He-Man Hurt in Desert: Impressive TUF Op Humiliates SIN

In a significant turn of events, TUF has answered the loss of one of their active’s cities in southern BL with a major siege victory against the game’s top defensive player. Amid a swarm of siege and blockade camps set down against SIN’s He-Man, it was Josh who was finally able to storm his city of Cracked Walnut and destroy it, the Times has learned.

The Times reported earlier on the landing of the siege on September 1st, which at first featured three siege camps by Agalloch that were later joined by the PublicRelations account, who set down an additional two more. The remaining squares were occupied by sieges and, while it appears that SIN managed to cripple several of the siege camps, the close proximity of TUF cities were likely able to keep blockades and direct attacks cycling throughout the operation.

The length of the siege suggests that He-Man broke enough blockades and prestige built at times, however, TUF was able to take advantage of He-Man’s city placement, which was flanked by 6 TUF cities.

The siege victory is a major win for TUF, who effectively answers SIN’s recent razing of kaven’s just stolen with an even more high-profile razing in Pawanallpa.

Adding insult to injury, it also appears that the raze has forced SIN to fall back from its desert position, according to a suggestion from TUF in GC following their victory yesterday:

[19:51]<PublicRelations> bye bye
[19:52]*PublicRelations waves at the retreating desert orc
[19:52]<ThorOdin> nice
[19:52]<PublicRelations> going up are we?

The war between TUF and SIN has effectively become an effort for Broken Lands warlord Agalloch to unseat The Hashashin as the assumed military leaders of the game — and his alliance has made a strong case for it. SIN has struggled in the early going of the war, already losing three cities to razes, while having another 4 of its sieges broken. While SIN has razed or captured 4 TUF cities since the onset of the war, a 4 and 4 record for the top military alliance pales in comparison to their previous wars, such as the recent NW2, where they managed to destroy 31 cities.