OCC 1000 - 1150AD 15 turns to play
Pre-turn Well, PP is being run at 8 turns. Would have much rather had Music or astronomy for the wonders before the Leo / SZ prebuilds expire. We are up on everyone in tech except that Isabella has guns and will trade for Theology kicking in 1gpt. We dont need it at 2nd pricing and can wait for it to drop. Workers were idling in town. We must keep these guys roading. Defense will be vital once the other civs get Nav or Mag. We need to set up a fortress barrier on our incense and iron and wherever saltpeter may be if we have any.
[1] 1010 Moving workers to desert to road out towards west. England has guns now. So Theology to Spain for guns cash and 2gpt. Theology to England for 106g and 19gpt. We have salt in the desert. Road to connect coming. Ill wait to colonize though.
[2] 1020 Palace expansion. Roading towards salt. Establish some embassies. Madrid doing 6spt. Salamance doing 17spt, SZ in 7 and will be a powerhouse city with its floodplains and hills.
[3] 1030 Maya want peace and Eng. No thanks.
Cathedral > Harbor
[4] 1040 Moving workers to build fortress on salt.
[5] 1050 England demands education. I hang up on her and no war.
Harbor > Horse I was going to go University but want to have a prebuild when the slew of wonders comes up.
[6] 1060 Can get some chump change 5gpt for theology from Hiawatha. Check next turn.
[7] 1070 England has chivalry at monopoly. Spain and India are fighting.
[8] 1080 Just realized my weed when I built horse w/o barracks.
Horse > Brax. I notice we still dont have a granary. This makes Brax in 3 instead 2 because I have no excess food. I swap to granary so we can utilize some MMing possibilities. Sci-slider to 10% with PP due next turn.
[9] 1090 - PP comes in. Music in 12 at 100%. Lets see who knows who. Portugal knows nobody but us. The others are all still separated by the seas as to whom they have contact with except for Spain who knows everyone except Zulu and Portugal. I introduce her to Henry for 4gpt and 19g. England gives us 60g and 7gpt for Henrys address. Hard to keep track of who knows who but I know England and Spain know each other. Other contacts can be traded later. I hurry the granary.
[10] 1100 Granary > brax. Will hurry next turn.
[11] 1110 Hurry Brax for 92g. Horse sentries on Saltpeter. Workers heading to Iron and incense to fortress.
[12] 1120 Brax > Horse
[13] 1130 Workers fortressing incense.
[14] 1140 Horse > Warrior for upgrading later. He is only 1 turn and then a uni prebuild can be started.
[15] 1150 England completes Knights of Templar.
Warrior > Uni prebuild. The uni will come in as soon as Music comes in so you have to do the Big Picture trick so it does not complete. When Music comes in go to big picture, hit F1 and change the build on Constantinople to Bachs.
Notes: I started on some horses for the day when they come calling. I think we can hold the salt, iron, and closest incense if we do the following. Build workers when food box is full. Use workers to build fortresses around the perimeter from where Ive indicated. 1 fortified defenseman should hold it. We can raise cities and war as we see fit because they will have no shield output for building military. As long as they dont build a temple for expansion we should be OK. We are going to really want to get Shakes for the pop increase and culture. Its a beauty for us. Keep eyes peeled down the line when someone gets democracy. We need to trade at 3rd or 4th for it and then beeline to Free artistry.
THE SAVE