Liz, Darius, Vicky, and Willy are my research team (w/Mansa). Peter is a good trader, but very slow this game.
More specifically. We all know Mansa trades when 0% of other AI have the tech.
For Peter it's only 10%, so he'll (often, not always) trade things when only 1 other AI knows the tech
Willy is 15%.
Vicky and Darius: 30%
Liz is 40%.
(fyi Toku is 100%)
Examples:
Right now there are 10 players alive, so when an AI is considering trading there are 8 other AI.
Willy won't trade me Calendar, for example, if only 1 other AI knows it. 1/8 = 12.5%
but if 2 other AI know it. 2/8 = 25%. He trades.
if I kill 2 AI, then Willy will trade with only 1 other AI knowing it. 1/6 = 16%
If Vicky, Liz, and Darius all have CoL, they won't trade it unless I kill 2 AI. 2/6 = 33%
Sounds like I should kill 2 more AI.
Gifting Peter a ton of tech and get him to do something useful might have been a good idea when I met him. Now he's the worst enemy of Mansa and I can't afford -4 diplo w/ Mansa rt now.