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Josef Popper 4ever
Ok 
Passed myself by 7 turns, without taking a chance with the spaceship not arriving
Submitted!
The slot : {Duel, Noble, Space Colony}
The Record : 1165AD on FLAT Terra with Pacal.
My capital started in a very good starting location, and Ghandi had a very.. food rich city that became WallSt.
Early on, I already spotted marble and stone on my continent, including the trifecta GemGoldSilver.
I wanted this game, the map was too good to be true, but the start was to become messy.
MESSY START
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Musa was close to me and I had to settle the excellent stone location (Ironworks city) that was even closer.
Bronze working was my wet dream, but I handled my (food + gem) advantages without it as I could to reach alphabet. Still he didn't have it
I don't remember how the BW issue ended, but the one good surprise was that Musa DID learn code of laws for me. I learned meditation myself and was then a Budhist.
Since Monotheism was given to me - I could now do something I rarely get to do - switch to slavery and organized religion and leave bureaucracy for later. That was ok.
But -- I still researched civil service before metal casting... as if I didn't already had Org.rel. to start forges.
That wasn't ok, and I even thought of quitting, but the map was too good.
A bit late with the Academy in Cap, but not too much.
Mid game
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Minimized my losses, and on to Universities and Oxford... very late on both accounts, but I built more cities and they were starting to show their... fertility.
Went to America, and BOOM, found my Astronomy from a hut
Plus, excellent locations for 4 cities.
1st gamble win. No engineer yet. Got a priest.
My main continent would have around 10 cities by Astronomy time.
Started my first GA a bit after Banking (turn 303) at over 20 turns below my record, but with more cities.
Musa had a great scientist like half the games, and thus gave me Philosophy, which is a nice boost (along with Iron Working and Calendar)
I reached my 20 workers at the GA start and kept the entire GA on serfdom. That's the only kick I need with the workers.
Left the GA (turn 326) with representation and caste system.
Continued as planned (but NO random GAs )
Late game
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Everything worked like clockwork at the end stages, besides the very end.
I was 7 turns early at Mining co (turn 386) and Sushi (turn 421).
The engineer came just in time for mining, but he did have 80% chance, so I think that's ok as a plan..
Did that with hanging gardens.... still wondering if early pyramids is somehow doable and worth it on this setting.
My only concern was getting too close to the domination limit. I didn't reach it
I planned that with this size I could squeeze the ending into 2 GAs, but I always miss a few turns.
This time too. My last 4 turns were not in a GA. I think if I start them sooner, I should get to have 3 consecutive ones, which is better, and therefor an error done on this game.
Last words (hmmm... wrong period of time to say that?)
===========
Need to fine tune the ending, and did learn a lot.
Especially, I'm starting to get used to the fact that flat maps have half the distance maintenance.
This means more cities than I could normally support, and a stronger next game. Yey!
To finish off, let me just say : Corona!
Plague! 
Not touching the subject 
Oh, and hope to get in the current update, but it doesn't really matter
Passed myself by 7 turns, without taking a chance with the spaceship not arriving
Submitted!The slot : {Duel, Noble, Space Colony}
The Record : 1165AD on FLAT Terra with Pacal.
My capital started in a very good starting location, and Ghandi had a very.. food rich city that became WallSt.
Early on, I already spotted marble and stone on my continent, including the trifecta GemGoldSilver.
I wanted this game, the map was too good to be true, but the start was to become messy.
MESSY START
=============
Musa was close to me and I had to settle the excellent stone location (Ironworks city) that was even closer.
Bronze working was my wet dream, but I handled my (food + gem) advantages without it as I could to reach alphabet. Still he didn't have it
I don't remember how the BW issue ended, but the one good surprise was that Musa DID learn code of laws for me. I learned meditation myself and was then a Budhist.
Since Monotheism was given to me - I could now do something I rarely get to do - switch to slavery and organized religion and leave bureaucracy for later. That was ok.
But -- I still researched civil service before metal casting... as if I didn't already had Org.rel. to start forges.
That wasn't ok, and I even thought of quitting, but the map was too good.
A bit late with the Academy in Cap, but not too much.
Mid game
==========
Minimized my losses, and on to Universities and Oxford... very late on both accounts, but I built more cities and they were starting to show their... fertility.
Went to America, and BOOM, found my Astronomy from a hut
Plus, excellent locations for 4 cities.1st gamble win. No engineer yet. Got a priest.
My main continent would have around 10 cities by Astronomy time.
Started my first GA a bit after Banking (turn 303) at over 20 turns below my record, but with more cities.
Musa had a great scientist like half the games, and thus gave me Philosophy, which is a nice boost (along with Iron Working and Calendar)
I reached my 20 workers at the GA start and kept the entire GA on serfdom. That's the only kick I need with the workers.
Left the GA (turn 326) with representation and caste system.
Continued as planned (but NO random GAs
)Late game
============
Everything worked like clockwork at the end stages, besides the very end.
I was 7 turns early at Mining co (turn 386) and Sushi (turn 421).
The engineer came just in time for mining, but he did have 80% chance, so I think that's ok as a plan..
Did that with hanging gardens.... still wondering if early pyramids is somehow doable and worth it on this setting.
My only concern was getting too close to the domination limit. I didn't reach it
I planned that with this size I could squeeze the ending into 2 GAs, but I always miss a few turns.
This time too. My last 4 turns were not in a GA. I think if I start them sooner, I should get to have 3 consecutive ones, which is better, and therefor an error done on this game.
Last words (hmmm... wrong period of time to say that?)
===========
Need to fine tune the ending, and did learn a lot.
Especially, I'm starting to get used to the fact that flat maps have half the distance maintenance.
This means more cities than I could normally support, and a stronger next game. Yey!
To finish off, let me just say : Corona!
Plague! Not touching the subject Oh, and hope to get in the current update, but it doesn't really matter
just as an extra precaution, but I always set up reminders for the next growth of GE city.
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in every city, making even size 1 city very useful. In fact, the smaller the city is the better - less maintenance.
