1400 AD
I dial up England and give them military tradition for drama, printing press and $80.
I give Mansa MT for chemistry, and an updated map.
With the majority of the world thinking we are too advanced, I have to take any scraps of trading possible.
1440 AD
(IT) Sorry Asoka, but it is barbaric for you to demand military tradition.
1460 AD
Stupid barbs screwing with our fishing boats in Otrar.
BLEH - the only people that are willing to trade with us all got astronomy.
1470 AD
No tech has a clear advantage to me. I set steel as a filler, and will pass the game off here.
Summary:
Another settler pair has just left for Australia.
A Jewish missionary is waiting to load onto the caravel to get religion to our southern holdings.
Lack of ports to build ships with is really slowing us down. I would like to put Korea on infinite ship duty. We need more to shuttle to Australia, and a few caravels to America for contact would really help us.