for "their own good". Emphasis and focus will however always be with the actual FoG2 battles, of course!
The 12-player tournament, with each player representing one and the same major faction throughout the tournament, didn't materialise since we failed in the end to get all signed-up players confirm their participation.
Instead another version of TWiNM tournament will be launched, similar to the original version in all respects except that it will involve a major faction rotation system. This means that players will at certain points during the tournament select new major factions to represent, such certain points being when at least one C-in-C of a major faction falls in battle. This version hopefully also works better with fewer players than the original version, so the tournament will be run with a limited number of players (we're currently 5) in order to try out the rules and the mechanics. Its progress will, once launched, be posted here, in this forum as usual.
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