Rush Windmill in Hovd
Change some builds as discussed. I also change Hospital builds to other things in large towns (e.g. Gatineau)
IBT:
Spanish bombard Sapporo.
French are building Arm's Race; Turkish are building Eiffel Tower
Turn 1 (1690 AD):
All I do is shift units towards the front. I also get the road built 2S of Matsuyama.
IBT:
More bombardment at Sapporo...
Turn 2 (1695 AD):
Another boring turn of shifting units. We're up to +209gpt now though.
IBT:
French want MPP and ROP. Not a chance.
Russians complete Blue Riband.
Turn 3 (1700 AD):
We meet the Inca. They're up Imperialism and have no money.
Sell Physics to Carthage for Dyes, 72gpt, and 76 gold.
Sell Horses to Persia for 48 gold + 2gpt.
Sell Horses to Portugal for 164 gold + 8gpt.
IBT:
Ooh, Inca and Korea are at war. I see a Korean city get bombarded.
Spain bombards us again, yawn.
They also land some units near Rhodes
Turn 4 (1702 AD):
I scramble units, but I can't quite get anything in position to kill the invaders near Rhodes.
IBT:
Nothing much...Spanish Knights move from Rhodes towards Argos.
Turn 5 (1704 AD):
Hussar kills Knight
Hussar kills Knight
The threat to Argos is gone.
Declare on Japan.
Near Matsuyama:
eKnight kills Late Pike
eKnight kills LB
eA-Cav kills LB
Near Hakodate:
US Cavalry has a sad debut, retreating from a Fire Lancer on a Garrison. The Fire Lancer kills one Hussar before being ridden down by another.
Missionary converts LB and tears down the garrison.
Lawyer dies vs. Samurai
Enslaver kills it.
Hakodate:
Hussar retreats vs. Asian Musketman
Hussar dies
Hussar kills Asian Musket
Hussar kills Musket
US Cavalry kills Musket and takes the city.
eKnight kills Samurai
I prevent a riot in Sapporo.
IBT:
Japanese Samurai kills our A-Cav
Japanese Hussar retreats from our Musket.
Japan declares on Babylon!
Turn 6 (1706 AD):
Lose a freshly-built Famous Pirate on a Spanish War Galleon
Bombarde kills Fire Lancer
Hussar kills Fire Lancer and promotes
Hussar kills Samurai
Battle for Matsuyama:
eKnight retreats
eKnight kills Musket
Hussar kills Musket, promotes
eKnight kills Musket and takes the city!
IBT:
Samurai kills eKnight x2
... and Hussar in Matsu x2
jumbo dies to eKnight
Samurai kills Knight
Samurai dies to Knight
LB dies to Knight
Cav kills Musket
Turn 7 (1708 AD):
Hiroshima area:
eKnight dies vs. Samurai
Knight kills Samurai
Knight kills Longbow
Hussar dies vs. Asian Musketman, no damage
Second Hussar dies.
Knight dies to Musket
Knight retreats
Knight dies
Cav kills Musket
Cav retreats from conscript Musket
MDI dies on the same Musket
Enslaver dies to LB
Matsuyama area:
Hussar kills their Hussar.
eHussar narrowly kills Cav
eHussar dies, no damage
Enslaver takes the same Cav captive!
arty:
Enslaver narrowly dies vs. Samurai
Missionary narrowly dies vs. Samurai
IBT:
Japanese Cannon kills one of our exposed Knights
They lose two Cannons and a Samurai, and maybe a Hussar before they retake Matsuyama along with 16 gold.
Their cannon kills our MDI and captures the slave we just took
We lose another Hussar near Hiroshima.
Indo-China declares on Babylon!
Spain declares on India!
Turn 8 (1710 AD):
Hiroshima:
Knight dies to Musket
Bombarde kills Samurai
Hussar kills Musket
Knight dies to Musket
Cav kills Musket
Cav kills redlined Musket. The city is ours.
Enslaver captures a Cannon crew.
Cav kills Elephant
Missionary converts LB
Hussar kills Cannon
Hussar kills LB
Near Matsuyama:
Hussar barely kills Samurai
Enslaver captures Cannon
IBT:
Samurais kill one of our Enslavers and one of our Hussars.
Samurai retreats vs. our Pike near Matsuyama.
Turn 9 (1712 AD):
Matsuyama area:
Cannon kills Samurai
Cav kills LB
Cav kills Samurai
rCav kills Samurai
Horsearcher kills redlined Samurai
Hussar kills Fire lancer
Hiroshima area:
Enslaver dies to Cannon.
Cavalry kills Cannon
Knight kills Samurai
Missionary barely kills Cannon
Buy Imperialism from France for Furs, Elephants, and 419gpt. Steam Power due in 29 turns.
IBT:
Jap Cav retreats from our Pike near Matsu
Samurai retreats
Elephant kills our Pike
jumbo dies vs. our Hussar
Samurai dies
jumbo kills our Hussar
LB dies vs. our Cav
Enemy Hussar kills our Cav
Hiroshima riots due to resisters going back to work.
French complete Arm's Race.
Turks complete Eiffel Tower.
Turn 10 (1714 AD):
Famous Pirate sinks Japanese ship.
Near Matsuyama:
Cannon kills redlined Cav
Cav kills jumbo
Hussar dies to enemy Hussar
Horsearcher kills jumbo
Hussar kills redlined enemy Hussar
Near Hiroshima:
Hussar dies to Fire Lancer
Cav kills Fire Lancer
Musketman kills FIre Lancer
Hussar kills LB
Hussar kills LB
Our position is quite weak near Houston/Matsuyama, and we might lose the Garrison on the IBT. After that, though, I think we can turn that around and start a drive towards Nara.
The next player should see about selling Imperialism to tribes like Portugal for whatever cash we can raise to defray the cost of tribute to France.