grahamiam
In debt to Mr. Geisel
bede, if you can get them pecking away at it each other for 0gpt, that should be fine. i just don't want to support thier research efforts with gpt payments 
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Bigfoot
Emperor
Sounds like you are doing a good job working around my screw-up (the gpt deal with France that blew our rep). Sorry about that team, some day I will get the hang of playing these NOW variants.
I should have stayed in bed.....
Only lost about 20 gold pieces to the barbarian assault from the NE as the treasury had been spent rushing and ugrading units.
Cleaned out the French from the island (six elite victories, no losses but not a leader in sight) and prepared a caravel with muskets and a Keshik for a round of pillaging in France. Built some towns to close the borders on the island and keep the ground out of the hands of wandering Bedu. Moved some troops around and raised luxury tax to prevent disorder in the largest cities. Then built some cathedrals and/or temples to free up the troops and the money. Kept building commercial imrovements in towns without barracks and muskets/Keshiks in towns with barracks.
All went micely as planned until 940AD:
Signed the Arab to an alliance with France for a 210g payment. And the perifidious Abu attacked with an Ansar and captured Tes in the far northwest.
So the caravel sailing up the coast to get to France unloaded at Tsertserleg, a Keshik recaptured Tes
and an elite horsemen killed an Ansar in the south on the road to Delhi and troops moved out of Brest towards Mosul
and Keshiks from Batshireet moved towards Merw.
Of course all our luxuries were lost so the capitol rioted on the declaration and the entertainment tax was raised as MP's moved out of the core towns towards the NW.
The Arab towns appear to have no harbors and no barracks, so no upgrades of troops already visible and nothing tougher than Ansars, pikes and muskets visible (which are tough enough).
Still shaking my head....
Only lost about 20 gold pieces to the barbarian assault from the NE as the treasury had been spent rushing and ugrading units.
Cleaned out the French from the island (six elite victories, no losses but not a leader in sight) and prepared a caravel with muskets and a Keshik for a round of pillaging in France. Built some towns to close the borders on the island and keep the ground out of the hands of wandering Bedu. Moved some troops around and raised luxury tax to prevent disorder in the largest cities. Then built some cathedrals and/or temples to free up the troops and the money. Kept building commercial imrovements in towns without barracks and muskets/Keshiks in towns with barracks.
All went micely as planned until 940AD:
Signed the Arab to an alliance with France for a 210g payment. And the perifidious Abu attacked with an Ansar and captured Tes in the far northwest.
So the caravel sailing up the coast to get to France unloaded at Tsertserleg, a Keshik recaptured Tes
and an elite horsemen killed an Ansar in the south on the road to Delhi and troops moved out of Brest towards Mosul
and Keshiks from Batshireet moved towards Merw.
Of course all our luxuries were lost so the capitol rioted on the declaration and the entertainment tax was raised as MP's moved out of the core towns towards the NW.
The Arab towns appear to have no harbors and no barracks, so no upgrades of troops already visible and nothing tougher than Ansars, pikes and muskets visible (which are tough enough).
Still shaking my head....
grahamiam
In debt to Mr. Geisel
well, i am really practicing for AW, so this fits the bill 
Roster:
gozpel -> autoskip
bigfoot
grahamiam
dmanakho -> UP
bede
el filet -> on deck
edit: dooh!
Roster:
gozpel -> autoskip
bigfoot
grahamiam
dmanakho -> UP
bede
el filet -> on deck
edit: dooh!
el_filet
Prince
got a busy week, can't play before friday. please swap/skip me accordingly.
looks like continent cleanup duty for d-man. i guess we'll need a while to assemble a large enough invasion force to land on the other continent. where are we going to land?
looks like continent cleanup duty for d-man. i guess we'll need a while to assemble a large enough invasion force to land on the other continent. where are we going to land?
IBT: our golden ages ended.
T1. 960AD. Attacking Merw.. Killed Musket with no losses. but then Reg spear kills 2 Keshiks redlines another and i fail to take city. Sci. slider has to go down to 40%. Magnetism in 9 turns.
T2. 970AD. Merw finally captured. ALso killed Musket covering settler. Both Keshiks got promoted.
IBT. Arabs landed anc cav near Choy.
T3. 980AD Captured Balks and Shiraz. Razed Aydin. Anc. Cav. kills 2 keshiks and stays alive. We will are going to lose town IT.
IBT. Arabs razed Jungle beach and as a result every single city pop6 and higher in riot.
T4. 990AD. Lux slider has to go whopping 50% to calm down people. Captured Mosul and our continent is cleared from Arabs.
T5. 1000AD
T6. 1010AD. Making peace with Arabs. They also give us Magnetism and we throw 7gpt and 78gold. Lux slider can be brought down to 40%. Sci. slider don't go above 30% and Mil. Trad in 22 turns.
T7. 1020AD. French caravel appeared near southern town of Brest.
IBT. Barb warrior and horse appeared near Tsetserleg
T8. 1030AD. Make a deal with Arabs - bought wines, ivory and alliance vs french for 3 luxes, horses and 3gpt
Much better. Lux slider down to 10%. Sci. slider up 50%. Mil.Trad in 9 turns.
IBT. French Galleon appeared near Whathehey.
T9. 1040AD. Moving some keshiks around.
T10. 1050AD Dispersed Barbarian camp.
Post-turn: Left some worker and keshiks moves left. Beware of French galleon. Keshiks are fortified inside towns all over the place. I kept them for MP purposes and also for quick reaction if French lands somewhere unexpected.
T1. 960AD. Attacking Merw.. Killed Musket with no losses. but then Reg spear kills 2 Keshiks redlines another and i fail to take city. Sci. slider has to go down to 40%. Magnetism in 9 turns.
T2. 970AD. Merw finally captured. ALso killed Musket covering settler. Both Keshiks got promoted.
IBT. Arabs landed anc cav near Choy.
T3. 980AD Captured Balks and Shiraz. Razed Aydin. Anc. Cav. kills 2 keshiks and stays alive. We will are going to lose town IT.
IBT. Arabs razed Jungle beach and as a result every single city pop6 and higher in riot.
T4. 990AD. Lux slider has to go whopping 50% to calm down people. Captured Mosul and our continent is cleared from Arabs.
T5. 1000AD
T6. 1010AD. Making peace with Arabs. They also give us Magnetism and we throw 7gpt and 78gold. Lux slider can be brought down to 40%. Sci. slider don't go above 30% and Mil. Trad in 22 turns.
T7. 1020AD. French caravel appeared near southern town of Brest.
IBT. Barb warrior and horse appeared near Tsetserleg
T8. 1030AD. Make a deal with Arabs - bought wines, ivory and alliance vs french for 3 luxes, horses and 3gpt
Much better. Lux slider down to 10%. Sci. slider up 50%. Mil.Trad in 9 turns.
IBT. French Galleon appeared near Whathehey.
T9. 1040AD. Moving some keshiks around.
T10. 1050AD Dispersed Barbarian camp.
Post-turn: Left some worker and keshiks moves left. Beware of French galleon. Keshiks are fortified inside towns all over the place. I kept them for MP purposes and also for quick reaction if French lands somewhere unexpected.
grahamiam
In debt to Mr. Geisel
Roster:
gozpel -> autoskip
bigfoot -> on deck, interested in swapping with filet?
grahamiam
dmanakho
bede
el filet -> UP but looking for a swap?
gozpel -> autoskip
bigfoot -> on deck, interested in swapping with filet?
grahamiam
dmanakho
bede
el filet -> UP but looking for a swap?
Bigfoot
Emperor
I can play tomorrow night (Wednesday), if filet wants to swap.
el_filet
Prince
go ahead bigfoot
i'll be busy until friday. hope not too many SGs pile up until then...
i'll be busy until friday. hope not too many SGs pile up until then...
Bigfoot
Emperor
OK, I've got it.
Bigfoot
Emperor
5 grams 1050AD (pre-turn)
- We have 72G, make +9 gpt, MT in 6 turns.
- Forces are 1 settler, 34 workers, 1 warrior, 3 archers, 9 spears, 3 swords, 6 horse, 1 pike, 6 muskets, 2 cannon, 1 galley, 5 caravels, 24 keshiks, 1 MDI (we are rated weak vs. France and the Arabs).
- Hire some specialists in non-growing cities with surplus food and do a few MM tweaks; +23 gpt, still get MT in 6.
- Change build in Choyr from keshik (no rax there) to university.
<IBT: Ta-Tu musket => musket; Ereen duct => cannon; Tes worker => worker.>
Turn 1 1060:
- Start moving muskets and some keshiks towards the NE to form a pillaging force.
- New Ta-Tu is founded.
- Lux. to 0% gets us to +43 gpt.
<IBT: French land 2 knights in SE; Karakorum keshik => musket; Delhi riots; Almarikh keshik => musket; Karachi settler => CH; Ulaanbaatar CH => keshik; Erdenet galleon => frigate.>
Turn 2 1070:
- Keshik kills a knight and:
- Jochi creates an army, but I dont fill it yet (waiting for cavs).
- Kill the second knight.
<IBT: French land 3 more knights in same spot.>
Turn 3 1080:
- Keshiks kill 3 knights, but we lose 3 keshiks in the process.
<IBT: Tabriz keshik => musket; Darhan keshik => keshik; Dalandz. keshik => musket; Santander worker => CH.>
Turn 4 1090:
- Moving units
<IBT: Karakorum musket => keshik; Ta-Tu musket => keshik; Atlay settler => settler; Ulaangam library => bank; Strasbourg worker => settler.>
Turn 5 1100:
- Pillagers are moved to jumping off point in NE (5 muskets and 5 keshiks).
<IBT: MT comes in => T. of G.; Geeville worker => CH.>
Turn 6 1110:
- Change several builds over to cavs.
- Pillagers embark for France.
- Lux. to 10%; +21 gpt, T of G in 6 turns.
- Abu would like to trade for MT, but I decide not to, at least not yet. Could be valuable for bartering once we get into the IA.
<IBT: nothing much.>
Turn 7 1120:
- New Almarikh founded.
- New Tabriz founded.
<IBT: Delhi bank => univ.; Alkarikh cav => cav; Brest riots; palace expands.>
Turn 8 1130:
- Move some units.
<IBT: French treb takes a potshot at our task force (misses); Karakorum cav => cav; Calcutta temple => duct; Hovd library => bank; Chittagong settler => worker; Erdenet frigate => galleon; Ereen cannon MP; Saynshand worker => CH.>
Turn 9 1140:
- zzz
<IBT: France has riflemen now
; Ta-Tu cav => cav; SugarTobbacoville library => bank; Brest harbor => CH.>
Turn 10 1150:
- Unload pillaging forces next to Paris:
Post turn:
- The army is now in Ta-Tu (not loaded yet).
- Forces are now in place to cut the roads in and out of Paris.
- Our forces are now rated average compared to France. With all of this land to cover it will really help when we get our railnet in place.
Roster:
gospel => autoskip
bigfoot => just played (swapped with el filet)
grahamiam => on deck
dmanakho
bede
el filet => UP
- We have 72G, make +9 gpt, MT in 6 turns.
- Forces are 1 settler, 34 workers, 1 warrior, 3 archers, 9 spears, 3 swords, 6 horse, 1 pike, 6 muskets, 2 cannon, 1 galley, 5 caravels, 24 keshiks, 1 MDI (we are rated weak vs. France and the Arabs).
- Hire some specialists in non-growing cities with surplus food and do a few MM tweaks; +23 gpt, still get MT in 6.
- Change build in Choyr from keshik (no rax there) to university.
<IBT: Ta-Tu musket => musket; Ereen duct => cannon; Tes worker => worker.>
Turn 1 1060:
- Start moving muskets and some keshiks towards the NE to form a pillaging force.
- New Ta-Tu is founded.
- Lux. to 0% gets us to +43 gpt.
<IBT: French land 2 knights in SE; Karakorum keshik => musket; Delhi riots; Almarikh keshik => musket; Karachi settler => CH; Ulaanbaatar CH => keshik; Erdenet galleon => frigate.>
Turn 2 1070:
- Keshik kills a knight and:
- Jochi creates an army, but I dont fill it yet (waiting for cavs).
- Kill the second knight.
<IBT: French land 3 more knights in same spot.>
Turn 3 1080:
- Keshiks kill 3 knights, but we lose 3 keshiks in the process.
<IBT: Tabriz keshik => musket; Darhan keshik => keshik; Dalandz. keshik => musket; Santander worker => CH.>
Turn 4 1090:
- Moving units
<IBT: Karakorum musket => keshik; Ta-Tu musket => keshik; Atlay settler => settler; Ulaangam library => bank; Strasbourg worker => settler.>
Turn 5 1100:
- Pillagers are moved to jumping off point in NE (5 muskets and 5 keshiks).
<IBT: MT comes in => T. of G.; Geeville worker => CH.>
Turn 6 1110:
- Change several builds over to cavs.
- Pillagers embark for France.
- Lux. to 10%; +21 gpt, T of G in 6 turns.
- Abu would like to trade for MT, but I decide not to, at least not yet. Could be valuable for bartering once we get into the IA.
<IBT: nothing much.>
Turn 7 1120:
- New Almarikh founded.
- New Tabriz founded.
<IBT: Delhi bank => univ.; Alkarikh cav => cav; Brest riots; palace expands.>
Turn 8 1130:
- Move some units.
<IBT: French treb takes a potshot at our task force (misses); Karakorum cav => cav; Calcutta temple => duct; Hovd library => bank; Chittagong settler => worker; Erdenet frigate => galleon; Ereen cannon MP; Saynshand worker => CH.>
Turn 9 1140:
- zzz
<IBT: France has riflemen now
; Ta-Tu cav => cav; SugarTobbacoville library => bank; Brest harbor => CH.>Turn 10 1150:
- Unload pillaging forces next to Paris:
Post turn:
- The army is now in Ta-Tu (not loaded yet).
- Forces are now in place to cut the roads in and out of Paris.
- Our forces are now rated average compared to France. With all of this land to cover it will really help when we get our railnet in place.
Roster:
gospel => autoskip
bigfoot => just played (swapped with el filet)
grahamiam => on deck
dmanakho
bede
el filet => UP
el_filet
Prince
i got it...
el_filet
Prince
sorry, unexpected guest cost me my civ time today. not sure when i can play, feel free to skip me if you want to keep this game going.
grahamiam
In debt to Mr. Geisel
can't get it till wednesday, so you can play tomorrow if you have the time.
el_filet
Prince
1150 AD (0):
stop production of reg units
switch some corrupt cities to court and some to harbor
hire a couple of specialists
some minor MM
IBT:
pillagers kill one rifle
tabriz: cav->musket
new karakorum: temple->harbor
tes: worker->worker
pimlico: harbor->temple
IBT:
lose pillager
we enter IA
ToG->steam@70, -37gpt
ulaanbaatar: cav->cav
dalanz...: cav->musket
choyr: uni->temple
hat-ayrag: market->court
tsetserlaeg: harbor->temple
IBT:
lose 4 pillagers
karakorum: cav->cav
almarikh: cav->cav
IBT:
pillagers retreat 2 cav
french send invasion galley
darhan: cav->musket
IBT:
pillagers kill 2 cav
ta-tu: cav->cav
kazan: duct->market
IBT:
lose pillager
tabriz: musket->musket
erdenet: frigat->frigate
baruun-urt: bank->uni
IBT:
renew peace with abu
lose 3 pillagers
karakorum: cav->cav
1220 AD (7):
upgrade most caravels
science to 50
IBT:
abu wants to trade WM for MT->no
lose last pillagers
almarikh: cav->msuket
daland...:musket->musket
choyr: temple->rax
bayanhongor: settler->court
IBT:
renew alliance against france and get wines, ivory & 205g for MT, incense, spices & dyes
we lose workers to barbs
delhi: uni->cav
IBT:
ta-tu: cav->cav
ulaanbaatar: cav->cav
darhan: musket->musket
choyr: rax->musket
notes:
fleet (fortified) ready to deploy troops next turn (i planned to land on the mountain near rouen)
i forgot to build some arty
steam in 6
stop production of reg units
switch some corrupt cities to court and some to harbor
hire a couple of specialists
some minor MM
IBT:
pillagers kill one rifle
tabriz: cav->musket
new karakorum: temple->harbor
tes: worker->worker
pimlico: harbor->temple
IBT:
lose pillager
we enter IA
ToG->steam@70, -37gpt
ulaanbaatar: cav->cav
dalanz...: cav->musket
choyr: uni->temple
hat-ayrag: market->court
tsetserlaeg: harbor->temple
IBT:
lose 4 pillagers
karakorum: cav->cav
almarikh: cav->cav
IBT:
pillagers retreat 2 cav
french send invasion galley
darhan: cav->musket
IBT:
pillagers kill 2 cav
ta-tu: cav->cav
kazan: duct->market
IBT:
lose pillager
tabriz: musket->musket
erdenet: frigat->frigate
baruun-urt: bank->uni
IBT:
renew peace with abu
lose 3 pillagers
karakorum: cav->cav
1220 AD (7):
upgrade most caravels
science to 50
IBT:
abu wants to trade WM for MT->no
lose last pillagers
almarikh: cav->msuket
daland...:musket->musket
choyr: temple->rax
bayanhongor: settler->court
IBT:
renew alliance against france and get wines, ivory & 205g for MT, incense, spices & dyes
we lose workers to barbs
delhi: uni->cav
IBT:
ta-tu: cav->cav
ulaanbaatar: cav->cav
darhan: musket->musket
choyr: rax->musket
notes:
fleet (fortified) ready to deploy troops next turn (i planned to land on the mountain near rouen)
i forgot to build some arty
steam in 6
grahamiam
In debt to Mr. Geisel
got it
Bigfoot
Emperor
el filet, what happened to the pillaging groups? Did they succeed in isolating Paris?
I tried this from my last save yesterday PM. Both pillaging groups were able to cut the roads to Paris and then bug out to the hills without much difficulty. After 10 turns they had lost half their number, but this was enough of a force to keep the French workers from reconnecting Paris.
