The Save
570 BC (turn 0) post turn 484g+21gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 14
Don't notice anything that needs changing prior to end of turn.
The potential trade of poly for lit is borderline almost worth it.
Maybe they'll have some gold next turn...
IBT: saw some barb horses get killed, nothing directed at us.
Bagdhad completes swordsman, starts another.
French are building great library
550 BC (turn 1) 505g+21gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 13
Settler and escorts from Bagdhad move N, NE heading for NW shore of lake.
Makkah workers move toward Dhahran
Noticed some special named warriors have been upgraded, but the "name" was
not updates e.g. warrior7 is really a swordsman.
IBT: Basra spear dispatches a barb horse without taking a scratch.
Damascus completes swordsman, starts another.
Kufah completes temple, starts barracks
Egypt building Great Wall
Egypt completes Colossus in Thebes
Barb horse threatens workers at Riyadh
530 BC (turn 2) 527g+21gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 12.
Rename Warrior7 to Swordsman7, move to cover workers
Mine olives at Madinah.
Settler+escort continue NE
Rename Warrior5 to Swordsman5
Rename Warrior1 to Swordsman1, send to cover workers which will irrigate
another floodplain.
IBT: Persia sends an archer out from Tarsus to kill barb horse, 2/3
Barb horse attacks Parsargdae, which is now size 1
Madinah completes barracks, starts spear
Diriyah completes swordsman, starts another
Carthage building pyramids
510 BC (turn 3) 548g+21gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 11
Settler / sword continue NE
Start irrigating
Swordsmen from Damascus, Diriyah moving toward Jeddah
IBT: Barbs redline an Ottoman horseman
Archer from Tarsus kills another barb and ends up further from home
Makkah produces barracks, starts swordsman.
Jeddah produces barracks, starts spearman
France completes Pyramids in Paris
490 BC (turn 4) 572g + 21gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 10
One sword toward Basra to bolster defense and preposition for move
against Tarsus. Move invasion force from Jeddah toward Persian border.
10 swords, 1 elite warrior positioned outside borders of Parsargdae.
IBT: More barb activity
Egypt sends a chariot + settler east
Romans building Great Library
Persians building Great Library
Carthage building Great Library (pattern developing
470 BC (turn 5) 594g + 21gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 9
Alexmanistan founded on NW corner of lake, producing barracks.
Trade check before war:
Ottomans have Lit, Const. Currency, 98g
Spain has Lit, Const, and lacks Poly
France has Lit, Const, Currency, 32g
India has Currency, 3g
Carthage has Lit, Currency, 18g, and lack poly
Persia has Lit, Currency, Construction, 32g, and lack poly
Egypt has all 3, and 55g
Zulu has all 3, and 34g
Give Spain Poly+WM+128g for Construction
Give Persia Poly for Lit + 30g.
Give Carthage Construction for Currency + 18g.
We how have 514g + 23gpt, Republic in 9
Declare war with Persia, move units in
IBT: Sword defeats barb, 2/3
Spain building Great Library
450 BC (turn 6) 537g + 23gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 8
Tarsus: Vet sword vs Elite Spear wins; vet sword vs regular spear loses
Parsargdae: Vet sword vs Regular spear wins; Parsargdae autorazed
it was back to pop 1 and no culture. Rest of stack moves up in preperation
for going through to Persepolis
IBT: Indians request an audience: offer WM for WM+lit, they're nuts
Sell them WM for 2g to keep on good terms
Barbs riding their horses around
Damascus completes sword, starts another
430 BC (turn 7) 563g + 26gpt, 9.1.0, Republic in 7
Stack continues toward Persepolis
Wounded sword retreats into our territory to heal
IBT: Some barb action. There is a wounded Persian archer near Tarsus
Makkah completes sword, starts another
Madinah completes spearman, starts swordsman
Bagdhad completes swordsman, starts another
Roman city of Rome completes Great Library
Persians building Great Wall
Zulu building Great Wall
Ottomans building Great Wall
Ottoman city of Sogut completes Great Wall
410 BC (turn 8) 589g + 28gtp, 9.1.0, Republic in 6
Troops at the gates of Persepolis
Moving workers, spear in direction to connect horse town
Bagdhad sword heads in the direction of a barb camp
IBT: Pictish kills the Persian archer
Madinah riots -- didn't notice it grew to size 7
Hire a clown
Diriyah completes sword, starts another
Dhahran completes sword, starts another
Egypt building Great Lighthouse
390 BC (turn 9) 617g + 26gpt, Republic in 5
Sword approaches Tarsus
Persepolis: 3/4 sword def. 3/3 spear
5/5 warrior loses to 3/3 spear in straight sets
4/4 sword defeats 3/3 spear, 1/4, Persepolis captured!
Set production to temple, garrison with 3 units
New Persian capital is Gordium, way over by Carthage, so
Persepolis is equal distance from the 2 capitals.
Garrison with 4 units, send rest to Bactra to try to get another
possible source of Horses.
Arbela: 4/4 sword loses to an untouchable 3/3 archer RNG playing tricks
Note: carthage has a "stack" of 3 units, 3/3 merc, 4/4 sword, 3/3 archer
IBT: 4/4 sword defeats archer, 3/4
Barbs attack S city
Carthage has the stack of 3 plus 2 more behind it now
Persepolis resistence ends.Entertainer hired.
Riyadh completes spear, starts another.
370 BC (turn 10) 644g+27gpt, Republic in 4
Irrigate a plains in Riyadh
Start working on road to connect horses in the S.
Tarsus: 3/4 sword loses to 3/3 spear, 3/2
Bactra: 4/4 sword loses to 3/3 spear, redlined
4/4 sword defeats 1/3 spear, Bactra destroyed.
Stopped turn short with several unit moves to go, to discuss whether
to get Antioch in a peace deal or continue with war, next player can
decide whether to withdraw the swords in the N for probable future
war with Carthage or Ottomans, or to continue against Persia.
Status
644g+26gpt, Republic in 4, 13 towns
Captured Persepolis, autorazed Parsargdae, Bactra, persia is effectively dead,
they just don't know it yet.
1 settler, 6 workers, 6 warriors, 8 spearman, 23 swordsman, 4 slaves
Our army is strong compared to everyone else
At war with Rome, Persia
Ottomans Polite, have 158g, 5 turns remaining on MA vs. Rome, we give 8gpt
Spain Cautious, have 33g
France Polite, have 51g
India Polite, have 4g, need Literature, Construction
Carthage Cautious, have 30g
Persia Furious, at war
Rome Furious, at war, have Monarchy
Egypt Polite, have 101g
Zulu Polite, have 34g
We have completed all ancient age tech, are working on Republic
Science: Feudalism, Monotheism, Chivalry, recommend going max research