AndrewN
Prince
OK, playing now. This could take a while 
AVS2: Dutch Destruction
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AndrewN
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I am, I didn't get much chance to play over the weekend, but I'll give it a go tonight.
AndrewN: "tonight" has passed. (didn't I post that earlier in this thread as well ?? 
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I still want to finish this game, but I just played. I am not desiring an RM - AND - RM game.
Repeated roster:
andvruss -- Just Played
Cuivienen -- UP
AndrewN -- On Deck
Corrado -- Free to jump in
Skunk -- Free to jump in
Rik Meleet -- Recovering
Repeated roster:
andvruss -- Just Played
Cuivienen -- UP
AndrewN -- On Deck
Corrado -- Free to jump in
Skunk -- Free to jump in
Rik Meleet -- Recovering
The tide turns ...for the moment.
Great leaders arrive to reclaim what is ours.
(inherited turn) 1305 AD - Whew, this situation is complicated!
I start by copying Cuivienen's move to sign the Greeks against Spain, Portugal and Sumeria.
Then we deal with the riots, lux up to 20% and some entertainers should fix that.
And then the production, why are we building courthouses and cathedrals in the middle of a total war?
Switch:
Berlin from courthouse to Merc.
Devenenter from marketplace to cav.
Gouda from temple to merc.
Groningen from cathedral to cav.
Kerkrade from marketplace to merc.
Leeuwarden from courthouse to merc.
Leipzig from courthouse to MDI.
Munich from courthouse to merc.
Nuremberg from temple to MDI.
Stuttgart from temple to merc.
Zwolle from temple to merc.
Tilburg from marketplace to MDI.
Hurry:
temple in Salzburg.
merc in stuttgart.
merc in Zwolle.
Shuffle around some units for defense.
Kill 3 roman longbows, capture a trebuchet. Recapture konigsberg, 3 resisters.
Kill 1 portugese rifleman, 1 musketman, 1 cav. Lose 1 cav.
IBT - Portugal attacks, we lose 2 mercs and Apeldoorn falls.
Germany declare war on the byzantines. And on the greeks.
Summeria declare war on the byzantines.
Tilburg, Leipzig: MDI->merc
Deventer: cav->merc
Berlin, Stuttgart, Kerkrade, Zwolle, Gouda: merc->merc
Salzburg: temple->merc
Order is restored in most of the cities, the resistance in Konigsberg ends.
(1) 1310 AD - Trying to take back Apeldoorn. They lose 1 infantry, 2 cavs. Our cavs are redlined but we lose nothing. Apeldoorn is ours again.
Upgrade 1 knight.
IBT - Sumeria declare war on the Hittities.
Portugal kills 1 merc, 2 cavs.
Inca declare war on the greeks.
Inca and Byz ally agains Rome and Summeria.
Groningen, Nijmegen:cav->cav
Haarlem:merc->merc
Mendes:barracks->merc
(2) 1315 AD - The northen front is holding, mostly thanks to Byzantines. The western front is still falling apart.
Attacking the romans. They lose 3 longbows and 1 spear. We lose 1 cav. No romans left within our borders now.
Upgrade the last knight.
Attacking portugal. They lose 5 cavs. We lose nothing. A great leader, Dirck Hartog appears! He forms a the cavalry army we need to kill the portugese infantry.
IBT - Rome declare war on the greeks.
Portugal attacks, they lose 1 cav and 1 infantry, we lose nothing.
Inca and Hittities ally against Maya.
Berlin riots, "stop the agression against our mother country".
Arnhem, Munich: merc->merc
Eindhoven: cav->cav
Nuremberg: MDI->merc
(3) 1320 AD - We attack germany, they lose 1 rifleman.
We attack Portugal, they lose 1 cav.
IBT - Incas, Greece and Byzantines renegotiate peace with us. Suddenly we're earning a lot more money.
Seems like Portugal has no cavs left on our continent, now they are advancing with infantry.
Inca and Hittities ally against Byzantines, so Inca declare war against Byzantines.
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Maastricht, Middelburg, Enschede: cav->cav
Order restored in Berlin, riots in Emmen.
(4) 1325 AD - We attack Portugal, they lose 2 infantry, we lose 1 cav. Giza is ours again.
Upgrade 5 trebs to cannons.
IBT - Rome declare war on the Hittities.
Maya declare war on the greeks.
sumerian ships approach our eastern border.
Germany attacks, we lose 1 cav.
Portugal are building ToE.
Order restored in Emmen.
Utrecht: cav->cav
We catch Sumerians trying to plant a spy in our capital.
(5) 1330 AD - We attack germany, they lose 1 longbow.
We attack Portugal, we lose 1 cav. Just wait, lots of cavs are coming in.
IBT
Emmen, Deventer, Arnhem, Haarlem, Buto: merc->merc
Elephantine: cav->cav
Konigsberg and Stuttgart riots, they saw our strike force headed for Heidelburg.
Sumeria completes ToE.
(6) 1335 AD - Heidelburg: our cannons injure the defenders, but this is gonna be a hard fight. They lose 2 riflemen, we lose 1 cav, 1 merc. A great leader, Henry Hudson, appears! He forms another army. But Heidelburg still stands, with one redlined defender.
IBT - Romans attack, they lose 1 longbow, we lose 1 merc.
Delft, Leiden: cav->cav
Tilburg: merc->merc
Order restored in Stuttgart.
(7) 1340 AD - We attack Heliopolis, Portugal lose 1 infantry, we lose 2 cavs.
We attack Alexandria, Portugal lose 1 infantry.
IBT - Portugal strikes, we lose 1 merc and 1 cav.
Amsterdam: cav->cav
Alkmaar, El-Amarna riots.
Portugese ships with reinforcements are arriving.
(8) 1345 AD - Heidelburg: they lose 1 rifleman, the city falls. 1 resister. The city has a barracks.
We kill 1 roman spearman and 1 portugese infantry.
All troops retreat from portugese territory to regroup.
IBT - lots of roman soldiers appear at our borders.
Den Haag, Den Helder: cav->cav
Arnhem: merc->cav
The resistance in Heidelburg ends.
(9) 1350 AD - We attack the romans, kill 5 longbows. A great leader, Willem
Jantszoon, appears! He forms another army.
We gather a great strike force outside Alexandria.
IBT - Portugal attacks our strike force, but we have planned well and stand tall. They lose 4 infantrys and we lose 1 merc.
Greece and Germany sign a peace treaty.
Byzantine and Rome dito.
Rotterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen: cav->cav
Haarlem, Mendes: merc->merc
Gouda riots.
(10) 1355 AD
Alexandria: we manage to injure most of their units with our trebs. Portugal lose 4 infantry, we lose 2 cavs. The city falls, 1 resister.
Heliopolis: Portugal lose 2 infantry, we lose 1 cav. The city falls.
We give the Romans a good bombardment before we attack them. They lose 2 riflemen, 3 longbows.
So, thats it.
Steam power is due in 4-5 turns (we're running at a dangerously high negative income right now).
Now may be a good time to make peace, our enemies are regrouping and will soon strike back with full force and we would really need to get some time to get our land railroaded as soon as we get steam power.
Save
Great leaders arrive to reclaim what is ours.
(inherited turn) 1305 AD - Whew, this situation is complicated!
I start by copying Cuivienen's move to sign the Greeks against Spain, Portugal and Sumeria.
Then we deal with the riots, lux up to 20% and some entertainers should fix that.
And then the production, why are we building courthouses and cathedrals in the middle of a total war?
Switch:
Berlin from courthouse to Merc.
Devenenter from marketplace to cav.
Gouda from temple to merc.
Groningen from cathedral to cav.
Kerkrade from marketplace to merc.
Leeuwarden from courthouse to merc.
Leipzig from courthouse to MDI.
Munich from courthouse to merc.
Nuremberg from temple to MDI.
Stuttgart from temple to merc.
Zwolle from temple to merc.
Tilburg from marketplace to MDI.
Hurry:
temple in Salzburg.
merc in stuttgart.
merc in Zwolle.
Shuffle around some units for defense.
Kill 3 roman longbows, capture a trebuchet. Recapture konigsberg, 3 resisters.
Kill 1 portugese rifleman, 1 musketman, 1 cav. Lose 1 cav.
IBT - Portugal attacks, we lose 2 mercs and Apeldoorn falls.
Germany declare war on the byzantines. And on the greeks.
Summeria declare war on the byzantines.
Tilburg, Leipzig: MDI->merc
Deventer: cav->merc
Berlin, Stuttgart, Kerkrade, Zwolle, Gouda: merc->merc
Salzburg: temple->merc
Order is restored in most of the cities, the resistance in Konigsberg ends.
(1) 1310 AD - Trying to take back Apeldoorn. They lose 1 infantry, 2 cavs. Our cavs are redlined but we lose nothing. Apeldoorn is ours again.
Upgrade 1 knight.
IBT - Sumeria declare war on the Hittities.
Portugal kills 1 merc, 2 cavs.
Inca declare war on the greeks.
Inca and Byz ally agains Rome and Summeria.
Groningen, Nijmegen:cav->cav
Haarlem:merc->merc
Mendes:barracks->merc
(2) 1315 AD - The northen front is holding, mostly thanks to Byzantines. The western front is still falling apart.
Attacking the romans. They lose 3 longbows and 1 spear. We lose 1 cav. No romans left within our borders now.
Upgrade the last knight.
Attacking portugal. They lose 5 cavs. We lose nothing. A great leader, Dirck Hartog appears! He forms a the cavalry army we need to kill the portugese infantry.
IBT - Rome declare war on the greeks.
Portugal attacks, they lose 1 cav and 1 infantry, we lose nothing.
Inca and Hittities ally against Maya.
Berlin riots, "stop the agression against our mother country".
Arnhem, Munich: merc->merc
Eindhoven: cav->cav
Nuremberg: MDI->merc
(3) 1320 AD - We attack germany, they lose 1 rifleman.
We attack Portugal, they lose 1 cav.
IBT - Incas, Greece and Byzantines renegotiate peace with us. Suddenly we're earning a lot more money.
Seems like Portugal has no cavs left on our continent, now they are advancing with infantry.
Inca and Hittities ally against Byzantines, so Inca declare war against Byzantines.
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Maastricht, Middelburg, Enschede: cav->cav
Order restored in Berlin, riots in Emmen.
(4) 1325 AD - We attack Portugal, they lose 2 infantry, we lose 1 cav. Giza is ours again.
Upgrade 5 trebs to cannons.
IBT - Rome declare war on the Hittities.
Maya declare war on the greeks.
sumerian ships approach our eastern border.
Germany attacks, we lose 1 cav.
Portugal are building ToE.
Order restored in Emmen.
Utrecht: cav->cav
We catch Sumerians trying to plant a spy in our capital.
(5) 1330 AD - We attack germany, they lose 1 longbow.
We attack Portugal, we lose 1 cav. Just wait, lots of cavs are coming in.
IBT
Emmen, Deventer, Arnhem, Haarlem, Buto: merc->merc
Elephantine: cav->cav
Konigsberg and Stuttgart riots, they saw our strike force headed for Heidelburg.
Sumeria completes ToE.
(6) 1335 AD - Heidelburg: our cannons injure the defenders, but this is gonna be a hard fight. They lose 2 riflemen, we lose 1 cav, 1 merc. A great leader, Henry Hudson, appears! He forms another army. But Heidelburg still stands, with one redlined defender.
IBT - Romans attack, they lose 1 longbow, we lose 1 merc.
Delft, Leiden: cav->cav
Tilburg: merc->merc
Order restored in Stuttgart.
(7) 1340 AD - We attack Heliopolis, Portugal lose 1 infantry, we lose 2 cavs.
We attack Alexandria, Portugal lose 1 infantry.
IBT - Portugal strikes, we lose 1 merc and 1 cav.
Amsterdam: cav->cav
Alkmaar, El-Amarna riots.
Portugese ships with reinforcements are arriving.
(8) 1345 AD - Heidelburg: they lose 1 rifleman, the city falls. 1 resister. The city has a barracks.
We kill 1 roman spearman and 1 portugese infantry.
All troops retreat from portugese territory to regroup.
IBT - lots of roman soldiers appear at our borders.
Den Haag, Den Helder: cav->cav
Arnhem: merc->cav
The resistance in Heidelburg ends.
(9) 1350 AD - We attack the romans, kill 5 longbows. A great leader, Willem
Jantszoon, appears! He forms another army.
We gather a great strike force outside Alexandria.
IBT - Portugal attacks our strike force, but we have planned well and stand tall. They lose 4 infantrys and we lose 1 merc.
Greece and Germany sign a peace treaty.
Byzantine and Rome dito.
Rotterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen: cav->cav
Haarlem, Mendes: merc->merc
Gouda riots.
(10) 1355 AD
Alexandria: we manage to injure most of their units with our trebs. Portugal lose 4 infantry, we lose 2 cavs. The city falls, 1 resister.
Heliopolis: Portugal lose 2 infantry, we lose 1 cav. The city falls.
We give the Romans a good bombardment before we attack them. They lose 2 riflemen, 3 longbows.
So, thats it.
Steam power is due in 4-5 turns (we're running at a dangerously high negative income right now).
Now may be a good time to make peace, our enemies are regrouping and will soon strike back with full force and we would really need to get some time to get our land railroaded as soon as we get steam power.
Save
If I counted correctly, you netted us 3 GL that round! Thanks for keeping this alive!The Northen front
Here our defenses are thin, since Byzantines (until recently) did a good job defending it against Rome and Germany. Rome have been sending obsolete units up until now, when they began sending riflemen. Germany has riflemen and longbows. Neither of them has (yet) sent any cavs. Germany are weak and easy to take out if we would like to.
The Western front
Here we have more forces, but the situation is chaotic. The only reason that we could begin to retake citites is that portugal ran out of cavs. More cavs are coming in by boat, so do not think that we already have them beaten.
Yes, I managed to get a grand total of 3 MGLs in these ten turns. I made armies of them all as cav armies are our best hope against Portugals infantry. At least one of the armies are not yet completely filled, so the next player should check their health.
When we get Steam we should build alot of cannons. That combined with our cavalry armies should give us quite a good chance to survive until the enemy has tanks.
Here our defenses are thin, since Byzantines (until recently) did a good job defending it against Rome and Germany. Rome have been sending obsolete units up until now, when they began sending riflemen. Germany has riflemen and longbows. Neither of them has (yet) sent any cavs. Germany are weak and easy to take out if we would like to.
The Western front
Here we have more forces, but the situation is chaotic. The only reason that we could begin to retake citites is that portugal ran out of cavs. More cavs are coming in by boat, so do not think that we already have them beaten.
Yes, I managed to get a grand total of 3 MGLs in these ten turns. I made armies of them all as cav armies are our best hope against Portugals infantry. At least one of the armies are not yet completely filled, so the next player should check their health.
When we get Steam we should build alot of cannons. That combined with our cavalry armies should give us quite a good chance to survive until the enemy has tanks.
OK, I can take it, but not today. I won't be playing for at least 24 hours.
If anyone (especially Cuivienen, AndrewN or Corrado) want to play today, go ahead. If not; I'll play in little over 24 hours.
So this is a half "I got it"
If anyone (especially Cuivienen, AndrewN or Corrado) want to play today, go ahead. If not; I'll play in little over 24 hours.
So this is a half "I got it"
This game is way too complicated to "sneak it in" in between other things. I have to ask for some extra time.
BTW: I think we'll have a hard time to win, even if we aren't forced to make war with everyone in 1500 AD.
BTW: I think we'll have a hard time to win, even if we aren't forced to make war with everyone in 1500 AD.
yes I can.
I have part of tomorrow night and nearly all friday night.
I have part of tomorrow night and nearly all friday night.
IHT: Cancel Dyes for 19gpt with Hittites. Buy Steam from hittites for Dyes + WM + 10 gpt + 8 gold. We have 1 source of coal !!
We have no MA's versus Rome, so sign peace with them for Their WM and their 9gpt.
MM cities.
Science is either at 40 %, getting Elec in 27, or at 0%, getting Electricity in 50. gpt difference = -4 Vs +157.
No science yet.
IBT
Berlin worker -> worker
Leipzig worker -> worker
Emmen Merc -> Merc
Groningen Cav -> Cav
Koningsberg worker -> Merc
MAastricht Cav -> CAv
Haarlem worker -> worker
Breda Cav -> Cav
Salzburg Worker -> rax
[1] 1360AD. Starting railroads. Attacking Bonn, moving units and healing them.
IBT German-Incan trade Embargo has ended. Portuguese want to talk. He wants us to pay heavily for war-damage. No, we are the dutch, you have to pay us !
A'dam Cav -> Cav
Haarlem worker -> worker
Leeuwarden Merc -> cav
Buto MErc -> worker
Gouda worker -> worker
[2] 1365 AD. Positioning troops for assaults on Abydos, Asyut and Bonn.
IBT only Portuguese units I've seen are Inf's, no cavs. Still no attack on us.
Den Haag Cav -> Cav
El-Arm rax -> cav
Munich worker -> worker
Haarlem worker -> cav
Eindhoven cav -> cav
Leiden cav -> cav
Nuremburg worker -> worker
Tilburg Merc -> worker
[3] 1370 AD. Abydos is autoraze, no losses.
Bonn is captured, no losses.
Battle of Asyut: 2 cavs lost, but city is captured. We now control 2 coal resources.
Buy Wines from Inca (+5 gold) for Horses + WM + 21 gpt.
MM cities.
IBT: Romans want to talk. Sell our WM for his + 1 gold. Still no counterattack.
Elep Cav -> rax
Giza worker -> worker
Middelburg Cav -> cav
Enschede cav -> cav
Buto worker -> worker
[4] 1375 AD. Upgrade 6 trebs to cannons. Form SoD near Portuguese Hieraconpolis, consisting of 11 cavs, 2 mercs and 10 trebs.
IBT Germans want to talk. They offer straight peace. No way !
Greece and Rome sign peace. Still no counterattacks.
R'dam cav -> cav
Elephantine riots.
Utrecht Cav -> cav
Apeldoorn Merc -> rax
Tilburg worker -> market
[5] 1380 AD. Upgrade 4 trebs.
Our 2 Northern Cav armies capture Frankfurt + 2 workers.
Battle of Hieraconpolis. We loose 2 cavs, but defeat 2 infs + 1 rifle + 1 cavs, capturing the city, which holds Sistines.
IBT: Rome and Spain sign trade embargo against us. Sumerians land a cav near undefended Asyut.
A'dam Cav -> Pentagon
Berlin riots (and I did check each city)
Deventer Cav -> market
Arnhem Cav -> bank
Mendes Harbor -> worker
[6] 1385 AD. 4/4 cav nearly flawlessly defeats Spanish cav. He is now 3/4.
Battle of Lisht; we loose 2 cavs, but destroy the city.
Battle of Athribis; city is auto razed. Portuguese are down to 1 city on our continent. Our workers are building a railroad to the former Portuguese front and after that to the German fornt, to get the troops on location quickly.
IBT Inca and Greece sign peace.
Den Haag Cav -> Military Academy.
Buto worker -> court
Gouda worker -> worker
Zwolle rax -> court
Hilversum Merc -> court
[7] 1390AD. Finish the southern branch of the railroad, start up north. Upgrade 10 trebs.
Position troops for the assault on the remaining 2 German cities and the last Portuguese city on our continent. MM cities.
IBT. Portuguese land an Inf in former Germany. Bys and Sumeria sign peace. Hittites and Germany sign peace. Sumeria and Byz sign MA vs Germany and Maya. Byz capture new Berlin; I was going to take it this turn...
We caught a Portuguese Spy attempt.
Nijmegen Cav -> bank
Maastricht Cav -> bank
Leiden Cav -> bank
[8] 1395 AD. Cancel alliance Vs Portuguese with Byz, which was costing us 39 gpt.
Attacking Edfu leaves our cav army 1/14, but wins. ** phew ** In the end we capture Edfu without losses. There are no more Portuguese cities on our continent.
IBT. Greece and Hittites sign MA Vs Rome. Germany and Hittites Vs Maya. Sumeria and Hittites sign peace. Greeks want to talk. Trade our WM for his + 13 gold.
Alkmaar Court -> market
Delft court -> harbor
Mendes worker -> granary
[9] 1400AD. Capture the last German city on our continent; Bremen. Time to make peace.
Peace signed with Germany for Industrialization + Medicine, we pay 800 gold + 111 gpt + WM.
I then trade Inca Electricity for Spice + Dyes + Industrialization + 47 gpt.
Sign peace with Maya (we pay Electricity) for WM + Ironclads + Sanitation + Navigation. That ends the Trade embargo against us between Maya and Portuguese.
Trade Greeks Industrialization + Electricity + Sanitation for Music Theory + Nationalism + WM + 32 gold.
Facism (probably our best Government) is around, but unobtainable.
Our financial situation is: 81 gold, +1 gpt. That should improve with more rails.
We still have a 1 turn Alliance with Greece Vs Portugal and Spain and Sumeria.
Changed all defense-builds to temples. Workers start railroading our 2 wonder-building cities.
On 2nd thoughts; I can get Fascism now, by signing a MPP with 1 city (size 1) Germany. The only two German enemies close are a Sumerian city; which whom we are still at war and a Mayan city, which we just made peace with. Germany's enemy's are: Rome - close, but a sea is between them, Inca - same and Byz, far away. Since we are forced to break a treaty, due to the MA with Greece Vs Portugal and Spain and Sumeria being signed 1 turn too late, I might as well get the most of it.
Signed MPP with Germany for Fascism + 392 gold. This is a risky move, But since we are so far behind, well worth it. We need Fascism for it's worker efficiency, Forced labor (we haven't had time to build happy generating buildings, nor are we very well able to trade luxuries during the WW's), the unit -support and the none-War weariness. I opted to revolt immediately, but choose not to, as it would decrease our negotiation stand in next turn's peace talks with Spain, Portugal and Sumeria.
Sell Electricity to Rome for Espionage + 1 gold.
Sell Electricty + Sanitation + Espionage to Germany for Communism + 679 gold + 15 gpt.
We now have 1153 gold, 16 gpt.
IBT. Rome declares war on the Byz. Maya have attacked Germany, Our MPP-brothers. We have to declare war on Maya's. Bye Bye Rep. We see some nice Byz-Rom fighting. Our Palace expands, gets some nice trees on the lawn.
Intelligence message pops up.
Berlin worker -> court
Elep Rax -> factory
[10] 1405 AD. Cancel all alliances left.
Sumeria pays 140 gold for peace.
Portugal pays 660 gold for peace.
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And that's it. Next player can decide to revolt to Fascism or not. I would. I got us 12 techs, but don't think we are anywhere near tech-equality. I must say my fears of playing this lost game have disappeared, It is still winnable. Perhaps not honorably (according to Realm's rules, but still...
I hope I've made this situation is more winnable, I've done my best. Good luck, whoever plays next.
The Save 1405 AD
We have no MA's versus Rome, so sign peace with them for Their WM and their 9gpt.
MM cities.
Science is either at 40 %, getting Elec in 27, or at 0%, getting Electricity in 50. gpt difference = -4 Vs +157.
No science yet.
IBT
Berlin worker -> worker
Leipzig worker -> worker
Emmen Merc -> Merc
Groningen Cav -> Cav
Koningsberg worker -> Merc
MAastricht Cav -> CAv
Haarlem worker -> worker
Breda Cav -> Cav
Salzburg Worker -> rax
[1] 1360AD. Starting railroads. Attacking Bonn, moving units and healing them.
IBT German-Incan trade Embargo has ended. Portuguese want to talk. He wants us to pay heavily for war-damage. No, we are the dutch, you have to pay us !
A'dam Cav -> Cav
Haarlem worker -> worker
Leeuwarden Merc -> cav
Buto MErc -> worker
Gouda worker -> worker
[2] 1365 AD. Positioning troops for assaults on Abydos, Asyut and Bonn.
IBT only Portuguese units I've seen are Inf's, no cavs. Still no attack on us.
Den Haag Cav -> Cav
El-Arm rax -> cav
Munich worker -> worker
Haarlem worker -> cav
Eindhoven cav -> cav
Leiden cav -> cav
Nuremburg worker -> worker
Tilburg Merc -> worker
[3] 1370 AD. Abydos is autoraze, no losses.
Bonn is captured, no losses.
Battle of Asyut: 2 cavs lost, but city is captured. We now control 2 coal resources.
Buy Wines from Inca (+5 gold) for Horses + WM + 21 gpt.
MM cities.
IBT: Romans want to talk. Sell our WM for his + 1 gold. Still no counterattack.
Elep Cav -> rax
Giza worker -> worker
Middelburg Cav -> cav
Enschede cav -> cav
Buto worker -> worker
[4] 1375 AD. Upgrade 6 trebs to cannons. Form SoD near Portuguese Hieraconpolis, consisting of 11 cavs, 2 mercs and 10 trebs.
IBT Germans want to talk. They offer straight peace. No way !
Greece and Rome sign peace. Still no counterattacks.
R'dam cav -> cav
Elephantine riots.
Utrecht Cav -> cav
Apeldoorn Merc -> rax
Tilburg worker -> market
[5] 1380 AD. Upgrade 4 trebs.
Our 2 Northern Cav armies capture Frankfurt + 2 workers.
Battle of Hieraconpolis. We loose 2 cavs, but defeat 2 infs + 1 rifle + 1 cavs, capturing the city, which holds Sistines.
IBT: Rome and Spain sign trade embargo against us. Sumerians land a cav near undefended Asyut.
A'dam Cav -> Pentagon
Berlin riots (and I did check each city)
Deventer Cav -> market
Arnhem Cav -> bank
Mendes Harbor -> worker
[6] 1385 AD. 4/4 cav nearly flawlessly defeats Spanish cav. He is now 3/4.
Battle of Lisht; we loose 2 cavs, but destroy the city.
Battle of Athribis; city is auto razed. Portuguese are down to 1 city on our continent. Our workers are building a railroad to the former Portuguese front and after that to the German fornt, to get the troops on location quickly.
IBT Inca and Greece sign peace.
Den Haag Cav -> Military Academy.
Buto worker -> court
Gouda worker -> worker
Zwolle rax -> court
Hilversum Merc -> court
[7] 1390AD. Finish the southern branch of the railroad, start up north. Upgrade 10 trebs.
Position troops for the assault on the remaining 2 German cities and the last Portuguese city on our continent. MM cities.
IBT. Portuguese land an Inf in former Germany. Bys and Sumeria sign peace. Hittites and Germany sign peace. Sumeria and Byz sign MA vs Germany and Maya. Byz capture new Berlin; I was going to take it this turn...
We caught a Portuguese Spy attempt.
Nijmegen Cav -> bank
Maastricht Cav -> bank
Leiden Cav -> bank
[8] 1395 AD. Cancel alliance Vs Portuguese with Byz, which was costing us 39 gpt.
Attacking Edfu leaves our cav army 1/14, but wins. ** phew ** In the end we capture Edfu without losses. There are no more Portuguese cities on our continent.
IBT. Greece and Hittites sign MA Vs Rome. Germany and Hittites Vs Maya. Sumeria and Hittites sign peace. Greeks want to talk. Trade our WM for his + 13 gold.
Alkmaar Court -> market
Delft court -> harbor
Mendes worker -> granary
[9] 1400AD. Capture the last German city on our continent; Bremen. Time to make peace.
Peace signed with Germany for Industrialization + Medicine, we pay 800 gold + 111 gpt + WM.
I then trade Inca Electricity for Spice + Dyes + Industrialization + 47 gpt.
Sign peace with Maya (we pay Electricity) for WM + Ironclads + Sanitation + Navigation. That ends the Trade embargo against us between Maya and Portuguese.
Trade Greeks Industrialization + Electricity + Sanitation for Music Theory + Nationalism + WM + 32 gold.
Facism (probably our best Government) is around, but unobtainable.
Our financial situation is: 81 gold, +1 gpt. That should improve with more rails.
We still have a 1 turn Alliance with Greece Vs Portugal and Spain and Sumeria.
Changed all defense-builds to temples. Workers start railroading our 2 wonder-building cities.
On 2nd thoughts; I can get Fascism now, by signing a MPP with 1 city (size 1) Germany. The only two German enemies close are a Sumerian city; which whom we are still at war and a Mayan city, which we just made peace with. Germany's enemy's are: Rome - close, but a sea is between them, Inca - same and Byz, far away. Since we are forced to break a treaty, due to the MA with Greece Vs Portugal and Spain and Sumeria being signed 1 turn too late, I might as well get the most of it.
Signed MPP with Germany for Fascism + 392 gold. This is a risky move, But since we are so far behind, well worth it. We need Fascism for it's worker efficiency, Forced labor (we haven't had time to build happy generating buildings, nor are we very well able to trade luxuries during the WW's), the unit -support and the none-War weariness. I opted to revolt immediately, but choose not to, as it would decrease our negotiation stand in next turn's peace talks with Spain, Portugal and Sumeria.
Sell Electricity to Rome for Espionage + 1 gold.
Sell Electricty + Sanitation + Espionage to Germany for Communism + 679 gold + 15 gpt.
We now have 1153 gold, 16 gpt.
IBT. Rome declares war on the Byz. Maya have attacked Germany, Our MPP-brothers. We have to declare war on Maya's. Bye Bye Rep. We see some nice Byz-Rom fighting. Our Palace expands, gets some nice trees on the lawn.
Intelligence message pops up.
Berlin worker -> court
Elep Rax -> factory
[10] 1405 AD. Cancel all alliances left.
Sumeria pays 140 gold for peace.
Portugal pays 660 gold for peace.
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And that's it. Next player can decide to revolt to Fascism or not. I would. I got us 12 techs, but don't think we are anywhere near tech-equality. I must say my fears of playing this lost game have disappeared, It is still winnable. Perhaps not honorably (according to Realm's rules, but still...
I hope I've made this situation is more winnable, I've done my best. Good luck, whoever plays next.
The Save 1405 AD
Screenshots to come later
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