Here is the save
Turn 0 30 AD Wake 2 veteran Swordsmen in Persepolis and send to Gordium Wake veteran Swordsman guarding Arbelas ruins and send to Gordium Wake Veteran and hook up with Arbelas sword Wake Anjar Veteran Sword and send to Gordium Upgrade Warrior1 to Azap Wake vet Sword & Horse in desert and send to Baghdad Reset preferences to personal choices
Trade review:
Could get Peace with Ottoman & Persia, but not ready Zulu wont talk yet Republic to Monarchy +$ deals are available up to 20% luxury to keep Medinah happy - BTW Spain likes us!! - Maybe next turn ok here we go again
IBT Spanish troops keep moving through our territory Hannibal comes calling wants WM swap if we throw in Feudalism, I dont think so, we swap TM Egypt/France/Carthage units move through our lands - Spearman with settler defend against BH attack (4/4) Damascus builds Pikeman starts temple Riyadh builds Pikeman starts temple
Turn 1 50 AD Wake Riyadh Vet Sword and send to Konya Pikeman MP in Ridyah Wake spearman in Riyadh and send to Medinah move workers to irrigate Medinah goats Warrior1 heads to Konya Azap S of Dinyah heads for Konya Wake Damascus Sword and send to Dahran Fortify Pike in Damascus Workers chop forest for Baghdad Baghdad sent toward Mekkah with sword trailing Vet Sword defeats Vet Archer (1/4) Vet Horse defeats Reg Archer and is promoted to elite (3/5) Vet Horse defeats Reg Archer (1/4) and no Ottoman troops are visible remaining horse joins Azap
Trade check:
Egypt +Mono/Monarchy (8g) annoyed swap TM
Rome +Mono/Eng/Monarchy (28g) cautious swap TM
India +Monarchy (11g) annoyed swap TM
Zulu wont talk
Persia even on tech, will trade for peace, but why
France +Monarchy (70g) polite swap TM
Spain even on tech polite trades possible trade TM
Ottoman at war peace possible but I think we do better
All cities ok time to move on
IBT Spain & France move through Ottoman comes calling no deals yet, a couple of Zulu troops show up Medinah completes Pikeman starts temple Baghdad complete pikeman starts horseman Kufah completes horseman starts another Zulu have 2 Impi & 1 horseman
Turn 2 70 AD Send Azap to Kufah Send horseman to Damascus Medinah Sword sent to Konya Medina Pike MP Azap & horse reach Konya Sword & 2 horse return to Dharan to heal Baghdad Pike MP wake 1 Baghdad spear and send to Aleximanistan Gang of 4 swords heading for Gordium join horse & sword going the same way workers irrigate for Najran another horse reaches Konya road from Persepolis to Antioch begins
Trade Check possible Carthage & Spain Republic deals all else the same
IBT Lots more troops passing through looks like the Zulu are interested in Kufah Dinyah completes Horseman starts temple France starts Sun Tzus France start Hanging Gardens
Turn 3 90 AD 2 horses reach Damascus workers flee from Zulu Warrior1 sent to Kufah Spearman MP in Medinah Sword & horse heal in Dahran workers with escort move to Najran sword reaches Mekkah wake workers building road to flee BH Spear/Settler reach home on the Oasis hill Veteran Horse wins attacking Vet Impi and is promoted to Elite (5/5) Veteran Azap kills Vet Horse (2/4) Spearman reaches Aleximanistan MP Sword from A-town leaves to barb hunt Veteran Azap kills Veteran Horse in Konya and it autorazes not enough to convince Ottoman yet horses head for Antalya swords to Urskador
Trade Check: No changes Republic trades still there
Need to hire a clown in Persepolis Checked by moving slider to max we can afford we get Monotheism in 26 turns instead of 28 need for 20% luxuries is hurting
IBT A Spanish sword kills threatening BH Impi attacks Azap and loses, Azap promoted to elite (2/5) Makkah builds Azap starts another
Turn 4 110 AD horses sent to Dharan then on to Antalya foot troops to Urskador Settler founds Fustat starts temple Spearman MP in Fustat
Trade Check: Peace with Zulu (no extras either way) Trade Republic to Spain for Worker + 80g + WM Peace with Ottoman getting Monotheism + WM + 21g Trade Republic to Carthage for Monarchy + WM
Research Chivalry able to hire clown in Medina and lower lux slider Chivalry now due in 17 Bank 245 (-9gpt) with peace switch Azap & Pike to Horseman also switch walls to temple
All in all a pretty good turn
IBT
More foreign units (lots of settlers) heading east Xerxes asks for peace but I refuse Damascus builds temple starts horseman Dhranan builds a horseman starts another
Turn 5 130 AD Whos next is the question? After looking at who doesnt like us and the military strength the winner is Egypt Foot troops heading for Byblos & Asyut mounted for Lisht & Avaris
Trade Check:
Swap TM with Egypt (annoyed tech even, 39g)
Swap TM with Rome (annoyed +eng, 2g)
Swap TM with India (annoyed Mono, 3g)
Swap TM with Zulu (furious even, 10g)
Swap TM with France (polite Mono, 30g)
Trade Silks + Spices to Carthage (polite Mono/Eng/Feudal) for Dyes
Trade TM with Ottoman (furious even, 0g)
Trade TM with Spain (polite Monarchy/Mono/Feudal, 0g)
IBT
Spanish Sword kills BH Spain & Ottoman sign peace Persia moves troops to cut off assault force Medinah builds temple starts horseman (fire clown) Baghdad builds horseman starts another Carthage building Hanging Gardens
Turn 6 150 AD Swordsman kills BW and disperse village Vet Sword kills Reg Archer (1/4)
Trade Check:
Zulu & France now +eng no other changes
IBT
Lots of settlers moving and BW dies attacking French spearman Mekkah builds Settler starts pikeman Zulu building Hanging Garden
Turn 7 170 AD Troops move on assigned path settler sent to old Konya spot Spearman escorting 4 workers roading to new site Horseman kills Persian Archer (3/4) Attack force in place (final Persian turn)
Trade Check:
Egypt/India now with Eng
Trade Monotheism + WM + 25g to Spain for Engineering
IBT A couple of Zulu move into territory (3 impi & 2 archers) Diriyah builds temple starts pikeman Palace Expansion # 4 Ottomans building Hanging Gardens
Turn 8 190 AD move pikeman & warrior to Kurfa (to greet Zulu in case) Vet Swordsman loses attack on Vet Spear (1/4) Vet Swordsman loses attack on Reg Spear (3/3) Vet Swordsman kills Reg Spear) Vet Horseman kills final spear and Gordium is ours and Persia is gone 6 foot in place & 7 on the way 7 horse in place and 2 on the way
Trade check:
No changes not happy with Zulu troops 16 turns left on peace, lets see what happens now.
IBT
Settlers keep heading east Zulu move around cities, but nothing bad (yet!!) Damascus completes horseman starts pikeman Damascus has border expansion Baghdad builds horseman starts another Riyadh builds temple starts horseman Jeddah completes horseman starts temple Alexmanistan completes horseman starts temple Palace Expansion # 5
Turn 9 210 AD Divert 4 ground units (2 swords/1 pike/1 Azap) to welcome Zulus Jeddah horse sent to Damascus Damascus horse MP A-town horse moves to cover workers Baghdad horse moves to cover workers Wounded Gordium liberators heal in town Gordium horse sent to Antioch Warrior3 moves to Riyadh
Trade Check:
No changes Were the richest even (or better) on tech with all
IBT
No real action just lots of troops moving I dont like the what the Zulu is up to Makkah builds Pikeman starts another Medinah builds Horseman starts pikeman border expansion- Dhranan builds horseman starts another Khurasan builds Barracks starts pikeman Carthage building Sun Tzu Spain building Sun Tzu
Turn 10 230 AD Well its looks like I made it were at peace (for not much longer I bet) Chivalry is due in 15 turns were even on tech have 16 vet horsemen ready to become Ansar Warriors (if we can find the bucks) Makkah pikeman MP Medinah horse to Makkah Zulu welcoming party fortifies on iron road to new city site is done. Rome has a settler next to spot (I hope he doesnt steal it) Swordsman reaches Furstat
Final Trade Check:
Egypt Annoyed 14g even on tech swap TM - Republic
Rome Annoyed 47g even on tech swap TM - Monarchy
India Annoyed 12g even on tech swap TM - Republic
Zulu Furious 0g even on tech swap TM - Republic
France Polite 48g even on tech swap WM - Republic
Carthage Polite 35g down Monotheism & Engineering Monarchy
Ottoman Furious 5g even on tech Swap TM - Republic
Spain Annoyed 50g even on tech Swap TM Republic
We are strong military compared to all
Histograph:
Arabia 573
Rome 490
Egypt 470
France 454
Zululand 383
Ottoman 362
Carthage 335
India 306
Spain 241
Persia 220
I'll post a little bit of analysis tomorrow.