PanzerEric
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- Apr 6, 2003
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A minor point but you forgot to mention Banking. Of course Sisiutil should have no trouble trading for it, so it won't slow things down in this case.
Regarding making peace now, I think one thing that needs to be considered is what is going to happen after the war with Monty is finished. How is this game going to be won? Is it going to be possible to play peacefully for the rest of the game and go for a space/cultural/diplo win? Or is more warfare going to be required (either for a domination/conquest win or just to get more land to make one of the peaceful wins possible)?
If the plan is to play peacefully for the rest of the game then waiting to deal with Monty with the major tech advantage provided by rifles makes sense. But if there's going to be more wars fought later can Sisiutil afford to take his time with Monty? Any delay with Monty just delays the next war. Considering how tedious modern era wars are against Monarch level AIs, I can just imagine how frustrating a late war would be against Immortal AIs. Then again Lincoln does have a late UU and UB, so maybe this would be appropriate.
One final thought. Making peace now, right after defying an AP resolution to make peace, would be one of the moves of all time.
Great point Validator! Making peace right after defying the AP resolution to make peace sounds like a move I would make if playing this game. And if Sis starts playing like me then the ALC series is in trouble! Keep warring Sis...