Chieftain to Monarch: Game Two

[CommandoBob]

Overall

Coasted these turns.
Will have five transports next turn.
India has an ROP with Korea (and everybody else).
Our ROP with India has only more turn. Our gpt has six more turns.

The Arab To-Do List
I decided some time back to finish this with a Conquest victory. With only three large AIs remaining (India, Vikings and Korea) I need to begin to focus on ending this as quickly as possible. This last turnset I just went through the motions and got ready for the finale. I have just a few factories in operation right now, but more will come online in the next turnset.

It is possible to finish this game before we have any Tanks. We are the tech leaders and the production heavy weights. We can afford to lose a lot of units, even though I think that is wasteful. So while we have factories making Cavalry and Infantry, we will also have some making Artillery also.

England 1600 AD
Not too long ago I met England, in all of her One City Civ glory. England will not be hard to conquer. It will just take a while to get to England.

Celts and Iroquois 1600 AD

We may need marines to take out the Iroqouis. I don't think they will be needed to finish off the Celts. May keep two of the three Celt cities, just to have a barracks overseas.

Left over units from here will move further eastward to deal with England.

America 1600 AD

America will go down quickly. We'll move our transports in by Chicago and let them stay there through an IBT. On the next turn we will declare, attack, capture and rail to Chicago. Transports will enter the port, load up, sail east and try to take Washington. If Washington falls, New York and Philadelphia could become Arab the same turn. Boston, to the south, has some hills that will slow Cavalry movement.

With enough troops, America will be gone in 2 turns, without needing combat settlers.

Some of these units will load up to free the world of the Celts, Iroquois and English. Others will come back to the mainland.

Spain and India 1600 AD

India is mainly on flat land, but has a lot of jungle to go through. We'll probably start in the north and liberate southwards. At some point (depends on an ROP with Spain) we'll finish India and then Spain, hopefully on the same turn.

Vikings 1600 AD

I have seen Viking Bezerk units roaming around, so we will have to make sure that all 12 Viking cities become Arab on one turn. Lots of open ground, plenty of room to move, looks pretty easy.

Korea 1600 AD

Korea will be the tough nut to crack. A lot of cities and good defensive terrain, hills and mountains. We'll need a lot of artillery (or a lot of units to waste) to take out Korea in a timely fashion.

Thinking Out Loud
This images are from the start of the turnset, not the end, but not much happened on the turns. They should still be accurate (well, accurate enough).

May let another 10 turns go by before doing anything exciting. Still have 6 more turns of gpt deals with India and the Iroquois.

On the turn before the Arab Assualts begin, we will sign ROPs with the AIs. Once we trash our reputation, we won't be able to make ROPs, so I do that early. May try for multiple landings on America to make her death quicker, but will violate the ROP to get the quick kill. Same for Spain. Not sure about anyone else.

Korea will be not be easy. Furtherest south, worst terrain and fairly advanced. Could try to take our Korea first, but that would leave AIs in the backfield. Korea will be last and the take down will be slow and methodical. Lots of atry, lots of Cavalry, and maybe some Tanks.

 

[CommandoBob]

End of Turnset Thirty Two Stats:

Science: Flight, 4 turns
Treasury: 10558 gold, +246 gpt; 2.8.0


Current unit naming:
Cavalry 167
Infantry 54
Artillery 70
Worker 89
Army 10
Slave Group FF2
Built cities: 55
Captured cities: 61

Arab Military:

• 04 Settlers
• 81 Workers
• 72 Cavalry
• 52 Infantry
• 70 Artillery
• 03 Ironclad
• 02 Transport
• 08 Army
• 01 Privateer

Total Units: 293
177 Slaves

City builds:

• Army [1] (Mild Mannered Mecca)
• Factory [39] (Alesia, Muzzle, Niagara Falls, Veii, Utica, Mediocre Medina, Balketh, Camulodunum, Leptis Magna, Richborough, Allegheny, Demaskus, Ellipi, Corinth, Cumae, Cattaraugus, Gergovia, Theveste, Kufah, Hippo, Pisae, A-jar II, Aden, St. Regis, Leptis Minor, Yoyo Ma, MuskRat Love, BackHoe, Haydab, Bait Race, Sioux Hair, Tif, SheHire, Accem, Bursa Bypass, Babylon, Rome, Carthage and Salamanca)
• Worker [17] (Sparta, Edrine, Iznik, Elephantine, Uskudar, Tonawanda, Konya, Giza, Otto Lookout, Roman Outpost, Deep Egypt, Istanbul Insider, Incense City, Uskudar Usurper, Konya Konnektor, Fresh Watere and Thebes)
• Settler [19] (Memphis, Grand River, Thermopylae, Heliopolis, Dadhgab, Aydin, Pharsalos, Pi-Ramesses, Centralia, Akwesasne, Knoss, TooBook, Anidem, Sucsamad, Jungle Boogie, Byblos Bombarder, Road to Pi, Heliopolis Habitat and Istanbul)
• Cavalry [8] (Lugdunum, Murr, Verlulamium, Iron City, FarRiverside, Uruk, East Mecca and FussAat)
• Library [4] (Bursa, Delphi, Izmit and Antalya)
• Transport [3] (Antium, Neapolis and Athens)
• Infantry [1] (Ivory City)
• Aqueduct [1] (Hispalis)
• Artillery [10] (Alexandria, El-Amarna, Greek Fire, Greek Connector, Knossos Killer, Memphis Mauler, Iznik Incher, Spice City, Jungle Bungalow and Entremont)
• University [3] (Silk City II, Mauch Chunk and ArabCeltConnector)
• Courthouse [2] (HamAss and Bursa Basher)
• Harbor [3] (Ravenna, Tydendenaga and OttoCeltConnector)
• Market [1] (Santa)

Wonder Races:
Universal Sufferage - Bangalore - India

Trades to watch:
India, 129 gpt for 6 more turns.
Iroquois, 222 gpt for 6 more turns.


Luxuries:
We own wines (6), furs (9), dyes (10), incense (1), spice (4), ivory (10), silks (7) and gems (2); 8 of 8 luxuries.

Resources:
We own horses (13), iron (12), saltpeter (11), coal (9), rubber (12) and oil (4).

Currently we are at war with the Celts and Korea.

We hold a monopoly on these techs:

1. Corporation
2. Atomic Theory
3. Replacable Parts
4. Refining
5. Steel
6. Combustion

[IBT 1650 AD Preflight]
No prefliht adjustments.
Spain wants to talk.
Spains wants an ROP and an MA vs. Vikings.
No. Spain has an ROP with Korea, use that to get to Viking land.

India and Korea sign a trade embargo against us.
Uh, we're at war with Korea and India has nothing to trade. Big deal.

x35 Athens transport (03) -> transport, 100 turns.
x01 Entremont arty (71) -> arty, 2 turns.
x31 Antium transport (04) -> transport, 100 turns.
19 Murr vCav (168) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x26 Neapolis transport (05) -> transport, 100 turns.
26 HamAss courthouse -> aqueduct, 25 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk university -> bank, 4 turns.
39 Byblos Bombarder settler -> settler, 30 turns.

321 1655 AD

Minor Skirmishes
eCav vs. Korea vRifle 1/4, Cavalry wins (1 of 1).
​

[IBT]
Trade embargo against us by England and Korea is over.

x11 Rome factory -> bank, 8 turns.
x04 Alesia factory -> artillery, 2 turns.
x49 Edrine worker (90) -> library, 80 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vCav (169) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x02 Verulamium vCav (170) -> factory, 22 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (55) -> vInf, 3 turns.
x17 Hispalis aqueduct -> harbor, 20 turns.
x05 Gergovia factory -> bank, 8 turns.
x33 Izmit library -> university, 5 turns.
07 FarRiverside vCav (171) -> vCav, 3 turns.
x08 Uruk vCav (172) -> vCav, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca vCav (173) -> vCav, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vCav (174) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x53 Konya worker (91) -> worker, 10 turns.
34 Jungle Boogie settler -> settler, 30 turns.

Iroquois and India learn Replaceable Parts. Infantry. Bad.

322 1660 AD

Rail and road.
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[IBT]
Two Korean Cavalry captured three workers.

Trade embargo against us by Korea and Iroquois is over.

x01 Entremont arty (72) -> arty, 2 turns.
x19 Salamanca factory -> university, 8 turns.
x39 Memphis settler -> settler, 30 turns.
x14 Veii factory -> library, 3 turns.
19 Murr vCav (175) -> vCav, 2 turns.
03 Demaskus factory -> library, 3 turns.
05 Iron City vCav (176) -> vCav, 3 turns.
Pollution near x18 Mauch Chunk.
14 BackHoe factory -> university, 6 turns.
49 Istanbul Insider worker (92) -> worker, 10 turns.
50 Incense City worker (93) -> worker, 10 turns.

323 1665 AD

Rail, road and clean up.

Minor Skirmishes
eCav vs. Korean vCav 1/4, we win (2 of 2).
eCav vs. Korean vCav 1/4, we win (3 of 3).

Drop the smart slider to 0% and we still learn flight in 1 turn.
​

[IBT]
We learn how to fly, now we begin to learn Mass Production.

01 Mild Mannered Mecca Army -> Army, 11 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (73) -> arty, 2 turns.
x31 Sparta worker (94) -> worker, 10 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vCav (177) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x52 Iznik worker (95) -> worker, 10 turns.
x08 Uruk vCav (178) -> vCav, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca vCav (179) -> vCav, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vCav (180) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x40 Giza worker (96) -> worker, 10 turns.
52 Usukdar Usurper worker (97) -> worker, 10 turns.
54 Konya Konnektor worker (98) -> courthouse, 27 turns.

324 1670 AD

Create a lot of smart farms in the boonies of the empire.
Raise the smart slider to 80%, we learn Mass Production in 4 turns, +195 gpt.
​

[IBT]
x01 Entremont arty (74) -> arty, 2 turns.
19 Murr vCav (181) -> vCav, 2 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (56) -> vInf, 3 turns.
05 Iron City vCav (182) -> vCav, 2 turns.
07 FarRiverside vCav (183) -> vCav, 3 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk bank -> airport, 4 turns.
18 A-jar II factory -> airport, 4 turns.
40 OttoCeltConnector harbor -> library, 27 turns.

325 1675 AD

Accidently move a vInf into Viking land.
Rail and road, otherwise.
This may be our last turn with gpt deals with India and Iroquois.
​

[IBT]
Viking ask us to remove our errant Infantry. We agree.

England and Korea sign a trade embargo against us.

Celts and Iroquois make peace.

Pollution near Alesia.
x14 Veii library -> university, 7 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vCav (184) -> vCav, 2 turns.
03 Demaskus library -> university, 8 turns.
x41 Elephantine worker (99) -> worker, 10 turns.
x22 Cattaraugus factory -> university, 6 turns.
x08 Uruk vCav (185) -> vCav, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca vCav (186) -> vCav, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vCav (187) -> vCav, 2 turns.
13 MuskRat Love factory -> airport, 4 turns.
16 ArabCeltConnector university -> factory, 27 turns.

326 1680 AD

Pollution cleaned up.
Trade deal with India is over. Don't want India with Infantry. Change the game plan and attack now.

We declare war on India.

Pounding of Bombay (12)
1 HP on vRifle, 1 HP on rRifle, 1 and 2 HP on rRifle, population reduction (11), barracks destroyed, temple destroyed, market destroyed, population reduction (10), population reduction (9), 2nd HP on vRifle, bank destroyed, population reduction (8), cathedral destroyed, university destroyed.

Battle of Bombay (8)
eCav vs. rRifle 2/3, Cav wins (4 of 4).
eCav vs. vRifle 2/4, Cav wins (5 of 5).
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (6 of 6).

Good News

And Bombay is now Arab.
x62 Bombay (7) has 5 resisters, 2 geeks, settler in 15, city will starve.
We capture one cannon.

Battle of Bangalore (12)
CavArmy03 vs. rInf, Army wins (7 of 7).
vCav vs. cRifle, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (8 of 8).
vCav vs. cRifle, Rifle wins (8 of 9).
vCav vs. cRifle 1/2, Cav wins (9 of 10).

Good News

And Bangalore is now Arab.
x63 Bangalore (11) has seven resisters, four geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Build 57 Bombay Hiway, grows in 5, worker in 10.
Attack Delhi through Bombay Hiway.

Battle of Delhi (12) Indian capital
CavArmy04 vs. rInf, Army wins (10 of 11).
vCav vs. vRifle, Cav wins (11 of 12).
vCav vs. vRifle, Rilfe wins (11 of 13).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (12 of 14).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (13 of 15).

Good News

And Delhi is now Arab.
x64 Delhi (11) has nine resisters, two geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.
We capture one cannon.

Pounding of Karachi (12)
Population reduction (11), temple destroyed, 1 HP on rInf, 1HP on vRifle, 2nd HP on rInf.

Battle of Karachi (11)
vCav vs. rRifle, Rifle wins (13 of 16).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Cav wins (14 of 17).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Rifle wins (15 of 18).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Rifle wins (16 of 19).
vCav vs. eRifle 2/5, Cav wins (17 of 20).
vCav vs. rInf 1/3, Cav wins (18 of 21).

Good News

And Karachi is now Arab.
x65 Karachi (10) has four resisters, six geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Found 58 East Delhi, grows in 5, worker in 10.
Attack Madras thorough East Delhi.

Battle of Madras (12)
CavArmy05 vs. rInf, Army wins (19 of 22).
vCav vs. vRifle, Rifle wins (19 of 23).
vCav vs. rRilfe, Cav retreats (19 of 24).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Rifle wins and promotes (19 of 25).
vCav vs. eRifle 3/5, Cav wins (20 of 26).
vCav vs. rRifle 2/3, Cav wins (21 of 27).

Good News

And Madras is now Arab.
x66 Madras (11) has six resisters, five geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Battle of Calcutta (12)
CavArmy06 vs. rInf, Army wins (22 of 28).
vCav vs. vRifle, Cav retreats (22 of 29).
vCav vs. vRifle, Cav retreats (22 of 30).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (23 of 31).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (24 of 32).
vCav vs. vRifle 2/4, Cav retreats (24 of 33).
vCav vs. vRifle 2/4, Cav wins (25 of 34).

Good News

And Calcutta is now Arab.
x67 Calcutta (11) has eight resisters, three geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Clean up before Battle of Lahore
vCav 3/4 vs. rCav on the road to Lahore, we win (26 of 35).
We capture 2 slaves on the road to Lahore.
vCav 3/4 vs. vCav 1/4, we win (27 of 36).
vCav 3/4 vs. vCav 1/4, we win (28 of 37).
vCav 3/4 vs. eCav 1/5, we lose (28 of 38).
vCav 3/4 vs. eCav 1/5, we win (29 of 39).
Those 3/4 Cavs took potshots from those Indian units on the trip down from Mild Mannered Mecca to the front line.
Don't want that to happen again.

Battle of Lahore (12) 2nd Indian capital
vCav vs. vRifle, Rifle wins (29 of 40).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (30 of 41).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav retreats (30 of 42).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav retreats (30 of 43).
vCav vs. rRifle, Rifle wins (30 of 44).
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (31 of 45).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (32 of 46).

Good News

And Lahore is now Arab.
x68 Lahore (11) has eight resisters, three geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Minor Skirmishes and Clean Up
eInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins (33 of 47).
vInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins (34 of 48).
vInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins (35 of 49).
vInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins and captures a slave (36 of 50).
vInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins (37 of 51).
vInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins (38 of 52).
CavArmy07 vs. vRifle 1/4, Army wins (39 of 53).
CavArmy07 vs. vCav 1/4, Army wins (40 of 54).
vCav vs. rLongbow 1/3, Cav wins (41 of 55).
vInf vs. Korean rRifle 1/3, Inf wins (42 of 56).

Welcome slaves FF3 to GG4.
With lose of gpt agreements, need to fix cash flow.
Drop the smart slider down to 60%, we still learn Mass Production in 2 and have +242 gpt.

India has three cities left: Kolhapur (2), Hyderbad (6) and the 3rd capital of India Jaipur (10).

Upgrade the capture cannons to Artillery75 and 76.

Korea has captured the Celt city of Agedincum on the isle of Celt.
Checking the saves, I see this happened in 1650.
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[CommandoBob]

[IBT 1680 AD]
England and the Viking sign a peace treaty.
Trade embargo against us by Korea and Spain has ended.

x42 Thebes worker (100) -> worker, 10 turns.
x01 Entremont arty (77) -> arty, 2 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (78) -> arty, 3 turns.
x20 Grand River settler -> settler, 30 turns.
x45 Bursa library -> factory, 35 turns.
x27 Allegheny factory -> university, 6 turns.
19 Murr vCav (188) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x51 Uskudar worker (101) -> worker, 10 turns.
x33 Izmit university -> airport, 4 turns.
33 Dadhgab settler -> settler, 30 turns.
05 Iron City vCav (189) -> vCav, 2 turns.
17 Silk City II university -> bank, 6 turns.
42 Roman Outpost worker (102) -> worker, 10 turns.

327 1685 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (7) has four resisters, three geeks, settler in 14, city will starve.
Bangalore (10) has six resisters, four geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Delhi (11) has eight resiters, three geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Karachi (9) has one resister, eight geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Madras (10) has four resisters, six geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Calcutta (11) has four resisters, six geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Lahore (11) has six resisters, five geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.

Welcome slaves GG5 to HH2.
Regroup, yellow and red units to M-M-M to heal, armies to heal, evacuate Indian cities in case of a flip.
Move combat settler closer to Kolhapur, will build next turn.
​

[IBT]
America and Korea have signed a trade embargo against us. I am so worried.

Two Indain Cavalries appear near x67 Calcutta.

We learn Mass Production, begin to learn Motorized Transport (tanks) in 5 turns.

02 Mediocre Medina factory -> airport, 4 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vCav (190) -> vCav, 2 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (56) -> vInf, 3 turns.
06 Kufah factory -> arty, 2 turns.
07 FarRiverside vCav (191) -> vCav, 3 turns.
x08 Uruk vCav (192) -> vCav, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca vCav (193) -> vCav, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vCav (194) -> vCav, 2 turns.
11 Aden factory -> arty, 3 turns.
x28 Centralia settler -> settler, 30 turns.
24 Sioux Hair factory -> university, 13 turns.
28 Santa market -> harbor, 14 turns.
44 Road to Pi settler -> settler, 30 turns.
45 Heliopolis Habitat settler -> settler, 30 turns.

328 1690 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (6) has four resisters, two geeks, settler in 13 turns, city will starve.
Bangalore (9) has six resisters, three geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Delhi (10) has seven resisters, three geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Karachi (8) has one resister, seven geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Madras (9) has four resisters, five geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Calcutta (10) has four resisters, six geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Lahore (10) has five resisters, five geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.

Found 59 Cak-Moses, grows in 5, worker in 10.
(Uh, Pi(e)-Ramesses; Cak(e)-Moses.)
Attack Kolhapur through Cak-Moses.

Pounding of Kolhapur (2)
Population reduction (1), temple destroyed, 1 HP on rRifle, 2nd HP on rRifle, 1 and 2 HP on rSpear.

Cannot attack Kolhapur this turn, have to move through jungle.

Minor Skirmishes
eCav vs. vCav 1/4, we win (43 of 57).
And Promote to Mr. Calcutta.
MGL Hind goes to Mediocre Medina, switch build from airport to Universal Suffrage and rush with Hind.
eCav vs. vCav 1/4, we win (44 of 58).
eCav vs. vCav 1/4, we win (45 of 59).

Plan to attack Spain next turn. Only one city is within three moves of our border, Toledo. We can capture it next turn and then see how the borders look. Might be able to take four of Spain's five cities. Santiago, their smallest city, is buried in the mountains near Korea.
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[IBT]
x01 Entremont arty (79) -> arty, 2 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (80) -> arty, 2 turns.

WONDERful News

02 Mediocre Medina Universal Suffrage -> airport, 4 turns.
19 Murr vCav (195) -> vCav, 2 turns.
05 Iron City vCav (196) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x32 Pharsalos settler -> settler, 30 turns.
x23 Tonawanda worker (103) -> settler, 30 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk airport -> vFighter, 2 turns.
Pollution near 18 A-jar II.
14 BackHoe university -> vCav, 3 turns.
46 Deep Egypt worker (104) -> worker, 10 turns.
55 Fresh Watere worker (105) -> worker, 10 turns.

329 1695 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (5) has three resisters, two geeks, settler in 12 turns, city will starve.
Bangalore (8) has five resisters, three geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Delhi (9) has six resisters, three geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Karachi (7) has one resister, six geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Madras (8) has four resisters, four geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Calcutta (9) has three resisters, six geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Lahore (9) has five resisters, four geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.

Pounding of Kolhapur (1), Round 2
1 HP on rRifle, library destroyed, 2nd HP on rRifle, 1 HP on rSpear.

Battle of Kolhapur (1)
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Rifle wins (45 of 60).
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (46 of 61).
eCav vs. rSpear 2/3, Cav wins (47 of 62).

Good News

And Kolhapur is now Arab.
x69 Kolhapur (1) has one resister, grows in 10, worker in 10.
We capture one slave (HH3).

We talk to Spain; declare war.

We capture a slave just north of Toledo.

Battle of Toledo (8)
vCav vs. vMusket, Cav retreats (47 of 63).
vCav vs. vMusket, Cav wins (48 of 64).
vCav vs. rMusket, Musket wins and promotes (48 of 65).
vCav vs. rMusket, Musket wins and promotes (48 of 66).
CavArmy04 vs. rMusket, Army wins (49 of 67).
vCav vs. vMusket 2/4, Musket wins (49 of 68).
This city is on a grassland tile, not a hill!
vCav vs. eMusket 2/5, Musket wins (49 of 69).
vCav vs. eMusket 1/5, Cav wins (50 of 70).

Good News

And Toledo is now Arab.
x70 Toledo (7) has two resisters, five geeks, worker in 10, city will starve.

Toledo does not connect to the greater Arab empire, which is not what I expected.
Send a lot of Cavlary to Toledo, move a combat settler into place near Calcutta, send some Armies to Toledo.
From Toledo we can attack Madrid.
From our combat settler we can attack Barcelona and Seville.
And Santiago remains out of reach.
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[IBT]
We kill an attacking Spanish vCav (51 of 71).

x11 Rome bank -> vInf, 5 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vCav (197) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x34 Thermopylae setter -> settler, 30 turns.
x05 Gergovia bank -> vInf, 5 turns.
x06 Kufah arty (81) -> arty, 2 turns.
x54 Aydin settler -> library, 27 turns.
x08 Uruk vCav (198) -> vCav, 2 turns.
x12 Pisae factory -> arty, 3 turns.
18 A-jar II airport -> fighter, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vCav (199) -> vCav, 2 turns.
13 MuskRat Love airport -> fighter, 2 turns.
31 Anidem settler -> settler, 30 turns.
37 Otto Lookout worker (106) -> worker, 10 turns.

330 1700 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (4) has two resisters, two geeks, settler in 11 turns, city will starve.
Bangalore (7) has five resisters, two geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Delhi (8) has five resisters, three geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Karachi (6) has one resister, five geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Madras (7) has three resisters, four geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Calcutta (8) has three resisters, five geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Lahore (8) has five resisters, three geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Kolhapur (1) has one resister, worker in 9, grows in 9.
Toledo (7) resistance is over, seven geeks, worker in 9999, city will starve.

Found 70 Spanish Main, 2S of Calcutta, grows in 5, worker in 10.
Rail to the city and its' borders.
Both Seville and Barcelona are within artillery range.

Pounding of Seville (12)
Barracks destroyed, population reduction (11), 1 and 2 HP on vMusket, population reduction (10), 1 HP on vMusket, 1 HP on vMusket, temple destroyed, market destroyed, library destroyed, 2nd HP on vMusket, 2nd and 3rd HP on vMusket, population reduction (9), 3rd HP on vMusket, 3rd HP on vMusket.

Battle of Seville (9)
eCav 4/5 vs. vMusket 1/4, Cav wins (52 of 72).
And promotes to Mr. Seville.
MGL Ziyad Ibn Abihi goes to our capital, where he becomes CavArmy12.
vCav vs. vMusket 1/4, Cav wins (53 of 73).
vCav vs. vMusket 1/4, Cav wins (54 of 74).

Good News

And Seville is now Arab.
x71 Seville (8) has four resisters, four geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.
We capture two slaves.

Capturing Seville frees up the back path to Toledo from El-Amarna, which means we can rail to Toledo. But not right away.

Pounding of Barcelona (12)
Population reduction (11), 1 HP on vMusket, 1 HP on vMusket, population reduction (10), 1 and 2 HP on rMusket, barracks destroyed, 2nd and 3rd HP on vMusket, harbor destroyed, population reduction (9), population reduction (8), population reduction (7), population reduction (6), temple destroyed, 2nd and 3rd HP on vMusket.

Battle of Barcelona (6)
vCav vs. rMusket 1/3, Cav wins (55 of 75).
vCav vs. vMusket 1/4, Musket wins (55 of 76).
vCav vs. vMusket 1/4, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (56 of 77).
vCav vs. vMusket 1/4, Cav wins (57 of 78).
vCav vs. vLongbow, Cav wins (58 of 79).

Good News

And Barcelona is now Arab.
x72 Barcelona (5) has three resisters, two geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.
We capture one cannon (Artillery82).

We rail to Barcelona and its' borders.
Madrid is two tiles away from the borders of Barcelona and Toledo. Cannot bombard.

Battle of Madrid (12) Spanish capital
CavArmy08 vs. vMusket, Army wins (59 of 80).
CavArmy09 vs. vMusket, Army wins (60 of 81).
CavArmy10 vs. vMusket, Army wins (61 of 82).
CavArmy11 vs. vMusket, Army wins (62 of 83).

Good News

And Madrid is now Arab.
x73 Madrid (11) has five resisters, six geeks, worker in 10, city will starve.

We rail to Madrid and its' border.
We rail from Madrid to Toledo.

Battle of Jaipur (10) 3rd Indian capital
CavArmy03 vs. vMusket, Army wins (63 of 84).
eCav vs. rSpear, Cav wins and promotes to Mr. Jaipur (64 of 85).
MGL Saffah goes to the capital and makes CavArmy13.
vCav vs. rSpear, Cav is redlined but wins (65 of 86).

Good News

And Jaipur is now Arab.
x74 Jaipur (9) has five resisters, four geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Found 71 Hyderabad Hurler between Madrid and Toledo on the Indian border, claiming a roaded mountain tile. It grows in 7, worker in 10.
Rail that mountain tile.

Minor Skirmishes
vInf vs. Korean vCav 1/4, Inf wins (66 of 87).
eCav vs. Korean rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (67 of 88).

Move a combat settler towards Santiago.
Welcome slaves HH4 to II1.
​

[IBT]
And the save is >>HERE<<.

 

[CommandoBob]

India and Spain
I had planned to invade America and then go sailing to the land of the Celts, Iroquois and English. Until I saw that India had learned Replaceable Parts and thus could make Infantry.

So I declared war on India, took seven cities in one turn, took the eighth city a few turns later and then declared war on Spain to finish off India.

As of now, both Spain and India have one city. India's fourth capital will become Arab on the next turn. Spain's second capital is on a hill surronded by hills and mountains. Even with a combat settler in place (and one is in place), it will take several turns to get roads, artillery and assualt troops into position. An Arab vInf is 1N of the new Spanish capital of Santiago, but that is not enough to take the city next turn.

Techs
We Arabs now know how to fly and are building some fighters for combat support. We are learning how to make Tanks, but that will be about 2 turns or so before we can begin building the Toys of Guderian, Rommel and Patton.

Next Foe
I had planned to save Korea for last but that may change. With over 80 artillery (and several high production cities building artillery) I think we can begin to wear down the Korean empire. I fully expect a vInfantry defending each Korean city and most Korean cities are on a hill. This would boost the normal defense of the Infantry from 10 to 15. Artillery attacks with 12. It might take all 80 artys to redline the vInfs in a city on a hill. The lightning strikes on India and Spain will be replaced with a slow, methodical chewing up of the Korean Confederation. Korean cities are also placed further apart due to the terrain, so I will need to use combat settlers.

After Korea, then either the Americans or Vikings.

It looks like the islands will be the last places to be attacked, by which time I may be able to use atomic weapons, which will make conquest much easier.

 

[Ansar]

Nice job conquering Indian cities and Toledo.

Btw, will you be writing another story after this one?

 

[CommandoBob]

End of Turnset Thirty Three Stats:

Science: Motorized Transportation, 2 turns
Treasury: 13845 gold, -25 gpt; 3.7.0

Current unit naming:
Cavalry 199
Infantry 57
Artillery 82
Worker 106
Army 13
Slave Group II1
Built cities: 71
Captured cities: x74

Arab Military:

• 11 Settlers
• 95 Workers
• 88 Cavalry
• 55 Infantry
• 82 Artillery
• 03 Ironclad
• 05 Transport
• 11 Army
• 01 Privateer

Total Units: 351
177 Slaves

Wonder Races:
Universal Sufferage - Bangalore - India

Trades to watch:
None

Luxuries:
We own wines (6), furs (10), dyes (12), incense (1), spice (13), ivory (10), silks (7) and gems (2); 8 of 8 luxuries.

Resources:
We own horses (15), iron (12), saltpeter (11), coal (10), rubber (14) and oil (4).

Currently we are at war with the Spain, India, Celts and Korea.

We hold a monopoly on these techs:

1. Corporation
2. Atomic Theory
3. Replacable Parts
4. Refining
5. Steel
6. Combustion

[IBT 1700 AD Preflight]
The plan is to eliminate India (Hyderabad) this first turn.
It will take a couple of turns to eliminate Spain.
After India, and while we deal with Spain, we focus on Korea.

Cycle through the cities, change all specialists to geeks; learn new tech in 2 at 60%, not 70% (+180 vs. -25).

Hit Enter.

No Spanish or India counter attacks on the IBT.
Spain and Vikings swap kills.

x01 Entremont arty (83) -> arty, 2 turns.
x19 Salamanca university -> vCav, 3 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (84) -> arty, 2 turns.
19 Murr vCav (200) -> vCav, 2 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (57) -> vInf, 3 turns.
x33 Izmit airport -> vFighter, 2 turns.
05 Iron City vCav (201) -> vCav, 2 turns.
07 FarRiverside vCav (202) -> vCav, 3 turns.
x18 Muach Chunk vFighter (01) -> vFighter, 2 turns.
11 Aden arty (85) -> arty, 3 turns.
x37 Knossos settler -> settler, 30 turns.
32 Sucsamad settler -> settler, 30 turns.

331 1705 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (3) has one resisters, two geeks, settler in 10 turns, city will starve.
Bangalore (6) has four resisters, two geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Delhi (7) has four resisters, three geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Karachi (5) has one resister, four geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Madras (6) has three resisters, three geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Calcutta (7) has three resisters, four geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Lahore (7) has five resisters, two geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Kolhapur (1) resistance is over.
Seville (7) has three resisters, four geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Barcelona (5) has two resisters, three geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Madrid (10) resistance is over.
Jaipur (8) has four resisters, four geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.

Battle of Hyderabad (6) 4th Indian capital
CavArmy07 vs. rInf, CavArmy wins (1 of 1).
CavArmy13 vs. rRifle, CavArmy wins (2 of 2).

Good News

And Hyderabad is now Arab.
x75 Hyderabad (5) grows in , settler in 30.

Very Good News

And India is gone from this world.
We capture two slaves (II2 and II3) and one artillery (86).
And we rail to Hyderabad.

Battle of Cheju (12)
vCav vs. vRifle, Cav retreats (2 of 3).
vCav vs. vRifle, Cav retreats (2 of 4).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav retreats (2 of 5).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav retreats (2 of 6).
vCav vs. rRifle, Rifle is redlined but wins (2 of 7).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Rifle wins (2 of 8).

That attack is going nowhere fast.

Found 72 Santiago Setup, zero growth, one geek, wealth.
Rail to it.

Minor Skirmishes
eCav vs. Korean rCav 1/3, we win (3 of 9).
vCav vs. Korean vCav 1/4, Korean wins (3 of 10).
vInv vs. Korean vCav 1/4, Korean wins and promotes (3 of 11).
vCav vs. Korean eCav 2/5, we win (4 of 12).

Move a combat settler near Chengdu.
Ring Hyderabad with vInf on the roads and rails.
Move units adjacent to Santiago.
​

[IBT]
We learn Motorized Transportation, begin to learn Radio, seven turns.

x09 Babylon factory -> vTank, 5 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vCav (203) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x52 Iznik worker (107) -> courthouse, 40 turns.
x30 Corinth factory -> market, 4 turns.
x22 Cattaraugus university -> vTank, 3 turns.
06 Kufah arty (87) -> arty, 2 turns.
x08 Uruk vCav (204) -> vTank, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca coal plant (I goofed somewhere, sell it for 20 somethings) -> vTank, 2 turns.
18 A-jar II vFighter (02) -> vFighter, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vCav (205) -> vTank, 2 turns.
x53 Konya worker (108) -> worker, 10 turns.
x25 Akwesasne settler -> settler, 30 turns.
13 MuskRat Love vFighter (03) -> vFighter, 2 turns.
14 BackHoe vCav (206) -> vTank, 3 turns.

332 1710 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (2) has one resisters, one geeks, settler in 9 turns, city will starve.
Bangalore (5) has three resisters, two geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Delhi (6) has four resisters, two geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Karachi (4) has one resister, three geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Madras (5) has two resisters, three geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Calcutta (6) has three resisters, three geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Lahore (6) has four resisters, two geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Seville (6) has two resisters, four geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Barcelona (4) has one resister, three geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Jaipur (7) has three resisters, four geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.

Pounding of Santiago (2)
1 and 2 HP on vMusket, barracks destroyed, temple destroyed, population reduction (1), 1 HP on rMusket, 2nd HP on rMusket, market destroyed, library destroyed, 3rd HP on vMusket.

Battle of Santiago (1), 2nd Spanish capital
vInf vs. rMusket 1/3, Inf wins (5 of 13).
vInf vs. vMusekt 1/4, Inf wins (6 of 14).

Good News

And Santiago is now Arab.
x76 Santiago (1) grows in 20, wealth.


Very Good News

And Spain is no more.
​

 

[CommandoBob]

The Korean Campaign

332 1710 AD (continued)

Found 73 Cheju Chu-chu 2N of Cheju, grows in 5, worker in 10.

Pounding of Cheju (9)
Population reduction (8), 1 and 2 HP on vRifle, population reduction (7), harbor destroyed, population reduction (6), temple destroyed, 1 HP on rRifle, population reduction (5), courthouse destroyed, police station destroyed, population reduction (4), population reduction (3), population reduction (2), 1 and 2 HP on rRifle, 1 and 2 HP on rGuerilla, population reduction (1), 2nd HP on rRifle, market destroyed, library destroyed, bank destroyed, 3rd HP on vMusket, cathedral destroyed, university destroyed, 1 and 2 HP on rCav.

Battle of Cheju (1), Round 2
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (7 of 15).
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (8 of 16).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (9 of 17).
vCav vs. rGuerilla 1/3, Cav wins (10 of 18).
vCav vs. rCav 1/3, Cav wins (11 of 19).

Good News

And Cheju is now Arab.
x77 Cheju has Magellan's Voyage, grows in 7, settler in 30.

From Cheju we can advance to Pyongyang and Inch'on, but we need combat settlers to pave the way.
Move two into position, one towards each city.
Protect each with two vInf.
Neither city can be built next turn.
​

[IBT]
Korean vCav kills two Viking units, then dies to a Viking Cavalry.
We lose a vCav to Korean vCav (11 of 20).

Iroquois want to talk.
Hiawatha wants an ROP, MPP and 10 gpt. Dream on.

x01 Entremont arty (88) -> arty, 2 turns.
x50 Istanbul settler -> settler, 30 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (89) -> arty, 2 turns.
x14 Veii university -> vTank, 4 turns.
02 Mediocre Medina airport -> vTank, 3 turns.
x27 Allegheny university -> vTank, 3 turns.
x43 Heliopolis settler -> settler, 30 turns.
19 Murr vCav (207) -> vTank, 3 turns.
Pollution near 04 Ivory City.
x15 Cumae factory -> transport, 8 turns.
x33 Izmit vFighter (04) -> vFighter, 2 turns.
05 Iron City vCav (208) -> vTank, 3 turns.
17 Silk City II bank -> vTank, 4 turns.
x12 Pisae arty (90) -> arty, 3 turns.
x48 Pi-Ramesses settler -> settler, 30 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk vFighter (05) -> vBomber, 3 turns.
25 Tif factory -> vTank, 5 turns.
49 Istanbul Insider worker (109) -> worker, 10 turns.
50 Incense City worker (110) -> worker, 10 turns.

333 1715 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (2) has one resisters, one geeks, settler in 8 turns, zero growth.
Bangalore (4) has three resisters, one geek, settler in 23, city will starve.
Delhi (5) has four resisters, one geek, settler in 23, city will starve.
Karachi (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 23, city will starve.
Madras (4) has two resisters, two geeks, settler in 23, city will starve.
Calcutta (5) has three resisters, two geeks, settler in 23, city will starve.
Lahore (5) has three resisters, two geeks, settler in 23, city will starve.
Seville (5) has two resisters, three geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Barcelona (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Jaipur (6) has three resisters, three geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.

Pollution cleaned up.
Combat settlers advance.
Road and rail to Santiago.
Busy work for workers and slaves (clear jungle tiles).

Minor Skirmishes
eCav vs. vCav 1/4, we win (12 of 21).
​

[IBT]
x42 Thebes worker (111) -> worker, 10 turns.
x19 Salamanca vCav (209) -> vTank, 4 turns.
x31 Sparta worker (112) -> worker, 10 turns.
x06 Camulodunum factory -> vTank, 4 turns.
03 Demaskus university -> vTank, 4 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (59) -> vInf, 3 turns.
06 Kufah arty (91) -> arty, 2 turns.
07 FarRiverside vCav (210) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x08 Uruk vTank (01) -> vTank, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca vTank (02) -> vTank, 2 turns.
18 A-jar II vFighter (06) -> vBomber, 3 turns.
10 FussAat vTank (03) -> vTank, 2 turns.
11 Aden arty (92) -> arty, 3 turns.
x40 Giza worker (112) -> worker, 10 turns.
13 MuskRat Love vFighter (07) -> vBomber, 3 turns.
27 TooBook settler -> settler, 10 turns.
29 SheHire factory -> vTank, 6 turns.
52 Uskudar Usurper worker (113) -> worker, 10 turns.

Pollution near x15 Cumae.

334 1720 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (2) has one resisters, one geeks, settler in 7 turns, zero growth.
Bangalore (4) has three resisters, one geek, settler in 22, zero growth.
Delhi (5) has four resisters, one geek, settler in 22, zero growth.
Karachi (2) has one resister, one geek, settler in 22, zero growth.
Madras (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 22, city will starve.
Calcutta (4) has one resister, three geeks, settler in 22, city will starve.
Lahore (4) has two resisters, two geeks, settler in 22, city will starve.
Seville (4) has two resisters, two geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Barcelona (2) has one resister, one geek, settler in 26, zero growth.
Jaipur (5) has two resisters, three geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.

Found 74 Pyongyang Pinger 2NW of Pyongyang, grows in 5, wealth. This city is connected via Korean built railroads.
Found 75 Inch'on Inch'off 1N-1NE of Inch'on, grows in 5, wealth. This city is also connected via Korean built railroads.

Pounding of Inch'on (6)
1 and 2 HP on vRifle, population reduction (5), 1HP on vRifle, population reduction (4), 1HP on rRifle, population reduction (3), temple destroyed, population reduction (2), harbor destroyed, market destroyed, population reduction (1), library destroyed, courthouse destroyed, cathedral destroyed, 2nd HP on vRifle, university destroyed, 2nd HP on rRifle, colossuem destroyed, 3rd HP on vRifle, 3rd HP on vRifle

Battle of Inch'on (1)
CavArmy12 vs. rCav, CavArmy wins (13 of 22).
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (14 of 23).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (15 of 24).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (16 of 25).
And Inch'on is now Arab.

Good News

We raze it.

Pounding of P'yongyang (2)
Population reduction (1), barracks destroyed, 1 and 2 HP on vRifle, temple destroyed, market destroyed, 1HP on rRifle, 2nd HP on rRifle.

Battle of P'yongyang (1)
CavArmy05 vs. vRifle 2/4, CavArmy wins (17 of 26).
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Rifle wins and promotes (17 of 27).
CavArmy06 vs. vRifle 2/4, CavArmy wins (18 of 28).

Good News

And P'yongyang is now Arab.
x78 P'yongyang (1) has one geek making wealth.

P'yongyang is connected by road and rails to the Korean core, which Inch'on was not.

Move two combat settlers into place, one heading towards Seoul and the other towards Pusan. Both can build cities next turn.
Capture two Korean slaves (II6 and JJ1).

Pollution cleaned up, workers kept busy.

Send some vCavs to some cities to end the resistance: Bombay, Karachi, Madras, Barcelona and Calcutta (all have one resister).
​

[IBT]
Celts want to talk. They want peace. We'll wait.

Trade embargo against us by the Vikings and Celts is over.

x01 Entremont arty (93) -> arty, 2 turns.
x11 Rome vInf (58) -> vInf, 5 turns.
01 Mild Mannered Mecca Army (14) -> Army, 11 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (94) -> arty, 2 turns.
21 Muzzle factory -> vTank, 3 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vTank (04) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x22 Cattaraugus vTank (05) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x05 Gergovia vInf (59) -> vTank, 5 turns.
x33 Izmit vFighter (08) -> vBomber, 3 turns.

335 1725 AD

Resisting Cities
Bombay (2) resistance is over.
Bangalore (4) has three resisters, one geek, settler in 21, zero growth.
Delhi (5) has four resisters, one geek, settler in 21, zero growth.
Karachi (2) resistance is over.
Madras (3) resistance is over.
Calcutta (4) resistance is over.
Lahore (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 21, city will starve.
Seville (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Barcelona (2) resistance is over.
Jaipur (4) has two resisters, two geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.

Found 76 Pusan Poocher 2E of P'yongyang on a hill, grows in 20 , wealth.
Found 77 Seoul_Warrior 1N-1NW of the Korean capital of Seoul, grows in 20, wealth.
Rail to Seoul_Warrior.

Pounding of Pusan (8)
Population reduction (7), 1HP on rRifle, barracks destroyed, 1HP on cRifle, population reduction (6), 1HP on cRifle, population reduction (5), population reduction (4), granary destroyed, 2nd HP on rRifle, 1 and 2 HP on vCav.

Battle of Pusan (4)
vCav vs. cRifle 1/2, Cav wins (19 of 29).
eCav 4/5 vs. cRifle 1/2, Cav wins (20 of 30).
eCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (21 of 31).
vCav vs. vCav 2/4, we win (22 of 32).

Good News

And Pusan is now Arab.
We raze it.
We capture 2 slaves and get one more from razing the city; slaves JJ2 to JJ4.

Pounding of Seoul (9) Korean capital
Population reduction (8), 1 HP on vRifle, population reduction (7), market destroyed, 1 and 2HP on vRifle, 1 and 2HP on vRifle, 1 and 2HP on vRifle, 1HP on rRifle, 1HP on rRifle, population reduction (6), library destroyed, 2nd HP on vRifle, 2nd HP on rRifle, cathedral destroyed, population reduction (5), population reduction (4), university destroyed, 2nd HP on rRifle, 3rd HP on vRifle, colossuem destroyed, 3rd HP on vRifle, 3rd HP on vRifle, 3rd HP on vRifle.

Battle of Seoul (4) Korean capital
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (23 of 33).
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (24 of 34).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (25 of 35).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (26 of 36).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (27 of 37).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Rifle wins (27 of 38).
vCav vs. vRifle 1/4, Cav wins (28 of 39).

Good News

And Seoul is now Arab.
We capture Newton's University.
x79 Seoul (3) has two resisters, one geek, zero growth, worker in 10.

The road is now open to attack Hyangsan.

Pounding of Hyangsan (6)
1 HP on rRifle, market destroyed, 1 and 2 HP on rRifle, library destroyed, bank destroyed, 2nd HP on rRifle.

Battle of Hyangsan (6)
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (29 of 40).
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (30 of 41).

Good News

And Hyangsan is now Arab.
We raze it.
We get two slaves, JJ5 and JJ6.

Korea has three cities left, all surrounded by mountains. Combat settlers will not help here, just brute force.

Move CavArmy03, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12 and 13, plus some single vCavs, to be 2NE of Wonsan, the second Korean capital.
One north of them is CavArmy08 and TankArmy14, plus some singles.

Looks like Wonsan and Namp'o can be captured next turn. The last city, Ulsan, is on a hill surrounded by eight mountains. I can get units next to it, even some artillery to bombard, but won't be able to attack it next turn.

Minor Skirmishes
eCav 4/5 vs. vCav 1/4, we win (31 of 42).
vCav vs. vCav 1/4, we win (32 of 43).
​

[IBT]
Korea and Vikings sign a peace treaty.

x14 Veii vTank (06) -> vTank, 3 turns.
02 Mediocre Medina vTank (07) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x07 Richborough factory -> vTank, 4 turns.
x27 Allegheny vTank (08) -> vTank, 3 turns.
19 Murr vTank (09) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x41 Elephantine worker (114) -> worker, 10 turns.
x30 Corinth market -> vTank, 4 turns.
05 Iron City vTank (10) -> 3 turns.
06 Kufah arty (95) -> arty, 2 turns.
x08 Uruk vTank (11) -> vTank, 2 turns.
x12 Pisae arty (96) -> arty, 3 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk vBomber (01) -> vTank, 3 turns.
08 East Mecca vTank (12) -> vTank, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vTank (13) -> vTank, 2 turns.
14 BackHoe vTank (14) -> vTank, 4 turns.
23 Bait Race factory -> aqueduct, 7 turns.
57 Bombay Hiway worker (115) -> worker, 10 turns.
58 East Delhi worker (116) -> worker, 10 turns.

336 1730 AD

Resisting Cities
Bangalore (3) has one resister, three geeks, settler in 20, city will starve.
Delhi (5) resistance is over.
Lahore (2) has one resister, one geek, settler in 20, zero growth.
Seville (2) has one resister, one geek, settler in 24, zero growth.
Jaipur (4) resistance is over.
Seoul (3) resistance is over.

Battle of Wonsan (6), 2nd Korean capital
CavArmy03 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (33 of 44).
CavArmy03 12/14 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (34 of 45).
CavArmy04 vs. vRilfe, CavArmy wins (35 of 46).
CavArmy05 vs. vGuerilla, CavArmy wins (36 of 47).
CavArmy07 vs. cRifle, CavArmy wins (37 of 48).

Good News

And Wonsan is now Arab.
We raze it.
We get two slaves (KK1 and KK2) from the city.

Maybe we should have kept it instead. Namp'o is now 4 tiles from the border.
Move CavArmy07 towards Ulsan in the mountains.
Move other Armies towards Namp'o. Split the singles, some going to both places.

Now I find myself spending more time moving workers and slaves around than military units.
Hmm, maybe a slave Army?

Use Elite Cavs that have promoted a leader to subdue to faceless rowdy masses of the rebellious cities. Gives them something to do.
​

[IBT]
x01 Entremont arty (97) -> arty, 2 turns.
x09 Babylon vTank (15) -> vTank, 5 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (98) -> arty, 2 turns.
20 Balketh factory -> vTank, 5 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (60) -> vInf, 3 turns.
x51 Usukdar worker (117) -> worker, 10 turns.
Pollution near x33 Izmit.
17 Silk City II vTank (16) -> vTank, 4 turns.
07 FarRiverside vTank (17) -> vTank, 3 turns.
18 A-jar II vBomber (02) -> vTank, 3 turns.
11 Aden arty (99) -> arty, 3 turns.
x24 St. Regis factory -> bank, 12 turns.
13 MuskRat Love vBomber (03) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
42 Roman Outpost worker (118) -> worker, 10 turns.

337 1735 AD

Resisting Cities
Bangalore (4) resistance is over.
Lahore (2) resistance is over.
Seville (2) reistance is over.

Battle of Namp'o (4), 3rd Korean capital
CavArmy09 vs. rRifle, CavArmy wins (38 of 49).
CavArmy09 13/16 vs. rRifle, CavArmy wins (39 of 50).
CavArmy10 vs. rGuerilla, CavArmy wins (40 of 51).

Good News

And Namp'o is now Arab.
We capture two slaves (KK1 and KK2).
We raze the city.
And get another two slaves from the raze (KK3 and KK4).

Nammp'o is gone, leaving only Ulsan for Korea. Ulsan sits amidst a sea of Korean mountains, claiming 3 to 4 tiles in each direction.

Pollution cleaned up.
​

[IBT]
We learn Radio and enter the Modern Age.
We learn Radio and begin to learn Fission in 9.

x73 Madrid worker (119) -> wealth.
x19 Salamaca vTank (18) -> vTank, 4 turns.
21 Muzzle vTank (19) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vTank (20) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x06 Camulodunum vTank (21) -> vTank, 4 turns.
03 Demaskus vTank (22) -> vTank, 4 turns.
x22 Cattaraugus vTank (23) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x33 Izmit vBomber (04) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
06 Kufah arty (100) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x08 Uruk vTank (24) -> vTank, 2 turns.
08 East Mecca vTank (25) -> vTank, 2 turns.
10 FussAat vTank (26) -> vTank, 2 turns.
12 Yoyo Ma factory -> vTank, 4 turns.
25 Tif vTank (27) -> vTank, 5 turns.
43 Bursa Basher courthouse -> harbor, 40 turns.
59 Cak-Moses worker (120) -> worker, 10 turns.

338 1740 AD

Move our stack of Doom adjacent to Ulsan.
Cycle through the cities and hire geeks, get Fission in 8.
​

[IBT]
x01 Entremont arty (101) -> vTank, 2 turns.
x04 Alesia arty (102) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x14 Veii vTank (28) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x02 Mediocre Medina vTank (29) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x27 Allegheny vTank (30) -> vTank, 3 turns.
19 Murr vTank (31) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x30 Corinth vTank (32) -> vTank, 3 turns.
05 Iron City vTank (33) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x12 Pisae arty (103) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk vTank (34) -> vTank, 3 turns.
Pollution near 18 A-jar II.
30 Accem factory -> university, 13 turns.
46 Deep Egypt worker (121) -> worker, 10 turns.
55 Fresh Watere worker (122) -> worker, 10 turns.

339 1745 AD

Battle of Ulsan (1), 4th Korean capital
CavArmy07 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (41 of 52).
CavArmy07 13/18 vs. rRifle, CavArmy is redlined but wins (42 of 53).
CavArmy11 vs. rGuerilla, CavArmy wins (43 of 54).

Good News

And Ulsan is now Arab.
We raze it.
Trade embargo against us by Korea and England is over.
Trade embargo against us by Korea and America is over.

Very Good News

Korea has been destroyed.

Pollution cleaned up.

Get some roads started, some finished.
​

 

[CommandoBob]

The Viking Campaign

339 1745 AD (continued)

Talk to Viking, demand 111 of 111 gold. They do not pay.
We declare war on the Vikings.

Pounding of x38 Byblos (12)
1HP on rMusket, population reduction (11), 1HP on rMusket, 2nd HP on rMusket, 2nd HP on rMusket, 1 and 2 HP on rCav.

Battle of x38 Byblos (11)
eCav vs. rMusket 1/3, Cav wins (54 of 65).
eCav vs. rMusket 1/3, Cav wins (55 of 66).
eCav vs. rCav 1/3, Cav wins (56 of 67).

Good News

And x38 Byblos is again Arab.
Since this was once an Arab city we keep it and do not raze.
x38 Byblos (11) has 4 resisters, 7 geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Found 78 Shrinking Viking on the south border of Purple Land, grows in 5, woker in 10.

Minor Skirmishes
eCav vs. vBerserk 1/4, Cav wins (57 of 68).
eCav vs. eCav 1/4, Cav wins (58 of 69).
And promotes to Mr. Shrinking Viking.
MGL Uthman goes to Mediocre Medina and forms TankArmy15.

Battle of Birka (2)
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (59 of 70).

Good News

And Birka is now Arab.
We raze it.

Hmm, should have kept it to make other attacks easier.

Pounding of St. Petersburg (2)
1 and 2 HP on vRifle, population reduction (1), 1 HP on rRifle, 2nd HP on rRifle

Battle of St. Petersburg (1)
vCav vs. vRifle 2/4, Rifle wins (59 of 71).
CavArmy08 vs. vRifle 2/4, Army wins (60 of 72).
vCav vs. rRifle 1/3, Cav wins (61 of 73).

Good News

And St. Petersburg is now Arab.
We raze it. It is not close to any Viking city.


More Minor Skirmishes
vCav vs. rCav 1/3, we win (62 of 74).
vCav vs. vBeserk, Beserk wins (62 of 75).
vCav vs. vBeserk, Cav wins flawlessly (63 of 76).
vCav vs. vBeserk 1/4, Cav wins (64 of 77).
vCav vs. vCav, Vikings wins (64 of 78).
vCav vs. vCav 2/4, we win (65 of 79).
vCav vs. vCav, we win (66 of 80).

Pillage two Viking coal. An Army moves onto a third connected coal; will pillage next turn.
Move two armies to pillage saltpeter next turn.
Move another army to pillage iron but that will take two turns.

Move units to attack multiple Viking cities next turn.
Up the science slider to 90% and we learn Fission in 5, not 7 (-580 gpt).
​

[IBT]
We win 2 and lose 5 on the Viking counterattacks (68 of 87).

America and Iroquois sign an MPP.
x11 Rome vInf (61) -> vInf, 5 turns.
x21 Niagara Falls factory -> university, 13 turns.
x07 Richborough vTank (35) -> vTank, 4 turns.
04 Ivory City vInf (62) -> vInf, 3 turns.
x05 Gergovia vTank (36) -> vTank, 5 turns.
07 FarRiverside vTank (37) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x08 Uruk vTank (38) -> vTank, 2 turns.
x70 Toledo worker (123) -> worker, 10 turns.
08 East Mecca vTank (39) -> vTank, 2 turns.
18 A-jar II vTank (40) -> vTank, 3 turns.
10 FussAat vTank (41) -> vTank, 2 turns.
11 Aden arty (104) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x16 Ravenna harbor -> wealth.
14 BackHoe vTank (42) -> vTank, 4 turns.
28 Santa harbor -> commercial dock, 23 turns.
29 SheHire vTank (43) -> vTank, 6 turns.
37 Otto Lookout worker (124) -> worker, 10 turns.
70 Spanish Main worker (125) -> worker, 10 turns.
71 Hyderabad Hurler worker (126) -> worker, 10 turns.

340 1750 AD

Resisting Cities
x38 Byblos (10) has two resisters, eight geeks, city will starve, settler in 29.

Battle of Stavanger (6)
CavArmy04 13/14 vs. rRifle, CavArmy wins (69 of 88).
CavArmy04 10/14 vs. rMusket, CavArmy wins (70 of 89).
vCav vs. cRifle, Cav wins (71 of 90).

Good News

And Stavanger is now Arab.
We raze it.

Battle of Moscow (12)
CavArmy03 14/14 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (72 of 91).
TankArmy15 vs. rRifle, TankArmy wins (73 of 92).
CavArmy11 17/17 vs. rRifle, CavArmy wins (74 of 93).
vCav vs. eCav 2/5, we win (75 of 94).
vCav vs. vBeserk, Cav wins (76 of 95).

Good News

And Moscow is now Arab.
We capture two slaves.
We raze Moscow.

Battle of Oslo (6)
CavArmy06 12/12 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (77 of 96).
vCav vs. vRifle, Rifle wins (77 of 97).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Cav retreats (77 of 98).
vCav vs. vRifle 3/4, Cav wins (78 of 99).
vCav vs. vBeserk, Cav wins flawlessly (79 of 100).

Good News

And Oslo is now Arab.
We raze it.

Battle of Bergen (11)
TankArmy16 vs. vRifle, TankArmy wins (80 of 101).
CavArmy12 15/17 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (81 of 102).
CavArmy13 vs. vRifle, CavArmy wins (82 of 103).

Good News

And Bergen is now Arab.
We raze Bergen.

Battle of Reykjavik (11)
vTank vs. vRifle, Tank retreats (82 of 104).
vTank vs. vRifle, Tank retreats (82 of 105).
vTank vs. vRifle 3/4, Tank wins (83 of 106).
vTank vs. vRifle 2/4, Tank wins (84 of 107).
vTank vs. vRifle 2/4, Tank wins (85 of 108).

Good News

And Reykjavik is now Arab.
We keep Reykjavik.
It has good Norse wine and will make our other attacks easier.
x80 Reykjavik (10) has six resisters, four geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Need some rails to Reykjavik.
Rail to Reykjavik and to units in the field.

Battle of Aarhus (10)
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (86 of 109).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (87 of 110).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (88 of 111).

Good News

And Aarhus is now Arab.
We keep it.
x81 Aarhus (9) has six resisters, three geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Pounding of Stockholm (12) Viking capital
Barracks destroyed, 1HP on vRifle, population reduction (11), 1 and 2 HP on rRifle, market destroyed, library destroyed, 1 HP on rRifle, 2nd and 3rd HP on vRifle, harbor destroyed, population reduction (10), 2nd HP on rRifle.

Battle of Stockholm (10) Viking capital
vTank vs. rRifle 1/3, Tank wins with one shot (89 of 112).
vTank vs. rRifle 1/3, Tank wins (90 of 113).
vTank vs. vRifle 1/4, Tank wins (91 of 114).

Good News

And Stockholm is now Arab.
We don't need it, so we raze it.

Battle of Trondheim (7), 2nd Viking capital
vCav vs. eRifle, Rifle wins (91 of 115).
vCav vs. eRifle, Rifle wins (91 of 116).
vCav vs. eRifle 4/5, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (92 of 117).
vCav vs. vCav 3/4, Viking wins and promotes (92 of 118).
vCav vs. eCav 3/5, Viking is redlined but wins (92 of 119).
vCav vs. eCav 1/5, we win (93 of 120).

Good News

And Trondheim is now Arab.
We keep Trondheim to get to Copenhagen.
x82 Trondheim (6) has four resisters, two geeks, settler in 30, city will starve.

Not able to attack Copenhagen this turn. Next turn can assualt it with Cavs, Tanks and a CavArmy.

Minor Skirmishes
vCav vs. rBeserk, Cav wins (94 of 121).
vCav vs. vCav 2/4, we win (95 of 122).
vCav vs. vCav 1/4, we win (96 of 123).
vInf vs. vCav 1/4, Inf wins and promotes to Elite (97 of 124).

Welcome slaves KK5 to MM3. Park the full stacks (6 slaves each) for later use.
​

[IBT]

 

[CommandoBob]

Wow, just two more cities and all this land will be Arab. Copenhagen and Chicago, it is becoming time for you to be assimilated. Reisistance is futile.

I broke the notes into three parts due to image restraints and hitting the max size in Notepad (32KB). Not to be fancy or dramatic.

These turns were just a grind. The battles weren't too bad, but keeping the workers and slaves busy is a real time killer. Most of the Indian jungles are gone and those tiles are roaded and railed. I have started parking slaves and workers just to avoid dealing with them.

Earlier I indicated I wanted to deal with the island nations first and then come back to deal with Korea. That lasted until Korea got Infantry and then Korea became the primary target. Now that Korea is dead I still need to clean up the islands.

America will be easy. Their island is very close to the mainland so ferrying units across will not be difficult. We have five transports, so three with Tank and two with Cavlary should do just fine. That means 40 units facing 4 cities. (In PTW, transports can carry 8 units. In C3C they can only carry 6 units.) So America should last two turns.

Now the other islands have their own problems, mainly due to distance. I can't easily ship new units out to them. So I think I will let Arab technology help.

I will send a transport to each of the inhabitited islands. The transports will be filled with Cavalry and some Tanks, due to their extra movement. It will take some time to sail into position, but that cannot be helped. I will probably rush some Destroyers or Cruisers to serve as escorts. Marines will not be needed as we can land whereever we want to on the islands.

Once the transports are in place, we wait for Arab scientists to play with uranium and make a bomb. When we have enough, these bombs will be launched at the islands and eliminate the defenders, allowing our troops to land almost unopposed and claim this world for the Argumentative Arabs.

And then this game will be done.

 

[Ansar]

Now the other islands have their own problems, mainly due to distance. I can't easily ship new units out to them. So I think I will let Arab technology help.

I will send a transport to each of the inhabitited islands. The transports will be filled with Cavalry and some Tanks, due to their extra movement. It will take some time to sail into position, but that cannot be helped. I will probably rush some Destroyers or Cruisers to serve as escorts. Marines will not be needed as we can land whereever we want to on the islands.

Once the transports are in place, we wait for Arab scientists to play with uranium and make a bomb. When we have enough, these bombs will be launched at the islands and eliminate the defenders, allowing our troops to land almost unopposed and claim this world for the Argumentative Arabs.

And then this game will be done.

Why dont you use Marines to capture the cities?

 

[CommandoBob]

Why dont you use Marines to capture the cities?

Two reasons mainly.

One, I never liked the phrase 'Shazam, shazam, shazam!' (OK, I know I'm dating myself what that, but I still don't like the phrase).

And Two, I just want to nuke 'em. The techs are close enough and I need only need to build one more wonder. I could rush the weapons with ease. And it solves the Enough issue. That is, how many units are enough to take the islands. The mainland is far away. If I have too few, I wait a long time for the new ones to arrive (or rush an airport). If I have too many, most of them stay in the boats. I'd rather not deal with that, which leaves nukes.

Plus, the best English defender right now is a Spear.

 

[Ansar]

Nuke the towns and then capture them from the sea!

 

[Aabraxan]

lurker's comment: Don't Marines come with an optional tech? Or do you already have the tech?

 

[CommandoBob]

Nuke the towns and then capture them from the sea!

Exactly!

lurker's comment: Don't Marines come with an optional tech? Or do you already have the tech?

Marines come with Amphibious Warfare, which I have not researched.

Other Things to Note

The Iroquois nation is the smallest, only three tiles, and one of them a city.

The Celt nation is the largest, twenty tiles and three cities.

Celts and Iroquois are close together.

Celts and Iroquois Nations @ 1600 AD

England is more distant and has eight tiles, with only one city.

London @ 1515 AD

This is how they are positioned.

World Map @ 1550 AD

I used old images since I was in a hurry and nothing of import has changed.

 

[djrules5454]

Pretty good step up to Monarch, it would appear.

 

[CommandoBob]

End of Turnset Thirty Four Stats:

Science: Fisson, 4 turns
Treasury: 14623 gold, -591 gpt; 1.9.0

Current unit naming:
Cavalry 210
Infantry 62
Artillery 104
Worker 126
Army 16
Slave Group MM3
Tank: 43
Bomber: 04
Built cities: 78
Captured cities: x82

Arab Military:

• 13 Settlers
• 116 Workers
• 81 Cavalry
• 61 Infantry
• 42 Tank
• 104 Artillery
• 03 Ironclad
• 05 Transport
• 08 Fighters
• 04 Bombers
• 13 Army
• 01 Privateer

Total Units: 451
177 Slaves

Wonder Races:
None

Trades to watch:
None

Luxuries:
We own wines (10), furs (10), dyes (12), incense (6), spice (13), ivory (10), silks (8) and gems (2); 8 of 8 luxuries.

Resources:
We own horses (16), iron (16), saltpeter (13), coal (11), rubber (15) and oil (4).

Currently we are at war with the Celts and the Vikings.


[IBT 1750 AD Preflight]
To have ICBMs I need Fission (researching) Rocketry, Space Flight and Satellites. And building the Manhattan Project.
A long time to get those. Maybe I'll just invade.

Hit Enter.

A lone Viking Cavalry captures 3 workers.

x01 Entremont vTank (44) -> stock exchange, 4 turns.
21 Muzzle vTank (45) -> market, 3 turns.
x03 Lugdunum vTank (46) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
x15 Cumae transport (06) -> bank, 12 turns.
x22 Cattaragus vTank (47) -> bank, 5 turns.
17 Silk City II vTank (48) -> stock exchange, 8 turns.
Pollution around 06 Kufah.
06 Kufah vTank (49) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
24 SiouxHair university -> market, 7 turns.

341 1752 AD

Resisting Cities
Byblos (9) resistance is over; city is cranky, make everybody geeks.
Reykyjavik (9) has six resisters, three geeks, settler in 14, city will starve.
Aarhus (8) has five resisters, three geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.
Trondheim (5) has three resisters, two geeks, settler in 29, city will starve.

Hippo is cranky, hire two geeks.
Haydab is also crank, hire two geeks.

Minor Skirmishes
vCav vs. vCav 3/4, we win and recapture our three lost workers (1 of 1).
I've lost the paperwork on the three captured workers so I just rename them to Workers 127 to 129.

Battle of Copenhagen (3), 3rd Viking capital
vTank vs. vRifle, Tank wins (2 of 2).
vTank vs. rRifle, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (3 of 3).

Good News

And Copenhagen is now Arab.
We caputure two slaves.
We raze the city.

I don't get the pop up telling me the Vikings are gone. They must have another city or settler someplace.

Lots of Arab fidget movements and busy work. Dull.
Greet slaves MM4 to NN6.

Talk to America. Try to extort Chicago, but does not work. Declare war.

Battle of Chicago
vTank vs. rPike, Tank wins (4 of 4).
Iroquois declare war due to their MPP with America. Yawn.
vTank vs. rPike, Tank wins (5 of 5).

Good News

And Chicago is now Arab.
x83 Chicago (3) has one resister, two geeks, worker in 10, city will starve.

Load Tanks, Cavs and Infs into transports and sail across to America.
​

[IBT]
We lose 5 vTanks to Maces, Knights and Longbows in roughly 20 attacks (20 of 25).
Seven surviving Tanks promoted to Elite.

The Vikings are on the south tip of Arabia.

x09 Babylon vTank (50) -> stock exchange, 9 turns.
x19 Salamanca vTank (51) -> vTank, 4 turns.
x04 Alesia vTank (52) -> vTank, 3 turns.
Pollution around 21 Muzzle.
x14 Veii vTank (53) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x56 Utica factory -> market, 5 turns.
02 Mediocre Medina vTank (54) -> vTank, 3 turns.
20 Balketh vTank (55) -> vTank, 5 turns.
x20 Grand River settler -> settler, 10 turns.
x06 Camulodunum vTank (56) -> vTank, 4 turns.
x27 Allegheny vTank (57) -> vTank, 3 turns.
19 Murr vTank (58) -> vTank, 3 turns.
03 Demaskus vTank (59) -> vTank, 4 turns.
x30 Corinth vTank (60) -> university, 6 turns.
05 Iron City vTank (61) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x08 Uruk vTank (62) -> stock exchange, 4 turns.
x12 Pisae vTank (63) -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
x18 Mauch Chunk vTank (64) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
08 East Mecca vTank (65) -> stock exchange, 4 turns.
10 FussAat vTank (66) -> stock exchange, 4 turns.
Pollution near 11 Aden.
x69 Kohlapur worker (127) -> worker, 10 turns.
x53 Konya worker (128) -> worker, 10 turns.
12 Yoyo Ma vTank (67) -> stock exchange, 8 turns.
13 MuskRat Love stock exchange -> vTank, 3 turns.
73 Cheju Chu-chu worker (129) -> worker, 10 turns.

342 1754 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykyjavik (8) has five resisters, three geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Aarhus (7) has four resisters, three geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Trondheim (4) has two resisters, two geeks, settler in 28, city will starve.
Chicago (2) resistance is over.

Utica is cranky, hire two geeks.

Battle of Boston (12)
vTank vs. vPike, Tank wins (21 of 26).
vTank vs. vPike, Pike wins (21 of 27).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins (22 of 28).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (23 of 29).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins (24 of 30).

Good News

And Boston is now Arab.
We keep Boston to have a safe harbor in America.
x84 Boston (11) has six resisters, five geeks, worker in 10, city will starve.

Pollution cleaned up.

Battle of Odense (1), 4th Viking capital
vTank vs. rRifle, Tank wins (25 of 31).
vCav vs. rRifle, Cav retreats (25 of 32).
eCav vs. rRifle, Cav wins (26 of 33).

Good News

And Odense is now Arab but is autorazed.

Viking Cleanup
vTank vs. rRifle 1/3, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (27 of 34).
vTank vs. rRifle 1/3, Tank wins (28 of 35).
vTank vs. rBeserk 1/3, Tank wins (29 of 36).
vTank vs. rBeserk 1/3, Tank wins (30 of 37).

Welcome slaves OO1 to PP3.

Ferry eight more vTanks to America.

Minor Skirmishes
vInf vs. American vPike, Pike wins (30 of 38).
vInf vs. American vPike 2/4, Inf wins (31 of 39).
vInf vs. American vKnight 2/4, Knight retreats (32 of 40).
vInf vs. American vMace 2/4, Inf wins (33 of 41).

Oh?

vCav vs. Barbarian cWarrior, Cav wins.
vCav vs. Barbarian cWarrior, Cav wins and pillages camp for 25 gold.

vCav vs. Viking rRifle, Rifle wins and promotes to Veteran (33 of 42).
vCav vs. Viking vRifle 2/4, Cav wins (34 of 43).
And we capture the last Viking settler, removing the Beserker Menace from our fair lands.

And now there are four.

Goodbye

Move wounded Tanks in America towards Boston.
​

[IBT]
Lots of Pikes and Longbows head for Boston. No attacks.

04 Ivory City vInf (63) -> library, 3 turns.
x33 Izmit stock exchange -> commerical dock, 4 turns.
07 FarRiverside vTank (68) -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
19 A-jar II vTank (69) -> vTank, 3 turns.
11 Aden vTank (70) -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
23 Bait Race aqueduct -> university, 13 turns.
25 Tif vTank (71) -> universtiy, 10 turns.
49 Istanbul Insider worker (130) -> worker, 10 turns.
50 Incense City worker (131) -> worker, 10 turns.

343 1756 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykyjavik (7) has four resisters, three geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.
Aarhus (6) has three resisters, three geeks, settler in 27, city will starve.
Trondheim (3) resistance is over.
Boston(10) resistance is over.

Reduce science to 80%, fission still learnt in 1.

Bombing of New York (12)
Granary destroyed, 1 HP on vPike, 1 and 2 HP on vPike, 1 HP on vPike.

Battle of Washington (12), American capital
vTank vs. vPike, Tank wins (34 of 42).
vTank vs. vPike, Tank wins (35 of 43).
vTank vs. vPike, Tank wins (36 of 44).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins (37 of 45).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (38 of 46).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins (39 of 47).
vTank vs. vSpear (oh, dear!) Tank wins and promotes to Elite (40 of 48).
vTank vs. eMace 3/5, Tank wins (41 of 49).
vTank vs. vPike 2/4, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (42 of 50).
Newly promoted eTank vs. vMace 2/4, Tank wins (43 of 51).
vTank vs. vKnight 1/4, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (44 of 52).
Newly promoted eTank 4/5 vs. vKnight 1/4, Tank wins (45 of 53).
vTank 3/4 vs. vLongbow 1/4, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (46 of 54).

Good News

And Washington is now Arab.
x85 Washington (10) has seven resisters, three geeks, worker in 10, city will starve.

Battle of New York (12), 2nd American capital
CavArmy10 vs. vPike, Army wins (47 of 55).
CavArmy10 15/17 vs. vPike 3/4, Army wins (48 of 56).
CavArmy10 9/17 vs. vPike 2/4, Army wins (49 of 57).
vCav vs. rSpear, Cav wins (50 of 58).
vCav vs. vPike 1/4, Cav wins (51 of 59).

Good News

And New York is now Arab.
We capture the Colossus.
x86 New York (11) has seven resisters, four geeks, worker in 10, city will starve.

Battle of Philadephia (9), 3rd American capital
CavArmy09 vs. vPike, Army wins (52 of 60).
CavArmy08 vs. vPike, Army wins (53 of 61).
vCav vs. vPike, Pike wins (53 of 62).
And we are out of units to attack Philadelphia, so the city holds with a vPike 2/4.

Minor Skirmishes
vCav vs. Barbarian cWarrior, Cav wins.
vCav vs. Barbarian cHorse, Cav wins.
vTank vs. Barbarian cHorse, Tank wins and spots Barbarian camp.
vTank vs. Babarian cWarrior, Tank wins and pillages 25 gold from the Barbarian camp.

Worker moves.

After we learn fission need to change Entremont to build the Manhattan Project. It is the most productive city at 66 spt.
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[IBT]
American units run north to defend Philadelphia but cannot reach the city.

We learn Fission, begin Rocketry, 6 turns.

x42 Thebes worker (132) -> worker, 10 turns.
21 Muzzle market -> university, 6 turns.
x31 Sparta worker (133) -> worker, 10 turns.
x07 Richborough vTank (72) -> commerical dock, 6 turns.
x02 Verulamium factory -> commerical dock, 7 turns.
Pollution near x05 Gergovia.
Pollution near 07 FarRiverside.
x49 Giza worker (135) -> worker, 10 turns.
14 BackHoe vTank (73) -> stock exchange, 8 turns.
52 Uskudar Usurper worker (134) -> worker, 10 turns.

344 1758 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykyjavik (6) has three resisters, three geeks, settler in 23, city will starve.
Aarhus (5) has two resisters, three geeks, settler in 26, city will starve.
Washington (9) has one resister, eight geeks, worker in 4, city will starve.
New York (10) has six resisters, four geeks, worker in 9, city will starve.

Battle of Philadelphia (9), 3rd American capital, Round 2
CavArmy09 vs. vPike, Army wins (54 of 63).

Good News

And Philadelphia is now Arab.
We raze the city.
We gain four slaves.
America is not dead.

Minor Skirmishes
We kill another Barb camp.
vCav vs. vPike 2/4, Cav wins (55 of 64).
vCav vs. vPike 2/4, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (56 of 65).
vCav vs. eMace 2/5, Cav wins (57 of 66).
vCav vs. vPike 3/4, Cav wins and promotes to Elite (58 of 67).
vTank vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins (59 of 68).
eTank 4/5 vs. vPike 3/4, Tank wins (60 of 69).
vCav vs. vPike 3/4, Cav wins (61 of 70).
vCav vs. vPike 3/4, Cav wins (62 of 71).

We have 11 uranium connected.

An American Caravel is out the Arabian East Coast.
Rush a Destroyer in Athens to find and kill that Caravel next turns. Suspect an American settler on board.

Pollution cleaned up.

Up science to 90%, learn Rocketry in 5 not 6, -637 gpt.

Entremont stock exchange -> Manhattan Project, 10 turns.
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[IBT]
x35 Athens vDestroyer -> worker, 10 turns.
x11 Rome vInf (64) -> stock exchange, 10 turns.
x79 Seoul slave (QQ2) -> worker, 10 turns.
x04 Alesia vTank (74) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x14 Veii vTank (75) -> vTank, 3 turns.
02 Mediocre Medina vTank (76) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
x27 Allegheny vTank (77) -> bank, 5 turns.
19 Murr vTank (78) -> university, 5 turns.
05 Iron City vTank (79) -> vTank, 3 turns.
x57 Theveste factory -> market, 5 turns.
13 MuskRat Love vTank (80) -> harbor, 2 turns.

345 1760 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykyjavik (5) has two resisters, three geeks, settler in 22, city will starve.
Aarhus (4) has one resister, three geeks, settler in 25, city will starve.
Washington (8) resistance is over.
New York (10) resistance is over.

Find the Yank caravel after the Destroyer moves. Destroyer is too far away to attack, redline the caravel with bombers and fighers from Boston.


Minor American Skirmishes
eTank vs. vPike 2/4, Tank wins (63 of 72).
eTank vs. vPike 2/4, Tank wins (64 of 73).
eTank vs. vMace 3/4, Tank wins (65 of 74).
eTank vs. vLongbow 3/4, Tank wins (66 of 75).
eTank 4/5 vs. vLongbow 3/4, Tank wins (67 of 76).
eTank vs. vLongbow 3/4, Tank wins and promotes to Mr. Boston.
MGL Mu'awiya boards a Transport, will arrive in Entremont next turn.
Too late I realize I should have moved him to New York and rushed the Manhattan Project there. New York has the Colossus, so I did not plan to raze it. And I could have continued leader farming.

Load 5 Transports with mostly tanks and set sail for the Celtic Islands.
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[IBT]
x19 Salamanca vTank (81) -> market, 4 turns.
01 Mild Mannered Mecca vArmy (17) -> Army, 11 turns.
x03 Lugdunum stock exchange -> commercial dock, 4 turns.
x06 Camulodunum vTank (82) -> university, 7 turns.
03 Demaskus vTank (83) -> stock exchange, 8 turns.
x10 Ellipi factory -> wealth.
x41 Elephantine worker (136) -> worker, 10 turns.
04 Ivory City library -> university, 6 turns.
x22 Cattaraugus bank -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
x05 Gergovia vTank (84) -> harbor, 5 turns.
06 Kufah stock exchange -> Wall Street, 8 turns.
x08 Uruk stock exchange -> vTank, 2 turns.
26 HamAss aqueduct -> factory, 60 turns.
18 A-jar II vTank (85) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
10 FussAat stock exchange -> UN, 20 turns.
29 SheHire vTank (86) -> university, 10 turns.
57 Bombay Hiway worker (137) -> worker, 10 turns.
58 East Delhi worker (138) -> worker, 10 turns.

346 1762 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykyjavik (4) has one resister, three geeks, settler in 20, city will starve.
Aarhus (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 24, city will starve.

Unload Mu'awiya and send to Entremont to rush MP. Done.

Minor American Skirmishes
eTank vs. vLongbow 3/4, Tank wins (68 of 77).
eTank vs. vPike, Tank wins (69 of 78).
eTank vs. vPike, Tank wins (70 of 79).
eTank 4/5 vs. vPike, Tank wins (71 of 80).
eTank vs. vKnight 2/4, Tank wins (72 of 81).
eCav vs. vMace 3/4, Cav wins (73 of 82).
eTank vs. vLongbow, Tank wins (74 of 83).
eCav vs. vPike 1/4, Cav wins (75 of 84).
eTank vs. vMace, Tank wins (76 of 85).
eTank vs. vPike 2/4, Tank wins (77 of 86).
eTank vs. vMace 3/4, Tank wins (78 of 87).
eTank vs. vMace 2/4, Tank wins (79 of 88).
eTank 4/5 vs. vPike 1/4, Tank wins (80 of 89).
American forces in America are gone.

vDestroyer vs. vCaravel 1/4, Destroyer wins (81 of 90).

Goodbye

And America is no more.
Now there are three: Celts, Iroquois and England.
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[IBT]
Good News

We build the Manhattan Project in x01 Entremont.

x01 Entremont MP -> stock exchange, 4 turns.
x56 Utica market -> library, 4 turns.
20 Balketh vTank (87) -> university, 10 turns.
x51 Uskudar worker (139) -> worker, 10 turns.
x33 Izmit commerical dock -> wealth.
x18 Mauch Chunk stock exchange -> wealth.
13 MuskRat Love harbor -> commerical dock, 4 turns.
42 Roman Outpost worker (140) -> worker, 10 turns.

347 1764 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykyjavik (3) has one resister, two geeks, settler in 19, city will starve.
Aarhus (2) has one resister, one geek, settler in 23, city will starve.
Move units in to stop the rebellion.

Ships keep heading to Celtic Islands.
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[IBT]
x85 Washington slave -> slave, 5 turns.
Pollution around Mild Mannered Mecca.
x04 Alesia vTank (88) -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
x14 Veii vTank (89) -> wealth.
x84 Boston slave -> slave, 10 turns.
Pollution near x06 Camulodunum.
x30 Corinth university -> bank, 5 turns.
05 Iron City vTank (90) -> wealth.
x08 Uruk vTank (91) -> wealth.
x12 Pisea stock exchange -> courthouse, 3 turns.
24 Sioux Hair market -> harbor, 5 turns.
59 Cak-Moses worker (139) -> worker, 10 turns.

348 1766 AD

Resisting Cities
Reykjavik (2) resistance is over.
Aarhus (2) resistance is over.

Drop science down to 60%, still learn Rocketry in 1, +136 gpt.
Still need Space Flight and Satellites before we can build any ICBMs.
Game may be over too soon for nukes.
Pollution cleaned up.
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[IBT]
We learn Rocketry, begin to learn Space Flight, nine turns at 60%.
We have nine aluminum.

x60 Carthage factory -> library, 6 turns.
21 Muzzle university -> bank, 4 turns.
x84 Boston slave -> slave, 10 turns.
x45 Bursa factory -> university, 9 turns.
x59 Leptis Magna factory -> courthouse, 6 turns.
x17 Hispalis harbor -> worker, 5 turns.
17 Silk City II stock exchange -> wealth.
07 FarRiverside stock exchange -> wealth.
11 Aden stock exchange -> wealth.
x24 St. Regis bank -> stock exchange, 15 turns.
78 Shrinking Viking worker (140) -> worker, 10 turns.
30 Accem university -> market, 5 turns.
46 Deep Egypt worker (141) -> worker, 10 turns.
55 Fresh Watere worker (142) -> worker, 10 turns.

349 1768 AD

Iroquis have learned Nationalism (Rifles).

Send three transports to the Iroquois Island.
Land 16 vTanks on the Celtic Island. The Celtic defenders are rSpears and we have vTanks.

We abandon Washington and Boston.

Up science to 90%, we learn Space Flight in 6, -574 gpt.
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[IBT]
x19 Salamanca market -> bank, 5 turns.
02 Mediocre Medina stock exchange -> wealth.
x03 Lugdunum commerical dock -> wealth.
x07 Richborough commerical dock -> stock exchange, 8 turns.
x27 Allegheny bank -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
19 Murr university -> bank, 4 turns.
Pollution near 04 Ivory City.
x57 Theveste market -> bank, 8 turns.
x70 Toledo worker (143) -> worker, 10 turns.
Pollution near 08 East Mecca.
x81 Aarhus slave -> settler, 30 turns.
12 Yoyo Ma stock exchange -> wealth.
37 Otto Lookout worker (144) -> worker, 10 turns.
70 Spanish Main worker (145) -> wealth.
71 Hyderabad Hurler worker (146) -> wealth.

350 1770 AD

Pollution cleaned up.

Battle of Agedincum (3) Celts
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (82 of 91).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (83 of 92).

Good News

And Agedincum is now Arab.
We capture two slaves.
We raze it.

Battle of Eboracum (4) Celts
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (84 of 93).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (85 of 94).
vTank vs. rLongbow, Tank wins (86 of 95).
vTank vs. rLongbow, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (87 of 96).
vTank vs. rLongbow, Tank wins (88 of 97).

Good News

And Eboracum is now Arab.
We keep this city for a little while.
x87 Eboracum (3) has one resister, two geeks, wealth.

Move units to attack the last remaining Celt city of Burdigala next turn.
Unload vTanks and some vCavs (16 units total) to attack the Iroquois city and capital Kahnawake.
Send a transport towards England.
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[IBT]

 

[CommandoBob]

Not too much to comment on. The Vikings and the Americans didn't die as quickly as I thought, each having an extra settler walking around, but in the end that did not matter.

Celts 1770 AD

We have tanks, they have spears. We should cringe.

Seriously, five tanks are just outside the last bastion of Celtdom, with about as many still within strikng range. This battle should be over quickly.

Iroquois 1770 AD

The tanks will attack next turn. Any extra will load into the two empty transports and head for England, which is about 20 or so tiles away, in the southeast.

Unless slows us down, this could be the last turnset.

But sadly, no nukes.

 

[CommandoBob]

End of Turnset Thirty Five Stats:

Science: Space Flight 5 turns
Treasury: 9230 gold, -533 gpt; 1.9.0

Arab Military:

• 14 Settlers
• 138 Workers
• 79 Cavalry
• 62 Infantry
• 84 Tank
• 104 Artillery
• 03 Ironclad
• 06 Transport
• 01 Destroyer
• 08 Fighters
• 02 Bombers
• 14 Army
• 01 Privateer

Total Units: 514
177 Slaves

Wonder Races:
None

Trades to watch:
None

Luxuries:
We own wines (10), furs (10), dyes (12), incense (6), spice (13), ivory (10), silks (8) and gems (2); 8 of 8 luxuries.

Resources:
We own horses (16), iron (16), saltpeter (13), coal (11), oil (4), rubber (16), aluminum (9) and uranium (11).

Currently we are at war with the Celts and the Iroquois.


[IBT 1770 AD Preflight]
No preflight, just hit Enter.

x01 Entremont stock exchange -> wealth.
x09 Babylon stock exchange -> wealth.
Pollution near x14 Veii.
x56 Utica library -> bank, 8 turns.
Pollution near 02 Mediocre Medina.
x02 Verulamium commerical dock -> stock exchange, 8 turns.
x26 Neapolis transport (07) -> transport, 100 turns.
x05 Gergovia harbor -> commerical dock, 10 turns.
x12 Pisae courthouse -> wealth.
18 A-jar II stock exchange -> wealth.
13 MuskRat Love commerical dock -> wealth.
25 Tif university -> bank, 7 turns.
x83 Chicago worker (147) -> worker, 10 turns.
39 Byblos Bombarder settler -> wealth.

351 1772 AD

Pollution cleaned up.
Use vInfantry to fog bust out in the boonies.

Minor Skirmishes
vInf vs. cWarrior, Inf wins.
vInf vs. cWarrior, Inf wins and gets 25 gold from Barbarian encampment.
vInf vs. cWarrior, Inf wins and promotes to Elite.
vInf vs. cHorse, Inf wins.

Battle of Kahnawake (3), Iroquois capital
vTank vs. vRifle, Tank wins (1 of 1).
vTank vs. rRifle, Tank wins (2 of 2).
vTank vs. rRifle, Tank wins (3 of 3).

Good News

And Kahnawake is now Arab.
We raze the city.

Better News

And the Iroquois are no more.

Now there are two, Celts and England.
Load up the two transports of 13 victorious Arab tanks, leaving some units to deny the English a home.

Battle of Burdigala (5), Celt capital
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins flawlessly and promotes to Elite (4 of 4).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (5 of 5).
vTank vs. rLongbow, Tank wins (6 of 6).

Good News

And Burdigala is now Arab.
We raze the city.

Better News

And the Celts are no more.

Now there is only one, England.
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[IBT]
x20 Grand River settler -> courthouse, 40 turns.
x06 Camulodunum university -> bank, 5 turns.
04 Ivory City university -> bank, 5 turns.
x22 Cattaraugus stock exchange -> wealth.
Pollution near 10 FussAat.
x69 Kolhapur worker (148) -> wealth.
x53 Konya worker (149) -> wealth.
14 BackHoe stock exchange -> wealth.
34 Jungle Boogie settler -> wealth.
40 OttoCeltConnector library -> wealth.
73 Cheju Chu-chu worker (150) -> wealth.

352 1774 AD

Minor Skirmishes
vInf vs. cWarrior, Inf wins and claims spoil of 25 gold.

Pollution cleaned up.

Transports sail on to England.
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[IBT]
x04 Alesia stock exchange -> wealth.
21 Muzzle bank -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
x86 New York worker (151) -> wealth.
x39 Memphis settler -> wealth.
x30 Corinth bank -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
x15 Cumae bank -> stock exchange, 15 turns.
x24 St. Regis stock exchange -> library, 6 turns
24 SiouxHair harbor -> bank, 9 turns.
35 Greek Fire artillery (105) -> wealth.
49 Instanbul Insider worker (152) -> wealth.
50 Incense City worker (153) -> wealth.

353 1776 AD

Sailing on. English coast sighted.
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[IBT]
x42 Thebes worker (154) -> wealth.
x21 Niagara Falls university -> bank, 8 turns.
x31 Sparta worker (155) -> wealth.
19 Murr bank -> stock exchange, 5 turns.
03 Demaskus stock exchange -> wealth.
x17 Hispalis worker (156) -> wealth.

Oh!

06 Kufah Wall Street -> wealth.
x40 Giza worker (157) -> wealth.
30 Accem market -> bank, 7 turns.
52 Uskudar Usurper worker (158) -> wealth.

354 1778 AD

Talk to England. Declare war.
Unload 13 vTanks next to London.

Drop science to 50%; learn Space Flight in 1, +693 gpt.
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[IBT]
An Archer attacks a Tank and dies (7 of 7).
We learn Space Flight, begin to learn Satellites, 8 turns at 50%.
Someone suggests we build the Apollo Program. A bit late.

x35 Athens worker (159) -> wealth.
x11 Rome stock exchange -> wealth.
x79 Seoul worker (160) -> wealth.
x60 Carthage library -> university, 15 turns.
x19 Salamanca bank -> stock exchange, 6 turns.
x59 Leptis Magna courthouse -> library, 5 turns.
Pollution near x07 Richborough.

355 1780 AD

Pollution cleaned up.

Battle of London (3), English capital
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (8 of 8).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (9 of 9).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (10 of 10).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (11 of 11).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (12 of 12).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (13 of 13).
vTank vs. rSpear, Tank wins (14 of 14).
vTank vs. rArcher 2/3, Tank wins and promotes to Elite (15 of 15).

Good News

And London is now Arab.

Better News

And England is no more.
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[IBT]
x64 Delhi settler -> wealth.
x66 Madras settler -> wealth.
x07 Richborough stock exchange -> wealth.
x27 Allegheny stock exchange -> wealth.
x41 Elephantine worker (161) -> wealth.
x63 Bangalore settler -> wealth.
x67 Calcutta settler -> wealth.
x68 Lahore settler -> wealth.
x65 Karachi settler -> wealth.
23 Bait Race university -> bank, 10 turns.
29 SheHire university -> market, 5 turns.
57 Bombay Hiway worker (162) -> wealth.
58 East Delhi worker (163) -> wealth.

And the game is over.

Finally

 

[Aabraxan]

Congratulations, CBob!

 

[CommandoBob]

Wow.

This is finally over.

I started this thread back on September 18, 2005. Now, almost 17 months later, the deed is done and the beast is slain. Life can go on.

As I was playing this game I was involved in several SGs.
SGOTM 09 started up soon after I began this thread, in which I was part of Team Smurkz. That game was at Monarch, PTW, same as this one. That was very educational and a lot of fun. SGOTM 10 with Team Smurkz was C3C and Emperor, as was SGTOM 11. SGOTM 12, just started, is C3C Diety.

I also was part of three Training Day Games, one PTW Emperor (nero04) and the other C3C Emperor (D'Artngan01 and TomTom05, still in progress).

And I also started a game, Always War Monarch C3C (CBob01).

It wasn't that I ignored this game. I just felt it was less important than the real SGs I was involved with.

Lessons Learned

1 Some things are not worth documenting, especially after 1000 BC.

Early on worker moves are critical; later ones are not. Connecting a resource is critical and worthy of note; irrigating a fourth flood plain is not. Recording and posting bombardment results is praisworthy but unneeded.
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2 Connecting luxuries is not optional and neither are markets.

At Chieftain markets are not important. At Monarch and above, where crankiness can set in when you birth the second citizen, markets are neccessary to keep your citizens happy and the cities productive.
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3 Big cites are not always better cities.

While not something I learned from this game, it is a lesson I applied here. By not learning Sanitation, I never knew how to build Hospitals. This meant no city could get larger than size 12. And it made no difference. Good cities still produced units in a good time frame.
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4 It is very hard to have too many workers and too many slaves.

But this game may have been one of those times; 138 workers and 177 slaves for 150-160 cities. I built workers towards the end because I wasn't ready to switch those cities to wealth. So I kept these units busy by clearing jungle and trying to road and rail the entire continent, including the mountains.
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5 Specialist farms in the boonies.

In PTW, the power of the taxman and geek are much less than in C3C, but the lesson is the same. Where corruption is high, let the city grow to size 6 and then adjust the citizens to have zero growth and use the specialists for extra cash or smarts. In a coastal city, build a harbor if the terrain is lousy. Inland, irrigate everything, even bonus grasslands, because the city will net only one shield per turn anyway. On average, it seems, a specailist farm supports two specailists per city.
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6 The AI wages a weak war.

The advantage of the AI is not that it is smarter than the player. The advantage is that it starts with more units and can make them cheaper and learn things faster. The AI is good about attacking solo units, but it cannot seem to figure out a strategy except to attack the weakest thing that is nearby.
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7 Razing cities is not always done out of spite.

Razing a city produces slaves, which is free labor. It also eliminates the chance of the city having resistance issues, which is a great timesaver. It is just easier to raze and replace than to keep a city, starve it down (time consuming) and then let grow back and be corrupt. Raze it, resettle it that turn and not worthy about the ethnic population. I should have done this more; it would have been a lot easier.
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8 Have a plan, even a bad one.

When the Iroquois declared war on us I was caught a little off guard. I was trying to prepare for a war with them but was not ready to declare. I though I needed more units and a good plan of attack. So when they declared I was forced to react. And so I did, but I still did not have a plan. 'Fight Iroquois' is not a plan. So I found the war with the Iroquois to be somewhat disjointed and out of focus. That war seemed to drag on for a lot longer than I expected.
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9 Not the challenge I expected.

I think it was right after the Romans were eliminated, and eliminated rather quickly, that I really knew I could win the game. Until then, I wasn't sure. At that point I knew, and then all I had to do was crank out units and win battles.
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10 Level up.

Next solo game will be at Emperor in C3C, not PTW. I haven't played a solo game since I started this one. Finally, a game where I will not have to document anything!
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