Game play instruction thread, Sunday, August 10, 2:00 pm EDT ( 18:00 GMT )

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Pffft. Figures. Once again, WinZip fails me. CG, would you consider putting up the save itself up instead of the zip? It's only 5 percent larger. In the meantime, would anyone be kind enough to send me the save at wizatmath@aol.com.

EDIT: Thanks go out to CivGeneral, ravensfire and zorven for sending me saves! Now, to work!

EDIT 2: Aventine Build Queues:

Aureus: Bank, Knight, Musketman
Inadatto: Aqueduct, University, Bank
Regia Doughnutia: Cathedral, University, Bank
Lake Asphinxia: Marketplace, Cathedral, University
Elephantine: Marketplace, Cathedral, University
Memphis: Bank, Knight, Musketman
New Jedina: Bank, University, Knight
River Crossing: Marketplace, Barracks, Kinght
Iron Hills: Barracks, Granary, Library
Omalu: Barracks, Marketplace, University
Chieftess: Granary, Worker, Worker,
Seven Hills: Library, Marketplace, Barracks

Aventine Improvements:

1) Finish current tasks.
2) Irrigate the two Grasslands S and SE of River crossing.
3) Improve Seven Hills.
4) Irrigate around Aureus, toward Regia Doughnutia.

Recommendations: Move the Spearman from Regia Doughnutia to Chieftess.

On the way Noldodan.

Noshuret: knight (4), knight (5), knight (5)
Gorina: Smith's Trading Company (10), university (10)
Please move a laborer from an irrigated grassland to the mined grassland so Smith's will be done in ten turns (this game play session)!
If we lose Smith's please switch to any other available wonder or back to the palace if none are available.
Ingolemondor: aqueduct (12)
Neapolis: university (12), cathedral (18)
---> Please irrigate remaining plains tile.
Penguinadua: university (9), market (12)
Please move the laborer from the unimproved grassland to the mined saltpeter hill.
---> Please mine the unimproved grassland.
Xak Tsaroth: university (14), cathedral (18)
Please move the laborer from the forest to the irrigated plains tile.
---> Please irrigate the remaining plains tile.
Nur Gisnod: granary (8), university (29)
---> Please mine the unimproved grasslands.
Slice of Bacon: harbor (2), aqueduct (25)
---> When the harbor is complete please move the laborer from the unimproved hill to a coast tile for growth.
Tyvek: cathedral (27)
Please move the labaorer from the unimproved grassland to the irrigated grassland.
---> Please continue roading and irrigating the grasslands NW of the Tyvek Mountains.
---> Please mine the hill NE of Tyvek and the gold hill as well.
Nafstac: aqueduct (8), couthouse (20)
---> When the aqueduct is complete please move the laborer from the mountain to a coast tile.
---> Please road and mine the unimproved grasslands.

Please research Physics. After physics is done, it is to be folled by whatever tech wins THIS poll

FA instructions:
As stated in the absence thread, my internet access will be limited to none for an indefinite period of time hopefully not exceeding a couple of days. Here are my instructions:

Treaties: Do not sign or break any treaties (Peace Treaty, ROP, MA) this turnchat.

Embassies: No embassy construction this turn. I attempted discussion on it, but nobody responded.

City investigations: Investigate Byblos and Heliopolis at some point during the turnchat if this poll on investigation passes, and post screenshots of each city radius.

War Declarations: Do not declare war on any country this turnchat. If any troops are told to move off another country's territory, you are to do so. If war is declared on us, sign no treaties or alliances during this particular turnchat. I strongly advise you to stop the chat if this is the case.

Tribute Demands:

Reject a tribute demand if:
-More than 50 gold or 3 gold per turn is demanded
-A technology not believed to be known by other civs is demanded
-A resource or luxury is demanded
-A world map plus more than 20 gold or 1 gold per turn is demanded.
-England demands tribute
-Egypt demands tribute and it can be determined that we are ready for war.

If a tribute demand does not violate any of these guidelines, accept it.

Orders from last t/c still hold....

Any New Musketmen should be evenly distrubted among River Crossing, Memphis, Omalu, and New Jedina.

Any New Knights built should be stationed in Omalu in case of a need to launch a counter-offensive.

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Quirnial Queues
here are last weeks:

Yet Another City: Library, Granary, Aqueduct.

Bootia: Aqueduct, Granary, Courthouse

Gingerbread City: Library, Harbour, Aqueduct

South Bootia: Switch to courthouse (request Rush), Library, Aqueduct

DePaolo: switch to Courthouse (Request Rush), Caravel.

PDXIII: Switch to courthouse (Request Rush), Temple, Library

Shaitan: Switch to courthhouse (Request Rush), Temple, Library

Malvern Hill: Temple (Request Rush), Courthouse (Request Rush)

Cold Harbour: Temple (Request Rush), Courthouse (Request Rush)

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since we only played 8 turns, they should all be still good. Temple rushes at Cold Harbor and Malvern Hill have been approved.

The only changes to last week's queues are that two workers are to be built after each improvement is finished, e.g. Bootia would be Aqueduct, Worker x2, Granary, Worker x2, Courthouse, worker x2. Obviously if the city is size 1 and wont grow soon enough, just go straight to the next improvement, skipping the workers.

Please carry out the following trades during preturn:

(Fanatica) Metallurgy <-> WM + 82gpt + 112g (China)

Trade metallurgy to persia for their WM and the highest amounts of gpt and gold up-front that they are prepared to part with.


Every turn:

Check to see whether any of the AI civs has a luxury or new tech available to trade. If a luxury does become available, offer the owning Civ metallurgy in exchange for it but do not offer them anything more if that is not sufficient.
If a new tech becomes available, stop the chat.


Renew the following deals on turn 5 as follows:

(Fanatica) Wines + Dyes <-> Ivory (Germany)

If Germany will not accept this deal, add Metallurgy to our side and then check to see whether they'll add any gpt or gold up-front to their end. Accept the highest offer they can make.


(Fanatica) Iron + Horses + Dyes <-> Silks (England)

Add Education to our side of the deal and, if that is not enough, add gunpowder also.

If either of these deals cannot be renegotiated on this turn, do so on the next turn, but do not just wait for them to be cancelled.

Maintain science at highest rate which keeps the negative gpt less than -50gpt (meaning -40gpt is ok, -60 is too much) except that if two percentages give the same turns to complete, take the lowest such percentage. Two turns before a tech is researched, try to lower the slider such that two turns is maintained, and again when one turn is remaining try to reduce to the lowest level which produces one turn. The turn after a tech is researched, raise science slider based on the -50gpt limit. If the treasury drops to 500g, then switch to -20gpt as the limit.

Cash rush for temples in Malvern Hill and Cold Harbor are approved. Rush of Aqueduct in Nafstac is not approved, it would not improve our growth potential. If laborers can be setup in Nafstac to allow growth shortly after the aqueduct completes, please do so if it does not conflict with governor's instructions.

Workers may be joined to cities which are capable of growing to size 12 at the same rate at which they are produced in other towns, provided the tiles the new laborer would work have already been improved. If there are tiles remaining to be improved in the vicinity, complete improvements before joining workers. Reserve a force of at least 20 workers (more is OK) for when steam power is researched.

saved for build ques, which i am currently making.

(boy am I late)

The Saves

Preturn Save

Turn 5 Save

Turn 9 Save

Chat Logs

Esquiline Build ques, 30 minutes late-
Nar Shaddaa- Cathedral, University, worker
Skunkworks- Bank, Knight, Knight
Palatine- Marketplace, worker, worker
Klixus-Major- Caravel, University, worker
Aqualondë- Library, worker, worker
Go Home Xerxes- Aqueduct, Knight, Courthouse
Persian Landing- Aqueduct, Library, worker
North Shore- Library, worker, worker
Babs Landing-Aquaduct, marketplace, worker
Wandering Gnome Hills- Aquaduct, knight, worker, worker
coneland- worker, worker, worker
Dinas Emrys- Temple, worker, worker

(sorry for the delay, we're cleaning house today)