AG16 - OCC Deity

[microbe]

my mistake

It's actually not THAT bad. AI has got Theology so if they get Education before Engineering we'd just lose 2.5 techs (I consider Chivalry half a tech ).

But of course we paid a lot to get here and lost the window to build up military and save gold to act nasty..

 

[carlosMM]

But of course we paid a lot to get here and lost the window to build up military and save gold to act nasty..

I'll play this on fom before my mistake to see if we stood a chance......

and yes, we would not have bought so many techs at such high prices, which means we might be way better off.

 

[ThERat]

got it, tonight. let' see what we can do to get closer to MT. our only hope are sipahis

 

[Greebley]

I would self research Feudalism. It is the one tech almost always worth self researching. The gold markup on Feudalism is the highest in the game (double cost as compared to research).

 

[Aggie]

Yes, it's probably wise to for for Feudalism ourselves. It's very expensive.

 

[ThERat]

save

Pre-turn
optimize food since we are in anarchy

IT aztec spear just moves on, its eyeing our lux

1.530BC
kill spear with warrior

2.510BC
we are a republic, unfortunately Egypt knows mono as well now
optimize for 20spt so we can get some spears for defense
feudalism in 19

3.490BC
we can't really afford units now, go for library in 2

IT Egpyt declares on celts? brave

4.470BC
Aztecs want 54g for peace, no

IT Mongols demand 21g, ok

5.450BC
library cuts research down to 11

IT lose supply of furs

6.430BC
income rises, adjust 70% research 10% lux and feudalism in 8

8.390BC
Aztec land a warrior, we 1 archer now that defeats the warrior

11.330BC
Egypt units on their way to Celts through our land. Sun Tzu finished by Celts

IT a host of new wonders being constructed inculding Cop etc

12.310BC
Mongols declare on Egpyt. glad that we didn't trade any lux else our rep would be broken now
China joins in, poor Egypt

IT see Mongol keshiks and AC's attack, Egpyt won't last long

14.270BC
feudalism is in, Egypt just got that as well, no trading

15.250BC
finish colloseum
we are making 73gpt at 10% lux, next player can chose what to build etc.
we could trade eng and sell to aztecs since they lack it, egpyt won't recover, I guess we should stay focused to get sipahis, our only real chance here

 

[Aggie]

ROSTER :
Aggie
microbe
ThERat
CarlosMM (indefinite skip)
Greebley (up)
bed_head7 (on deck)

 

[carlosMM]

please skip me indefinately. Playing the SGOTM I got a crash, since then I consistently get DLL errors and crashes on C3C startup

 

[Aggie]

Changed the roster. God luck with your PC Carlos. Please make sure that it works again in June

 

[microbe]

Can we build some embassies?

Also we need to end this phony war. Don't want Aztecs to sign alliances. For this we might need to build colosseum if we haven't.

MA against Egypt with gpt for tech would do well when it's down to 1 or 2 cities.

 

[ThERat]

we can end the war now for 20g I think. previously they demanded all our gold. colloseum just finished.
I doubt whether Egypt will come up with many new techs, I fear they might lose the war very fast. Mongols are strong

 

[Greebley]

Ok, I got it.

 

[Greebley]

Preturn: Make peace with the Aztecs for 20 gold.

Trade silks, 39 gpt, and 104g for Engineering from China.
I then traded Engineering and 2 gpt for Furs and Monarchy from Egypt.
I traded Engineering for 180 gold from Aztecs.

I was hoping to trade Engineering for a more useful tech, but aztecs would offer very little for it and must have been researching it. Egypt only had Monarchy.

Since Invention is the next tech we want, I start self researching it. It will make the price less if we buy it later so the money is not going to waste.

Turns:
Copernicus is completed by China. Mongols build Leo's
Build 3 Spear, 4 Trebuchets, 2 Galleys. Disband 2 reg Warriors, and a reg Spear (We still have the Vet Archer).

The Galleys have started mapping the outside of our Continent.

Notes:
We will probably want to switch to wealth soon. I just wanted some military to discourage demands and Trebs are always useful if we do get into a war.

Invention is in 17 turns, but I suspect we will buy it before we finish research.

 

[Aggie]

As I see it now I will only be able to play on Wedensday. Just FYI.

ROSTER :
Aggie (on deck)
microbe
ThERat
CarlosMM (indefinite skip)
Greebley (just played
bed_head7 (up)

 

[bed_head7]

Well, I'll make sure to get it into you by then. I am working about 18 hours this weekend and have all the homework I missed in the last week to make up (or most of it at least - I did get some work done while flying, or waiting for flights). Anyway, I'll probably take longer than the typical 48h, which works well if you can't play until Wednesday, Aggie.

 

[bed_head7]

190 AD (7) - Get Invention. Buy Gunpowder from China for 54gpt, 78g, Silks and WM. Then give Egypt our last Silks and Gunpowder for Theology and 45g. I realize this is somewhat risky, but the Egypts are still easily holding the choke, and we are well behind in techs so we need to take some risks.

I had no idea they were declining so fast. I would have bought Gunpowder from the Mongols for gpt, similar to what microbe suggested, and saved a lot of dollars.

I played a little past, to make up for missing turns and I was curious to see if Egypt would hold. Who cares, it is an OCC, right?

310 AD (16) - See Celtic units enter our territory. We have nothing with which to bribe them, maybe because I didn't make the deal with the Mongols.

I sort of doubt that.

I can't believe I gave this game the kiss of death in my one and only turnset. Sorry all.

 

[microbe]

Wow, indeed it declined so fast!

Without GL it's just virtually impossible to win..

 

[Aggie]

Wow Well this is a risk of an OCC. One can lose within a split second. I still think that we would have been able to win this variant. But this simply wasn't our game.

 

[ThERat]

wow, what a shocker, but I agree we screwed it with GL. sipahis are what would have saved us....well

 

[Greebley]

Once a civ decides to attack no amount of brbing will get them to change their mind. There was nothing you could do once they decided to attack.