Civ Fix 2-civ teams

[kenwyn]

Hm-m-m, that is part of answer. Tho i rarely go for wonders (too much playing against the AI & their rapid-bild talents). But when 1 starts with Masonry & there is a mountain of stone rite next to starting city... gotta go for it.
I like to grow slow & start developing cities: hence the large cultural + nice defense zones.
Oh, & i bild forces in a balanced way so as to protect my civs from overly aggressive neighbors.

Seems U have chosen to research, bild settlers, & pop cities without much to protect them.

As the old saying goes: "Ya makes your choices & ya takes your chances."

I have not agreed to a non-agression for a reason. My early UU's must be put to good use before those around us multiply & overwhelm us. OR share some with us.
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Life is a series of tradeoffs & so is Civ. Which is main reason it is SUCH an excellent & enduring game, with 000,000's of possibilities.

 

[chasbolt]

Sure glad I'm not near you guys, with my poor position and mediocre play I'd be in a jam.

 

[kenwyn]

Greetings neighbor, nice Simi of Sumer & Portugal.
Thank U 4 your offer, however we have to do more to bring us some parity.
12 cities vs 6 + 2 weak AI civs U have & can squeeze* much out of.
That spells defeat for me in the long run.
You expanded at the cost of defense on your northern border. Plus U attacked our new friend!*
Had to make my move. I publically state herewith:
My 2 little civs' goals are limited. We seek only to balance out with force if we cannot do so with diplomacy.

Perhaps we can have a serious talk in a turn or 2.
With Deep Respect & Regret, KWyn of Mali & Zulu

*As witnessed by your DoW on poor ol' Napolean this turn(!).

 

[sinimusta]

King Fredericks speech to Sumerian people in the city of Uruk:

“People of Sumer! In our northern borders the hordes of Zulu and Mali have invaded our kingdom and threaten the people of Ur. We all know that if the defense falls there the faith of the people will be grim.

Zulu and Mali threaten our lives, our families, our traditions and our way of life. There has been a rumor that people can vote for representatives there to rule on their behalf. This is only partially true. While the people can vote, those who count the votes are bought by the rich and so they are ruled by their rich elite, not their people. And don’t imagine that you would be given vote in their elections; you’re not their native people. Our old Sumerian monarchy on the other hand is a system given by our ancient gods and it’s a heresy to change that system.

Some of you have converted to their faith and may be reluctant to fight against fellow believers. Let me tell you that they have broken the commandments of their own religion first and so they’re of synagogue of Satan! Jahve says “Thou shalt covet anything that is your neighbours”. Their greed and jealousy over our achievements and hard work has lead them to sin and thus to their doom.

Harsh times require decisive action. The crown needs the service of our brave men in our army and expects that you understand the need and serve with honor. This war will not be easy but I believe the barbarian hordes of Zulu and Mali will be beaten back to their homelands with.

Remember that we are not alone! The people of Portugal will do their best to help us as we helped them to deal with their barbarian troubles. Now it is their time to support us.


Our ancestors are watching over us. Make them proud!"

 

[kenwyn]

Spoken like a true elected representative, oops, but U R a !?

People of Sumeria, soon U will be "ancestors" too. Your UNELECTED despot/king has forced U & your families to grow, grow, grow HIS lands with little thot for protecting your hard work or your lives.
Even now he has (again) attacked your neighbor & our new friend, Napoleon of Holy Rome!
In his time of need Nap called out to us for help in defeating this over-expansive despot U have to call . Their cries only hastened our determination to protect all of us from such expansion for growth & glory only!

Our representatives, elected by the people's representatives, of the civilized peoples of the North want only to limit the growth & power of your .
We will do so! For our fast & agile Impi's & our stalwart Skirmishers will soon show your despot the downside of unfettered land & resource grabbing!

As for U citizens of Portugal, STAND YOUR GROUND. Be sure that U 2 R not sucked into the grim reaper to your N. Your neighbors to the S, Asoka & his Mongols, have not forgotten the war your despot wrought upon them. It would take little to have them join in this "war of balance".
Additionally we should mention the safely spread, special harassment units our great Mali & Zulu civs have among U. Some of whom are already starting to destroy roads & other improvements your 's forced-labor created.

We sincerely hope your despot realizes the error of his past ways & offers a satisfactory resolution to this "police action".

With sincerity & some humility, RagKen, Rich Representative of Mali & Zulu

 

[kenwyn]

Good reaction Sinim of Sumer!
Altho whipping those Vultures must have been rather painful to your poor citizens.
Now lets see them catch our Imp's & WoodsII axes. Such rich plunder they behold.

OR... we could discuss settlement of our borders' disputes/claims. Then we could both get on with squeezing our AI neighbors (where U have 2 weak ones to take from, we only have 1 strong to deal with)

 

[kenwyn]

Same message to Sinim of Sumer & Port... let's make Peace, we both have better things to do with our forces & resources.

U R quite good at this early battle/military stuff.
It's swinging bak & forth. But fighting/invading us is more costly than finishing off Nap.

 

[kenwyn]

PEACE again on the Sinimusta & KenWyn peninsula!

Sinim of Sumer & Port, I sent an Open offer & Zulu peace followup details via in-game diplo.
Mali asks only the city site the settler (your Vultures scared away) was/is on the way to create SW of our battle site.

PM's GiglaWyn & RagKen hope/trust will find them reasonable & satisfactory?

 

[sinimusta]

The war never really ended. Althought having 10 turns to prepare a good assault was useful.

Napoleon of HRE has also seen what kind of "friend" Kenwyn was, his strike force decided to raze one of HRE cities. We Sumerians never claimed to be their friends and at least we let them live, under our rule of course.

Interesting question here is the possibility of foreign intervention. I bet Wang might want to join in opportunistically.

 

[chasbolt]

To those this may concern. War seems my best course of action.
Civ_Fix_BC-0950_to_RagKen

 

[sinimusta]

Captured a border city this turn. Protective skirmishers are annoying but even they must fall.

The troops left outside of the city we're destroyed without casualties on the other hand.

Btw anyone have ideas for a city naming theme? I'm definitely not going to let my conquered cities keep way too simple names like "S", "N" or "Mid" Kenwyn likes to use.

 

[kenwyn]

Geez, this game is moving fast (especially compared to others)! Didn't even get a chance to tell of my bad luck losing an Impi to a barb archer but then my good luck sapping a Vulture with another Impi to rescue my worker.

Alas, last turn & this, my freed workers had to be put down due to their weakened condition at the hands of the Sadistic Sumerians. Since they could not move to escape recapture, they beg to be killed rather than become slaves of the Sadistic Sumerians.

Your gloating Sini may come back to haunt U, aggressive, trying-to-be-a-conqueror neighbor.
I'll trade Skirms for elephants all century long. Guess we are in for a long, wasteful war.

Other leaders of this world; beware the growing threat of Sini & his Sums & Ethi henchman!
We are on a peninsula where he is in the southern end with 2 AI's (well, 1, now that he has wiped out the French) & plenty of cities he has bilt & captured from his neighbors. Peace-loving Mali & Zulu of mine are just N of him & S of our semi-friend Spain.
If left unchecked, he will become stronger & bigger than any of thee!

Find us if U can & send whatever aid U can to help us fight this evil blight upon this world!

 

[sinimusta]

The lie-propaganda of Kenwyn must be exposed ! My southern people are not Ethiopians but Portuguese.

In the frontlines our brave forces have reached the outskirts of Zulu capital. Behind the lines our guerilla unit was destroyed after damaging enemy road infrastructure.

 

[kenwyn]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're all Green Meanies to us.

We await your arrival. Our cleanse-the-rear units are on their way to defend the capitol!

We too had some units in place/cutoff behind their lines... but were viciously slaughtered without warning when this war-monger reopened this conflict!

 

[sinimusta]

Zulus had rushed a wall to protect their city. Nevertheless the Sumerian command decided to rush the attack on the Zulu capital as we expected enemy reinforcing it soon. After some catapult bombarding and softening our troops charged into the breaches in the wall and conquered the city with relatively small casualties.

Our troops saw enemy reinforcements in the open field. Reserves which did not participate in the assault against the city were thrown to the battle on the fields of Zap. Enemy reinforcements were crushed.

 

[kenwyn]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but can they sing?

You & your Slime Sumerians are really making this game UNFUN(!).
To add to your glee; our brave Zulu defenders had a GG arise(!), but as (my) bad luck would have it... he was created in the city U just captured.

Alas, this is going to be a tuff fite to the(your) end!

Any of you other leaders in this world that can lend a hand in stopping this menace to Peace & Prosperity?

 

[kenwyn]

The war drags on.

A reminder (NOT an accusation); moving, gathering intel or finding an unpleasant surprise, & then re-moving is an honors violation.

 

[kenwyn]

OK. OK. I get your point Take the Zulu & save the Mali?
Koreans &/or Indians would put up much less fight for alot more reward(s).

Peace offer enclosed in turn. Pls consider Great Leader(& fighter) of the Sums & Ports.

 

[sinimusta]

Well, what do you offer? Cities?

 

[kenwyn]

City, yes. For Peace & cooperation finishing off AI in our area.