WTF? None of our troops have been moved for this turn
MM Worker Housing for growth
Look at Chichen Itza; we can get 2-turn A-Cavs there, but that will hurt our gpt too much. I keep it focused on growth.
Similarly, I set Siege Workshop to grow in 1 turn.
In Tikal, I want to build something other than wealth, except for our critical budget situation. I do move our scientist there, though.
Tradewise, I see that we're sending France 10gpt for 16 turns, and we're getting Silks for another 14 turns from Carthage.
I disband four Warriors to try to help the budget. we're "up" to -17 gpt. Six turns to bankruptcy!
I misclicked the Horsemen, so I couldn't disband them this turn
525AD-
I disband those two Horsemen; we're now +1gpt! Growth in Siege Workshop helped a lot.
Priest converts a Dutch Worker
Unfortunately, that reveals an Enslaver one tile away. We might lose a unit on the IBT...
Dutch Enslaver kills our Enslaver.
Fortunately, we get a new one (and a new Priest) from the relevant cities.
Jerusalem completes Jewish Worldreligion.
550AD-
Uxmal is cranky - I switch citizens to coastal tiles to get enough happy faces from the lux slider.
575AD-
Just moving troops...
600AD-
More troop movements. I'm moving a worker stack towards blue dot...
625AD-
One of our exploring Merchant Ships finds that Carthage owns Nantes on a tundra island. Things are not harmonious halfway around the world.
Chichen Itza gets a Chariot
650AD-
We lose a JT trying to cut down a Dutch Enslaver. A second one makes him retreat, and a third kills him. No Worker :\
Canada made a very nice blunder by bringing two Workers into view near Ottawa and Yaxchilan. An Enslaver captures one of them for us
Our covering JT gets hit by an Enslaver; so does our Enslaver. They both die. Not quite as nice of a trade as I'd hoped.
675AD-
The Settler gets into position.
Netherlands BOOTS US!
Carthage is building Kaaba.
700AD-
Lagartero founded at the blue dot as discussed (sugar, mountain, and oasis in the BFC) We're up to +26 gpt!
Religion > Monarchy
Bonampak completes Granary
Yaxchilan completes Temple
725AD-
We have nearly 30 units mustered near the Dutch border, but I don't think it's quite enough. They have a stack of 10-12 Chariots in the mountains that will come thundering down at our stack as soon as we declare. Another 4-5 defenders would help, I think.
France will give us both Monarchy and Dark Ages for Religion, 60gpt, and 173 gold (basically all we have). Or we can buy Monarchy for Religion + 17 gold.