Role Play Challenge, The Next Generation: Comrad Chairman.

Welcome comrads Civfanatics, to the next RPC-TNG where I Lenin Chairman of the United Soviet Socialist Republic and Communist party



Nyet Nyet Nyet, Vladimir Lenin, it is Vladimir Lenin



Ah, now that correct. I Vladimir Lenin will play game to show the Glory of the USSR and prove once and for all the power of Communist Philosophy.

After all, Just Imagine

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world


You like, I composed just few minutes ago.

So as I said, This is most Grand Soviet Union and we shall prove it to all. A few simple guidelines that determine our Philosphy

1) We adopt no state religion, construct no religious buildings, missionaries, Prophet producing Wonders, or adopt religious civics. We tolerate religions in our cities or captured cities as they are the Opiate of the people, and Holy Cities may be spared for the extra income if captured. Consider this Soviet religious indifference.

2) Production is the strength of the Soviet Union, power of the masses. Farms/mines early in the games with a shift towards workshops/watermills/windmills/lumbermills by the end. Let the work see how strong Soviet People truely are.

3) The following practices are banned as a violation of the Soviet Philosophy: Heritary Rule/Univerla Sufferage/Vassalage/FS/Slavery/Serfdom/Free Market/Environmentalism/Religious Civics.

4) The Power of the State is greater than Capitalism. No cottages or banks may be constructed or kept after liberation. No merchant Specialists may be run, nor any wonders that produce Great Merchants (thus no Great Lightouse or Colossus) built. No trade involving gold.

So we are in fact an Organized and Philosophical Nation based on model of Mother Russia.

The Map is random as we do not know what to expect in the world.

Our difficulty is Monarch and Speed is Epic (new for an RPC!)

Once again, our settings



And the start



Ah, already this is good, no. Russia has always had problems with teh sea, but now we have a grand coastal city with seafood. I think we should rename city Leningrad, you think this a good idea?

We start with Mining and Hunting, what next should glorious Russian citizans research.

Pre-Game Thread
Founding of the Soviet Union
Soviet Expansion and Matters of State
The First Greek Arab War
The Soviet Strike and the Second Greek Arab War

Nice start
Call it Petrograd instead. Lenin ain't dead yet.

I'd settle in place, although probably moving the scout on that forest hill 1SE of the settler would be a good move at first.

If you capture a city with a bank you're going to WB it out?

Looking forward to this game. Let's see how an RPC plays on Epic.

Ignorant Teacher said:

If you capture a city with a bank you're going to WB it out?

Looking forward to this game. Let's see how an RPC plays on Epic.

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Yeah I will. That was alot of fun in the Sitting Bull game when I WBed out all the health buildings!

Resource bubbles, man...resource bubbles. I will try this with a very small 1-3 city empire and attempt to get the commies a new home in space. I would tell you my starting moves but I can't see the resources that well. My happy feet will probably move inland.

props for finally switching from that awful marathon to epic...

And I agree with Hrundi, you should rename the initial city Petrograd.

cas

Updated the start picture to show resources!

One question on the rules. Monarch it is likely I will discover CoL or Philo first if I go the normal route. Can we found religions but not adopt them ?

Thanks for updating the resource bubbles too.

Move the scout to the forest hill 1SE of the settler, then make a decision based on that. If no additional food resources, I'd still move the settler 1E (on the hut). You don't really lose anything except 1 turn moving 1E...which is tolerable on epic...you trade coast for land.

cas

cas said:

One question on the rules. Monarch it is likely I will discover CoL or Philo first if I go the normal route. Can we found religions but not adopt them ?

Thanks for updating the resource bubbles too.

cas

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Comrad, we tolerate these religions for the sake of the masses. Founding one is an abomination against the state and will be immediately punished by exile to Siberia.

So the short answer is, Nyet!

Mad, I dont mean to sound pedantic, but isnt comrade spelled with an 'e'?

I know typing is a post education aquired tech, but surely spelling should have been discovered at a similar time to writing.

You should have seen when he freed the world of all the heathens with his cataracts.

Bah, what is spelling compared with the Glory of the emergence of the Great Soviet Union!

No vassal states? The USSR had tons of puppet regimes in eastern Europe, surely this is a natural choice for glorious benefit of great nation Russia?

Petrograd?

Leningrad == St. Petersburg.

Peter the great erected that city, and before the soviet union it was pretty much called exactly that

It was known as St. Petersburg. Then in 1914 it was named Petrograd. Following that, in 1924 it was renamed Leningrad 5 days after Lenin died. Then in 1991 it was renamed back to St. Petersburg.
So during Lenin's lifetime and when he was in power, it was Petrograd

Nymbo said:

No vassal states? The USSR had tons of puppet regimes in eastern Europe, surely this is a natural choice for glorious benefit of great nation Russia?

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Vassals are fine. Not sure the subject even came up, but I will allow it now!

petrograd was also the capital wasn't it so it would seem a good choice of name, then St Petersburg can be Moscow instead

Looks like a good start anyway

Comrade Chairman: The Founding of The Soviet Union

Welcome Comrades, let us look to see what great Russian People has done so far.

The Mighty Russiam scout moves east to view better the land for our people. While we are small now, fear not for the Soviets will be mighty in time. Our noble scout finds



Not much, but that is OK because Soviet people are strong and do not need much.

We establish Moscow where settler was, why waste time moving.



We then meet unusualy Greek looking man who says he is from Arabia.



To be honest Comrades, I do not think he tells the truth and I do not trust him. But he may yet be useful to our plans, so we great this Alexander politely enough and in leaves apparently looking for some army to trample.

Now some of the Soviet people say we shoudl rename Moscow to Ptrograd in honer of myself. No my friends, I am too modest for that but feel free to name the next city after myself.

Now our noble scout brought much to the Soviet Union, 162 gold which is a mighty boost to our treasury. Our scout then sacrificed himself against many ferocious animals for the good of the Soviet Union and he shall be long remembered until another noble warrior takes his place.

As far as research, we had a modest approach: Animal Husbandry/Fishing/Bronze Working/Wheel/Archery. Let me be frank friends, that Greek looking Arab does not look trustworthy!

After Animal Husbandry we looked around for mighty steeds for our future military



But this is OK Comrades, We Soviets are a tough people and can run many distances without tiring!

We then lookes at our surrounding for available copper.



Still this os OK friends, Soviet people areStrong and can defend themselves with their fists if need be!

We then meet charming lady Hatshepsut who says she is from Native America.



Native America??? Is there such a thing as non-Native America??? well, nice lady left us and departed towards out NE direction.

And before we send our first settler out to found Petrograd, we sent many proud warriors to enlighten the dark road ahead. One has found good news for us



Ah yes good Soviet Soldier, we have found both Gold and Copper.

Once we finish Archery to defend out Soviet citizans and finish our first settler we saved looking for some advice.

What technology does our scientists need to research next?



Seams Agriculture and writing make the most sense.

And just where should Soviet Settler head?



There is a nice spot to the NE to capture cow/corn/fish and block off Nice Native American Lady from our lands. However, we can claim the copper and gold before anyone else takes it.

So what does everyone think???

Claim the metals! Arabia (light green) is really close to them and might grab them soon.

Metals first is my suggestion as well.
Looks like you're in a bit of a corner and an early war might be needed so you can get enough cities

madscientist said:

Vassals are fine. Not sure the subject even came up, but I will allow it now!

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Oh man, I feel dumb. In the list of dissallowed things I saw vassalage and thought it meant vassal states, not the civic.

Thirding the metals though. The land's good in addition to the resources.