Turn 110/500
Taoism has spread: Hari-Smurkz
IBT:
Christianity founded in a distant land
Confucianism founded in a distant land
State Religion Change: Suryavarman II(Khmer) from 'no State Religion' to 'Taoism'
Turn 111/500 (100 BC) [31-Oct-2008 13:15:35]
Taoism has spread: Yosmurkzhappy (missionary)
User comment: Kwa garrison is 2 chariots, an axe, 3 impi and an archer
User comment: uM is just one archer
User comment: no HBR yet due to the revolt, of course. go to 0% next turn
Tech learned: Horseback Riding
Yosmurkzhappy finishes: Catapult
Hari-Smurkz grows: 7
Additional comment: Jacques found borders (Shaka) on the isthmus this turn.
IBT:
Taoism has spread: kwaDukuza (Zulu Empire)
Turn 112/500 (75 BC) [31-Oct-2008 13:33:32]
Research begun: Music (5 Turns)
Yosmurkzhappy begins: Catapult (4 turns)
User comment: yay for religion spread
A Quarry was built near Rockport
User comment: another Impi headed towards Kwa
Hari-Smurkz finishes: Catapult
IBT:
State Religion Change: Shaka(Zululand) from 'no State Religion' to 'Taoism'
Turn 113/500 (50 BC) [31-Oct-2008 13:40:26]
Hari-Smurkz begins: Stable (6 turns)
User comment: ooh, someone got a prophet. hope that's another shrine ...
User comment: Shaka has a galley 2N of uMgung
Yosmurkzhappy grows: 10
IBT:
Turn 114/500 (25 BC) [31-Oct-2008 13:58:52]
User comment: no shrine, boo
User comment: nobamba axe-archer-archer
User comment: ulundi axe-archer-settler (apparently just whipped)
User comment: Joao has an ARCHER 2S of Ulundi
A Cottage was built near Hari-Smurkz
Hari-Smurkz grows: 6
Hari-Smurkz finishes: Stable
Smurkz-harapura grows: 7
Rockport grows: 2
Joao has a workboat out.
Joao's archer.
IBT:
Civics Change: Joao II(Portugal) from 'Despotism' to 'Hereditary Rule'
Turn 115/500 (0 AD) [31-Oct-2008 14:13:25]
Hari-Smurkz begins: Ballista Elephant (6 turns)
Yosmurkzhappy finishes: Catapult
Smurkz-harapura finishes: The Parthenon
IBT:
Taoism has spread: uMgungundlovu (Zulu Empire)
Turn 116/500 (25 AD) [31-Oct-2008 14:32:54]
Yosmurkzhappy begins: Catapult (4 turns)
Smurkz-harapura begins: Barracks (4 turns)
A Pasture was built near Rockport
User comment: Shaka's settler disappeared somewhere north with an archer escort
Rockport finishes: Granary
IBT:
Turn 117/500 (50 AD) [31-Oct-2008 14:40:19]
Rockport begins: Angkor Wat (250 turns)
A Cottage was built near Smurkz-harapura
User comment: we're going to chop the forest south of Kwa
User comment: hammers due to Harapura on turn 120, i think
Yosmurkzhappy grows: 11
Hari-Smurkz finishes: Ballista Elephant
Green borders!
IBT:
Turn 118/500 (75 AD) [31-Oct-2008 15:00:16]
Hari-Smurkz begins: Ballista Elephant (5 turns)
User comment: Ulundi sword, settler, galley, archer
User comment: our galley is now on the west side of the isthmus
Tech learned: Music
William Shakespeare (Great Artist) born in Yosmurkzhappy
Yosmurkzhappy finishes: Catapult
Smurkz-harapura finishes: Barracks
Rockport grows: 2
Our galley, west of the isthmus.
IBT:
Taoism has spread: Lagos (Portuguese Empire)
Turn 119/500 (100 AD) [31-Oct-2008 15:09:57]
Research begun: Metal Casting (4 Turns)
Yosmurkzhappy begins: Catapult (4 turns)
Smurkz-harapura begins: Catapult (5 turns)
A Cottage was built near Yosmurkzhappy
User comment: shaka has currency (won't trade)
Not sure where this guy came from, nor where he's headed.
More comments: Our power is very similar to that of Shaka (despite his "ooh, I have a Swordsman and you don't" brag from a couple of turns back
), and the vast majority of his army appears to be bunkered down in Kwa. If we can break that down, we'll be in decent shape. At latest count, the garrison there was 1 archer, 1 axeman, 2 chariots, 4 Impi.
Shaka is Taoist since the turn after we were, and Joao picked up the infection as well on the last interturn -- he should be Taoist next turn unless it's too soon since his last change of civic (he went to HR somewhere in there). Joao has Monarchy (known from switch to HR), but no other new techs we can see; Shaka picked up currency on the last turn.
The defending galley is on top of Rockport's clams, as per our most recent discussion; the other one is trying to catch up to Jacques (but he's a fast bugger). Our one warrior in Shaka's territory has been shuttling between Ulundi, Nobamba and uMgung; our offensive stack is mostly camped out in some jungle west of Harapura.
We're chopping a forest south of Kwa, and if the borders there don't expand unexpectedly early, we should have a few extra hammers in Harapura on turn 120.