My Gotm3 log

I played through GOTM3 this weekend (it took two days) and conquested the world 1540AD. Not so remarkable as Smash's game but still.. it's my first try of early world conquest.

I played the game using ICS-stategy (Infinite City Sleaze/Strategy) and ended up with 57 cities. Maybe I founded too many cities when I probably should have built offensive units instead.

Here is the log:

BC years
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3950: Alphabet(h), Trondheim founded at the starting location
3650: Kaupang on river to the south
3600: 50g(h)
3450: Code of Law
3400: Currency(h)
3050: Greek destroyed by Zulus
2900: 50g(h)
2850: Ceremonial burial
2650: Uppsala at the rivered iron+wine site
2500: Horbeback riding(h), Trade(h)
2300: Sioux, peace
2050: Monarchy, conveniently at Odeo year , Sioux: trade for Map making, Masonry, Warrior code and The wheel; share maps
2000: Aarhus
1750: 25g(Sioux)
1500: Viborg
1450: NON-Horseman(h)
1400: Trader for writing(Sioux), 50g
1100: Feudalism
1000: Zulus, we refuse giving map making, WAR!
975: barbs(h)
950: 25g(Sioux)
850: Traded for mysticism(Zulu), peace
825: Traded for Iron working, Pottery(Zulu)
675: Hanging garders, Nomads(h)
575: Zulu, war, Sioux: 25g
475: Literacy; Lindholm, The Udal
450: 25g(Sioux)
425: Zimbabve builds Pyramids; Jorvik
225: Met Persia, war
200: Lindholm destroyed by Zulu
175: Polyteism
150: Westness
75: Jarrow; Aztec, gave literacy, peace

AD years
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25: Wounded Knee bribed for 154g
40: Skara
160: Cedar creeks bribed(69g)
220: Ravning Enge
240: Zimbabve: Marco Polo's
260: Birka; 100g for peace with Sioux
300: Little bighorn captured, Sioux destroyed
320: Jarlshof
340: Trader for Construction
420: Sigtuna
460: Odense
480: Alliance with Aztec for philosofy
500: Mike's
560: Hedeby
580: bribed Texcoco, alliance dissolved with Aztec
600: Aldeigjuborg
640: Holmgard
660: Babedi(Zulu): Colossus
680: Nonnebakken
700: Persepolis: Lighthouse
720: Tenochilitan(Zulu) captured
800: Ribblehead
840: Thwaite'
900: Aztec 25g
920: Intombe(Zulu) captured
940: Ngome(Zulu) bribed; Askrigg
960: Trelleborg, Risby
980: Jelling
1000: Isandhwala(Zulu) captured
1040: Vorbasse
1080: Fyrkat; barbs(hut)
1120: Persepolis: Great wall
1160: Athens captured, got Engineering; Arbela(Persian) captured. Legion(hut)
1180: Invention; Kvivik; Tlaxala(Aztec) captured, Aztecs destroyed
1220: Naples
1240: Issus, 50g(hut), 100g(hut)
1260: Babedi captured, got Colossus
1300: We capture Persepolis(Persian) as well as Lighthose, Great wall. Pasargadae bribed. Cunaxa founded
1320: Tarsus,Antioch(Persian) bribed
1340: Cremona; Susa(Persian) captured, Persia destroyed
1360: Leo's
1380: Cannae
1440: Ulundi captured, Swasi bribed
1460: Zimbabve captured, Zulus destroyed. Gunpowder would have been next.

Citizens: 349
Achievements: 160
Barbs: +25
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Total score: 534, Bonus score: 1540

Cities: 57, population: 5,160,000

Turns: 174
Techs: 34 (Gunpowder would have been next)

looks pretty good to me.

Same bonus score as Knigget and I.