Pax Pamir, Languish PBEM

[Solmyr]

So we have:

Solmyr (yellow): British, 1
Cel (orange): Russia, 2
Berkut (purple): Afghan, 3
Tamas (black): Afghan, 9
Habbaku (white): British, 10

I'll start.

[Tamas]

What, its the low numbers who start first? Since when?!

[Solmyr]

The British travel writer Arthur Conolly journeys to the Emirate of Bukhara, describing the areas he travels through. His observations point to a coming struggle that he calls "the Great Game".

1. Purchase Arthur Conolly for 0.
2. Play Arthur Conolly, gain 1 spy on him.

Cel is up. He should move his tribe card, loyalty card and rupees clockwise from me (I've already moved the orange cubes and the Russian loyalty card to the spot).

[Solmyr]

What, its the low numbers who start first? Since when?!

Rule C6: "Players adjust their seating according to the seating order number in the corner of their Loyalty card. The player with the lowest number is the start player and play will continue clockwise to the player with the next higher number."

Nice to know that you've read the rules.

[celedhring]

British adventurer Charles Masson, long thought dead, has resurfaced near Bactria in Afghanistan. What devices is he up to, nobody knows

1) Purchase Charles Masson for 0 rupees
2) Play him, put 2 spies on him

Also claimed the Russian favor card, as the sole Russian player so far.

Over to Berkut.

[Solmyr]

You should continue clockwise from me, Cel. That way everyone else is in the correct spot already.

[celedhring]

Ah ok. Since we went counter-clockwise last time I was confused.

Fixed now.

[Habbaku]

Berkut's up then.

[Berkut]

The new heir to the throne tries to consolidate his hold by hiring Persians to form his new guard...What could go wrong?

Purchase and play Royal Guard to Kabul

[Tamas]

Bandits around Herat make good use of the political turmoil and make good money for their new master

Bought and played Bandits, gaining 2 rupees from the bank and placing 2 spies on it.

[Habbaku]

Tajik militias and vagabonds sign on as mercenaries and guardsmen for the borderlands of India and Afghanistan, in service of the Queen (or at least John Company)

Action 1: Buy Tajik Warband for 0.
Action 2: Play Tajik Warband.  2 British armies to Herat.

Tie broken in my favor, so I get the British Favour card.

Over to Sol.

[Solmyr]

Rumors spread that the British Army of the Indus is preparing for a major campaign in the region.

1. Purchase Bolan Pass for 0.
2. Purchase Army of the Indus for 2.

Over to Cel.

[celedhring]

Joyous news! Dost Mohammad, the King of Afghanistan, has publicly given his favor to the tribal confederation of the Orange Steppes. It is known that such a display of support must have not come cheap, but the tribesmen can exploit their newfound political strength to recoup some of the bribe money...

1) Purchase Dost Muhammad, paying 3 rupees to the market
2) Play Dost Muhammad, adding 1 army to Kabul (garrison trait) and one agent to the card (informants trait)
Free) Tax Kabul using Dost Muhammad, taking 2 rupees from the purple player, and 1 from the market (Jan Fishan Kan card)

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[Berkut]

and so it begins

[celedhring]

I purposely picked as much as I could from the market in order to not to draw your ire