[BTS] BOTM 230: Ragnar, Prince - Final Spoiler - Game Submitted

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BOTM 230: Ragnar, Prince - Final Spoiler - Game Submitted

Use this thread to tell us what happened in your game, particularly anything after 1AD

Did you win?

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[MarleysGh0st]

I completed the Colossus in 175 and continued peaceful expansion. Shaka declared on Sitting Bull in 580 and captured one city that had been settled on his island. (After their war ended in 1200, he and Pacal would occasionally start plotting, but they'd never again declare war. Seems like they didn't know how to mount naval invasions.)

I, on the other hand...

Declared on Joao in 920. He was willing to capitulate after I took two cities, but I pressed on to capture Lisbon, then accepted his capitulation in 1140.

In 1160, I attacked Sitting Bull, who was technically still at war with Shaka. They made peace, then I let SB bend the knee in 1230, after taking two of his cities.

Shaka was my largest opponent. Although my units were superior, I didn't feel that I had enough of them, yet. (Lack of hammers seemed to be a problem everywhere, in this game.) So my fleet doubled back and attacked Isabella in 1360. I accepted her capitulation in 1440, after taking four cities, including Madrid.

As I moved the fleet again to take on Shaka, I researched Military Science and finally traded for Astronomy. That was useful for the galleons and frigates, although it cost a lot to make the Colossus obsolete. With production still in short supply, I found it worthwhile to build/whip berserkers and then pay to upgrade them to grenadiers. I declared on Shaka in 1535. He was stubborn; I had to capture ten cities and raze one more before he bent the knee in 1630, with only three cities left.

The Mayan War went much easier, only lasting from 1640 to 1655, when Pacal joined my collection of vassals. Then I attacked Mansa Musa in 1660, whose capitulation gave me a conquest victory in 1690.

 

[High King J.J.]

I decided to be moral and not attack my neighbours, (something certain murderous dictator should have done too...) Izzy eventually attacked me and once even took a city for a second. I proceeded to humble her and in the end took half her main island cities until she capitulated. Afterwards she continued to settle smaller islands and provided resources for my sushi industry. I was fortunate to get my early hindu religion to spread to most of the world, Izzy had butt-ism and Paccy jew-ism. Shakky attacked Bully but eventually they made peace. Then Shakky attacked Mansy and Paccy joined in. I bribed Joey to attack Paccy while I traded resources from everyone to get more sushi and mining corps resources.
My eventual culture victory was delayed when one of my culture cities went nuclear and melted many of my culture buildings, including Shaky's Beerhouse national wonder. There was no unhappiness or civil unrest, no russians shooting at nuclear reactors like in the real world and still I got a meltdown. I suspect Putin's spies hacked my game... I guess I'll get the slowest and lowest cultural victory shield or something.

 

[LincolnOfRome]

Izzy attacked me and I wasted my time seeking out every island where remnants of her civilization were hiding. I went Sid's and Mining Inc. rather than state property. I ended up with cities that had crazy production and size, but it probably slowed down my victory date for the set up and spreading of the corporation. After I conquered absolutely huge Zulu empire, I though I had enough for a UN victory. I didn;t. I had to vassal Pacal. I ended up with a twentieth century UN victory.