Cities that stand out, for whatever reason

[ArmoredSergeant]

This topic is for naming cities that are not like other cities because something bizarre has happened with them in your campaign.

For me there are two cities, Imladris and Ost-in-Edhil.

Imladris
I am trying to win the game before turn 300 ( My first game ). The large situation is that I, as Mordor, have the High Elves, Eriador, and the Dwarves surrounded in the Northwest part of the map and am trying to squeeze them like a boa constrictor until they pop like zits. I came across the mountains to Imladris and found it defended with a full stack and a 10-star general with Nightfighter. Rather than duke it out I wanted him to suffer, so I seiged with my two and a half stacks. Ten turns later, dressed in rags, he sallied. It was a terrible fight and he was the very last High Elf to die, and in his underwear. Finally! A city to bolster my finances and for me to impose the Dark Lord's regards on, as I was surviving on a paltry 3k per turn. So I looted ( not exterminated ) Imladris, and lo... my coffers exploded from a gain of 60k gold. I have never, ever gotten so much from one city. This allowed me to build more markets and buy another city from Harad for 30k. What, is Imladris the Switzerland of Third Age?

Ost-in-Edhil
Still squeezing, there is Eriador to deal with. This guy, Matt the Malevolent, has been holed up with a full stack inside Ost-in-Edhil mocking me. He has ten stars and the Nightfighter trait, and more stacks just outside milling about. I have been outside for a decade now, trying to whittle down any straggling armies, but he just sends for more stacks to come to Ost-in-Edhil and hang out knowing that I don't have the numbers to attack the city or even get near. What are they hiding in there that the whole of Eriador protects this area? Eriador secrets? A stargate? Hot Eriador nymphomaniac women? It will be a long time before I can gather the strength to try busting into this hole. And Matt the Malevolent will have plenty of time to write books before the showdown that will likely crash the game from sheer numbers.

That's it for me. What cities have given you such outstanding situations or reasons to remember them?

[gunrunner]

minas-flipping-tirith one of the last places i do not hold,rivendel, minas tirth, erebor,esgaroth,mithlond,and helmsdeep,

leaving best for last..... and MT was my nect target omg all 3 forts full stack and inside 2 more full stacks and in minas-tiith?.............full stack yaaa with that guy from dol-amroth leading there armys

ow took a LONGNGNGNGNGNGNGNG time to beat.

[Arágion]

Eriador full stacks? I can say that they can be easily beaten...

I defeated 3 of them with 1 Isengard army and without any rivers or bridges, it was a field fight.
Their troops are sooooo weak... And I didn't have any problems to do this, it was really easy.

just kill them all

[axnsan]

Forodwaith

Such a great place

[Mikail Mengsk]

Should not be seen, awesome city.

[Tropical Bob]

Goblin Town
The ancient, and now derelict, mid-Misty Mountain Dwarven halls have been reclaimed by Durin, the Deathless reborn. The Goblins are not restful, however, and continually siege the new inhabitants there. Army after army, though small, continue to pile their dead at the walls, but not for nothing. They whittle down the guard, until not much remains. Reinforcements are on the way, a year out at most, but darkness suddenly looms on the horizon. Mordor comes from the East, and led by the fearsome Adunaphel the Quiet, conqueror of Mirkwood, strikes fear at the hearts of the few Dwarves yet living. From the mountains emerge another stack of Goblins, this time accompanied by Mountain Trolls. Dim indeed, the future of the new Durin appears...But, wait! Adunaphel is defeated! Silent again for awhile. his spirit flies back to Mordor, and Durin looks back towards his doom from the mountain paths, nothing but a skeleton guard remaining, and not enough to take Trolls...What's this? Nothing to be seen. The certain defeat of the Dwarves turns into a firestorm of victory, as the reinforcements arrive, bolstering the city until it is self-sufficient, and ready to strike back.

Basically, a stack from the OotMM with at least two Troll units, plenty enough to take what was left after I broke the Mordor siege, disappeared completely, allowing my reinforcements into Goblin Town. Now the city can produce its own garrison, and retrain the highly experienced Dwarves there.

'Twas a sigh of relief that escaped my lips at such a sight as the Goblins scattering at the violent end of Adunaphel the Quiet.

[Concrete]

Osgiliath deserves a mention, as it is pretty much contested turn after turn until one side unbalances the other, which can take a hundred turns.

Minas Morgul for the awesome, a shame Mordor isn't a faction to turtle with and thus I never get to defend it.

Edoras for always being invaded constantly.

[Draziel]

Linhir
Where stack after stack of Harad soldiers invade this small Gondorian settlement. Linhir is the graveyard of my Gondor campaign, defended by Imrahil the Mighty and two other capable generals ... many good Gondorian soldiers lost their lives there defending Gondor from the vast armies of Harad but for every grave thats been dug out theres a huge pile of dead evil men. If i was Mordor i wouldve build a second or third layer with their bodys to thicken the city walls ... but meh ... im on the good side..
Its really much more of a graveyard than osgiliath cause since i reclaimed Minas Ithil and took Cirith Ungol, Mordor stopped trying to reclaim Cirith Ungol after sending 2 stacks into their deaths. Mordor has been quite silent since then, i hope theres not 2 stacks of trolls awaiting me x_x

Moria
For being ing impenetrable -.-

[jản]

(okay, i guess it will not take long until we have every existing TATW settlements listed here.)

[Tropical Bob]

(okay, i guess it will not take long until we have every existing TATW settlements listed here.)

I think some people missed the little bit that mentions:

This topic is for naming cities that are not like other cities because something bizarre has happened with them in your campaign.

You know, at the beginning. Easy to miss if you don't read the post.

[Lioncross]

Edoras: Come for the invasion, stay for the beer.

Edoras: Every single campaing as Gondor I have to sent 2 stack or one elite stack up there to protect it, I don't need OMM or Isengard to screw me while I got my hands full with the other two. Althought I do love the fierce battles I fought up there, with up to six armies in the field at once, pretty crazy stuff.

The Twin Osgiliaths: As mentioned before, the bridge is an endless tug-of-war, at least 50 turns. I'm usually on the defensive though, all Faramir does in every Gondor campaign is guard that bridge.

Erebor: BECAUSE IT'S A BlTCH TRYING TO GET UP THERE!!! Playing as Dale everytime I seige it I had to fight 2 up hill battles, and then seige the biggest thing after Minas Tirith on Middle-Earth, plus is full of mean, well trained, armored and battle harden mini-tanks!

[JorisofHolland]

SHOULD NOT BE SEEN and the unconquerable Forodwaith.

Both are really nice places, you should drop by if you have the time!

[Nicolaos]

Goben Tolfalas: not growing...

[BeanWhipper]

Isengard, I kind of like the idea of an industrial might in Middle Earth.

[Strattios]

Ost-in-Edhil. Gahhh!!! Playing as the High Elves I fought south of Eriador to connect my lands. At the time I had just connected my regions through bloody fighting with Isengard. Then OotMM started pouring troops from Moria into my eastern regions and just waltzing past Ost-in-Edhil which had nearly half my entire army in it (a severely bloodied 3/4 stack). I didn't have the troops to fight every army and had to let several regions fall while waiting for more troops from the west. After over half a decade I eliminated the goblin armies and have captured the fort just west of Moria. I nearly lost the game when those first armies came through the pass and since they always had a stack out side Ost threatening to take it and tear open my border if my troops left I had to stay close to the city.

[Concrete]

The Twin Osgiliaths: As mentioned before, the bridge is an endless tug-of-war, at least 50 turns. I'm usually on the defensive though, all Faramir does in every Gondor campaign is guard that bridge.

+rep for identical use of Faramir.

Erebor: BECAUSE IT'S A BlTCH TRYING TO GET UP THERE!!! Playing as Dale everytime I seige it I had to fight 2 up hill battles, and then seige the biggest thing after Minas Tirith on Middle-Earth, plus is full of mean, well trained, armored and battle harden mini-tanks!

Playing as Dale and attacking the Dwarves? You're doing something wrong.
(Unless this is for world domination fantasies or the Dwarves got greedy.)

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