Jaipur

[Uxbridge]

How do you go about taking Jaipur? To begin with, the info on the Town doesn't say anything about a fort there. Still when Wellesley moves there, the Town is besieged. Fair enough. But then nothing happens. I get reports saying the siege hasn't accomplished anything and that goes on for months. Knowing it would be a disasterous idea, I stormed it, only to get my troops mowed down like Indian plain grass. So the siege goes on, while the maharadja – or whatever he is – just sits there, smiling.

Is there any special rule regarding Jaipur, or regarding any Indian Town? If the garrison will run out of food, I don't know when, but considering the huge garrison and that they don't eat cows, shouldn't it happen eventually?

What is it that I don't know?

[Skibear]

I tried one assault once there were several breaches but that failed, although it did serious damage to the defenders. They eventually surrendered but it took quite a long while.

[Uxbridge]

I see. Good. Then I just stay put. Maybe move some extra siege guns there.

[PhilThib]

It's probably related to the fact it is an offmap box (a game concept representing miles and miles of distance and surface) where combat is not as intense as in a normal region...so it takes usually longer there...remember, this is supposed to represent the whole of central India, a place as big as half of Europe.