T0 1340AD - I switch to Military Science; I'm not quite sure why our GS is aimlessly wandering around in a field. A reminder to the other players to ensure you know what to do with Great People, and if you aren't, to consult the other players.
The GS and GS are both settled in Berlin and the GG in Cologne.
AC has Gunpowder, Sury doesn't. I trade it to him for Guilds and cash.
IBT - Gandhi founds Islam in Calcutta
T1 1350AD - I kill a HA of Louis'. Both Gandhi and Louis will now pay us for peace... but I decide we can decide on that later.
IBT - Louis circumnavigates
T4 1380AD - The vote for Religious Victory pops up and we abstain.
IBT - Tokugawa leads with just under 200 votes
IBT - Surya captures Rheims and completes the Spiral Minaret
T7 1410AD - AC has PP, Surya doesn't, so I trade it to him for Banking, Theology, Drama, his WM and cash
IBT - Tokugawa declares war on AC
T9 1430AD - Gandhi is sitting outside Essen with some troops; Military Science is in and I stop.
Why?
I am rather intrigued (and somewhat annoyed) by the scatterish gameplay.
I will admit that I am at fault because I have neglected to participate in much discussion in between turnsets, but there is no rush and no need to continue unless you have full confirmation on what to do.
Firstly, I inherited the game with 0 units in production. Yes, we have low research numbers, but we can't be defending our cities with axemen and warriors anymore. Once all those forges complete, PLEASE begin producing grens and trebs because our cities won't be able to hold against Knights. Stuttgart is EMPTY. A stray boat from Louis could spell trouble.
Secondly, this:
WHY ARE WE IN BARBARISM?
I propose we switch to Mercantilism (an extra scientist is always good) and any Legal Civic because frankly, we shouldn't be barbaric at this point in the game.
Thirdly, tech direction. We can either choose to tech Steel now or hold off and beeline to Assembly Line. If we need to, we can trade for Replaceable Parts with AC, but I'd hold off for now.
Fourthly, diplomacy. Gandhi, Louis and Elizabeth are now the three bottom in score. We need to decide whether we want to continue these (mostly phony) wars. After all, the war against Gandhi began my last turnset and is still going without any gains. A War of Attrition if I ever saw one.
Fifthly, we need to decide ahead of time what to do with our Great People. With all the scientists we are running, we are getting them by the flocks, and we can't just randomly burn two of them on Chemistry.
If we continue to just like let things slide, we're going to leave the game open for AC or Surya to win, which we cannot allow.
*ranting over*