Started FP in Ta-Tu due in 16. If I can pull a leader in less than ten will rush it in Delhi and switch Ta-Tu to a library.
Swapped a lot of the really corrupt towns to settlers if they had the population. We need to fill in the Indian sub-continent before somebody else does, like the Arabs, the Koreans and the French.
The Spanish send a LB out of Pampalona, not good.
Next thing that happens is Arabs demand 32g. They get it as I don't need to be at war with them.
The French finish Leonardo's.
The Koreans switch to Copernicus and the Arabs and the Spanish.
Erdnet gets away from me and riots....
I can mortgage the economy to buy Engineering or Feudalism and since Engineering gets us bigger rock throwers do the deal with Korea for 174g+20gpt. Then realize I must be taking lessons from AdmK in idiocy as we are the Mongols, not the Ottomans and Feudalism is the shortest path to Keshiks.
I can also buy another slave from Korea for 110g. We are now down to 6g in the treasury but income is still 45gpt and we have lots of room in the military budget.
In 460 lose a horseman and retreat another trying to take Pampalona and another one trying to kill the LB threatening Bayanhonger.
The French LB kills the surviving horse at Pamaplona but he is now dead meat and there are additional horsemen ariving to assault the city.
In 470 wipe out another Zhou camp and collect 25g then wipe out some Toltecs with a spear from Delhi.
And start the march on Santander.
And Kazan riots.
In 490 Pampalona the two spears and longbow retreat our four horsemen. One spear is killed however. And our forces arrive at the gates of Santander.
The Spanish build Sistine Chapel.
In 500 Santander takes three hits from three cats but the wounded defenders kill two elite swords and wound a third. A fourth 3hp elite kills the wounded spear but no promotion.
Wipe out another barb camp for 25g.
Wounded French longbow attacks sword and cat stack, kills the wounded elite and captures the cats.
Koreans finish Copernicus.
In 510 two elite swords are wiped out at Santander without scratching the spear defending. Kill a longbow at Pampalona and promote a horseman.
Isabella comes calling and will give up Santander for peace. Too bad. There is another force moving into position.
In 520 finally kill the now elite spear defending Pampalona.
In 530 defeat a Spanish longbow on the plains at Zaragoza and Ogodei is spawned. Head him to Delhi to rush the FP and Ta-Tu switches to a library.
In 540 rush the FP in Delhi. A trade route is now open with the Arabs..and we have lots of stuff to sell them.
First an embassy....then I can get Wines and Feudalism for Incense, Dyes, a World Map 142g+49gpt. Since that gets us closer to Keshiks and lets me reduce the entertainment tax go for the deal. Then buy his World Map for 11gpt. Then get Joan's World Map and Gems for Incense and 13gpt.
Forbidden Palace goes up in Delhi in 540.
FP bumps our income from 30gpt to 45gpt a verry nice increase.
In 450 burned Pampalona to the ground but failed to take Santander.
Decide to play on one more turn just to get shut of the Spanish on the island and Santander falls into our hands in 560.
Looking at the map it appears that Spain is a two city nation, having suffered in the wars from Arabia and France. Korea is down to four cities, one of them at the very tip of our island.
We have 10 turns to go on a deal with Korea, after that expires we may want a little war with them, after buying Chivalry from somebody and building some Keshiks to get our GA started? Or use the war with Korea to get a discount on Chivalry? They are our next target after Spain anyway.
I think I founded four towns and captured one and there is another settler wandering to the south. We have a couple more spots to fill in in the north and three or so int hte south. The barabrians have gone from being a nuisnace to being a great source of cash as busting camps put at least 150g in the treasury.
We are in a tough position technically but if we can acquire Chivalry and build some Keshiks, then get a GA going we should be able to at least pull even or a little better in tech, which will give us some brokering opportunities. Right now we are the ignorant but are at least equal in territory to the Arab and have 36 cities on the ground to his 26.
Korea is our next target after Spain and it is unlikely that Isabella's reign will end before our deal with Korea expires.
Afraid I tied your hands el_filet but I felt I needed to get us on the road to Chivalry and better artillery.
Roster check:
el filet -> up
bigfoot -> on deck
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gozpel -> autoskip
I am glad we were able to get it in place before triggering our GA..jpg)
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