Finally proudly posting my first ever SG report
In short: I founded one city, near that gold. I built a settler and another will be due in 2. Also I built the Buddhist shrine in Delhi. We learnt the ABC. I spent all the remaining time researching Currency. And there even was some action between the other civs as well oO
Inherited turn - 500 BC
I change nothing except moving an unmoved Fast Worker
Turn 1 - 476 BC
GP builds shrine in Delhi
Hire second priest specialist to get GP earlier (specialist + Oracle + shrine = GP in 22)
Turn 2 - 450 BC
Varanasi: Granary > Barracks
Turn 3 - 425 BC
ABC is in, start researching CoL for markets, +1 trade routes/city (and we have 6 of 'em at the end of my set). I don't think we'll need to build Wealth, economy looks okay.
Delhi: Settler > Fast Worker
Turn 4 - 400 BC
Vijayanagara: Barracks > Axe
Pataliputra: Conf. Temple > Conf. Monastery
IBT
Alexander adopts Hinduism
Turn 5 - 375 BC
moving settler
IBT
Confucianism spreads in Tarsus (Persia)
Genghis Khan declares war on Isabella
Turn 6 - 350 BC
Pliny tells me that we're the most cultured ones.
I found Agra in Gold Spot, 3E of Pataliputra
Turn 7 - 325 BC
Delhi: Fast Worker > Settler
find Korean borders
IBT
Gilgamesh demands CoL -> no way. We still have a monopoly on it. This is the only tech known to any civ that the Sumers don't know yet.
Turn 8 - 300 BC
Vijayanagara: Axe > Axe
find Sumer borders east of India
Turn 9 - 275 BC
Bombay: Conf. Temple > Bud. Temple
Pataliputra: Whip Conf. Monastery to get rid of angry faces there
IBT
Genghis Khan demands to DoW Izzy - no way. No need to upset the whole hindu block just for you, dude!
GK takes the Jewish Holy City. From the partisans event I see that it was Cordoba. AFAIK this is very bad, it means that EVERY time somebody razes a city in the game, partisans will spawn
Turn 10 - 250 BC
Pataliputra: Conf. Monastery > Settler (so it'll grow again exactly when the whip anger fades)
IBT
Gilgamesh adopts Hinduism
Turn 11 - 225 BC
Varanasi: Barracks > Bud. Temple
Vijayanagara: Axe > Axe
Turn 12 - 200 BC
nothing worth mentioning going on
IBT
The Greeks capture Estruscan, that barbarian city N of India.
Turn 13 - 175 BC
Ctrl + A finishes mine on Iron instantly (E of Delhi) so:
Delhi: Settler > Sword
Turn 14 - 150 BC
Vijayanagara: Axe > Sword
Some random events occur: A volcano near Pataliputra destroys the wheat farm and Persia and Spain get -1 with each other.
Some things:
Genghis Khan is the only one who would trade resources to us - Pigs and Cows.
If Izzy comes asking us to DoW GK, how will we react? I think we should accept. GK shouldn't be a risk in this game. There is Gilgamesh and Alexander on one side and Wang Kon, Cyrus and Izzy on the other side between GK and us so I don't expect an invasion. Since GK got the Jewish holy city, he'll likely stay jewish. So Alex will soon attack him I think (they must be neighbours). GK won't survive that long a two-front war. So some "free" diplo with Izzy and eventually Alex (if we stay in war that long) will come in handy. There has been no GG emerging. IIRC the only great people beside our GP was a GS in Persian lands.
There is one Settler currently in Bombay, still unmoved. I think he should go to site A I marked on my map as I revealed another (junglecovered) gems-source. This city will have 2 Gems and Pigs in its BFC. And it will be relatively safe to get there. Our western border is safe as well atm, while the eastern border could use some support. In Pataliputra is a settler due in 2, who could claim that second Copper source, when the situation is under control.
We still have that Confucian Missionary. I have no idea what to do with him? Use him to pop city A's borders soon so we can hook up Pigs and that second Gems sooner??
GP in Delhi is due in 9 turns. Currency at current rate in 7-8 turns.
Our economy can easily support some more cities. We can also get some money from razing those barbarian cities. Also that Confucian shrine will support another 2-5 cities soonish.
Now, we're at -3/50% or +2/40%, no courthouses have been built.
We won't need to build up an offensive force until we run out of places to settle which won't be soon.
I managed to stay cautious with every civ.
Techwise we're doing very well. CoL still is a monopoly, and no other civ but Persia and Sumer know Alphabet. Although most (4/6) know Mathematics by now.
Make sure you chop forests before you settle a new city on a forested tile!
I suggest expanding further eastwards next, after Gemsville.
'State of the world' screenshots:
and the save:
View attachment ICC01 BC-0150.CivBeyondSwordSave
I believe the capt'n 's up