Another PBEM game thread - an allied 2 player game. :)

Players : -
Knight-Dragon - Celts
donsig - Spanish

Monarch level, all settings random, standard-sized map, 6 AI civs.

Celts - Turn 1

Founded Entremont beside a river. Lush environment. Wine within city radius.

Now researching bronze tech in 14 turns.

Forgot to take screenshot... :blush: Soon though.

Spanish - Turn 1

Madrid settled near a river. There are spices in the surrounding forests. :)

String of good luck. All 3 starts in all 3 PBEM games start beside a river. :)

Screenshot : -

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts1.jpg

Spanish - turns 2 & 3

Researching warrior code. Began exploring. Spain is in the southern hemisphere.

I think I've got warrior code.... Anyway if we're too far apart, we'll have to operate alone for the time being. ;)

Celts - Turn 2 - 4

Warriors ready and out exploring. Second warrior being built. Road being built.

Final map of this round. Lots of good city sites. :yeah:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts2.jpg

Spanish - turn 8: Found a river to the west. There is incense there!

Celts - Turn 9

Nothing much except exploration - got 2 excellent future city sites. :) Settler ready soon. So is bronze working.

Game sent thru email.

Spanish - turn 9: Popped first goody hut and got 3 angry Vandals! :( Our warrior survived but there are still Vandals on the loose. Found yet another river to the west. :)

Celts - Turn 10

Settlers ready next turn. Capital still no defenders. :lol: Bronze working in 2 turns.

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Add : Sucks, webmail experiencing technical error. Will upload as alliance10.zip. ;) In a bit.

Spanish turn 10: One Vandal still alive. Took up a defensive position on a mountain but the Vandal runs the other way. Warrior code next turn. :) Uploaded as alliance10a.zip.

Celts - Turn 11

Settler going off to settle spot at river mouth. :) Building 1 warrior, to be switched to spear later. Warriors exploring.

Game emailed. ;)

Spanish - turn 11: The Spanish Warrior Code is born! Spanish craftsmen begin learning how to work in stone. Vandals still lurking as we close in on another goody hut...

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Celts - Turn 12

Bronze working is available. Working on pottery in 9 turns. Entermont switched to producing spear (almost forgot :)). Settler still walking along the river. Warriors revealing more of the world. :yeah:

Game emailed. :)

Great progress today. :D

Celts - Turn 26

Founded third city. Good progress generally. Seemed to be lagging slightly behind the AI civs.

Probably on an island. Still one dark patch to the south; possible landbridge?

Game emailed. :)

Screenshot of final turn for today's round...

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts3.jpg

Spain - turn 26. Continued exploring. Barcelona was founded a few turns ago. Another city to be settled soon.

Game e-mailed.

Spain circa turn 25. :)

The World, circa turn 35. :)

Celts - Turn 36

Got writing, researching mapmaking in 11 turns. :) Coming to visit donsig soon. 5 cities now.

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Screenshot : -

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts4.jpg

Celts - Turn 37

The Celtic people has decided to name our island the Blessed Isle. ;)

2 cities switch to produce settlers. Mapmaking in 10 turns.

Game zipped and emailed.

Spain turn 37. Found dark blue borders...

Celts - Turn 38

Nothing. :sleep:

Game emailed. ;)

Add : I am in the chatroom...

Spain - turn 39:

Trades! Gave the Carthaginians cermonial burial for writing and 20g. Traded masonary to the Koreans for bronzeworking and 3g. Gave the Koreans contact with the Carthaginians for the wheel, iron working and 40g. Gave the Babylonians contact with Carthage for mysticism. :)

Thank you, donsig. I'll be getting all those techs and communications fr you once I come out of my splendid isolation... :)

Celts - Turn 42

2 settlers moving to new city locations. 2 more being readied.

Celts - Turn 47

Researching literature. Capital went into chaos, too many cities. Going to found 5 more cities on the Blessed Isle. Will begin building galleys next turn and come out of our splendid isolation. :)

Screenshot : -

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts5.jpg

Celts - Turn 48

Building galley in 5 turns. Founded another city.

Game uploaded as alliance48.zip. Also emailed.

Add : In the chatroom....

Celts - Turn 61

No horses on the Blessed Isle. Iron to be connected some turns later.

Bought the Aztecs' territorial map for 75 gold. Their land looks ripe for the taking. :mwaha: Time to test out those Gallic swordsmen, once they're available. :D

Science set to zero.

Have sent updated map and comm with Aztecs over.

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Mini screenshot of the world as attached : -

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts7.jpg

General screenshot : -

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts6.jpg

Oh, and pls don't give the Aztecs comm with the other AI civs, donsig. They still don't have alphabet yet (among other things), and I intend to keep it so till my Gallic swords arrive... :)

Sending some math books over. :)

Game e-mailed.

DLing the patch. Play will resume under v1.14f. :)

Sorry I wasn't around today; got an interview in the afternoon. ;)

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
DLing the patch. Play will resume under v1.14f. :)

Sorry I wasn't around today; got an interview in the afternoon. ;)

I left work early anyway. :)

Can we make it a point to log into the chatrooms (#civ3mp, sometimes the other is rather crowded...) the same time we log onto CFC? 'Cause sometimes I see you're online and then have to wait for like an eternity before you 'see' me... :)

Celts - Turn 65

Began making the barest preparations to assemble a force to 'pacify' Aztecland. :)

Worker reached iron, to be connected soon.

One more settler heading out to occupy undesired land; room for another two more cities apart fr that one.

Game emailed. Happy Thanksgiving. :)

Realized there might be problems with my email. ;)

Uploading now, in case you didn't get the mail.

www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/alliance65.zip

Looks like the Koreans are at war with the Babylonians.


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Celts - Turn 66

Training of forces for conquest of Aztecland begins in ernest. Fleet being gathered at Agedincum, in preparation to ferry the troops across the newly-named Celtic Sea. :)

Nothing much else.

don, what are your long-term 'plans' concerning Babylonia? :groucho: I'll be busy for awhile in the West, so can't send troops over to the Continent to help you until later, so...

www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/alliance66.zip

Game also emailed. Pls chk (to see if it actually arrives...). Thanks.

Add : Watching Harry Potter tonite probably, so not sure what time will be back. ;) Tomorrow morning?

Got the e-mail. Mailed 66a to the yahoo account. :)

Just entered anarchy on the way to monarchy. Not ready to attack the Babs just yet. They are fighting Korea right now so I'll keep my eyes open for opportunities. ;)

Got the email. :)

Give me monarchy, I beg of thou, o mighty ruler of the the Spanish. What other techs do you have, hidden up thee silken sleeves...? :)

OK then, I'll finish off the Aztecs (soon I hope), and then come south in force to help you. :) As a neutral party whose units somehow got in the way of Babylonian (if it still exists) or other reinforcements... :crazyeye: :)

I just hope the Carthaginians don't join in the fun.

Celts - Turn 67

More vet warriors being raised. 4 cities on war-prod-mode. Iron to be linked in 3 turns. Third galley to join transport fleet soon.

Two settlers on the way to found new settlements. Nothing urgent, just to claim land.

Game emailed. :) I don't expect problems with this email....

Celts - Turn 78

Celtic Iron Age warriors storming into Aztecland. :D

Screenshot : -

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts8.jpg

Celts - Turn 82

The Conquest continues. Third Aztec city is 'liberated'. :) Stack of 7 swords heads for horse tile outside the Aztec capital.

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http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/kdcelts9.jpg

... they should not have biult a city on MY continent! ;)

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Celts - Turn 83

Nothing much, seems my stack was attked. Two swords dmged and had to retreat but attk on Techno-whatever shall proceed as planned next turn. :)

The Aztec empire waned as the days passed by. :D

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Celts - Turn 84

Aztecs attempted some feeble counter-attks; didn't kill anyone but had to retreat for the time being to heal. Plus they elitized (:)) two of my swords. Hope to get a GL to build my FP on this island. :)

Up north, a smaller stack of 4 swords (1 elite) moved westwards to take out a smaller city; no Aztec unit being seen for awhile.

Ferried in a few reinforcement units. Typical stuff... Shld have 11 swords and 4 spears to operate around that southernmost city next turn.

Back home, begin to build improvements. Figure got enough forces to take out the remaining Aztec cities. Still got 2 cities to build swords though.

Game emailed. ;)

Spain: turn 99!

Celts - Turn 104

Founded Ratae Coritanorum. Rushed FP using GL generated during an earlier attack on the Aztec capital. Defended by two spears and one pike.

Science reset back to zero.

Sent 500 gold to help our Spanish allies. :)

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The Western Celtic Empire, with the new western capital at Ratae Coritanorum. :)

The Eastern Celtic Empire, with the old capital of Entremont. :)

The Aztec War

After the third or fourth attempt to smite the Aztec capital, we finally gave up after suffering horrendous losses (up to 6-7 swords) in the last attack (that damn city was sized 7). The geography got in our way, disrupting our speedy demonic swordsmen.

In the course of the attacks on the enemy capital, a great Celtic leader was forged in the fires of righteous war.

Fortunately, a side-force of only 4 swords managed to mow down the Aztecs along the western coast and captured Tlaxcala and Calixtlahuaca. Our strategists now advised to wait for Teotihuacan to expand its borders before reattempting another attack.

The Aztecs lacked iron and their horse tile could be easily pillaged. Only two viable cities remained. One could almost feel pity for them.... :mischief:

We await the Second Aztec War with great anticipation. :D

But for now, the spotlight falls on our Spanish allies to the south who are about to engage in a war of survival with the evil Carthaginian empire, who even once dared to extort the mighty Empire of the Celts. :)

Celts - Turn 107

Our southern frontier with the Aztecs. The remnants of the Aztec army are slowly filtering back to their side of the border.

Note the helpful Aztec worker building a road for us. :)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts12.jpg

Celts - Turn 111

My only source of saltpetre - outside Tlacopan. :( At least, the Aztecs don't have any... :p

Nothing much else to say; Leo's in 4 and SC in 11 but I think the AI will beat me to one of these at least. Which one to go for? :hmm: Opinions?

Once we got astronomy, pls remember to export horses and saltpetre (if any) to me... :)

Game emailed.

They beat you to both K-D. :(

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 112

Darn. Darn, darn, darn. :mad:

OTOH, saltpetre outside Verulamium. :) To be connected in 3 turns.

Upgraded a few spears to pikes. Cheap to rush city improvements and upgrade units.... :hmm:

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Our military observor 'observing' the action around Cirta... :D

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Celts - Turn 116

Thanks for the techs. :) Researching music theory in 6 turns. Going to prebuild Bach's next turn (forgot to this turn...). After that, will go for astronomy.

Peace with Aztecs - 5-6 turns remaining.... :evil:

Going to load up 2 muskets soon to send to the Continent as military observors (and accidental path-blockers...). Soon.

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Turn 116 - Spain:

The Spanish Ambassadors were dispatched to Babylon to negotiate a right of passage for Spanish troops. King donsig had decided such an agreement would be necessary in order to counter Carthaginian aggression. Hammurabi flatly refused to enter into the agreement muttering something about Spain's 'unprovoked attack' on Arabia.
When the King rec'd word of this he silently vowed to make Hammurabi pay for his insolence one day. Outwardly the king put Spain on a complete war footing while at the same time dispatching his ambassadors on to Carthage.
Hannibal proved a bit easier to deal with than Hammurabi. While Spain could not force any new concessions in the peace treaty, the King's ownership of Cirtas in perpetuity was guaranteed by the Carthaginians. Once the treaty was signed the ambassadors opened trade negotiations and were able to buy astronomy in exchange for a printing press, 280g and contact with the Aztecs.
Unfortunately, most countries are dirt poor and have nothing to trade!:mad: The King did send the secrets of astronomy, horses and two luxuries over to the Celts. :)

Er, it shld be Queen donsig. Forgot to change the title while setting up the PBEM.... :crazyeye: :p :)

Remember to pass me astronomy. :) Then I can export luxuries to you. And I need horses!

Edit : Oh, saw your last line. Didn't quite see it; sleepy. Want to play a few turns tonight?

Celts - Turn 117

Prebuilding Bach's at Alesia. Music theory in 5 turns.

Exported good Celtic wine for our Spanish allies' pleasure. :) Dyes to follow soon (after connection to trade network).

Building first knight unit at Veralaminium. :D Peace with Aztecs - 4 turns remaining. :evil:

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Spain, turn 118:

We love the queen celebrations across the country. :)

You disappeared from the chat while I was uploading the game! Here it is: alliance118a.zip (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/alliance118a.zip)

Celts - Turn 121

The Celtic Army conducts 'training exercises' outside Techno-whatever and up north. :D Peace with Aztecs is up. :evil: One med inf accidentally spills into Aztec territory though...

3 muskets sail for Cirta; city-fortress will be abandoned and rebuilt further north-eastwards... Settler being built in city.

Music theory sent to Spaniards; Bach's being built in Entremont. Researching banking in 7 turns.

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Celts - Turn 127

Bought navigation and physics fr the Arabs in exchange for wine, dyes and 54 gold. Sending all three techs (incl banking) over.

The Second Aztec War is drawing to a close, with the Aztecs down to last city. Generated a GL earlier, during a skirmish up north. Used to rush Bach's in Entremont.

Researching economics in 5 turns.

Alesia switched to Magellan's. To be completed in 1 turn. The future Celtic navy needs the extra movement points.

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The Aztecs, holed up in their last stronghold.... :evil: No significant resistance...

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts14.jpg

My third GL.... :mwaha: Will form an army of knights...

Maybe I shld let the Aztecs live, just to harvest GLs... :evil:

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Celts - Turn 134

ToG in 1 turn. Arabs building Newton's at Basra. Will need to spy later.

Main army being stationed at Tlatelolco; ships arriving to ferry troops for a new campaign overseas soon. :D But the Koreans are succumbing to the Carthaginian onslaught... War with Carthage may be imminent... :) :hammer:

Otherwise, generally peaceful development.

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PS BTW, the Aztecs had been destroyed by the rampaging Celts a few turns ago. :evil: Second Aztec War ended.

Looks like the Babs are in the industrial age! :eek:

Spain, turn 139:

The King of Spain declares war on Babylon!
The citizens of Elipi recently overthrew their Babylonian oppressors and joined the Kingdom of Spain. King donsig believes other Babylonians would do the same if not for the recent cruel measures enacted by Hammurabi to prevent a further shrinking of this power. The Spanish King could not sit idly by as his Babylonian cousins are prevented from joining his kingdom. He therefore declared war on Babylon to liberate those who wish to join the Kingdom of Spain. One city has already been liberated by the Spanish cavalry.

(Hmmm... did I miss out on the Spanish UU?)

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Despaired of the eternal war betw the Carthaginians and Koreans, the Celtic Army decided to take a hand. Breaking 2 deals to world outrage, the Celtic Army landed a large force in Korea, preparing to occupy the Korean cities to ensure they remained forever free fr the clutches of the evil Carthaginian invaders... :)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts16.jpg

The Celtic Army liberated the first Korean city. :) The natives were so thrilled though.... Lost a few middle-aged (inside joke :)) med infantry...

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Celts - Turn 150

The Celtic Army liberated Inchon. :)

Nationalism done. Researching steam power in 4 turns. I think I forgot to send nationalism over....

The Celtic Empire had surpassed the Arabs... :D

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Our new Provincia Korea.... :)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts18.jpg

The Kingdom of Spain after 150 turns:

Celts - Turn 151

Sent nationalism over. Some of the AI already got steam power and communism. I hate accelerated production.... 3 turns to steam power.

The Arab-Japanese War isn't going very well for the Japanese. Already got one city razed and another one or two conquered. The Arabs would probably surpass me again later... :(

Nothing happening on the Korean front. Saw a couple of Korean longbowmen heading towards me though... Packed off a few more troops to Provincia Korea. I think I'd be reinforcing that area, as well as siphoning troops off to Tolosa...

Other than that, mundane stuff... :sleep:

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Celts - Turn 161

1 more turn to corporation.

Building factories all around. RRing too.

6 turns to Suffrage. Will beat the Babylonians. :) Check earlier; the Arabs shld be even slower...

Our deals are expiring soon. Need to renew - both parties.

Forgot to fish for some diplo deals...

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The situation off Spanish North Coast....

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Spain - turn 170:

After the recent peace making binge the Kingdom of Spain dissolved itself in favor of democracy.

Too tired tonight. Forgot to raise research rate and also forgot to do a screenshot :(

I did remember to upload the game though. ;)

Celts - Turn 171

4 turns to atomic theory.

Workers (free and slave alike) busy building RRs, clearing jungles and cleaning up pollution.

Cities still building city improvements like factories and hospitals; but in a few turns will be churning war-making material. :yeah:

We envision a naval armanent programme soon. :evil: The seas belong to us.

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The Royal Surveyor's Office has released the following maps of our domains...

The Eastern Empire

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts20.jpg

The Western Empire

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts21.jpg

Provincia Korea

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts22.jpg

Fortress of Tolosa

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Spain is at war with three nations again: Arabia, Carthage and Korea!

Arabian forces inside Spain were wreaking havoc with Spanish food supplies. When the Spanish government asked the Arabic forces to leave Spain, Arabia declared war! Spain shelled Arabian forces near Eridu and Carthage declared war on Spain. Arabia then coerced the Koreans into an alliance against Spain. Spain ancient friends across the water, the Celts, have come to Spain's aid. :)

Spain has built a great dam to bring power to Spanish factories. Wall St. And the SIA (Spanish Intelligence Agency) were also recently built. Spain only awaits the perfection of a new technology before unleashing it's war making machine.

Here is the current situation near Eridu where 10 Arabian bombers are based.

Celts - Turn 192

The Empire of the Celts had answered our ancient Spanish allies' call for a stand against the forces of chaos. We began to build a mighty fleet of battleships and a bigger army of infantry and tanks to answer that call.

The Army and Navy of the Empire had mobilized and at march. :hammer: Let them come. :mwaha:

Celts - Turn 194

First tanks being airlifted to Provincia Korea. However Nampo had fallen, before we can 'test' these fearsome new tactical formations in live trials... :mischief: We lost 4 cavalry though - but we're in the phase of phasing out our cavalry forces anyway. :)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts24.jpg

Another force of 6 cavalry is enroute to help taking out Eridu, where Arabic bombers are wrecking havoc on the luxury supplies fr our Spanish allies.

3 turns to fission.

Don't mind the Celtic warships roaming around, outside Arab City. :)

More battleships (4 at last count) being built; tanks being churned out by 2 per turn.

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Celts - Turn 195

Cavalry stack heading towards Eridu being bombed; only 1 unit left with full hp. :rolleyes:

2 new battleships left port; as well as 3 new tanks. :)

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Arabian bombers also wreaking havoc on Spain's food supplies. Much irrigation damaged. Roads have also been bombed severing the north of Spain from the south. Spanish fighters now based in all norther cities. Bomber production begun. Tank production hitting stride. Two tanks complete, three more next turn and a couple more the turn after.

These Carthaginian ships are escorting transports. A landing was made outside Old Arab City - 2 cavalry.

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Celts - Turn 196

Another new battleship left port. One battleship bombarded Eridu; another two heading that way. Took 2 hps off a riflemen.

Cavalrymen retreating to heal, after bombardment by Arabian bombers outside North Coast City.

Two battleships headed west for Provincia Korea.

Now producing 3 tanks per turn. Only 1 new battleship being built in our shipyards - the rest are busy building remaining city improvements.

1 turn to fission.

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Spain - turn 196.

Babylon River and North Coast City barely repel Carthaginian cavalry attacks. Eridu must be taken to eliminate those Arabic bombing raids! Spanish tanks advancing through the hills and being met by Arabic guerillas. Arabic fleet heads home after being shelled once more by Spanish Artillery.

Spain - turn 198:

Spanish battleship sinks another Arabian ship in the south as Spanish artillery continue to shell Arabian ships off the Spanish coast.
Eight tank units are set to attack Eridu next turn. :) A little progress is made in repairing the roads and rails to the north. Enough irrigation repair projects are completed so that food shortages are eliminated..

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Destroyers of the Celtic Navy sank two Arabian battleships off our shores, with help from the artillery corps. :D

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Celts - Turn 199

Sent extra silks to Spain. :)

Forces digging in at Seoul; tanks airlifted into the area every turn. Preparing for a quick strike into Carthage.

Destroyers sank 2 Arabian battleships off our coasts, with aid fr coastal artillery. :D

2 turns to rocketry. Plans for a carrier to carry some jet fighters and more fighter wings to support our armies on the continent.

6 turns to completion of UN.

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A major pain in the behind is about to be eliminated.

Eridu has been captured and about 15 Arabic bombers and fighters have been destroyed. :)

Spain will have computer technology in 2 turns. There is uranium near Espana. Spanish workers hope to have the incense exports flowing again soon.

Here's a look at the Carthaginian forces in the north of the Spanish continent.

Babylon and Arabia make peace. Carthage declares war on Celts and sink elite Celtic ironclad off the north coast of Spain. (But not before an Carthaginian ironclad goes to the bottom first.)

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Celts - Turn 200

The evil Carthaginians had sneak attacked our forces. Carthage shalt burned for this! :flamedevi

A new Arabian battleship sank our heroic destroyer off the west coast of the Western Realm. Our two battleships en route to Provincia Korea had been redeployed to this area.

In the Celtic Straits, sank a couple of Arabian-Carthaginian ships...

1 turn to rocketry.

Allied with the Babs against the Carthaginians. :mischief:

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Armored divisions of the Celtic Army on the march...

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Spain - turn 200:

Carthaginians almost take Lagash from the Babylonians. Spanish bombing and shelling of the Carthaginian infantry prior ro the attack saved the Babylonians.

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Celts - Turn 201

Hyangsan falls! An armored moves southwards... but infantry reinforcements had to cross a stripe of Carthaginian territory to get to Hyangsan. Will Hyangsan hold?

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Researching ecology. 4 turns. Forgot to send rocketry. :o

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Spain, turn 201:

Babylon won't give Spain an ROP. Carthage attack on Lagash fails despite lack of Spanish bombardment this time. Celtic battleship sinks attacking Arabic destroyer off North Coast.

Spain sends computer technology to Celtic cousins and humbly asks for coal imports to resume. :)

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Celts - Turn 202

Hyangsan held... :)

Arabs are building SETI. We planted a spy in Arabia, and then conducted a city investigation. They would complete it in 12 turns; we could in 8. :mischief: Unless, our Spanish allies want to give it a go...

We sent rocketry and coal to Spain. The Celts wonder if Spain can resume the missing luxury export to us...

UN in 3 turns...

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Pusan falls!

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The world today...

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We have planted a spy in Carthage as well. Per se are the latest military information collected by our spies in Arabia and Carthage, and compared with our own forces (which are now considered 'weak')... The Arabs have 3 carriers!

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Spain, turn 202 (860 AD): The Babylonians once again refused the right of passage to Spanish troops seeking access to Carthage. The Republic of Spain immediately declared war on Babylon. Spanish armor captured Lagash in the north (killing a Babylonian Great Leader!) while Spanish mechanized infantry took Uruk in the south.

Madrid is set to build SETI in 6 turns. :D Exportable incense will be connected next turn. Spain has aluminum and uranium within its borders though both are currently unconnected.

Regarding the stats given above, the Arabs have one less frigate now. ;) The Spanish forces consist of:

1 cavalry
5 infantry
12 tanks
11 mechanized infantry
6 artillery
1 battleship
7 fighters
3 bombers
2 guerillas

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It's almost the endgame. I've set all the normal victory options on, so it's likely the Arabs will go for a space victory. And it doesn't look like we can touch them that soon - I'm not even sure if we can finish off the Carthaginians that soon. :(

One particular problem now are the radar towers. Every Carthaginian city has one nearby and it's always in the hardest to attk tile (hill, mountain etc). During my drive into Carthaginian Korea, I find I need to take out the tower, before even attacking the city... And each tower is defended by an infantry. I only have 4 artillery in Provincia Korea - far too little. Need time to build and transport more there...

I'll try to head for a space victory as well, and then we can continue the game as per normal after that (no more points). I'm sure you'll want to grind Arabia into dust as well... :D What do you think?

Celts - Turn 203

Finished upgrading all infantry to mech inf. Sank another Arab battleship off the Western Empire. Forces in Provincia Korea digging in, pending delivery of more artillery and MIs.

Tried to insert spy into Babylon but was caught... Unsurprisingly the Babs didn't declare war. :mischief: Successful insertion into Japan.

The Japanese have 15 riflemen, 4 guerillas, 2 destroyers, 2 transports, 1 spear, 3 workers... Weak... :mischief:

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Spain, turn 203:

Sent incense to our Celtic cousins. Rebuilding of roads and rails to reconnect the north and south. Began shelling Uruk which is our next objective.

Spain regrets that they cannot be of more use against Carthage at this time. Babylon is not offering much resistance and it is hoped that Spain will emerge much stronger from the war with Babylon. Strong enough it is hoped that together Spain and her Celtic cousins will be able conquer Carthage in time to turn and face the menace known as Arabia.

Celts - Turn 204

Tried and failed to insert Agent X into Babylon. :mischief: The Babs remained polite.

1 turn to ecology; 1 turn to the UN.

Continued to mass produce war-making material, for those cities not building improvements.

Pollution all over the place...

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Celts - Turn 205

No idea what our allies are researching, so did space flight. 5 turns.

Completed the UN, but didn't hold elections.

Building mass transits.

Took out radar tower outside Wonsan; massed armor outside the soon-to-fall city. :)

And sank another Arabian battleship; along with 3 other older ships.

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Just being curious! On what difficulty are your AI civs? AFAIK they are all on chieftain in PBEM games.... I read about changing the difficulty for hotseat.

Did you do something to get it to Monarch (assuming they really are on Monarch)?

BTW:
Nice game. Anarres and I saw how a 2 player game can be very succesfull (well in any case fast) and fun, so we started one too! But we are playing against each other, having the AI as pawns to move around or kill... :satan:

Originally posted by ERIKK
Just being curious! On what difficulty are your AI civs? AFAIK they are all on chieftain in PBEM games.... I read about changing the difficulty for hotseat.

Did you do something to get it to Monarch (assuming they really are on Monarch)?I think we're really at monarch - we lost quite a number of wonders to the AI (Leo's, Sun Zi's, Sistine, Newton's, the list goes on). And the second biggest (by points) power is Arabia (AI). Militarily, they got the most units as well. Most populous as well. :(

We only begin to surpass the Arabs in tech in the modern era (crazy considering there're two of us researching down different paths).

I started the game. Didn't do anything special - only set it as monarch in the MP screen...

BTW:
Nice game. Anarres and I saw how a 2 player game can be very succesfull (well in any case fast) and fun, so we started one too! But we are playing against each other, having the AI as pawns to move around or kill... :satan:Yeah, it's easier when there're only 2 persons for the game to go around in one round - as opposed to 4 or 8. :) Good luck!

Spain, turn 205:

Spanish forces have captured Ur and are now almost in sight of the Babylonian capital city. The Spanish Navy sunk another Arabian frigate off the west coast of Spain. In the north, Spanish tanks defeat attacking Carthaginian tanks (thanks to an earlier bombing run).

there are reports that the Arabs are working on a secret project code named Manhattan...

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 206

Sank two Arabian battleships off the Western Empire. :) While Wonsan fell.

Agent K in Arabia had been exposed. We tried inserting another agent but it wasn't successful...

Will build Manhattan's next turn, at the Capitol...

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Celtic forces digging in at Wonsan, while Celtic armor parked outside Ulsan, preparing for an attack on the city...

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Spain, turn 206 (910 AD):

Spanish Navy sinks one more Arabian frigate. Artillery brought within range of next objective (Agash?). It is defended by infantry but is under attack from the east (by Carthage?). Once it falls to Spain the Babylonian capital will be next. :)

Miniaturization in 5 turns. Perhaps one day a great leader will rise up to bring glory to Spain...

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 211

Had made peace with Arabs the last turn - them having completed the Manhattan Project. We weren't really hurting them anyway, except for sinking Arabian battleships...

Began building tactical nukes... :evil:

Completed the Apollo Project wonder as well; building all 3 components. The other cities set to building solar plants or research centers; no additional amt of new war material is going to aid our invasion of Carthage much, until the advert of MAs.

Researching synthetic materials - 3 turns left. Until then....

Bombarding Pyongyang with all 8 artillery pieces in Provincia Korea. Stack of armor awaiting orders on the mountain just outside. Probably moving back to base soon, for upgrading works. And then... :hammer:

Our Spanish allies appeared to be overrunning Babylonia with ease. :D

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Provincia Korea today... We had liberated almost all of former Korea. :)

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Spain, turn 211 (950 AD):

The people spontaneously add to the ancient Spanish palace that is the seat of governemnt and WLTQD celebrated throughout much of Spain thanks to the recent importation of Celtic wines. Spain sends the secrets of miniaturation in return but warns their Celtic cousins not to use this new technology to make smaller bottles of wine. ;)

Spanish forces enter Samarra leaving only two cities in Babylonian hands. Akkad may well fall next turn. Arabian bombers pount the north coast of Spain though our jets did shot one down. Carthaginian forces moving in on Lagash. Once Bablyon is completely under Spanish control Spain can turn north to deal with Carthage in cooperation with the Celts.

Spanish scientists are researching genetics even while Spain works on its own Apollo program and the internet (which will be ready in 8 turns).

Game e-mailed.

Here is what is left of Hamurabi's country:

Celts - Turn 212

Continued bombarding Pyongyang. Armor moving back to base.

2 turns to synthetic fibre.

Otherwise, nothing much to report.

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Just wondering KD, who you going to launch your first Tactical Nuke against? ;)

Spain, turn 212;

Captured Akkad. Nineveh is the final remaining Babylonian city. Arab bombers continue to devastate Spain's north coast. Began transferring jets north to counter. Carthage attack on Lagash barely fails.

Game e-mailed.

Originally posted by WildFire444
Just wondering KD, who you going to launch your first Tactical Nuke against? ;) Just for some insurance, and loading onto my nuke subs. :) Going to build quite a few, plus some ICBMs eventually too, to form my nuclear strike force. :)

Originally posted by donsig
Arab bombers continue to devastate Spain's north coast. Began transferring jets north to counter.Those bombers must be coming fr those Arabian carriers out at sea. Though I have many warships moving thru the Straits, didn't see any...

I'll send a fleet to sweep further northwards and locate them. ;)

Celts - Turn 213

The Celts request our Spanish brethren to resume spice exports to our empire. :)

Completed the Docking Bay, for our space programme.

Celtic cavalry killed 2 Carthaginian marines outside Lagash. Jets bombed another Carthaginian cavalrymen. :)

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Our first nuclear-armed sub leaving port, for a secretive location... :evil:

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Our fleet located the Arabian carriers. There're two of them, escorted by battleships.

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Probably the Last Charge of our cavalrymen, outside Lagash. Killed two enemy marines... :)

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This is a great game you guys. I'll be sad to see it end.


Of course, you keep on playing till one of you conquer the world!

It won't be ending for quite awhile. ;) Still many turns to go before getting the space victory.

Besides, we're planning to grind Arabia into dust (for all the bombs they delivered onto Tolosa and sinking my one battleship :)); that is if donsig is up to it. :mischief:

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
Besides, we're planning to grind Arabia into dust (for all the bombs they delivered onto Tolosa and sinking my one battleship :)); that is if donsig is up to it. :mischief:

Up for it? I'm positively looking forward to it! Arabic bombers destroy much of Old Arab City (again). Valiant Celtic Cavalry falls outside Lagash as Carthage moves up mech infantry to the area. :( Spanish bombers work feverishly to bomb Carthage's oil supply and the surrounding area.

Four elite and two vet tanks, supported by eigth artillery are set to assualt the last Babylonian stronghold: Nineveh, which is built on a hill.

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Celts - Turn 214

Completed the Cockpit as well, for our space program.

Cavalrymen charging at a few more enemy units along the Spanish-Carthaginian border - killed 1 marine and 1 damaged infantry. Jets failed to dmg the mech inf beseiging Lagash though... But we have 6 mech inf prowling the area. ;)

Upgraded all tanks to MAs. :cool: Oops, forgot to send the tech again... Next turn...

Carthage seemed to have given Nora to the Arabs (?). For resources?

We're researching satellites, in furtherance of our space programme goals. 4 turns...

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The marches betw Lagash and the Carthaginian empire...

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The Arabian warships and carriers north of Arab City...

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Spain, turn 214 (980 AD):

The seige of Nineveh produced Spain's first great leader: Cordoba! He rushed to Babylon to form an army which will most likely hold mech infantry.

Nineveh fell swiftly after Cordoba's attack. :)

Cordoba wasted no time in forming his army of mechanized infantry. He and his army set off for the Carthaginian oil fields in the north.

The Spanish Air Force based in Ashur bombed Carthaginan forces outside Lagash. Mech infantry reinforced Lagash as well.

Arabic bomber continue to take their toll on Spain's northern cities though Spanish jets downed 3 enemy bombers.

Celts - Turn 215

Demographics and top 5 cities : -

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Railroad link between north and south almost re-established. Extending railroad into old Babylon.

Lost a couple tanks to Carthage but they lost more mech infantry. :)

Shot down a few more Arabian bombers!

Madrid is the #1 city in the world! [dance]

Cordoba's army in Carthage:

Wow, Knight-Dragon is beating you by 700+ donsig! How did that happen??

Our 2 MAs marauding along Spanish-Carthaginian border found Rusaddir defended by puny infantrymen... :mischief: Following some artillery bombardment, the MAs turned towards the city. Lost one MA; killed one infantry. 2nd defending infantry killed by new MA just airlifted into Tolosa... :) Phew...

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The Battle for Carthage and Leptis Magna : -

Our bombers hit the infantry guarding the radar tower on the mountain betw Carthage and Leptis Magna first; then the enemy was removed with an MA. After a mighty artillery barrage on Leptis Magna, our MAs rolled into the city with little serious opposition. We captured the city almost intact, except for the cultural buildings. Also caught one of their battleships in port. :)

Then the stack of more than 10 MAs outside Leptis Magna became idle. The first MA rolled out to hit Carthage... and won. Driven by the determination to be the first to capture the capitol of the enemy, the Celtic armored forces charged into the city. Upwards of whole 6 - 8 MAs were killed, along with 5 - 6 MIs of the enemy, but at the end of the day, the city was ours. :)

And we had captured the Sistine Chapel and Pyramids as well. :) We emptied out our forces fr Provincia Korea to hold Carthage and Leptis Magna.

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Spain, turn 220:

Spain has entered her Golden Age.

Rebased bombers to Nineveh so as to be better able to pound Carthage.

Arabs have rebuilt their bombers. 8 squadrons attacked the north of Spain and Spanish jets were able to shoot down half of them. :) Spanish scientists are researching stealth. Spain continues work on her coastal defenses as two Arabian transports are off the south coast of Spain.

Originally posted by WildFire444
Wow, Knight-Dragon is beating you by 700+ donsig! How did that happen??

He took on the Aztecs early and established himself on two continents (palace on one and FP on the other). I did not enter major wars until recently. I went 200 turns without a great leader - and I still don't have a FP! :(

Luckily, we are allied!

Celts - Turn 221

We are in the midst of building 4 ICBMs; also have 4 nuclear-armed subs roaming around... :evil: Plans are afoot for more.

Our space programme is coming along nicely; over half completed. The Arabs are believed not to have started theirs yet, or they are way behind. :)

1 turn to semi-conductors. 5 turns to finish the Cure for Cancer or CFC for short. CFC is good for happiness, as we are know. :)

Our forces in Provincia Carthaginia are digging in and resting up for the next campaign. Plans are afoot to build and airlift more MAs into the region as well. The Carthaginians are finished, even if they don't know it yet. :evil:

Arabian battleships roaming around outside Spanish Coast City at will. :( Even the mighty Celtic Navy is wary of them, with squadrons dispersed all over the world. Our naval yards in Alesia are hecticly building battleships at the rate of 1 per 2 turns, but it will take some time before we can build up sufficient mass to challenge them.

Our population has surpassed the Arabs'. For now. :)

Game will be emailed.

The Carthaginian Front : -

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Preliminary Plan for Crushing Arabia :)

Preliminary Steps : -

1) The Celtic Empire to attack and conquer Japan in a swift naval invasion.
2) Will then airlift the entire Celtic Army onto the continent.
3) Will pass one city to the Spanish; somewhere where the Arabs can't reach. Maybe ring it with Celtic units.
4) The Spanish Empire will also airlift entire Army onto the continent.
5) Both Empires to build the SDI small wonder first.
6) The Spanish to remain at war with the Arabs, to induce them to continue building warships.

Then the real invasion begins. :evil:

Objectives : -

Main - Raze all Arabian cities; destroy their production base. Maybe excepting for those holding Wonders.
Secondary - Hunt down the Arabian battleships and carriers.

We await comments from our estemmed Spanish brethren, and other militarily-inclined minds. :)

This is going to fun, like our first German SG. :D :groucho:

Spain, turn 221:

Planted a spy in Mecca. They have 108 mechanized infantry!

The plans outlined above look good. We must talk about dividing Carthage between us.

Originally posted by donsig
The plans outlined above look good. We must talk about dividing Carthage between us. Carthage? Whoever capture a city that city shall eternally remain his sounds good to me... :) Only fair since you got Babylonia... :p

Where's your FP?

Regarding plans, pls bear in mind that Arabian fighters might interfere with your airlifting units...

Playing my turn now...

Celts - Turn 222

Captured Oea, after losing some more MAs.

Researching nuclear power now. Another 4 turns.

First ICBM silos ready next turn. :)

Game will be emailed.

Provincia Carthaginia. Note the Arabian battleship outside Leptis Magna; it's escorting a transport...

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Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
Carthage? Whoever capture a city that city shall eternally remain his sounds good to me... :) Only fair since you got Babylonia... :p

Where's your FP?


I'm building my FP in Babylon.

I got Babylon, you got Aztec lands. You plan to get most of Japan. I think it would be fair to split Cathage 50/50....

Game e-mailed. :)

Celts - Turn 223

The Carthaginians have 5 inf, 22 mechs, 1 tank, 1 transport and 2 battleships left... The Arabs have 20 cruise missiles, 18 battleships, 117 MIs, 4 MAs, 7 bombers.... It's going to be 'fun'... :mischief:

Celtic MAs, artillery, MIs heading for Hippo...

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Extent of our space programme...

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Originally posted by donsig
I'm building my FP in Babylon.

I got Babylon, you got Aztec lands. You plan to get most of Japan. I think it would be fair to split Cathage 50/50....

Game e-mailed. :)Well, it took me a long time to actually make it productive, the Aztec lands. Even now, I only have 3 'perfect' cities that are actually producing anything over there... And campaigning in jungle is hardwork...

If you want Japan, pls feel free. :)

OK OK, I'll leave the rest of Carthage to you, after I take Hippo and that city to the north of it; I am actually getting some shields in Leptis Magna and Nampo. Remember though, that the Arabs have 2 cities to the north of us...

My army shld be embarking soon for Japan anyways... what's left of it.

Celts - Turn 224

Hippo falls.

Trying to match the number of Arabian battleships but main efforts in rebuilding our armor forces, which had been decimated in the recent drive into Provincia Carthaginia.

Transports being redistributed around the world, in preparation for Japanese campaign. Battleships as well.

We now have 4 tactical nukes and 3 ICBMs, with another coming online soon.

Nuclear power in 2 turns.

Game will be emailed.

Spanish forces capture Leptis Minor and the Carthaginian capital moves up the coast.

The Arabs had landed a mech infantry in the south and this was destroyed. They just landed another much larger force near Uruk.

Our Celtic cousins are invited to take Cadiz on the east coast.

Researching advanced flight.

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Whats the point of going after that tech donsig? Heli's and paratroopers are quite pointless.

Celts - Turn 225

We request that our Spanish allies resume the incense exports.

Cadiz falls... Carthaginian resistance is weakening.

One of our MIs accidentally strays into the heart of Carthaginian territory (stupid pathfinding...); another is sent to cover it.

Invasion force for Japan boarding transports at Tolosa. Battleship escorts ready.

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A new power is rising.... :)

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Originally posted by WildFire444
Whats the point of going after that tech donsig? Heli's and paratroopers are quite pointless.

Allows me to bring in 300gpt and I've never got to play with helicopters and paratroopers!

Built longevity. :)

Lost a mech infantry detroying Arabia's invasion force. Lost a mdern armor taking out a Carthaginian radar tower and anoth mech infantry when Carthage counter-attacked.

Forgot to send incense. Sorry. :(

Celts - Turn 226

Invasion fleet sails for Japan. 3 transports of MAs, MIs and artillery, escorted by 6 battleships (5 of them elite) and 1 destroyer.

CFC completed.

Researching the laser. 4 turns. Forgot to send tech though...

Game emailed.

Our small invasion fleet...

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The Arab carriers are here...

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Spain - turn 226:

Send incense to our Celtic cousins. Advanced flight next turn. Should be able to capture Utica next turn. :)

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Celts - Turn 227

Sent coal and the nuclear power tech to the Spaniards.

Only Army had destroyed the radar tower guarding the Carthaginian capitol - no unit was guarding it. Guess they're short of units... :)

Invasion fleet stalled, as we await a passing Japanese battleship off the NE coast of our Western Empire. We had a battleship just coming into contact with it.

More forces poured into Tolosa.

The Arabs have some nuke subs and at least one tactical nuke. We feel anxious for our Spanish brethren.

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Our Eastern Empire, our ancient heartland. :)

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Our Western Empire, the old Aztec nation.

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Provincia Carthaginia and Provincia Korea.

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Tolosa and Rusaddir.

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Spain - turn 227:

Sabratha (or what-ever it's called) flipped back to Hannibal and a good part of the Spanish Air Force is gone. :( City retaken swiftly (Carthaginian riflemen are no match fro Spanish modern armor). Utica also occupied. The drive on the newest Carthaginian capital failed.

Sent advanced flight to our Celtic cousins. Researching recycling.

Build Forbidden Palace. :)

The invasion fleet lands and bombards Kagoshima as well, as a few Arab military observors look on...

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Celts - Turn 230

We're 2 turns away fr a Space Victory. :)

Izumo falls. Mass of MAs, MIs and artillery heading for next Japanese city up the coast. We got our 4th GL, which we used to build an MI army. :yeah:

Researching smart weopans in 4 turns.

Gems now connected to our empire; 2nd gems needs to be connected by workers. We suspected Arabian foulplay.

8 ICBMs now. :D

Building artillery, for our eventual Arabian extermination campaign.

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Gonna launch all your ICBMs and Tact nukes on your last turn Knight-Dragon? Or after you win :p

Also, i am going to try a pbem 'game' tomorrow by doing what i said in the chatroom.

Carthage is no more!

Also sank an Arab galley and an Arab battleship. :crazyeye:

Here is Carthage just before the fall:

So how many turns in a row have you guys been at war?

Celts - Turn 231

One more turn to space victory. :D

The Arabs now have 2 ICBMs, but we still have 8 and more coming. :p

We have reached battleship parity with the Arabs. :yeah: Now building nuke subs as well, to hunt their nuke subs.

Our forces rampaging up the Japanese coastline...

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Originally posted by WildFire444
So how many turns in a row have you guys been at war? Not sure, but some of my cities are now celebrating WLTK days; so there must be some war weariness.

Regarding the nuking question... :mischief:

Originally posted by WildFire444
So how many turns in a row have you guys been at war?

Spain has been at war since turn 190.

Celts - Turn 232

We have achieved a Space Victory!

Screenshot : -

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Good game.

yeh gg now nuke em all

Celts - Turn 233

Ceded Ulsan, Wonsan and Rusaddir to our Spanish allies.

Smart weopans tech in 1 more turn.

MAs had reached the outskirts of Kyoto. :)

Lots of recycling centers to be completed next turn; then we'd resume our war production.

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PS - Sorry, was busy playing game; didn't realize I got disconnected in the chat... :)

Congrats on the win KD.

Next turn all you have to do is nuke Spain.
I mean Arabia. ;)

Spain congratulates our Celtic Cousins for reaching the stars!:goodjob:

Forgot to reassign our jets to our new Carthaginian cities. Also, lost three battleships to unseen foe! :eek: We did sink one Arabic battleship.

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 234

Kyoto falls. Japanese capital shifts way to the east, temporarily beyond the reach of Celtic forces. Nothing a transport or two can't solve. :)

The Celtic High Command is now trying to puzzle out how to cede an ex-Japanese city to the Spanish, w/o it falling immediately into Arabian hands... We might advise our Spanish brethren to temporarily make peace, after conquering the last Arab stronghold on the continent; and begin staging forces for a final showdown in Arabia. :)

We'd probably pass that last Japanese city to the east; so that the Celtic and Spanish forces can invade Arabia on different fronts. :)

Researching integrated defense.

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Our forces parity with the Arabs... We're equal in some areas, exceeding in others. :)

Our spies seem to have missed out on the Arab infantry, which they shld have about 10 or so.

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Peace at last! After 44 turns of war, war, war Spain is once again at peace. It was not an easy thing to acheive and there were setbacks: lost a carrier and 4 stealth planes to the invisible foe! Realized there are subs about and learned not to move carriers first. :o Lost all our remaining modern armor in the attack on the last Arabian city on the Spanish continent. Luckily we have three armies of mecanized infantry. The all attacked successfully though the city remained in Arabian hands. Pulling all the stops the Spanish High Command decided to send in single divisions of mech infantry. The city fell to the first one. Peace was made and the Arabs paid 400g in reparations for the terrible bombing raids on Spain's north coast.

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Celts - Turn 235

The Japanese are down to last 2 riflemen and 1 worker - having lost another 3 guerillas somewhere NW of Kagoshima.

We'll finish our airport in Kagoshima next turn. Kagoshima is now serving as the main staging point for the Celtic forces on the Arabian continent.

Building a few more ICBMs. The Celtic High Command is considering a pre-emptive nuclear strike to precede the assault on Arabia to save the lives of our soldiers; many of whom shall needlessly be lost in a conventional attack. :nuke: :smoke:

3 MAs and 1 MI had been airlifted to Tolosa this turn; they will sail for the last Japanese city soon.

Workers being moved fr Provincia Korea and Provincia Carthaginia to Provincia Nippon, to build RRs. The Japanese had neglected their rail network, or rather they didn't build one.

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Celts - Turn 236

We request Spain to resume spice exports to us.

Attack force sails for Yokohama (?). Expected occupation in 2 turns.

Pentagon completed.

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Celts - Turn 237

We gently remind our Spanish brethren to send spices...

Attk force lands outside Yokohama. City bombarded by our new fancy stealth fighters and battleships escort. We do not expect heavy resistance.

More forces pour into Provincia Nippon, for the imminent extermination campaign... Workers building RRs to link up cities. Only left 2 cities to link up.

The Arabs have 7 ICBMs now, while we have 11 (?) with another 5 in production. :evil:

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Celts - Turn 238

Spices....

Captured Yokohama; last Japanese citadel taken. Ceded it to the Spanish. One of our MIs remained in city; wonder whether it'll be given as well, or returned to the Celtic capital...

Passed on integrated def tech. Researching robotics in 4 turns, since we have no idea what the Spanish are doing over the last few turns.

Finishing SDI in 2 turns. :) Then the 'party' will begin I hope. But some preparations yet...

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Spices and robotics sent.

Spain has merely been basking in its Golden Age. :)

Celts - Turn 239

We have access to all 8 luxuries. :D

SDI in 1 turn. 12 ICBMs and a couple more under production. :groucho:

Building a few manufacturing plants so that some cities have 60 or more good shields (to produce MAs and RAs in 1 turn).

Nuke subs cruising thru the seas betw the Arab continent and Spain sighted a few of their subs...

The Celtic High Command plans for a nuclear strike to take out (hopefully) all of Arabia within 1 turn. We request to know when our Spanish allies will be ready for Armageddon. :)

Tax rate set to 100%; we're earning 1400+ gpt. Maybe we can 'buy' a few Arab cities before the Last Battle. :yeah:

Game emailed.

Spain, turn 239:

... do they want to fight or party?

The Arab Sneak Attack

Our losses were severe. Kyoto was razed - fortunately our fleet of 3 battleships and 1 nuke sub was at sea - and Satsuma occupied. Lost almost entire army of workers in Provincia Nippon. Also lost one battleship escort and one unarmed nuke sub and maybe 10-12 MIs.

But almost our entire MA and artillery force survived. Phew...

The Celtic High Command pondered on a counteroffensive...

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We have responded with a nuclear strike on every sizeable Arab city - almost all of them actually. The destruction is devastating... :evil:

Also launch one ICBM at that Arab stack of 3 carriers, escorted by 3 battleships, totally destroying the task force.

The Arabs lost 1/2 their MIs, and many other units; not to mention the general devastation of their land and population losses. However they do still have 3 tacticals and 10 ICBMs left. But not enough to kill us all. :mwaha:

We also got the SDI readied this turn. :yeah:

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Celts - Turn 240

We have used up our 15 ICBMs and 4 tactical nukes. Razed 2 Arabian cities (and 2 ICBMs with it :)). Only Muscat remained untouched as our forces were just outside it.

Our forces had retaken Satsuma at great cost. MAs are not much good against entrenched MIs.

We await the Arab response.

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Congrats for FINALLY using your nukes KD! I couldnt wait for your nuke strikes. And i notice that you changed your signature already ;)

The Arab Counter-strike

They launched all 8 of their ICBMs and possibly 1 tactical nuke. 4 were destroyed by our newly built SDI - 4 were not. Our capitol and 3 other productive cities were nuked. 10 million citizens were now radioactive ash...

We responded by nuking and razing Muscat.

Considering all things, it's a good exchange - 4 of our cities for 18 - 20 of theirs. :D

More ICBMs are ordered as we prepared for surgical nuclear strikes, to ease our extermination campaign on the Arabian continent.

Celts - Turn 242

After throwing back the Arab units in Provincia Nippon, our MAs, MIs, RAs and 2 MI armies are pushing into Arabia. Hopefully the 2 tactical nukes the Arabs had are onboard their 3 nuke subs...

The Arab forces kept decreasing. MIs down to 35, battleships to 6, not much of anything else. :) Support problem?

Our decontamination crews moving in to clean up the radioactive mess around the 4 cities hit by nukes and rebuilding tile improvements.

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Progress of the war...

Another of our cities was nuked; this time by a sub-based tactical nuke. We're in the process of hunting down their nuke subs and they're down to last one, probably armed with a tactical.

On the war front, our forces are advancing into Arab territory and meeting little resistance. Another 2 cities were razed and one of our MA columns are already positioned outside another city.

Production-wise, the Arabs are crippled and reduced to producing riflemen and guerillas, with the odd MA or two. They could produce little else, with supply routes cut by radioactive waste and cities devastated by nuclear conflagrations.

The war front so far, circa 245 turn...

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The last turn I played was 244. Would you please send me turn 245 K-D?!?

Originally posted by donsig
The last turn I played was 244. Would you please send me turn 245 K-D?!? Game emailed. Like I've said in my PM, TF must have finally gotten around to deleting the alliance files, per my request thread in Site Feedback... ;)

I bombed the heck out of Yamama in preperation for an assault. A conscript mech infantry showed though during some of my bombing runs a vet mech infantry would appear. I sent in my modern armor which did well but not there's a battleship defending the city!

Yamama finally fell to our forces. Had to send in mech infantry to clean out the guerillas that had been hiding in that battleship. ;)

Sent spices and incense to our Celtic cousins...

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 246

Sank the battleship just below the Spanish carriers (which appeared to have lost their battleship escort?); lost a battleship in the process, but we can more easily replace our losses than the Arabs. :p

Manoevuring forces around within Arabia. :)

We're aiming for Mecca, and then Najran (where one of the uranium resources is). We request our Spanish allies to take care of the one outside Khurasan, and then the Arabs can never build nukes again. :)

We responded to the Spanish gifts with 4 luxuries. The trades must have been cut when my capitol got nuked awhile back and all surrounding roads disconnected.

Game will be emailed.

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
Sank the battleship just below the Spanish carriers (which appeared to have lost their battleship escort?)


Yes, they did. Never fear - I have two battleships within range and they have joined the carriers.

Bombed the uranium roads. :)

Lost Yamama but got a leader when the Arabs attacked a one hp mech infantry with guerillas. :)

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 247

Nuked Aleppo. Our MAs marched into an empty shell... :) Razed the city.

The Arabs had their FP at Basra...

Didn't realize we're sitting on 7000+ gold; spent half on rushing city improvements projects in every city worldwide. :yeah:

Game will be emailed.

News : -

I'll be gone for 2 weeks fr next Monday (27/1), but I'll be in this weekend. ;) Going on a trip, which will ultimately end up in Bangkok in time for Chinese New Year...

Spain, turn 247:

Retook Yamama. Used the leader to rush an offshore platform there. :)

Game e-mailed.

Celts - Turn 248

Mecca was nuked, attacked and razed. Arabian spaceship destroyed... The capital shifted to Damascus.

Basra was nuked, attacked and razed.

Aden was attacked and destroyed. A GL was born... Our 6th?

Another city was attacked and razed. The one south of Baghdad...

Game will be emailed.

Our Arab front...

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/kdcelts63.jpg

Celts - Turn 249

Najran was attacked and razed.

Damascus was nuked, attacked and razed.

We have found and destroyed the last Arab nuke sub, along with its tactical nuke! :D It was trying to slip down past where Kyoto used to be...

Got a 7th GL...

Forces heading for Baghdad and the East.

Game will be emailed.

Add : Game crashed before I can save it... Fortunately got back the same results, down to the GL. :)

Naval squadrons have all left port and heading to blockade Arabia. :yeah:

Tried the save twice and got errors both times. I can load the game and play my turn but it crashes after I press enter to get the new save. :(

Originally posted by donsig
Tried the save twice and got errors both times. I can load the game and play my turn but it crashes after I press enter to get the new save. :( Maybe we shld call it a day - the Arabs are down to 4 cities anyway and only a few MIs and assorted units... I only have the turn 249 file; always only keep the latest file.

Game for a new alliance game? :D

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
Game for a new alliance game? :D

Sure, shall we try a higher difficulty?

Why not? I'll be going on my little trip now, and will leave you to think of all the details...

See you in 2 weeks! :)

Is that 2 weeks up yet?

It should be. You guys better get moving! All the other ones are finished because of resignation or they are moving slowly.

And, it makes me forget that I have homework to do :p

Originally posted by donsig
Is that 2 weeks up yet? Er, yes. :) What with Chinese New Year and all that.

So what's the plan, now?

Originally posted by WildFire444
It should be. You guys better get moving! All the other ones are finished because of resignation or they are moving slowly.Get moving on what? We're done with this game, really. ;)

OK, let's do an emperor game, Don. ;) What civ do you want?

I need to be more war-like this time. I wouldn't mind playing Japan. :)

As for me, I'd like to try the Mongols. Something new...

Settings?

Random is ok by me. If you have any preferences surprise me. We are playing this one as allies again, right?

Emperor level is good, too. This month's GOTM is emperor and I'm doing well in that one. :)

You guys are going to start a new thread right?

Originally posted by WildFire444
You guys are going to start a new thread right? Of course.

OK, allied game of Japanese and Mongols - all other settings random, at emperor level.

I'll set up the game in awhile (after lunch), then we'll use mel's method to make sure it stays at emperor level... ;)

Add : Do we still want accelerated production? I'd rather not...

We can skip accelerated production. Just classic old Civ 3, PTW style. ;)

What about world size? That can't be random, can it? Any will do for me though!

New thread here : -

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=774154#post774154

But you shld be able to notice it.

Made a false start (no AI); redoing it. :lol: