Immortal Cookbook IV: Pour la patrie

On what date i had only one question: Did you tested or at least shown to someone that map, Carl?

Fractal gives damn nice percentage of isolated starts and i think we had some conclusion that if wanted these we rather played LHC. I went on hoping we are not isolated as i hardly deal with that on emperor.

BC1040 i built two wonders GLH and Mids. Whipped both being paranoic.
Very very late GLH and it left me in tech mess and two cities. Well, i was damn prepared for land grab [funny when i settled third and fourth cities income went significantly up.]

I actually settled my third city clearly suboptimally [missing deer] cause
Well, that coast supposes some land east and i am not inclined to wait for second border pop up.

If that does not work and we are isolated with all love for this series i won't go on.

Edit: damn, sorry i believed eastern peninsula was one tile. Now it is clear this game is just another LHC. So i will simply go and see things in WB.

Thanks for entertainment. Should i've read coast normally would have quitted earlier.

Edit2: Despite all odds this is not isolated Just checked in wordbuilder. Sorry for offense. Funny but i picked correct place for search city

You're not isolated Unfortunately that means that any player who builds the GLH will crush this game...

Yes, i know.

I mean both parts.

My first big question settle in place or move? The blue circle is on the coast but if you move and there isn't any fish, do you move again?

Decided to settle in place hoping for a couple of food sources in the mist. Un-irrigated wheat at least its not rice.

Initial techs were Mining/BW (no bronze that I can see)/Myst/(SH was built in 2440 before I even started)(GW2100 ish)/Fish/Sail. Oracle built in 1800 at least I won't have to try for that. Currently finishing off Masonry and as it seems were isolated I'll try for the GLhouse. Orleans was built on the coast by the crab/sheep in 2440 with this in mind (also coast to the East).

At the moment I'm using warriors for defence/fogbusting at least with a barracks they only need 1 promotion to get C1/Cover. I will need better troops shortly so if AH doesn't uncover anything it will be on to Hunt/Arch.

Two things I initially forgot.

1. I usually avoid slavery early but with no events, no problem.

2. Charismatic. So higher happy cap and +1 with monument.

On to the next 800 years.

Very short round. Techs Mas/AH yay horses. I had settled Lyons before I knew the horses were there so bit of a luck, Pot and on to writing.

Lands as at 1240BC



As expected land to the East.

Then in 1000BC. Good timing.



We are not alone.

I'm currently building the Mids/GLh but I won't to rush a settler over to the little island and start settling the flood plain sites for some much needed cottages/commerce.

On to the next 1000 years.

Tech path this turn went 800BC Writing, 450BC Hunt (I had teched most of aesthetics but needed to get the deer camped), 425BC Aesth, 300BC Alpha (400 years to learn to write, 125 years to learn to spell, not that I can anyway ).

I traded for Math/IW/Arch with Peter for Aesth/Alpha, I tried for Med instead of Arch but he wouldn't go for it so is was a fairish deal. Then Med/Priest both of which took 1 turn and lastly 25BC currency.

We might be industrial but I don't think I will be building to many early wonders. Conf was founded in 1160, Christ 425BC.

World wonders built in distant land. ToA went in about 1100BC, Mids about 600ish (did get about 300 gold for missing them) Parth 375BC, SoZ 300BC, HG 100BC and GLib 50BC. I have opened the Heroic Epic so early Lit will be good for selling and the HE/NE. I suspect the GA from music went in 200 BC as well. You might have noticed 1 wonder missing from this list and:



A 2 person whip and the GLhouse is ours. . I did also pop copper in Orleans so that helped a lot.

I went on to meet Shaka and Ragnar. Religion wise Rag was Jewish but both he Shaka and Peter who founded Buddhism are now a happy Buddhist family so when it spread to me I joined before waiting to be asked. I haven't met anymore AI yet but don't think it will be to long. I have a wb over in Ragnar's lands and a scout on auto explore in Russia (which is huge).

Tech path. I gifted Shaka writing so 1 turn into Monarchy I should be able to pick that up, revolt to HR which will enable me to tech trade with Rag some time.

Current tech situation.



Next plan after Monarchy is CoL/Lit hope to bulb Philo. The first GP was a GM, I had been running scientists as well. There was no point in bulbing currency as I had nearly finished. Next tech would have been MC so decided to settle him in Paris as the extra food would come in handy.

Paris. Nothing very startling although it will have to start pumping some military and workers/settlers.



Current lands. Everything very small although I have 1 more settler ready to settle next turn so plan to cottage all the floodplains which will help the tech rate. I will rex the island as quick as possible trying to keep most cities coastal.

The power of the GLhouse. I settled Chartres this turn.



12 gold from trade income straight off.

Current lands.



Not very impressive but will improve. The Rheims will get a barracks, gran, lhouse and walls then will whip troops overflow into the Moai statues as any attack will likely come through there, though hopefully we will be able to grow in peace.

Rushed the report a bit as have to go to work so I apologise if it doesn't read to well.

Why you thought were would be land east? Corners were actually clear. In my game i simply automaticaly looked and decided like "4 ocean tiles = something odd" without looking at coastline.

I also was tempted to go for blue circle, especially since moving warrior west showed lots of grassland. But i felt like it was too much gamble. I don't recall seeing capital without food even if that is plains cows