OK ... I'm struggling to disagree with too much that vran' or lymond have proposed.
War
I liked the Cease Fire idea, but Zara's got a stack a few turns from Avignon, and I think we could steal it if Zara throws his units it it first and softens the defenses for us. It'll give us a window to heal and consolidate before taking out that city. If Napoleon's prepared to capitulate sooner as Sengir's forecasting, then I'd grab the capitulation.
National Wonders
I'm not sure I follow the point on capturing Orleans ... if we take a city that formerly had a Forbidden Palace, then the former occupier (i.e. France) is more willing to surrender?
German Iron
Nice catch. Now he has a Pikeman Ho-Ho-Ho!
Great General
If he can make it there, he'll make it ... 'boom boom' ... anywhere.
Cherokee
I hate to stop the specialists with 163 points invested, but we've got a few other cities lined up beforehand ready to pop some Great People. As such, I'm fine with working the commerce tiles as proposed under Bureaucracy, and a Grocer looks like a fine build.
Technology
Amazingly we've still got some sort of shot at Liberalism. Zara's soon to get Education (but will probably want both Gunpowder and Printing Press for it), and Philosophy's tradeable. Being a vassal, we can at least stop Ethiopia from self-researching Philosophy, and if he trades it, then stop him from self-researching Liberalism. I'm inclined to see Printing Press through and start ploughing some points into Education ... possibly even burn a Great Scientist on it ... to get the 'price' down from Zara. We can then slingshot Replaceable Parts if not Rifling itself. Thoughts?
National Wonders
Slight 'buildaholic' move here: Heroic Epic and Forge for New York, National Epic for Boston (even though Washington's also presenting as a juicy Great Person Farm) - debatable value, but it's cheap. I'm inclined to support Killroyan's suggestion of the Forbidden Palace in Istanbul. Thoughts?
Other comments
Re. lymond's post #216:
'Yep' - OK to send Worker love to Philly. Happy to keep churning out units incl. Muskets.
Other:
I'd like to squeeze out some Buddhist Missionaries along the way as well. Only nine of our twenty cities are Buddhist, and I'm assuming we're sticking with that faith despite the Shrine being collected by Victoria.
A couple of easy resource trades: Sugar from Ethiopia, and Deer from the Ottomans. Can also take a shot at reworking the Rice deal with Germany.
War
I liked the Cease Fire idea, but Zara's got a stack a few turns from Avignon, and I think we could steal it if Zara throws his units it it first and softens the defenses for us. It'll give us a window to heal and consolidate before taking out that city. If Napoleon's prepared to capitulate sooner as Sengir's forecasting, then I'd grab the capitulation.
National Wonders
I'm not sure I follow the point on capturing Orleans ... if we take a city that formerly had a Forbidden Palace, then the former occupier (i.e. France) is more willing to surrender?
German Iron
Nice catch. Now he has a Pikeman Ho-Ho-Ho!
Great General
If he can make it there, he'll make it ... 'boom boom' ... anywhere.
Cherokee
I hate to stop the specialists with 163 points invested, but we've got a few other cities lined up beforehand ready to pop some Great People. As such, I'm fine with working the commerce tiles as proposed under Bureaucracy, and a Grocer looks like a fine build.
Technology
Amazingly we've still got some sort of shot at Liberalism. Zara's soon to get Education (but will probably want both Gunpowder and Printing Press for it), and Philosophy's tradeable. Being a vassal, we can at least stop Ethiopia from self-researching Philosophy, and if he trades it, then stop him from self-researching Liberalism. I'm inclined to see Printing Press through and start ploughing some points into Education ... possibly even burn a Great Scientist on it ... to get the 'price' down from Zara. We can then slingshot Replaceable Parts if not Rifling itself. Thoughts?
National Wonders
Slight 'buildaholic' move here: Heroic Epic and Forge for New York, National Epic for Boston (even though Washington's also presenting as a juicy Great Person Farm) - debatable value, but it's cheap. I'm inclined to support Killroyan's suggestion of the Forbidden Palace in Istanbul. Thoughts?
Other comments
Re. lymond's post #216:
'Yep' - OK to send Worker love to Philly. Happy to keep churning out units incl. Muskets.
Other:
I'd like to squeeze out some Buddhist Missionaries along the way as well. Only nine of our twenty cities are Buddhist, and I'm assuming we're sticking with that faith despite the Shrine being collected by Victoria.
A couple of easy resource trades: Sugar from Ethiopia, and Deer from the Ottomans. Can also take a shot at reworking the Rice deal with Germany.