CommandoBob: A Series of Random Civs for Machiavelli

This thread will document my attempts to obtain the Machiavelli Badge of Honor by completing all six victory conditions.

• Conquest:
  • India, 1848 AD, placed 6 out of 6 on this table.
  • See Post #2
• Domination:
  • Egypt, 1660 AD, placed 3 out of 5 in this table.
  • Game overview: Posts #3 and 4
  • Detail game logs: Post #5 to #7
• Cultural (100K):
  • France, 1816 AD, placed 3 out of 7 on this table.
  • Game overview: Posts #9 and 10
  • Detail game logs: Post #11 to #14
• Space Race:
  • Sumeria, 1670 AD, placed 4 out of 5 on this table.
  • Game overview: Posts #18
  • Detail game logs: Post #19 to #23
• Diplomatic:
  • Russia, 1625 AD, placed 6 out of 8 on this table.
  • Game overview: Posts #35
  • Detail game logs: Post #36 to 38
• Cultural (20K City):
  • First Attempt
    • China, 1896 AD
    • Wonder Victory, not 20K City!
    • First ever 20K attempt, but it would not have placed in a table
    • Game overview: Posts #39
    • Detail game logs: Post #40 to 44
  • Second Attempt
    • Maya, 1926 AD
    • Did not place in the tables
    • Game overview: Post #52
    • Detail game logs: Posts #53 to 58
    • 20K city builds: Post #59

All of these attempts will be at :
Monarch
Huge Map (Pangea)
Max allowed civs for the map size
Random AI
Random Civ for me
First generated save

EDIT:
After the second 20K Culture City attempt, I gave up trying to win that VC with a random civ with these game settings.

My attempt at conquest is detailed in 3rd Monarch Game, 1st HOF Submission.

Victory was in 1848 AD. This placed me in 6th place on the table, and ony 6 entries in the table.

My first HOF game accepted!
But it was a bad showing. My game ended in 1848; 5th place ended in 520 AD.

The start:

At Start 4000 BC


In my conquest attempt, I used song titles by the Beatles for many of my city names. This time I decided to use the names of counties in the state of Texas, which has 254 counties. 001 Tarrant became the capital, founded in 3950 BC.

Game World 3900 BC


In short order 002 Dallas, 003 Bexar and 004 TieDye City were founded. In 1725 BC we met the Inca (Pink), in 1675 BC we met Sumeria (Light Grey) and in 1650 BC we met the Zulu (Brownish). By 1000 BC we build two more cities, 005 Incense City and 006 Zapata.

Game World 1000 BC


Our World 1000 BC


In 1000 BC we met the Hittites (Coastal Blue, which blends in with the image). In 875 BC we connect Horses; in 750 BC 008 Silk Town is started. We met the Byzantines (Dark Red) in 730 BC; in 650 BC we met Spain (Green); in 530 BC we met Babylon (Red). We revolt to Republic in 330 BC and build embassies with everyone we know in 290 BC. Pretty tame stuff.

Game World 10 AD


Our World 10 AD


By now someone is wondering about the peacefulness of the game and the lack of aggression by Egypt. Well, our core has problems.

Our Core 10 AD


We have jungles, marshes and forests in the area South and SouthEast of our capital. Our workers have spent long years making roads through this terrain while I have tried to find slaves from other people. We now have 14 cities but still face a lot of terrain to clear to make it productive.

In 50 AD the Zulu liven things up by declaring war on us. We get Spain to sign an MA vs the Zulu in 70 AD. In 90 AD we meet the Maya (Light Blue); in 150 AD we meet Korea (Purple); we also get Inca to MA vs Zulu. In 310 AD Maya DoW on us for no good reason that I can recall; I guess they were bored. In 390 AD, after the MAs expire, we make peace with Zulu.

Then we declare war on Sumeria. In 410 AD we capture our first city, x001 Akshak.

Game World 410 AD


Our World 430 AD


In 470 AD we pay Maya 80 of 213 gold to make peace. Then in 490 AD we get our first MGL, Ramses. In 530 AD we get a Windows Stop Error and have to restart from the 520 AD Autosave, which was an uneventful turn. In 570 AD our second MGL rushes the Forbidden Palace in 008 Silk Town. In 600 AD Maya wants 30 gold (of 237 gold); we pay and they go away. During the 760 AD IBT the machine reboots (!) so I just restarted from the manual 750 AD save (no user input had been required before the reboot).

In 750 AD Byzantines DoW Inca.

In 810 AD Sumeria is destroyed. Around this time we meet the Greeks (Light Green); that is, they talk to us on the IBT. In 860 AD the Byzantines get the Hittities to MA vs. Inca. In 900 AD we meet the Dutch (Orange), Ottomans (Yellow-Green), Portuguese (Dark Purple) and Arabs (Light Pink). We've also managed to meet the Americans (also Light Blue) but that date was not recorded. In 970 AD Korea joins in on attacking Inca, siging an MA with the Byzantines. In 980 AD we DoW on Spain and get Babylon and Zulu involved via MAs.

Game World 1000 AD


Our World 1000 AD


Game Stats 1000 AD
Egypt (us) and Maya are tied for largest territory; we both have 9%.
We have 11% of the world's population; Maya has 12%.
We have 45 cities; Maya has 27.
We are at war with Spain (14 cities in 970 AD).
We have 3 native luxuries (Dyes, Incense and Silk). We import Wines (Greece) and Furs (Korea).
Spices are in/near Spain.

In 1010 AD the Byzantines get Maya to join the Incan dogpile.
In 1070 AD a power outage is caused by a thunderstorm. We replay the turn but the game log was lost from 1020 AD forward.
In 1070 AD the Byzantines get the Greeks to join in on killing Incans.


Game World 1100 AD


022 Jim Wells 1100 AD


While I do like the idea of other people removing the Incan Infestation, they are forced to cross Egyptian lands to do so. In this image 4 AI are tresspassing near Jim Wells and I can't (yet) do anything about it. Korea has 15 units inside our borders, the Hittites have only 4, Bzyantines a mere 2, but Maya, the most powerful AI at this point, has 40 units that want to hunt Incans inside the yellow borders of Egypt. I'm not worried, but I do pay attention.

In 1100 AD Byzantine diplomacy drags Portugal into the Incan bloodbath. In 1120 AD the Maya drag in the Arabs. In 1160 AD Inca and Korea make peace. In 1180 AD we destroy Spain. In 1190 AD the Hittites get the Zulu to attack Inca; the Byzantines get the Babylonians to join the fun, too.

Game World 1200 AD


At this point we can see that many Incan cities have been captured by the Byzantines. We decline to join the fun and plan to swing south and discuss world affairs with Babylon, which we do by a DoW in 1220 AD. In 1260 AD the game froze (!) but no cities had been captured or built before the freeze. In 1270 AD the Byzantines help us by eliminating the Incas.

Game World 1300 AD


In 1335 AD Hittites and Byzantines sign an MPP, which is not good for us. After Babylon falls, the Byzantine/Incan cities are ripe for the taking. In 1340 AD the Ottomans DoW on us and manage to capture 003 Bexar in our core. No one will MA vs. the Ottomans at a price I consider reasonable. We continue to capture Babylonian cities.

Game World 1350 AD


In 1350 AD we take back our city. Also in 1350 AD the Byzantines destroy the Dutch. In 1375 AD the Hittite city of Kanesh flips to us.

Game World 1400 AD


In 1410 AD we make peace with the Ottomans. In 1415 AD we destroy Babylon. In 1440 AD we DoW the Zulus.

Game World 1450 AD


In 1460 AD we gain a SGL, Ptolemy. For some reason the Hittites (15 cities) declare war on us (133 cities). In 1465 AD the Zulu are destroyed and we start capturing Hittite cities. The Bzyantine city of Ohrid flips to us, also. In 1470 AD we DoW on the Byzantines and get Maya to MA vs. both Hittites and Byzantines. On their own Greece DoW against Hittites and Byzantines, too. By 1480 AD all of the small Hittite and Byzantine cities inside of Egyptian borders have been captured, leaving Egypt with a one-front war, facing East. In 1485 Ptolemy rushes Theory of Evolution in x011 Isin, which in turns starts our Golden Age, something I had avoided until now.

World Map 1500 AD


In 1500 AD Korea and Maya MA vs. Byzantine. Next turn America and Greece MA vs. Hittites. On the following turn, 1510 AD, the Hittites and Maya make peace, while Portugal and Korea DoW on Byzantium. In 1515 AD the Greeks destory the Byzantines. In 1520 AD we destroy the Hittites. In 1545 AD Maya and Greece sign an MPP, which is not in our best interests, since the next civ to the East is Maya.

World Map 1550 AD


In 1555 AD we DoW on Maya; once we attack a Mayan unit inside Mayan borders the Greeks DoW on us in reply. We sign America, Korea, Portugal and Ottomans to MAs vs. Maya, but only Maya. Greece DoW Korea and America. In 1565 AD Portugal DoW Greece; in 1570 AD Greeks DoW Portugal.

World Map 1600 AD


In 1600 AD we destroy the Maya and begin to attack Greece. We get Korea, Arabs, Portugal, America and Ottomans MAed vs. Greece. In 1605 AD Greece and America make peace; in 1620 AD Greece and Portugal come to terms. And in 1630 AD Greece is destroyed. The PC freezes at the end of 1645 AD; the Autosave is fine but my notes for the last few turns are gone. We are forced to DoW on America twice (due to the freeze).

Game World 1650 AD


In 1650 AD and 1655 AD we take America down to a One City Civ. After the all the combat is done in 1655 I spam some cities to take us to 66% of the land area; we exceeded 66% of the world's population a long time ago.

Game World 1660 AD


And we finally see this:

You Win!

Monaarch Huge Domination
pangea, 60% water; barbs raging
C/T/A: all middle selections

Allow Domination
Allow Space Race
Allow Diplomatic
Allow Conquest
Allow Cultural
Allow Wonder
Respawn AI Players
Preserve Random Seed
Allow Cultural Conversions
Allow Scientific Leaders

AI agresssion: Normal
My civ: Random
15 AIs: Random

20080208 1838 >
Egypt. REL and IND. ugh.
Standing on a BG, move E across river.

4000 BC
001 Tarrant is founded.

3900 BC
We begin to learn Alphabet in 50.

3300 BC
We learn Pottery from a Goody Hut.

3050 BC
We get a settler from a goody hut (while building a settler in 001 Tarrant).

3000 BC
According to St. Augustine the wealthiest nations are:

1. Hittites
2. Americans
3. Zulu
4. Inca
5. Sumerians
6. Spanish
7. Greeks
8. Dutch

We have 8 gpt and -1 gpt.

2950 BC
We loot a goody hut for 25 gold.

2710 BC
002 Dallas is founded.

2510 BC
003 Bexar is founded.

1990 BC
According to Machiavellie the happiest nations are:

1. America
2. Babylon
3. Korea
4. Greece
5. Sumer
6. Portugal
7. Dutch
8. Byzantines

None of which I've met yet.

1830 BC
004 TieDye City is founded on Dyes.

1725 BC
We learn Warrior Code from the Patzinal Tribe.
We meet the Incas.
They have The Wheel, Bronze Working and 78 gold.
They will give BW and 78 gold for Alphabet.
Not yet.

1675 BC
We met Sumeria.
They have Bronze Working and 10 gold.

Sell Alphabet to Inca for The Wheel and 21 gold of 78 gold.
Sell The Wheel to Sumeria for Bronze Working and 10 of 10 gold.
We are still up Alphabet on Sumeria.

[IBT]
Incas are building the Pyramids.

1650 BC
We meet the Zulu.
They have Mysticism and 69 gold.
We have only 71 gold.

1525 BC
005 Incense City is founded.

[IBT]
Writing -> Code of Laws in 50.
Embassies are possible.

The Dutch build The Colossus in Amsterdam.

[1425 BC IBT]
005 Incense City ransacked by barbarians; we lose 15 of 77 gold.

[1350 BC IBT]
005 Incense City ransacked by barbarians; we lose 11 of 56 gold.

[1225 BC IBT]
Incas are building the Oracle.

[1175 BC IBT]
Incense is connected to 001 Tarrant.

[1100 BC IBT]
Code of Laws -> Philosophy in 10.

1025 BC
We sell Alphabet to Sumeria for Mysticism, 2 workers and 5 of 5 gold.
We sell Writing to the Zulu for Iron Working and 41 of 41 gold.
We sell Writing to the Inca for 96 of 282 gold.

1000 BC
007 Yoakum is founded.
We meet the Hittites.
We have Code of Law and 164 gold.
They have Mathematics, Philosophy, Literature and Horseback Riding; zero gold.
We sell Code of Laws to the Hittitesfor Philosophy and Horseback Riding.
We sell Code of Laws to the Incas for 148 of 148 gold.

Philosophy -> Republic in 38 turns.

975 BC
Gibbon says the powerful nations are:
[/LIST]
[*] Maya
[*] Inca
[*] Egypt (!)
[*] Portugal
[*] Zulu
[*] Hittites
[*] America
[*] Greece
[/LIST]

[IBT]
Zulus are building the Pyramids.
Zulus build the Oracle in Zimbabwe.

[875 BC IBT]
Horses are connected.

[850 IBT]
Incas (cautious) want Philosophy. We say no.

825 BC
We sell Philosophy to the Zulu for 95 of 95 gold.
We sell Philosophy to the Inca for 42 of 42 gold.
We sell Iron Working to Sumer for 24 of 24 gold. We see no Iron in their visible land.

[IBT]
Incas are building The Mausoleim of Mausollos.

775 BC
We sell Writing to Sumeria for Polytheism and 7 of 7 gold.
Hittites already know Poly. Drat.

750 BC
008 Silk Town is founded.

730 BC
We met Bzyantium.
They know Mathematics, Literature and Map Making.; zero gold.
we know Polytheism.

Incas are up the same three techs.
We sell Polytheism to the Inca for Map Making, Literarure and 7 of 7 gold.
We sell Polytheism to Byzantium for Mathematics.

[IBT]
Byzantines are building The Great Library.

[710 BC IBT]
Sumerians are building The Temple of Artemis.
Sumer builds The Pyramids in Ur.
Zulus are building the Mausolem of Mausollos.
Incas are building the Mausolem of Mausollos.
Incas are building the Statue of Zeus.
Incas are building The Temple of Artemis.
Incas build The Mausolem of Mausollos in Cuzco.
Incas are building The Great Library.

[690 BC IBT]
Byzantines are building The Great Library.
Byzantines are building The Temple of Artemis.
Zulus are building the Mausolem of Mausollos.

Silks are connected to 001 Tarrant.
3 of 8 luxuries.

650 BC
009 Wilbarger is founded.

We meet Spain.
They have 30 gold.
We have Writing, Mathematics, Horseback Riding and Polytheism.
We sell Mathematics to Spain for 30 of 30 gold.

610 BC
010 Van Zandt is founded.

[570 BC IBT]
Spain is building The Temple of Artemis.

530 BC
We meet Babylon.
They have 75 gold.
We have Mathematics, Philosophy, Code of Laws, Literature, Map Making and Polytheism.
We sell Mathematics to Babylon for 75 of 75 gold.
We sell Mathematics to Sumeria for 33 of 33 gold.

510 BC
2nd Silks connected to 001 Tarrant.

[430 BC IBT]
Hittites are building The Statue of Zeus.

390 BC
Sell Philosophy to Babylon for 22 of 22 gold.
Sell Philosophy to Sumeria for 18 of 18 gold.

[IBT]
Byzantines are building The Great Lighthouse.
Byzantines build The Great Library in Constantinople.
Hittites are building The Statue of Zeus.
Hittites are building The Temple of Artemis.
Hittites build The Statue of Zeus in Hattusas.
Inca are building The Great Lighthouse.

[370 BC IBT]
Republic -> Construction in 16.
Zulus are building The Temple of Artemis.

350 BC
Sell Republic to the Hittites for Currency and Construction.
Sell Currency to the Bzyantines for 57 of 57 gold.
Sell Currency to the Inca for 1 worker and 189 of 189 gold.
Engineerin in 27.

011 Uvalade is founded.

330 BC
Revolt to Republic.

[IBT]
We become a Republic.
Hittites are building The Great Lighthouse.

290 BC
Embassy with Sumeria for 40.
Embassy with Inca for 53.
Embassy with Zulu for 71
Embassy with Hittites for 56.
Embassy with Bzyantium for 41.
Embassy with Spain for 46.
Embassy with Babylon for 60.

230 BC
Sell Code of Laws to Zulu for 103 of 103 gold.
Sell Code of Laws to Sumer for 24 of 24 gold.
Sell Code of Laws to Spain for 19 of 19 gold.
Sell Code of Laws to Babylon for 12 of 12 gold.

210 BC
012 Throckmorton is founded.

[170 BC IBT]
Byzantines are building The Hanging Gardens.
Hittites are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.

130 BC
013 San Jacinto is founded.
014 Iron Hill is founded.

[90 BC IBT]
Dutch build The Temple of Artemis in Amsterdam.
Portugal builds The Great Lighthouse in Lisbon.
Bzyantines are building The Hanging Gardens.
Bzyantines are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Hittites are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Hittites are building The Great Wall.
Arabs build The Hanging Gardens in Mecca.

70 BC
Sell Literature to Zulu for 28 of 28 gold.
Sell Literature to Babylon for 23 of 23 gold.
Sell Literature to Sumeria for 21 of 21 gold.

[IBT]
Bzyantines are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Bzyantines are building The Great Wall.

[50 BC IBT]
Engineering -> Feudalism in 50.

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[30 AD IBT]
Mayans build The Great Wall in Tikal.

50 AD
Sell Map Making to Sumeria for worker and 11 of 11 gold.
We buy a worker from Inca for 106 gold.
We have 14 cities; 6 workers and 3 slaves. We just added two slaves.

[IBT]
Zulus DoW us (Egypt).

70 AD
We sign an MA with Spain vs. Zulu.
Spain DoW Zulu.

[IBT]
Mayans build Sun Tzu's Art of War in Chichen Itza.

90 AD
We meet the Maya.
They have Monarchy and Feudalism and 24 gold. We have Engineering and 181 gold.
We walk away.
An embassy with Maya will cost 102 gold. We'll wait a few turns.

[IBT]
Iron is now connected to 001 Tarrant.

130 AD
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150 AD
We meet Korea.
Korea has 36 gold and a worker.
We have Republic and Construction.
We sell Construction to Korea for a worker and 36 of 36 gold.
We sell Construction to Inca for an MA vs. Zulu and 64 of 64 gold.
Inca DoW Zulu. They are neighbors.
We sell Construction to Babylon for 46 of 46 gold.

190 AD
We buy a worker from Spain for 106 gold.

[IBT]
Feudalism -> Invention in 50.

270 AD
015 Roberts is founded.

280 AD
We sell Feudalism to Inca for two workers, 8 gpt and 176 of 176 gold.

290 AD
We build an embassy with the Maya for 102 of 638 gold.
We build an embassy with the Korea for 52 of 536 gold.

300 AD
We sell Horseback Riding to Sumeria for a worker and 34 of 34 gold.
We buy a worker from Inca for 89 of 512 gold.
We buy a worker from Byzantium for 106 of 423 gold.

310 AD
We buy a worker from Korea for 103 of 309 gold.

[IBT]
Maya DoW us.

320 AD
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[IBT]
Zulus want to talk peace. Due to MAs we cannot.

[340 AD IBT]
Byzantines are building Leonardo's Workshop.

[350 AD IBT]
Invention -> Gunpowder in 18 or so.

360 AD
We sell Currency to Sumeria for one worker and 37 of 37 gold.
We sell Republic to Spain for one worker and 65 of 65 gold.

[380 AD IBT]
Maya are buiding Leonardo's Workshop.

390 AD
Make straight-up peace with the Zulu.
We DoW on Sumeria.

410 AD
x001 Akshak (2) is captured from Sumeria.

430 AD
20080209 1918 <

Movies with my wife.
The Astronaut Farmer
Wild Hogs

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450 AD
x002 Umma (5) is captured from Sumeria.
We buy a worker from the Hittites, 91 of 318 gold.

[IBT]
Sumeria wants to talk. They only offer straight peace-for-peace. No deal.

470 AD
We pay Maya 80 of 213 gold to make peace.

480 AD
We raze Zabalam (1) of Sumeria.

City Counts:
Maya: 24
Inca: 20
Korea: 18
Egypt: 17
Byzantine: 17
Babylon: 16
Hittites: 14
Spain: 12
zululand: 11
Sumeria: 11

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490 AD
*MaceOne* and Ramses.
x003 Bad-tibira (5) is captured from Sumeria.

500 AD
016 Palo Pinto is founded.


[530 AD]
Window Stop Error.
Could not reload the 530 AD AutoSave
"DataIO operation System Error: TUTR"
"Error Reading File"
Could reload the 520 AD Autosave.
Did so and save the game at the first of 520 AD.
Saved at end of 520 AD, also.


[520 AD IBT]
Byzantines are building Sistine Chapel.

530 AD
017 Oldham is founded.
018 Nueces is founded.

We sell Republic to Zulu for Monarch, a worker and 1 of 1 gold.
We sell Republic to Babylon for Spices (4th luxury).

[IBT]
Heroic Epic, anyone?
Maya are building Knights Templar.

[540 AD IBT]
Spain wants to talk. They want an MA vs Zulu and an ROP.
We have 6 turns of peace left with the Zulu, so we say No.
Incas want to talk.
They, too, want an MA vs Zulu and an ROP.
Again, we say No.

550 AD
*ArcherOne* and Cheops.

[560 AD IBT]
Maya are building Sistine Chapel.

570 AD
x004 Sumer (5) is captured from Sumeria.
Cheops rushes the Forbidden Palace in 008 Silk Town.

590 AD
019 Midland is founded.

[IBT]
x004 Sumer flips back to Sumeria.

[600 AD IBT]
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[IBT]
Maya wants 30 of 237 gold. We pay.
3rd Palace Expansion; we plant trees.
Byzantines are building Knights Templar.

[620 AD IBT]
x003 Bad-tibira (1) flips back to Sumeria. We lose an eArcher and two more units.

640 AD
x003 Bad-tibira (1) is liberated from Sumeria.
Der (2) of Sumeria is razed.

650 AD
x005 Ur (1), the first Sumerian capital, is captured, along with the Pyramids.

[IBT]
Chemistry -> Metallurgy in 50.

670 AD
*HorsemanOne* and Khufu.

690 AD
Khufu rushes The Heroic Epic in 011 Uvalade.

[IBT]
Zulu and Spain make peace.
x005 Ur flips back to Sumerai; we lose a vPike and the Pyramids.
Heroic Epic in 011 Uvalade.

700 AD
x004 Sumer (3) is liberated from Sumeria.
Kissura (2) of Sumeria is razed.

[IBT]
Korea is building Leonardo's Workshop.

[720 AD IBT]
Hittites and Netherlands make peace.
Hittites are building Leonardo's Workshop.
Hittites are building Sistine Chapel.

730 AD
x005 Ur (1) is liberated from Sumeria.
Sell Incense to Maya for Gems and 111 of 128 gold.

[IBT]
Hittites are building Knights Templar.

750 AD
*MaceTwo* and Mentuhotep.
x006 Agade (2) is captured from Sumeria.

[IBT]
Byzantines DoW on Inca.
Netherlands DoW Maya.

760 AD
020 Limestone is founded.
x007 Kish (4), the second Sumerian capital, is captured.
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20080214 1813 >
System reboot on the IBT; no user inputs, so I just restarted.

[IBT]
Greeks build Knights Templar in Athens.
Byzantines are building Copernicus' Observatory.
Hittites are building Leonardo's Workshop.
Mayans build Leonardo's Workshop in Chichen Itza.
Maya are building Copernicus' Observatory.

770 AD
021 Kimble is founded.

[780 AD IBT]
Zulu and Inca make peace.
Byzantines are building Sistine Chapel.
Byzantines are building Copernicus' Observatory.
Byzantines build Copernicus' Observatory in Adrianople.
Hittites are building Sistine Chapel.

790 AD
*HorsemanTwo* and Seti.
x008 Lagash (3) is captured from Sumeria.
x009 Kua (2) is captured from Sumeria.

[IBT]
People are asking about the Pentagon.

800 AD
x010 Erech (4), the third Sumerian capital, is captured.

810 AD
x011 Isin (3), the fourth Sumerian capital, is captured.

The Sumerians are destroyed.

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[IBT]
Palace Expansion.
Greeks offer Wines for Dyes and 7 gpt. They have 14 cities, we have 32. No thanks.
Metallurgy -> Military Tradition in 19 or so.

830 AD
We sell Chemistry to Byzantines for Monotheism and 117 of 117 gold.
We build an embassy with Greece for 122 gold.

[IBT]
Korea offers us Chivalry for Gunpowder and 90 gold. No.

840 AD
022 Jim Wells is founded.
We sell Chemistry to Greece for Theology.
We sell Gunpowder to Korea for Furs and 31 of 31 gold.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion.

[860 AD IBT]
Hittites and Byzantines sign an MA vs. Inca.
Hittites DoW Inca.

870 AD
023 Irion is founded.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion.
Korea is building Sistine Chapel.

[880 AD IBT]
Byzantines build Sistine Chapel in Constantinople.

890 AD
024 Hockley is founded.

900 AD
025 Gregg is founded.
We sell Metallurgy to Maya for Education, Chivarly, Territory Map, one worker, Contact with the Dutch, Portuguese, Ottomans and Arabs, 18 gpt and 200 of 200 gold.
We sell Metallurgy to Hittites for Printing Press, 16 gpt and 42 of 42 gold.
We sell contact with Babylon to Byzantines for TM, 2 gpt and 23 of 23 gold.
Our new contacts are all broke and dumb.
We sell contact with Zulu to the Dutch for 32 of 32 gold.
We sell contact with Babylon to Korea for 23 of 23 gold.
We sell contact with the Dutch to Inca for 9 of 9 gold.
We sell contact with the Dutch to Babylon for 1 of 1 gold.
We sell Printing Press to Greece for Wines.
We sell contact with Zulu to Portugal for 1 of 1 gold.
We sell contact with Zulu to Arabia for 5 of 5 gold.
We sell contact with Zulu to America for 1 of 1 gold.
We sell contact with the Dutch to Spain for 4 of 4 gold.

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We have all the money.

We have the most cities (36).
We are fifth worst in total culture (3086).
We are in the middle of culture per turn (+65).

910 AD
026 Ft. Bend is founded.

930 AD
027 Ellis is founded.

[IBT]
We lose our supply of Gems (Maya).

[940 AD IBT]
Military Tradition -> Banking in 29 or so.
People ask about a Military Academy.

950 AD
028 Dimmit is founded.

[960 AD IBT]
Hittites want an ROP and MA vs. Inca. No, for right now.

970 AD
029 Crockett is founded.

[IBT]
Portugal and Maya sign an MA vs. Netherlands.
Korea and Byzantines sign an MA vs. Inca.
Korea DoW Inca.

980 AD
030 Cherokee is founded.
We declare war on Spain.
We sign an MA with Babylon vs. Spain. As part of this deal, Babylon also gets Education; we get a worker and 22 of 22 gold.
Babylon DoW Spain.
Zulu will give us 20 of 20 gold to sign an MA vs. Spain. We sign.
Zulu DoW Spain.

990 AD
x012 Pamplona (1) is captured from Spain.
031 Bandera is founded.
x013 Vitoria (1) is captured from Spain.

1000 AD
032 Armstrong is founded.

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Egypt (us) and Maya are tied for largest territory; we both have 9%.
We have 11% of the world's population; Maya has 12%.
We have 45 cities; Maya has 27.
We are at war with Spain (14 cities in 970 AD).
We have 3 native luxuries (Dyes, Incense and Silk). We import Wines (Greece) and Furs (Korea).
Spices are in/near Spain.

Military

• 05 Settlers
• 13 Workers
• 55 slaves
• 03 Warriors
• 05 Archers
• 05 Spears
• 05 Horses
• 25 Pikes
• 05 Muskets
• 32 Cannon
• 03 Armies (All three are Mace Armies)
• 31 Maces
• • Current Units: 132
  • Allowed units: 61
  • Military gpt: 142

20080216 1051 >
[1000 AD IBT]
Maya want to talk. Smoke-Jaguar wants to swap TMs. No thanks.
Greeks are building Magellan's Voyage.

1010 AD
033 More Dyes is founded. (No Zs in the county list).

[IBT]
Maya and Byzantines sign an MA vs. Inca.
Maya DoW Inca.
Byzantines are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

[1020 AD IBT]
Maya are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1070 AD
Thunderstorm caused a power outage after the 1070 AD; events had occured and logged but not saved.
20080216 1404 <

20080217 1257 >
[Catch-up]
033 More Dyes was captured and auto-raxed by Spain.
x014 Jaen (2) was captured.
034 More Dyes II was founded on the ruins of 033 More Dyes.

[1070 AD IBT]
Greece and Byzantines sign an MA vs. Inca.
Greece DoW Inca.
Byzantines want to talk. They want to swap Astronomy (4 turns away) for Military Tradition. No.
Greeks are building JS Bach's Cathedral.
Ottomans are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1080 AD
x015 Santander (4) is captured from Spain.
We buy a worker from America for 89 of 697 gold.
035 Zavala is founded.

[IBT]
We lost our supply of Wines (Greece).

1090 AD
036 Wharton is founded.

1100 AD
We sell Gunpowder to Inca for 28 of 28 gold. This will keep them fighting longer, which helps us.

[IBT]
Spain wants to talk/plead/beg. Offers peace for peace. Nope.
Portugal and Byzantines sign an MA vs. Inca.
Portugal DoW Inca.
Astronomy -> Physics in 19 or so.
Palace Expansion.

1110 AD
x016 Asturias (1) is captured from Spain.
Spices are just outside the city border of Asturias.
x017 Zaragoza (4) is captured from Spain.

20080217 1441 <

20080217 2021 >
[IBT]
Palace Expansion.
Duthc are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1120 AD
037 Victoria is founded.

[IBT]
Arabs and Maya sign MA vs. Inca.
Arabs DoW Inca.

1130 AD
038 Upton is founded.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion.

1140 AD
039 Trinity is founded.

1150 AD
x018 Valencia (2) is captured from Spain.

1160 AD
x019 Madrid (6), the Spanish capital, is captured.
040 Stonewall is founded.
041 Rusk is founded.
042 Pecos is founded.

[IBT]
Arabs and Maya sign an MA vs Netherlands.
Inca and Korea make peace.
Babylon captures Santiago, the second capital of Spain.

1170 AD
x020 Seville (3), the third capital of Spain, is captured.
043 Orange is founded; it has Ivory inside it's border.
We sell Music Theory to Inca for workers, they have no gold.

[IBT]
Byzantines and Maya sign MA vs. Netherlands.
Byzantines DoW Netherlands.

1180 AD
x021 Murcia (1), the fourth Spainish capital, is captured.
The Spanish are destroyed.

20080217 2233 <

20080218 1033 >
[IBT]
America and Inca make peace.
Zulu and Hittites sign an MA vs. Inca.
Zulu DoW Inca.
Babylon and Byzantine sign an MA vs. Inca.
Babylon DoW Inca.
Greeks want to talk. They want an ROP and MA vs. Inca. We need Inca alive. We say No.

1190 AD
044 Nacogdoches is founded.
We sell Theology to Zulu for one worker and 71 of 71 gold.
We build an embassy with Portugal for 132 of 668 gold.
We build an embassy with Netherlands for 114 of 536 gold.
We build an embassy with Arabia for 112 of 442 gold.
We build an embassy with America for 105 of 310 gold.
We build an embassy with Ottomans for 89 of 205 gold.
We sell our TM to Arabia for their TM and 5 of 5 gold.
We sell our TM to Netherlands for their TM and 26 of 26 gold.
We sell our TM to Maya for their TM and 25 of 127 gold.
We sell our TM to Hittites for their TM and 7 of 133 gold.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion.

1200 AD
We colonize the Spices 2SE of x016 Asturias.
We now have 4 native luxuries.

[IBT]
America is buidling Magellan's Voyage.

1210 AD
We sell Physics to Byzantines for Navigation, WM, 68 gpt and 330 of 330 gold.
We sell Physics to Maya for WM, 83 gpt and 281 of 281 gold.
We sell Physics to Hittites for WM, 62 gpt and 253 of 253 gold.
We sell Physics to Korea for WM, 16 gpt and 35 of 35 gold.
We sell Physics to Greece for WM, 37 gpt and 18 of 18 gold.

We gain 266 gpt and 917 lump sum gold.

We also see the entire world.

[IBT]
Greece and Netherlands make peace.
William of Orange wants an ROP and MA vs. Byzantines. No can do.
029 Crockett (4) flips to Byzantines. Not good.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company.
Maya are building Magellan's Voyage.

1220 AD
045 Madison is founded.
We DoW on Babylon. We have 63 cities, they have 25.
We destroy Zamua of Babylon.

[IBT]
Ottomans want to talk. Want to swap TMs. No.
Maya and Inca make peace.
Greeks build Magellan's Voyage in Sparta.
Incas are building JS Bach's Cathedral.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company.

1230 AD
x022 Barcelona (1) of Babylon is captured.
x023 Mari (1) of Babylon is captured.

[IBT]
America wants to talk. WM for WM? No way.
Incas want to talk. Want to swap World Maps? No.
Arabs and Netherlands make peace.
Dutch are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1240 AD
x024 Santiago (2) is captured from Babylon.

1250 AD
046 Live Oak is founded.

*CavalryOne* and Na'rmer.
Na'rmer rushes the Pentagon in x022 Barcelona (Larger Armies!).
x025 Toledo (1) is captured from Babylon.

[IBT]
Theory of Gravity -> Magnetism in 10 or so.

1255 AD
x026 Salamanca (1) is captured from Babylon.

1260 AD
Game froze; replay from Auto-save.
Killed some units in 1260. Did not build/capture any cities or make any trades.

[IBT]
America and Byzantines sign an MA vs. Netherlands.
America DoW Netherlands.
Portugal wants to talk. TM for TM? No.

1265 AD
047 Kleberg is founded.
048 Jim Hogg is founded.
049 Hutchinson is founded.

1270 AD
x027 Sippar (4) is captured from Babylon.

[IBT]
Incas, a one city civ, and Maya, with 27 cities, sign an MA vs. Netherlands, with six cities.
Inca DoW Netherlands.'
Bzyantines eliminate the Inca.
Hittites are building Smith's Trading Company.

1275 AD
x028 Uruk (6) is captured from Babylon.
x029 Eulabar (5) is captured from Babylon.
Ivory is connected to 001 Tarrant, giving us 5 native luxuries: Ivory, Spices, Dyes, Silks and Incense.
We lack Wines, Furs and Gems.
Drop the happy slider to 0%, raise the smart slider to 100%.

1280 AD
050 Jungle Fever is founded.

[IBT]
Arabs want to talk. World Map for World Map? Not hardly.

We enter into a New Age (Industrial, I think).
Palace Expanison.
America builds JS Bach's Cathedral in Washington.

1285 AD
x030 Nippur (6) is captured from Babylon.

[IBT]
Greeks are building Smith's Trading Company.
Byzantines are building Smith's Trading Company.
Koreans are building Smith's Trading Company.
Hittites are building Smith's Trading Company.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company.

1290 AD
x031 Ashur (6) is captured from Babylon.

1295 AD
051 More Jungle Fever is founded.
x032 Shuruppak (7) is captured from Babylon.

[IBT]
Maya and Netherlands make peace.

[1300 AD IBT]
Maya want to talk. They want our TM and Theory of Gravity for their TM. Not a good trade.
Greeks are buiding Newton's University.
Arabs are building Smith's Trading Company.

1305 AD
x033 Babylon (5), the first Babylonian capital, is captured.
052 Guadalupe is founded.

[IBT]
Korea wants to talk. Swap Territory Maps? No.
Maya are building Newton's University.

1310 AD
x034 Zariqum (5) is captured from Babylon.
053 Floyd is founded.

20080218 1815 <

20080220 1720 >
[IBT]
x027 Sippar (1) flips back to Babylon. It had two units in it.
Maya build Smith's Trading Compnay in Tulum.

1315 AD
x027 Sippar (1) is quickly liberated from Babylon.

[IBT]
Steam Power -> Electricity in 9 or so.
Greeks are building Newton's University.

1320 AD
x035 Akkad (2) is captured from Babylon.
x009 Kua sits on Coal.

[IBT]
Spice Colony was overrun by Babylon, but we have other sources of Spice now, courtesy of Babylon.

1325 AD
x036 Eridu (8), the second Babylonian capital, is captured.
054 Eastland is founded.

20080220 1831 <

20080220 2138 >
1330 AD
Our gpt bonanza from 1210 AD is over and we no longer have 266 gpt flowing into Egypt.

We sell Theory of Gravity to Arabs for Economics, WM, 36 gpt and 55 of 55 gold.
We sell Theory of Gravity to Koreafor WM, 28 gpt and 37 of 37 gold.
We sell Theory of Gravity to Byzantines for WM, 21 gpt and 13 of 13 gold.
We sell Theory of Gravity to Hittites for WM, 4 gpt and 7 of 7 gold.
We sell Theory of Gravity to Netherlands for 4 gpt and 6 of 6 gold.
We sell Education to Portugal for WM and 5 of 5 gold.
We sell Steam Power to Maya for Democracy, WM, 165 gpt and 36 of 36 gold.
We sell Steam Power to Greece for Wines, WM, 107 gpt and 157 of 157 gold.

For an increase of 365 gpt and 318 lump sum gold.
*CavalryTwo* and Ramses II.
x037 Nineveh (4) is captured from Babylon.
x038 Samarra (5) is captured from Babylon.

[IBT]
Byzantines want to talk. They want an ROP and MA vs. Dutch. Not our war.
Arabs are building Newton's University.

1335 AD
x039 Ellipi (6) is captured from Babylon.

[IBT]
Hitties and Byzantines sign an MPP.

[1340 AD IBT]
Ottomans DoW on us.
003 Bexar (12) is captured by the ottomans. It was undefended.
Byzantines and Babylon sign a trade embargo against us.
Hittites are building Newton's University.

1345 AD
x040 Izibia (4), the third Babylonian capital, is captured.
Can't get anyone to MA vs. Ottomans for a reasonable price.

1350 AD
003 Bexar (9) is liberated from the Ottomans.

[IBT]
Byzantines destroy the Dutch.
Byzantines are building Newton's University.
Maya are building Newton's University.
Arabs are building Newton's University.
Americans are building Newton's University.

[1355 AD IBT]
Babylon wants to talk. They want peace, but don't offer the right cities, the ones on islands. No deal right now.
Electricty -> Replaceable Parts in 12 or so.
Greeks build Newton's University in Knossos.
Korea is building Shakespeare's Theatre.
Hittites are building Shakespeare's Theatre.
Maya are building Shakespeare's Theatre.
Arabs are building Shakespeare's Theatre.

1360 AD
x041 Carchemish (5), an island city and the fourth Babylonian capital, is captured.
055 Denton is founded.
056 Concho is founded.

20080221 0048 <

20080221 1600 >

[1370 AD IBT]
Hittites want to talk. Wants to swap WMs. No.

1375 AD
057 Bastrop is founded.
We sell Electricty to Maya for Nationalism, Free Artistry, WM and 113 of 113 gold.
We sell Electricty to Korea for WM, 29 gpt and 59 of 59 gold.
We sell Music Theory to Portugal for 35 of 35 gold.

[IBT]
The Hittite city of Kanesh (3) revolt and become Egyptian.

1380 AD
Kanesh renamed to 'f001 Kanesh' (f for flip).
058 Anderson is founded.

1385 AD
059 Young is founded.

[IBT]
Maya and Greece sign an MPP.
Replaceable Parts (Infantry, faster workers) -> Industrialization in 37 or so.

1390 AD
060 Winkler is founded.

1400 AD
061 Tom Green is founded.

1400 AD Stats:
City List:

1. Egypt - 101
2. Byzantines - 49
3. Maya - 27
4. Ottomans - 22
5. Korea - 18
6. America - 17
7. Greece - 16
8. Hittites - 16
9. Zulu - 15
10. Arabs - 14
11. Portugal - 13
12. Babylon - 4

Culture List (Total):

1. Maya - 27506
2. Byzantines - 20330
3. America - 17340
4. Greece - 17340
5. Arabs - 14650
6. Korea - 12258
7. Babylon - 11660
8. Ottomans - 11660
9. Egypt - 11062
10. Hittites - 7175
11. Portugal - 6278
12. Zulu - 3887

Culture List (per turn):

1. Korea +335
2. Maya +216
3. Egypt +199
4. Byzantines +194
5. Portugal +184
6. America +118
7. Greece +118
8. Arabs +78
9. Hittites +21
10. Babylon +2
11. Ottomans +2
12. Zulu +0

[IBT]
America wants to talk. Swap TMs? Uh, no.
Zulus want to talk. Same talk; same answer.

1405 AD
x042 Larsa (3), an island city, is captured from Babylon.
062 Swisher is founded.
063 Rockwall is founded.

1410 AD
*ArcherTwo* and Cheops II.
x043 Khorsabad (3), the fifth Babylonian capital, is captured.
x044 Nimrud (3), the sixth Babylonian capital, is captured.
064 Still More Jungle Fever is founded.
065 Old Incan Coal is founded.

[IBT]
Ottomans want to talk. They will give WM and 1 of 1 gold to make peace. We accept, since they are very far away.
Maya builds Shakespeare's Theater in Chichen Itza.

1415 AD
Hindana, the seventh Babylonian capital, is autorazed.
Trade embargo on us by Babylon and Byzantine is over.
Babylon is destroyed.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion.

1425 AD
066 Presido is founded.

[IBT]
We lost our supply of wines (Greece).

1430 AD
We sell Electricty to Arabs for WM, 45 gpt and 36 of 36 gold.

Just about ready to declare on Zulu.

20080221 2145 <

20080222 1348 >

1440 AD
We demand 27 of 27 gold tribute from Zulu.
They pay.
We DoW on Zulus anyway (15 cities).
067 Ochiltree is founded.
x045 Amatikulu (2) is captured from Zulu. We gain two Ivory.
x046 Tamboccocha (2) is captured from the Zulu.

[IBT]
Greeks want to talk. Offers his WM for our WM and Replaceable Parts. Not quite.

1445 AD
068 Navarro is founded.
x047 Ibabanago (1) is captured from Zulu.
069 Motley is founded.
x048 Swazi (1) is captured from Zulu.
x049 Hlobane (7) is captured from Zulu. We gain two Wines and our sixth luxury.

1450 AD
070 Lavaca is founded.
x050 Umtata (2) is captured from the Zulu.
*CavalryThree* and Khufu.
x051 Isipezi (6) is captured from the Zulu.
x052 Zunguin (1) is captured from the Zulu.
*CavalryFour* and Mentuhotep II.
x053 Intombe (5) is captured from the Zulu.
071 Knox is founded.

[IBT]
x049 Hlobane flips back to Zulu. We lost an artillery.

1455 AD
x049 Hlobane (5) is liberated from the Zulu.
072 Jeff Davis is founded.
*CavalryFive* and Seti II.
x054 Umfolozi (5) is captured from the Zulu.
x055 Tugela (3) is captured from the Zulu.
x056 Zimbabwe (5), the first capital of Zulu is captured. We gain The Oracle.

[IBT]
Industrialization -> The Corporation in 21 or so.
Huanuco Pampa (2) of Hittites flip to Egyptian.

1460 AD
073 Houston is founded.
x057 Ulundi (4), the second Zulu capital, is captured.
x058 Ngome (5), the third Zulu capital, is captured.
074 Glasscock is founded.
We gained an SCL, Ptolemy, this turn, too!
All we can build now Universal Suffrage.
If I can get Medicine by trade (possible) and then learn Scientific Method somehow, we could build Theory of Evolution and gain 2 more techs.

075 Freestone is founded.

We sell Industrialization to Maya for Medicine, WM, 1 worker, 24 gpt and 130 of 130 gold.
We sell Industrialization to Greece for their WM, 98 gpt and 45 of 45 gold.
We sell Industrialization to Korea for their WM, 170 gpt and 17 of 17 gold.
We sell Medicine to Arabia for 20 gpt and 51 of 51 gold.
We sell Industrialization to Byzantine for their WM, 1 worker and 30 of 30 gold.

We begin to learn SciMethod, 90%, 5 turns.

We own 25% of the world's land area and 30% of the world's population.

20080222 1815 <

20080222 2214 >
[IBT]
Hittites Dow us. They have 15 cities; we have 133.
047 Kleberg (2) is captured by the Hittites.
031 Bandera (6) is captured by the Hittites.
045 Madison (1) is captured by the Hittites.

Byzantines are building Univeral Suffrage.
Koreans are building Univeral Suffrage.
Maya are building Univeral Suffrage.

1465 AD
x059 New Zimbabwe (4), the fourth Zulu capital, is captured.
The Zulu are destroyed.
076 Erath is founded.

047 Kleberg (2) is liberated from the Hittites.
045 Madison (1) is liberated from the Hittites.
031 Bandera (4) is liberated from the Hittites.
Andahuaylas (5) is razed from the Hittites.
x060 Ollantaytambo (1) is captured from the Hittites.
x061 Karhuyuk (1) is captured from the Hittites.
077 Duval is founded.

[IBT]
Greeks are building Universal Suffrage.
Ohrid (6) of Byzantines flips to us.

1470 AD
We tell Byzantines to remove their troops. They do.
We DoW on Byzantines.
x062 Juli (2) is captured from the Byzantines.
029 Crocket (5) is liberated from the Byzantines.
x063 Vitcos (5) is captured from the Byzantines.
x064 Iconium (2) is captured from the Byzantines.
x065 Vidin (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x066 Chuquiapo (4) is captured from the Byzantines.
x067 Ivriz (5) is captured from the Hittites.
x068 Vilcabamba (8) is captured from the Byzantines.
x069 Isandhlwana (6) is captured from the Byzantines.

We sign the Maya to an MA vs. Hittites and Byzantines in exchange for Saltpeter. They also give us 48 of 48 gold.
Maya DoW Hittites.
Maya DoW Byzantines.

[IBT]
Greece DoW Hittites.
Greece DoW Byzantines.
074 Glasscock was destroyed by the Byzantines.

1475 AD
x070 Chuito (2) is captured from the Byzantines.
x071 Corihuayrachina (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x072 Cuzco (5) is captured from the Byzantines. We now own The Mausoleum of Mausollos.
x073 Machu Picchu (4) is captured from the Byzantines.
x074 Huamanga (3) is captured from the Byzantines.
x075 Nasca (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x076 Mpondo (5) is captured from the Byzantines.

28% world's area.
36% world's population.

20080223 0134 <

20080223 0927 >
[IBT]
Korea and America sign an MPP.
x072 Cuzco (4) is recaptured by the Byzantines.

1480 AD
x072 Cuzco (3) is liberated from the Byzantines.
x077 Caxamalca (3) is captured from the Byzantines.
Huaras is autorazed from the Byzantines.
x078 Bapedi (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x079 Arequipa (2) is captured from the Byzantines.
x080 Vilcas (2) is captured from the Byzantines.
x081 Tiwanaku (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x082 Riobamba (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x083 Sausa (2) is captured from the Byzantines.
x084 Atico (1) is captured from the Byzantines.

These cities conquered the last two turns have all been rather small. But now Egypt has only one border to guard and that faces eastward. Most of that border is Byzantium, one tile for the Hittites and a Mayan city, currently our ally against the first two.
Lots of land to settle and no competition.

[IBT]
Scientific Method -> Atomic Theory in 16 or so.
Palace Expansion.

1485 AD
We begin to fill in gaps in the countryside with Egyptian cities.
078 Culberson is founded.
Other settlers are place to build cities next turn.
Ptolemy rushes Theory of Evolution in Isin.

x085 Brusa (3) is captured from the Byzantines.
x086 Amorium (7) is captured from the Byzantines.
x087 Nicomedia (1) is captured from the Byzantines.

[IBT]
Korea wants to talk. They want an ROP and MPP and expect us to pay 12 gpt for all that. No way.
Portugal wants to talk. WM for WM. No.
We build Theory of Evolution in Isin.
And we enter our Golden Age.
Drat. I was hoping to avoid a Golden Age altoghter. I have not built a single War Chariot thus far. Oh, well.
We learn Atomic Theory.
We learn Electronics.
We begin to learn The Corporation, in about 42 turns.

1490 AD
Lots of cranky cities; War Weariness and Golden Age at the same time.
Most cranky cities were building settlers, so just rushed settlers and hired geeks.
079 Briscoe is founded.
080 Austin is founded.
081 Wheeler is founded.
082 Val Verde is founded.
083 Upshur is founded.
084 Titus is founded.
x088 Prilep (6) is captured from the Byzantines.
x089 Dyrrachium (4) is captured from the Byzantines.
x090 Aleppo (2) is captured from the Hittites.

We own The Pyramids and The Oracle. Building the Theory of Evolution triggered a Wonder Check. We are REL and IND. Oracle is a REL wonder; Pyramids are an IND, REL and AGI wonder. We passed the check and so our Golden Age began.

[IBT]
Korea and Hittites sign a Trade Embargo against us.
We birth 20 settlers this turn.

1495 AD
x091 Alalah (2) is captured from the Hittites.
085 Shakelford is founded.
086 Rains is founded.
087 Parker is founded.
088 Newton is founded.
x092 Emar (4) is captured from the Byzantines.
089 Montgomery is founded.
090 Lubbock is founded.

[IBT]
Portugal and America sign an MPP.

1500 AD
Along the way we acquire Gems from old Zulu lands.
So now we have 7 of 8 luxuries. We are missing only Furs.
091 Kenedy is founded.
092 Jasper is founded.
093 Hudspeth is founded.
094 Grayson is founded.
095 Frio is founded.
096 El Paso is founded.
097 Deaf Smith is founded.
098 Glasscock II is founded on the ruins of 074 Glasscock.
x093 Naissus (3) is captured from the Byzantines.
x094 Varna (4) is captured from the Byzantines.
x095 Chalcedon (2) is captured from the Byzantines.

We have 35% of the world's land area.
We have 42% of the world's population.

[IBT]
Korea and Maya sign an MA vs. Hittites.
Trade embargo against us by Korea and Hittites is over.
Korea DoW Hittites.

1505 AD
098 Carson is founded.
099 Brewster is founded.
100 Aransas is founded.
101 Washington is founded.
x096 Constantinople (11), the first Byzantine capital, is captured. We gain the Sistine Chapel.
x097 Sardica (4) is captured from the Byzantines.
x098 Adrianople (10), the second Byzantine capital, is captured. And Copernicus' Observatory.

20080223 1733 <

20080225 1349 >
[IBT]
America and Greece sign an MA vs. Hittites.
America Dow Hittites.

1510 AD
102 Tyler is founded.
*CalvarySix* and Narmer I.
x099 Trebizond (5) is captured from the Byzantines.
x100 Ancyra (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x101 Caesarea (6) is captured from the Byzantines.
103 Somervell is founded.
x102 Heraclea (1) is captured from the Byzantines.
x103 Nicaea (7), the third Byzantine capital, is captured.
104 Refugio is founded.
105 Panola is founded.
106 Nolan is founded.
107 Montague is founded.
108 La Salle is founded.

20080225 1518 <

2008022501607 >
[IBT]
Portugal and Maya sign an MA vs. Byzantines.
Portugal DoW Byzantines.
Hittites and Maya make peace.
Korea and Portugal sign an MA vs. Byzantines.
Korea DoW Byzantines.

1515 AD
109 Kent is founded.
x104 Smyrna (5), the fourth Byzantine capital, is captured.
x105 Tarsus (4) is captured from the Hittites.
x106 Hattusas (4), the first Hittite capital, is captured. We now own The Statue of Zeus.
110 Jones is founded.
x107 Hattusah (7) is captured from the Hittites.
x108 Adana (2) is captured from the Hittites.
x109 Tyrana (2) is captured from the Hittites.
111 Hidalgo is founded.
112 Gillespie is founded.

[IBT]
Hit Enter one too many times and advanced the turn before I was ready.
110 Jones is destroyed by the Hittites.
x101 Caeseara (4) is captured by Hittite Cavalry, which I thought was all gone.
Greeks destory the Byzantines.

1520 AD
113 Fannin is founded.
x110 Ugarit (3), the second Hittite capital, is captured.
x101 Caesareea (2), the third Hittite capital, is liberated.
The Hittites are destroyed.

We have 40% of the world's area.
We have 48% of the world's population.

114 Edwards is founded.
115 DeWitt is founded.
116 Collingsworth is founded.
117 Brazos is founded.

20080225 1927 <

20080225 2035 >
1525 AD
118 Atascosta is founded.
119 Webb is founded.
120 Travis is founded.

1530 AD
121 Sutton is founded.
122 Red River is founded.
123 Potter is founded.
124 Matagorda is founded.

Went to the next turn early; some workers not assigned. I must have made a mistake in the hitting the keys, again.

1535 AD
1540 AD
Have a lot of Mayan units inside Egypt; 4 more turns on a trade deal. If I break it now, I won't be able to get people on the other side of Maya to MA with me and attack Maya in the back.

We have 47% of the world's population.
We have 41% of the world's area.

20080225 2331 <

20080226 1407 >
1545 AD
125 Loving is founded.
126 King is founded.
127 Jack is founded.
128 Hood is founded.
129 Gonzales is founded.
130 Fisher is founded.

[IBT]
Maya and Greece sign an MPP.

1550 AD
131 Ector is founded.
132 Donley is founded.
We sell Medicine to America for WM, 1 worker and 38 of 38 gold.
190 Kinney

1555 AD
133 Crane is founded.

We DoW on Maya. They have about 60 units inside Egypt and those are the first priority.
Greeks DoW on us due to their MPP with Maya.
We raze Cozumel (3) of Maya (it was deep in our territory and will be easy to replace.)
We raze Tazumal (4) of Maya. It was very close to our core.
We raze Alaca (2) of Maya.
We raze Ek Balam (3) of Maya.

We kill about 30 of the 60 Mayan units inside Egypt. The rest are in stacks of 5 and should be easy to handle.
We deploy our forces to await the Mayan counter attack on the border cities.

We sign America to an MA vs. Maya (only) for Industrialization.
America DoW Maya.
Korea wants Saltpeter before signing the MA. We agree.
Korea DoW Maya.
Arabs want Industrialization in exchange for an MA vs. Maya. We agree.
Arabs DoW Maya.
Portugal wants Saltpeter, just like Korea. We agree.
Portugal DoW Maya.
Ottomans want Wines with their MA. We serve them.
Ottomans DoW Maya.

Maya only ally is Greece.

Rushed slaves and military.

We own 43% of the world's population.
We own 51% of the world's area.

20080226 1707 <

20080226 2023 >
[IBT]
Greece DoW America.
Greece DoW Korea.

The Corporation -> Refining in 39 or so.
Arabs are building Universal Suffrage.

1565 AD
We lost no cities to Maya or Greece. I expected a bigger attack force.

!!!!! Instead of Control+Shift+G I hit Control+G and then enter. We descend into Anarchy! During a Golden Age. Squirelly *** programmers. Dolts.

*CavalrySeven* and Ramses II.

[IBT]
Portugal DoW Greece.

1570 AD
*CavalryEight* and Cheops II.
We raze Hubishna (3) of Maya.
134 Bosque is founded.

[IBT]
America wants to talk. Wants to swap Fascism for Sci Methods. No.
We become a Republic again.
Stop in mid-turn; need sleep.

20080227 0008 <

20080227 1358 >
1570 AD Continued
We raze Ankuwa (1) of Maya.
135 Angelina is founded.
Xcalumkin (2) of Maya is razed.
Kadesh (7) of Maya is razed.
136 Wise is founded on the ruins of Kadesh.

[IBT]
Greeks DoW Ottomans.

1580 AD
137 Terry is founded.
138 Sterling is founded.
139 Runnells is founded.
140 Parmer is founded.
141 Moore is founded.
x102 Tikal (10) is captured from Maya. We now control The Great Wall.
We raze Copan (11) of Maya.
x103 Kaminaljuyu (1) is captured from Maya.
x104 Harran (1) is captured from Maya.
142 Three Ivory City is founded.
143 Leon is founded.
144 Kendall is founded.

[IBT]
Ottomans want to talk. They want to swap World Maps. No.

1585 AD
Our Golden Age is over, but I missed the memo.
145 Jackson is founded.
146 Hemphill is founded.
147 Galveston is founded.
148 Fayette is founded.
149 Delta is founded.
x105 Chichen Itza (4), the first Mayan capital, is captured. We now control Leonardo's Workshop, Shakespeare's Theatre and Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Free barracks and cheap upgrades, oh yeah!
x106 Quirigua (3) is captured from Maya.
150 Comanche is founded.
151 Fur Town is founded.
We are now connected to all eight luxuries.
x107 Tulum (5) is captured from Maya. We now control Smith's Trading Company.

We own 46% of the world's area.
We own 57% of the world's population.

20080227 1802 <

20080227 2124 >
[IBT]
Now I see the Advisor. Our Golden Age is offically over.
Palace Expansion.

1590 AD
152 Bowie is founded.
153 Archer is founded.
154 Witchia is founded.
155 Terrell is founded.
156 San Augustine is founded.
157 Randall is founded.
We raze Yaxchilan (4) of Maya.
We raze New Chichen Itza (5) of Maya.
x108 Palenque (3) is captured from Maya.
158 Polk is founded.

Rush some settlers; focus on irrigation.
We own 47% of the world's area.
We own 58% of the world's population.

20080227 2353 <

20080228 1419 >
[IBT]
Moved units out of x107 Tulum in case it flipped and did not block it off from the Maya. They recapture it.

1595 AD
159 Milam is founded.
160 Lamar is founded.
161 Kaufman is founded.
162 Jefferson is founded.
163 Hall is founded.
164 Garza is founded.
x107 Tulum (1) is liberated from the Maya. We again control Smith's Trading Company.
We raze Coba (5) of Maya (it was next to a volcano).
We raze Lazapa (7), the second Mayan capital.
x109 Bonampak (2) is captured from the Maya.
x110 Kabah (7) is captured from Maya.
x111 Lagartero (3) is captured from Maya.
165 Falls is founded.
We raze Uxmal (5) of Maya.
166 Dallam is founded.
167 Chambers is founded.
168 Baylor is founded.
169 Anderews is founed.

We own 49% of the world's area.
We own 59% of the world's population.

20080228 1558 <

20080229 1324 >

1600 AD
170 Walker is founded.
172 Taylor is founded.
173 Sabine is founded.
174 Real is founded.
175 McCulloch is founded.
176 Lipscomb is founded.
x112 Ake (5) is captured from Maya.
x113 Eindhoven (6) is captured from Maya.
x114 Piedras Negras (5) is captured from Maya.
177 Karnes is founded.
x115 Uaxactun (8), the third Mayan capital, is captured.
x116 Cuello (3), the fourth Mayan capital, is captured.
We destroy Rhodes of Maya.
x117 Calakmul, the fifth Mayan capital, is captured.
x118 Mayapan, the sixth Mayan capital, is captured.
And the Maya are destroyed.

178 Johnson is founded.
179 Hardeman is founded.
180 Goliad is founded.
181 Franklin is founded.
182 Dawson is founded.
183 Caldwell is founded.
184 Blanco is founded.
185 Wilson is founded.
186 San Patricio is founded.
187 Reeves is founded.
188 Mitchell is founded.
189 Llano is founded.

x119 The Hague (5) is captured from Greece.
x120 Utrecht (6) is captured from Greece.
190 Kinney is founded.

Korea will pay us 165 of 219 gold for an MA vs. Greece. We sign on.
Ottomans will pay us 13 of 49 for an MA vs. Greece. We agree.
We have to give Horses to the Arabs before they agree to an MA vs. Greece. We take 23 of 23 gold with the deal.
Arabs DoW Greece.
Portugal gives us their WM in exchange for an MA vs Greece. They are broke and ignorant.
America is just as broke. We don't want Fascism or Communism, so we just take their WM for an MA with Greece.

Now Greece is at war with all the world, all six of us.


1600 AD Stats:
City List:

1. Egypt - 320
2. Ottomans - 22
3. Korea - 18
4. America - 17
5. Greece - 16
6. Arabs - 14
7. Portugal - 13

Culture List (Total):

1. America - 26619
2. Greece - 26619
3. Arabs - 22755
4. Korea - 21896
5. Ottomans - 21038
6. Egypt - 20179
7. Portugal - 10304

Culture List (per turn):

1. Korea +409
2. America +392
3. Egypt +272
4. Portugal +193
5. Ottomans +183
6. Arabs +4
7. Greece +0

We own 53% of the world's area.
We own 63% of the world's population.

20080229 1553 <

20080301 1309 >

1605 AD
191 Hansfor is founded.
192 Gray is founded.
193 Dickens is founded.
194 Cameron is founded.
x121 Amsterdam (1) is captured from Greece. We now control The Temple of Artemis.
x122 Rotterdam (4) is captured from Greece.
195 Burleson is founded.
196 Waller is founded.
197 Schleicher is founded.
x123 Arnhem (1) is captured from Greece.

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20080302 2133 >
[IBT]
Greece and America make peace.

1610 AD
198 Reagan is founded.
199 Marion is founded.
x124 Groningen (4) is captured from Greece.
200 Lee is founded.
201 Kerr is founded.

[IBT]
America is building Universal Suffrage.

1615 AD
202 Hill is founded.
203 Gaines is founded.
x125 Mycenae (6) is captured from Greece.
x126 Thessalonica (5) is captured from Greece.
x127 Delphi (7) is captured from Greece.
x128 Ephesus (8) is captured from Greece.
204 Castro is founded.

We own 57% of the world's area.
We own 68% of the world's population.
20080302 2351 <

20080307 2134>
1620 AD
205 Borden is founded.
206 Willacy is founded.
x129 Herakleia (4) is captured from Greece.
x130 Knossos (8) is captured from Greece. We now own Newton's University.
x131 Athens (2), the first Greek capital, is captured. We now own Knight's Templar.

[IBT]
Portugal and Greece make peace.

1625 AD
207 Sherman is founded.
208 Robertson is founded.
x132 Thermopylae (9) is captured.
x133 Sparta (7), the second Greek capital, is captured. We now control Magellan's Voyage.

We own 58% of the world's area.
We own 71% of the world's population.

[IBT]
x117 Calakmul is destroyed by a volcano.

1630 AD
209 Martin is founded.
x134 Argos (8), the third Greek capital, is captured.
x135 Corinth (5) is captured from Greece.
x136 Pharsalos (7), the fourth Greek capital, is captured.

The Greeks are destroyed.

210 Lamb is founded.
211 Hunt is founded.
20080308 0148 <

20080308 1008 >
[IBT]
I left some cities unoccupied next to American and Korean units, hoping they would attack. No such luck.

The Greeks stop resisting.

1635 AD
Miskey again, Control + G instead of Control + Shift + G (Revolution instead of Go-To-City), and once again we descend into a senseless time of anarchy.
Why wasn't this caught at Beta Testing?

I think I'll create a thread for this rant and get it out of my system. But not now. I'll just fume instead.

[IBT]
Ottomans and Korea sign an MPP.
Korea is building Universal Suffrage.

Lots of defenseless cities and no AI backstabbing. Drat, I wanted some war happiness.

1635 AD


**** Game Froze in 1645 AD during the turn ****
I am wondering if I need a new hard drive.
I'll get back to it later.
In 1635 AD the Third Republic of Egypt was formed.
1640 AD was a do nothing turn.
In 1645 I declared War on America and captured several cities and built some also, but I did not save the game log. And Notepad does not have an AutoSave function (like Word does).
So, my bad.
20080308 1316 <

20080308 1721 >
Starting from the 1645 Autosave (before any warfare)

1645 AD
212 Grimes is founded.
213 Cochran is founded.
We Declare on America.
x137 Maastricht (3) is captured from America (again).
*CavalryNine* and Khufu. This did not happen earlier.
x138 Haarlem (9) is captured from America (again).
x139 Houston (11) is captured from America (again).
x140 Atlanta (3) is captured from America (again).
x141 Miami (5) is captured from America (again).
This time we lost an Army trying to capture Miami, though it did get redlined before the crash. So both games end with the same number of Armies.

We own 60% of the world's area.
We own 75% of the world's population.


I have a text file where I get cities names, which are actually the names of Texas counties, all 254 of them. In it I show '214 Brooks' but I don't know where I put it. I captured the same cities as before, and in the same order. 214 Brooks was probably just a 'Filler' city; it wasn't part of the attack on the Yanks.
20080308 1950 <
20080309 2110 >
[IBT]
I now see where 214 Brooks was to go; it was in some land made free by the American conquests. I'll build it in 1650 AD.

Korea wants us to leave; we will.

We learn Refining, begin to learn Steel.

1650 AD
214 Brooks is founded.
215 Ward is founded.
216 Starr is founded.
217 McMullen is founded.
218 Lynn is founded.
219 Harrison is founded.
220 Coleman is founded.
221 Bailey is founded.
222 Wood is founded.
223 San Saba is founded.
224 Medina is founded.
225 Liberty is founded.
226 Hale is founded.
227 Colorado is founded.
x142 Boston (5) is captured from America.
x143 San Francisco (3) is captured from America.
x144 Chicago (3) is captured from America.
x145 New Orleans (9) is captured from America.
x146 Philadelphia (6) is captured from America.

We own 62% of the world's area.
We own 77% of the world's population.

[IBT]
x118 Mayapan (1), an undefended city on the Korean border, was captured by America.
x141 Atlanta (3), an undefended city, was captured by America.
Arabia and Korea sign an MPP.

1655 AD
228 Bell is founded.
229 Williamson is founded.
230 Scurry is founded.
231 Mills is founded.
232 Hartley is founded.
234 Coryell is founded.
x118 Mayapan (1) is liberated from America.
x140 Atlanta (1) is liberated from America.
*CavalryTen* and Menthuotep III.
x147 Baltimore (1) is captured from America.
x148 Detroit (4) is captured from America.
x149 St. Louis (2) is captured from America.
x150 Seattle (9) is captured from America.
x151 New York (1) is captured from America.
x152 Washington (10), the first American capital, is captured. We now control JS Bach's Cathedral.

We are at 64% of the world's area.

235 Brazoria is founded.
236 Shelby is founded.
237 Morris is founded.
238 Henderson is founded.
239 Cooke is founded.
240 Brown is founded.
241 Stephens is founded.
242 Mason is founded.
243 Hopkins is founded.
244 Cass is founded.
245 Bee is founded.
246 Smith is founded.
247 McLennan is founded.
248 Spindletop is founded. (not a county name).

We own 66% of the world's area.
We own 79% of the world's population.

According to MapStat I am 34 tiles over the limit. Good.
Thunderstorms approaching; save game; watch the highlights later.
20080310 0112 <

20080312 1725 >
Move some units around, mainly workers; set up Armies to take out America next turn if this doesn't end the game.

Save game.
Hit enter.

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Game over.

Screenshots, Paint and write up.

Submitted to HOF March 13, 2008 at roughly 1:45 am.

Wow Bob, Cool! That write up has more detail than all of mine put together!

This and the following post are the condensed version of the game. The posts after that contain the more detailed turn logs, such as they are.

The Start

At Start 4000 BC



For this HOF attemp I found a list of the top 400 resturants chains in the US to use as city names. This makes the game a bit more interesting to me. I didn't really think I would need all 400, but at least I had plenty of names.

And then the game selects my civ as France.

So the name of the top resturant chain in the US becomes the capital of France. (Gonna be , I'm sure).

Thus....001 McDonald's will lead France to a 100K cultural victory. How ironic. And with no discounts for any culture buildings. Ouch.


Game World 3900 BC


Our Culture 3900 BC


In 2950 BC we meet the Iroquois. Our second city, s01 Ivory City built in 2850 BC, connects us to Ivory in 2550 BC. We met the Dutch and Mongols before we build our third city, 002 KFC, in 1970 BC. We meet the Maya in 1830 BC, found s02 Dye Dee Dye in 1650 BC and s03 Fur Fury in 1550 BC. Furs and Dyes are soon connected to the capital. We build 003 Burger King and 004 Starbucks before meeting the Inca in 1200 BC.

Game World 1000 BC


Our Culture 1000 BC


Our World 1000 BC



We DoW on the Dutch in 750 BC and soon capture x001 Haarlem and x002 Eindhoven while we build 005 Subway. We capture x003 The Hague (510 BC) and destroy Maastricht and revolt to Republic in 390 BC. We use the five turns of anarchy to meet the Celts and to capture x004 Amseterdam and gain control of The Great Lighthouse. We capture two Dutch cities and destroy a third when we meet Portugal. Shortly after that, France enters the Middle Ages (170 BC) and add four French cities before the end of 10 AD (006 Pizza Hu, 007 Wendy&#8217;s, 008 Taco Bell and 009 Domino&#8217;s Pizza).


Game World 10 AD


Our Culture 10 AD


Our World 10 AD



Not too bad at 10 AD. Three luxuries, one captured wonder, twelve French cities and six cities that became French.

French Core 10 AD



The French Core is fairly developed. Lots of Marsh and Jungle are around, but fresh water is not a problem. One large, multi-branched river and a lake help out quite a bit.

The Dutch war continues and France continues to grow. x007 Groningen, the third Dutch capital, is captured and Gems are connected in 50 AD. Before the Fledgling Dutch are destroyed in 210 AD, we build 010 Dunkin&#8217; Donuts, 011 Applebee&#8217;s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 012 Chili&#8217;s Bar & Grill, 013 Sonic and 014 Tim Hortons, and meet China and India.

I have never heard of Tim Horton's before; I have eaten at the other places at some point in my life.


Rome appears in 230 AD.

In 250 AD, we have 26 cities (1st), 331 in culture (last) and +7 cpt (next to last).

In 300 AD we revolt to Feudalism. We get four turns of anarchy. In 400 AD we are still dead last in culure. We meet Greece in 510 AD. We learn Gunpowder in 550 AD but have no Saltpeter. In fact, France has no strategic resouces at all. No Horses, no Iron. So no Swords, Maces or Pikes; just Archers and Spears. On the 550 AD IBT we do connect Iron, but that has to come from a nearby island. Shortly afterwards, we build sr01 Saltpeter City and claim the resource, but it doesn't get connected to 001 McDonald's until 820 AD. During those years we meet Egypt, Germans, Russians and lastly the Byzantines.

In 680 AD we DoW on India and sign a bunch of MAs to have other people join in the fun. Sadly, that war never really got off the ground and after the MAs ran out we made peace for one pitiful city, which we later abandoned. In 950 AD we DoW on Maya, capture two cities right off the bat and sign up others to join in the mayhem. In 980 AD we connect our own source of Horses to the capital. On the 990 AD IBT Germany DoW on us (Germany at war with France, what a surprise ) In 1000 AD we build 028 Panera Bread and convince four of Germany's neighbors to go to war with Bismarck.


Game World 1000 AD


Our Culture 1000 AD


Our World 1000 AD





Rome destroys the Maya in the IBT of 1130 AD. In 1170 AD we DoW on the Iroquois, who do not have a source of Horses, and so no Mounted Warriors. In 1200 AD we capture x025 Salamanca , the Iroquois capital. We now control the Mausoluem of Mausollos and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Wines are connected from that city also. We get one city in the peace deal with Germany. The city is small and on an island and cannot be defended, so we abandon it. By 1255 AD, Iroquois have one city left, on an island and we don't care to go after it. We stick to wars on the pangea and ignore the islands as much as possible. We make peace with Hiwatha.

Game World 1260 AD


Our Culture 1260 AD


Our World 1260 AD



On this IBT f01 Ningpo of China flips to France. In 1270 AD Portugal destroys Germany.

The world is boring and the Inca have more culture than France, so we DoW on Inca in 1290 AD. We capture six cities and then sign up seven civs to MAs on Inca. The Celts, Mongols and Iroqouis are too small or too far away to be bribed into this war by France. In 1295 AD Silks, our sixth luxury, are connected when we capture x046 Ulaanbaatar from the Inca. 038 Bob Evans is founded in the midst of the Incan collapse. We manage to collect some World Maps, too.

Game World 1300 AD


Our Culture 1300 AD



In 1305 AD Louis Pasteur shows up in 001 McDonald's. He is sent to 006 Pizza Hut to build Smith's Trading Company. Next turn, Incense, our seventh luxury, is connected. We pass 10,000 in culture points and are the fourth smallest culture. Inca is tops, at 20,416. In 1345 AD Russia DoWs on us and captures an undefended city. We reclaim it right back and the following turn elminate the Glorious Inca. Greece is now the culture leader with 16,297; followed by India at 15,670. France has 11,909, the same as Iroquois, currently a one city civ. So, in 1355 AD we DoW on India and bring almost everyone else into the fight. Russia, Mongols and Iroquois are ignored. We liberate six cities and generate three MGLs on the first turn of the war. And, with the capture of x057 Alesia on that initial surge, we gain Spices, the last luxury to be connected.

In 1375 AD x053 Vilcas flips to China. We capture x064 Delhi but it flips back to India in 1385 AD. We take it back and at the end of 1395 AD Portugal finishes off India.



Game World 1400 AD


Our Culture 1400 AD



We repay Portugal for killing India (we were too good to do the final, deadly deed) with our own DoW on Portugal in 1400 AD. For an AI, Portugal is large at 43 cities, but we still manage to get China (20 cities), Egypt (17), Greece (16), Rome (26) and Byzantines (20) involved in the fracas for about 300 gold each. The mighty Celts (3) have an MPP with Portugal, so while we DoW on Portugal we don't invade. In 1405 AD we DoW on the Celts and they are destroyed that turn also. We gain a lot of jungle. In 1440 AD we make peace with Russia.



Game World 1500 AD


Our Culture 1500 AD



In 1500 AD we take the cultural lead with 22737 cp; Greece has 22358.

067 Chuck E. Cheese&#8217;s Pizza is founded. Portugal destroys Iroquois on the 1500 AD IBT. In 1515 AD we kick Portugal off the mainland but don't make peace until 1580 AD.

095 Jason&#8217;s Deli is the last city built in 1595 AD.


Game World 1600 AD


Our Culture 1600 AD



Per CivAssist II, we win in 1894 AD, +1166 cpt. In 1605 AD begin to rename the cities that have built their cultural buildings: Library, University, Temple, Cathedral and Colosseum. Those cities get a leading !, even captured cities.

In 1655 AD the world is all peaceful, until Egypt gets ticked when we refuse to sell them Dyes and they DoW on us. They manage to take 21 cities on their initial surge, many of them undefended. Fourteen are razed; none auto-razed. Three of those were ! cities. That is 45 cpt just lost. Egypt shall die. We liberate the seven remaining cities. We raze five Egyptian cities and kill any slaves generated by the razing.


Game World 1700 AD


Our Culture 1700 AD



Egypt hangs on until 1710 AD, when Thessalonica, the eigth and last capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and the bodies are covered in salt.

In 1715 AD we give Russia the leave or war choice and Russia chooses war. We capture six settlers and four cities and raze four more cities. We then build four cities of our own. We manage to capture a few more Russian cities and then make peace in 1740 AD, leaving them on the far side of a large mountain range.


Game World 1750 AD


Our Culture 1750 AD



In 1754 AD we give the Byzantines the same choice we gave the Russians and they make the same mistake. We capture five cities and raze three. In the IBT the Greeks get hot under the collar when we don't want to swap World Maps. They DoW on us and raze six small cities. On our turn, we capture/raze 11 of their 23 cities. Greece and Portugal had an MPP, go now Portugal DoW on us, too. In 1762 AD we get China involved in the Byzantine war since they share a common border. Make peace with Greece in 1764 AD (settler on a boat). In 1770 AD, as France is following up on the MPP-inspired war with Portugal, Greece, now with one city, DoWs on us. So we destroy them for good. In 1772 AD we use Scientific Method to bribe Rome into the Byzantine war. At the end of 1788 AD China removes the Byzantine threat. This leaves a lot of Roman troops wandering around inside French borders with nothing to do, so in 1780 AD we DoW on China and get Rome to MA for cheap (15 gpt).

In 1796 AD France enters the Modern Era.

Game World 1800 AD


Our Culture 1800 AD




At this point France has 263 cities and controls 61.3% of the world's area. French culture stands at 139,065, increasing by +2541 this turn. Victory is forecast in 1818 AD. However, the forecast is wrong and we pass the 160K culture point in 1816 AD.


At Last



Epilogue
This game was started on March 29, 2008. It was finished on January 26, 2009, almost ten months later. In that time I got involved in too many SGs to be able to give this HOF attempt any attention. Plus, due to my mother-in-law being lonely at night, she began going to bed in the room with my PC. Sometimes as early at 7pm. That cut into my time on this game. Now that her bed is back downstairs, and the bed in this room is not as comfortable, she is sleeping downstairs again.

I did not note it here, but it is in the detail log, but my PC crashed eight times playing this game. Fortunately, I was in the habit of saving each turn manually, so I had before and after saves for seven of the eight crashes.

For some reason France did not have a Golden Age. I just avoided it. We built only one or two Muskeeters and that was by accident. I don't know why I avoided having a GA, but I did.

Submitted to the HOF on 2009-01-28 19:41:55 (HOF Timestamp)

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My 5,000th post, which I never even considered when I signed up in 2005.

Monaarch Huge 100K Culture
pangea, 60% water; barbs raging
C/T/A: all middle selections

Allow Domination
Allow Space Race
Allow Diplomatic
Allow Conquest
Allow Cultural
Allow Wonder
Respawn AI Players
Preserve Random Seed
Allow Cultural Conversions
Allow Scientific Leaders

AI agresssion: Normal
My civ: Random
15 AIs: Random

Before I started the game I searched for a list of 400 things. I found the Top 400 Restaurant Chains, as determined by the R & I. The link to that list is >>HERE<<, for the curious.

Then I started the game and drew.....

France.

How ironic.

France: COM and IND, starts with Alphabet and Masonry. UU is the Musketeer, a defensive unit.
No cultural building discounts. Ouch.

COM Wonders:

1. Colossus
2. Great Lighthouse
3. Internet
4. Magellan's Voyage
5. Smith's Trading Company
6. United Nations

IND Wonders:

1. Great Wall
2. Hanging Gardens
3. Hoover Dam
4. Internet
5. Manhattan Project
6. Pyramids

In CBob03 Germans in Tu-tus we played to this same victory. We did rather well and I plan to follow the same plan. Revolt to Feudalism and use the whip to rush culture buildings.

The best time for this VC is 1345 AD by RFHolloway with the Babs. Second best time is 1675 AD by Marsden with the Ottomans. Third best time is 1834 AD by King of America with Persia.

I don't expect to beat the best time, but second place might be possible. Third place is almost a given. In the SG, we won in 1650 AD.

First, I exit the game and make sure the starting save passes HOF muster. It does.


4000 BC
Once again, all cities I build will have a numeric prefix (001, 002, etc.). All captured cities will have a lower case X and a numeric in front of their original name.
The cities will be from the Restaurant list, any others I build will be prefaced with a lower case S for special.

I open up the game and build our capitol where we stand.

In this game, I will also indicate where the corporate offices of each chain are located. It was included with the list.

001 McDonald’s (Oak Brook, Ill.) is founded.
Science is set at 100% and we begin to learn Writing, due in 50.

3050 BC
3 warriors, one worker.
We get 25 gold from a tribe.
Lots of jungle and marsh around us. Not good.

3000 BC
Herodotus and the Largest Nations of the World.

1. Portuguese
2. Chinese
3. Dutch
4. Romans
5. Indians
6. Inca
7. Celts
8. French

2950 BC
We meet the Iroquois.
They know Pottery, Warrior Code and Ceremonial Burial. We don't.
They have more gold than us, 51 to 35.
And they are connected to Wines.

2850 BC
s01 Ivory City is founded.
The Vandal Tribe teaches us Pottery.
001 McDonald’s barracks -> granary.

2550 BC
Ivory is connected to 001 McDonald’s.
We meet an angry tribe.

2350 BC
We meet the Dutch. They are south of us.
We trade Masonry for Warrrior Code, Bronze Working and 24 of 24 gold.

2310 BC
A tribe of Goths gives us 25 gold.
We manage to get the angry tribe to bother the Dutch and not us.

2270 BC
[IBT]
The Mongols meet us.
They offer Ceremonial Burial for Alphabet. We say No.

2110 BC
We wake up some Gepids that are south of Ivory City.

[IBT]
Two Gepids attack us and die, promoting our warrior to Veteran.

1990 BC
[IBT]
Dutch are building The Colossus. (Bronze Working)

Gibbon ranks the Most Powerful Nations of the World.

1. Chinese
2. Portuguese
3. Romans
4. Inca
5. Indians
6. Germans
7. Iroquois
8. Maya

We don't even rate.

1970 BC
002 KFC (Louisville, Ky.) is founded.

1950 BC
[IBT]
We learn Writing and begin to study Philosophy, due in 19 turns at 90%.
We can now build embassies.
We learn Writing and begin to study Philosophy, due in 19 at 90%.

1870 BC
[IBT]
Maya are building the Oracle. (Mysticism)

1830 BC
We meet the Maya.
They know The Wheel, Ceremonial Burial and Iron Working.
We know Writing.
We offer Writing and they respond with CB and 20 gold.
We talk to the Mongols and swap Alphabet for Ceremonial Burial. They have no gold.
We trade Wrting to the Iroquois for Mysticism, a worker and 5 of 5 gold.
We sell Writing to the Maya for 25 of 25 gold.
They are still up The Wheel and Iron Working.

1725 BC #Crash01
Game crashed (1st) during the IBT; 1725 BC file is bad (MapStat cannot open it) but the 1750 BC file is good.
I'll come back later.
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from 1750 BC Autosave.
No trades were done in 1750 BC, just movement.

1650 BC
s02 Dye Dee Dye is founded.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building Pyramids. (Masonry)

1600 BC
We sell Writing to the Mongols for The Wheel and 58 of 81 gold.

1550 BC
s03 Fur Fury is founded.

1525 Bc
Furs are connected to 001 McDonald's.

[IBT]
Portuguese build The Colossus in Lisbon.

1500 BC
[IBT]
Dutch are building The Pyramids.

1450 BC
[IBT]
We learn Philosophy and begin to learn Code of Laws; 50 turns at 30%.
We get Code of Laws from Philosophy.
We begin to learn Republic; still 50 turns at 30%.

Mongols are building The Oracle. (Mysticism)

1425 BC
Dyes are connected to 001 McDonald's.
Three luxuries this early and they are all ours!

We sell Philosophy to the Iroquois for Iron Working and 55 of 55 gold.
We sell Philosophy to Maya for Horseback Riding and 21 of 48 gold.
We sell Philosophy to the Mongols for 23 of 23 gold.

Code of Laws is known only to us.
Due to our small size, at 100% science Republic is still 50 turns away. We have 9 citizens.

1375 BC
[IBT]
A scouting warrior tresspasses some Dutch land; we agree to leave.

1300 BC
003 Burger King (Miami) is founded.

1275 BC
004 Starbucks (Seattle) is founded.

1225 BC
[IBT]
Maya are building The Pyramids (Masonry).

1200 BC
We meet the Inca.
We have Code of Laws and 212 gold.
They have Mathematics adn 69 gold.

1000 BC
[IBT]
Inca are building The Oracle. (Mysticism)

0875 BC
[IBT]
Maya are building The Mausoleum of Mausollos. (Philosophy)
Maya builds The Oracle in Chichen Itza.
Inca are building The Temple of Artemis. (Polytheism)

0825 BC
[IBT]
Mongols are building The Pyramids. (Masonry)

0750 BC
We sell Philosophy to the Dutch for 25 of 25 gold.
We DoW the Dutch.

[IBT]
Pliny says these are the Happiest Nations of the World.

• French (!)
• Romans
• Maya
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Dutch
• Indians
• Iroquois

0730 BC
x001 Haarlem (1) is captured from the Dutch.

0710 BC
005 Subway (Milford, Conn.) is founded.

[IBT]
Iroquois demand 25 gold to leave us alone. We pay.

0690 BC
x002 Eindhoven (2) is captured from the Dutch.

[IBT]
Portuguese build The Pyramids in Lisbon.
Inca are building The Temple of Artemis. (Polytheism)
Inca are building The Mausoleum of Mausollos. (Philosophy)

0670 BC
[IBT]
Mongols are building The Temple of Artemis. (Polytheism)
Dutch are building The Great Lighthouse. (Map Making)
Dutch build The Great Lighthouse in Amsterdam.
Iroquois are building The Mausoleum of Mausollos. (Philosophy)
Iroquois build The Mausoleum of Mausollos in Salamanca.

650 BC #Crash02
Crash
IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (BSOD)
650 BC Autosave is not readable. 670 BC Autosave looks fine.

Replay 670 BC, the IBT (same wonder messages) and finish 650 BC and stop.
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20080330 2217> #Crash03
PC crashed (2nd) in 590 BC, 20080330 2241. Hope that doesn't disqualify the game.

In the 610 BC IBT I learned Republic. In 590 BC I traded it around and got all the gold I could and Map Making, Mathematics and Polytheism.
Only the Dutch have any money left, 1 gold.
They are willing to give that 1 gold and 2 cities for peace, but we Frenchies need more than that.

When we learned Republic we had 36 units and 10 cities, no unit support and 68 gold. Changing to Republic, we would have had 13 units supported, leaving 23 units at 2 gpt each. So I was going to build up our bank account before we made the big change.
I would like for the Dutch war to be further along before we revolt. Ideally, we could hold off the first Dutch counter offensive, revolt and advance while revolting, knowing that Dutch counterattacks will be small.

I had just begun to save the game at the end of each game turn.
I should have been saving the Turn Log, too.

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Replaced the video card and the PC is fine.

My last notes are a bit confusing. I saved the game after all the trading in 590 BC but before any unit moves.

Now to get back on track.

590 BC
[IBT]
Maya are building the Temple of Artemis. (Polytheism)

510 BC
x003 The Hague (2) is captured from the Dutch.


470 BC
Mongols and Inca have learned Construction.

430 BC
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[IBT]
Iroquois are building the Temple of Artemis. (Polytheism)

410 BC
[IBT]
We learn Literature (Libraries) and begin to learn Currency; 50 turns.
Inca are building The Great Wall. (Construction)

390 BC
The Dutch city of Maastricht is destroyed.
We revolt to Republic.

370 BC
Five more turns of Anarchy.
We sell Literature to Iroquouis for 1 worker and 27 of 27 gold.
We sell Literature to Maya for 29 of 29 gold.
We sell Literature to Mongols for 6 of 6 gold.

[IBT]
Inca are building The Great Library. (Literature)

350 BC
We meet the Celts.
We sell them Philosophy for 31 of 31 gold.

[IBT]
Mongols are building The Great Library. (Literature)
Maya are building The Great Library.

330 BC
We trade Republic to Maya for Construction.
We sell Map Making to the Celts for 40 of 40 gold.
A galley leaves Amsterdam. I bet a settler is aboard.

310 BC
x004 Amseterdam (3), the first Dutch capital, is captured.
We now control The Great Lighthouse.

290 BC
[IBT]
We become a Republic.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building The Great Library. (Literature)

250 BC
x005 Arnhem (3), the second Dutch capital, is captured.

230 BC
The Dutch city of Rotterdam is destroyed.

210 BC
We sell Literature to the Celts for 52 of 52 gold.

[IBT]
Celts are building The Great Library. (Literature)

190 BC
x006 Utrecht (1) is captured from the Dutch.
We met Portugal. They have Monarchy and 77 gold. We have 595 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building The Hanging Gardens. (Monarchy)

170 BC
[IBT]
We enter into the Middle Ages.
We learn Currrency and begin to learn Engineering in 48.
Inca are building The Hanging Gardens. (Monarchy)

130 BC
The Dutch city of Middleburg is destroyed.

[IBT]
Portuguese are building The Hanging Gardens. (Monarchy)

70 BC
006 Pizza Hut (Dallas) is founded.

50 BC
007 Wendy’s (Dublin, Ohio) is founded.
We sell Currency to the Celts for 69 of 69 gold.

[IBT]
Mongols are building The Hanging Gardens. (Monarchy)

30 BC
[IBT]
Iroquois sneak in a city to our NE, and then ask us to move. We do.
Celts are building The Great Wall. (Construction)

10 BC #Crash04
Game froze on 10 BC after a new city was added.
Replayed from Autosave.

008 Taco Bell (Irvine, California) is founded.

10 AD
009 Domino’s Pizza (Ann Arbor, Michigan) is founded.

[IBT]
Hey! What about a Forbidden Palace?

30 AD
[IBT]
The Temple of Artemis is built in Berlin (German).
Inca are building The Great Library. (Literature)
Inca are building The Hanging Gardens. (Monarchy)

50 AD
x007 Groningen (3), the third Dutch capital, is captured.
We are now connected to Gems (4th Luxury).

[IBT]
Dutch want to talk. They want straight peace. No.

Mongols are building The Great Library. (Literature)
Mongols are building The Hanging Gardens. (Monarchy)
Maya are building The Great Library.
Maya are building The Great Wall. (Construction)
The Great Library is built in Delhi (India).
Iroquois are building The Hanging Gardens.
Iroquois are building The Great Wall.
Celts are building The Great Wall.
Portuguese are building The Hanging Gardens.
Portuguese are building The Great Wall.
The Hanging Gardens are built in Lisbon (Portugal).
Portuguese are building The Great Wall.
The Great Wall is built in Thebes (Egypt).

70 AD
010 Dunkin’ Donuts (Canton, Massachuets) is founded.

90 AD
011 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar (Overland Park, Kansas) is founded.
The name is truncated to '011 Applebee’s Neighbor'; it becomes just '011 Applebee’s '.

110 AD
Mayans sneak in a city on us.
We meet China. They have Monarchy and 28 gold. We have 516 gold and don't want Monarchy.

130 AD
012 Chili’s Bar & Grill (Dallas) is founded.
013 Sonic (Oklahoma City) is founded.
We meet India. They have Monarchy and 28 gold. We have 530 gold and don't want Monarchy.

170 AD
014 Tim Hortons (Oakville, Ontario) is founded.
Portugal has learned Engineering ahead of us.

210 AD
x008 Holwerd (1), the fourth Dutch capital, is captured.

We destroyed the Fledgling Dutch.

[IBT]
We learn Engineering, begin to learn Feudalism in 44.
Palace Expansion #2; we build a walkway.

230 AD
We meet Rome. They have 13 gold.
015 Arby’s (Atlanta) is founded.

We sell Engineering to the Iroqouis for Monarchy and 44 of 44 gold.
We sell Engineering to the Chineses for 19 of 19 gold.
We sell Engineering to the Maya for 13 of 13 gold.
We sell Engineering to the Romans for 13 of 13 gold.
We sell Engineering to the Mongols for 11 of 11 gold and 2 gpt.
We sell Engineering to the Celts for 8 of 8 gold.
We accidently give Engineering to the Inca.

250 AD
We have 26 cities, 331 in culture and +7 cpt.
Which is first, last and next to last.
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Most cities are building Libraries or Markets.

260 AD
Years change by 10, not 20.
We buy a worker from China for 103 of 713 gold.

270 AD
016 T.G.I. Friday’s (Carrollton, Texas) is founded.
017 Outback Steakhouse (Tampa, Florida) is founded.

280 AD
[IBT]
Inca are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

290 AD #Crash05
Game crash (3rd).
Could not open the 290 AD Autosave.
Started from manual save at end of 280 AD.

[IBT]
The Statue of Zeus is built in Hamburg, Germany.

300 AD
Inca learned Feudalism in 290 AD and traded it to Iroquois in the last IBT.

[IBT]
We learn Feudalism begin to learn Invention in 11 turns.
We revolt to Feudalism.
India is building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

310 AD
We get 4 turns of Anarchy.
We sell Monarchy to Rome for one worker and 4 of 4 gold.
We sell Feudalism to Maya for 189 of 189 gold.

[IBT]
Our lone galley made the Mongols testy, but we agree to move our boat.
Iroquois are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

320 AD
018 Jack in the Box (San Diego) is founded.

[IBT]
Maya are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

340 AD
[IBT]
We become Feudalistic.
Portuguese are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

350 AD
019 Olive Garden (Orlando) is founded.

370 AD
We build an embassy in Karakorum, Mongolia for 71 of 747 gold.
We build an embassy in Chichen Itza, Maya for 72 of 676 gold.
We build an embassy in Delhi, India for 77 of 604 gold.
We build an embassy in Salamaca, Irqouois for 48 of 527 gold.
We build an embassy in Entremont, Celt for 34 of 479 gold.
We build an embassy in Beijing, China for 61 of 445 gold.
We build an embassy in Rome, Rome for 56 of 384 gold.
We build an embassy in Lisbon, Portugal for 161 of 328 gold.
We build an embassy in Cuzco, Inca for 72 of 167 gold.

We have an embassy with everyone we've met and have 95 gold.

And it looks like everyone is friends with each other.

[IBT]
x02 Dye Dee Dye gets hit with disease.

380 AD
Maya learn Monotheism.

400 AD
We have 30 cities, 514 in culture and +23 cpt.
First, last and next to last.
We lack Iron and Horses.
We have Iron on the island with x008 Holwerd, but no harbor on the mainland, yet.

Sending slaves to clear out jungles around s02 Dye Dee Dye.

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410 AD
[IBT]
Third Palace Expansion; we add rockets to the runway.
Rome is building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

420 AD
020 Red Lobster (Orlando) is founded.
We sell Feudalism to the Celts for one worker and 43 of 43 gold.
We buy a worker from Rome for 91 of 138 gold.
Both are sent to remove Jungles.

440 AD
021 7-Eleven (Dallas) is founded.

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[IBT]
Celts are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

450 AD
[IBT]
We learn Invention and begin to learn Gunpowder in 44 turns.
Chinese are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

490 AD
[IBT]
Fourth Palace Expansion; we add the central complex.
Maya are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)
Iroquois are building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)
Portuguese are building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)


500 AD
[IBT]
Inca are building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)

510 AD
We meet Greece. They have a worker and 31 gold.
We have Code of Laws.
We sell Code of Laws to Greece for their worker and 31 of 31 gold.

520 AD
We sell Engineering to Greece for Silks and 57 of 57 gold.
[IBT]
We build The Forbidden Palace in s03 Fur Fury.
Greeks are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)

540 AD
[IBT]
We learn Gunpowder and begin to learn Chemistry in 23 turns.
Mongols are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. (Feudalism)
Maya are building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)

550 AD
20080412 0032 <
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New Keyboard.

We will soon have Iron connected on our island.
We need to find and connect Saltpeter. We do not have a source inside our borders.
We need to trade to get Horses.

Rome wants Invention for Horse; too steep.

Four native Luxuries; Zero Resources.

[IBT 550 AD]
Iron is connected to 001 McDonald's.
We connect Iron after we learn about Gunpowder!

560 AD
Upgrade 5 Spears to Pikes.

We sell Gunpowder to Inca for Spices, Incense, Horses, Monontheism, 7 gpt and 52 of 52 gold.
We sell Gunpowder to Iroquois for 53 gpt and 2 of 2 gold.

580 AD
sr01 Saltpeter City is founded.

[IBT]
India is building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)
Inca are building Sistine Chapel.

600 AD
We meet Egypt.
Egypt has 45 gold. We have Monotheism and Engineering.
We are tied with Mongols for last place in culture; 1377.

[IBT]
Rome is building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)

620 AD
We sail through the coast of Egypt and meet the Germans.
They have 63 gold; we have Gunpowder.
We build an embassy in Thebes, Egypt.

Game froze on the IBT. No AutoSave for 630 AD. #Crash06
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630 AD
We sell Gunpowder to Germany for 74 of 74 gold.
We pass the Mongols in total culture; 1578 to 1495.

[IBT]
We learn Chemsitry and begin to learn Metallurgy in 9 turns.
Egypt is building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)
Inca are bulding Knights Templar. (Chivalry)

640 AD
We sell Chemistry to Maya for Theology, 4 gpt and 57 of 57 gold.
We sell Theology to Iroquois for 7 gpt and 23 of 23 gold.
We sell Theology to Germany for one worker and 11 of 11 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois is building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)
Celts are building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)

650 AD
[IBT]
Maya are bulding Knights Templar. (Chivalry)

660 BC
022 Denny’s (Spartanburg, South Carolina) is founded.

670 AD
[IBT]
Germans are building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)

Game crash (4th) in 680 AD after the AutoSave. #Crash07
IRQL_NOT-LESS_OR_EQUAL
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I need some wars to slow down the AI researching.
Iroquois I have 16 turns left on a trade; Inca 8 turns and Greece 4 turns. (I'm reading from the Autosave via CAII.)

I think India will be a good choice. India has neighbors (Rome, Egypt, Iroquois, Celts and some others) that need room to expand. I need room, also, and while India is not my first choice, an AI dogpile on India will weaken my neighbor and make my pointy-stick expansion a bit easier.

Iron is connected, but it is offshore and could be blocked. Horses are plentiful, but we have none of our own. We do have Saltpeter, but Pikes are the defenders I want right now.

Per CAII, we reach 160K in culture in 2797 AD.

I reload the 680 AD Autosave.
And then resave it with my name before doing anything else.

Military Advisor 680 AD (going down the list)

Compared to Mongols (Republic) we are Strong.
Compared to Maya (Republic) we are Average.
Compared to India (Republic) we are Strong..
Compared to Iroquois (Republic) we are Strong.
Compared to Celts (Republic) we are Strong.
Compared to China (Republic) we are Average.
Compared to Rome (Republic) we are Strong.
Compared to Portugal (Republic) we are Average.
Compared to Egypt (Republic) we are Strong.
Compared to Germany (Republic) we are Average.
Compared to Inca (Republic) we are Average.
Compared to Greece (Monarchy) we are Average.

So I'm not worried about our military. We can hold our own, even if our tech isn't the best.

Talk to India. Gandhi has Chivalry and we don't. He will not give it to us either. So we declare war. Which we were going to do anyway.
We sign Celts to an MA vs. India. And they give us 11 gold.
We sign Mongols to an MA vs. India. And they give us 4 gold.
We sign Egypt to an MA vs. India. They give us 7 gold and we give them Theology.

Celts DoW India.
Mongols DoW India.
Egypt DoW India.

India has 4 foes.

India has 18 cities; Celts 13, Mongols 12 and Egypt 13.

Others would sign an MA but they wanted Ivory for that MA. I have one and only once spare Ivory.
I hope that they join the fun on their own.

[IBT]
Fifth Palace Expansion; we build to the left side of the palace.

690 AD
[IBT]
Mongols are building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)
India is building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)
Portugal is building Sistine Chapel.

700 AD
[IBT]
Maya and India MA vs. Celts.
Maya DoW Celts.

Iroquois are building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)
Portuguese are building Knights Templar.

710 AD
We meet the Russians.
They have 3 gold. We have 360 gold, plus Monotheism and Feudalism.

Maya learned Education. India has the Great Library. We learn Metalurgy this IBT.

[IBT]
Rome wants to talk. They offer Chivalry for Chemistry. Not yet.
Mongols and Maya MA vs. Celts. Mongols DoW Celts.
Maya wants to talk. They want both an MA and ROP vs. Celts. We've already MAed with the Celts vs. India, so no-can-do.

We learn Feudalism, begin Military Tradition, due in about 22 turns.

Rome is building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)
Germans are building Knights Templar.
We lost our supply of Silks from Greece.

720 AD
We sell Invention to Greece for Silks.
Don't want to trade Metallurgy, since that would let India gain that tech as well.

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[IBT 720 AD]
India is building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)
China is building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)
Greece is building Leonardo's Workshop.

730 AD
[IBT]
Byzantines DoW Mongols.
We have not met the Byzantines yet.
Mongols want to talk. They want an MA vs. the Celts and ROP. Can't do that.
We do ROP with Mongols.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is built in Salamaca, Iroquois.

Celts are building Leonardo's Workshop. (Invention)
China is building Leonardo's Workshop. (again)
Rome is building Leonardo's Workshop.
Rome is building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)
Rome is building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)
Portugal is building Sistine Chapel.
Portugal is building Knights Templar.
Egypt is building Leonardo's Workshop.
Egypt is building Sistine Chapel.
Germany is building Sistine Chapel.
Germany is building Knights Templar.
Inca is building Leonardo's Workshop.
Inca is building Sistine Chapel.
Greece is building Leonardo's Workshop.

740 AD
Inca and Maya both know Education, so either this turn or next the Great Library is dead.

[IBT]
Mongols are building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)
India is building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)

750 AD
Inca learned Printing Press.
We sell Metallurgy to Inca for Printing Press (contacts), Education (universities), contact with Byzantines, 74 gpt and 25 of 25 gold.

We meet the Byzantines. And we have no one else to meet.

They have 101 gold. We have 558 gold, Printing Press, Education, Gunpowder and communication woth Maya, Rome and Greece.
We sell contact with Maya to Byzantines for 42 of 101 gold.
We sell contact with Rome to Byzantines for 54 of 59 gold
We sell contact with Russia to Egypt for 17 of 17 gold.
We sell contact with Russia to the Celts for 1 gpt and 15 of 15 gold.
We sell Metallurgy to Maya for Chivalry, 14 gpt and 98 of 98 gold.
We sell contact with Rome to Portugal for 33 of 33 gold.
We sell contact with Rome to Russia for 7 of 7 gold.
We sell contact with Russia to Egypt for 17 of 17 gold.
Everyone else is either broke or in the single digits of gold.

Our culture is tied with Russia's; 2516.

[IBT]
Egypt is building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)

Leonardo's Workshop is built in Machu Picchu, Inca.

We lost our supply of Incense, Spices and Horses (Inca).

760 AD
We sell Education to the Celts for Spices, 5 gpt and 23 of 23 gold.
We sell Education to Rome for Horses and 1 of 1 gold.

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[760 AD IBT]
India and Egypt make peace.

Sixth Palace Expansion; we build to the other side of the palace.

Maya are building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)
Maya are building Knights Templar. (Chivalry)
Iroquois are building Sistine Chapel.
Iroquois are building Knights Templar.
Celts are building Sistine Chapel.
Rome is building Sistine Chapel.
Portuguese are building Knights Templar.
Egyptians are building Sistine Chapel.
Egyptians are building Knights Templar.
Germans are building Sistine Chapel.
Germans are building Knights Templar.

770 AD
[IBT]
Knights Templar is built in Copan, Maya.


780 AD
[IBT]
We learn Military Tradition and begin to learn Astronomy, due in 14.

Mongols are building Sistine Chapel. (Theology)

790 AD
023 Dairy Queen (Minneapolis) is founded.

820 AD
Saltpeter is connected to 001 McDonald's; Musketeers and Cavalry are now possible.

[IBT]
Sistine Chapel is built in Chichen Itza, Maya.

830 AD
With Cavalry our military is now Average when compared to Maya and Strong when compared to everyone else.

We have 12 turns on a deal with Maya; we must continue our non-war with India for five more turns before we can have peace with honor.

Maya is second in culture, behind Inca, but growing culture faster.

We totally surrond one Mayan city; two more are along the French-Iroquois border. The Iroquois are between us and Maya, so to war on Maya we'll need an ROP with Iroquois (and an MA, of course).

[IBT]
Russia and Maya sign an MA vs. Celts.
Russia DoW Celts.

840 AD
Upgrade 9 Trebuchets to Cannons.
Sell Monotheism to Russia for 2 workers and 48 of 48 gold.

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850 AD
024 Chick-fil-A (Atlanta) is founded.

[IBT]
Mongols and Celts make peace.

860 AD
025 IHOP (Glendale, California) is founded.
Maya learn Astronomy; we learn it in 5 turns.

[IBT]
Celts want to talk. They want an MA vs Russia and an ROP. However, our scouting galley is inside Russian waters at this time, so we must decline.
Rome and Maya sign MA vs. Celts.
Rome DoW Celts.

870 AD
We cancel our MA with Mongols and Celts on India.
We make peace with India and get 12 of 12 gold and the city of Lapurdum.
Lapurdum becomes x009 Lapurdum. This is a size 1 city rather close to our borders.

880 AD
Inca and Iroquois also learn Astronomy, somehow.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building Copernicus' Observatory. (Astronomy)
Inca are building Copernicus' Observatory.

900 AD
We sell communication with Russia to Greece for 27 of 27 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Astronomy and begin to learn Physics in 28.

910 AD
We sell Astronomy to Portugal for 6 gpt and 94 of 94 gold.
We sell Astronomy to Germany for 1 worker and 36 of 36 gold.
Inca, Iroquois and Maya all picked up Military Tradition this turn.

[IBT]
Portugal is building Copernicus' Observatory. (Astronomy)
We lost our supply of silks. (Greece)

920 AD
We sell Education to Greece for renewed Silks and 10 of 10 gold.

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[920 AD IBT]
India captures Eboracum from Mongolia, a size 1 city with no culture expansion. I thought this city would autoraze and we could build on the ruins. Drat.

930 AD
We abandon x009 Lapurdum. We won't be able to defend it from the Mayans when we declare war in two turns.

[IBT]
Germans are building Copernicus' Observatory. (Astronomy)

940 AD
026 Papa John’s (Louisville, Kentucky) is founded.
Portugal and China both learn Banking; we need two more turns.
What? I thought we were learning Physics!

[IBT]
Iroquois and India sign an MA vs. Mongols.
Iroquois DoW Mongol.

We learn Banking and now we begin to learn Physics, 13 turns.

We lose our supply of Horses, but we have one inside our borders that we will be connecting soon.

950 AD
We DoW on Maya (17 cities).
x010 Uaxactun (8) is captured from Maya. This city was surronded by French territory.
*ArcherOne* and Napoleon I, who makes an Army.
x011 Kaminaljuyu (3) is captured from Maya.

We bribe Iroquois into an MA vs. Maya with Ivory. Iroquois shares a long French border, so this should be fairly safe.
Change my mind; we offer 238 gold instead, cash up front. We have 3777 in gold when we make this offer.
Iroquois (18) DoW Maya (now 15).
We MA with Rome vs. Maya by offering Banking.
Rome (19) Dow Maya.
We MA with India vs. Maya by offering Metallurgy.
India (20) DoW Maya.
We get the Mongols to MA by offering Banking.
Mongols (13) DoW Maya.
We bribe Inca with 530 gold (lump sum) and get an MA vs. Maya.
Inca (21) DoW Maya.
We also sign an ROP with Iroquois.

Not a bad turn, so far. Two new cities, which helps a bunch with unit support. In addition to fighting us and the Celts, Maya has five other foes, and some of them might do something. We killed about 20 Mayan units in the field, inlcuding 2 Crusaders. And we got our first Army.

Now we wait.

[IBT]
Inca and Iroquois sign an MA vs. Mongols.
Inca DoW Mongols.

People ask about the Heroic Epic (our Army won it's first battle last turn).
People ask about the Military Academy. I like that.

970 AD
Camulodunum (1) of Maya is razed.
Germany has a force of 6 Ancient Cavalry in the field.
On the IBT Maya captured Entremont (1) from India.
x012 Cuello (4) is captured from Maya.

Pulled units out of cities captured last turn. They are close by in case a city flips back to Maya.

Celts are down to four cities. France, Russia and the Celts all have the same culture, 4541, and the same growth rate, +96.

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Celts and Rome make peace.
Celts and Russia make peace.

Maya land a lone vPike just north of Dominio's Pizza, which has no defender.

980 AD
A vCav kills the Mayan vPike.
We connect Horses to 001 McDonald's; we can build Cavalry again.

[IBT]
Russia and Inca sign an MA vs. Mongols.
Russia DoW Mongols.
Mongols are building JS Bachs Cathedral. (Music Theory)
Inca wants to talk. They want to sell us Music Theory for 740 gold. No thanks.
Maya are building JS Bachs Cathedral.
Iroquois are building JS Bachs Cathedral.
Romans are building JS Bachs Cathedral.
Egypt is building JS Bachs Cathedral.
Germans are building JS Bachs Cathedral.

990 AD
027 Quiznos Sub (Denver) is founded.

[IBT]
Germans DoW on us.
India captures a Mayan city with a lone Longbow.
Maya are building JS Bachs Cathedral, again. (Music Theory)
Romans are building JS Bachs Cathedral, again.
Portugal is building JS Bachs Cathedral.

1000 AD
028 Panera Bread (Richmond Heights, Missouri) is founded.
All the German forces near us are Ancient Calvary and only three of them are still alive. Germany is very far away.
We pay Portugal 238 of 3604 gold to MA vs. Germany.
Portugal DoW Germany.
Egypt wants Astronomy for an MA; we give it.
Egypt DoW Germany.

We build an embassy with Russia for 112 of 3366 gold.
Don't have an embassy with Germany yet and won't for 20 turns. Oh, well.
We build an embassy with Byzantines for 87 of 3254 gold.
We build an embassy with Greece for 108 of 3167 gold.

With the offer of Printing Press, we get Byzantines to MA vs. Germany.
Byzantines DoW Germany.
Russia wants Theology for an MA vs. Germany. Fine.
Russia DoW Germany.
Now Germany has four foes much closer to home than us. Enjoy!
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[IBT]
India is building JS Bachs Cathedral. (Music Theory)

1010 AD
[IBT]
Mongols and Byzantines make peace.
Seventh Palace Expansion; we build a secoond story in the middle section.

1020 AD
We raze Piedras Negras (1) of Maya.

[IBT]
Inca is building JS Bachs Cathedral. (Music Theory)

1030 AD
x013 Copan (5) is captured from Maya. We now control Knights Templar.
We buy a worker from Byzantines for 89 of 3640 gold.

1040 AD
]IBT]
China (17) and Iroquois (18) sign an MA vs. Mongols (13).
China DoW Mongols.
Russia wants to talk. They want ROP and an MA vs. Mongols. We've already given our word to the Mongols about something, so we can't do this.
Maya wants to talk. They want peace, which we cannot give. Sorry. You must die.
Celts are building JS Bachs Cathedral. (Music Theory)

Copernicus' Observatory is built in Cuzco, Inca.

1050 AD
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[IBT]
Mongols and India make peace.
x013 Copan flips back to Maya. We had no units inside.
Iroquois are building JS Bach's Cathedral. (Music Theory)
Portugal is building JS Bach's Cathedral.
Germans are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1060 AD
x013 Copan (3) is liberated from the Maya.
029 Hardee’s (St. Louis) is founded.

[IBT]
China wants to talk. ROP and an MA vs. Mongols. No can do.
We learn Physics and start on Magnetism.

1070 AD
[IBT]
Maya (9) and Celts (3) make peace.
Mongols (11) and Maya (9) make peace.
Mongols want to talk. They want an MA vs. Russia. We already have an MA with Russsia vs. Germany; no luck today.

1080 AD
We get a Crusader in Copan from Knights Templar.
030 Ruby Tuesday (Marysville, Tennesse) is founded.
x014 Quirigua (9) is captured from Maya.
We passed Russia in culture a few turns back, we are now 4th from the bottom.
French culture: 5747, +124 cpt; Incas lead with 13752 and +297 cpt.

[IBT]
Celts (3) and Iroquois (18) sign an MA vs. Mongols (9).
Celts DoW Mongols.

1090 AD
x015 Chichen Itza (11), the Mayan capital, is captured. We now control Sistine Chapel and the Oracle.
x016 Yaxchilan (5) is captured from Maya.

We have 7 more turns on the MA vs. Maya. They have 5 cities left.
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[1090 AD IBT]
India (24) and Celts (3) make peace.
Celts are building JS Bach's Cathderal. (Music Theory)

1100 AD
031 Cracker Barrel (Lebanon, Tennessee) is founded.

[IBT]
x011 Kaminaljuyu flipsti Irouqois. It was unoccupied.


JS Bach's Cathedral is built in Leipzig, Germany.

1110 AD
x017 Palenque (10), the second Mayan capital, is captured.

[IBT]
Egypt wants to talk. They offer to give Music Theory for Military Tradition. No.
We lost our supply of Silks.

1120 AD
Lots of cranky cities.
We sell Banking to Greece for Silks and 26 of 26 gold.
032 Popeyes Chicken (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.
033 Golden Corral (Raleigh, North Carolina) is founded.
x018 Bonampak (7), the third Mayan capital, is captured.

[IBT]
Germans want to talk but we don't. Still about 10 turns or so on the various MAs vs. Germany.
Celts (3) and Portugal (23) sign an MA vs. Germany (10).
Celts DoW Germany.

1130 AD
x019 Tikal (3) is captured from Maya.
034 Carl’s Jr. (Carpinteria, California) is founded.
x20 Calakmul (4) is captured from Maya.

[IBT]
Germany (11) and Egypt (14) make peace.
Rome destroys the Mayans.
We learn Magnetism, start on Theory of Gravity (last required tech of Middle Ages).
Magnetism renders the Great Lighthouse obsolete.
Iroquois are building Smith's Trading Company. (Economics)
Egypt is building Smith's Trading Company.

1140 AD
With Maya gone, all those MAs end too. We still have 2 turns of ROP with Iroquois to go.
Increase science to 100%; ToG in 5, -112 gpt; 5085 gold.
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Recap:
Maya is dead.
Iroquois is between me and the newly captured cities.
Iroquois will be attacked soon.
The dreaded Mounted Warrior has not been seen. Archers and Longbows, yes, but no fast units.
Before the IBT we have three units inside the Purple borders. One will exit next turn, the others need to walk 6 or 7 tiles before they reach the border; one eArcher and a slave.
Most of the Iroquois forces are in the south, close to the newly captured Mayan cities. Where I have lots of Cavalry.

[1140 AD IBT]
Byzantines (18) and Germany (10) make peace.
Eight Palace Expansion; we build a second story on the right side of the Palace.
India is building Smith's Trading Company. (Economics)

1160 AD
Four turns on the MAs vs. Germany.
Sell Magnetism to Portugal for Economics, Music Theory and 893 of 893 gold.
Sell Magnetism to Iroquois for 308 of 308 gold. They offered 22 gpt, but we did not take that part.
No one else has more than 31 gold.

[IBT]
Mongols (4) and Russia (19) make peace.

1170 AD
All our units are out of Iroquois territory.
Cancel ROP.
We (56) DoW Iroquois (21).
We take all the easy kills; Iroquois caught inside our borders and loners adjacent to our borders. We pick on stack of Archers and Longbows and do okay.

x021 Caughnawaga (4) is captured from Iroquois.
x022 Grand River (10) is captured from Iroquois.
x023 St. Regis (11) is captured from Iroquois.

We are strong compared to everyone else.

[IBT]
China (19) and Portugal (24) sign an MA vs. Germany (9).
China DoW Germany.
Mongols (4) and Celts (3) make peace.
Egypt (14) and Iroquois (18) sign an MA vs. Mongols (4).
Egypt DoW Mongols.

1180 AD
[IBT]
We learn Theory of Gravity, start on Steam Power.
Nineth Palace Expansion, we build a second story on the left side of the Palace.

1190 AD
Sell Theory of Gravity to Portugal for Democracy, 50 gpt and 946 of 946 gold.
We don't advance but we continue to kill Longbowmen on the offense and lose Cavalry on the defense.

[IBT]
x012 Cuello (3) was captured by Iroquois.

1200 AD
Only four attacks on the IBT.
x024 Chondote (4) is captured from Iroquois.
x012 Cuellos (2) is liberated from Iroquois.
*CavalryOne* and Richleau.
x025 Salamanca (11), the Iroquois capital, is captured. We now control the Mausoluem of Mausollos and Sun Tzu's Art of War.
We now have access to Wines, our fifth nativie luxury.
We make peace with Germany for 16 of 16 gold and New Hamburg.
New Hamburg (2) is the obligatory island on a Pangea map.
We abandon New Hamburg.

[IBT]
Rome is building Smith's Trading Company. (Economics)
Inca is building Smith's Trading Company.

1210 AD
x026 Cattaraugus (10) is captured from Iroquois.

[IBT]
Iroquois (15) and Portugal (24) sign an MA vs. Germany (6).

1220 AD
x027 Allegheny (8), the second Iroquois capital, is captured.
x028 Oil Springs (7), the third Iroquois capital, is captured.

[IBT]
Portugal wants to talk. Wants an ROP and an MA vs. Germany. Not now, thanks.
Mongols (1) and China (21) make peace.

1230 AD
x029 Niagara Falls (9) is captured from Iroquois.
x030 Oka (5) is captured from Iroquois.
x031 Centralia (8) is captured from Iroquois.

Iroquois have 10 cities, 9 on this landmass.
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1240 AD
x032 Tonawanda (5) is captured from Iroquois.

[IBT]
Inca (29) and Portugal (25) sign an MA vs. Germany (4).
Inca DoW Germany.
Celts (3) want to talk. They ask for an MA vs. Germany, which we can't do. We do sign an ROP.

1250 AD
x033 Mauch Chunk (9), the fourth Iroquois capital, is captured.
x034 Lazapa (2) is captured from Iroquois.
035 The Cheesecake Factory (Calabasas Hills, California) is founded.
x035 Gandasetaigon (6), the fifth Iroquois capital, is captured.

[IBT]
Egypt (14) and Portugal (26) sign an MA vs. Germany (3).
Egypt DoW Germany.

1255 AD
x036 Tyendenaga (6), the sixth Iroquois capital, is captured.
x037 Akwesasne (3), the seventh Iroquois capital, is captured.
x038 Kahnawake (3), the eighth Iroquois capital, is captured.
x011 Kiminaljuyu (2) is liberated from Iroquois.
x039 Gayagaahe (1) is captured from Iroquois.

The remaining Irqouis city is on an island and I really don't care to go through the hassle of capturing it.
We make peace with this One City Civ.
And we are at peace with the world.
Steam Power in 2 turns.

[IBT]
Ningpo (3) of China flips to France.
Renamed to f01 Ningpo.

1260 AD
036 Baskin-Robbins (Canton, Massachuets) is founded.

[IBT]
We learn Steam Power; start on Electricity.
Knights Templar is now obsolete.
Inca are building Shakespeare's Theater. (Free Artistry)

1265 AD
Resistance ceases in all former Iroquois cities.
Raise science to 100%, Electricity in 8 turn.s, -78 gpt.

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[1265 AD IBT]
MOngols (1) and Egypt (14) make peace.
Germany (2) and Celts (3) make peace.

1270 AD
[IBT]
Rome (24) and Portugal (28) sign an MA vs. Germany (1).
Rome DoW Germany.
Portugal destroys Germany.
Iroquois want to talk. This island nation wants an MA vs. Mongols and an ROP. No way.
Indians are building Shakespeare's Theatre. (Free Artistry)
China is building Smith's Trading Company. (Economics)
Portugal is building Shakespeare's Theatre.
Portugal is building Smith's Trading Company.
Portugal is building Newton's University.
Egypt is building Newton's University. (Theory of Gravity)
Inca are building Newton's University.

1275 AD
Sell 25 barracks.

1280 AD
[IBT]
Portugal is building Magellan's Voyage.
We lost our supply of Silks.

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1290 AD
037 Little Caesars (Detroit, Michigan) is founded.
We sell Steam Power to Portugal for Free Artistry, Navigation, World Map (!), 127 gpt and 2014 of 2014 gold.
And now we see the world.
We sell WM to Celts for 39 of 39 gold.
We sell WM to Greece for 35 of 35 gold.
We sell WM to Rome for 30 of 30 gold.
We sell WM to Inca for 16 of 16 gold.
We sell WM to Byzantium for 13 of 13 gold.
We sell WM to India for 9 of 9 gold.
We sell WM to Egypt for 6 of 6 gold..
We sell WM to Mongols for 3 gpt and 2 of 2 gold.
We now have all the gold.

Inca has 29 cities, tied with Portugal. We have 80.
Inca has 19,540 in culture; we have 9357.

Inca has 6 cities that could be taken in one or two turns.
We could get our own source of Silks, also.
We (80) DoW on Inca (29).

x040 Dalandzagad (3) is captured from Inca.
x041 Mandalgovi (4) is captured from Inca.
x042 Choybalsan (3) is captured from Inca.
x043 Gergovia (1) is captured from Inca.
x044 Darhan (4) is captured from Inca.
*CavalryTwo* and De Gaulle I.
x045 Hovd (4) is captured from Inca.
De Gaulle I travels a short distance to IHOP and builds Heroic Epic.
We capture a bunch of slaves.

We sign Portugal to an MA vs. Inca for World Map and 581 of 9018 gold.
Portugal (29) DoW Inca (now 23).
We sign china to an MA vs. Inca for Furs.
China (20) DoW Inca.
We sign Byzantines to an MA vs. Inca for Banking.
Byzantines (18) DoW Inca.
We sign Egypt to an MA vs. Inca for Free Artistry.
Egypt (14) DoW Inca.
We bribe Rome into an MA vs. Inca for 334 gold.
Rome (21) DoW Inca.
We offer Navigatio to India for an MA vs. Inca.
India (24) Dow Inca.
Greece wants Free Artistry before they jump on the Anti-Inca bandwagon.
Greece (14) Dow Inca.
Russia wants Music Theory before beating up Incas.
Russia (21) Dow Inca.

We did not talk to the Celts. They have only 3 cities and we already have an ROP with them good for another 11 turns.
Iroquois and Mongols are both one city civs and not on the mainland. Mongols are still at war with Inca, after Inca demolished most of the Mongol empire. Some of that empire is now French, but not all.

Now to see what happens on the IBT.

[IBT]
Inca (23) and Mongols (1) make peace.
We build Heroic Epic in 025 IHOP.
Greeks are building Shakespeare's Theater. (Free Artistry)

1295 AD
x045 Kazan (4) is captured from Inca.
x046 Ulaanbaatar (4) is captured from Inca.
Silks are now connected to McDonalds.
038 Bob Evans (Columbus, Ohio) is founded.

20080508 2325 <
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Been away for a while. Have to be reminded that most of the world is at war with Inca.

[IBT]
Oh, this is fun, watching the AI fight AI.
Rome is building Shakespeare's Theater. (Free Artistry)
Greeks are building Smith's Trading Company. (Economics)

1300 AD
039 Church’s Chicken (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.
040 HomeTown Buffet/Old Country Buffet (Eagan, Minnesota) is founded.

[IBT]
Iroqouis (1) and Rome (21) sign an MA vs. Inca (23).
Iroquois DoW Inca.

We learn Electricity and begin to learn Replaceable Parts (Infantry & Artillery) in 16 turns at 30%.

1305 AD
Louis Pasteur shows up in McDonalds.

We currently control these wonders:
The Great Lighthouse (x004 Amsterdam) EXP, COM and SEA
The Oracle (x015 Chichen Itza) REL
Sun Tzu's Art of War (x025 Salamanca) MIL
Sistine Chapel (x015 Chichen Itza) REL
Mausoleum of Mausollos (x025 Salamanca) SCI and SEA
Knights Templar (x013 Copan) MIL and REL

France is COM and IND.
Smith's Trading Company. COM and SEA
Newton's University. SCI
Shakespeare's Theater. none

I send Louis Pastuer to Pizza Hut to build Smith's Trading Company.

[IBT]
An Incan Cavlary captures Popeye's Chicken.
Popeye's Chicken is then captured by the Indians. The Incas only had 2 vCavalry, both 1/4, defending.

Smith's Trading Company is built on 006 Pizza Hut.

Tenth Palace Expanasion, we build the middel third story.

India is building Shakespeare's Theater. (Free Artistry)
Shakespeare's Theater is built in Madras, India.
Portgual is building Newton's Univerisity (Theory of Gravity)
Portgual is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation)
Egypt is building Newton's University.
Inca are building Newton's University. Right, during a war.
Newton's University is built in Cuzco, Inca. Maybe they do know what they are doing.

1310 AD
x047 Atico (5) is captured from Inca.
x048 Corihuayrachina (3) is captured from Inca. We have a source of Incense, but it is not connected to the capital.
Wait, yes it is. That trade route must go through Celtic territory.

We break 10,000 in culture this turn. We are still 4th smallest in culture. Our per turn culture is 180, 5th fastest growing. Greece leads the way, at +349 cpt.
Inca, still with the best culture, is 20,416.

[IBT]
Rome wants to talk. They want to swap TMs. No thanks, not now.

Portgual is building Magellan's Voyage. (Navigation)

1315 AD
[IBT]
Byzantines want to talk. TM for TM. No.
India wants to talk. India offers World Map for Steam Power. Not quite.

1320 AD
x049 Cuzo (11), the Incan capital, is captured. We control Newton's University and Copernicus' Observatory for this turn.
x050 Juli (1) is captured from Inca.

We need more settlers.

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1325 AD
[IBT]
Moved units out of Cuzo and left it open for Inca to recapture. They do. My bad.

1330 AD
x049 Cuzo (8) is liberated from the Inca.

[IBT]
Egypt (15) and Inca (6) make peace.
Rome (21) and Inca (6) make peace.

Egypt is building Magellan's Voyage. (Navigation)

1335 AD
x051 Vilcabamba (9) is captured from Inca.

[IBT]
We watch Portugal capture Oliantaytambo, the current Incan capital.

1340 AD
x052 Machu Picchu (9), the fourth Incan capital, is captured. We now control Leonardo's Workshop.
s04 Silky Sensations is founded.

[IBT]
Mongols (1) and Iroquois (1) make peace.
I'll sleep so much better knowing that these two powerhouses have buried the hatchet.

We learn Replaceable Parts, start on Industrialization, 29 turns at 0% science.

1345 AD
[IBT]
Russia (22) DoW us. Sneak attack.
x051 Vilcabamba, currently undefended, is captured by Russia.

1350 AD
x051 Vilcabamba (5) is liberated from Russia.
If China does not do it, we can eliminate Inca next turn.

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1355 AD
041 Whataburger (Corpus Christi, Texas) is founded.
x053 Vilcas (9), the fifth Incan capital, is captured.

The Glorious Inca are destroyed.

The most cultured civ now is Greece at 16297, followed by India at 15670. France is 11909, still lagging behind. We are currently tied with Iroquois, a One City Civ!

Greece is not adjacent to France, but India is. So is Rome. Both of these are west of France, and Greece is just west to them.

We will DoW on India and get others to dogpile onto India also. Most of India's offensive forces are up north looking for Incas. We can deal them some damage on this first turn of war.

First, we sell Steam Power to India for their World Map and all 247 gold.
Then we DoW on India.
We offer Greece 20 gold to MA vs India. They do.
Greece (14) DoW India (26).
Rome wants 234 gold to MA and we pay up.
Rome (21) DoW India.
Egypt is cheaper, only begging for 202 gold.
Egypt (16) DoW India.
China will take an MA and ROP at no charge.
China (19) DoW India.
Byzantines will MA for Democracy. We give it.
Byzantine (20) DoW India.
Portugal offers 108 of 108 gold for MA and Electricity. We deal.
Portugal (40) Dow India.
We don't talk to Russia. Mongols and Iroquois are off on island. Them and the Celts are all One City Civs, so we leave them alone.

We decimate the Indian War Elephants and Cavlary.
032 Popeyes Chicken (3) is liberated from India.
x054 Burdigala (2) is captured from India.
*CavalryThree* and Charlemagne I.
x055 Lugdunum (5) is captured from India.
*CavalryFour* and Napolean II.
x056 Entremont (4) is captured from India.
*CavalryFive* and Richelieu II.
x057 Eboracum (5) is captured from India.
x058 Aleisa (1) is captured from India.

20080601 2314 <
20080602 1921 >
All this war is good, but I need more settlers to have more cities.

[IBT]
Egypt wants to talk. WM for WM? No.
Pentagon. Hmm.
Eleventh Palace Expansion; we connect the building on the right to the center.

1360 AD
*CavalrySix* and De Gaulle, who builds the Pentagon in Silky Sensations.
*CavalrySeven* and Charlemagne III, who forms an Army.
x059 New Bombay (1) is captured from India.
x060 Agedincum (1) is captured from India.

1365 AD
I notice that France has native sources of all eight luxuries.

[IBT]
India loses a city to Portugal and Rome.

1370 AD
042 Red Robin [Gourmet Burgers] (Greenwood Village, Colorado) is founded.
043 Hooters (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.
*CavalryEight* and Napoleon III.
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Portugal (41) and Celts (3) sign an MPP.
We learn Industrialization, start on The Corporation, due in 7 turns at 50%.

1375 AD
x061 Calcutta (7) is captured from India.
x062 Bombay (11) is captured from India.
x063 Punjab (11) is captured from India.

We sell Steam Power to the island nation of Iroquois for their World Map, 109 gpt and 130 of 130 gold.
We sell Steam Power to ROme for their WM and 92 of 92 gold.
We sell Steam Power to China for WM, 20 gpt and 57 of 57 gold.
We sell Steam Power to Egypt for WM, 40 gpt and 22 of 22 gold.
We sell Democracy to Mongols for 10 gpt and 15 of 15 gold.

[IBT]
Greeks want to talk. They want ROP and MPP and expect us to pay 7 gpt for two things we don't need.
Go back to selling used cars, Alexander. No deal.

x053 Vilcas (5) flips to China. We lose three vCavlary.

1380 AD
x064 Delhi (11), the capital of India, is captured. We now control The Great Libarary.
x065 Madras (12), the second capital of India, is captured. We now control Shakespeare's Theater.

044 Texas Roadhouse (Louisville, Kentucky) is founded.

x066 Japiur (3) is captured from India.

India is down to two cities.

[IBT]
Twelveth Palace Expansion; we add a connector to the left wing of the complex.

1385 AD
x067 Bangalore (6), the third Indian capital, is captured.

We will let Rome capture the last Indian city of Chittagong. We will send a unit to watch, but do no more than that.

20080606 1618 <

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Culture standings before the IBT:

1. 17,652 Greece
2. 16,048 India
3. 15,406 Portugal
4. 14,122 Byzantines
5. 13,801 China
6. 13,480 France
7. 13,159 Rome
8. 12,517 Egypt
9. 11,875 Iroquois
10. 10,591 Russia
11. 05,577 Celts
12. 04,172 Mongols

Culture per turn before the IBT:

1. +323 Russia
2. +294 Greece
3. +278 France
4. +248 Portugal
5. +201 Rome
6. +110 China
7. +048 Egypt
8. +016 Mongols
9. +000 Byzantines
10. +000 Celts
11. +000 India
12. +000 Iroquois

[IBT]
Rome attacks Chittagong but loses.
x064 Delhi flips back to India. We lose one Cavalry.

1390 AD
India hangs on by a thread.
vCrusader kills the Elephant in Delhi.
x064 Delhi (9) is liberated from India. Again, The Great Library is ours.

045 Panda Express (Rosemead, California) is founded.

1395 AD
046 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is founded.

Chittagong is now size 1 and has red Romans ready to raze it. I hope they do.

[IBT]
Portugal kills off the Indians.
Portugal (42) and Russia (22) sign a Trade Embargo on us.

We learn Corporation and start on Refining, 12 turns at 50%.

Greeks are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1400 AD
Portugal is becoming a real pest and pain. They have a lot of cities (43) and are second in culture. They are growing too fast for my comfort.
Greece can wait. Portugal must die.
Portugal has 24 in gold. The only thing we can sell are Maps and I'm not gonna sell my maps to my soon to be enemy. We let Portugal keep their 24 gold.
We, France (118) DoW Portugal (43).
And now to get allies.
Byzantine want 300 gold to MA vs. Portugal. We pay.
Byzantines (20) DoW Portugal.
China needs an ROP to get their units that are inside our borders into the fight faster.
ROP and MA and 177 gold and China is our friend.
China (20) DoW Portugal.
Egypt only needs 285 gold to go after Portugal.
Egypt (17) DoW Portugal.
Greece is cheaper, only 260 gold for them to jump on the anti-Portugal bandwagon.
Greece (16) DoW Portugal.
Rome is pricey, needing 390 gold to go off into battle.
Rome (26) DoW Portugal.
The Celts will not break their MPP and ROP with Portugal. Too bad.

Since the Celts won't break their word, when we invade Portugal the Celts will DoW on us. Which means we can then remove them from the game, all three cities (and a lot of jungles!).

047 Perkins Restaurant & Bakery (Memphis, Tennesse) is founded.

I see that we have a vCav inside Portuguese borders when we declared war. It was already in place before Portugal captured Chittagong. Drat.

048 Waffle House (Norcross, Georgia) is founded.

Now we wait to see what Portugal will do. We killed everything we could see, but we did not cross any Portuguese borders.
[IBT]
Oh, wow.
Celts (3) DoW on Greeks (16), due to their MPP.
Celts DoW on Byzantines (20).
Celts DoW on Egypt (17).

Now I'm worried.
Portugal and Mongols sign a Trade Embargo on us. I'm shaking in my boots.

Celts DoW on China (20).

We take no attacks from Portugal. Henry loses at least 2 cities, one to Egypt and Byzantines.

1405 AD
Henry took Thessalonica from Greece.

Celts will not MA vs Portugal.
We quietly dissolve our ROP with the Celts.

We (120) DoW Celts (3).
x068 Verulamium (4) is captured from the Celts.
x069 Augustodurum (3) is capturef from the Celts.
x070 Richborough (6), the current Celt capital, is captured.

And the Celts are destroyed.

049 Chipotle (Denver, Colorado) is founded.

x071 Ollantaytambo (10) is captured from Portugal.

In newly captured cities I have been focusing on generating slaves. Now that I have Civil Engineers, realize I should be focused on libraries and such. Scroll through the cities and change worker builds to libraries.

1410 AD
*CrusaderOne* and Richelieu III.
x072 Tiwanaku (10) is captured from Portugal.
x073 Huamanga (9) is captured from Portugal.
x074 Chuquiapo (4) is captured from Portugal.
x075 Chuito (5) is captured from Portugal.
050 Ryan&#8217;s Grill Buffet Bakery (Greer, South Carolina) is founded.

20080607 0039 <
20080607 0624 >
Culture standings before the IBT:

1. 18,694 Greece
2. 16,315 Portugal
3. 15,295 Byzantines
4. 14,955 France
5. 14,615 China
6. 13,395 Rome
7. 13,256 Egypt
8. 11,896 Iroquois
9. 11,216 Russia
10. 04,079 Mongols (they have lost culture in the last few turns)

Culture per turn before the IBT:

1. +421 Byzantines
2. +313 France
3. +279 Portugal
4. +223 Rome
5. +205 China
6. +060 Russia
7. +043 Iroquois
8. +010 Greece
9. +008 Egypt
10. +000 Mongols

[IBT]
Iroquois (1) and Rome (26) sign an MA vs. Portugal (mid 30s, I think).
Iroqouis DoW Portugal.
Mongols and Iroquois sign an MA vs. Portugal.
The Mongol-Portuguese trade embargo ends.
Mongols (1) DoW Portugal.

Oh, dear. Now the island peoples are involved.


1415 AD
x076 Riobamba (1) is captured from Portugal.
*CavalryNine* and De Gaulle II.
x077 Huaras (1) is captured from Portugal.
x078 Vitcos (5) is captured from Portugal.
*MaceOne* and Charlemagne IV.
x079 Nasca (1) is captured from Portugal.
051 Long John Silver&#8217;s (Louisville, Kentucky) is founded.

20080607 0734; one turn = 1 hour and 10 minutes. <
20080615 2124 >
[IBT]
St. AUgustine: Most Powerful Nations of the World.

1. The Glorious French
2. The Great Portuguese
3. The Fine Romans
4. The Mediocre Chinese
5. The Puny Eygptians
6. The Pathetic Russians
7. The Hopeless Byzantines
8. The Forgotten Greeks

1420 AD
We are tied for third place in culture with Byzantines at 15,599 each.
Portugal and Greece are still ahead.

x080 Tamboccocha (1) is captured from Portugal.
x081 Hannover (1) is captured from Portugal.
x082 Stuttgart (5) is captured from Russia.
x083 New Berlin (4) is captured from Russia.
x084 Huanuco Pampa (1) is captured from Portugal.
x085 Murmansk (4) is captured from Russia.
x086 Bremen (6) is captured from Portugal.

20080615 2349 <
20080629 1319 >
1425 AD
x087 Brusa (4) is captured from Portugal.
x088 Konigsberg (5) is captured from Portugal.
*CavalryTen* and Napoleon IV.

20080629 1435 <
20080708 2201 >
1430 AD
Munich (5) of Portugal is razed; we gain 2 slaves.
Dortmund (5) of Portugal is razed; we gain 2 slaves.
x089 Hamburg (7) is captured from Russia; we now control The Statue of Zeus.
052 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is founded.

20080708 2316 <
20080709 1628 >

1435 AD
We are tied in culture with Portugal, at 16636. Only Greece is more cultured, at 19755.

[IBT]
Russia wants to talk. She wants peace. We'll talk soon.

We learn Refining and begin to learn Steel.

1440 AD
We make peace with Russia and demand their World Map.
We sell Navigation to Russia for 7 gpt and 26 of 26 gold.

053 Romano&#8217;s Macaroni Grill (Dallas, Texas) is founded.
054 LongHorn Steakhouse (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.

Us and Portugal: 17,016 culture points; Greece has 19,852.

20080709 1818 <
20080709 2135 >
[IBT 1440 AD]
x086 Bremen flips back to Portugal; we lose an eCav.

1445 AD
055 P.F. Chang&#8217;s China Bistro (Scottsdale, Arizonea) is founded.
056 Bennigan&#8217;s Grill & Tavern (Plano, Texas) is founded.
x086 Bremen (4) is liberated from Portugal.
Guimaraes (11) of Portugal is razed; we gain 6 slaves.

We pull ahead of Portugal in culture: 17,410 to 17,055. Our culture is second only to Greece. We might be able to pass Greece in about 10 turns.

[IBT]
Portugal landed a lone Rifleman near our core and I overlooked on the last turn.
Portugal captures x040 Dalandzagad (3).

1450 AD
x040 Dalandzagad (3) is liberated from Portugal.
x089 Lisbon (11), the capital of Portugal, is captured. We now control The Colossus.
And The Hanging Gardens.
And The Pyramids.

We sell Electricty to Rome for WM and 313 of 313 gold.
20080710 0002 <
20080717 2030 >
[IBT]
Trade embargo by Russia and Portugal on us is over.
Russia (18) DoW Portugal (21), all on their own.

1455 AD
057 Steak &#8216;n Shake (Indianapolis, Indiania) is founded.
058 Boston Market (Golden, Colorado) is founded.

[IBT]
Portugal (21) and Greece (14) make peace.
Greeks are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1460 AD
059 Friendly&#8217;s (Wilbraham, Massachuetts) is founded.
060 California Pizza Kitchen (Los Angeles, California) is founded.

[IBT]#Crash08
PC Freeze and Game Crash (5th), restored from previous End of Turn save.
Restarting at 20080717 2248 >
Rome (26) and Portugal (21) make peace.

1465 AD
Seven more turns on the MAs with Portugal.
I've let the AI do most of the work, I think I need to be more involved.

French culture: 19,111
Greek culture: 20,553
French cpt: +454
Greec cpt: +155
20080717 2357 <
20080719 1916 >
[IBT 1465 AD]
We learn Steel, begin to learn Combustion in 7.

1470 AD
061 Sbarro (Melville, New York) is founded.
We raze Braga (9) of Portugal.
We raze Rio Janerio (7) of Portugal.
We raze Emerita (9) of Portugal.

1475 AD
062 Carrabba&#8217;s Italian Grill (Tampa, Florida) is founded.

Sell Electricty to China for WM, 48 gpt and 59 of 59 gold.
Sell Industrialization to Egypt for Nationalism, WM, 13 gpt and 9 gold.
Sell Nationalism to Iroquois for WM and 38 gpt.
Sell Electricty to Greece for WM, 35 gpt and 67 of 67 gold.

[IBT]
Portugal wants to talk but we can't for another few turns.

1480 AD
063 Checkers Drive-In/Rally&#8217;s Hamburgers (Tampa, Florida) is founded.
064 O&#8217;Charley&#8217;s (Nashville, Tennesse) is founded.

[1485 AD IBT]
Mongols want to talk. WM for WM, uh, no.
Greeks are building Unversal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1495 AD
x090 Evora (3) is captured from Portugal.

1495 AD
We are tied with Greece for first place in cultue: 22174 vs. 22174.

20080819 1726 >
Cycle through the cities, do some minor tweaking.

1500 AD
065 CiCi&#8217;s Pizza (Coppell, Texas) is founded.
066 White Castle (Columbus Ohio) is founded.
067 Chuck E. Cheese&#8217;s Pizza (Irving, Texas) is founded.
Drop science to 30%, Combustion in 1, +517 gpt.

We take the cultural lead with 22737 cp; Greece has 22358.
We are growing at +563 cpt; Greece is +184 at the moment.

[IBT]
Portugal destroys the Iroquois.
Mongols are still a one city wonder.
Portugal (7) and China (25) make peace.
China wants to swap TMs. No.

We learn Combustion, start on Mass Production.

1505 AD
x091 Faro (7) is captured from Portugal.
068 Del Taco (Lake Forest, California) is founded.

20080819 2111 <
20080821 1811 >
[1505 AD IBT]
Egypt (25) and Portugal (7) make peace.

1510 AD
We raze Sao Paulo (6), the current capital of Portugal.
We raze Luanda (7), the next capital city.

[IBT]
Egypt is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1515 AD
We raze Guarda (4) the current capital of Portugal.
Portugal is down to three cities on two islands. We are ahead of them in culture.

1520 AD
20080821 2128 <
20080906 1155 >
According to CivAssist II, we take a cultural victory in 2007, at 626 cpt.
The Domination limit is 3544 tiles; we have 2002 tiles that count right now. We are a long way from a Domination Victory, which is good.

1525 AD
069 Culver&#8217;s Frozen Custard & ButterBurgers (Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin) is founded.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #13; we improve the front gate and add some stone barrells out front.

1530 AD
070 El Pollo Loco (Irvine, California) is founded.
071 Captain D&#8217;s (Nashville, Tennessee) is founded.

[IBT]
Byzantines are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1540 AD
072 Bojangles&#8217; Famous Chicken &#8216;n Biscuits (Charlotte, North Carolina) is founded.

1545 AD IBT
Magellan's Voyage is built in Alexandria, Egypt.

Greeks are building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1550 AD
073 Hard Rock Cafe (Orlando, Florida) is founded.
20080906 1934 <
20080911 1631 >
[1550 AD IBT]
Learn Combustion start on Flight, due in 9.

1555 AD
Culture at 30348, +816 per turn. While larger than everyone else, we haven't doubled the culture of Greece, at 24944. Except for the Mongols, at 4157 in culture, we haven't doubled anyone in culture.

[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Mongols (2) make peace. The world breathes a sigh of relief as these two titans lay down their arms.

1560 AD
074 Logan&#8217;s Roadhouse (Nashville, Tennessee) is founded.
20080911 1840 <

20081009 1713 >
Man, almost a month since the last time I got into this game.
Projected win in 1961 AD, +836 cpt.

1565 AD
075 Ruth&#8217;s Chris Steak House (Heathrow, Florida) is founded.

[IBT]
Rome wants to talk; we slowly agree. TM 4 TM. No.

1570 AD
076 Cold Stone Creamery (Scottsdale, Arizona) is founded.

[IBT]
Wall Street, anyone?

1575 AD
077 Uno Chicago Grill (West Roxbury, Massachuetts) is founded.
078 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Wichita, Kanasas) is founded.
079 On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina (Dallas, Texas) is founded.

Could use more cash inflow to help our research; currently at 70% and -170 gpt.

Sell The Corporation to Egypt for WM, 293 gpt and 112 of 112 gold.
Sell The Corporation to Greece for 18 gpt and 1 of 1 gold.
Sell Industrialization to China for WM, 48 gpt and 29 of 29 gold, and one worker.

That boosts us to +189 gpt, enough to raise the smart slider to 80%, +48, Flight in 4.
Victory in 1946 AD.

1580 AD
080 Papa Murphy&#8217;s Take &#8216;N&#8217; Bake Pizza (Vancouver, Washington) is founded.
081 Wawa (Wawa, Pennsylvania) is founded.
082 Krystal (Chattanooga, Tennessee) is founded.
083 Shoney&#8217;s (Nashville, Tennessee) is founded.
084 Circle K (Tempe, Arizona) is founded.
085 Zaxby&#8217;s (Athens, Georgia) is founded.

We make peace with Portugal for their WM, 3 gpt and 17 of 17 gold.
10,502 gold, +45 gpt, Flight in 3, 20% tax, 80% geek, 0% happy.
Victory in 1938 AD; +951 cpt.

20081008 2125 <
20081011 1521 >
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Byzantines (21) make peace.

1585 AD
086 Carino&#8217;s Italian Grill (Austin, Texas) is founded.
087 Round Table Pizza (Concord, California) is founded.
088 Chester&#8217;s (Birmingham, Alabama) is founded.
89 In-N-Out Burger (Irvine, California) is founded.

[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Russia (22) make peace.
China is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1590 AD
090 Jamba Juice (San Francisco, California) is founded.
091 Joe&#8217;s Crab Shack (Houston, Texas) is founded.

[IBT]
We learn Flight, begin to learn Motorized Transport in 11.

1595 AD
092 Einstein Bros. Bagels (Golden, Colorado) is founded.
093 Ponderosa/ Bonanza (Plano, Texas) is founded.
094 Famous Dave&#8217;s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que (Minnetonka, Minnesotta) is founded.
095 Jason&#8217;s Deli (Beaumont, Texas) is founded.

[IBT]
Greeks pester us, offering Communism for Steel. No Red Way.

1600 AD
096 Village Inn (Denver, Colorado) is founded.
097 Sizzler (Culver City, California) is founded.
098 Maggiano&#8217;s Little Italy (Dallas, Texas) is founded.

11,064 gold, -85 gpt, Motorized Transport in 5, 20% tax, 80% geek, 0% happy.
Victory in 1894 AD; +1166 cpt.
20081011 2010 <
20081026 1523 >
1605 AD
Give all cities that have maxed out culture production a leading '!' in thier name.
40267, +1188 cpt.

[IBT]
Russia wants an ROP and MPP. No.
!s: x072 Tiwanaku, x017 Palenque. x073 Huamanga, 012 Chili&#8217;s Bar & Grill and 028 Panera Bread.

Rome is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1610 AD
099 Mimi&#8217;s Cafe (Columbus, Ohio) is founded.
Add slaves and workers to cities until max pop is reached.
41489, +1222 cpt.

[IBT]
!s: x004 Amsterdam

1615 AD
42745, +1256 cpt; estimated victory in 1882 per CAII.
20081026 2042 <
20081027 1033 >
[IBT]
!s: x013 Copan and 027 Quiznos Sub.

1620 AD
Science to 0%, Motorized Transport in 1, +811 gpt.
44035, +1290 cpt

[IBT]
Learn Motorized Transport, but lack 4 techs in this age: Medicine, Scientfic Method, Atomic Theory and Electronics.
Start Espionage; I'll try to trade for the other techs.
!s: x025 Salamanca, x023 St. Regis, x034 Lazapa and 034 Carl's Jr.

1625 AD
45366, +1331 cpt.
Only Egypt knows Medicine.
And will sell Medicine, WM and 19 of 19 gold for Steel.
We have 10 turns on a trade where we get +293 gold from Egypt.
We can learn Medicine in 4 turns at 70%, -27 gpt of 11451 gold.
We'll learn it ourselves.

[IBT]
!s: x052 Machu Picchu

1630 AD
46723, +1357 cpt.
We are more than double every culture except the Greeks, who are at 28769.

[IBT]
Universal Suffrage is built in Heliopolis, Egypt.

1635 AD
48101, +1378 cpt.

[IBT]
We build Wall Street in !017 Outback Steakhouse.

1640 AD
49503, +1402 cpt.

[IBT]
Medicine -> Scientific Method in 9 at current smart slider.

1645 AD
The only techs to buy are Communism and Fascism.
100 Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill (Orlando, Florida) is founded.
Science up to 70%, SciMethod in 4, -32 of 11483.
50924, +1421 cpt.

1650 AD
52376, +1452 cpt; estimated victory in 1858 per CAII.
20081027 1440 <
20081031 1745 >
[IBT]
!s: x091 Faro, f01 Ningpo and 014 Tim Horton's.

1655 AD
101 Tony Roma&#8217;s (Dallas, Texas) is founded.
102 Baja Fresh Mexican Grill (Thousand Oaks, California) is founded.

20081031 1833<
20081107 1727>
[IBT]
Egypt wants Dyes; they offer nothing in exchange. We say no.

So Egypt (27) DoW on France (199). Oh, well, it will give me something to do with my Cavalry armies.

Egypt captures:
072 Bojangels (5). And they raze it.
093 Ponderosa (6).
!x063 Punjab (12).
094 Famous Dave's (6).
!x062 Bombay (11). And they raze it.
057 Steak 'n' Shake (12). Razed.
x074 Chuquiapo (3). Razed.
048 Waffle House (12). Razed.
098 Maggiano's (6).
065 CiCi's Pizza (6). Razed.
052 Krispy Kreme (2). Razed.
081 Wawa (6).
059 Friendly (12). Razed.
060 California Pizza (10). Razed.
067 Chuck E. Chees's (6). Razed.
064 O'Charley's (6). Razed.
063 Checker's Drive-In (6). Razed.
090 Jamba Juice (6).
!x073 Huamanga (12). Razed.
082 Krystal (6).
!x071 Ollantaytambo (12). Razed.

!s: x002 Eindhoven, x068 Verulamium and x008 Holwerd.

21 cities gone.

1660 AD
Everything Yellow will die.
The first attack gives us *CavalryEleven* and Richelieu, who forms Richelieu IV.
082 Krystal is liberated.
093 Ponderosa/Bonaza is liberated.
090 Jamba Juices is liberated.
094 Famous Dave's is liberated.
098 Maggiano's is liberated.
Napoleon I razes Lisht (2) of Egypt.
We raze Leipzig (11) and JS Bach's Cathedral.
081 Wawa is liberated.
!x063 Punjab is liberated.
We raze Frankfurt (9) fo Egypt.

103 Fuddruckers (Austin, Texas) is founded.

We raze Hieraconpolis (11) of Egypt.
We raze Asyut (11) of Egypt.
We raze Nuremburg (6) of Egypt.
20081107 2002 <
20081108 1248 >
We have razed any cities that were not captured by Egypt and have killed an full-blooded Egyptian slaves we have captured.

We also have a lot of unhappy cities.
Drop science to 50% from 70%, Scientific Method still in 1.
Raise luxury to 10% from 0%.
Cycle through the cities, rush some culture building and get everyone uncranky.

[IBT]
I overlooked a Yellow Cavlary.
092 Einstein Bros. Bageles (6) was captured.

Some of troops wandered into Russia chasing Egyptians. We agreee to leave.

We learn Scientific Method and start Atomic Theory.

!s: x065 Madras

1665 AD
Only three cranky cities at the start of the turn.
Didn't give the !s from last turn; do so now.
x063 Punjab, captured and now liberated, starts again on culture buildings, so the ! is removed from the city name.

092 Einstein Bros. Bagel's is liberated.
104 Bonefish Grill (Tampa, Florida) is built, with 7 Yellow units inside the initial 9 tiles.
We kill those seven and several other units that had trespassed into the Land of the Pink Panthers.
We don't attack any native Egyptian cities; we are waiting for our units to heal.
I think the inital wave of Egyptian attacks is over.

[IBT]
China and Egypt sign a trade embargo on us. I'm scared.

One Calvary attack by Egypt, which we beat off with no damage.

China demands Corportaion.
One war at a time. We give Corporation.

1670 AD
105 Fazoli&#8217;s (Lexington, Kentucky) is founded.
Which lets us attack and raze Salzburg (5) of Egypt.
Napoleon II and IV and Richelliu I combine to capture and raze Heliopolis (11) of Egypt. Universal Suffrage is destroyed.
106 Luby&#8217;s (Houston, Texas) is founded.
*CavalryTwelve* and De Gaulle capture and raze Thebes (9) of Egypt, along with the Great Wall.
The Army of De Gaulle III is built.
107 Morton&#8217;s The Steakhouse, (Chicago, Illinois) is founded.
Chittagong (1) of Egypt is razed.

20081108 1733 <
20081113 2034 >
(wife's PC; she is at her sister's)
Culture at end of 1670 AD: 58369, 1557 cpt, 1852 AD victory date.
In math that works out to 160000 - 58369 = 10136 culture to go, divided by 1557 cpt = 66 turns to go.

I would like to make it in 50 turns but we shall see.

[IBT]
!s: x089 Lisbon, x055 Lugdunum, x051 Vilcabamba, 039 Church's Chicken and 020 Red Lobster.
1675 AD
We raze El-Amarna.

59973, +1604 cpt.
[IBT]
I did not block Egyptian Calvary from taking 105 Fazoli's; it is razed.

!s: x015 Chichen Itza, x006 Utrecht, 031 Cracker Barrell, 040 HomeTown Buffett and x087 Bursa.
1680 AD
108 Marie Callender&#8217;s Restaurant & Bakery (Aliso Viejo, California) is founded.
109 Blimpie Subs & Salads (Scottsdale, Arizonia) is founded.
110 Godfather&#8217;s Pizza (Omaha, Nebraska) is founded.

We raze Memphis, the capital of Egypt. And kill the Egyptian slaves.
Elephantine is captured and razed and the Egyptian slaves are slaughtered.
Bengal is captured, razed and de-slaved.
Casetelo Branco of Egypt is captured, razed and cleansed.

61599, +1626 cpt; 1846 AD victory date.

Time to extort the world.
We sell Physics to the Mongols for WM, 4 gpt and all 69 gold.
We sell Medicine to Portugal for WM, 10 gpt and all 59 gold.
We sell Medicine to Byzantines for WM, 7 gpt and all 12 gold.
No more gpt to be had.
20081113 2321 <
20081114 1810 >
(still on wife's PC; she is spending a 2nd night at her sisters).
City count in MapStat order:

1. 192 - France
2. 002 - Mongols
3. 022 - Russia
4. 025 - China
5. 026 - Rome
6. 003 - Portugal
7. ??? - Egypt
8. 021 - Byzantines
9. 014 - Greece

[IBT]
Mongols (2) and Egypt (?) sign an MA on us.
Mongols (2) DoW on us (192).

Portugal wants peace. We agree.
!s: x089 Hamburg, x007 Groningen, x027 Allegheny, x070 Richborough, x033 Mauch Chunk, x014 Quirigua, x057 Eboracum and x042 Choybalsan.

1685 AD
War Weariness kicks in; luxury up to 50%.
10445 gold, -321 gpt.
63258, +1659 cpt. We have now doubled Greece's culture.

[IBT]
Portugal (3) and Mongols (2) sign a trade embargo on us.
!s: x003 The Hague, x022 Grand River, x024 Chondote, 021 7-Eleven and 055 P.F. Chang&#8217;s.

1690 AD
111 Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub (Woburn, Massachuetts) is founded.
Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and the captured slaves are made to disappear.
Magellan's Voyage is destroyed, too.
Pi-Ramses, now the third capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and rid of lesser subjects.

94946, +1688 cpt; 10142, -335 gpt.

[IBT]
!s: x061 Calcutta

1695 AD
Giza of Egypt is captured, razed and de-Egyptianized.
Avaris, the fourth capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and sanitized.
Brandenburg of Egypt is captured, razed and "improved".

66645, +1699 cpt; 9849, -339 gpt.

[IBT]
Portugal (3) and Mongols (2) sign an MPP.
!s: x049 Cuzo, x029 Niagara Falls, x026 Cattaraugus, x046 Ulaanbaatar, x031 Centralia and x082 Stuttgart.

1700 AD
Abydos, the fifth capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and restored to pristine purity.

68356, +1711 cpt; 9528, -348 gpt.

[IBT]
Greece (14) and Egypt (5, I think) sign a Trade Embargo on us. Right now we are imporing nothing from Greece.

!s: x032 Tonawanda

1705 AD
Byblos, the sixth capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and returned to its natural habitat.
Ganges of Egypt is captured, razed and the survivors made into mincemeat.
Oporto fo Egypt is captured, razed and made bare.

I see only two Egyptian cities left.

70085, +1729 cpt; 9309, -344 gpt.

{IBT]
Rome (26) and Egypt (2) sign a Trade Embargo on us.

1710 AD
Buto, the seventh capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and the survivors are buried.
Thessalonica, the eigth and last capital of Egypt, is captured, razed and the bodies are covered in salt.

The trade embargo on us by Egypt and China is over.
The trade embargo on us by Egypt and Rome is over.
The trade embargo on us by Egypt and Greece is over.
Egypt has been destroyed.

War is over, now to stop the AI from settling where Egypt once was.

113 McCormick & Schmick&#8217;s (Portland, Oregon) is founded.
114 A&W (Louisville, Kentucky) is founded.
115 Country Market Restaurant & Buffet (Ogden, Utah) is founded.
116 Sonny&#8217;s Real Pit Bar-B-Q (Maitland, Florida) is founded.

Drop luxuries down to 0%.

71819, +1734 cpt; 9302, +406 gpt.

[IBT]
!s: x043 Gergovia and x038 Kahnawake.

1715 AD
Russian settlers are trespassing, heading for some of our area. We issue the Leave-Or-War and Russia declares war.
Okay, you had a chance to leave.
We kill 3 units and capture 3 settlers, all in one stack.

x092 Chita (5) is captured from Russia.
x093 Bryansk (8) is captured from Russia.
We capture 2 more settlers.
x094 Arkhangl'sk (6) is captured from Russia.
x095 Chelyabinsk (4) is captured from Russia.
We raze Tver' (5) of Russia. It is too close to the mountains.
We raze Novgorod (4) of Russia, a tundra city.
We raze Kazan' (4) of Russia, another tundra city.
And we raze Samara (2) of Russia, yet another tundra city.
And we capture a 6th settler of Russia's.

And that will the extent of our war with Russia, at least on the offensive. To get to the Russian core we have to cross a huge mountain range, laced with hills. I'll go defensive on the front line and let Russia come to me for a while.

117 Auntie&#8217;s Anne&#8217;s Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels (Gap, Pennsylvania) is founded.
118 Chevys Fresh Mex (Cypress, California) is founded.
119 Au Bon Pain (Boston, Massacheutts) is founded.
120 Rainforest Cafe (Houston, Texas) is founded.

[IBT]
x094 Arkhangl'sk (5) was captured by Russia.

1720 AD
x094 Arkhangl'sk (4) is liberated.
121 Sheetz (Altoona, Pennsylvania) is founded.
122 TCBY (Salt Lake City, Utah) is founded.

China, Rome and Byzantines have settlers heading for Old Egypt. We have plenty of room to grow (972 tiles before the Domination limit) so we will claim that land for the good of France.

75309, +1747 cpt; 10128, +429 gpt. 1838 AD Projected victory date.
20081115 0205 <
20081116 0837 >
1725 AD
123 Claim Jumper (Irvine, California) is founded.

77070, +1761 cpt.

1725 AD
124 Moe&#8217;s Southwest Grill (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.
125 Taco John&#8217;s (Cheyenne, Wyoming) is founded.
126 Dave & Buster&#8217;s (Dallas, Texas) is founded.

78844, +1774 cpt.
[IBT]
Portugal wants to talk. They want ROP and MPP and 1gpt. No.
!s: 002 KFC

1735 AD
x096 Orenburg (1) of Russia is captured.
x097 Yakutsk (6) of Russia is captured.
x098 Khabarovsk (5) of Russia is captured.
127 Braum&#8217;s Ice Cream & Dairy (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is founded.
128 Hungry Howie&#8217;s Pizza (Madison Heights, Michigan) is founded.
129 Jimmy John&#8217;s Gourmet Sandwiches (Champaign, Illinois) is founded.
130 Champps Restaurant & Bar (Littleton, Colorado) is founded.
131 Souplantation/ Sweet Tomatoes (San Diego, California) is founded.

I have used slaves to block the movements of the Romans, Chinese and Byzantines.

80630, +1786 cpt.

[IBT]
Rome and Mongols sign a Trade Embargo on us.

1740 AD
War Weariness kicks in this turn, so I'll make the most of this last turn of warfare and make peace.

132 McAlister&#8217;s Deli (Ridgeland, Mississippi) is founded.
133 Buca di Beppo (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is founded.

*CavalryThirteen* and the soon to be Charlemagne V Army.

x099 Yekaterinburg (2) of Russia is captured.

We make peace with Russia and get their WM as part of the deal. They are broke.

134 Piccadilly Cafeteria (Baton Rouge, Louisana) is founded.
135 Qdoba Mexican Grill (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) is founded.
136 Houlihan&#8217;s (Leawood, Kansas) is founded.

82424, +1794 cpt; 1836 AD Projected Victory date.
56 workers and 139 slaves. One worker for every threes slaves.
20081115 1306 <
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!s: x018 Bonampak and x012 Cuellos.

1745 AD
137 Wienerschnitzel (Newport Beach, California) is founded.
138 Cheddar&#8217;s Casual Café (Irving, Texas) is founded.
139 Benihana (Miami, Florida) is founded.

84235, +1811 cpt.
[IBT]
1750 AD
In the 1750 AD early turn, fix cranky cities and clean pollution.
20081116 1227 <
20081118 1206 >
140 Taco Cabana (San Antonio, Texas) is founded.
141 BJ&#8217;s Restaurant & Brewery (Huntington Beach, California) is founded.

86063, +1828 cpt.
[IBT]
Greece (22) and Portugal (4) sign an MPP.

!s: x088 Konigsberg
1752 AD
142 Black Angus Steakhouse (Los Altos, California) is founded.
143 Max & Erma&#8217;s (Columbus, Ohio) is founded.
144 Schlotzsky&#8217;s (Austin, Texas) is founded.

87904, +1841 cpt.

[IBT]
!s: x043 Gergovia (missed earlier) and 024 Chick-fil-A.

1754 AD
We get Byzantine forces the boot and they declare war.
x100 Dacca (5) is captured from the Byzantines.
*TankOne* and Napoleon V.
x101 Coimbra (8) is captured from the Byzantines.
x102 Bonn (8) is captured from the Byzantines.
We raze Amorium (6) (a city surrounded by hills and mountains).
We raze Arequipa (2), surounded by desert and plains.
We raze Sardica (4), still in the mountains.
x103 Trebizond (11) is captured from the Byzantines. It has lots of green around it.
x104 Naissus (7) is captured from the Byzantines. It also has lots of green around it.

145 Huddle House (Atlanta, Gerogia) is founded.

89760, +1856 cpt.
[IBT]
Greeks want to talk. WM for WM; no.
So the Greeks (23) declare war on us.
136 Houlihans (1) is razed.
141 BJ's Restaurant (1) is razed.
143 Max and Erma's (1) is razed.
138 Cheddars (1) is razed.
093 Ponderosa/Bonanza (2) is captured.

We lose some slaves and workers, too.

The Greeks will soon join the Egyptians.

War Happiness breaks out.

!s: 009 Domino's Pizza

1756 AD
By attacking Greek cities Portugal declares war.

Phocaea (1) of Greece is razed.
Sicyon (1) of Greece is razed.
Megara (2) of Greece is captured and razed. We recover some captured slaves and workers.
Miletos (1) of Greece is razed.
Lahore (12) of Greece is captured and razed.
Artimisium (2) of Greece is captured and razed.
Marathon (3) of Greece is captured and razed.
Halicarnassus (3) of Greece is captured and razed.
Troy (2) of Greece is captured and razed.
Rhodes (2) of Greece is captured and razed.
Pergamon (2) of Greece is captured and razed.
No, I miskeyed, and we kept it.
093 Ponderosa/Bonaza (11) is liberated.

War Wearniess kicks in.
Greece is down to 12 cities.
Byzantines are down to 14 cities.

20081126 1553 >
91622. +1862 cpt.

[IBT]
!s: x056 Entremont, x078 Vitcos, x037 Akwesasne and 011 Applebee's.
1758 AD
146 Casey&#8217;s General Store (Ankeny, Iowa) is founded.
Ephesus (7) of Greece is captured and razed.
147 Damon&#8217;s Grill (Columbus, Ohio) is built near Ephesus.
Thermopylae (9) of Greece is captured and razed. Misclicked and we keep the city. So we abandon it instead.
148 Don Pablo&#8217;s (Madison, Georgia) is founded.
x105 Smryna (9) is captured from the Byzantines.
149 Bertucci&#8217;s Brick Oven Ristorante (Northborough, Massachuetts) is founded.
150 Cinnabon (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.
151 Caribou Coffee (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is founded.

93509, +1887 cpt.


1760 AD
152 El Torito (Cypress, California) is founded.
*TankTwo* and Richelieu.
Knossos (6) of Greece is captured and razed.
Richelieu forms the Army Richelieu V.
Athens (7), the capital of Greece, is captured and razed.
153 Frisch&#8217;s Big Boy (Cincinnati, Ohio) is founded.
x106 Chalcedon (6) of Byzantine is captured.
Corinth (3) of Greece is captured and razed.
The ruins of Corinth become part of Rome.

154 Bakers Square (Denver, Colorado) is founded.
155 Corner Bakery Cafe (Dallas, Texas) is founded.
156 Johnny Rockets (Lake Forest, California) is founded.

95406, +1897 cpt; 35 more turns at this rate or 70 years, around 1830 AD.
CivAssist II shows 1832, which makes sense. It 35.0something turns.
249 cities, 55.2% of the land.
20081126 2011 <
20081127 0805 >

[IBT]
!s: 032 Popeyes Chicken
Someone mentions Iron Works. Hmm.

1762 AD
157 The Capital Grille (Atlanta, Georgia) is founded.
*CavalryFourteen* and De Gaulle IV.
x107 Ancrya (6) of Byzantine is captured.
The Army of De Gaulle IV is built.
Argos (7) of Greece is captured and razed.
Delphi (10), the second capital of Greece is captured and razed.
Sparta (1) of Greece is captured and razed.
158 Legal Sea Foods (Boston, Massachuetts) is founded.
Mycenae (5) of Greece is captured and razed.

We get China involved in the Byzantine war with Wines. China shares a long border with Byzantium.
China (27) DoW Byzantines (12).
Iconium (1) of Byzantine is autorazed.
Alcacer do Sal (3) of Byzantine is razed (tundra city).
Priep (1) of Byzantine is autorazed.
Septum (2) of Byzantine is razed (tundra city).

Need to increase the happy slider in order to hire more hard-hats.
20081127 0952 <
20081127 1740 >
Increase luxury slider to 30% and change some clowns to hard-hats.

[IBT]
!s: x069 Augustodurum, x021 Caughnawaga and 050 Ryan's Grill.
Tarentum (6) of Rome flips to us.

1764 AD
159 Houston&#8217;s (Phoenix, Arizona) is founded.
Eretria (6) of Greece is captured and razed. The city, once razed, is in Roman territory and we get no slaves.
Herakleia (7) of Greece is captured and razed.
*TankThree* and Charlemagne VI.
Charlemagne VI forms an Army.
Phasalos (10), the third capital of Greece, is captured and razed.

Greece has a settler on a boat somewhere.
Make peace with Greece so I can hire more hard-hats.
Greece has no money, but I get his World Map anyway.

99259, +1934 cpt.
254 ciiees, 56.1% of the land.
20081127 1920 <
20081128 1753 >
[IBT]
!s: 037 Little Caesars

1766 AD
x108 Heraclea (8) is captured from Byzantium.
160 Western Sizzlin (Roanoke, Virginia) is founded, forcing the two last Greek settlers to move.
161 Big Boy (Warren, Michigan) is founded.

101212, +1953 cpt.
257 cities, 56.7% of the world.
20081128 1902 <
20081130 1300 >
[IBT]
!s: x081 Hannover, 025 IHOP and 073 Hard Rock Cafe.
1768 AD

103188, +1976 cpt.
257 cities, 56.9% of the world.
20081130 1415 <
20081130 1738 >
[IBT]
!s: 033 Golden Corral
1770 AD
Dyrrachium (2) of Bzyantines is captured and razed (tundra city).

We go and beat up on Portugal (slow, ongoing war that we have ignored), which causes Greece to DoW on us, due to an MPP.
Viseu (3) of Portugal is captured and razed.
Leiria (5) of Portugal is captured and razed. Portugal is back to being an island civ.
Gortyn (1), the current capital of Greece, is autorazed.
Greece is not destroyed.
We do some looking around a find a Greek Rifle and Settler and kill them.
Greece is destroyed.

105189, +2001 cpt; projected win in 1828 AD.
257 cities, 57.0% of the world.

20081130 1919 <
20081202 1707 >

[IBT]
!s: x075 Chuito, 029 Hardee&#8217;s, 026 Papa John's and 015 Arby's

1772 AD
Nicomedia (3) of Byzantium is captured and razed (tundra city).

107216, +2027 cpt.
257 cities, 57.0% of the world.

[IBT]
Rome wants to talk.
With Scientific Method, we bribe Rome in the Byzantine war via an MA.
Rome wanted MPP, ROP and 70 gpt.
Rome (27) DoW Byzantines (4).

Now Russia wants to chat a bit.
We buy her TM for 20 of 16700 gold. Her gold goes from 9 to 29.

We learn Atomic Theory and start on Electronics, 13 turns at 0% science.

!s: 054 LongHorn Steakhouse, x083 New Berlin and 047 Perkins Resturant.
1774 AD
20081202 1822 <
20081205 0943 >

1774 AD
109272, +2056 cpt.
257 cities, 57.2% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: x067 Bangalore, x011 Kaminaljuyu, x086 Bremen. 038 Bob Evans and 042 Red Robin.

1776 AD
111357, +2085 cpt.
257 cities, 57.2% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: x058 Alesia and 035 Cheesecake Factory.

1778 AD
113480, +2123 cpt.
CA2 projected victory: 1824 AD (22 turns)
257 cities, 57.2% of the world.
20081205 1308 <

20081205 1519 >
[IBT]
Byzantines want to talk, but our MA with Rome will prevent us from making peace. So we ignore them.

!s: 049 Chipotle

1780 AD
20081205 1700 or so. <
20081212 1702 >

115656, +2176 cpt.
257 cities, 57.4% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: x085 Murmansk, 043 Hooters and 056 Bennigan's.

1782 AD
117857, +2201 cpt.
257 cities, 57.7% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: 036 Baskin-Robbins and 044 Texas Roadhouse

1784 AD
120080, +2223 cpt.
257 cities, 58.1% of the world.
20081212 1849 <
20081213 1147 >
[IBT]
Trade embargo on us by Rome and Mongols ends.
Mongols want to talk. They want straight peace. We do not.

1786 AD
122317, +2237 cpt.
257 cities, 58.8% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: x028 Oil Springs, x035 Gandasetaigon
x103 Trebizond flips to Byzantines. We lose a library and an Infantry. It had a lot of Byzantine citizens.

1788 AD
x103 Trebizond is liberated from the Byzantines.
124580, +2263 cpt.
257 cities, 58.8% of the world.
20081213 1335 <
20081216 1214 >
[IBT]
China destroys the Byzantines.
!s: 068 Del Taco

1790 AD
We have lots of Roman troops walking through our land that wanted to kill Byzantines.
We have some Chinese cities surronded by French culture.
We (257) DoW on China (35).
We had two workers inside the Chinese border, so there goes our trade rep.

*CavalryFifteen* and Napoleon VI.
x109 Andahuaylas (6) is captured from China.

*CavalrySixteen* and Richelieu VI.
x110 Ica (5) is captured from China.
x111 Yangchow (6) is captured from China.
x112 Lagos (12) is captured from China.
x113 Ningpo (3) is captured from China.
x114 Heidelburg (7) is captured from China.

And our interior is cleansed of the Light Blue Bullies.

We sign Rome to an MA vs. China for 15 gpt.
Rome (30) DoW China (now 29).

126865, +2285 cpt.
263 cities, 60.2% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: 061 Sbarro, 046 Buffalo Wild Wings, 051 Long John Silver's
Rome captures 2 perimeter cities of China; we get attacked once.

1792 AD
129199, +2334 cpt.
263 cities, 60.5% of the world.

[IBT]
x106 Chalcedon (6) fights off 6 Cavlary, but falls to China.
Rome and Mongols sign a Trade Embargo on us.

!s: s04 Silky Sensations

1794 AD
x106 Chalcedon (5) is liberated from China.
*TankFour* and De Gaulle V.
*TankFive* immediately follows, with Charlemagne V.

131588, +2389 cpt.
263 cities, 60.9% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: x066 Jaipur, x047 Atico

1796 AD
134023, +2435 cpt.
263 cities, 61.0% of the world.

[IBT]
France enters the Modern Era.
We learn Electronics and begin to learn Rocketry in 15 turns.
And all the hard hats turn Pink. Lovely.

!s: 062 Carrabba's Italian, 041 Whataburger, 045 Panda Express, 058 Boston Market, 066 White Castle, 074 Logan's Roadhouse, 082 Krystal, 088 Chester's, 098 Maggiano's

1798 AD
136524, +2501 cpt.
263 cities, 61.2% of the world.

20081216 1857 <
20081224 1323 >
!s: 053 Romano's Macaroni Grill, x041 Mandalgovi

1800 AD
139065, +2541 cpt.
263 cities, 61.3% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: x063 Punjab, 069 Culver's Frozen Custard, 075 Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, 084 Circle K

1802 AD
141636, +2571 cpt.
263 cities, 61.4% of the world.
Per CivAssistII, victory is in 1818 AD.


Issues with the game not loading. Uninstall and reinstalled. Needed to tweak the settings on PC Tool's Firewall Plus.
20090125 1115 >

1804 AD
*TankSix and Napoleon VII.
Send some Armies into China to pillage roads and resources.

144287, +2651 cpt.
263 cities, 61.6% of the world.
20090125 1259 <
20090125 1927 >

1806 AD
146990, +2703 cpt.
263 cities, 61.7% of the world.

[IBT]
Russia and Mongols sign a Trade Embargo on us.
!s: x016 Yaxchilan, x040 Dalandzagad, x039 Gayagaahe, 076 Cold Stone Creamery, 083 Shoney's, 086 Carino's Italian Grill, 089 In-N-Out Burger, 091 Joe's Crab Shack


1808 AD
In the midst of disbanding Tanks to help build Culture thingees, I accidently advanced the turn.

[IBT]
Portugal and Rome sign a Trade Embargo on us.

1810 AD
Disband Tanks and Cavalary to help make culture.
152604, +2830 cpt.
263 cities, 61.9% of the world.

[IBT]
!s: 107 Morton's The Steakhouse, x048 Corihuayrachina, x044 Darhan, 080 Papa Murphy's, 081 Wawa, 085 Zaxby's, 087 Round Table Pizza, 090 Jamba Juice, 092 Einstein Brothers Bagels, 094 Famous Dave's, 096 Village Inn, 102 Baja Fresh Mexican

1812 AD
*TankSeven* and Richelieu VII.
155580, +2976 cpt.
263 cities, 62.0% of the world.

1814 AD
For some time now the projected win date has not changed; 1818 AD. So right now I am coasting on in.
In 1816 I will break the 160000 culture point barrier, but the game won't know it until 1818.

158580, +3000 cpt.
263 cities, 62.4% of the world.

1816 AD
No, after all the city builds are done the victory screen appears. One hundred eighty hours, fourteen minutes and thirty six seconds from start to finish. And about 10 months in calendar time.
20090126 0053 at this point (and now the gloating time begins).
20090126 0116 Final save.


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In the turn logs are two kinds of Crash notations. The #Crashxx are the more accurate. They were added as I reviewed the turn logs for the condensed version of this game. The others were added in real time and are rather slipshod.

#Crash01: 1750 BC
#Crash02: 0670 BC
#Crash03: 0590 BC
#Crash04: 0030 BC
#Crash05: 0280 AD

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EDIT:
The game was accepted into the HOF in February 2009, so I removed the saved game attachements.

Great write up! But, reading it made me hungry.

#Crash06: 0620 AD
#Crash07: 0670 AD
#Crash08: 1460 AD


EDIT:
The game was accepted into the HOF in February 2009, so I removed the saved game attachements.

This post is the condensed retelling of the game. The blow by blow, turn by turn stuff follows it.

The Start

Since this was a Space Ship launch and science would play a big role in how things turned out, I decided to be a bit geeky and name by cities are science fiction books. I was able to find a list of the top 100 and the next 100 top-rated SciFi books at Sci-Fi Lists. Armed with this list, I turned on the same, selected my standard defaults (Monarch, Huge, Pangea) and let the game do it's thing.

And I got Sumaria as my civ.

Interesting, since I halfway expected to get dealt the Zulus cringe. Sumeria is SCI and AGI. I've not played a solo game with an AGI civ, so this would be different.

The start looked pretty good, so we built there.

Game World 4000 BC




A Cow, three BGs and river. And thus 001 Dune is founded in 4000 BC and we begin our trek to the stars.

We get busy making the dreaded Enkidu Warriors (Ancient Age Golden Age, Bah! Humbug!) In 3300 BC we meet Russia, who are just as smart as we are. No help there. In 2090 BC 002 Ender's Game is built and we soon start training up Veteran EWs in the capital. In 2670 BC Spices are connected to 001 Dune and all the food tastes better. We keep walking around and in 2590 BC we meet France, who is smarter than we are and not very generous either. We soon build 003 Foundation in 2350 BC and meet Japan in 2150 BC. Not longer after that we meet Maya. In 1400 BC we build our first coastal city, 007 Fahrenheit 451.

We have lots of green land all around, but it is flat land. Very few hills or mountains, which means even less chance of Iron, a Sword's best friend.

We see that Japan has Iron, access to Gems and we don't.

Game World 1050 BC



We (Sumeria) are the light blue area on the right side of the map. Japan is Green and to our north. South of us is Russia (Brown). SW is France (Pink). Wetward is Maya (Blue) and Celts (Light Greenish-Blue).

So, in 1050 BC we Declare War on Japan and soon raze Edo.

Game World 1000 BC



At this milestone we have 9 cities, with a 10th housed in a walking settler. Republic is 39 turns away, but we have 506 gold in the bank and +25 gpt.

The war with Japan continues and we raze Osaka. sr001 Runner Beasts is built and now Horses are connected. We capture Kyoto and raze Satsuma. Portugal is met in 670 BC, They have 8 gold. Toyko is razed by our Archers (no Enkidus in this war). We soon destroy Kagoshima and since we can no longer see any Japanese cities we make peace for one worker and 100 gold.

A very lucky curragh, that survived seven turns at sea (7!) finds Spain in 370 BC. The following turn we meet the Arabs and Gems are connected to our capital. SeaSpanning Curragh finds the Celts in 330 BC and the Dutch find us in 270 BC. Our amazing curragh sights the Iroquois in 230 BC and the Hittites in 210 BC. In 190 BC we learn Republic and start on Literature.

Being good businessmen, we trade Republic around for the few techs we lack, namely Map Making, Mathematics, Polytheism and Currency. Currency buys us Construction and all the gold in the world. We enter the Middle Ages in 190 BC with 23 cities, 2507 gold and get Monotheism (yuck!) as our free tech. Revolting to Republic gains 6 turns of Anarchy.

This is our core city area at 1000 BC.
Core



Game World 10 AD




Things are prettys stable at this point. We are building 23 libraries in 27 cities. We have the most cities, poor culture (next to last) and poor culture per turn (+2 from our palace). We are also the richest at 2552 gold; the Iroquois are a distant second with 119 in the bank.



The Mongols show up in 30 AD, followed by England on the next turn. In 210 AD we finally meet India and the AI roster is complete.

In 480 AD, we have learned about Gunpowder after suffering through many years of an Iron-less society. We have Saltpeter nearby and in 530 AD sr003 Boom Stuff is built on a hill. And, due to good planning, Saltpeter is connected to 001 Dune.

Ali ibn Rabban appears after we learn Chemsistry in 550 AD.

Game World 660 AD



Still Ironless, even now, we declare war on Russia to get a source of Incense from St. Petersburg. We have Trebuchets that cannot upgrade to Cannons due to the lack of Iron.

Game World 700 AD



While we are busy looking out for our own interests by beating up on Russia, Maya attacks and captures two cities, defeating an Enkidu Warrior. We entice France, England, Arabia, Celts, Mongols and Iroquois into MAs versus Maya. On the second IBT of the war we win a battle with an Enkidu Warrior and kick off our Golden Age. We also learn Military Tradition. Before we really get cranking on stomping the Maya like the dirtbags they are, Incense is connected to 001 Dune, our third native luxury, in 730 AD. We make peace with Russia and get ready to rumble with the Maya.

Good ole Maya. They set off France's Golden Age, too. We use ours to build Cavalry and Universities. The war goes good, as we capture and raze Maya hovels. We keep Copan (870 AD), since it housed Leonardo's Workshop and Chichen Itza (880 AD) for The Sistine Chapel. As an added bonus, in 910 AD L001 Tie-Dye Wonder is founded and Dyes are available in 001 Dune, our fourth native luxury. And in 970 AD, after our Golden Age is over, x017 Tulum (2), with Furs in it's starting tiles, is captured from Maya. Maya has only three cities, so we make peace.

And promptly start fighting Portugal, as we begin to expand to our northwest. And in 980 AD, as we are learning Steam Power, Iron is finally connected to 001 Dune.


Game World 1000 AD



We have taken what we want from Portugal and get all their gold (25) in peace. We then pick on Scandinavia, needing to capture or raze three cities.

Newton's University is built in 001 Dune in 1010 AD.

We have to wait a few turns to get rid of the Dutch from our northwest corner. That occurs in 1060 AD, when we start the war, capture the last two non-Sumerian cities and are ready to make peace. The Dutch are not so reasonable.

On that IBT we learn Electricity and then Ali-Battani, our second SGL pops up in the capital. We trade some World Maps and can see the world.

We build 27 cities in the northwest between 1000 AD and 1100 AD.

Game World 1100 AD



In 1110 AD we rush Theory of Evolution with Ali Ibn Rabban, our first SGL.
And in 112 AD we rush Hoover Dam with AL-Battani, our second SGL.
Both are built in 001 Dune.

In 1170 AD the Mongols finalized the Mayan.

Things go well, we learn quickly and have sources of Rubber and Oil inside our borders. Refining, which we learn in 1295 AD, has an added bonus, Abul Wafa, our 3rd SGL, who promptly rushes Smith's Trading Company in 008 2001: Space Odyssey. Not only is this a boon to us, it is a bust to the Celts, Dutch and English that were also building it.

Combustion (1315 AD) gives us our 4th SGL, Ibn al-Baitar, who gets parked outside the capital.

Game World 1350 AD


We are in need of more science farms. The best and closest land is to our southwest. France is to our immediate southwest, but they are paying over 400 gpt in tech deals, so let's not annoy them. Southwest of them are the Mongols, with 19 cities and no cash. We upgrade 20 Longbows to Guerillas. In 1355 AD we began our Mongol expansion, and it goes well. Four cities fall on the first turn and we build L002 Wines for All on the second turn (immediate connection to 001 Dune). We manage to kick off the Mongol Golden Age when they are down to 12 cities, but they are destroyed in three more turns. During this time (1355 to 1370) we build 39 SciFi cities, starting at 090 Stand on Zanzibar and ending with 118 Pattern Recognition, and one luxury based city.

1375 AD is another busy year, as we build from 119 Slan to 137 We. Not wanting to run out of cities, I rush 54 settlers before the turn ends. In 1380 AD we only build five cities. In 1385 AD we build four more, declare war on Japan, who still lacks Construction, and then plop down seven more. On that IBT we enter the Modern Age, gaining Ecology. In 1390 AD we build about a dozen more cities and gift Russia into the Modern Age. Russia learned Fission as their freebie, so we trade Fascism, Communism and Ecology for it. Everyone else, except us, is broke, so Russia cannot sell anything on the IBT. The very next turn Japan dies, we declare war on Russia and promtply raze two of her three cities. We get France into an MA vs. Russia and France completes the Russian extermination on the IBT.

Russia was the only other SCI civ and had outlived her usefulness.

Game World 1400 AD


Once again the world is stable. We have a sizeable science farm and spend most of our time playing with irrigation, growing cities and hiring geeks.

In 1455 we learn Minaturization and use Ibn al-Baitar, our 4th SGL to rush The Internet in 019 Hyperion. And we truck along the rest of the century.

In 1475 AD make this deal with Portgal. My biggest gpt deal ever.

Dutch Trade


Game World 1500 AD


In 1510 AD we give the Arabs a choice and they decide to declare war. I also run out of city names after 200 Forever Peace is built in 1500, so I start using some of my favorites. CB01 Once a Hero is built that turn, followed by CB02 Another Fine Myth, CB03 Mastermind of Mars and CB04 The Trouble with Tribbles.

In 1520 AD we have our first Elite promotion, *LongbowmanOne* and Lugalzaggesi. Great timing.

The Dutch are bored and in 1560 AD declare war on us. They aren't too bad. In 1580 AD they sign the Celts to an MA and that is a bother. Celts are much closer and a bigger threat.

Next turn we send Meskiaggasher-3rd (our third Army via MGLs) to attack Tazumal of the Celts and in doing so start a war with France, due to a Franco-Celt MPP signed much earlier. Now we have two foes very close. Well, now we a valid reason to crush France. We start by razing Chatres. Celts have Bombers! Netherlands talks England attacking us, also.

We get nasty with France, razing Avignon, Paris (destroying The Pyramids and The Temple of Artemis), Lyons, Dijon and Smolensk and we capture the rest of the French core in 1600 AD.

Game World 1600 AD


France is greatly reduced to a smattering of cities and we continue our French rampage until all that is left of France is three size 1 cities.

In 1605 AD we build United Nations in 004 Hitch Hiker's Guide, mostly because I thought someone else would.

In 1610 AD we learn Robotics, the last of the Space Ship techs. Portugal has also declared on us and we loose Silks, which causes much unhappiness, along with the war weariness. We make peace with France, Celts and England for all their gold, all 59 of it. But it makes our people happy.

Just about done, or so I thought.

I learn the hard way that you cannot rush production on Space Ship parts with gold.



I have over 70,000 to rush those things and I can't use it.

The best I can do is build all ten at one time. Which I do, completing Exterior Casing in 1665 AD.

Game World 1665 AD


Launch or Not?


Good to go, right? Wrong.

I discover that I don't have the 'Race.bik' file in the right place, so the game keeps crashing to the desktop. I waste about eight hours or so trying to figure out what went wrong, using the resources in the Technical Support section and just Googling. Finally I am able to get past that error and save the game in 1670 AD.

Finally


Sumeria ended with 280 cities, 4 SGL and a small number of Armies.

Monarch Huge Spaceship
pangea, 60% water; barbs raging
C/T/A: all middle selections

Allow Domination
Allow Space Race
Allow Diplomatic
Allow Conquest
Allow Cultural
Allow Wonder
Respawn AI Players
Preserve Random Seed
Allow Cultural Conversions
Allow Scientific Leaders

AI agresssion: Normal
My civ: Random
15 AIs: Random

Current HOF ranking Monarch Huge Spaceship:

1. Tone 1050 AD Russia
2. Tone 1390 AD Zulu
3. Karl_t_great 1600 AD Persia
4. Jason8R 2006 AD Persia

Knowing this would be a Spaceship victory I looked for some geeky/techy names for our cities. The best list I found was the 100 Science Fiction books, as rated by Sci-Fi Lists. Having the cities of France be named after top US restaurants was fun in the 100K Culture game, but I don't think I can repeat that kind of random genius in this game.

Then I started the game and drew.....

Sumeria.

I sorta expected to get the Zulus.

Sumeria: SCI and AGI, starts with Pottery and Bronze Working. UU is the Enkidu Warrior, which replaces the Warrior and Spear. So an early AA Golden Age, and probably no way around it.

Libraries and Universities and Research Labs are cheaper since we are SCI. Not sure what AGI does.

SCI Wonders:

1. Cure For Cancer (Genetics)
2. Great Library (Literature to Education)
3. Internet (Miniaturization)
4. Longevity (Genetics)
5. Mausoleum of Mausollos (Philosophy)
6. Newton's University (Theory of Gravity)
7. Theory of Evolution (Scientific Method)

AGI Wonders:

1. Cure For Cancer (Genetics)
2. Hanging Gardens (Monarchy to Steam Power)
3. Hoover Dam (Electronics)
4. Internet (Miniaturization)
5. Pyramids (Masonry)
6. Universal Suffrage (Industrialization)

4000 BC
20090808 1945 >
And we kick this off.
I'll try to make saves twice per turn; at the start and end.

We're standing on a normal grass tile, three BGs and a Cow in the initial nine tiles, a river, two regular grass and two forests. Not bad. We'll make our capital where we stand.
001 Dune by Frank Herbert (1965) becomes the the home of all things Sumerian.

We start to learn Alphabet, heading for the Philosophy Slingshot. 100% Science and 50 turns.
[IBT]

3950 BC
We mine the cow.
We have Spices inside our first border expansion.
[IBT]

3800 BC
[IBT]
Dune prouduces our first Enkidu Warrior.


3700 BC
Exploring EW finds 2 more Spices to the north.

3650 BC
Cow is mined, now road.

3550 BC
Produce third rEW.
Culture expansion.

3500 BC
25 gold from a goody hut.

3300 BC
We meet a Russian Warrior, coming up from the south.
We talk to Russia, but they are as smart as we are.

3050 BC
We build our first settler. Barracks is next.

3000 BC
The Venerable Bede doesn't think much of our happiness. We don't even make the top 50%.



1) The Glorious Dutch
2) The Great French
3) The Fine Indians
4) The Mediocre Iroquois
5) The Puny Russians (we've met them)
6) The Pathetic Hittites
7) The Hopeless Japanese
8) The Forgotten Arabs

Well, we won't be happy until we get to space, anyway, so there. :toungue:

2900 BC
002 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1985) (first of a series) is built.
I've read other books by Orson Scott Card, but I don't recall this one.

2800 BC
[IBT]
Forest chop completes Barracks in 001 Dune. Start our first vEW.

2710 BD
We get 25 gold from some Bantu's GH.

2670 BC
[IBT]
Spices are connected to 001 Dune. (Spices, Dune, melange perhaps?)


2590 BC
We meet the French, who have already met Russia.

France has Masonry and Alphabet and 20 gold. We have only 45 gold. We cannot get either one.
[IBT]
We promise to leave Russian ground.

2510 BC
[IBT]
We learn Alphabet, begin to learn Writing, 30 turns.

2350 BC
003 Foundation by Isaac Asimov (1951), also part of a series, is founded.

[IBT]
France is worried about our dirty feet. We agree to clean them and move along.

2270 BC
[IBT]
France is mad that we leave footprints inside France and they kick us out.

2150 BC
We meet Japan.
They have The Wheel, Warrior Code, Ceremonial Burial and 42 gold.
We have Alphabet and 31 gold.
We sell Alphabet for Warrior Code, Ceremonail Burial and 42 of 42 gold.

We lose our first rEW, trying to take out a Barb Camp on the far side of France.
[IBT]
France is building The Pyramids (Masonry).

2070 BC
004 Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979), first of a series, is built.

We meet Maya.
Maya is broke, but knows Masonry and The Wheel. We shake hands and go away.

We have met France, Russia, Maya and Japan. Russia is the only SCI, so the others can die. Maya, being AGI and IND, will be a genuine AI-Pain.
We have 4 cities and can build Archers, so if we have a war soon we might be able to avoid a too-early Golden Age.
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2070 BC
[IBT]
003 Foundation connects to 001 Dune.

2030 BC
[IBT]
Maya are building The Pyramids (Masonry).
002 Ender's Game connects to 001 Dune.

1950 BC
[IBT]
Russia demands 22 gold. We give it.

1700 BC
005 1984 by George Orwell (1949) is built.
Five cities and three workers. Not too good.

1675 BC
Exploring rEW finds the north shores of our landmass, but meets no new civs.
[IBT]
We learn Writing, begin to learn Code of Laws.
We can establish embassies, but those cost money and we have little.

Trading
Sell Writing to Maya for Mysticism, Iron Working and 25 of 25 gold.
Sell Iron Working to Japan for Masonry and 50 of 50 gold.
Sell Mysticsm to France for 32 of 32 gold.
Sell Writing to Russia for 35 of 35 gold (before Maya does on the IBT).

Up science to 100%, Code of Laws in 18 turns, -4 gpt; 160 gold.

We have no Iron nearby.

1525 BC
006 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A Heinlein (1961) is built.

1500 BC
[IBT]
First Palace Expansion.

1475 BC
[IBT]
Japan gets upset about a lost rEW.

1450 BC
[IBT]
Japan is building The Oracle (Mysticism).

1400 BC
007 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1954) is published. This is our first coastal city.

We are Strong compared to the other civs. Good.
We have 7 cities and 5 workers. That needs to be fixed.

We may have to go to war soon, but I wanted to have 10 cities and be in Republic before we started our Golden Age.

We've gots lots of flat green land around us, but very little hills or mountains. The nearest Iron is about 30 tiles or so away, on the far side of Japan. We won't get that one anytime soon.

Embassy costs average about 40 gold, or 160 total. We have 136 and we are running at -5 gpt, CoL in 5 turns at 100% geek-out. No spare cash.
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[IBT]
French want to talk. Joan offers The Wheel for Writing. No.

1350 BC
[IBT]
Wandering rEW gets booted from Japan.

1325 BC
[IBT]
The Colossus is built in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1300 BC
Russia gets to Philosophy before we do.
Science to 80%, Code of Laws in 1, +2 gpt. 115 gold.

[IBT]
Code of Laws -> Philosophy in 9 at 80%.

1275 BC
Russia took Math as her free tech. Or maybe Map Making. She has learned both.

Trade Code of Laws to Russia for Philosophy and 2 slaves. Catherine has no gold. We have 117.

Sell Writing to Japan for The Wheel and 39 of 50 gold.

At 100% Science, Republic is 34 turns away. Literature is 12 turns. Stick with Republic, but drop science down to 10%, 50 turns and +27 gpt.

Two slaves!

Horseback Riding is known by Russia, Japan and Maya. We know CoL and Philosophy. Not ready to trade them just yet, not for just one tech.

1250 BC
Maya learned Code of Laws on the IBT.
Sell Code of Laws to Japan for Horseback Riding and 11 of 11 gold.

1225 BC
008 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke (1968), our second coastal city, is built

1200 BC
[IBT]
Japan asks about our nosey rEW. We answer nicely.

Maya are building The Oracle (Mysticism).

1125 BC
[IBT]
Japan boots that rEW, again.

1100 BC
009 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, (1950) [Collection of short stories] is assembled. Our third coastal city.

France has learned Polythiesm. Joan's tastes are too expensive for us.

1075 BC
003 Foundation riots.

1050 BC
003 Foundation calms down.

Seems like a reflex but Japan has Iron, access to Gems and we don't.
We DoW on Japan.
We move 12 vArchers next to Edo (2).

1025 BC
We raze Edo (1).
We disband our exploring rEW to avoid our GA.

1000 BC
At 1000 BC we have 9 cities, with a settler on its way to build number 10. We are 39 turns away from Republic but have 506 gold and gain +25 every turn.

Military

• 01 Settler
• 05 Workers
• 02 Slaves
• 22 Archers
• 11 Enkidu Warrriors
• 02 Curragh

Seems like a good place to stop.
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20090214 1318 >

0975 BC
[IBT]

The Pyramids is built in Paris, France.
The Oracle is built in London, England.

Maya are building the Mausoleum of Mausollos (Philosophy).
Whoops, maybe not.

The Mausoleum of Mausollos is built in Chichen Itza, Maya.

0925 BC
Osaka of Japan is razed.

[IBT]
Japan wants to talk.
Japan will give us Satsuma but not Toyko for peace. Not good enough. Goodbye.
Our slow moving rowboat gets Russia worried. Please!

France is building The Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).

0900 BC
sr001 Runner Beasts is built. Runner Beasts is the name of Horses in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey.

[IBT]
Russia builds an embassy in/with/on us.

0875 BC
[IBT]
Russia wants to talk. She wants an ROP and an MA vs. France. Um...not right now.

0825 BC
Move 9 vArchers next to Kyoto.

0800 BC
x001 Kyoto (1) is captured from Japan. We lost 2 Archers, not bad.

0775 BC
stopping here.
Japan has two cities.
We plan to spam settlers until we have can get Gems, the next closest luxury. We have one settler almost in place, it has a river to cross, and then we need two more cities to get close to the Gem Mountians.
Republic is still 30 turns away at 10% science, +23 gpt.
At 90% science, the highest we can go without unhappy cities, it is 22 turns away at -22 gpt. We can afford that, but the time saved doesn't seem worth it.

Maybe we should MA with France on Russia to get Polytheism? Sounds expensive.

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0730 BC
010 Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984) is built.
This is a book I know I have not read. The name is not familiar, nor is the author. That probably needs to change.


[IBT]
The Great Lighthouse is built in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

0690 BC
Satsuma of Japan is razed.

0670 BC
We meet Porutgal.
They have 8 gold.
We have Writing and 868 gold.
We wave 'Hi!'.

[IBT]
Porutgal whines about our rowboat. So does everybody.

0650 BC
[IBT]
Palace Expansion; we build some steps on top of the grass.

0610 BC
Toyko, the second capital of Japan, is razed.

0570 BC
011 Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein (1959) is published.

At 90% science we learn Republic in 18 turns, -34 gpt.
At 10% science we learn Republic in 20 turns, +20 gpt.
Gee, that's an easy decision, even without a big red button from Staples.

Military

• 02 Settlers
• 05 Workers
• 04 Slaves
• 43 Archers
• 18 Enkidu Warriors
• 10 Curraghs

Current units: 78
Allowed units: 52
Cost per turn: 26

We are Strong compared to everyone we know: France, Japan, Maya, Portugal and Russia.
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0550 BC
[IBT]
Maya are building The Temple of Artemis (Philosophy).

0530 BC
We move 9 Archers next to Kagoshima (1), the current captial of Japan.
We meet Scandinavia. They have Mathematics and Map Making and 53 gold. We have 1048 gold.
We could buy both and still have change left over, but decide not to.

0510 BC
012 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick (1968) is printed.
I know this book was the basis for Bladerunner, but the title has always put me off.

013 Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) is penned.

Kagoshima, the third capital of Japan, is destroyed.

We don't see the next Japanese capital, but we do make peace for one worker and 100 gold.

0470 BC
014 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) is unleased upon the world.

0450 BC
sr002 More Runner Beasts is built.
Whether at 0% or 90%, Republic is still 14 turns away.

Once we get into Republic, we need to learn Literature. No one else knows it right now, so we might have to do some self research. Be nice to have some libraries to build during our Golden Age.

Next time I play we need to establish an embassy with France and check into the price and use of an MA vs. France or Russia. Need to trim RUssia back some so that we can grow.
20090215 1401 <
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[IBT]
Maya are building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).

0430 BC
015 Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke (1973) is met.
Build an embassy with France for 60 of 1325 gold.
Build an embassy with Japan for 66 of 1265 gold.
Build an embassy with Maya for 49 of 1199 gold.
Build an embassy with Vikings for 82 of 1150 gold.
Build an embassy with Portugal for 44 of 1068 gold.

[IBT]
Forbidden Palace?

0410 BC
[IBT]
French are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy).

0390 BC
We have a curragh that has survived 6 turns at sea and now sees a new border in the distance.

[IBT]
Maya are upset about some curious Archers. Whatever.
Vikings are building The Temple of Artemis (Philosophy -> Education).

0370 BC
016 The Time Machine by H G Wells (1895) has a timely release.
That Curragh lives another turn (now 7) and finds Spain.
Spain has Polytheism and 3 gold.
We have Philosophy, Code of Laws and 1146 gold.
Spain wants both our Techs for their one tech. Or about 460 gold.
We build an embassy in Spain for 43 of 1146 gold.

0350 BC
Gems are connected to 001 Dune.
SeaSpanning Curragh sails into the coastal waters of Spain.

We meet the Arabs.
Arabs know Mathematics, Map Making, Polytheism and have 190 gold.
We have 1146 gold.

Republic in 9 turns.

0330 BC
017 The War of the Worlds by H G Wells (1898) commences.
We find the Celts.
Celts know Mathematics, Map Making, Polytheism and have 196 gold.
We have 1182 gold.
We build an embassy for 62 of 1182 gold.

[IBT]
Spain throws a small fit over our SeaSpanning Curragh. We will be nice.
Celts throw a similar fit and we agree to be have similairly.

0310 BC
[IBT]
Maya demands 76 gold. No; no war.

0270 BC[/I]
018 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein (1966) is liberated.
019 Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1989), first of a series, is founded.
[IBT]
The Dutch contact us, trying to sell Mathematics for 290 gold. No.
The Dutch, like most everybody else, know Mathematics, Map Making and Polytheism. They have 1 gold.
We have 1299.

The Dutch are building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).
Massive barb uprising by 016 The Time Machine.

0230 BC
020 Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke (1954) is finished.

We met the Iroquois.
True to form, they know Mathematics, Map Making and Polythiesm while we don't.
They have 62 gold; we have 1344.

We build an embassy with the Arabs for 69 of 1344 gold.
We build an embassy with the Dutch for 66 of 1275 gold.
We build an embassy with the Iroquois for 68 of 1209 gold.

Republic in 3.

[IBT]
Hittites are building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).
Arabs are building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).

0210 BC
We meet the Hittites.
Like the others, they know Mathematics, Map Making and Polythiesm while we don't.
They have 644 gold; we have 1189.
We build an embassy for 53 of 1189 gold.

[IBT]
Hiwatha wants our boat to move; it will.
Dutch are building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).

0190 BC
Russia wants to talk.
ROP and MA vs. France. Not now.

We learn Republic, start on Literature.

We sell Republic to the Hitties for Map Making, Mathematics, Polytheism and 649 of 649 gold.
We sell Republic to the Arabs for Currency and 99 of 99 gold.
We then sell Currency to France for Construction and 144 of 144 gold.
And we sell Currency to the Maya for 120 of 120 gold.
And we sell Currency to the Vikings for 115 of 115 gold.
And we sell Currency to Russia for 99 of 99 gold.
And we sell Currency to the Iroquois for 62 of 62 gold.

And as we enter into the Middle Ages our free tech in Monontheism.
But everyone is now broke.
And we have 2507 gold.

This is going to hurt with 23 cities, but we revolt to Republic.
We get 6 turns of Anarchy.

Three cities almost shut down, but MapStat tells us about them and we hire some geeks.

Good place to stop.
Expirement with the Science slider?
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[IBT]
France wants to chat a bit.
Wants ROP and MA vs. Russia. Not now.

0150 BC
Hire a bunch of geeks; Literature in 6.

[IBT]
Arabs get all righteous about a snooping boat. Chill out.

0130 BC
021 The Martian Chronicles a collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury (1950) is created.

[IBT]
France is cranky over a wandering cHorse that we found in a goody hut.

Barbarian Horses finally appear. We lose a worker and promote a vEW to eEW.

Spain is building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).

0110 BC
Hire more geeks; Literature in 3, Anarachy ends in 3.

[IBT]
Vikings are building The Great wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).

0090 BC
006 Stranger in a Strange Land shut down.
Anarchy: 2 turns; Literature: 2 turns.
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[IBT]
Strange in a Strange Land settles down.

Celts are buiding The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power)

0070 BC
022 The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (1974) is begun.
023 Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) is instituted.

We learn Literature next turn, due to our Geeks and not our science slider. And Anarchy ends this IBT, too. I'm sure that we'll overrun Literature but that's fine. Overkill is okay on this, since we have no libraries.

Oh, Portugal occupies an island all by itself.
[IBT]
Japan bears some ill-will towards our redined Curragh, but we understand.

We learn Feudalism, start to learn Engineering (we have a lot of rivers to cross).
We become a Republic.
Arabs are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

0050 BC
We have a monopoly on Literature. Well, almost; the Arabs know it. The rest of the world is clueless. Even Russia, who entered the Middle Ages ahead of us, lacks Literature.

But first, before trading, need to examine our economy.

Military

• 01 Settler
• 18 Worker
• 05 Slaves
• 43 Archer
• 08 Horse
• 33 Enkidu Warriors
• 12 Curraghs

Current units: 115
Allowed units: 026
Cost per turn: 178

We are Strong to everybody, which I don't think is a surprise.

2507 in gold, -100 gpt, Engineering in 16 (geek driven and 10% Science).

We raid a Bantu camp for 25 gold.

Across the empire, we fire geeks and change builds to Libraries.
Engineering increases from 16 to 50 turns, but our negative gpt drops from 100 to 56. Some units are heading home to disband towards libraries.

Sell Literature before the Arabs do.
Sell Literature to the Dutch for 50 of 50 gold.
Sell Literature to the Iroquois for 22 of 22 gold.
Sell Literature to the Maya for 19 of 19 gold and 6 gpt.
Sell Literature to the Viking for 15 of 15 gold.
Sell Literature to the Hittites for 13 of 13 gold.

2651 gold, -50 gpt, Engineering in 50 turns.
20090216 1605 <
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[0050 BC IBT]
Hittites are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

0030 BC
We disband about 10 Archers towards Libraries. No Enkidu Warrriors are disbanded.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
Celts are building The Great Library.
Maya are building The Great Library.
Vikings are building The Great Library.

0010 BC
024 Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1992) is built. New title, new author; I don't know either one.

[IBT]
Dutch are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

0010 AD
State of the world:

Most Cities: Sumeria (27) / 2nd: Maya & Iroquois (18)
Most Culture: Maya (1182) / Sumeria (226, tied at next to last)
Most Culture per turn: Maya (+28) / Sumeria (+2, just ahead of Japan at +1).
Most Cash: Sumeria (2552) / 2nd: Iroquois (119)

We have 23 librarires under construction, one granary, one FP and some workers.

Engineering is 47 turns away.
[IBT]
Viking get testy over a small rowboat. Geez.
Celts and Iroquois are touchy, too.
Russia is building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
Maya are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power).

0030 AD
We meet the Mongols.
They have 38 gold.
We know Literature, Currency and Republic, plus others. And we have 2532 in gold.
We build an embassy for 65 of 2532 gold.

[IBT]
Mongols are threatened by two beat-up rowboats. Paranoids.
Celts are still worried.

0050 AD
We met England.
They have 28 gold.
We have 2461 gold and The Republic and Monotheism.
We build an embassy with England for 134 of 2461 gold.
Two turns till England finishes The Great Wall.

[IBT]
Spain is building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
England is building The Great Library.

0070 AD
[IBT]
The Great Wall is built in London, England.

Maya are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education), again.
Maya are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power), again.
Vikings are building The Great Library, again.

0090 AD
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[0090 AD IBT]
Japan is ticked at the curraghs. And to think I let you live.

Hittites are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power).
Hittites are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
Hittites are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power) for the second time this IBT.
Arabs are building The Temple of Artemis (Philosophy -> Education).
Arabs are building The Great Library.
Celts are building The Temple of Artemis.
Celts are building The Great Library.
Dutch are building The Temple of Artemis.
Dutch are building The Great Library.
Mongols are building The Temple of Artemis.
Celts are NOT building The Great Library (probably the only ones!)

0110 AD
#Crash01
Went to talk to my wife and when I came back BSOD.
Fortunately, I had saved the game before I got up and spoke to her.
Opened that save and resaved again.

[IBT]
France and Russia make peace (though probably not for long).

Russia is building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

0130 AD
[IBT]
Maya are complaining about a wandering cHorse.

The Temple of Artemis is built in Paris, France.

France is building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).
Hittites are back to building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
Hittites are once again building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power).
Arabs are building The Great Library, again.
Arabs are building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).
Celts are building The Great Library.
Celts are building The Hanging Gardens.
Dutch are building The Great Library.
Dutch are building The Statue of Zeus.
Dutch are building The Hanging Gardens.
Spain is building The Great Library.
England is building The Great Library.
Maya are building The Great Library.
Maya are building The Hanging Gardens.
Vikings are building The Great Library.

0150 AD
[IBT]
Iroquois are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

0170 AD
[IBT]
Maya are upset that our cHorse has no sense of direction. It will move.

Russia is building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).
Arabs are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.

0190 AD
[IBT]
Our boats make the Arabs mad, so they kick them out.

French are back to building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
Celts are building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).

0210 AD
We meet India.
India has 260 gold.
We have Horseback Riding, Writing, Polytheism, Currency and Construction. And 2143 gold.
Sell Horseback Riding to India for 260 of 260 gold.
We build an embassy with India for 58 of 2403 gold.

We sell Monotheism to Russia for Feudalism, 114 of 114 gold and 20 gpt.
We sell Monotheism to France for Monarchy, 109 of 109 gold and 4 gpt.
We sell Monarchy to England for 98 of 98 gold.
No more techs to buy and the richest civs have 40 gold.
[IBT]
Five Barb Galleys promote an rCurragh to Elite.

0230 AD
[IBT]
Maya are building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).
India is worried about SeaSpanning Curragh. I don't know why.
Our eCurragh is overwhelmed by 4 Barb Galleys.
Portugal is building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).

0250 AD
Sumeria has only 2 luxuries (Gems and Spices) and needs more, but none are near.
Sumeria has only 1 resource (Horses) and needs Iron, but none is near.
We probably have to go to war to get any.

[IBT]
Vikings get teary-eyed over two wounded Curraghs. Boot.
Arabs are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power).

The Statue of Zeus is built in The Hague, Netherlands.
And the cascade:

Mongols are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

The Great Library is built in Chichen Itza, Maya.


Vikings are building The Hanging Gardens.

0260 AD
[IBT]
Dutch are upset about finding their coastline. Whiners.
French are building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).
Russia is building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Russia is building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> Steam Power).
Hittites are building The Hanging Gardens.
Hittites are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Arabs are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Arabs are building The Hanging Gardens.
Celts are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Dutch are building The Hanging Gardens.

The Hanging Gardens is built in Amsterdam, Netherlands.


Maya are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.

0270 AD
[IBT]
Once again, Vikings are touchy about low class rowboats.
Arabs feel the same way.
French are building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism), again.
Hittites are building Sun Tzu's Art of War, again.
Dutch are building Sun Tzu's Art of War.

0280 AD
Lots of chances to trade Luxuries, but all look risky. We'll wait a bit.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #3: We add the Ring-Toss goals.