COTM 63 First Spoiler - the Ancient Age!

Reading Requirements

You must be able to research a Middle Age technology.


Posting Restrictions

Please be discreet about AI locations; however, feel free to discuss contacts and trades.
No discussions of the middle ages (or later)
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So it's a Pangaea setting ... with 80% Ocean, which means there's likely to be several chunks of land, most of it in one piece. (You know, you ARE allowed to play with your C3C editor and see what type of land masses you get.) Also, Galleys cost 40 shields for Predators - there is a reason. So being on an isolated landmass shouldn't be a huge surprise. (As I type this, I'm on an isolated island land mass as well. :) )

Starting location is an issue. Where did you found, and how did you decide? (What factors impacted your decision?) How has your game progressed from there? Contacts (no locations, please), trades and your status vs the AI. Oh, and have those powerful Immortals played a part yet?

4000: worker to gold mountain to see, settle in place. Worker mines and roads BG. Moves to sugar, then oops up to grassland
3250: hut -> Barbs
3000: hut -> 25 gold... Island, :( but not surprised
IBT: Happiest - Maya, Egyptians, Portuguese, Americans, Babylonians, Spanish, Us...
2550: Volcano erupts, Completed Alphabet, start Writing
2000: 6th on the size list...
1700: Found Arbela (3rd town)
1625: Writing comes in, start on Code of Laws.
1500: Persepolis riots...boost luxuries to 10
1250: Curragh meets Egypt, Trade Alphabet + 7 for The Wheel
1225: Persepolis riots...boost luxuries to 20
1125: Antioch founded
1100: Meet America Trade Writing for Iron Working, Trade Egypt Writing for CB, WC + 7g
1050: Complete Code of Laws, start Philosophy
1025: Found Gordium on Iron
1000: 5 towns, 4 warrior, 3 spears, 2 workers, 2 curragh. Building Colossus, worker x2, barracks, Pyramids in 1, Maya has just completed the Oracle, 40 g, 76 land, 10 population, have met Egypt and America, down Pottery and Mysticism, up Code of Laws, Philosophy in 9
IBT: Complete Pyramids
975: 3rd wealthiest
925: Meet Babylon, no trades, they have Pottery, Mysticism, and Horses (up Horses on Egypt and America)
875: Curragh #2 sinks.
825: Trade Egypt CoL for Mysticism, Pottery, +38 g.
750: Philosophy, Republic, revolt, drawing 3 turn Anarchy, Trade Philosophy+15g to Babylon for Math, HB. Trade Egypt Philosophy for Polytheism+2g
730: Meet Mayans
710: Become a Replublic...
550: Meet Spain
450: Complete Map Making
410: Complete MoM triggering Golden Age, Found Bactra near Volcano
15 or so turns into the GA, declare on Egypt
30: Mayans demand 20 - refused, then declare
30 AD: Persians most powerful, I've taken Thebes, Elephantine, Alexandria, Heliopolos, built Sidon
70 AD: Take Memphis, losing first two Immortals (one Elite undamaged, one Veteran). Egypt has one more town in the fog somewhere.
IBT: Complete Great Library
170 AD: Great Leader generate as result of war vs America, Egypt still has one town somewhere. Build Army.
190 AD: Army victory, Maya gets Currency.
IBT: Middle Ages, with Feudalism as free Tech.

So far I've enjoyed war happiness almost continuously with the first war. The immortals have been incredibly efficient. I guess getting MDIs before anyone has pikes will do that....

steve - i did not notice the last earthquake has finally driven California out into the sea... if you keep setting us up like this it might prove useful though :lol: J/K

Racinante - having Immortals, what would you want MDIs to do for you? while i actually believe that you won´t get them with Feud anyway but keep producing Immortals.

templar_x

Nice try, but California is as it was :) (at least I think so ... ). It is I who have changed location, and am visiting Hawaii for vacation (the place of inspiration for the Polynesia game December of 07). Alas, it is coming to an end; this time tomorrow night my family and I will be flying back home. :(

Racinante - having Immortals, what would you want MDIs to do for you....

What I meant to say was that having Immortals was effectively getting MDIs when everyone else has swords...