To start things of, I noticed we could cut through the island and make a canal! Not sure if we will ever need to use it though
Since i was unclear if i should go for peace and attack mansa or if i finish of toku quickly, i decided, since we already have many troops near tokugawa, to finish him of.
Turn 1: Joao offers OP, i accept, why not? Roosevelt asks us to declare on greece. Zara who is already angry at us makes us stop trading with someone (don't remember) but since we're gonna attack him soon to get rid of his culture, i decline. Carthage asks to trade crabs for iron. I say no. Zara converts to Hinduism. It's a hindu world! This is what's defending Kyoto:
Turn 2: Japan foolishly send 3 units out of his capital to attack bombay, (takes 3 turns), leaving his capital gaurded with only 2 axes and 1 archer. We attacl next turn and now it looks like a victorious attack.
Turn 3: Pillage iron mine. The attack by toku turns around and attacks several of our attackers. Sadly 2 died, including a cat. We have to wait for next turn to finihs toku of.
Turn 4: Literature done. No clue what to do next. so i start feudilism.
With the Collusos done, Kyoto will be a great commerce city, Speaking of Kyoto...
Roosevelt makes peace with Alexander.We lost a suicide cat and 2 strong axeman at a good chance for us.
Japanese civilization has been destroyed.
Turn 5: Zara wanted us to declare on the Vikings, i say, No way hose! I whip the parthenon in Delhi. Was afraid of losing it.
Turn 6: Alexander declares on Zara.
Great engineer born in Cuzco. Dunno what to do with, so i let the group decide. he's sleeping in Cuzco. Began Great Library in Delhi, (our lead research city)
Turn 7: I began National Epic in Cuzco as i think it is our GP Farm. Sorry for not letting the group decide, Cancel it if you don't like the idea.
Turn 8: Joao asks us to revolt to Hinduism. I like the idea, but i don't like the revolting apsect of it. I say no. Making Joao annoyed. GG born in Aksum. In two truns we declare on Mansa.
Turn 10: Apolostic Election for leader occurs. I voted for us. I think Suileman made the Apolistic Palace. It'd be funny if it was a hindu one with all those hindu guys lol. Well the war starts.
Turn 11: We win the apolistic elections! Great merchant born, i bulb civil service cause it seemed the most important giving the situation. What situation you may ask? This one.
Yap i was scared to knowing not alot of troops were out south, but then i saw this:
Am i missing something? You declared war on the most powerful person on the planet! Only monty does that, and suileman, your no monty. For safety reasons, i move the Great Engineer up to Bombay. a safer place.
Turn 12: 3 suicide cats die, and the attack on djene begans.
Besides the suicide cats, no losses =) I decide to go all the way and attack timbukto. I think it's the best case scenerio as i can't ask for peace.it's gaurded only with 2 skirmishers, but we have no cats so a few troops have to commit suicide sadly. Luckily Djenne came with the Kong Maio and the Dai maio,
Turn 13:
Turn 14: Carthage luckily is sending in a stack to attack timbukto. Mali will handle it, but we'll come and destory the injured units.
Turn 15:
Turn 16: Nothing much.
I took an extra turn by accident. *sorry*
Wow, the Suileman thing was a little suprising. we have big financial problems, but most of it should go away ounce we get kyoto working, and timbukto is captured. I think we have the Suileman thing under control. Timbukto is ours next turn. Sadly the Carthagian army isn't going our way. I STRONGLY suggest that somehow we convert to Hinduism. For all we know, That carthagian stack is coming from us.
Suileman is i believe getting ready for a big attack. So i think it's best if we capture timbukto quickly and get our stack back to home base. We have a scouting Spy with commando(can use enemy roads) Don't ask me why it is a spy, just continue scouting with it... We need to know what our enemy is hiding, and i met de gaulle and brennus with it, (don't know how, but i did) Besides we can't op with any hindu person at all. And everyone except for Us, Mali and Suilem are Hindu. I forgot to, but get a culture producing building in Kyoto to get it to expand it's borders.
GP born in 1 turn in Cuzco.
Next player... Good luck, i think you'll need it!
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for spotting the canal option!
bring cats into play at Stanbul and later Edirne. All in all these two cities fall within 10 turns with only 1 unit lost! 
Mongols loosen a spy at us, just to loose him for no gain. They look small, weak, and ripe for the picking 
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