GOTM 160 Spoiler

I started playing a few nights ago. Decided against elaborate exploration and founded Thebes on the river in -3950. In retrospect a bit of exploration would have been useful. The rivered forest would have allowed a size 1 settler. With no forests or shield specials all I could produce were 2 shields per turn which delayed my first settler production quite a bit.

Ran into Germans and Carthaginians fairly early. Appeased both by giving them a tech. Soon Carthaginians sneak attacked me while Germans held to an uneasy peace. By -450 Germans rose to Supreme, asked me to declare war on Babylonians, and declared war on me for not doing so. While I was trying to hold my defensive line against those two, in -400 Celts landed a horseman and a Catapult near Memphis. Tried appeasing them too, but a turn later I had 3 wars on hand. How did it get so chaotic so fast!

Log follows.

Date Notes

-4000 Building on river is always worthwhile, grass is preferable to plains, and maybe we can learn a bit more about the map. Settler moves.
-3950 Moved one tile across the river on to shieldless grass and founded Thebes. Still all map possibilities apply. Warrior started. No good opportunity for size 1 settler.
-3900 -> Alphabet. 4 of 5 rivals are Celts, Babylonians, American, and Carthaginian.
-3700 Alphabet -> Ceremonial Burial. Archer from hut. Resource seed is 5 or 37.
-3600 Warrior disbanded to get rid of shield cost and speed up settler production.
-3250 Resource seed is 5.
-3150 Ceremonial Burial -> Bronze Working.

Status at -3000
Population: 0.01M; Cities: 1; Techs: 2; Government: Despotism
Gold: 20; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 archer
Goals: Monarchy and Trade
Celt: no contact
Babylonians: no contact
blue: no contact
American: no contact
Carthaginian: no contact

-2900 Memphis founded.
-2850 25g from hut.
-2700 Writing from hut.
-2400 Bronze -> Code of Laws.
-2150 Heliopolis founded
-2100 Elephantine founded

Status at -2000
Population: 0.06M; Cities: 4; Techs: 4; Government: Despotism
Gold: 43; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 archer
Goals: Monarchy and Trade
Celt: no contact
Babylonians: no contact
blue: no contact
American: no contact
Carthaginian: no contact

-1800 Code of Laws -> Currency.
-1550 Carthaginian horseman runs into my warrior denying it a hut. Refused to trade for horseback riding. Alphabet -> Carthaginian (4) -> peace. My power is Strong! How can this be? Carthaginians ought to be Strong?! Alexandria and Pi-Ramesses founded.
-1200 Currency -> Monarchy. None horseman from hut.
-1150 Carthaginians sneak attack and kill my warrior fortified on a hill. German warrior spotted near Alexandria.
-1100 Code of Laws -> German -> peace.
-1050 Germans pull back and Alexandria makes a diplomat. 8 barbarian horsemen from hut kill my None horseman.

Status at -1000
Population: 0.12M; Cities: 6; Techs: 6; Government: Despotism
Gold: 2; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 4 settlers, 1 archer, 1 diplomat
Goals: Monarchy and Trade
Celt: no contact
Babylonians: no contact
German: no embassy
American: no contact
Carthaginian: no embassy; war with me

-0950 Giza founded.
-0925 Settler mining hill survives Carthaginian horse. T6L0S4
-0900 Settler survives another Carthaginian horse and turns vet.
-0875 Carthaginians lose a warrior attacking me. Byblos founded. T4L0S6
-0850 Monarchy -> Trade. Revolution started.
-0825 Monarchy established. T3L0S7.
-0725 El-Amarna founded.
-0650 Archer runs into Babylonian warrior.
-0625 Trade -> mapmaking. T7L0S3
-0550 Carthaginians kill a Phalanx.

Status at -0500
Population: 0.17M; Cities: 9; Techs: 8; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 12; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 11 settlers, 1 warrior, 2 Phalanx, 1 archer, 1 diplomat
Goals: Marco
Celt: no contact
Babylonians: no embassy
German: no embassy
American: no contact
Carthaginian: no embassy; war with me

-0475 2 Carthaginian horsemen die in attack on my vet settler on hilltop.
-0450 Carthaginian elephant kills my valiant settler. Germans have risen to supreme and declare war when I refuse to honor their request to declare war on Babylonians.
-0425 Phalanx survives Carthaginian elephant and turns vet. German horseman dies attacking my settler. Hieraconpolis founded.
-0400 Celts land a horseman and a Catapult near Memphis. Writing -> Celt -> peace. Abydos founded.
-0375 Celts demand Trade and declare war. Asyut founded. Advanced tribe founds Avaris. Writing -> Babylonian (1) -> Horseback riding.
-0350 Celtic horse killed in attack on my warrior on hilltop.
-0325 Phalanx survives Carthaginian warrior. Celtic catapult kills my warrior.
-0300 Phalanx lost to Carthaginians and warrior to Celts. Marco built. My power is again Supreme. Horseman kills Celtic catapult and turns vet. Archer kills German horseman.
Peace, Monarchy -> American (2) -> Mapmaking
Code of Laws, Monarchy, Mapmaking -> Babylonian (1) -> maps, 50g.
No wonder they are so weak. Babylon is a barbarian city!
-0275 -> Wheel. peace, Mapmaking, Monarchy, Currency -> Carthaginian (2) -> Polytheism, Mysticism, maps.
-0250 Currency -> Babylonian -> 50g. peace, Trade, Monarchy, Currency -> Celt (4) -> Math, Masonry, maps. Masonry -> American -> maps. Germans(5) want 50g to talk. T3L0S7
-0225 German warrior killed. American -> 0g.
-0150 Celts build Pyramids. Americans switch to Colossus. First Trireme produced. German Phalanx killed.
-0100 Wheel -> Construction. peace, Trade, Mapmaking, Masonry -> German (5) -> Pottery, Literacy, maps. American -> 100g.
-0075 First Barracks built. German -> 0g.
-0025 Celts lose a city to Barbarians and raze it in a counter attack. Trade -> Babylonian -> 50g.
+0001 Hanging Gardens built as the message came that Germans almost finished it. Germans switch to Great Library. American -> 50g, German -> 0g.

Status at +1
Population: 0.46M; Cities: 13; Techs: 17; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 41; Cost: 1; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders: Marco, Hanging Gardens
Units: 10 settlers, 12 warriors, 6 Phalanx, 1 archer, 1 horseman, 1 elephant, 1 trireme, 1 diplomat, 3 vans
Goals: Trade with Celts, Monotheism, establishing off shore colonies
Celt: 4 cities, 13 techs; Pyramids
Babylonians: 1 cities, 9 techs; War with Germans and Americans
German: 7 cities, 15 techs; War with Babylonians
American: 4 cities, 13 techs; War with Babylonians
Carthaginian: 3 cities, 9 techs

I tried to play #158 & 159, but only for a few turns. Playing scenarios just is not my cup of tea.

As for #160, I chose to go for conquest. With (presumably) only one big continent and no key civ the tech tree should be rather difficult to climb.
We received quite a lot of techs through huts and AI, though not always the right ones. We had trade very early, even before monarchy!

My log until 1 AD:

-4000 Start walking; cont. 2 should be ocean
-3950 Found Thebes at 47,57, accessing ocean, wheat, forest, work forest for warrior and size-1-settler
-3900 Research Alph
-3750 Warrior starts exploring
-3450 Alph->Laws
-3100 Settler built, work whale
-3050 Memphis founded just north of Thebes
-2900 Laws -> Bronze
-2800 horse from hut
-2750 Meet german warrior, peace, they offer pottery for tech trade, declined
-2650 empty hut
-2550 Bronze->Burial
-2400 Heliopolis founded
-2150 WC from hut, bad, hail germans, get Burial and Currency, they also have myst.
-2100 Research Monarchy
-2050 Elephantine founded
-2000 HBR from hut, horse from hut
-1900 Get Trade from hut
-1800 Hut: Adv. Tribe (Alexandria)
-1700 Meet Carths, sign peace, no tech trade offered, ask for tribute, get none
-1650 Pi-Ramesses founded
-1450 Barely missed mon. ; get myst. from Germans
-1300 Giza founded, Nomads from hut
-1250 Monarchy(est.)->Mapmak. Byblos founded
-1150 El-Amarna founded; hail Carths, they demand tech, denied, war, oops
-1100 Hieraconpolis founded; kill a Carth warrior, they refuse to talk
-1050 Sign peace with Carths for myst. & Mon.
-975 Abydos founded, happiness problems occur

Stats at -975
pop.: 170k; Cities: 11; techs: 10; gold: 51; Gov.: Mon; wonders: -; TR: 0D/0F
units: 2 settler, 2 warrior, 2 horse, 1 van
Goals: Build Marco and HG, continue exploration

-950 Get MM & pottery from Germany, no maps though
-925 Research seafaring; Archer from hut
-775 1st trireme built on southern coast
-750 Marco Polo built; hail Celts, peace, get writing, maps, I smell trade; hail Babylon, peace, maps, 150g tribute; get maps from Carth, Germany, America; 75g from Carth, 150 from America
-725 Asyut founded
-650 Avaris founded
-625 1st van cashed in for 40g; Lisht founded
-600 Seafar.->Polyth.; get wheel from hut
-575 50g from Germany
-550 Next delivery for 56; 150g from Carth
-525 hides for 88g
-475 Cardiff drops out of hides demand just before delivery, 75g from Germany, 50g from Babylon

Stats at -475
pop.: 490k; Cities: 14; techs: 15; gold: 51; Gov.: Mon; wonders: Marco Polo; TR: 0D/0F
units: 7 settler, 9 warrior, 3 phalanx, 3 horse, 5 van, 2 boat
Goals: Build HG, continue exploration, build up army against Germans and Carths

-450 Buto, Edfu founded
-425 Poly->Literacy; HG completed, delivery for 88g
-375 Pithom founded
-325 Busiris founded; Americans have Literacy but refuse to tech-trade, get 100g tribute instead
-300 Kahun founded; 100g from Carth
-250 5 barb horses from hut (South of Babylonians)
(Barbs kill our warrior)
-225 Lit.->Masonry; Get Masonry from America
-200 Research Philo;
(Kahun's phalanx barely failed to defend against barbs, city lost)
-150 Germans build Colossus; We are about to go to war with Carths, demand tribute, they withdraw and give 100g
-125 delivery for 88; 50g from Carth; Athribis founded
(Edfu lost to barbs)
-100 Deliveries for 112
-75 Philo->Mono->Construction; 50g from hut, delivery for 128; demand Carth tribute, they declare war
(German Sneak attack, was planning to attack them soon anyway)
-50 Prepare strike on Berlin
-25 Bribe back Edfu for 26g; Capture Berlin 42g + IW; kill Hamburg defenders
+1 Capture Hamburg 58g, sign peace with Germany

Stats at start of 20 AD:
pop.: 1.05M; Cities: 21; techs: 21; gold: 216; Gov.: Mon; wonders: HG, Marco Polo; TR: 0D/6F
units: 10 settler, 16 d-army, 18 o-army, 4 van, 2 dip, 5 boats
Goals: Take out Germans and Carths, expand some more, move troops towards Babyls and Americans, build Michelangelo

When December came I had three games to choose from.

I did play GotM 159 (the WWII scenario) and although I did some good stuff, my play was not nearly as effective as the Professor's exemplary performance. It didn't take too long though, so I had time for another game and I chose this the November game rather than the potentially very lengthy December game (I may come to that next year I suppose.)

So a slightly puzzling game generated map, and no purple, may characterise this. I didn't have an interest in doing any map analysis this time, so just plunged in, moving to the river for the first city. Looking to settle more cities and get monarchy - it was a bit old style compared to anything else played recently.

3950- Found Thebes. Science to 60%. Start on Alphabet.
3700- Discover Alphabet -> CoL. Warrior. Uncovers wheat on river.
3500- Hut: 50g.
3200- Found Memphis.
3150- Discover CoL -> Mapmaking.

2700- Discover Mapmaking -> CB.
2450- Found Heliopolis.
2350- Found Elephantine. Hut: 100g.
2200- Discover CB -> Monarchy.
2150- Carthags (3) appear. We decline tech swap, or give MM, so they declare war.
We are Supreme.
2100- Meet Germans(2). Give CoL, peace.
2000- Germans (1) have no need of our pathetic science. Carthags now want 50g.

Carthags brag about Iron Working.
We are not going to make -1850 Monarchy, so it will have to be -1650.

1950- Hut(risked because likely off the pace): Nomads. But they are miles away.
1900- Warrior holds off Carthag chariot.
1850-
1800-
1750- Germans brag about Mysticism.
1700- I am reminded that settlers do not withdraw when asked.
1650- Discover Monarchy -> BW. Become Monarchy.
1600- Hut: Barbs (1 horse). Barb horse kills warrior.
1500- Swap Monarchy to Germans for HBR.

1400- Found Alexandria, Pi-Ramesses.
Give MM to Carthags for peace. Hut: 50g.
1200- Ams start Pyramids.
1150- Discover BW -> Polytheism.
1100- Ceasefire with Carthags.
1050- Peace with Carthags. Found Giza.
1000- Found Byblos.

Stats
Cities:8. Pop:14. Techs:7. Gold:40. Monarchy. Supreme.
3 settlers, 6 warriors, 2 horse, 1 trireme.

975- Celts start Pyramids.
Babyl (1) chariot - peace, give, CoL, MM, BW, get maps. Has Washington on it too.
925- Germans start HG.

875- Discover Polytheism -> Currency. Hut: Ele. Found Thirteen. Babyls decline tribute. Thirteen is that rare beast, a four-whales square.
850- Hut: Nomads.
825- Get Babyls to withdraw. Found Hierancopolis.

775- Celts are just south of us.
750- Found Abydos.
Babyls invite war vs Germans.
725- Giza riots, oops.
700- Found Asyut.

675- Discover Currency -> Trade.
625- 75g from Babyls(1). 200g from Germans(4).

550- Demand tribute from Carthags, they declare war. We attack.
Babyls start Pyramids.
525- Raze Malaca, for 31g and taking Warrior Code.
Celts land nr Giza. We give CB. No peace. No tribute.
500- Take 250g from Carthags for ceasefire.

Stats
Cities:12. Pop:30. Techs:10. Gold:464. Monarchy. Supreme.
5 settlers, 13 warriors, 3 phalanx, 2 horse, 9 elephant, 3 trireme.

Sneak attack by Celts - warrior in Heliopolis lost.
Germans abandon HG.
475- Discover Trade -> Mysticism.
Swap Trade to get Mysticism, with Germans.
450- Start on Pottery. Destroy Carmarthen.
Germans start Colossus.
425- Swap WC to Germans(4) for Pottery. They ignore our threats.
Give Trade to Babyls, update maps.
400- Start on Seafaring. Destroy Armagh.
Take 50g from Carthags for peace. Give techs, get map. Get 100g from Babyls.
Celts nearly done Pyramids. We have unit close to Konigsberg.

375- Found Avaris.
Cardiff builds Pyramids. Babyls, Ams change to Colossus.
350- Found Lisht.
Break treaty with Carthags and capture Utica, taking Iron. 50g from Germans.
325- Raze Kells, taking Writing.
300- Raze Caralis. Raze Carthage, taking Masonry. Carthags out.
Ams nearly done Colossus.

275- Giza builds HG.
Capture Cardiff, Pyramids, Construction. Celts out.
New York builds Colossus. Babyls change to Great Wall, as do Ams, and Germans.
250- Warrior is "near Hamburg." 25g from Germans(4), 100g from Babyls(3).
225- Van, Thirteen-Pi-Ramesses, Silk, for 108g. Hut(polar): Seafaring.
Start on BB.
200- Found Buto.

100- Found Edfu (nr former Carthage.)
Van, Thirteen-Thebes, Beads, for 44g.
Van, Memphis-Thirteen, Hides, for 56g.
Van, Alexandria-Hieraconplois, Silk, for 48g.

75- Discover BB -> Feudalism (vs Literacy.) Expect this to be more use, and OK to give up 10pt build, when it eventually comes.
Thebes completes MPE. There are 5 other players.

Russians: Uncoop, 23g, 1 city, 15 techs, incl wheel.
Babyls: Cordial, Peace, 86g, 7 cities, 10 techs
Germans: Neutral, Peace, 105g, 5 cities, 14 techs
Americans: Unco-op, 206g, 5 cities, 10 techs
Greeks: Unco-op, 16g, 1 city, 12 techs

Give Peace, Writing, Construction to Ams to get map.
Give Peace. MM, Construction to Greeks to get map - in the north.
Greeks are at war with Russians - they are both resapwns so that was quick, of course they are so easy to get on with.

50- Pop reaches 1m. Found Pithom. Ams(5), Germans(4) ignore threats. Babyls give 50g.
25- Found Busiris. Germans expel our dip.
1AD - Exploring warrior "nr Berlin". Germans again decline tribute.
Van, Abydos-Cardiff, Hides, for 52g.
Van, Pi-Rameses-Cardiff, Beads, for 60g.

Stats
Cities:20. Pop:57 (1.22m). Techs:19. Gold:417. Monarchy. Supreme. 3 domestic routes.
5 settlers, 17 warriors, 5 phalanx, 2 horse, 15 elephant, 8 trireme, 2 dip, 4 vans.
Pyramids, HG, MPE. Ams have Colossus.

I skipped GOTM159, so I started playing quite some time ago. I have a full log, but didn't put in the normal periodic recaps. I have launched my space ship and just need to maximize score while waiting for it to land.

Here is the first part of the log (up to 1AD).

-4000 Move onto river
-3950 Move on River, see Wheat at 46,56 (seed is 5, 21 or 37), build Thebes at 47,57, T/L/S = 4/0/6
-3900 start Alphabet
-3700 Alphabet -> Code of Laws, Warrior, Move Warrior onto hill, reveals Whale, Seed is 5 or 21
-3650 Move due east, see Fruit at 52,58 (seed is 5)
-3550 RB 1sh(2)
-3400 Size 2
-3350 Hut -> 50
-3250 Code of Laws -> Bronze Working
-3150 Settler
-3050 Memphis founded at 45,51
-2750 Bronze Working -> Ceremonial Burial
-2600 Thebes Settler
-2550 Hut -> Chariot
-2500 Hut -> 50
-2300 Heliopolis founded at 53,59
-2200 Memphis Settler, CB -> Monarchy
-2000 Meet Germans, Peace, 100 Tribute
-1950 Thebes Settler, founded Elephantine at 40,50, Hut -> Horse(NON)
-1750 Alexandria founded at 41,55
-1700 Monarchy -> Currency, REVOLUTION, Hut -> Currency
-1650 Monarchy Established
-1600 Start Trade
-1500 German sneak attack (warrior in forest survives 2 warrior attacks), Hut -> Nomads
-1450 Hut -> Trade
-1400 Start Writing, Heliopolis Settlers
-1350 Memphis Settlers
-1200 Hut -> 50
-1100 Writing -> Literacy, Hut -> Mysticism
-1000 Meet Carthaginians, Peace, Trade Alphabet -> Masonry, Give Monarchy, get 100 Tribute, Pi-Ramesses founded at 58,44
-975 Alexandria Settlers
-950 Hut -> Archer (NON)
-900 Barbs land near Elephantine, Elephantine Settlers
-875 Barb Archer kills Warrior in Elephantine, Thebes Food Van, Warrior kills Archer (vet), Hut -> 50
-850 Germans give Literacy for CF, Peace, No Tribute, Start Construction, Heliopolis Food Van
-825 Hut -> 50
-800 Withdraw from Panormus, Memphis Food Van
-725 Barbs seen near Helipolis
-675 Pi-Ramesses Settler, Heliopolis Food, Memphis Diplomat, Hut -> Advanced Tribe -> Giza at 91,47, 4 vans to Heliopolis
-650 Barbs land near Heliopolis, Construction -> Philosophy, Heliopolis builds MPE, Bribe Barb Archer 61, Trireme 82, Disband Archer

Celts 167G, 4 cities, 7 Tech (MM + Math), Despotism
Babylonians 164G, 3 cities, 5 tech (MM+Pott), Despotism
Germans 212G, 2 cities, 8 Tech (MM+Pott), Despotism
Americans 179G, 5 cities, 7 Tech (HBR+MM), Despotism
Carthaginians 302G, 5 cities, 8 Tech (HBR+Poly), Monarchy
Contact Celts, the won't make peace or trade tech
Contact Babylonians Peace, Trade Literacy -> Map Making, give Trade, exchange maps
Contact Americans, Peace, 100 Tribute
Contact Carthaginians Trade MM -> Polytheism, exchange maps
Contact Germans 100 Tribute

-625 Americans acquire Math, 100 Tribute from Carths, Trade with Americans Literacy -> Mathematics, Give Trade, Exchange maps, Celts Peace, Give Literacy and Trade, exchange maps
-600 Alexandria Food
-575 Thebes Dye
-525 Heliopolis Hides, Bribe Carthaginian Warrior 27
-500 Elephantine Beads, Byblos founded at 55,51, El-Amarna founded at 63,63,13 (this will be my SSC), Hieraconpolis founded at 42,44
-475 Alexandria Food, Memphis Food
-450 Pi-Ramesses Settler, Thebes Wine, Trade with Babylonians Construction -> Pottery, 75 Tribute, 100 Tribute from Germans, 50 from Americans, 4 vans to Thebes
-425 Thebes builds HG
-400 Heliopolis Hides to Carmarthen 72
-350 Heliopolis Food, WLTGPD in Thebes, Bribe Celt Trireme 236
-325 Barbs seen near Heliopolis, German sneak attack (Chariot survives warrior), Memphis Hides, WLTGPD ends in Thebes, Abydos founded at 34,58
-300 Barbs land near Heliopolis, Celts CoL, Philosophy -> Astronomy -> Republic, Bribe Barb Archer 61, Trireme 82, Thebes Dye to Cardiff 120, Elephantine Beads to Cardiff 112, Thebes Wine to Carmarthen 90
-275 Elephantine Food, Asyut founded at 59,39
-250 El-Amarna Library, Alexandria Food, Avaris founded at 86,48
-225 Alliance with Celts, NO Gift, Heliopolis Silver, Lisht founded at 51,41
-200 Carths Math, Giza Settlers, Thebes Food, Republic -> Monotheism, RB Asyut 7sh, Memphis Hides to Cardiff 104
-175 Germans give 100 for CF, Peace, Subvert Caernarfon 2x54 (17 - Located on 1 square island at 40,64,19), Give Construction to Celts, ask for gift, they cancel alliance
-150 Babylonians CoL, Hieraconpolis Hides, REVOLUTION
-125 Alexandria Diplomat, Republic established, T/L/S = 0/4/6
-100 Americans Construction, El-Amarna Dye, WLTCD in Pi-Ramesses, Alexandria, Elephantine, Heliopolis (Food), Memphis and Thebes, 4 vans to El-Amarna
-75 Babylonians and American cancel Peace, El-Amarna builds Colossus, Byblos Settlers
-50 WLTCD ends in all but Thebes
-25 WLTCD in El-Amarna, Pi-Ramesses Hides, Elephantine Dye, Thebes Beads
+1 WLTCD ends in Thebes, Heliopolis Silver to El-Amarna 130

Finished and submitted. I guess I hate goind for conquest with respawns on...

Here is the next part of my game, which was about expansion, conquest and trade:
+20 Mendes, El-Ashmunein founded; delivery 88
40 Cap Utica 24g
60 Cap Malaca 12g; demand german tribute, get none so we attack, cap Leipzig 49g + Colossus, germans are out, vikings are in
80 Delivery for 130; get viking map, they are on island 15, we could build LH and send the carth army there
120 New Kahun, Buhen founded; nomads from hut; Bribe Barb Niniveh for 156
140 Capture Karthago 48g, Carths are out, Greeks are in
160 Construction->Bridge Build.; Bubastis, This founded; get 100g from Babylon
180 Michelangelo built, Oryx founded; get maps from Greeks, Athen is at 78,10
200 Spy at Babylon, 1 archer + 1 warrior behind city walls, they refuse to pay tribute so we attack, lose 2 crusader + 1 elephant but archer is still alive
220 Sebennytus founded
260 Deliveries 96, 88
280 Kairo, Neapel founded, 8 units are ready to hit Babylon next turn
300 Adv. Tribe and 3 barb horses (1 killed) from huts; cap Babylon 25g
320 Get Bridge-Building from Celts (They found it in hut)
340 Research Medicine, capture Ur 10g, bribe Ellipi for 162g (7)
(America builds GL)
360 LH built, legion from hut
380 Cunaxa founded
400 Medicine->Republic; Deliveries 112, 56; Bribe Ashur 159g (16), Babylonians defeated, Zulus are in; Now move troops towards America and Vikings, maybe a period of peaceful republic afterwards
420 Delivery 110, Cremona founded, Nomads from hut
440 Cannae, Vikingsport founded; delivery 44; get Zulu map, they are on peninsula north of Vikings, we will take them first, then vikings
460 25g + Math from hut; delivery 156
(Americans demand retreat, we refuse, war; Barbs take Mendes)
480 Cap Chicago (12g + Republic); bribe back Mendes 26g
500 Research University; Raze San Francisco 6g, delivery 96

Stats at start of 500 AD:
pop.: 3.01M; Cities: 48; techs: 26; gold: 967; Gov.: Mon; wonders: HG, Coloss., Marco Polo, LH, Michelangelo; TR: 2D/15F
units: 17 settler, 35 d-army, 21 o-army, 7 van, 3 dip, 12 boats
Goals: Take out Zulus next turn, prepare attacks on America, Vikings and Celts, use Vikings and Celts for trade some more

The evening of Christmas Eve here; I take this chance to wish my fellow correspondents here at Civ2 CFC a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

My stats at 500 are:
Cities:37. Pop:115 (2.68m). Techs:24. Gold:495. Supreme.
4 settlers, 18 warriors, 11 phalanx, 1 archer, 2 legion, 6 pikemen, 2 horse, 17 elephant, 13 knights, 13 trireme, 2 dip, 9 vans.
Wonders: Pyramids, HG, Colossus, LH, GW, SunTzu, MPE.

So I am behind in population (and settlers), techs and gold, but ahead in wonders.

I'm not sure I can distinguish my defense forces from my offense ones, but in any case the fighting tends to be done by only a portion of the whole army, and it is the location of offense units in relation to the AI that is important.

My units are mostly vet (because of SunTzu) but are only knights and ele's rather than crusaders. This probably only makes a real difference if city walls come into play - ah, as you mention it, the Babylonians, Americans and Germans all have lots of walls.

This is how we got to this position:

Russians capture Athens, taking BW. Greeks out. English in.
20- Edu ele deals with barb legion. Dip bribes trireme for 82g. Give pottery to Babyls.
Ams develop Literacy, and change to GL.
40- Found Kahun.
Give Construction, Peace, Trade, BB to English to find them - island 15.
Babyls invite war vs Germans, decline. We are warned unit nr Frankfurt.
60- First building - Temple at Giza. Found Athribis, Mendes. 75g from Germans.
Give Pottery to Ams, update maps.
80- Heliopolis builds LH. Ams still ignore us.
100- Hut: Legion. Van, Thebes-Akkad, Hides, for 64g.

120- Giza stops celebrating.
140- Found Ashmunein.
160- Van, Thirteen-Byblos, Dye, for 80g. Found Tanis, Cauhen.
Ams nearly done GL.
180- Van, Cardiff-Leipzig, Silver, for 180g.
200- Discover Feudalism -> Chivalry
75g from Ams, 100g from Germans, Babyls ignore us. Peace with Russians, they give 50g.

English acquire Polytheism. Ams get it from GL. Barbs nr Mendes.
220- Hut: Wheel. Ams get from GL. Hut: Legion.
240- Babyls develop Literacy.
260- Found Bubastis.
Give Mysticism and BB to Russians, Ams get from GL. No maps. 100g from Babyls.
280- Van, Cardiff-Avaris, Hides, for 56g.
300- Elephantine completes Sun Tzu. Hut: Chivalry.

320- Memphis builds Great Wall. Babyls abandon. Germans change to Oracle.
Attack English, raze London. English destroyed. Ams get HBR, Iron, WC from GL. No respawn.
340- Found Utterly, Oryx.
360- Found Sebennytus. 25g from Germans. 100g from Ams.
Renounce treaty with Germans - war.
380- Found Cairo. Munich razed. Frankfurt and Literacy taken. Attack Russians.
400- Raze StPetersburg. 50g from Ams. Found Tump.

420- No research. Sell barracks. Raze Hamburg. Attack Ams. Capture New York and Colossus. Ams strike back - eles lost.
440- Van, Memphis-Ellipi(Babyls), Dye, for 52g. Capture Moscow. Knight lost to Ams.
460- Sell Moscow Library. Bribe Athens for 224g. Russians destroyed, Romans in.
Give Mon, Wheel, Poly, Currency. No Map. Don't want to give Sea or Feu, as Ams will get.
Barb leader got by ship -100g. Found Pistol.
Van, Thirteen-Abydos, Salt, for 88g.
480-
500- Van, Memphis-Berlin(German), Hides(und), for 50g.
Van, Elephantine-Uruk(Babyl), Hides(und), for 18g.

+0040 Lisht founded. Beads to Celts for 80 establishes the first trade route.
+0060 Hides to Celts for 128.
+0080 Construction -> Philosophy. Buto founded. Construction -> Carthaginian -> 100g. Construction -> German -> Republic, 50g. Construction -> Celt -> 0g. Caralis subverted for 2x49g. Got 23g and a warrior. Carthaginians declare war rather than move away from Caralis.
+0100 Edfu founded. Construction -> American -> 100g.
+0120 Domestic wine for 40.
+0140 Hides to Celts for 80. Carthaginian elephant bribed for 202g.
+0160 Germans build Great Library. Kish built as the first offshore city on island 6. 2 Carthaginian warriors killed. Wine to Celts for 140.
+0180 Carthaginians kill my warrior. Seven barbarians from hut will surely kill my warrior.
+0200 Colossus built. Celts switch to Lighthouse, Americans to Great Wall. Carthaginian elephant killed.
+0220 Republic -> Celt -> 0g. German -> 125g.
+0240 Philosophy -> Monotheism -> Seafaring.
+0260 Carthaginian elephant killed. 2 elephants lost in attack on Carthage. 4 barbarians from hut will kill my diplomat.
+0280 Seafaring from hut.
+0300 -> Engineering. Philosophy -> German -> Iron Working. Silver to Germans for 80.
+0320 Leptis Parva razed for 19g. Accepted Carthaginian offer of 250g for cease fire. I thought Carthage has city walls but it does not; I guess I was just unlucky. Hides to Celts for 104.
+0340 Busiris founded. Beads to Celts for 244.
+0360 Barbarian horseman bribed for 42g. Elephant kills barbarian horse.
+0380 Celts build Lighthouse. Engineering -> Warrior Code. Seafaring -> German -> Warrior Code, 0g. Elephants kill last 2 barbarian horses. Philosophy -> Celt -> maps. Cease fire violated and Carthage attacked. One vet elephant lost and one Phalanx killed by vet crusader.
+0400 -> Bridge building. Deliveries to Celts for 200, 112. Kahun founded. At the cost of another vet elephant, Carthage taken for 12g. Carthaginian settler bribed for 176g and turned none. Malaca bribed for 108g. Got 2 units and a barracks.
+0420 Beads to barbarian Babylon for 48. Babylon bribed for 260g. Got 3 units. German -> 0g. Iron Working -> Celt -> 0g. American -> 150g. Ur bribed for 212g. Got 17g and 3 units. Babylonian civilization destroyed. Japanese appear.
+0440 Wheel, Seafaring, Engineering -> Japanese -> maps.
+0460 Michelangelo built. At the cost of an elephant, the 2 defenders of Utica are killed; I have no units to take the city. Wheel -> Celt -> Astronomy, maps.
+0480 Dye to Celts for 112. Domestic Cloth for 34. Utica razed. Carthaginian elephant killed. 8 barbarian horsemen from hut will surely kill my horseman.
+0500 Athribis founded. Panormus captured for 18g. Carthaginian civilization destroyed. Greeks appear.

Status at +500
Population: 1.6M; Cities: 26; Techs: 26; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 6; Cost: 2; Trade routes: 6D9F;
Wonders: Marco, Hanging Gardens, Colossus, Michelangelo
Units: 11 settlers (1 none), 19 warriors, 11 Phalanx, 3 archer, 1 horseman, 3 elephant, 3 Crusaders, 7 trireme, 4 diplomats, 5 vans, 2 explorers
Goals: more off shore colonies (currently 1), more exploration, conquest of Americans.
Celt: 5 cities, 20 techs; Pyramids, Lighthouse
Babylonians: Destroyed by me
Japanese: 1 city, 22 techs
German: 7 cities, 26 techs; Great Library
American: 5 cities, 14 techs;
Carthaginian: Destroyed by me
Greek: 0 cities, 21 techs

+0520 Bridge Building -> Navigation. Bridge Building -> German -> 50g. Domestic Dye for 28.
+0540 None crusader from polar hut. Barbarian horseman killed.
+0560 Domestic Silk for 42. Silver to Celts for 80.
+0580 Mendes founded. Mapmaking -> Greek -> maps. None crusader from hut.
+0600 Beads to Celts for 184.
+0620 University from hut. Gems to Celts for 156. None crusader from hut.
+0640 Navigation -> Physics. Kharg founded on island 12. Barbarian legion killed.
+0660 Babylon survives barbarian horse. Nomad from hut on island 15 where Kyoto is. Nomad from polar hut. Never before had I ever had two nomads in one turn.
+0680 Wine to Celts for 75. Domestic Copper for 14. Tanis founded. American -> 0g. Defenseless Atlanta razed for 3g. American Nineveh bribed for 360g. Got 12g and a Phalanx.
+0700 Beads to Celts for 88. Elephant lost in attack on American Phalanx which is then killed by a crusader which occupies its fort. Barbarian archer killed.
+0720 Americans build Great Wall in capital Washington. I have 2 crusaders nearby but I have to wait for a lot more units before attacking.
+0740 American elephant kills one of my crusaders. Barbarian horseman kills my elephant. Trade city of Memphis builds first Library. American elephant killed by other crusader. Buhen founded.
+0760 Another American elephant kills my remaining crusader. Nineveh survives barbarian horse. Bubastis founded.
+0780 Deliveries to Celts for 88, 52. Canal1 founded.
+0800 Physics -> Magnetism. Magellan built. Domestic cloth for 17. Barbarian horseman killed. Another nomad from a polar hut.
+0820 Feudalism from hut.
+0840 Dye to Celts for 104. 4Whales and Sebennytus founded. American diplomat killed.
+0860 Americans kill my diplomat. Deliveries to Celts for 54, 44. 6 Vet units (5 Crusaders and 1 elephant) attack Washington. One crusader is lost and 3 defenders are killed and the city is captured for Great Wall and 37g. American elephant outside Washington killed. Another nomad from hut! This is unbelievable. Too bad it is not early in the game.
+0880 Navigation -> Celt -> Banking, troop withdrawal. German -> 50g. Greek -> 25g. Nomad builds Zabol on island 4. Domestic delivery for 14. Wool to Celts for 104.
+0900 American elephant kills my Phalanx. Domestic Beads for 20. Tonb founded. New York bribed for 285g. Boston bribed for 336g. 3 defenders of Philadelphia killed and the city captured. American civilization destroyed. Persians appear. Tech gifted them for map exchange. They are on the eastern edge of mainland.
+0920 Celts build Copernicus. Magnetism -> Chivalry. Domestic Copper for 16. Two barbarian horsemen from hut. Unfortunately my explorer is trapped and cannot escape. It is killed the next turn.
+0940 Sun Tzu built. All barracks sold. Nomad from polar hut.
+0960 Abskun, Pithom, El-Ashmunein, and This founded.
+0980 Physics -> German -> Economics, maps, 50g. LeptisParva founded.
+1000 Wool to Germans for 48. Gheshm founded. Despite having a pikeman on river, one vet crusader is all it took to raze Persepolis. Persian civilization destroyed. Chinese spawn 3 tiles away. Looks like this is a respawn hot zone.

Status at +1000
Population: 3.7M; Cities: 47; Techs: 34; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 334; Cost: 13; Trade routes: 20D21F;
Wonders: Marco, Hanging Gardens, Colossus, Great Wall, Michelangelo, Sun Tzu, Magellan
Units: 23 settlers (5 none), 42 defenders, 3 archer, 1 horseman, 1 elephant, 11 Crusaders, 7 trireme, 3 Caravel, 1 Frigate, 5 diplomats, 8 vans, 1 explorer
Footprint: 39 cities on mainland, 1 on each of islands 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25
Goals: Exploration of the rest of the world, control of islands large enough for respawns, conquest of 1 city rivals, preparation for invasion of Germany.
Celt: 5 cities, 25 techs; Pyramids, Lighthouse, Copernicus
Babylonians: Destroyed by me
Japanese: 1 city, 23 techs
German: 7 cities, 33 techs; Great Library
American: Destroyed by me
Persian: Destroyed by me
Chinese: 0 cities, 27 techs;
Carthaginian: Destroyed by me
Greek: 1 cities, 24 techs

Looking at the stats Major and Inkerman were about the same in +1 and I quite behind. By +500 major has pulled ahead and I am still a distant third. Haleewud has posted no stats. Anyone else playing?

I just finished playing. It was a long boring struggle trying to maximize Population and score. I didn't make it to max Population (I decided it would take too long), so I built the spaceship, launched it and played out to the end. When I launched the ship, I had 102 cities. 11 years later, I had 160. The last few were squeezed into any little spot. I even built about 8 cities in the tundra along the north and south sides of the map.

Anyway, here is the next part of my log, with some statistics. During this segment, I did a lot of trade and not much expansion.

Status at +1
Population: 1.36M; Cities: 15; Techs: 19; Government: Republic
Gold: 185; Cost: 1; Trade routes: 2D5F;
Wonders: Hanging Gardens, Colossus, Marco Polo
Units: 3 Settlers, 14 warriors, 2 Phalanx, 2 Archer, 1 horseman, 1 Chariot, 5 trireme, 1 diplomat, 6 vans

Celt: 208 Gold, 4 cities, 11 techs;
Babylonians: 193 Gold, 4 cities, 9 techs; War with Americans
German: 72 Gold, 4 cities, 9 techs;
American: 211 Gold, 6 cities, 11 techs; War with Babylonians
Carthaginian: 386 Gold, 7 cities, 10 techs

+20 Americans Pottery, Celts WC, Germans Republic, Monotheism -> University, Memphis Hides, Hieraconpolis Hides to El-Amarna 140, Elephantine Dye to Armagh 136, Thebes Beads to Armagh 184
+40 Americans capture Ashur (CoL), Alexandria Hides
+60 Boston builds Pyramids, Hieraconpols Hides, El-Amarna Food (WLTCD ends), Thebes Food
+80 Celts land near Thebes, University -> Medicine, Bribe Celt Warrior 40, El-Amarna Dye to Caralis 376
+100 El-Amarna Temple (WLTCD), Thebes Food
+120 Americans capture Nineveh, Giza Silk, Heliopolis Dye, Alexandria Hides to El-Amarna 200
+140 Medicine -> Chemistry, Lisht Settlers, Abydos Settlers, El-Amarna Courthouse, Memphis Hides to El-Amarna 212
+160 Carths Wheel, German Govt ovethrown, WLTCD ends in El-Amarna, Alexandria Food, Memphis Hides, Thebes Food, Pi-Ramesses Hides to Armagh 160
+180 celts Astronomy, German Republic, El-Amarna Colosseum (WLTCD), WLTCD in Pi-Ramesses, Buto founded at 88,44
+200 Americans CB, Celts and Caths declare war, Avaris Settlers, Hieraconpolis Hides, WLTCD ends in Pi-Ramesses, Elephantine Settlers, Bribe Carth Warrior 32
+220 Celts land near Thebes, Caernarfon Beads, El-Amarna Aqueduct, Chemistry -> Banking, Thebes Food, Edfu founded at 34,48,6, Heliopolis Dye to Carmarthen 136, Bribe Celt Trireme 202, Hieraconpolis Hides to El-Amarna 168
+240 Germans Currency, Byblos Wine, Bribe Celt Trireme 226
+260 Malaca builds LH, El-Amarna Salt, Pi-Ramesses Salt, Heliopolis Beads, Hieraconpolis Hides to Carmarthen 80
+280 Babylon builds GL, Asyut Hides, El-Amarna builds Copes, Alexandria Wine
+300 Americans capture Ur, Banking -> Seafaring, Memphis Hides, Thebes Food, Memphis Hides to El-Amarna 240
+320 El-Amarna Salt to Carmarthen 360
+340 WLTCD in Caernarfon, Hieraconpolis Hides, Seafaring -> Economics, Thebes Food, Memphis Hides to Armagh 136, Heliopolis Beads to Armagh 168, Give Republic to Celts and Americans
+360 Celt Govt ovethrown, WLTCD in Avaris, El-Amarna Harbor, WLTCD in Giza and Heliopolis
+380 Celt Republic, WLTCD ends in Caernarfon, Abydos Wine, Thebes Food, Byblos Wine to Armagh 160
+400 Celts develop Monarchy, Germans Construction, Caernarfon Gold, WLTCD ends in Avaris, El-Amarna Dye, WLTCD in Byblos, Giza Hides (WLTCD ends), Alexandria Dye, WLTCD ends in Heliopolis
+420 Americans capture Babylon (Babylonians destroyed), Economics -> Theory of Gravity, Heliopolis Salt, Memphis Food, Thebes Food, Zulus enter game (1 city, 15 tech, Island 15, Zimbabwe size 5, Phalanx+Settler visible), Hieraconpolis Hides to Armagh 120, Caernarfon Beads to Utica 208, Pi-Ramesses Salt to Alexandria 60
+440 El-Amarna Food, Elephantine Food
+460 American Govt overthrown, Carths Currency, Hieraconpolis Hides, Byblos Copper (WLTCD ends), Thebes Food
+480 American Republic, Edfu Beads, WLTCD in Abydos, El-Amarna Food, Trade with Carths Construction for Wheel, Give Republic, exchange maps
+500 Zulu govt overthrown, Lisht Beads, El-Amarna builds Shake's, Alexandria Food, ToG -> Engineering, Thebes Food, Giza Silk to El-Amarna 348


Status at +500
Population: 2.88M; Cities: 17; Techs: 28; Government: Republic
Gold: 760; Cost: 10; Trade routes: 9D15F;
Wonders: Hanging Gardens, Colossus, Marco Polo, Copernicus, Shakespear
Units: 3 Settlers, 14 warriors, 2 Phalanx, 2 Archer, 1 horseman, 1 Chariot, 8 trireme, 1 diplomat, 18 vans

Celt: 326 Gold, 4 cities, 15 techs; war with Carthaginians
Babylonians: Destroyed by Americans
Zulus: 12 Gold, 1 city, 17 techs;
German: 231 Gold, 5 cities, 12 techs;
American: 434 Gold, 11 cities, 20 techs; Pyramids, Great Library
Carthaginian: 560 Gold, 8 cities, 14 techs; War with Celts, Lighthouse

Thanks haleewud for the stats. At +1 haleewud is ahead of my game and behind Major and Inkerman. By +500 I have more cities and settlers, haleewud has more techs, wonders, buildings, boats, and vans. We are both well behind Major and Inkerman by then though. Of course haleewud's game has already started to diverge because of the spaceship focus. Major, Inkerman, and I were set on conquest from the start.

I have played more since +1000 and will be done soon. Getting rid of one city rivals was easier than expected with few casualties and many units not even used. Conquest of Celts went pretty quickly too due to their geography: small island surrounded by many of my cities across the water. Conquest of Berlin was more challenging. It cost a few units and I had to use everything I could throw at it. I then tried to bribe the rest of Germany. But being spread wide with rich large cities made it difficult. I kept running out of money even with taxes maxed at 70%.

In +1340, with only two rival settlers left in the wilderness I switched to Republic for some last minute expansion. White settler was soon bribed and did not respawn. Blue settler is trapped. I have to get a diplomat to it quickly. If it builds a city I will be in trouble and may have to overthrow the Republic.

Post 500 I was soon at war with all the others. I finished the game in Monarchy. Cities were razed about as often as captured.

I managed some more deliveries, even whilst the fighting went on:

Van, Athribis-Berlin(German), Silk(und), for 30g.
Van, Cardiff-Tanis, Hides, for 80g.
Van, Cauhen-Tanis, Gems, for 96g.
Van, Byblos-Pithom, Copper, for 44g.
Van, Thebes-Edfu, Hides, for 44g.

And also the discovery of Engineering.

The last stage was three AI all with cities with walls: the Germans, Babylonians and Americans. None were easy, even with many veteran knights. Large forces needed to be built and gathered, and it was not possible to always have the right units in the right place when wanted.

The French succeeded the Vikings who had succeeded the Germans. The Chinese succeeded the Americans.

And the last AI was the Zulus who succeeded the Babylonians (who turned out to be the hardest to defeat.)

Being consistently 4th till +1000 I know I am not a contender for the green star so here is my full log to the end.

The Republic phase at the end lasted more than I expected. The Viking settler was on forest and moving. I trapped it with my army but it took a few turns to get a diplomat out there. And then the French appeared and immediately built Paris. I had to revolt and get out of Republic to get rid of them.

+1020 Crusader from hut. Tangestan founded. Greek -> 50g. 2 defenders of Athens killed and the city taken for 2g. Greek civilization destroyed. English appear. They are west of Athens north of Germans on the main continent. Chinese settler killed. No respawn! Cyan is out.
+1040 Empty trireme barely survives barbarian caravel. Barbarian archer approaching This killed by rushed crusader.
+1060 King Richard built. Germans switch to Adam Smith. Silver to Celts for 85. Chicago and Ashur founded. English appeared two turns ago and they already have a Crusader!
+1080 Chivalry -> Theology. Hides to Celts for 96, 100. Domestic Spice for 18. Vet Crusader razes London. English civilization destroyed. No respawn! Orange is out. Leptis Magna founded.
+1120 Larsa founded.
+1140 Cyprus founded. Legion from hut. Brought 6 units for Kyoto and was surprised to see it defended with a single unit killed by the first attacker. Japanese civilization destroyed. Zulu appear where the Chinese used to be. Celtic Caerphilly built between Germans and I subverted for 2x75g to facilitate access to Germany. Got a Chariot.
+1160 AbuMusa and Tokyo founded. Silk from Boston to Celts for 240. T7L0S3
+1180 Celts declare war rather than remove their landed horseman. Theology -> Invention. Domestic deliveries for 42, 55, 28. Zahedan and Tonbak founded. German -> 25g. 3 Crusaders and an elephant lost in attack on Berlin which is protected by city walls. Finally the Frigate moves in and kills the remaining two wounded defenders. The city is taken for 49g, barracks, and city walls. Hamburg bribed for 462g. Spice to Germans for 117. 2 defenders of Munich killed and the city taken for 25g. German catapult killed. Zulu settler killed. No respawn! Green is out. Celt horseman killed.
+1200 2 defenders of Celtic Tintagel killed. Konigsberg bribed for 384. Domestic Gems for 36. Oryx founded.
+1220 Celts sink an empty trireme and land a couple of chariots. Lost 2 vet units attacking Leipzig. Nomad from hut. Frankfurt bribed for 240g. Tintagel captured for 80g. 2 defenders of Kells killed and the city taken for Pyramids and 77g. Celtic catapult killed. 3 defenders of Armagh killed and the city taken for 35g. Malta founded.
+1240 Heidelburg bribed for 406g. Germans are down to one city and I am too poor to bribe it. Vet Crusader lost on Leipzig protected by vet archer and legion behind city walls. Domestic deliveries for 2x22.
+1260 3 defenders of Cardiff killed by vet crusaders and the city taken for Copernicus, Lighthouse, and 59g. Caernarfon bribed for 448g. Got 109g and 4 units. Celtic civilization destroyed. Russians appear near in the respawn hot zone. Domestic wine for 32.
+1280 Russian settler killed. Romans appear in the respawn hot zone but several turns from any of my forces. Lost 2 more vet crusaders on Leipzig. Denver founded.
+1320 Dye to Leipzig for 48g. Revolting Leipzig bribed for 196g. Got Great Library. German civilization destroyed. Vikings appear where the English used to be. Roman settler bribed for 164g. Romans reappear or may be it is a glitch because despite exchanging maps I cannot see any Roman settler. Persepolis, Cairo, and Uruk founded. Revolution started.
+1340 Barbarian frigate attacks LeptisParva and kills its defender. Roman civ destroyed by Barbarians; so it was a glitch. White is out. Republic established. T1L8S1
Domestic offshore deliveries for 62, 55.
+1360 Bonn founded. Domestic offshore deliveries for 52. Population is 8.1M.
+1380 Population is 11.4M. Senate hands peace to Vikings whose settler is trapped by my forces. Domestic offshore deliveries for 37. T2L7S1
+1400 Invention -> Democracy. Hormuz founded. Population is 14.7M
+1420 Bach built. Sparta founded. Population is 17.9M. Domestic delivery for 63. Viking settler bribed for 164g. No respawn now but have to wait to see what next turn brings.
+1440 French appear with a city in the respawn hot zone. I have units nearby but I either have to crash the government or incite them into war. Marathon founded.
+1480 Domestic deliveries for 94, 70. Revolution started. Paris razed. No respawn.