Summing Up Our Completion Of The Second Cycle

IT was a convincing Persian/Parthian victory.

But perhaps more significant is that Andy's second-place with Carthage means he has retaken the lead, just as we complete the second four-game cycle.

Here are the updated standings (four points for a win, three for coming second, etc).

ANDY
Game One: 4pts (Macedonians)
Game Two: 3.5pts (Persians/Parthians)
Game Three: 3pts (Romans)
Game Four: 2.5pts (Carthaginians)

Game Five: 2pts (Romans)

Game Six: 4pts (Persians)

Game Seven: 1pt (Macedonians)

Game Eight: 3pts (Carthaginians)
Total: 23pts

ME

Game One: 3pts (Carthaginians)
Game Two: 3.5pts (Romans)
Game Three: 4pts (Persians)
Game Four: 1pt (Macedonians)

Game Five: 4pts (Persians/Parthians)

Game Six: 2pts (Carthaginians)

Game Seven: 3pts (Romans)

Game Eight: 1pt (Macedonians)
Total: 21.5pts

REG

Game One: 1pt (Persians/Parthians)
Game Two: 2pts (Carthaginians)
Game Three: 1pt (Macedonians)
Game Four: 4pts (Romans)

Game Five: 3pts (Carthaginians)

Game Six: 1pt (Macedonians)

Game Seven: 4pts (Persians)

Game Eight: 2pts (Romans)
Total: 18pts

RICHARD JOHNSON
Game One: 2pts (Romans)
Game Two: 1pt (Macedonians)
Game Three: 2pts (Carthaginians)
Game Four: 2.5pts (Persians/Parthians)

Game Five: 1pt (Macedonians)

Game Six: 3pts (Romans)

Game Seven: 2pts (Carthaginians)

Game Eight: 4pts (Persians/Parthians)
Total: 17.5pts

SCORES BY PEOPLES
Persians/Parthians: 27pts

Romans:22.5pts
Carthaginians: 19.5pts
Macedonians: 11pts

The main takeaways:

*Andy not only retakes the lead, but has 1.5pt cushion..

*Both my outright wins have come in command of the Persians/Parthians, including game three, where Parthia never fell and so my people were Persians throughout.

*Richard is no longer winless.

*Looking at the peoples' stats, the Persians/Parthians have extended their lead, having scored well over twice as many points as the Macedonians.

*The Carthaginians have still not won a game, but they and the Romans are the only peoples never to have come last.