T0-17 Gumbolt Up to page 20 on thread. - We settle 1N after much debate. We have determined this is a Europe map. We have met 5-6 AI now and found our first objective location.
We went hunting and Ah due to deer and cows. All our original units have made it alive so far.
Pictures from first 17 turns. Other pictures are available on an earlier page.
T17-T28 Gumbolt P29 on thread. We have now met Persians and the Mongols. Our worker steal attempts failed. Warrior heading back from German land. Some issue with barb animals.
Tech fishing/pottery. Capital now S3 and building settler after completing worker and warrior.
T29-T34 Rusten P32. We finally meet Egptians. We settle Orleans (Stoned horse.) to grab fish/fur. We tech writing too.
T35-47 - Rusten P38 on forum. We complete writing. We have settled our third city and will have both furs in use soon. We now have 2 workers connecting resource. We have found the culture for the 10th AI. We are on our way to alphabet. Undecided on what to do about JoaoII. So weakly defended. Our plucky worry named Gumbolt slains the bear south of Paris. Our brave hero!!! Capital now S5. Orleans now named Stoned Horse. S4.
T48-T51 BIC P43. T50 we have met China and Germans have ruined all our plans for cities.
T51-55 - Bic P46 Settler built but Germans have stolem our spot. So we settle our 4th city 3 south of our capital. to share wheat. We reach alphabet T54.
T56-57 - BIC P48 2 turns in and BW is in. We BW and copper. Plans all change!!! Traded for mining too.
T57-64 - BIC p59 Our scout has found India. we have researched HBR. We have gifted writing to most AI. We are preparing for war.
T65-T72 CC - P69 or so. We bribe Mehmed on Alex. We find Sal. Trade for IW and masonry while teching maths. We continue to explore map whilst we preparing for war. HA's are being whipped.
T72-74 P81 Elitetroops - We declare on Egypt. Alexandria in our sights. Maths also now complete. Timed well as 2 defender desert the city to escort a settler. We take the city with no losses. Glib, 2 settled scientists and an academy. Sweet!!
T74-77 Elite P88. Much debate over what to do next Lisbon or Greece. Anyway our march on Thebes has met little resistance. Only 1HA lost taking the capital and mids.
T77-81 Elite P91. We set sail with our African Horsemen to Greece. Athens has 2 phalanx and a archer defending. Naturally after we steal his worker he builds another. We capture Athens losing 3HA.
T81-83 -Elite P94 Currency in and we part tech COl. The barb holy city is in sight. 2 defenders and we send for reinforcements. We have 4-5HA ready and one defender suicides on our HA. The city falls with 1HA lost. The trade partners to East are now ours to choose from. We sell various resources and techs for gold. We take poly and COl from Hatty for peace.
T83-T84 we prepare our war fro Freddy and tech mediation.
T84-87 Megalurker P105 - More prep for Freddy war. Our stacks get in place.
T88 Megalurker P107 - Capture of Hamburg and Munich.
T88-90 Gumbolt P110 We move on Berlin and successfully bait out his spear. Civil Service and bureau is now in. We attack Berlin only losing 2HA. Even with a spear, 2 axesa and a archer defending behind a city wall. P112 has lots of pictures of captured cities and German land.
T90-92 Gumbolt P114 - The final German city has fallen with no losses. Some delay to see if he would net the fish for us. Didn't happen. We start HG wonder.
T92-94 P117 We prepare for Moscow attack and heal up our units.
T94-95 Gumbolt P118 We tech Calendar. We DOW Egptians. Losing an HA and having to wait a turn to capture city.
T95 Gumbolt P120 Huge debate over what Egptians might do after we lose HA on previous turn. They whip a worker. Our remaining HA captures the city.
T96-97 Elite P125 We declare on Russians with 16 HA. His border city has 8 defenders. We lose 4HA but take the city.
T97-T98 Elite P126 We tech machinery and capture St Petersburg. We nearly headed to Rostov instead!! Did the Ai really whip a settler in St Petersburg with out stack of 4HA waiting to attack???
T98 Elite P129 - Our troops move toward Rostov. We start on construction.
T99-T100 P133. We attack Rostov and take it.
T100-101 P135/6 We face some scary moments attacking Moscow but pull through on the final HA. (I never doubted our steel.)
T101-103 P139 We complete HG. Still working on MOM. Also prepare for a ceasefire with Russians. We reach engineering.
T103-T105 P143/145 We prepare for Portugal war. 4 upgraded mace to CR3?