Recent content by armstrong

Memphis was already retaken (which was actually probably for the best since it let us wipe out 3 cats, 2 grens, 1 cavalry, 2 frigates & 2 galleons for the low cost of 1 gren and 1 samurai.) Our economy is decent. It's running at 30% research 20% culture at the moment. Peace with Hatty will...

Thanks for the roster GreyFox. As far as strategy goes, some discussion is probably in order as we've been a bit silent. I guess my take on things is: 1. Just keep building cannons & grens and taking on the donut with Bismarck next (we can save Thebes for another time, Hatty is toast now)...

I think tech decisions around this time in the game are the hardest parts of the game for me - you're juggling so many things (happiness, culture, military, wonders) that there's no easy way to find the best way through. I almost always regret one of my choices: why did I get Literature so...

Howdy everyone :) I've been awol for a few days - I thought I had posted that, but evidentally I only posted it in my SGOTM. I'll echo the sentiment that it's entirely situational, and a lot depends on the difficulty level and how good the start is and how the trading situation looks. You...

Phew, okay. These turns are kind of frusterating... fighting 3 enemies at once is kind of silly. I played to 1700 AD, seemed like a nice number. We really need to think about getting some peace soon if possible. HC will not give us peace unless we give up the city we took from him...

Sorry everyone for the delay, playing now...

Okay, this is a got it. I don't think I'll be able to play until Monday though (about 48 hours) so if someone wants to grab it go ahead. :)

Whoops, yes, that is my correct vote. I needed to pay more attention to the vote-taking process... :blush:

Hmm, after looking at the save I saw a couple of things. 1. I think we should keep pressing on Hatty. Rifles aren't a "brick wall" at all. ;) Even a fresh 4 xp Combat1/Pinch gren has >70% odds against her CD2 rifle, and our CR rifles have 97% odds. Thebes, Heliopolis, and the holy city...

Right. I really appreciated having Hinduism to pop boundaries too. On the other hand, you can get religion from other civs, too, for religious civics, and don't have to worry about spreading your religion in order to keep your diplomatic bloc in line. There's also the "hidden" benefit of...

Well, to win a space race quickly the main thing you need is really fast teching, which means lots of cottages. Generally 2-3 production cities can build all the parts, so the key is lots of commerce. Rivers give +1C a tile; every 7 river tiles in a city is basically a free gold mine one...

I put a single forest chop into the Oracle where I knew I was going to clear the forest at later. Even with two golds, I didn't try for a CS slingshot, grabbing the lower-hanging fruit of Metalcasting instead. Normally, I probably would have whipped a population or two off to speed up...

Isn't Codeman up next? I can take a look at the save this evening and play tomorrow, in any case. :)

Okay, here's my game. Now time to look at everyone else's! :)

There's no need to grab Agriculture. :) You can get AH through Hunting before your first worker is built. I'm absolutely positive that working a 5F1P tile is stronger in nearly all circumstances than a 3F2C tile - it increases the productivity of that tile by 300%! I'm not to sold on...