Game 2
	Players:
		Arch_Koven - Grey - Chinese
		Myth_Hunhau (High) - Green - Chinese

Both players got off to a pretty good start although Koven had a rough time finding his last 4 sheep. To be honest, his map sort of stunk with his berries on the wrong side of the forest and the sheep + boars in that odd posistion. I think this caused him some trouble later on down the line when he was trying to get to the feudal age. He dumped his food a couple times and decided back and forth between making more villagers. This put him behind High in getting to the feudal age, but in the long run I don't think it made that much of an impact.

High also had a few problems when he went for a double boar lure. The loss of that early villager probably balanced out Koven's map troubles. None the less he hits the feudal age well before Koven with his econ streamlined for galley rushing. He doesn't know where Koven's docks are though and this takes the edge off his time arriving just as Koven is massing ships. Once again we have something of a stalemate on the waters between these two players.

This time both of them are gearing up for a landing party. Funny enough they both for shoot for a similar landing spot. I felt almost like I was watching their play in a mirror as both players went for very similar tactics. I guess there are a few differences, namely how Koven sections off his island for defence whereas High relies more on keeping himself informed using houses.

High's landing party makes it safely and begins setting up shop. Koven runs into some problems as High spots him coming and sends his navy in hot pursuit. Koven manages to escape the navy but after a brief villager war, he loses his forward builders. Meanwhile High is gearing up for war with 4 builders but no scout. He starts to probe forward a bit as Koven beefs up his defenses after he spots High's base.

High manages to get a base	A vil war ends Koven's forwards

High is able to get a tower up on Koven's original stone pile and then moves his archer force down to control the second pile. After a tense battle with both land and seas forces, Koven manages to kill off the archer force and reclaim a stone pile.

High as moved in with his army on the other front though and knocks Koven off his gold pile. He starts to go for the throat with an advancing tower line. There is one last battle as High moves in for the kill right above Koven's town center. High manages to get the tower up and is already on the way to the castle age. Koven struggles for a bit but after High hits the castle age and he is no where near the upgrade, he concedes defeat and High emerges as the victor in this premier tourney. Nice work High!

- blue_myriddn