Bigfoot
Emperor
5 Grams 1450AD
Pre-turn:
- 327G, +210gpt; RP in 21.
- MM: hire some scientists in non-growth towns with surplus food & move slider to 10% research. Get +232gpt and RP in 17 turns.
- Pick off 3 rifles near Bordeaux.
<IBT: Arabs land a rfile by Erdenet; Delhi musket => cav; Ta-Tu MA => army; Tabriz factory => cav; Murcia worker => temple; Tes temple => settler.>
Turn 1 1455:
- Rush temples in Tsetserleg, Chartres and Avignon.
- Kill 5 rifles.
- Cut saltpeter by Barcelona.
<IBT: Lots of naval bombardment; another lone rifle lands by Erdenet; Almarikh cav => cav; Chartres temple => settler; Karachi temple => cannon; Avignon temple => wealth; Whathehey worker => settler; Darhan univ => cav; Dalandz. musket => CH; Baruun-Urt cav => cav; Tsetserleg temple => wealth.>
Turn 2 1460:
- Take out the rifle by Erdenet; kill a cav, 6 rifles, a LB and a settler pair near Bordeaux (lose 1 cav).
- Reinforcements landed near Lyons.
- Rush temples in Lyons, New Hovd and Pimlico.
<IBT: Arabs attack naval task force (empty now), they lose 3 frigates to our 1; Delhi cav => cav; Lyons temple => wealth; Ulaanbaatar cav => cav; SugarTobbacoville factory => harbor; Choyr cav => cav; Shiraz harbor => MP; Pimlico temple => wealth; New Hovd temple => worker.>
Turn 3 1465:
- Sink a frigate.
- Kill a rifle.
- Armies are resting.
- Rush temples in New Darhan and New Ulaanbaatar.
<IBT: A cav sneaks in and captures a stack of workers by Bordeaux
; New Darhan temple => wealth; Almarikh cav => cav; Tabriz cav => cav; Erdenent univ => frigate; New Ulaanbaatar temple => harbor.>
Turn 4 1470:
- Kill 7 rifles.
- Capture Madrid (Temple of Artemis and Sistines).
- Rush temple at Uliastay.
<IBT: Arabs lose 2 rifles attacking our forces on a mountain and we get a GL; Karakorum Hoover => US; Delhi cav => cav; Choy CH => settler; Uliastay temple => MP; Darhan cav => cav; Dalandz. CH => cav; SugarTobbacoville harbor => frigate; Huterg CH => duct; Arvayhear worker => settler.>
Turn 5 1475:
- New Erdenet estbl.
- Form an army with GL.
- Attack on Barcelona produces another GL, create an army.
- Capture Barcelona and get 3rd GL in a row.
Form another army.
- Rush temple in New Mandalgovi.
<IBT: Almarikh cav => musket; Ulaanbaatar cav => cav; Erdenet frigate => frigate; Baruun-Urt cav => musket; Choyr cav => cav; New Mandalgovi temple => worker.>
Turn 6 1480:
- Mow down more rifles near Madrid.
- Rush temples in Bordeaux and New Choybalsan.
<IBT: Delhi cav => cav; Orlean settler => worker; Almarikh musket => cav; Tabriz cav => cav; Darhan cav => cav; Dalandz. cav => cav; Brodeaux temple => worker; Spicetown worker => wealth; New Choybalsan temple => worker.>
Turn 7 1485:
- Kill 5 more rifles and 1 cav.
<IBT: Solo MDI lands next to Erdenet; Barcelona flips (we lose a musket); Erdenet frigate => cav; SugarTobbacoville frigate => frigate; Baruun-Urt musket => cav; Choyr cav => cav.>
Turn 8 1490:
- Kill the MDI by Erdenet.
- New Tsetserleg founded.
- Recapture Barcelona.
- Cav army dies attacking a stubborn rifle on plains tile; follow-up attack kills him and 5 more of his kinsmen.
- Capture Pyongyang.
- Rush temple in New Tabriz.
<IBT: 2 frigates die attacking our naval task force, we lose 1 frigate; 1 rifle and 1 LB die in attacks near Madrid; Delhi cav => musket; Ta-Tu army => army; Almarikh cav => cav; Ulaanbaatar cav => musket; Hovd Pentagon => rax; Darhan cav => cav; Dlandz. cav => cav; WLTKD (We Love the Khan Day) in lots of cities; Saynshond CH => wealth; New Tabriz temple => wealth.>
Turn 9 1495:
- Land more forces by Lyons.
- Armies are resting.
- Rush temple in Madrid.
<IBT: Arabs lose a frigate, then sink one of ours; Madrid temple => wealth; Delhi musket => cav; Tabriz cav => cav; Hovd rax => cav; Choyr cav => cav.>
Turn 10 1500:
- Capture Pusan (SOZ).
Recap:
- Captured 4 cities and founded 2 others. We are now at 62% of world area and 75% of population, so I dont expect to see another turn-set in this one.
- Our armies are pretty beat up, but there is a nice stack of fresh cavs sitting outside Barcelona. There are a couple of combat settlers are nearby as well.
- Reinforcements are staging near Tumentsegt; frigate escorts are definitely needed to run the gauntlet to Lyons.
- We have 621G, +204gpt, RP due in 5 turns.
Message from my military adviser (as I finished up this turnset at 1 AM): Sleep is for the weak.
Roster:
gozpel -> autoskip
bigfoot
grahamiam -> UP
dmanakho -> on deck
bede
el filet
Pre-turn:
- 327G, +210gpt; RP in 21.
- MM: hire some scientists in non-growth towns with surplus food & move slider to 10% research. Get +232gpt and RP in 17 turns.
- Pick off 3 rifles near Bordeaux.
<IBT: Arabs land a rfile by Erdenet; Delhi musket => cav; Ta-Tu MA => army; Tabriz factory => cav; Murcia worker => temple; Tes temple => settler.>
Turn 1 1455:
- Rush temples in Tsetserleg, Chartres and Avignon.
- Kill 5 rifles.
- Cut saltpeter by Barcelona.
<IBT: Lots of naval bombardment; another lone rifle lands by Erdenet; Almarikh cav => cav; Chartres temple => settler; Karachi temple => cannon; Avignon temple => wealth; Whathehey worker => settler; Darhan univ => cav; Dalandz. musket => CH; Baruun-Urt cav => cav; Tsetserleg temple => wealth.>
Turn 2 1460:
- Take out the rifle by Erdenet; kill a cav, 6 rifles, a LB and a settler pair near Bordeaux (lose 1 cav).
- Reinforcements landed near Lyons.
- Rush temples in Lyons, New Hovd and Pimlico.
<IBT: Arabs attack naval task force (empty now), they lose 3 frigates to our 1; Delhi cav => cav; Lyons temple => wealth; Ulaanbaatar cav => cav; SugarTobbacoville factory => harbor; Choyr cav => cav; Shiraz harbor => MP; Pimlico temple => wealth; New Hovd temple => worker.>
Turn 3 1465:
- Sink a frigate.
- Kill a rifle.
- Armies are resting.
- Rush temples in New Darhan and New Ulaanbaatar.
<IBT: A cav sneaks in and captures a stack of workers by Bordeaux

Turn 4 1470:
- Kill 7 rifles.
- Capture Madrid (Temple of Artemis and Sistines).
- Rush temple at Uliastay.
<IBT: Arabs lose 2 rifles attacking our forces on a mountain and we get a GL; Karakorum Hoover => US; Delhi cav => cav; Choy CH => settler; Uliastay temple => MP; Darhan cav => cav; Dalandz. CH => cav; SugarTobbacoville harbor => frigate; Huterg CH => duct; Arvayhear worker => settler.>
Turn 5 1475:
- New Erdenet estbl.
- Form an army with GL.
- Attack on Barcelona produces another GL, create an army.
- Capture Barcelona and get 3rd GL in a row.

- Rush temple in New Mandalgovi.
<IBT: Almarikh cav => musket; Ulaanbaatar cav => cav; Erdenet frigate => frigate; Baruun-Urt cav => musket; Choyr cav => cav; New Mandalgovi temple => worker.>
Turn 6 1480:
- Mow down more rifles near Madrid.
- Rush temples in Bordeaux and New Choybalsan.
<IBT: Delhi cav => cav; Orlean settler => worker; Almarikh musket => cav; Tabriz cav => cav; Darhan cav => cav; Dalandz. cav => cav; Brodeaux temple => worker; Spicetown worker => wealth; New Choybalsan temple => worker.>
Turn 7 1485:
- Kill 5 more rifles and 1 cav.
<IBT: Solo MDI lands next to Erdenet; Barcelona flips (we lose a musket); Erdenet frigate => cav; SugarTobbacoville frigate => frigate; Baruun-Urt musket => cav; Choyr cav => cav.>
Turn 8 1490:
- Kill the MDI by Erdenet.
- New Tsetserleg founded.
- Recapture Barcelona.
- Cav army dies attacking a stubborn rifle on plains tile; follow-up attack kills him and 5 more of his kinsmen.
- Capture Pyongyang.
- Rush temple in New Tabriz.
<IBT: 2 frigates die attacking our naval task force, we lose 1 frigate; 1 rifle and 1 LB die in attacks near Madrid; Delhi cav => musket; Ta-Tu army => army; Almarikh cav => cav; Ulaanbaatar cav => musket; Hovd Pentagon => rax; Darhan cav => cav; Dlandz. cav => cav; WLTKD (We Love the Khan Day) in lots of cities; Saynshond CH => wealth; New Tabriz temple => wealth.>
Turn 9 1495:
- Land more forces by Lyons.
- Armies are resting.
- Rush temple in Madrid.
<IBT: Arabs lose a frigate, then sink one of ours; Madrid temple => wealth; Delhi musket => cav; Tabriz cav => cav; Hovd rax => cav; Choyr cav => cav.>
Turn 10 1500:
- Capture Pusan (SOZ).
Recap:
- Captured 4 cities and founded 2 others. We are now at 62% of world area and 75% of population, so I dont expect to see another turn-set in this one.
- Our armies are pretty beat up, but there is a nice stack of fresh cavs sitting outside Barcelona. There are a couple of combat settlers are nearby as well.
- Reinforcements are staging near Tumentsegt; frigate escorts are definitely needed to run the gauntlet to Lyons.
- We have 621G, +204gpt, RP due in 5 turns.
Message from my military adviser (as I finished up this turnset at 1 AM): Sleep is for the weak.

Roster:
gozpel -> autoskip
bigfoot
grahamiam -> UP
dmanakho -> on deck
bede
el filet