Gustavus Rex
Prince
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2013
- Messages
- 428
Argh, managed to pull (to me) an amazing start, then my computer died. Went to Best Buy for a gaming laptop as a stop-gap, tried to download Firefox, but ended up with all kinds of malware 10 minutes after turning it on. I hate computers!
And now my HDMI link to a large monitor quit working - I hate computers!Spoiler :I settled the gold SE and got a second city SE of gems SW of cap and bought Uluru when I could. Had all kinds of good ruins, pop immediately! Got a late ruin 4 tiles from Persia's cap, WTF?
First pantheon Desert Folklore, obviously. First religion, took Tithe and Pagodas, enhanced after 1st spread with Holy Warriors and Itin Preachers. Have sparse experience with HW, faith bought 3-4 Chariot Archers to go with my core 5 CB's, one a Scout upgrade, plus Warrior, Spear, Scout and late Horsey and CB. After building Petra I built the Market building and got more trades. Decided I absolutely had to try to take Zulu down, saw him reach Ren - perfect time to DOW and start NC and a 3rd Settler!
Had bribed Assyria vs Zulu 1st time, waste of money, no skirmish. Later Shaka came at my CS Ally to the E with a GG, so I bribed him vs Assyria. DOW'd him after I saw his units move somewhere, and planned to try to mow him down as they crossed the river from the NE. Except he took CS in 2-3 turns and went - somewhere. Meanwhile I had inched my way NE and took a sweet satellite with tons of bronze, and 3-4 turns later had his cap, LOL.
Full Tradition and Piety opener... I don't know if I can recreate it - when I thought I would get crushed he was sending Settlers W, and workers into the drink. I captured like 4 workers - he had 3 cities left and 3 Impis visible. I was probably going to make peace then later liberate the CS and take E coastal city leaving him up the creek after I got Camel Archers (have never used them). Now I don't know if I want to replay...
Can't you just admit you got beat?