LK153 - Australia

I wonder if those Cavalry causing you problems were initially going after China or something. They certainly were not near by as I saw no sign on my turns.

The city is a good lure for their forces though. A size 1 Persian city we don't really need.

I am hoping we can eventually use the ROP with Persia to be able to strike at their cities while they cannot reach any our cities (until we decide to keep/rebuild them that is).

Hopefully we won't have as many problems now...I killed off a LOT of Egyptian Cavs on that last turn!

Started playing, and Tosontsengel is a hot spot. Still a ton of Egypt cavalry around.

Though it can be costly to fight all those Cavalry, it does have one advantage. If those forces were in Egypt's core and hit the Persian cities, Persia might have crumpled. As it is Persia might even have the upper hand if their forces are intact. We can handle them much better than Persia could.

So it should slow us down now, but speed up our assault on their core if we can attack it soon enough.

I am thinking if Persia declares peace (which would negate the ROP I believe), we may want to go for them instead. It would make the front line much easier to deal with.

1260 AD (0)
The Mongols and Argentina still have a MPP, so I don't expect any offensives to wipe them.

One bad piece of news with fighting Egypt is we have no clue about if they are working on medicine / scientific Method.

I am not sure what happened with the palace prebuild in Melbourne. I start it back up. We are now playing it to tight for ToE.

I can tell it hasn't been that long since I last played. Australia still has a lot of cities needing worker help.

(IT) Tosontsengel is attacked by 2 cavalry, 1 killed. (1-0)


1270 AD (1)
I assault Beijing killing 3 infantry, and 2 cavalry. (6-0)
We raze it getting $216. We gain 9 total workers, as 3 slaves were hiding in the city.
Reg Anzac kills Mongol longbow. (7-0)
Elite cavalry kills Mongol longbow. (8-0)
Army kills 3 cavalry. (11-0)
During the fighting the extra visibility shows more small Egypt stacks approaching Tosontsengel.
Army kills 2 MDI and a spear on a hill. (14-0)
I abandon Xinjian after selling all improvements.
867-5309 is built nearby.
I got your number is founded.
Army kills 1 sword, 2 longbows. (17-0)

We have some cities that will benefit from police stations, including our iron works city.
I give Argentina industry and $7300 for communism. He is the only tech leader lacking industry, so I have to grab now. It could be 50+ turns before someone else offers it.

Elite musket kills archer. (18-0)
[End session 1]
(IT) We kill 2 attacking frigates, I think from Egypt. (20-0).
Tosontsengel is back as the hot zone. We killed 3 lousy cavalry with most retreating. We lost 8 Anzac, 1 MDI, and the city. (23-8)
We also lost $81.
Our number of enemies just increased with the Songhai declaring with due to an alliance with the Mongols. There troops are weak, but it is still a distraction from finishing Egypt in former China.

1280 AD (2)
Sometimes you guess wrong on tech. Argentina shows up with electricity when I have no techs left to trade.

Army kills 2 cavalry, and we have recovered Tosontsengel. (25-8)
We gain $185 for our troubles.
That army kills an addition 2 cavalry outside of the town. (27-8)
Army kills a cavalry. (28-8)
Elite MDI kills a cavalry. (29-8)
Elite cavalry kills a cavalry. (30-8)
Elite cavalry kills a cavalry. (31-8)
We don't have a lot of elites to go fishing with right now.
Army kills 4 cavalry. (35-8)
Army kills 3 cavalry. (38-8)
Cons Anzac kills a cavalry and promotes to regular. (39-8)
Cons Anzac kills a cavalry. (40-8)
Vet cavalry kills a cavalry. (41-8)
Vet cavalry kills a Keshik and promotes to elite. (42-8)
Army kills 2 Keshik. (43-8)
It then starts working on Songhai stacks killing 2 spears. (45-8)
Army kills 2 MDI, and 1 archer from Egypt. (48-8)
First stack of crap I have seen from them.
Army kills 2 Songhai spear, and 2 swordsmen. (52-8)
There is a lot on Songhai crap near Tosontsengel.
(IT) Venezuela and Persia ally versus Egypt. I doubt Venezuela will make a difference.
The only military action is a privateer dying attacking one of our ships. (53-8)
I abandon Dearkin via a worker build. With Egypt gone from that area, we don't need that overcrowded build anymore.

1290 AD (3)
Army kills 3 infantry in Chinan. (56-8)
Elite cavalry kills a cavalry. (57-8)
Elite cavalry kills a cavalry razing Chinan for $277 and 5 workers. (58-8)
Army kills 2 swords, 1 spear, and spots another Songhai stack of crap. (61-8)
Army kills 3 swords, and sadly goes red. (64-8)
Army kills 1 sword, and 1 archer. (66-8)
Army kills 4 swords. (70-8)
Elite MDI kills a sword. (71-8)
Elite musket dies to a 1 HP sword. (71-9)
Cons Anzac kills a sword and promote to regular. (72-9)
Elite cavalry kills an archer killing the final unit of one stack of crap. (73-9)
[End session 2]
Dutch is founded.
(IT) This isn't good news. The Sioux and Songhai ally vs. us. The Sioux were one of our only potential trading partners to head toward ToE. We lost our incense and dyes supply.
For some reason Mongolia declares on Argentina.
This is getting absurd. The Aztecs and Sioux ally vs. us.
Canberra riots from the loss of luxuries. I have to suffer through scroll through to fix more cities.

1295 AD (4)
I ship Argentina silks, wines and $23/T to get incense.

Army kills 2 Dynia and a horseman. (76-9)
Army kills 3 Dynia. (79-9)
Elite cavalry kills horseman. (80-9)
Elite cavalry kills horseman. (81-9)
Elite MDI kills a horseman. (82-9)
Vet cavalry kills horseman. (83-9)
Army kills 3 Keshik. (86-9)
Vet cavalry kills infantry. (87-9)
Army kills 3 infantry. (90-9)
Army kills 1 spear and 3 swords. (93-9)

I decide to steal from Argentina, and get electric power. We can't wait 18 turns, and Egypt has medicine.
I set research on medicine at max speed (11 turns), that will probably get worse after the GA ends.
Now I have to hope Persia researches medicine, and still needs electric power. That will save us a few more turns in a tight race.

Army kills 4 swords. (97-9)
Army kills 1 rifle and 1 infantry. (99-9)
[end session 3]
(IT) The Zulu and Argentina ally vs. Indonesia. I hope this doesn't mean watching tons of ancient units from the Zulu walking around again.
Our "ally" of Persia signs a trade embargo with Indonesia against us.

We lost a ship from the jump point near Australia. (99-10)
Our Anzacs suck on defense and two of them are dead. (99-12)

1300 AD (5)
The offending frigate is sunk. (100-10)
Elite cavalry kills a cavalry. (101-10)
Elite cavalry kills a Dynia. (102-10)
Elite cavalry kills a longbow. (103-10)
Army kills 3 spears, and captures 2 catapults with them. (105-10)
Army kills 3 infantry. (108-10)
Shanghai is razed for $272 and 3 workers.

John Jaqobis is founded.
D'Avin Jaqobis is founded.

Army kills a sword. (104-10)
Army kills 2 Keshik. (106-10)
[end session 4]
(IT) Songhai declares war on Argentina.
We lost an Anzac to a lucky Keshik. (106-11)

@Elephantium - how is your play time for Labor Day weekend? I am trying to figure out how to pace this week. I know I will have 0% spare time that weekend.

FYI: I will be away labor day weekend and can't play then either.

With no response from Elephantium I am going with not available this weekend, and will keep for the full 10.
Don't expect final results until after the holidays.

1305 AD (6)
Army kills 2 infantry and a cavalry. Tsingtao is razed for $181 and one lousy worker.
We accomplished a major goal. That is the last of Egypt's grassland cities in former China.
Elite cavalry kills a Keshik. (107-11)
Lucy is founded.
Army kills 2 Aztec cavalry by Dutch. (109-11)
It then shifts north where a stack of Egypt cavalry showed up. Since it is all Persian cities in the area, I have no idea where they came from.
Army kills 2 Egypt cavalry. (111-11)
Army kills Sioux rifleman. (112-11)
Army kills Sioux rifleman. (113-11)
We auto-razed Tientsin, but did capture 2 Chinese catapult in the city. This spot is awkward for defense lines, and all forest. I am not replacing it for now.
Army kills 4 Egypt cavalry. (117-11)
Elite MDI kills a cavalry. (118-11)
Elite cavalry kills a cavalry. (119-11)
Vet cavalry kills a cavalry. (120-11)
Vet cavalry kills a Keshik. (121-11)
Reg Anzac kills a spear. (122-11)
Con Anzac kills a sword and promotes to reg. (123-11)
Con Anzac kills a sword. (124-11)
Con Anzac kills a sword and promotes to reg. (125-11)
Vet cavalry kills a sword. (126-11)
[End session 5]
(IT) Egypt infantry dies attacking our Anzac. (127-11)

1310 AD (7)
We sink an injured Egypt frigate. (128-11)
Pree is founded.
The Aztecs have sent a stack of obsolete junk by Dutch.
Elite cavalry kills an Aztec horseman. (129-11)
Elite cavalry kills an Aztec horseman. (130-11)
Vet cavalry kills an Aztec horseman. (131-11)
Elite cavalry redlines, but kills an Aztec horseman. (132-11)
There is another decent stack of Egypt cavalry by Four Winds. My guess is they are arriving via Mongolian capitol.
Army kills 3 cavalry. (135-11)
Army kills 3 cavalry. (138-11)
Army kills 3 cavalry. (141-11)
Army kills 2 cavalry. (143-11)
Elite MDI kills a cavalry. (144-11)
Vet cavalry kills a cavalry. (145-11)
Army kills 3 Aztec horsemen. (148-11)
[End session 6]
Reg Anzac kills horseman. (149-11)
Reg Anzac kills horseman. (150-11)
Reg Anzac kills horseman. (151-11)
Reg Anzac kills horseman and promote to vet. (152-11)
Reg Anzac kills horseman. (153-11)
Reg Cavalry kills horseman. (154-11)
(IT) Indonesia and Persia ally vs. Songhai.
Mongolia and America ally vs. Venezuela.
Anzac beats infantry, and promote to elite. (155-11)

1320 AD (8)
Healthy army redlines taking out a 2 HP infantry. (156-11)
Army kills 2 infantry. (158-11)
Adab is razed for $269 and 5 workers.
Elite cavalry kills a Keshik. (159-11)
Vet cavalry kills a longbow. (160-11)
Vet cavalry kills an Aztec spear. (161-11)
Elite Anzac kills an archer. (162-11)
Vet cavalry kills an longbow. (163-11)
[End session 7]
(IT) One bad thing is that Persia keeps killing Songhai units. I would prefer them to concentrate on Egypt. We have put a dent on Egypt, but they still hold the most territory in the game.
Indonesia declares on Venezuela. It is the typical end game stupid wars.
Aztecs declare on Venezuela.

That is it until next week. Enjoy the holidays.

Since we are researching medicine, did we put in Libraries? I think that would be worth while doing unless we are really short on units.

I have squeezed in libraries into some of the towns as possible. A lot of the west coast towns in Australia just finished factories, and moved to libraries and police stations. Saving some coins will also help research.

LKendter said:

Vet cavalry kills an longbow. (163-11)
[End session 7]

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Great work so far.

1325 AD (9)
Frigate kills Mongol caravel. (164-11)
Army kills 3 infantry. (167-11)
This lets us raze New Thebes for $267 and 5 workers.
Two Sioux cavalry had landed by I Got Your Number.
Elite Anzac kills a cavalry. (168-11)
Elite MDI kills a cavalry. (169-11)
Elite cavalry kills a Songhai swordsman. (170-11)
Elite cavalry kills a Keshik. (171-11)
Elite cavalry kills a Mongol longbow. (172-11)
Vet cavalry kills an Egypt cavalry that tried to get cute by Kazan. (173-11)
Once again Egypt sends a decent block of cavalry to the Four Winds area.
Army kills 4 cavalry. (177-11)
[End session 8]
Army kills 3 cavalry. (180-11)
Army kills 4 cavalry. (184-11)
Vet cavalry kills cavalry. (185-11)
Vet cavalry kills cavalry. (186-11)
Vet cavalry kills cavalry. (187-11)
Vet cavalry kills cavalry. (188-11)
I spot another Songhai stack of crap. At the moment they are closer to Persia then us, but not sure where they will go.
Vet cavalry kills Songhai spear. (189-11)
[End session 9]
(IT) The Aztecs and Persia ally vs. the Sioux.
Venezuela and America sign a peace treaty.
Cavalry lost to our Anzac. (190-11)

We get royally screwed by a flip in Tosontsengel to Persia. I had stopped the attacks by putting several Anzacs behind rushed walls. That is hundreds of shields flushed down the drain. This is exactly why I hate keeping foreign cities.


Elephantium still shows last logged on as Aug 30. I am hoping he is on a long vacation, and that is why the long gap.