Ank06 - 3CC Conquest
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Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
I PM'ed Yoshi. If he hasn't grabbed it by my lunch hour. I'll take it and play.
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
OK, I've got the game. I'll start playing now. This doesn't look like anything I'll be finishing soon. Dispatches will come as necessary.
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Pre-flight 1650 AD Why do we have a horse colony? Oh a deal with Abe. Very well.
Glad someone rushed a musket before they gave the game to me.
Military check 7 muskets (one on the horse colony), 6 cavs (one on the ivory colony and three in the army), and two cannon. That means we have exactly three offensive units on the home front. Yes, boys and girls we are in deep kimshi.
Carthage looks like they may be holding their own as are the Aztecs. Hopefully Abe can hold out and absorb some Arab attacks.
Well play a holding game for a while. A turtle needs a shell.
IBT Entremont: cav=> cav
Ludg: musket=> cav
1. 1655 AD We have a leader. Im going to use him on a cav. Move our new musket up to the saltpeter.
IBT Ludg: cav=>cannon
2. 1660 AD Start building some forts along our western frontier.
The Aztecs have taken Richmond from the Arabs.
IBT Alesia: Cav=>cav
3. 1665 AD Start gathering up our small army on the frontier.
We have some cash, lets look at speeding research. We can get steam in 27 turns at lone scientist or 27 turns at 100%. What a concept.
4. 1670 AD Two parts of our sieve-like Maginot line are completed
I think the Carthaginians have retaken one of their cities. Things might be looking up.
IBT Entremont: Cav=> musket
5. 1675 AD Our new cav kills a barb threatening our iron.
The Arabs have captured the Aztec city to our southwest.
To be continued .
Glad someone rushed a musket before they gave the game to me.
Military check 7 muskets (one on the horse colony), 6 cavs (one on the ivory colony and three in the army), and two cannon. That means we have exactly three offensive units on the home front. Yes, boys and girls we are in deep kimshi.
Carthage looks like they may be holding their own as are the Aztecs. Hopefully Abe can hold out and absorb some Arab attacks.
Well play a holding game for a while. A turtle needs a shell.
IBT Entremont: cav=> cav
Ludg: musket=> cav
1. 1655 AD We have a leader. Im going to use him on a cav. Move our new musket up to the saltpeter.
IBT Ludg: cav=>cannon
2. 1660 AD Start building some forts along our western frontier.
The Aztecs have taken Richmond from the Arabs.
IBT Alesia: Cav=>cav
3. 1665 AD Start gathering up our small army on the frontier.
We have some cash, lets look at speeding research. We can get steam in 27 turns at lone scientist or 27 turns at 100%. What a concept.
4. 1670 AD Two parts of our sieve-like Maginot line are completed
I think the Carthaginians have retaken one of their cities. Things might be looking up.
IBT Entremont: Cav=> musket
5. 1675 AD Our new cav kills a barb threatening our iron.
The Arabs have captured the Aztec city to our southwest.
To be continued .
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Turn 5 1675 AD IBT Lugdunum: cannon=>cannon
6. 1680 AD Short rush a musket in Entremont, using a MDI.
IBT Entremont: Musket=> musket
Alesia: cav=>cav
7. 1685 AD Whack a barb horse with my cav in Entremont.
Short rush a cannon using a settler. Science to 10%, put lone scientist to work for a few turns.
IBT Abe wants to trade TMs, no thanks.
Lugdunum: cannon=>cannon
8. 1690 AD Short rush the cav in Alesia & musket in Entremont.
IBT An Arab Infantryman steps forward to be killed.
Entremont: musket=> musket
Alesia: cav=>cav
9. 1695 AD Our cannon go 1 for 4 against the infantry.
1st cav is redlined taking one hp
2nd cav loses 2 hp, kills the inf and promotes.
Our allies are starting to fold. The former Zulu city of Umfolzi, which was Aztec, is now in Arab hands. Plus the Carthaginians have lost Russadir.
Short rush the cannon in Lugdunum.
IBT The Arabs are finally reaching us. We go 1 for two against Arab cavs, losing one cav. An Arab rifle approaches our front.
Lugdunum: cannon=>cannon
10. 1700 AD The Arab rifle is redlined with cannon. Kill him with a cav, then kill the redlined Arab cav with a cav. No loss on either attack.
After Action Report Heres the way I think we need to approach this one for the next century or until Abu starts to fade. We build a fortified front, and then walk it forward. This way we can control the territory and not have anyone building behind our lines, and we can have some defense while inching forward.
Ive been leaving a cav in Entremont to cover any barb incursions.
Try short rushing as much as possible. If you dont know what Im talking about pipe up.
Save: http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/ANK_06,_1700_AD.SAV
6. 1680 AD Short rush a musket in Entremont, using a MDI.
IBT Entremont: Musket=> musket
Alesia: cav=>cav
7. 1685 AD Whack a barb horse with my cav in Entremont.
Short rush a cannon using a settler. Science to 10%, put lone scientist to work for a few turns.
IBT Abe wants to trade TMs, no thanks.
Lugdunum: cannon=>cannon
8. 1690 AD Short rush the cav in Alesia & musket in Entremont.
IBT An Arab Infantryman steps forward to be killed.
Entremont: musket=> musket
Alesia: cav=>cav
9. 1695 AD Our cannon go 1 for 4 against the infantry.
1st cav is redlined taking one hp
2nd cav loses 2 hp, kills the inf and promotes.
Our allies are starting to fold. The former Zulu city of Umfolzi, which was Aztec, is now in Arab hands. Plus the Carthaginians have lost Russadir.
Short rush the cannon in Lugdunum.
IBT The Arabs are finally reaching us. We go 1 for two against Arab cavs, losing one cav. An Arab rifle approaches our front.
Lugdunum: cannon=>cannon
10. 1700 AD The Arab rifle is redlined with cannon. Kill him with a cav, then kill the redlined Arab cav with a cav. No loss on either attack.
After Action Report Heres the way I think we need to approach this one for the next century or until Abu starts to fade. We build a fortified front, and then walk it forward. This way we can control the territory and not have anyone building behind our lines, and we can have some defense while inching forward.
Ive been leaving a cav in Entremont to cover any barb incursions.
Try short rushing as much as possible. If you dont know what Im talking about pipe up.
Save: http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/ANK_06,_1700_AD.SAV
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Here's the Western Front:
The red lines are where we should build forts to complete our Maginot line (yes I know the Maginot line failed, but I don't think the Monarch AI is smart enough to beat it)
The yellow dot is a good location to launch an assault on that Arab city from.
Remember combined arms, we need cannon, cavs and muskets.
The red lines are where we should build forts to complete our Maginot line (yes I know the Maginot line failed, but I don't think the Monarch AI is smart enough to beat it)
The yellow dot is a good location to launch an assault on that Arab city from.
Remember combined arms, we need cannon, cavs and muskets.
pindicator
Emperor
Well played Bugs -- way to get that mess I gave you under control. 
As far as research goes, I think we can hire a scientist and slowly starve a city to get a little bit more income. We can switch this off between Entremont and Alesia: while one city slowly starves, the other builds back up its granary. However, I'm saying this w/o looking at the save, so it may not be worth the extra money spent short rushing the cavs (due to slight production loss) combined with the loss of commerce from turning a citizen into a scientist.
As far as research goes, I think we can hire a scientist and slowly starve a city to get a little bit more income. We can switch this off between Entremont and Alesia: while one city slowly starves, the other builds back up its granary. However, I'm saying this w/o looking at the save, so it may not be worth the extra money spent short rushing the cavs (due to slight production loss) combined with the loss of commerce from turning a citizen into a scientist.
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
I think (IIRC) that both Alesia and Lugdunum were going to starve or lose the 20gpt if I moved the lone scientist to either one, but it wouldn'r be the first time I've been wrong today.
I do believe that Gengis is UP!! (Hope that didn't hurt his hangover)
I do believe that Gengis is UP!! (Hope that didn't hurt his hangover)
pindicator
Emperor
Genghis? You there?
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Gengis has been MIA for at least two weeks now in his own Training game. Bede, why don't you take the game.
TrailblazingScot
I was kittenOFchaos
I really enjoy these succession games where players are in a tight spot, keep it coming!
It is now 1735 and Abu has broken our line, wiped out the cavalry army and the rest of our dragoons, taken most of our artillery and has troops behind the lines in the mountains heading toward the capitol, half a dozen effectives, including a cav army...
He calls up and sues for peace and will pay us 900g for the privilege of our continued survival, N.B. I said pay us
So do I take his money or call his bluff? There is something going on in the hinterlands that I cannot see which would explain his sudden lack of interest in our destruction...
So, take his money and breathe for 20 turns, or don't and pray he turns aside...
He calls up and sues for peace and will pay us 900g for the privilege of our continued survival, N.B. I said pay us
So do I take his money or call his bluff? There is something going on in the hinterlands that I cannot see which would explain his sudden lack of interest in our destruction...
So, take his money and breathe for 20 turns, or don't and pray he turns aside...
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
If he's behind our lines and we've lost our artillery, it sounds like we're on the ropes. I'd take peace and hope the others can hold out. I'd also start researching again.
pindicator
Emperor
Wait a minute, he's going to pay us? What in the world for? Are his cities rioting from massive war weariness? I'm just trying to think of a possible explanation for paying us for peace versus wiping us out in less than 10 turns.
Gengis Khan
Deity
Sorry for going MIA guys, I'm back though.
This needs some investigating...
