Good game, Kyros, we're all positioned nicely and you gave me all the options.
Here's a quick look at the demographics:
And so it began...
It was deep in the Middle Ages, industry was just lifting it's smoggy head.
After decades of peace the people of Carthage got cocky... and elected Putchuco III.
Oh boy, were they in for ride...
T280: Hokuto: BUYS Lighthouse and Library!
Nagoya: BUYS Caravansery and Privateer!!
Moving all Frigates east towards Siam.
William is at war with Siam, and he is willing to pay us to join...
We realize we need horses, two short... can't fight.
We give 1000$ to Bratislava, they love us, ally, and we got our horses... and much more.
We move our best spy to Siam, may he get a technology for us!
T281: Archeologist in Tsuruga, send him to the field SW of the city, start Forge
T282: Nagoya builds Louvre, starts Stock Exchange
We invent Chemistry! Oh, that means we make BOOM very soon...
... and start Metallurgy.
William pays us the 6$ per turn to join the war with Siam!
The Frigates ATTACK!
We get the artist Titian ... in the middle of our first war in ages...
T283: William makes peace with Siam!!! Wha?! Ok, so be it...
Pacal demands Pearls! The audacity!
Songhai signs a research agreement.
We bomb the living hell out of the siamese frigates, no, they are not joined at the hips...
Gandhi demands Silk! What is going on HERE?!
Assyria demands Pearls!!!! They can all go ... peeeeepppppp.....
T284: Metallurgy discovered -> we start Mil. Science (for the Knights to become Cavalry..)
Tsuruga: Forge done, start Armory
Frigates chewed through siamese fleet and start bombong Sokhotai.
T285: Approval still 100%!
Sukhotai not so much, more like... red.
Archeologist discovers something, puts it into a museum...
Askia is plotting something? they ALL are! Always!
William signs research agreement
T286: Sukhotai flags the Carthaginian flag!
T287: Can't stop war with Siam, we promised 10 rounds of war... darn.
Askia denounces us.
Tsuruga builds Armory, starts Cannon!
Hokuto builds Seaport (what are these really good for??) and starts University.
T288: Japan and US are plotting against us?
US denounces us??
T289 Scientist helps us to jump start into Mil. Science, we start Rifling.
New Policy: chose Meritocracy and get a great person: Scientist!
T290: Rifling done, start Dynamite!!! YEAH!!
Hamamatsu starts a School. We plot to embargo Japan! They are next on the list...
Denounced by Japan! Now, how did they know?
Denounced by Attila...
T291: We denounce ALL the denouncers! HAH!
Tsuruga builds cannon, starts Academy
T292: The world is turning on us, the big round of denouncement is back firing...ooops.
We better kill #1 in the ranks soon...
Hokuto buils University, starts Windmill
T293: all hate us... and we hate them, more, hah!
T296: Dynamite! Looking good!
We start Biology, annex Sokhutai, buy a courthouse and switch the city to a workshop.
T297: Peace with Siam! (After we killed 5 elephants, 2 Infantry, ...)
T298: Golden Age, nice.
Tsuruga: Mil Academy done, starting Artillery!
T299: Slow prep for next surprise attack.
T300: we get a writer, put him to work.
Hokuto: Windmill built, starting School.
Uuufffffff!. What a few decades!
Here's the current demographics:
A look at the center of our empire:
And a look at our possible next target: (notice Bratislava will help a lot here... hehehehehehe)
A few pointers for the next president:
- I left the options all open, you might want to attack Japan first, destroy their cannons and then take their capital... OR build some frigates and some privateers and go directly after Assyria, the head honcho!
- they all hate us, and might start a collective war against us soon.
- we might get something from the 3 spies out there, but we might surpass everyone on science soon.
- I would suggest leaving the smallest countries for last, chop off the heads from the top before they get too big.
- in theory all options are still open: science, culture, domination, ...
- we might need a frigate and an artillery in Hokuto for a littleprotection...
Just some thoughts, have fun!