T9 (1814 AD):
Lawyer contracts with stray Cannon - artist!
Lawyer contracts redlined Hussar - artist!
I lose 5 Infs trying to clear a path south of
Jerusalem...
That lets us create the tactical town
Kadesh Road...
I lose a Cav taking out a Garrison
Battle for
Kadesh:
Cavs-2 losses, 1 retreats
When I see Cavs, I switch to Hussars; no losses there.
We get 3083 gold and control of the Doge Palace
Ships by
Gateway redline American Cav
Lawyer kills it.
HAs kill American Inf and Marine Inf
Lose Enslaver to invisible unit on that tile. Bring in a Worker to investigate...oh, it's a Lawyer. Bring in ours for a Duel of Law. We win
IBT:
USA loses 3 Cavs, but they take out one of the Fortresses along our border
They also went after the Garrison E of that Fortress, to no effect.
Israel loses an Inf and kills an Inf near
Jerusalem
They also pillage a tile
Explosives > Combustion
T10 (1815 AD):
Cressy Class sinks Frigate E of
Delft
Adv Ironclad sinks Galleon a ways S of
Axum.
Adv Ironclad bombards and sinks Adv Ironclad on the same tile.
I lose a couple of Infs attacking various stray Dutch, US, and Israeli units
We nab Great Artists from an Israeli Heavy Arty and a Dutch LB
We hit the US stack with Heavy Arty and get *two* Leaders out of the deal!
We get a third Great Artist from a wounded US Cav and a fourth from another Law Duel with the US!
Battle of
Hebron:
3 retreats, 3 losses. We get a Leader before sacking the city, which gives us Jewish Worldreligion and 2137 gold
Canada has a Settler escorted by an arty; a Mullah lets us capture it.
Battle of
Samaria:
It's bloody. We suffer 5 retreats and 7 deaths (3 elite
) before seizing the city, Taj Mahal, and 3319 gold.
Culture-bomb
Samaria
Lose another couple of Infs chasing stray units
Battle for
Megiddo:
We have 1 retreat and 3 losses before taking the city with 2255 gold.
Battle for
Jericho:
We only lose one Cav! The city gives us 2350 gold.
Battle for
Elath:
Lose 1 eCav but we get 2456 gold