Predator
Pre-game: Were the Maya and we have a river and a wheat. Theres gotta be a catch somewhere but Ainwoods probably the only one who knows where. I guess well find it the hard way
Ill start by moving my worker NW onto the grassland. If I spot anything interesting (like for example a bend in that river, thatll decide my settler move. If not, settler will go N. Research: as usual -> philosophy slingshot to republic.
4000BC Worker NW, nothing. Settler N
3950BC Chichen Itza founded. Worker starts roading the BG. Start alphabet at max.
3850BC Road completed. Start irrigation for fresh water access to wheat
3700BC CI builds warrior, starts worker. Irrigation finished, worker moves to wheat. Warrior starts exploring due N
3650BC Warrior N, spots silks, and the edge of what I think is Ainwoods gift to us, lots of jungle
3550BC Road on wheat completed, worker starts irrigation
3500BC CI builds worker, starts warrior.
3550BC Cultural expansion reveals an American warrior nearby. Abe already has New York founded. Hes also up WC and hes got 45 gold. Northern warrior spots American border
3400BC Irrigation on wheat finished. Worker moves back to BG and starts mining
3150BC An Aztec warrior approaches our northern border. They have WC.
2950BC We meet Spain. Isabella has 35 gold CB, BW and Alphabet. There are still 13 turns remaining for us to discover alphabet. We give Isabella Masonry and Pottery for Alphabet BW and 35 gold. This just saved us 13 turns of research in our quest for the Philosophy slingshot. Monty gives us WC and 18 gold for Alphabet. Isabella then gets WC for CB straight up. CB to Abe for 27 gold. I keep Alphabet from Abe (hes broke anyway) cause hes the only expansionist of the bunch and I dont want him popping Writing or even worse, Philosophy from a hut. Start Writing at max.
2900BC CI builds settler, starts granary
2850BC Copan founded on river SW of the silks. Starts warrior
2670BC Copan completes warrior, starts worker
2630BC New York spotted. Abe definitely got lucky with an early settler from a GH
2550BC Copan builds worker, starts warrior
2430BC CI builds granary, starts settler
2390BC Copan builds warrior, starts barracks
2270BC CI builds settler, starts another
2230BC Meet an Iroquois warrior. Sell Hiawatha CB for 10 gold
2190BC Palenque founded on eastern coast, on river. Starts curragh
2150BC Silks connected
2110BC CI builds settler, starts another. Copan builds barracks, starts Javelin Thrower
1990BC Palenque builds curragh, starts settler. Tikal founded on hills SE of CI
1950BC We discover Writing, start CoL. IC builds settler, starts another
1870BC Copan builds JT, starts another
1790BC IC builds settler, starts another. Yaxchilan founded SE of spices, starts warrior
1700BC Copan builds JT, starts another. Tikal builds worker, starts settler. Bonampak founded E of CI, starts warrior
1675BC CI builds settler, starts another. Palenque builds settler, begins construction of Colossus (pre-build for Lighthouse/Pyramids/early MA wonder?)
1625BC Lagartero founded, starts curragh. Quirigua founded, starts worker. One of our veteran JT kills a barbarian horseman, losing 2 HP; no slave
1600BC Jaxchilan builds warrior, starts settler
1575BC CI builds settler, starts another. Copan builds JT, starts another. Bonampak builds warrior, starts worker
1550BC CoL discovered, start Philosophy
1525BC Spices hooked up
1500BC A veteran JT disperses a barbarian camp; no slave
1475BC Copan builds JT, starts settler. CI builds settler, starts another. Calakmul founded, starts worker
1450BC Bonampak builds worker, starts worker, Quirigua builds worker, starts worker
1425BC Lagartero builds curragh, starts settler
1400BC We discover Philosophy and get Republic as our free tech. Research set to Literature, followed by an immediate revolt. We draw a 5-turn anarchy
. Writing goes to the Aztecs for IW, Mysticism and 1 gold. Spain gets Writing for The Wheel and 25 gold. America get Writing for HBR and 57 gold. The Iroquois get Writing for 50 gold. Washington completes the Oracle.
1375BC Lazapa founded
1325BC Veteran JT lost attacking a fortified barbarian warrior. Barbarian camp dispersed by second veteran JT; no slave. Hittite city Hatassus completes Colossus.
1300BC Regular warrior lost attacking barbarian warrior
1275BC Mayan Republic formed. Embassies established with our four known rivals
1225BC CI and Copan build settlers, and start new ones. Tikal builds settler, starts worker
1200BC Bonampak builds worker, starts barracks (library pre-build) Quirigua builds worker, starts another. Horses connected
1175BC Veteran JT kills a barbarian horseman; no slave
1150BC Literature discovered. CI builds settler, starts another. Tikal builds worker, starts library. Bonampak switched to library. CoL and Philosophy traded to America for Polytheism and 17 gold. Spain gives us Mathematics and 25 gold for CoL, Philosophy and HBR. The Aztecs buy Mathematics for 50 gold. The Iroquois build Mysticism for 17 gold. Research set to Currency
1100BC Both Copan and Yaxchilan build settler and start worker. Lagartero builds settler and starts another. Kaminaljuyu founded, start worker. Piedras Negras founded, start library. Uaxactun founded, start library
1075BC Quiriguabuilds worker, starts library. Calakmul builds worker, starts libray. We lose another veteran JT to a fortified barbarian on plains. This makes it official: Javelin Throwers suck! The Maya have great traits but their UU is worthless. Cuello founded, starts library. Tulum founded, starts worker
1050BC One of our exploring curraghs is sunk by barbarians. CI builds settler, starts another. Copan builds worker, starts library
1025BC Lazapa builds worker, starts library. Coba founded, starts library. Dzibilchaltun founded, starts worker.
1000BC Trade Mathematics to the Iroquois for 45 gold
QSC stats:
17 cities (total population 30)
1 granary, 1 barracks
4 contacts, 4 embassies
1 settler
13 workers
5 warriors
2 Javelin Throwers
1 curragh
All AA techs except construction, map making, monarchy and currency (2 turns remaining)
Treasury: 134 gold
950BC Currency discovered. Currency to America for Map Making. Polytheism to Spain for 25 gold. Start Construction. Uxmal founded
825BC America tries to extort literature. We say no. They back off
750BC We discover Construction and enter the Middle Ages
The plan is to research Chivalry ASAP, and upgrade to knights (after I build some horsemen) and start conquering