Pleasing Rome

Rome is an annoyed Able Partner of ours and Foreign Affairs has proposed we gift them with something, to show our great generosity. While their empire struggles to keep up, we are mighty and powerful and in the position to deal out foreign aid in exchange for happier relations.

I propose we give them at least one of the choices listed in the poll. I wish to make them at least Cautious with us, so 1 gift should do it. I really wish to make them Polite, but will require your write-in secondary vote to agree on a second gift that may accomplish this. Feel free to write in a second vote.

A recap of Rome:
We share a ROP agreement that has 10 turns till expiring.
We are giving them horses that has 1 turn till expiring.
We can deal them incense and ivory but they can not afford them (5gold offer for a luxury only)
They are behind techwise; they have still not learned Magnetism.

Related discussion started in this thread: Foreign Affairs Proposal for June 12 turn.

Hmm, maybe I should have put a "any of the above choice". Barring objections, I might use the second most popular choice to make them polite, if necessary.

This would have been a good poll to be able to vote for more than one choice.

BTW, the President's office is against giving away luxuries. If the citizens approve doing so this will have to be coordinated with the trade department as they may also be trying to trade said luxuries. During the last turn chat we had had to forego the up front gold in a deal because we previously extorted said gold from the country in question. That was not a big deal (since we got the gold anyway) but it does highlight the coordination needed between trade and FA.

If we have not sold Magnetism to the other Civ's then we should not give it away to Rome. It will just then be dealt via Caesar to all of our opponents.

I believe magnetism to be the best option here. It costs us nothing, and is several techs behind where we are. It is also probably worth more than any of the other options, so will increase their opinion of us more.

Well, I've lobbied for Trade input but have received none so far. I've checked and it appears we won't be needing all the extra luxuries because either other civs have them or we are already trading them or, in this case, will offer nothing for them.

No "other" choice? ;(

Turn 0 - Magnetism
Turn 5 - Horses
Turn 10 - Gold

Horses and gold would only be given if needed, of course. No need to shower gifts on happy people.

I voted for one of our excess lux's. We have no real use for them and it should accomplish the mission of getting much better relations. I also believe Trade should be willing to fork over a free lux for international relations.

What I meant by "We have no real use for them" is if we can't sell them.

Originally posted by donsig
This would have been a good poll to be able to vote for more than one choice.

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Agreed.

I hope the people who are against giving Rome anything will debate Forein Policy which states that we, as a nation, strive to achieve good relations with Favoured Nations and Able Partners. Unless they were the same people who did not vote Rome as a FN or AP, I guess.

I voted for magnetism, and like Shaitan, feel that if necessary, when the Horse deal runs out in 5 turns, we let them have those again also, if needed for improved relations.

I will take the 2 most popular, if needed, to make Rome polite, if possible. I will strive to make it multiple-choice next time.