Pre-turn Increase sci to 50%, Nav due in 3 instead of 5.
IBT A Dutch longbow kills our sword by Groningen
Dutch and Vikings make peace.
710 (1) The Hague lib->conq. Santiago conq->conq. Valencia conq->conq. Asturias conq->market.
Kill the longbow by Groningen.
I finally get to try out Conquistadors. I love the sound they make when they move. Destroy Mpondo, taking 1 damage. Destroy Isandhlwana and capture a slave, and the Zulu are no more.
Declare on Korea. Nampo had just 1 spear. It falls, and we get 64 gold. A conquistador dies capturing Wonsan and 71 gold.
We meet Japan (I dont think we knew him earlier). Tokus still in the Ancient Age, which means we can be friends for a little longer.
Redline a conq capturing Chittagong. That wasnt the last Indian city
theres another south of Kolhapur. All the conqs in the area are badly injured, though.
Drop a musket onto Incan land for some exploring.
IBT Rome and Netherlands make peace. Which means were now at peace, I believe.
England and Vikings sign a peace treaty.
720 (2) SWD conq->cav (we can use these in armies). Seville Heroic Epic->conq.
I decide to give the Dutch a break for now
at least until I move our units out of his territory
Oh, wait a minute. The city south of Kolhapur is Japanese
then where is the last Indian city? I rush a temple in Chittagong so I can rush a caravel next turn. Rush a pike in Tsintao.
IBT A reg conq is killed but redlines a Korean MDI.
Navigation in, start on Economics due in 5.
Romans start Sistines.
730 (3) Paris conq->barracks. Bearish conq->conq. Zaragoza conq->conq. THE MECCA temple->worker. Tsingtao pike->temple. Logrono barracks->conq. Chittagong temple->caravel.
Trade world maps around and find Jaipur, the last Indian city. We now have a near complete view of the world.
Ugh. Seoul has pikes, is size 8, and is completely surrounded by rivers.
Redeclare on the Dutch.
740 (4) Murcia conq->conq.
Amsterdam falls with much less of a fight than I anticipated. The first __ brought the army to half health, but the second (and last) didnt dent it. We capture Amsterdam along with 1 gold and the Great Library, and destroy a galley.
Oh, and I think the other 2 luxes were hooked up this turn. We now have all 8 luxes in most cities.
Pillage a gem in Incan land.
Pillage around Seoul. I plan on bringing its pop below 6 to get rid of some of its bonuses.
Rush a temple in Wonsan.
IBT The horse up by Jaipur is attacked by an archer.
750 (5) Wonsan temple->caravel. Pamplona market->settler. I think we should settle those 1 tile islands off the coast of Spain before England or the Vikings do
otherwise, we cant win by Conquests.

I just thought about that!
Switch Murcia to settler. Upgrade 2 galleys to caravels.
Capture Jaipur without taking a scratch from either spear. Uh oh. The Indians are not dead. The Espionage screen shows no more cities so they must have a settler on a boat.
Lose a conq and redline 2 others capturing Pyongyang, 89 gold and a slave.
Send 2 conqs up towards Cheju (Korean) and find a longbow guarding a worker
you know what happens next
Switch Madrid from Mil Acad to Magellans. Was that what we wanted to do?
IBT Korea and the Vikings sign a MA against us
the bastards
Resistances in Amsterdam and Pyongyang end.
Marseilles riots. Oops.
760 (6) Seville conq->conq. Orleans conq->conq. Santiago conq->conq. Murcia settler->conq.
Rush a settler in Pamplona. 2 swiss mercs are killed at Groningen for the loss of 1 conq, but it is still not ours. Its on a hill, so all 6 of the conqs I sent to attack the city were redlined (well, and the one died).
The attempted attack on Cheju fails. We kill one spear, but a second kills a conq. Theres also a longbow in there.
The attack on Haarlem also fails. 2 conqs are lost, and we kill just one spear which redlined a conq. Theres a longbow in here too.
Rush a caravel in Wonsan.
I just noticed that Nagoya is on a 1 tile island
we cant get a Conquest victory unless we bend the rules a little bit.
I get 188 gold from Caesar for trading him our world map
IBT The longbow from Haarlem kills the redlined conq.
Romans complete Sun Tzus in Veii. Koreans start Leos.
770 (7) Paris barracks->conq. Mecca spear->temple. Medina temple->harbor. SWD cav->conq. Bearish conq->conq. Wonsan caravel->musket. Lyons court->barracks. Pamplona settler->musket.
China is now in the Middle Ages. 2 more techs (Theology) and well be at war.
Alright, Ive completely surrounded the land around Seoul and the caravel has blockaded the city, so it should be cut off from everyone and starving now
actually, by my calculations it can still support up to 8 citizens because it has 3 usable fish still.
Switch Wonsan to another caravel.
IBT The Vikings bring TONS of swords into the area outside Marseille
Caesar does not wish to continue our RoP
hmm
meh, his loss
ah, it appears someone (probably me) broke a deal with the Dutch somehow
oh, I redeclared before 20 turns were up
whoops
Economics in, and since we cant research Physics (I dont want to be a heretic), start on PP, but turn Sci to 0% with a scientist.
780 (8) Valencia conq->conq. Basra temple->musket. Yamama spear->temple. Rome declared on the Vikings
you mean he hadnt already? I thought he was automatically at war with them when they declared on us
The army kills the last swiss merc in Groningen and we also get a slave. Doh! Holwerd becomes the capital. Its up on the North Pole! And on an island. Rush a temple in Besancon so we can build a caravel.
There are 3 swords outside Marseilles which is defended by an Elite sword and a vet conq
it will be a close battle. However, therere also 3 more swords coming in the next 2 turns.
Found IroPs Getaway on the single tile island west of Madrid.
IBT I was right about Marseilles. It was one hell of a battle. The first sword attacked our Elite, redlining it. I was thinking, ok, were still good. The second sword attacks and kills the conq. Right about here it was where I started saying goodbye to the city. The third sword attacks the redlined Elite. One hp is taken off of him, then a second, and a third, and we win. Thanks RNG! Theres still 5 more swords out there, but Knight and conq reinforcements will arrive this turn and next, and the army will be there shortly.
Rome declared war on the Koreans
ok.
An Incan sword attacks the musket on a mountain and fails miserably.
790 (9) Zaragoza conq->conq. Utrecht temple->musket. Logrono conq->conq. Valladolid court->conq. Besancon temple->caravel.
A conq kills one of the swords by Marseilles. Just 1 full health sword can attack next turn.
Well, I dont think Ill ever starve Seoul down. According to F11 its not even starving.
Sink a Viking galley that was sailing around, probably towards undefended Seville. I hope they dont have Berserks yet
Found IPs Address on another single tile island west of Cordoba.
IBT Another Incan sword attacks the musket and dies. Korea asks for peace. We can get one of his 3 remaining cities for peace. Ill try taking Seoul this turn first.
A longbow attacks Tsingtao but impales itself on our pike. A sword is slaughtered when attacking Marseilles, but another retreats a horse that was going to the city.
800 (10) Seville conq->conq. Baghdad spear->temple. Anjar worker->temple. Beorns vacation spear->temple.
Capture Eindhoven (Viking).
Alright, theres 12 conquistadors ready to attack Seoul, size 9, behind a river, with pikes.
There was only 1 pike, and 2 or 3 spears, but Seoul is captured, along with the Colossus, and the Great Lighthouse! The GL is obsolete at Magnetism, so its still useful.
Only 2 conqs were lost, while 5 were injured, so theres 4 full health conqs left (1 has been injured for a long time
).
Capture a Korean worker that was in Chinese territory for some reason.
Korea has just 2 cities left sizes 1 and 2, so they should be dead in a couple of turns. India is still MIA. Japan has 2 1-tile islands
whatre we going to do about them?
We can either make peace with the Dutch and get some gold (wont give us Haarlem), or rush the caravel in Besancon and send a couple conqs up there to finish William off. Theres a Dutch longbow closing in on Jaipur, too, which is defended by a lone horse. Well probably have to abandon it.
Vikings have 8 swords, one injured and a MDI outside Marseilles. Thats probably a good majority of Ragnars attack force, so once theyre gone, he should fall easily. We should probably finish them off ASAP before they get Berserks (if they havent already).