Sparthage
Fighting Tyranny
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About last Christmas I began playing games with 31 civilizations. Before this I played huge maps on Monarch, but after one 31 civ game on Monarch I figured that it was too challenging for my amateur level of play. So, you can expect this game to be a challenge for me personally. Anyways, to the game!
Map: A 100 x 100 map of the Earth.
Civilization: Celts
Difficulty: Regent (Maximum Aggression
)
Victory Conditions: Conquest, Domination (99% for both)*, Cultural (City=50,000; Civilization 500,000)*, Space Race
Settings: Accelerated Production, Scientific Leaders ON
*- The reason for Domination and Cultural are that I always want this information but I almost never play for domination or culture.
4000 BC- I receive a West African starting position. It looks promising in terms of terrain and thus Entremont is built. A problem that I may encounter later on is the Sahara to the north and probable enemies to the north and south. My scientists need direction and I begin Bronze Working, which will be followed by Iron Working for those useful Gallic Swordsmen
.
3500 BC- Entremont completes its barracks and begins producing my first settler.
3450 BC- My sages complete their discovery of Bronze Working and begin unraveling the secrets of Iron.
3100 BC- Alesia is built just south of the Sahara Desert.
3000 BC- Lord McCauley completes a history of the world for science. I’m not on the list
but I don’t especially care only a few turns into the game.
2800 BC- I meet Gandhi, he’s already annoyed with me, and rudely calls my people backwards [ @#!*% ] even though he’s ahead of us by only three technologies.
2710 BC- My prophets discover Iron Working and begin looking into Masonry. I then press enter and check if I have any iron… and I do, right next to Entremont. I also switch Entremont from a spearman to a Gallic Swordsman.
2590 BC- Lugdunum is built on the shores of Lake Chad. With that expansion I also meet the Egyptians. As with the Indians, I am “backward”. However, Cleopatra doesn’t have Iron Working. Will I trade it to them? No, of course not, why would I do THAT. My spearmen that met the rude Gandhi, also meets some Japanese. They too are ahead of me in the technology tree, but they DO have Iron Working.
IBT- The Aztecs begin working on the pyramids, this is the first wonder pop-up I’ve received and I’m starting too be nervous about my technological advances.
2470 BC- Entremont completes my first Gallic Swordsman. I immediately send him north to scare some nosy Egyptian warriors who are nearing one of my cities.
IBT- The Egyptian warrior band flees for their lives at the sight of crazed Celts with big swords
. In other words, the warrior leaves my territory.
2390 BC- My mystics discover how to build walls. I tell them they need to learn their ABC’s (Admittedly, I wouldn’t actually tell them that, because the ABC’s haven’t been invented yet). Fortunately, I’m able to take advantage of the discovery of walls because the Japanese don’t know how to build them. I gladly teach them but they have to give my scientists something too. My scientists learn that it’s possible to kill people, not just animals, with an arrow. Meanwhile, the people of Entremont stop building a granary and begin on the Pyramids. (One thing I’ve always wondered: How does a pyramid help with food storage?
)
2310 BC- While peacefully strolling through Japan, my spearman spots something in the distance…an iron mine! It’s unconnected, but probably not for long. It seems as though I may have to worry about Samurai later on in the game.
2110 BC- Camulundum settled near an Egyptian warrior-settler pair. It’s right on the Nile River and will be a perfect staging point for an invasion.
2070 BC- My scientists return after a 320 year absence and begin singing about the ABC’s. After beheading the leader of the singers I tell them that they need to catch up to the cavemen and make a wheel.
1990 BC- Toynbee reports that he has written a history of the world in regards to power. We are puny. I think that’s a good thing seeing as we only have: 3 Gallic Swordsmen, 2 Spearmen, and a warrior. Only 2010
years into the game and I already have a first, I’m proud to be puny . (Also, Carthage is the most powerful. Way to go second half of my name!)
1950 BC- My sages return to tell me they’ve matched the Neanderthals and “discovered” the wheel. I respond by telling them that they’re ready for big boy problems and can research their I, II, III’s. (The reason that I didn’t say 1, 2, 3’s was because the 1, 2, 3’s were invented by the Indians, who are still annoyed with me.)
1650 BC- My mathematicians discover mathematics, as well as how to throw big rocks at people. It tell them that they need to learn to write things down, that way it won’t take them several hundred years to figure things out. They tell me they can’t write, so I tell them to teach themselves.
1600 BC- After the construction of Verulamium I meet the Iroquois (the second most powerful civ 350 years ago). They too follow the age old tradition of calling me backwards
.
1550 BC- I get a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen soon, and so I change Entremont from the Pyramids to the Statue of Zeus.
IBT- The Aztecs complete the Pyramids.
1450 BC- First, my scientists returned saying, “We have learned to write, now let’s go write letters to other civilizations.” I tell them to write books (literature), not letters (embassies). Then, a military officer came up to the palace riding in a wagon that was being drawn behind a strange beast. I ask him what it is. “It’s a horse,” he says, “we can ride in chariots drawn behind them.”
I asked him, “What’s a chariot?”
It’s the wagon thing,” he replied.
“Okay, but they look worthless,” I said.
1425 BC- The Statue of Zeus is completed in Entrremont. I will be renaming the Ancient Cavalry to Gallic Heavy Cavalry.
1350 BC- For 100 years the people of Entremont had been going to the Statue of Zeus to worship. But some local nobles believed that Zeus should be worshipped in other civilizations too. They, being a militaristic society, believed that the only way to do this was through force. After the regular training of the Gallic Swordsmen, the nobles would go down to the city barracks and teach them how to fight from a horse. For years they did this until one day they discovered a very talented group and requested that they be transferred to a separate division. Their request was granted and, after another year of training, were blessed by the High Priest and sent out to teach their enemies of Zeus
.
1200 BC- Again, my scientists entered my throne room. This time they said they had written books. I however thought that they needed maps in them to explain things better. They replied, “How can we do that?” I told them to figure it out themselves and once again, confused scientists left the palace.
1050 BC- Cleopatra strolled into my palace once again to gloat about how she thought we were “backwards.” But this time she came in new clothes. They were very different and elaborate. I asked her what they were and she simply replied, “They’re the height of fashion.” After gloating about what technology I didn’t have, she left. As soon as she was gone, I checked on the other leaders. Only Tokugawa did not have these new clothes. I then traded for his scientists’ information on maps and mysticism. My scientists were extremely disappointed that they didn’t “discover” mapmaking, which they had been working on for 50 years. I told them to begin compiling the world’s knowledge into a single Great Library. The task of building this library fell to the people of Entremont, whose ancestors had worked on the Pyramids and the Statue of Zeus.
IBT- Cleopatra fortifies a warrior next to Richborough. This seems like war bait to me, and I won’t take it, YET.
I have a decent sized stack of troops near the Nile river border and a smaller stack in Richborough. In a few turns I will be capable of launching a multi-front war against the Egyptians. Also, I see no iron or swordsmen in Egypt, so I am assuming that they don’t have it. Advice regarding the game or my storytelling would be appreciated.
Also, a world map has been attached...
-Sparthage
Spoiler :
About last Christmas I began playing games with 31 civilizations. Before this I played huge maps on Monarch, but after one 31 civ game on Monarch I figured that it was too challenging for my amateur level of play. So, you can expect this game to be a challenge for me personally. Anyways, to the game!
Map: A 100 x 100 map of the Earth.
Civilization: Celts
Difficulty: Regent (Maximum Aggression
)Victory Conditions: Conquest, Domination (99% for both)*, Cultural (City=50,000; Civilization 500,000)*, Space Race
Settings: Accelerated Production, Scientific Leaders ON
*- The reason for Domination and Cultural are that I always want this information but I almost never play for domination or culture.
Chapter I: The Beginning
4000 BC- I receive a West African starting position. It looks promising in terms of terrain and thus Entremont is built. A problem that I may encounter later on is the Sahara to the north and probable enemies to the north and south. My scientists need direction and I begin Bronze Working, which will be followed by Iron Working for those useful Gallic Swordsmen
.3500 BC- Entremont completes its barracks and begins producing my first settler.
3450 BC- My sages complete their discovery of Bronze Working and begin unraveling the secrets of Iron.
3100 BC- Alesia is built just south of the Sahara Desert.
3000 BC- Lord McCauley completes a history of the world for science. I’m not on the list
but I don’t especially care only a few turns into the game.2800 BC- I meet Gandhi, he’s already annoyed with me, and rudely calls my people backwards [ @#!*% ] even though he’s ahead of us by only three technologies.
2710 BC- My prophets discover Iron Working and begin looking into Masonry. I then press enter and check if I have any iron… and I do, right next to Entremont. I also switch Entremont from a spearman to a Gallic Swordsman.
2590 BC- Lugdunum is built on the shores of Lake Chad. With that expansion I also meet the Egyptians. As with the Indians, I am “backward”. However, Cleopatra doesn’t have Iron Working. Will I trade it to them? No, of course not, why would I do THAT. My spearmen that met the rude Gandhi, also meets some Japanese. They too are ahead of me in the technology tree, but they DO have Iron Working
.IBT- The Aztecs begin working on the pyramids, this is the first wonder pop-up I’ve received and I’m starting too be nervous about my technological advances.
2470 BC- Entremont completes my first Gallic Swordsman. I immediately send him north to scare some nosy Egyptian warriors who are nearing one of my cities.
IBT- The Egyptian warrior band flees for their lives at the sight of crazed Celts with big swords
. In other words, the warrior leaves my territory.2390 BC- My mystics discover how to build walls. I tell them they need to learn their ABC’s (Admittedly, I wouldn’t actually tell them that, because the ABC’s haven’t been invented yet). Fortunately, I’m able to take advantage of the discovery of walls because the Japanese don’t know how to build them. I gladly teach them but they have to give my scientists something too. My scientists learn that it’s possible to kill people, not just animals, with an arrow. Meanwhile, the people of Entremont stop building a granary and begin on the Pyramids. (One thing I’ve always wondered: How does a pyramid help with food storage?
)2310 BC- While peacefully strolling through Japan, my spearman spots something in the distance…an iron mine! It’s unconnected, but probably not for long. It seems as though I may have to worry about Samurai later on in the game.
2110 BC- Camulundum settled near an Egyptian warrior-settler pair. It’s right on the Nile River and will be a perfect staging point for an invasion.
2070 BC- My scientists return after a 320 year absence and begin singing about the ABC’s. After beheading the leader of the singers I tell them that they need to catch up to the cavemen and make a wheel.
1990 BC- Toynbee reports that he has written a history of the world in regards to power. We are puny. I think that’s a good thing seeing as we only have: 3 Gallic Swordsmen, 2 Spearmen, and a warrior. Only 2010
years into the game and I already have a first, I’m proud to be puny . (Also, Carthage is the most powerful. Way to go second half of my name!)1950 BC- My sages return to tell me they’ve matched the Neanderthals and “discovered” the wheel. I respond by telling them that they’re ready for big boy problems and can research their I, II, III’s. (The reason that I didn’t say 1, 2, 3’s was because the 1, 2, 3’s were invented by the Indians, who are still annoyed with me.)
1650 BC- My mathematicians discover mathematics, as well as how to throw big rocks at people. It tell them that they need to learn to write things down, that way it won’t take them several hundred years to figure things out. They tell me they can’t write, so I tell them to teach themselves.
1600 BC- After the construction of Verulamium I meet the Iroquois (the second most powerful civ 350 years ago). They too follow the age old tradition of calling me backwards
.1550 BC- I get a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen soon, and so I change Entremont from the Pyramids to the Statue of Zeus.
IBT- The Aztecs complete the Pyramids.
1450 BC- First, my scientists returned saying, “We have learned to write, now let’s go write letters to other civilizations.” I tell them to write books (literature), not letters (embassies). Then, a military officer came up to the palace riding in a wagon that was being drawn behind a strange beast. I ask him what it is. “It’s a horse,” he says, “we can ride in chariots drawn behind them.”
I asked him, “What’s a chariot?”
It’s the wagon thing,” he replied.
“Okay, but they look worthless,” I said.
1425 BC- The Statue of Zeus is completed in Entrremont. I will be renaming the Ancient Cavalry to Gallic Heavy Cavalry.
1350 BC- For 100 years the people of Entremont had been going to the Statue of Zeus to worship. But some local nobles believed that Zeus should be worshipped in other civilizations too. They, being a militaristic society, believed that the only way to do this was through force. After the regular training of the Gallic Swordsmen, the nobles would go down to the city barracks and teach them how to fight from a horse. For years they did this until one day they discovered a very talented group and requested that they be transferred to a separate division. Their request was granted and, after another year of training, were blessed by the High Priest and sent out to teach their enemies of Zeus
.1200 BC- Again, my scientists entered my throne room. This time they said they had written books. I however thought that they needed maps in them to explain things better. They replied, “How can we do that?” I told them to figure it out themselves and once again, confused scientists left the palace.
1050 BC- Cleopatra strolled into my palace once again to gloat about how she thought we were “backwards.” But this time she came in new clothes. They were very different and elaborate. I asked her what they were and she simply replied, “They’re the height of fashion.”
After gloating about what technology I didn’t have, she left. As soon as she was gone, I checked on the other leaders. Only Tokugawa did not have these new clothes. I then traded for his scientists’ information on maps and mysticism. My scientists were extremely disappointed that they didn’t “discover” mapmaking, which they had been working on for 50 years. I told them to begin compiling the world’s knowledge into a single Great Library. The task of building this library fell to the people of Entremont, whose ancestors had worked on the Pyramids and the Statue of Zeus.IBT- Cleopatra fortifies a warrior next to Richborough. This seems like war bait to me, and I won’t take it, YET
.I have a decent sized stack of troops near the Nile river border and a smaller stack in Richborough. In a few turns I will be capable of launching a multi-front war against the Egyptians. Also, I see no iron or swordsmen in Egypt, so I am assuming that they don’t have it. Advice regarding the game or my storytelling would be appreciated.
Also, a world map has been attached...-Sparthage
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and lost our entire military
peace deal after nearly being destroyed.
