Ripley
Warlord
Originally posted by gonzo_for_civ
Hopefully, Ripley will post soon ...
I shall post right now! This one will have to be quick. The forums came up just as I was about to leave. It's a public holiday here.
The first order of buisness was to increase the science rate back up to 70%.
I have continued the war against Russia. On top of that I have started one against Egypt. Cleopatra was starting to send out settlers into the area's recently vacated by Russia. I coudn't see much point in kicking two different Civs off the same land at different times, so I attacked. They have taken Cahun off us, but have lost a lot more than they have gained. Cleo was pretty pissed when I took the Gemstone city of Abydos and threw everything at it. That ended when I rushed some walls. We should probably rush a temple there as well.
Egypt is down to a single iron source and I think that we should attack that sooner rather then later. It's not exactly deep in their territory. It also appears that they have only a single supply of horses (hint, hint).
They have finally discovered the island to the bottom of the map and are attacking Portland as I speak, although that appears limited to a single chariot.
Russia is a spent force. They now have five cities left and have lost their capital twice. They have no iron or horses, let alone saltpeter. Oh, did I mention that Egypt has no saltpeter either? I tried to hold on to Moscow due to it's Hanging Gardens but it flipped (should have rushed a temple). So I razed it next turn.
On our home front, most of our cities have been working on improvements with a small number supplying a steady trickle of cavalry. I've built a harbour in Houston and most of the galleys are headed there now for an upgrade. We have Navigation so we shouldn't lose any more ships at sea.
We are currently researching physics and building JS Bach's cathedral, Magellans Voyage, and the Observatory. With the destruction of Moscow, we are now the only Civilization controlling wonders.
All in all, it's starting to look like a walk in the park. I'll be lucky if I get another turn in this game.
PS: Gonzo, when this one is over, we should jump up a level and start another game with the same group.