Just got a chance to look at the save.
I think we should cancel the spices trade to gandhi (we need that happiness)
Check every turn whether the west witches will declare on the east (I think the only reason they won't is they have a peace treaty which should expire soon)
I think we should change the slider to just finish Mass Media this turn and use the rest for gold. Don't finish Mass Media this turn. hell it doesn't matter since we don't have any taoist temples! Well it matters a little bit. I think the AI value the AP religion a bit more than not, so they are less likely to flip out of the AP religion. So Finish Mass Media next turn to keep Taoism the AP religion for 1 more turn.
(forget about gunpowder, there still is chance we could trade for it before the wizard attack-slim but possible that an AI might tech it after constitution)
I think we should save the spy in Bombay for a revolt not a civic switch. If he builds a longbow or moves units into that castled city it could be annoying.
Edit: crap I don't know. If he produces a longbow this turn it would be highly annoying. If we switch civics then the odds of him being able to do so are small. Okay flip his civic to caste I guess.
We still need to count votes, so I don't know if it makes sense to buy a few settlers or to buy more military units. (edit: mabraham did this)
Might want a pike in fur city for Indra defense.
I think we want 3 more expensive boats T179, 80, 81 (1080 of our gold). (4 boats means at least one has to upgraded with the GG to flanking and navigation I)
Anything beyond that we can use for settlers, units or spies. Plus more from our commerce.
Consider an amphibious assault of Bombay next turn with one boat load of mace if he doesn't produce a longbow or more defenders. If he doesn't produce more defenders then maybe the revolt isn't worth it. I would wait until next turn then either revolt if he produces more defenders or switch him to caste system if he doesn't. We can take out 1 sword with the castle with mace from a boat. The treb don't benefit from the castle's defenses.
Edit: landing a few maces makes sense too. I just didn't like the river. Attacking from the sea is more flexible and only 25% worse than the river crossing will be.
Edit#2: I'm okay with flipping him to caste this turn instead of the revolt.
I would move the medic knight in Var... one closer to Bombay so you have him to attack next turn. I know it would be nice to heal those knights faster, but if you have a knight attack on a sword in a castle that is better than amphibious maces.
Edit: Kaitzilla wants 2 knights from Var... to move in closer --I'd rather just the medic moves in closer since I want 2 defenders there in case there still is a lurking horse archer (or one that will be produced).
We might want to use the cultural slider for happiness in addition to canceling the spices trade to gandhi. We want our cities growing and there are enough cities unhappy that the cultural slider could actually net us some commerce.
We don't even have to finish mass media this turn. If we finish mass media this turn we lose the benefits of the AP, and it doesn't help us at all since we can't build the UN any earlier.
By the way we won't get another vote for the AP since it is going to be obsolete.
So I think we shouldn't finish Mass Media this turn.
trebs tearing down the castle of Madras should upgrade to accuracy for faster bombardment.