CommandoBob: A Series of Random Civs for Machiavelli

[CommandoBob]

1100 AD
Drop science from 90% to 70%, SciMethod in one, +300 gpt.
Dutch still refuse our peace envoy.

068 The City and the Stars is built by Arthur C Clarke (1956).
069 The Three Stigmata Of Palmer Eldritch is spotted by Philip K Dick (1964).
070 A Scanner Darkly is lit up by Philip K Dick (1977).

We learn SciMethod this IBT which allows Theory of Evolution. We will rush ToE in 001 Dune with one of our SGLs, and grab Electronics and Atomic Theory.
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1100 AD Number Check, Cities and Culture (from MapStat)
Cities

• 101 Sumeria
• 028 England
• 024 Celts
• 023 Iroquois
• 020 India
• 018 Mongols
• 017 Arabia
• 016 France
• 015 Hittites
• 010 Scandinavia
• 009 Portugal
• 007 Spain
• 006 Japan
• 003 Russia
• 001 Maya
• ??? Netherlands

Total Culture

• 12158 Celts and Netherlands
• 11974 Sumeria
• 10316 England
• 09395 Maya
• 08658 France
• 08290 Arabia
• 07184 Hittites
• 07000 India
• 05158 Portugal
• 04974 Iroqouis
• 04237 Spain
• 03684 Scandinavia
• 02974 Mongols
• 00737 Japan and Russia

Culture per Turn

• 274 Netherlands
• 270 Sumeria
• 195 France
• 162 Hittites
• 158 India
• 116 Portugal
• 096 Spain
• 094 Celts
• 083 Scandinavia
• 066 Mongols
• 052 England
• 032 Maya
• 017 Japan and Russia
• 007 Arabia
• 000 Iroquois

Most cities and great culture. I'll take it.

Military

• 013 Settler
• 036 Worker
• 109 Slaves
• 011 Archer
• 018 Longbow
• 035 Musket
• 036 Cavalry
• 002 Cannon
• 017 Enkidu Warrior
• 010 Trebuchet

Current Units: 180
Allowed Units: 163
Cost per turn: 034

I am in the process of building Muskets to defend our cities far from the core. I don't want a sneak attack by the AI on undefended cities. It may cost gold, but that is fine. That gold will keep my science farms running.

[IBT]
Celts are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Enlgish are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1110 AD
Dutch still won't talk to us.

071 The Door Into Summer, a happy time travel story, is opened by Robert A Heinlein (1956).
072 Citizen Of the Galaxy is found by Robert A Heinlein (1957).

Drop science to 0%, Atomic Theory in 50, +1124 gpt.
Move Ali Ibn Rabban into 001 Dune.
001 Dune courthouse -> Theory of Evolution.
Rush ToE with Ali Ibn Rabban.

Sell Music Theory to Arabia for all 24 of 24 gold, WM and a slave.
Sell Music Theory to Portugal for their WM, all 82 of their 82 gold and 7 gpt.
Sell Music Theory to Scandinavia for WM and 14 of 14 gold.

[IBT]
Celts are worried about our Archer trying to get home.

Japan wants to talk. Territory Map for Territory Map? No.

Theory of Evolution is built in 001 Dune.

We learn Atomic Theory.
We learn Electronics.
We begin to learn Replaceable Parts (Infantary, Artillery and faster Workers/Slaves).

French are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).

We lost our supply of Furs from England, we now we have our own source near x017 Tulum.

1120 AD
We make peace with Portugal and gain their WM, all 29 of 29 gold and 10 gpt.

073 Doomsday Book is penned by Connie Willis (1992).
074 Out of the Silent Planet, first of a series, is randsomed by C S Lewis (1938).
075 The Puppet Masters and some redheads are strung out by Robert A Heinlein (1951).

Up science to 100%, Replaceable Parts in 5, +9 gpt.

Wake AL-Battani and rush Hoover Dam in 001 Dune.

[IBT]
England is ticked about an Archer.

Hoover Dam is built in 001 Dune.

Palace Exapansion #10, we build the middle third story.

Iroquois are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Dutch are building Shakespeare's Theater.

Magellan's Voyage is built in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1130 AD
076 Have Space-Suit - Will Travel gallops across the galaxy, by Robert A Heinlein (1958). (My first 'real' sci-fi book.)
077 The Invisible Man is overlooked by H G Wells (1897).
078 Way Station is built, by Clifford Simak (1963).

[IBT]
Maya (1) and Russia (3) make peace.
French want to talk. TM for TM? Nah.

French are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry), again.

1140 AD
We sell Music Theory to the Hittites for a slave, WM and 7 of 7 gold.

1150 AD
[IBT]
Celts want to talk. WM for WM. Not interested.

1160 AD
079 Ilium by Dan Simmons (2003) is written.
080 The Chrysalids is planted by John Wyndham (1955).

Drop science to 50%, Replaceable Parts in 1, +546 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Replaceable Parts and start on Industrialization, 7 turns at 50%.

1170 AD
We have no source of Rubber connected, though we have three sources inside our borders.
Up science to 100%, Industrialization in 4, -16 gpt.

[IBT]
Mongols destroy the Maya.
Spain wants to talk. TM for TM, nope.

Celts are building Smith's Trading Company (Econmics).
Dutch are building Smith's Trading Company.
English are building Smith's Trading Company.

1180 AD
081 A Princess of Mars, the lovely Dejah Thoris, is discoverd by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912), in the first of a series.
082 The Lathe of Heaven is set spinning by Ursula K Le Guin (1971).

[IBT]
French are building Smith's Trading Company (Econmics).
English are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).

1190 AD
083 Use of Weapons, third of a series, is handled by Iain M Banks (1990).

[IBT]
Rubber is connected and Infantry are now available. Can trade for Nationalism.

1200 AD
084 The Many-Colored Land, first of a series, is tinted by Julian May (1981).
Drop science to 70%, Industrialization in 1, +338 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Industrialization and start to learn The Corporation, 5 turns at 70%.

1210 AD
Raise science to 80%, The Corporation in 4, +205 gpt.

Sell Steam Power to the Dutch for Ivory, Econmics, Free Artistry, WM, 120 of 120 gold and 114 gpt.
Sell Steam Power to France for 87 of 87 gold and 135 gpt.
Sell Economics to Iroquois for 73 of 73 gold and 13 gpt.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building Smith's Trading Company (Econmics).

1220 AD
085 Sphere is located by Michael Crichton (1987).

[IBT]
Hittites are chatty. WM for WM; no, not a good idea.
We've got someone inside the Purple Lands.

1230 AD
086 Revelation Space, first of a series, is explained by Alastair Reynolds (2000).

1240 AD
Drop science down to 50%, The Corporation in 1, +808 gpt.
087 Burning Chrome is compiled by William Gibson (1986).

[IBT]
Annoyed England, with all of 29 cities, demands Theory of Gravity. Go away.

We learn The Corporation and start on Refining, 9 turns at 50%.

1250 AD
Upgrading Muskets to Infantry continues.
Up science to 100%, Refining in 5 turns, +208 gpt.

1255 AD
088 Grey Lensman, fourth in a series, is sighted by E E 'Doc' Smith (1951).

1265 AD
We sell Steam Power to England for Wines, WM, 91 of 91 gold and 57 gpt.
We sell Electricity to the Dutch for Nationalism, WM, 74 of 74 gold and 56 gpt.
We sell Electricity to France for WM, 48 of 48 gold and 241 gpt.

1270 AD
Drop science to 50%, Refining in 1, +927 gpt.
I have slaves and workers roading the mountains and hill in the fringes of the empire while we rail the core.
I expect France to attack, so plan to put 3Inf in the cities along that border.

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[IBT]
Vikings need some face time. WM for WM; not interested.
We learn Refining and start on Steel, 7 turns at 50%.
We begin our first factory.

1275 AD
We have two Oil that are already connected.
At 100% science we learn Steel in 4, +316 gpt.

1285 AD
[IBT]
Dutch want to renegotiate peace. Though they are furious, we agree.

Shakespeare's Theater is built in Poiters, France.

Celts are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Dutch are building Smith's Trading Company.
English are building Smith's Trading Company.

1290 AD
Drop science to 80%, Refining in 1, + 524 gpt.
Sell Printing Press to Mongols for WM, 13 of 13 gold and a slave.

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[IBT]
Celts and France sign an MPP.
We learn Refining, begin Combustion, 6 turns at 80%.

Iroquois are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).

1295 AD
We get a third SGL, Abul Wafa!
Fortify him outside of 001 Dune.
Smith's (no upkeep on Markets and Banks) or The Internet.
Decide to go with Smith's. Iroquois, French, Celts, English and Dutch are all trying to build it. I'd rather spoil their fun.

We sell Electricity to the Celts for WM, 141 of 141 gold and 72 gpt.

At 80%, 90% or 100%, Comubstion still takes 5 turns. Stay at 80%, +594 gpt.

[IBT]
Smith's Trading Company is built in 008 2001: Space Odyssey.

1300 AD
Our GPT raises by 50 gold, +594 to +654.



1300 AD State of the World, Cities and Culture (from MapStat)
Cities

• 119 Sumeria
• 029 England
• 024 Celts
• 023 Iroquois
• 020 India
• 019 Mongols
• 017 Arabia and Netherlands
• 016 France
• 015 Hittites
• 009 Portugal and Scandinavia
• 007 Spain
• 006 Japan
• 003 Russia

Total Culture

• 19925 Sumeria
• 18597 Celts
• 17534 Netherlands
• 16206 England
• 14080 France
• 11955 Arabia
• 10627 Hittites
• 10892 India
• 06907 Iroqouis and Portugal
• 06376 Spain
• 05048 Scandinavia
• 03719 Mongols
• 01328 Japan
• 00797 Russia

Culture per Turn

• 349 Sumeria
• 347 England
• 260 Celts
• 237 India
• 220 Hittites
• 203 France
• 188 Netherlands
• 181 Spain
• 116 Portugal
• 092 Scandinavia
• 089 Japan
• 061 Arabia
• 002 Mongols
• 000 Iroquois, Portugal and Russia

Military

• 019 Settler
• 059 Worker
• 113 Slaves
• 005 Archer (all Elite)
• 023 Longbow
• 038 Cavalry
• 126 Infantry
• 013 Artillery
• 001 Guerilla
• 001 Enkidu Warrior (Elite)
• 010 Trebuchet

Current Units: 285
Allowed Units: 205
Cost per turn: 160

[IBT]
India and France sign an MPP.

The Iroquois city of Kaminaljuyu, once of Maya, flips to us.

1305 AD
f003 Kaminaljuyu is the new name of our new city.

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[IBT]
Mongols want to talk. WM for WM; not interested.

1315 AD
Drop science to 70%, Combustion in 1, +788 gpt.

[IBT]
Arabs seek us out; TM for TM; nada.
We learn Combustion, start on Fligth, 7 turns at 70%.

1320 AD
We get our fourth SGL, Ibn al-Baitar!
We park him outside the capital.

1325 AD
[IBT]
Iroqouois seek us out. Another TM for TM; nyet.

We lost our supply of Ivory (Iroquois).

1330 AD
Sell Industrialization to France for Communism, WM, 168 of 168 gold and 181 gpt.
Sell Industrialization to the Dutch for Ivory, WM, 64 of64 gold and 88 gpt.

[IBT]
France is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).
Dutch are building Universal Suffrage.

1335 AD
Sell Industrialization to Celts for WM, 4 of 4 gold and 111 gpt.
Flight is three turns away, no matter what the science rate is, even 100%.

[IBT]
Celts are building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

[B}1340 AD[/B]
Only us and Russia are SCI.

[IBT]
Dutch pester us. Offers Facism for SciMethod. We take the deal.

1345 AD
Drop science to 60%, Flight in 1, +948 gpt.
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[IBT]
We learn Flight, start on Mass Production, 5 turns at 60%.

1350 AD
Science goes up to 80%, MP in 4, +665 gpt.

Currently we produce 1322 beakers per turn. In the next Age, which is two techs away, the cheapest techs start at 10,000+ beakers, or over 10 turns to learn. With my latest SGL, I plan to build the Internet, but that means researching Minaiturizaion.

I think I need to expand my science farms. Or maybe I am just bored.

France is closest and is the natural place to expand. However, France is paying over 400 gpt for techs and I don't want to lose that cash cow. The Celts are close too, and they are paying around 200 gpt for techs. And their land has a lot of jungle in it, which I really don't want to clear out.

On the farside of France are the Mongols. They are broke, have 19 cities and a whole lot of green land. No rails yet, thought they do have Wines, which we currently get from England, for three more turns.

We have no current deals with the Mongols.

We have 49 settlers ready to build cities.

We upgrade 20 vLongbows to Guerillas for 1500 of 15125 gold.

[IBT]
Russia is needy. TM for TM? Later.

1355 AD
We DoW on Mongolia (120 cities vs. 19).

x026 Bonampak (6) is captured.
x027 Coba (5) is captured.
x028 Hovd (5) is captured.
x029 Almarikh (5) is captured.

089 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is concoted by Mark Twain (1889).

x030 Ta-Tu (7) is captured.
Tabriz (5) is razed.

L002 Wines for All is founded.
We now have our own sources of Wines.

Batshireet (3) is razed.

090 Stand on Zanzibar is done by John Brunner (1969).
091 The Fountains of Paradise are made to flow by Arthur C Clarke (1979).
092 Flatland is built plains (flatland) by Edwin A Abbott (1884).
093 VALIS is done by Philip K Dick (1981).
094 The Time Traveler's Wife is met by Audrey Niffenegger (2003).

[IBT]
A Mongol Keshik wins a battle over a wounded Archer. We may have kicked off the Mongol Golden Age.

1360 AD
095 The Cyberiad, a compilation by Stanislaw Lem (1974) is set free.
096 The Postman is delivered by David Brin (1985).
097 Roadside Picnic is shared by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (1972).
098 Cities in Flight, a compilation by James Blish (1955), is built.

Choyr (5) is razed.
Karakorum (9), the capital of the Mongols, is razed.

099 City, a compilation by Clifford Simak (1952), is built nearby.

Dalandzadgad (5) is razed.

100 More Than Human is created by Theodore Sturgeon (1953).
101 Blood Music is transfused/composed by Greg Bear (1985).
102 Altered Carbon, first of a series Richard Morgan (2002), is settled.
103 The Forge of God is made by Greg Bear (1987).
104 The Lost World is found by Arthur Conan Doyle (1912).
105 The Uplift War, third of a series, is fought by David Brin (1987).

[IBT]
We lost our supply of Wines from England, but we recently gained our own source.

1365 AD
Mandalgovi (4) is razed.
x30 Tsetserleg (4) is captured.
Baruun-Urt (2) is razed.

Drop science down to 40%, Mass Production in 1, +1015 gold.

We sell SciMethod to France for WM, 201 of 201 gold and 186 gpt.
We buy a slave from Russia for 94 of 15,717 gold.
We sell The Corporation to the Dutch for WM, 154 of 154 gold and 173 gpt.

Science stays at 40%, Mass Production in 1, +1374 gpt.

Need to rush slaves in the conquered Mongol cities next turn.
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[IBT]
We learn Mass Production, start on Motorized Transport, 6 turns at 40%.

1370 AD
106 Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde is first discussed by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886).
107 The Past Through Tomorrow is compiled by Robert A Heinlein (1967).
108 Titan is completed by John Varley (1979).
109 Barrayar, third in a series by Lois McMaster Bujold (1991), is released.
110 Earth Abides is calmly penned by George R Stewart (1949).
111 Darwin's Radio is turned on by Greg Bear (1999).
112 Tau Zero is summed up by Poul Anderson (1970).

x031 Kazan (7), the second capital of the Mongols, is captured.
x032 Darhan (6), the third capital of the Mongols, is captured.

113 Alas, Babylon is mourned by Pat Frank (1959).
114 Dangerous Visions, an anthology, was edited by Harlan Ellison (1967).

Ulaanbaatar (5), the fourth capital of the Mongols, is razed.

115 On Basilisk Station, first of the Honor Carrington series, is started by David Weber (1993).
116 The World of Null-A is made real by A E Van Vogt (1948).

Erdenet (5) is razed.

117 This Immortal is begun by Roger Zelazny (1966).

Ereen (6), the fifth capital of the Mongols, is razed.
Choybalsan (1), the sixth capital of the Mongols, is destroyed.

We destroy the Solid Mongols.

118 Pattern Recognition is described by William Gibson (2003).

Increase science to 70%, Motorized Transportation in 4, +953 gpt.

Need about 30 more settlers to fully populate what was Mongolia and what is Japan.

We sell Saltpeter to the Hittites for WM, 44 of 44 gold and 1 slave.

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[IBT]
Palace Exapansion #11, we build the top dome in the middle.

1375 AD
119 Slan is birthed by A E Van Vogt (1946).
120 Dhalgren is proofread by Samuel R Delany (1975).
121 Planet of the Apes is set swinging by Pierre Boulle (1963).
122 Neutron Star, containg the essay Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, is compiled by Larry Niven (1968).
123 The Anubis Gates are opened by Tim Powers (1983).
124 Dorsai is commissioned by Gordon Dickson (1960).
125 Downbelow Station is set up and running by C J Cherryh (1981).
126 The Time Ships are unleashed by Stephen Baxter (1995).
127 Timescape is conceived by Gregory Benford (1980).
128 Armor is fabricated by John Steakley (1984).
129 Futurological Congress is convened by Stanislaw Lem (1971).
130 The Space Merchants turn a profit for Pohl & Kornbluth (1953).
131 The Dying Earth is revived by Jack Vance (1950).

After all these cities were placed, we have 26 more settlers to place, in addition to the ones that will be rushed this turn. Actually, 30, since 4 of them are either Mongol or Mayan settlers.

132 The Midwich ****oos are unearthed by John Wyndham (1957).
133 To Say Nothing Of the Dog is spoken of by Connie Willis (1997).
134 Dying Inside is terminated by Robert Silverberg (1972).
135 The Ship Who Sang, a compilation, is composed by Anne McCaffrey (1969).
136 On the Beach is buffed up by Neville Shute (1957).
137 We is penned by Yevgeny Zamiatin (1924).

We have five cities ready to build next turn.
We'll need at least 20 more to fill in Japan properly. Nineteen are fortified near the capital. And we have many to rush.

[IBT]
Celts need some hand-holding. Want to swap TMs. Don't want a war with the Furious Celts, so we agree, somewhat. We sell our Wm to the Celts for their WM and 87 of 87 gold.

1380 AD
138 Dragon's Egg is hatched by Robert L Forward (1980).
139 Xenocide, third of a series, is averted by Orson Scott Card (1991).
140 The Road is travled by Cormac McCarthy (2006).
141 Star Maker goes public with Olaf Stapledon (1937).
142 Protector is Paked up by Larry Niven (1973).

I see that I rushed 54 settlers last turn. Maybe a few too many.

Spot more city builds for next turn and get them prepped with Settlers/Infantry.
Stop here for lunch and things. Need to cycle through the cities before moving on.
Plan to declare war on Japan (6 cities) next turn.

Lost a lot of geeks in the settler rushing. Motorized Transportation is due in 3 turns, not 2. Need to raise the slider to get back to 2 turns.
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Thought I had raised science to 80% to get MT in 2, but I had not. Still needed to do this, even after hiring some more geeks.

[IBT]
We have some troops caught in Iroquois culture expansion. We promise something nice.

1385 AD
143 Anthem is sung by Ayn Rand (1938).
144 Hugo Winners/New Hugo Winners, an anthology, is compiled and edited by Isaac Asimov (et al) (1962).
145 Deathbird Stories are compiled by Harlan Ellison (1975).
146 Old Man's War is told by John Scalzi (2005).

We need their space, so we declare war on Japan.
This won't be even close to a fair fight. Japan lacks Construction. Still stuck in Ancient Times, with Spears and Horses. Japan has no Iron, but does have Coal and Oil.

Yokohama (4) is razed.
Nara (4), the current capital of Japan, is razed.

147 The Dosadi Experiment by Frank Herbert (1977) is built in the former lands of Japan.
148 Parable of the Sower is told by Octavia Butler (1993) is the fields of Japan.
149 Consider Phlebas, first of a series, is debated by Iain M Banks (1987).
150 Player Piano is made ready by Kurt Vonnegut (1952).
151 The Sparrow sings for Mary Doria Russell (1996).
152 Beggars in Spain are tended to by Nancy Kress (1993).
153 Cyteen is spawned by C J Cherryh (1988).

Slider stays at 80% to learn MT this IBT.
We have about 10 cities ready to build next turn.

[IBT]
Portugal is lonely. They want us to buy Silks for Incense and 183 gpt. Not happening.

We enter a new age.

I think we got Ecology as our freebie tech.

Palace Exapansion #12, we build some statues out front.


Tone's second place time with Zulu is 1390 AD.

1390 AD
We did learn Ecology.

154 Accelerando is quicken by Charles Stross (2005).
155 Hothouse is built by Brian Aldiss (1962).
156 Guns of the South is rewritten by Harry Turtledove (1992).
157 Virtual Light is made into reality by William Gibson (1993).
158 Helliconia Spring, first of a series, comes into season with the help of Brian Aldiss (1982).
159 Engines of God are revved and tuned by Jack McDevitt (1994).
160 Evolution is created by Stephen Baxter (2002).
161 Time Out Of Joint is put back into its place by Philip K Dick (1959).
162 Spin is spun by Robert Charles Wilson (2005).
163 The Rediscovery of Man, a compilation, is uncovered by Cordwainer Smith (1975).

New units are in and the inital settling is over.

Nagoya (2) is razed.

164 Non-Stop is built nearby by Brian Aldiss (1958).
165 Mars is spotted by Ben Bova (1992).

Shimonoseki (3) is razed.

We sell Steel to the Dutch for WM, 140 of 140 gold and 116 gpt.
We sell The Corporation to the Celts for WM, 37 of 37 gold and 57 gpt.

We talk to Russia, the only other SCI civ, with only three cities.
We sell Banking to Russia for WM and 2 of 2 gold.
We gift Russia Navigation and Gunpowder.
We gift Russia Chemistry.
We gift Russia Physics and Metallurgy.
We gift Russia Theory of Gravity and Magnetism.
Russia is now in the Industrial Age.

We gift Russia Nationalism and Steam Power.
We gift Russia Electricity and Industrialization.
We gift Russia Scientific Method, Replaceable Parts and The Corporation.
We gift Russia Steel, Refining and Atomic Theory.
We gift Russia Combustion and Electronics.
We gift Russia Flight and Mass Production.
We gift Russia Motorized Transportation.
Russia is now in the Modern Age.

Russia learned Fission as her free tech.
We buy Fisson for Fascism, Communism and Ecology.

Russia still has only three cities. And no one has the money Russia will want for her new knowledge. France has 18 gpt left over and that is the best of them.

Russia needs to die, to prevent the UN from being built.
We can touch two of Russia's cities, but we'll need France to take out the last one.

Up science to 100%, Rocketry in 6, +733 gpt.
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[IBT]
Iroquois boot our troops out.

Somebody mention Wall Street?

Need to trim the jungles near 050 End of Eternity.

1395 AD
166 The Difference Engine is built by Gibson & Sterling (1990)
167 Idoru is found by William Gibson (1996).
168 Mission of Gravity is undertaken by Hal Clement (1953).

x033 Nagasaki (3) is captured from Japan. It is on our grid pattern.
Izumo (4), the current capital of Japan, is razed.

The Weak Japanese are destroyed.

169 The Drowned World gets a swimming lesson by J G Ballard (1962).

We Declare War on Russia.

Bryansk (5), the capital of Russia, is razed.
Tver' (5), the second capital of Russia, is razed. It sets in the middle of a marsh.

We sign an MA with France vs. Russia for 14 gpt.
France DoW on Russia.

On last turn I had meant to change techs to Computers. I do now. Once we get Computers and then Minaturization, we can rush the Internet and we may not lose too much ground.

[IBT]
France destroys Russia.

 

[CommandoBob]

1400 AD
170 Martian Time Slip is inserted by Philip K Dick (1964).



1400 AD State of the World, Cities and Culture (from MapStat)
Cities

• 211 Sumeria
• 029 England
• 025 Celts
• 021 Iroquois
• 020 India
• 019 Mongols
• 017 Arabia, France and Netherlands
• 015 Hittites
• 009 Portugal and Scandinavia
• 007 Spain

Total Culture

• 27364 Sumeria
• 24521 Celts
• 22744 Netherlands
• 22389 England
• 19190 France
• 15992 Arabia
• 14926 India
• 14215 Hittites
• 10306 Iroqouis
• 08884 Portugal
• 08529 Spain
• 06397 Scandinavia
• 03719 Mongols

Culture per Turn

• 389 Arabia
• 384 Sumeria
• 337 France
• 315 Netherlands
• 285 England
• 237 Hittites
• 229 Iroquois
• 141 Celts
• 107 Portugal
• 089 Japan
• 077 Spain
• 000 India
• 000 Scandinavia

Military

• 043 Settler
• 089 Worker
• 185 Slaves
• 005 Archer (all Elite)
• 002 Longbow (all Elite)
• 037 Cavalry
• 191 Infantry
• 015 Artillery
• 021 Guerilla

Current Units: 404
Allowed Units: 316
Cost per turn: 176

Spain and Scandinavia are both Republics, like we are. Everyone else is a Democracy.

We are Strong when compared to everyone else.

We have 43 Settlers and 170 cities named from the list. However, the list only has 200 names.

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[IBT]
We have troops messing up the English countryside. Big deal.

1405 AD
171 Inherit the Stars is sighted by James P Hogan (1977).

Looks like our Science Farm Expansion phase is over, except for shoehorning a few cities in odd places.

[IBT]
Our Archers were caught in an English culture expansion and the bossy English head lady thinks it is our fault. Move'em like you want to, dearie.

1410 AD
Our Archers come home and we upgrade them to Guerillas.

[IBT]
Hittites are twitchy. WM for WM? Next week, maybe.

1415 AD
Sell Industrialization to Iroquois for WM, 135 of 135 gold and 113 gpt.

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There are gpt tech deals that end in 3 turns.
France for 181 and Netherlands for 88.
Celt deal with 111 gpt ends in 4 turns.

1420 AD
Drop science down to 40%, Computers in 1, +1858 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Computers, start on Miniaturization in 13 at 40%.

Iroquois are building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).
English are building Universal Suffrage.

1425 AD
Raise science to 100%, Mini in 7 at +795 gpt.

20090317 1847 < (Prep time for a new episode of NCIS.)
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[IBT]
We lost our supply of Ivory (Netherlands).

1430 AD
Sell Refining to France for WM, 159 of 159 gold and 276 gpt.
Sell Atomic Theory to Netherlands for WM, Ivory, 100 of 100 gold and 175 gpt.

We can build Research Labs now, but with Miniaturization and the Internet we get them for free.

1435 AD
Sell Refining to Celts for WM, 56 of 56 gold and 72 gpt.

[IBT]
England demands some attention. Dreaming big. ROP and MPP and we pay 1 gpt to fight England's wars. Not this time.

1440 AD
Water work and rails.
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1445 AD
172 Babel-17 is built by Samuel R Delany (1966).

[IBT]
Vikings want to waste our time. WM for WM; not interested.

f004 Karasjok (2) of Scandinavia becomes part of Sumeria.

1450 AD
173 Dawn: Xenogenesis I, first of a series, is crafted by Octavia Butler (1987 )

Drop science to 80%, Miniaturization in 1, +1219 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Miniaturization, start on Rocketry, 5 turns at 80%.

1455 AD
Our 4th SGL, Ibn al-Baitar, rushes the Internet.

We sell Steel to the Celts for WM, 128 of 128 gold and 88 gpt.

Increase science to 100%, Rocketry in 4, +995 gpt.

Seven more techs to learn (including Rocketry), which means at least 28 more turns.
20090318 2245 <
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[IBT]
The Internet is built in 019 Hyperion.

Palace Exapnsion #13, we build a hallway to connect the middle and the left.

1460 AD
Last turn we had to get to 100% to have 4 turn research. Anything less was 5 turns. Now, with The Internet, science is down to 80% and we still have 4 turn research. And +1320 gpt.

174 Behold the Man is revealed by Michael Moorcock (1969).
We have three more cities to build next turn.

1465 AD
175 Earth is in the beginning, by David Brin (1990).
176 Macroscope is brought into focus by Piers Anthony (1969).
177 Red Storm Rising hits the market by Tom Clancy (1986).

We can reduce science down to 70% and still learn Rocketry in 2, +1185 gpt.
20090319 1404 <
20090319 1943 >

[IBT]
Celts are cranky about units in their territory. Must be workers.
India wakes up and pulls at our pants leg. TM for TM. Get lost, Gandhi.

We build Wall Street in 015 Rendezvous w/Rama.

1470 AD
Drop science to 60%, Rocketry in 1, +1366 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Rocketry, start on Space Flight, 6 turns at 60%.

Palace Exapnsion #14, we build the other hallway to connect on the other side.

[B}1475 AD[/B]
178 Maps in a Mirror, a compilation by Orson Scott Card (1990) is put together.

Increase science to 90%, Space Flight in 4, +831 gpt.
Sell Refining to England for WM, 58 of 58 gold and 66 gpt.
Sell Fasicism to Portugal for WM, Silks, 72 of 72 gold and 41 gpt.
Sell Combustion to the Dutch for 120 of 120 gold and 482 gpt.
Get a screenshot of that deal.

[IBT]
Thanks to The Internet and the Research Lab in each city and the 2 culture points per turn from each Research lab, all the science farms have cultural expansion. We gain about 30 tiles of farmland.

Palace Exapnsion #15, we build the second story hallway on the left.

Somehow Space Flight dropped to 5 turns.

1480 AD
Max out the science slider and Space Flight in 4, +1565 gpt.
We grew enought to cram in another 12 cities, maybe more.

179 The Long Walk is finished by Richard Bachman (1979).
180 The Years Of Rice and Salt are completed by Kim Stanley Robinson (2002).
181 The Witches Of Karres are dealt with by James H Schmitz (1966).
182 The Snow Queen is crowned by Joan D Vinge (1980).

The culture expansion caused the drop in science. As the borders expanded, specialists could become field hands and they did, or reverted to taxmen and not geeks.

After I went back and redid all the cities, Space Flight is due in 3 at 100%., like it should be. I'll leave it at 100% just in case.

[IBT]
A lot of culture expansion but this time our gpt does down some, not up like last IBT.

1485 AD
183 The Sheep Look Up to John Brunner (1972).
184 Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is compiled in real time by Spider Robinson (1977).
185 Permutation City is founded by Greg Egan (1994 ).
186 Hominids, first of a series, is catalogued by Robert J Sawyer (2002).
187 Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe is compiled (1976).
188 Neverness is encountered by David Zindell (1988).
189 Nova goes big time, by Samuel R Delany (1968).
190 Midnight At the Well Of Souls is timed and plumed by Jack L Chalker (1977).
191 The High Crusade is fought by Poul Anderson (1960).
192 Best Science Fiction Stories of H G Wells is put together in (1966).
193 Singularity Sky is sighted by Charles Stross (2003).
194 The Shockwave Rider is riden down by John Brunner (1975).
195 Rama Revealed is exposed by Clarke & Lee (1994).
196 A Civil Campaign, thirteenth in a series, is run by Lois McMaster Bujold (1999).

We sell Communism to Portugal for WM, 87 of 87 gold and 55 gpt.
We sell Steel to England for WM, 75 of 75 gold and 48 gpt.
We sell Steel to Iroquois for WM, 63 of 63 gold and 36 gpt.

20090319 2336 <
20090320 1715 >

[IBT]
Well, well, the historians wake up.

Thucydides has completed his Great History of the world.
"The Most Advanced Nations of the World"

1. The Glorious Sumerians
2. The Great Dutch
3. The Fine French
4. The Mediocre Celts
5. The Puny Iroquois
6. The Pathetic English
7. The Hopeless Portuguese
8. The Forgotten Arabs

Hittites, India and Spain are snubbed.

1490 AD
Drop science to 50%, Space Flight in 1, +2100 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Space Flight, start on Synthetic Fibers in 5 at 50%.

Somebody mentions the Apollo Program. Maybe next turn.

Domestic Advisor whines about Aqueducts.

1495 AD
010 Neuromancer changes from Palace to Apollo Program with an overrun of only 68 shields (about 2.5 turns).

We sell Economics to Spain for WM, 22 of 22 gold, 10 gpt and 2 slaves.
We sell Economics to Scandinavia for WM, 25 of 25 gold and 4 gpt.
We sell Facism to Arabia for WM, 48 of 48 gold and 21 gpt.

Raise science to 80%, SynFibers in 4, +1652 gpt.

Spaceship Countdown

• Space Flight - Done
• Satellites
• Superconductor
• The Laser
• Robotics
• Synthetic Fibers

[IBT]
Spain is lonely tonight. MPP and ROP? Yep, you inhaled.

Celts and France sign an MPP.


1500 AD
197 Kiln People are baked by David Brin (2002).
198 The Skylark of Space, first of a series, is dreamed up by E E 'Doc' Smith (1946).
199 The White Mountains, first of series, are described by John Christopher (1967).
200 Forever Peace breaks out, lead by Joe Haldeman (1997).

At this point I have run out of 'Great' SciFi books from the list. Any new cities, and there will be some, I'm sure, will be named CBxx Book Title.

And I thought I could do this with less than 100 built cities.

Sell Free Artistry to Scandinavia for WM, 8 of 8 gold and 7 gpt.
Sell Free Artistry to Spain for WM, 10 of 10 gold and 2 gpt.
Sell Combustion to Iroquois for WM, 46 of 46 gold and 22 gpt.
Sell Electronics to the Dutch for WM, 92 of 92 gold and 50 gpt.

We start building United Nations as a defensive move, 22 turns.

We have 5 more full techs to learn, which will take 20 turns, minimum. Three more turns on SynFibers means about 23 more turns left in the game. May not need the UN after all.


1500 AD State of the World, Cities and Culture (from MapStat)
Cities

• 243 Sumeria
• 029 England
• 025 Celts
• 022 Iroquois
• 020 India
• 019 Mongols
• 017 Arabia, France and Netherlands
• 015 Hittites
• 009 Portugal
• 007 Spain and Scandinavia

Total Culture

• 39202 Sumeria
• 31823 Celts
• 30439 England
• 28594 Netherlands
• 24444 France
• 20754 Arabia
• 20754 India
• 18909 Hittites
• 14758 Iroqouis
• 11530 Portugal
• 11069 Spain
• 07840 Scandinavia

Culture per Turn

• 883 Sumeria
• 635 England
• 601 Hittites
• 425 Spain
• 317 Arabia
• 317 India
• 316 Celts
• 282 Iroquois
• 176 Scandinavia
• 175 France
• 068 Netherlands
• 034 Portugal

Military

• 018 Settler
• 097 Worker
• 194 Slaves
• 003 Archer (all Elite)
• 002 Longbow (all Elite)
• 039 Cavalry
• 199 Infantry
• 052 Mech Infantry
• 020 Artillery
• 023 Guerilla

Current Units: 453
Allowed Units: 381
Cost per turn: 144

Everybody is a Democracy except us. We're also the most powerful, too.

We have 37,753 gold, + 1742 gpt. We get 1568 gpt from other civs, and 50 gpt from Wall Street.

We are running 80% science, with 544 geeks.

We have Ivory for 6 more turns (Dutch) and Silks for 15 more (Portugal).

20090320 2054 <
20090327 2221 >
1505 AD
Get a city in place to build next turn.

[IBT]
Iroquois are lonely. TM for TM. Go read a book.

Universal Suffrage is built in Alesia, Celtdom.

1510 AD
We have about 6 Arab Pikes trespassing and I'm tired of it.

Give Arabia the get out or die option. They decide to die. We lose 21 gpt.

Merw (2) of Arabia is razed.
Shiraz (6) of Arabia is razed.

CB01 Once a Hero by Elizabeth Moon is stumbled across.
CB02 Another Fine Myth, first of a series by Robert Aspirin, is told.
CB03 Mastermind of Mars part of a series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is scoped out.
CB04 The Trouble with Tribbles by David Gerrold, detailing how the story came to be.

Drop science down to 30%; Syn Fibers in 1, +2701 gpt.

We buy an MA with England vs. Arabs for Incense.
England DoW Arabs.
We buy an MA with France vs. Arabs for Dyes.
France DoW Arabs.
We buy an MA with Celts vs. Arabs for Spice.
France DoW Arabs.
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20090329 1137 >
[IBT]
Gleefully watch Arabs die to the English.

Dutch need some handholding. MPP, ROP and we pay 8 gpt. And he's not even close to me on the map. Go bluff someone else.

Iroquois and Arabia sign a Trade Embargo on us.
Spain and Arabia sign a Trade Embargo on us.

We learn Synthetic Fibers, start on Nuclear Power, 6 turns at 30%.

1515 AD
CB05 The Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley, is fondly remembered.

Raise Science to 70%, Nuclear Power in 4, +1787 gpt.

Spaceship Countdown

• Space Flight - Done
• Satellites
• Superconductor
• The Laser
• Robotics
• Synthetic Fibers - Done

[IBT]
Misguided Worker makes France think about war.

1520 AD
We have our first Elite promotion, *LongbowmanOne* and Lugalzaggesi.
Hmm, what should Lugalzaggesi build? How about an Army?
Lugalzaggesi-1st is built in 001 Dune. Load three Cavalry into it and then park it.

CB06 Stairway to Danger, #9 of the Rick Brant series by Rick Blaine.

Determine that 3200 base shields are needed to build the spaceship.
If fully rushed, that translantes into 25,600 gold to rush the spaceship in one turn.
We have 45,728; +1784 gpt.
I think we can do it.
20090329 1439 <
20090329 1814 >

[IBT]
Misguided worker irritates the Celts this IBT.

1525 AD
Get a city prepped to build next turn, courtesy of cultural expanison.

[IBT]
we lost our supply of Ivory.

[B}1530 AD[/B]
CB07 Dragonriders of Pern, first of a series by Anne McCaffrey.
Drop science to 30%, Nuclear Power in 1, +2103.

We sell Flight to the Dutch for WM, Ivory, Espionage, 53 of 53 gold and 150 gpt.
We sell Flight to France for WM, 127 of 127 gold and 237 gpt.
We sell Flight to the Celts for WM, 121 of 121 gold and 290 gpt.
Now at +2780 gpt.

[IBT]
Arabs want to talk. Huh? We have MAs on you; die.

We learn Nuclear Power, start on Supercondutor, due in 6 at 30%.

Some suggests the Intellegence Agency.

Science to 80%, Superconductor in 4, +1738 gpt.

1540 AD
About 16 more turns to go, say 80 years in game, puts this game ending in 1620 AD or so.

I thought I could take 3rd place (1600 AD) but I'll being 4th place instead.

1545 AD
Most non-wealth production has been MechInfantry. All of the science farms have units garrissoned in them (to prevent sneak AI attacks). I've a small stack of MechInf around the capital. SO, to make it easy, any new build will be Modern Armor. Less clicking.

[IBT]
France needs some companionship. WM (from them) for WM and Electronics. Go home, girl.

Celts DoW Arabs.

1550 AD
Drop science to 20%, Superconductor in 1, +2894 gpt.

[IBT]
Iroqouis and France sign an MA vs. Arabia.
Trade Embargo on us by Iroquois and Arabia is over.
Iroquois DoW on the Arabs.

We learn Superconductor, start on Satellites, 6 turns at 20%.

1555 AD
Science up to 60%, Satellites in 4, +1985 gpt.

1560 AD
[IBT]
We lost out supply of Ivory.
The Dutch DoW on us. Foolish people.

Two Dutch Cavalry take 062 Reality Dysfunction, defended by a vInfantry.

We lose Ivory but gain War Happiness.
But we also lost 150 gpt.

1565 AD
062 Reality Dysfunction is liberated by an eArcher.
The remaining Dutch Calvary falls to an eArcher also.

Tilburg (5) of the Dutch is razed.

CB08 Man of Bronze, first of the Doc Savage series, is penned by Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent).
CB09 Split Infinity, first of the Apprentice Adept series by Piers Anthony is crafted.
CB10 Tarzan, Alive! is postulated by Phillip Jose Farmer.
Lugalzaggesi-1st is blooded on a Dutch Infantry.

*LongbowmanTwo* mauls a Dutch Infantry and earns their new name.
Etana forms Etana-2nd, which is loaded with our firts three Modern Armor.

Iroquois want Saltpeter to MA with us vS. Dutch. We agree.
Iroquois DoW on Dutch.
Hittites want Saltpeter to MA with us vS. Dutch. We agree.
Hittites DoW on Dutch.
Spain want Theory of Gravity to MA with us vS. Dutch. We agree.
Spain DoW on Dutch.
India want Spces to MA with us vS. Dutch. We agree.
India DoW on Dutch.

That should keep the Dutch busy at home, if my allies do anything.

[IBT]
Heroic Epic, anyone? Nah, too late in the game.
Military Academy? Too late, also.

We build Intelligence Agency in 001 Dune.

1570 AD
Enschede (6) of the Dutch is razed. It was a tundra city and will not be rebuilt. There are no survivors.

CB11 Worldwar: In the Balance by Harry Turtledove, first of a series, is revised.

Drop science to 0%, Satellites in 1, +2438 gpt.
20090329 2323 <
20090330 1745 >
We learn Satellites, start on Laser, due in 6 at 0%.
We see the entire world...wow.

We lost our supply of Silks.

1575 AD
I see that four Arab cities have been taken by the French, English and Celts. That's more than I expected. Make that five; France took three cities, not two. Arabs have seven cities left.

Increase science to 60%, Laser in 4, +1175 gpt.


Spaceship Countdown

• Space Flight - Done
• Satellites - done
• Superconductor - Done
• The Laser
• Robotics
• Synthetic Fibers - Done

[IBT]
Now Portugal begs for our attention. Dream big, Henry, dream big. ROP and MPP and we pay 17 gpt? I think we can take care of ourselves, thank you anyway. (ID10T!).

1580 AD
We redline three Dutch ships (two vDestroyers and 1 rGalley) near 008 2001: Space Odyssey.

[IBT]
Celts and Dutch have signed an MA vs. Us (Sumeria).
Celts DoW on us.
Celts DoW on Spain.
England and Dutch sign an MA vs. India.
England DoW India.

1585 AD
Iroquois and England claim an Arab city each.
Lots of Dutch and Celts moved in, but no attacks.

Dutch landed a vInfantry and vLongbow near 004 Hitchkiker's Guide. After the Artillery are done, eGuerilla and eArcher take them down.

The Dutch moved 23 units, in two stacks, onto mountains near x015 Lagartero. We have 20 Artillery.
The Celts send in 5 units, plus some scattered singles throughou the lands.
We damage all the Infantry we can find.

We get *ArcherOne* when attacking a redlined Celt vCav. Sweet.
Meskiaggasher forms Meskiaggasher-3rd, an Armored Army.

We sent Meskiaggasher-3rd to attack Tazumal and kick off a war with France, due to an MPP they have with the Celts. Gonna be a busy turn.
We raze Tazumal (12) of the Celts.

*CavalryOne* appears as we destroy the Dutch units.
Enmerkar builds the Pentagon in 075 The Puppet Masters.

We raze Chatres (12) of France.

We leave two Celt Infantry alive at the end of the turn. But those are the only two units, French, Dutch or Celt, still alive inside our borders.

We pillage French Aluminum. Oil and Rubber are too far away from the borders right now.

We get England into an MA on France by offering Atomic Theory (and getting Sanitation and Ironclads in the deal, too).
England DoW on France.

[IBT]
Even with an MA, England is cranky about a wandering worker.
Celts DoW England.
England and Dutch sign an MA vs. us.
England DoW on us. Never trust a limey.
England DoW Hittites.
Scandinavia and Celts sign a Trade Embargo on us.

Celts have Bombers.

We build The Pentagon in 75 The Puppet Masters.

1590 AD
We are at war with England, France, Arabia, Netherlands and the Celts. France, England and Celts all border us. Netherlands and Arabs do not.

So much for coasting through the last few turns!

No French counterattacks on the IBT.
We even had two slaves unescorted in French territory, and they were not recaptured.
Dutch send in a stack of 18; 7 Infantry, 4 Swiss Mercs and Rifle, plus Medieval units.
Celts send one Infantry.
France sends two Infantry, but not from their core.

We have 29 units healing in the capital this turn.

20090331 2025 >
Thunderstorm knocked out the power at this point, but all I had done from the Start of the Turn save (right after all the city builds were done) was move units to the capital to see what forces I had. Yellow and red went to the capital to heal; healthly units were segregated outside the captial by type. No attacks to this point.
So I will restart from the last save and retrace all my non-aggresive steps. Then I'll start pushing back.

We raze Ratea Coritanourm (9) of the Celts. No Bombers here.
We raze Nemausus (8) of the Celts. One, maybe two Bombers.

CB12 The Star Beast by Robert A Heinlein, one of my early favorites.

Drop science to 0%, Laser in 1, +1675 gpt.

After Laser is Robotics and then we can build SciFi Express and leave this planet.

For Steel, Spices and Electricity, we get Portugal to give us Silks (back to seven luxuries), and MAs vs. Arabia, Celts, England and France.
Portugal DoW France.
Portugal DoW Englad.
Portugal DoW Celts.
Portugal DoW Arabs.

[IBT]
England is still at war with France. Wow. I thought that their war with us would negate the MA on France.

We learn The Laser and start to learn Robotics, 7 turns at 0%.

1595 AD


Spaceship Countdown

• Space Flight - Done
• Satellites - Done
• Superconductor - Done
• The Laser - Done
• Robotics
• Synthetic Fibers - Done

CB13 Waldo & Magic, Inc two stories by Robert A Heinlein in one book, is built to serve as a springboard into France.

We raze Avignon (12) of France.
We raze Paris (13), destroying The Pyramids and The Temple of Artemis.

CB14 Excalibur, a collection of short stories dealing with the legends of King Arthur, is compiled by Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg and Edward E. Kramer. A friend of mine is published in this book.

We raze Lyons (11) of France.

CB15 The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield is detailed.

We raze Dijon (12) of France.

CB16 David Starr: Space Ranger by Paul French (pen name of Isaac Asimov), is built to erode French territory.

x034 Rheims (12) is captured from France. We keep this city to claim the only visible French source of Rubber.
We raze Smolensk (12) of France.

We *Modern ArmorOne* and Lugalbanda.
Lugalbanda forms Lugalbanda-4th in 001 Dune.

We raze Carlisle (5) of England.
x036 Rutupiae (5) is captured from the Celts. It is deep in our territory.

We have a whole of defense, but not much offensive. That is, Sumeria has many, many MechInfantry, but not nearly as many Modern Armor. So while we can hold our borders, we don't have a lot to push back with. Even in France, despite taking out 6 cities, we had to stop due to lack of Modern Armor and Armies (only three filled ones right now and one that will be filled next turn). France has 8 cities left in her core and it will probably take two turns to deal with them all.

Raise the science slider to 70%; Robotics in 4, +381 gpt.
United Nations in 3.
20090331 2343 <
20090401 2215 >

[IBT]
I missed an open city and an English Cavalry I had overlooked captured it. My own bad.
116 The World of Null-A (6) is captured by England.
152 Beggars in Spain (6) is captured by England. It had one Infantry defending.

 

[CommandoBob]

1600 AD
116 The World of Null-A (4) is liberated from England.
152 Beggars in Spain (4) is liberated by an eArcher.
x037 Orleans (12) is captured from France.
x038 Rouen (11) is captured from France.
x039 Grenoble (12) is captured from France.
x040 Besancon (10) is captured from France.
x041 Marseilles (12) is captured from France.

We get *CavalryTwo* and Lugalzaggesi II.
Lugalzaggesi II forms Lugalzaggesi-5th, a Cavalry Army.

Isca (6) of the Celts is razed.
x041 Poiters (9) is captured from France.

Lots of things I want to do, but don't have enough units to do it.

Raise the luxury slider to 10% to offset some war weariness.


1600 AD State of the World, Cities and Culture (from MapStat)
Cities

• 267 Sumeria
• 028 England
• 017 Celts
• 024 Iroquois
• 022 India
• 016 Hittites
• 014 Netherlands
• 009 Portugal
• 007 Spain and Scandinavia
• 006 France
• 005 Arabia

Total Culture

• 57694 Sumeria
• 40211 Celts
• 39045 England
• 33801 Netherlands
• 29721 France
• 26807 India
• 23893 Hittites
• 23311 Arabia
• 19814 Iroqouis
• 14569 Portugal
• 13404 Spain
• 09907 Scandinavia

Culture per Turn

• 852 England
• 950 Sumeria
• 432 Hittites
• 395 Arabia
• 383 Portugal
• 381 Celts
• 309 Spain
• 172 Iroquois
• 086 Scandinavia
• 072 India
• 000 France
• 000 Netherlands

Military

• 004 Settler
• 097 Worker
• 262 Slaves
• 002 Archer (all Elite)
• 002 Longbow (all Elite)
• 023 Cavalry
• 195 Infantry
• 109 Mech Infantry
• 025 Modern Armor
• 024 Artillery
• 005 Army
• 016 Guerilla

Current Units: 502
Allowed Units: 439
Cost per turn: 126

Robotics in 3; 71397 gold, +191 gpt.
United Nations in 2.

Karl_t_great won in 1600 AD as Persia. third place.
20090402 0039 <
20090402 2006 >

[IBT]
We lose 2 eGuerillas to English Cavalry.

Portugal and Dutch sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Portugal DoW Iroquois.

1605 AD
CB17 Cyborg, which later became the series The Six Million Dollar Man by Martin Caidin is, umm, constructed? Faster, stronger, better and the funky speeddo sound, too.
x042 Tours (12), the second capital of France, is captured.
x042 Cherbourg (12), with Wines, is captured from France.
CB18 Alternate Kennedys, a collection of short stories edited by Mike Resnick, is served up.
x043 Amiens (12),the third capital of France, is captured.
x044 Khabrovsk (7), the fourth capital of France, is captured.

The core of France has been destroyed or captured. The current capital of France is Fustat (1).

We feel much better now that the interior French threat is gone.

x045 Segusio (3) is captured from the Celts. It was an interior city, surronded by Sumerian people and land.
x046 Norwich (7) is captured from the English. It is on our science grid.
x047 Liverpool (12) is captured from the English.
x048 Manchester (6) is captured from the English.
We raze Glanum (2) of the Celts (desert city).

Robotics in 2; 71645 gold, +248 gpt.
United Nations in 1.
20090402 2150 <
20090409 1830 >
Move some units around.
France, the Celts and Arabs are ready to make peace, but we have MAs in place with Portugal.

[IBT]
Iroquois and England sign an MA vs. France.
Iroquois DoW France.
Spain and England sign an MA vs. India.
Spain DoW India.

Dutch move 12 units (Swiss Merc and Infantry mostly) into a hill tile inside our borders. Gonna be tough to dislodge.

Hittites and Iroquois sign an MA vs. Arabia.
Hittites DoW on Arabia.

We build United Nations in 004 Hitch Hiker's Guide.

We decline any UN elections. We want to leave, not rule.

1610 AD
War Weariness is again an issue.

*Modern ArmorTwo* and Etana II.
Etana II forms Etana-6th.

x049 Uaxactun (5) is captured from England. It is on our geek grid.
x050 Cozumel (3) is captured from England. It is not on the grid, but block easy English access to some of our cities.

We drop science down to 10%, Robotics in 1, +1460 gpt.
Raise luxuries to 20%, +1296 gpt, and no one riots, I think.
Well, I still had to change some geeks to clowns, but once I'm done we still learn Robotics in 1.
Just to be sure, I up the science slider to 20%, Robotics in 1, +1128 gpt.
Anything that would have been completed on this IBT I changed to something longer. I can afford a full rush but I don't want to pay it.

[IBT]
Trade embargo on us by Spain and Arabia is over.
France DoW on India.
Portugal and Netherlands sign an MA vs. us.
We lost our supply of Silk.
Portugal DoW on us.
Portugal DoW on Hittites.
Portugal DoW on Spain.
Celts want to talk, most likely about peace, but our MAs prevent us. Maybe not, but I cannot check right now, so we ignore the Celts.

We learn Robotics and begin to learn Stealth, 5 turns at 20%.

Lots of cities riot due to lack of Silks. That hurt.

1615 AD
We get our units back around 001 Dune and take a look around.

First, we want to build Space Ship Parts. We don't need to be any smarter, so science goes to 0% and +1393 gpt. We learn Stealth in 7 at 0%.

And while many cities are unproductive this turn, we only need ten cities in good order to build our space ship. With 279 cities, I think we can find 10 that are not rioting.


Second, we don't want any cities to riot. Check F2. We are importing nothing, not one, nada, luxuries. All our happiness is homegrown. though only six of the eight luxuries.

Portugal's DoW ends those MAs on England, France and Celts. Arabs are open to peace also.

We still MAs active versus the Dutch with India, Iroqouis, Hittites and Spain.

We make peace with Arabia for WM and 66 of 66 gold.

Then we kill any trespassing French or Celts units while trying to grow leaders. We win all the battles but no MGLs.

We make peace with France for WM and 53 of 53 gold. We could claim two cities, Fez and Aden, but both are small, far away and hard to defend. Gold will do just fine.

We make peace with the Celts for WM and 6 of 6 gold.

We make peace with England for WM. England is broke.

We are now at war with only Netherlands and Portugal.

Save game. Now we have lots of happy people.

Have to do other things; come back two hours later.

Time to buy the ship.

What do you mean, "We cannot rush Space Ship parts." ?




It takes a while for me to calm down. I haven't played a solo Space Ship game since Chieftian, about 4 years ago.

Now that is a big wakeup call.

I disband 3 Infantry but that doesn't work.

Well, I screwed myself big time.

Time to do it the hard way.

• 001 Dune: SS Engine in 10 (640 shields).
• 006 Stranger in a SLand: SS Exterior Casing in 11 (640 shields)
• 004 Hitch Hiker's Guide: SS Cockpit in 7 (320 shields)
• 019 Hyperion: SS Thrusters in 6 (320 shields)
• 002 Ender's Game: SS Life Support in 7 (320 shields)
• 003 Foundation: SS Statis Chamber in 8 (320 shields)
• x004 Yakutsk: SS Docking in 4 (160 shields)
• 020 Childhood's End: SS Fuel Cells in 3 (160 shields)
• 013 Ringworld: SS Planeteary Lounge in 2 (160 shields)
• 010 Neuromancer: SS Storage Supply in 2 (160 shields)

The next slot in the table is Jason8R, 2006 AD Persia. I think I can beat that time.

Eleven more turns.
20090409 2355 <
20090410 1807 >

Before I go to the next turn I am going to waste some gold and try to work around this blockage.

In 018 Moon Harsh Mistress I rush the Hospital for 152 of 71194 gold. I change Neuromancer to Nuclear Plant from Storage Supply, go back Moon Harsh Mistress but cannot change over to the Space Ship. Undo the changes and Moon Harsh Mistress builds a Stock Exchange.

Oh well, gag me with a spoon.

[IBT]
Scandinavia and England sign an MA vs. Hittites.
Scandinavia DoW Hittites.
France and Netherlands sign an MA vs. Hittites.
France DoW Hittites.
France and Netherlands sign an MA vs. Spain.
France DoW Spain.
Scandinavia and France sign an MA vs. Spain.
Scandinavia DoW Spain.

1620 AD
Rushed some settlers from France and England.
Stacked units outside the capital.
Cycle through to 0046 UBK. Dinner. Spacebar, without going through all the cities.

[IBT]
England wants something. Trade embargo on the Celts. Nah, we'll pass.

We build the Storage/Supply section (1 of 10).
And the Planetary Lounge (2 of 10).

1625 AD
We shell some Portuguese boats 'cos we're bored.

20090410 1950 <
20090411 1203 >

[IBT]
England (24) and India (22) make peace.
England and Netherlands (13) sign an MA vs. France (3).
Netherlands DoW France.
Arabia (5) and Netherlands sign an MA vs. India.
Arabia DoW India.
Arabia and France make peace.
Netherlands and Iroquois (24) make peace.

Idiot me. I allowed 166 Difference Engine to be pillaged by barbarians.


We build the Fuel Cells (3 of 10).

1630 AD
Rush a few foreign settlers and workers.
Redlined two Portuguesse wooden boats.
Watch the Dutch Destroyers and Transport stay outside of Artillery range.
Blockade the coastal tiles the Dutch might invade.

Stealth in 3, 72072 gold, +1422 gpt.
20090411 1300 <
20090411 2032 >

We have 279 cities, build one more to make it 280.

CB19 Protho Plus, the only scifi story I've ever read to have a dentist as the main characters, is brushed and flossed by Piers Anthony.

[IBT]
Arabia (5) and Portugal (?) make peace.
Scandinavia (7) and Netherlands (13) sign an MA vs. us.
Scandinavia DoW us (280).
England (24) and France (3) make peace.

We build the Docking Bay (4 of 10).

Portugal invades with 4 units: 2 rArhers, rHorse and rSpear. Leader Hunting time!

1635 AD
We have 24 unpromoted Elite units.
*ArcherTwo* is promoted, giving us Meskiaggasher II.
Meskiaggasher II forms Meskiaggasher-6th, a Cavalry Army.

Artillery redlines the 6 Carracks of Portugal and the 4 boats in the Dutch invasion fleet.

[IBT]
Vikings have built a city on our side of the world.
Dutch invasion fleet sails out of sight.
Iroquois (24) and Celts (18) sign an MA vs. Spain (7).
Iroquois DoW Spain.

We build the Thrusters (5 of 10).

1640 AD
The Viking city of Tromso is defended by an rSpear.

Knowing that my Modern Armor is hopelessly outclassed due to [spear], I use Cavalry instead.
And Tromso is safely destroyed.

Drop luxury rate to 0%; two cities are cranky and we fix them.

We are now at 100% tax, no science rate and no luxury rate.

Stealth in 1, 74512 gold, +1762 gpt.

[IBT]
Portugal offers many naval targets.

Celts (19) and Netherlands (13) sign an MA vs. Hittites (17).
Celts DoW Hittites.
Scandinavia (?) and Celts sign an MA vs. Portugal (?).
Scandinavia DoW Portugal.
Netherlands and India (23) make peace.

We learn Stealth and start on Smart Weapons, 6 turns at 0% science.

1645 AD
Just for fun we redline 9 Carracks.

[IBT]
Despite the pounding of their ships, Portugal drops off Spears and Horses to invade us.

India (23) and Scandinavia (?) sign a Trade Embargo on us.
India and Spain (7) make peace.
Celts (19) and Netherlands (13) sign an MA vs. France (3).
Celts DoW France.
Arabia (4) and Celts sign an MA vs. France.
Arabs DoW France.
Scandinavia and Arabia sign an MA vs. India.
Trade Embargo on us by Scandinavia and India ends.
Scandinavia DoW India.
Hittites (17) come begging for something. They offer Ivory and want Gems (not a bad traded) and 255 gpt. We can do without piano keys, thank you.


We build the Life Support (6 of 10).
We build the Cockpit (7 of 10).

1650 AD
My mistake. Portugal drops off six units, two Spear, two Horse, Longbow and Guerilla. All Regular.

Artillery redlines them all and then we start leader fishing.
*Mech InfantryOne* is born and Enmerkar II also.
The first Enmerkar rushed the Pentagon.
This one attempts to rush SS Engine in Dune, due in 3 turns. The last two other parts will complete this IBT.
And Enmerkar succeeds!

I wasn't sure if he could do that or not.

But, Starnger in a SLand still has 4 turns on the Exterior Casing. I misread the chart (F10).

Well, there is still one Longbow to kill. We might get lucky.

We win, but no promotion.

[IBT]
Arabia (4) and Scandinavia (?) sign a Trade Embargo on us.
Netherlands (?) and England (24) sign an MA vs. Celts (19).
Netherlands DoW Celts.
Arabia and Netherlands sign a Trade Embargo on us.
Scandinavia and Celts sign an MA vs. England.
Scandinavia DoW England.
Portugal (?) and France (3) make peace.

We build the Engine (8 of 10).
We build the Status Chamber (9 of 10).

1655 AD
No invasions, some pollution, some Carracks redlined.

[IBT]
Arabia (4) and Portugal (9) sign a Trade Embargo on us.
India (23) and Netherlands (13) sign an MA vs. Hittites (16).
India DoW Hittites.
India tugs on our sleeve. TM for TM. We gentlely kick them away.
India and France (2) make peace.

1660 AD
Nothing much.

[IBT]
Dutch invade with one Infantry.
France (2) and Iroquois (26) make peace.
We decline any UN elections.

1665 AD
We kill the Dutch with an eInfantry, but no promotion.
We redline 6 Carracks and 4 Dutch boats.

[IBT]
We build the Exterior Casing (10 of 10).
Get a screenshot of the Launch screen. Click Launch and the games aborts.

Load up last save, from the end of 1665 AD and try again.
Same result.
Reload again. This time I won't launch, but save the game instead.
Well, can't do that either. Escape key doesn't work here and the only button to push says Launch. So we fail to the desktop again.

Check the Tech Support FAQs.
Rename victory_movie.bik to victory_movie.bik.OLD; copy and rename Conquests.bik to victory_movie.bik.
Reload #3.
That didn't work.
Undo the file naming stuff.
Fiddle with the conquests.ini file; add line 'NoSound=1'.
Reload #4.
Crash to desktop.
Undo the conquests.ini edit.
Copied the victory_movie.bik to the root of the drive. Maybe the game will think it has been deleted.

But since it very early on Easter morning 2009, I think I will go to bed instead. Church will be very busy and full and my mom will be coming over for lunch.
20090412 0216 <
20090412 2019 >
Let's try this again.
Reload #5.
Crash to desktop.
Download new video drivers (nVidia GeForce 7300 gs).
This is the first time I've had a space victory on this PC.
New drivers force a restart.
Reload #6.
Crash to desktop.
Downloaded the RADTools.exe (for Binkw32.dll). All three movies played fine.
Tweak the conquests.ini file again. Set NoSound=0.
Reload #7.
However, I could still hear sounds, so this probably will not work.
And it doesn't. Crash to desktop again.
Move the NoSound=0 to before the lines dealing with volume.
Reload #8.
Still hear sound in the headphones. Don't even try to replay, just exit.
Set all volumes = 0.
Reload #9.
PC crashed, BSOD, before Launch screen entered, during AI movement on the IBT.
Pestware (Secunia Personal Software Inspector) had been nagging me about a new version. Update it and let it do its stuff. Then I kill it.
Reload #9A.
Crash to desktop.
Remove the NoSound line and reset volumes back to 127.
Dug some more at the forum
Copied CivComplete.bik to Race.bik.
Reload #10.
PC froze on AI movements during the IBT.
Reload #10A.
Success!
Then copied race.bik from Civ3Complete/Art/Movies to CivComplete/Conquests/Art/Movie and saw what I had missed.
Did this to get replay maps for writeup.
Got some images, but when I stopped the replay, every city on the map was present, not just those built through 1000 AD.
Late now, will try to do this tomorrow.
20090412 2346 <
20090413 1715 >
Try to cull some more screenshots from the replay.
The biggest drawback is that this will enter the score from this game multiple times into my local Hall of Fame. While that file can be edited, it is still an extra step where things could break.

What? Crash to desktop again?
Switch the .biks around and try again.
That worked.
Got the images I wanted, now to finish up my notes and get in game screenshots.
20090413 1810 <

 

[Spoonwood]

The World of Null-A

I think I read that book, but I'm not quite sure who I was at the time.

Time to buy the ship.

What do you mean, "We cannot rush Space Ship parts." ?




It takes a while for me to calm down. I haven't played a solo Space Ship game since Chieftian, about 4 years ago.

Now that is a big wakeup call.

I disband 3 Infantry but that doesn't work.

Well, I screwed myself big time.

That's funny. I think it best to think of spaceship parts as "small wonders" (who says wonders are useless?). You *can* rush them with MGLs or SGLs, but that's about it. No unit rushing them, no forest chopping shields in, no buying them. In my experience (once you realize that), it's much more of a problem to get the techs, than to actually build the parts (unless playing an OCC space game). I once deliberately tried to get the AIs to research as much modern techs as they could for me, and ending up building all 10 parts in I think 11 turns, as it looks like you've done here.

 

[Marsden]

Great write up as usual, Bob. I really like the style of your games, makes me miss when I used to always play to have the biggest nicest nation and just win and not worry about dates.

 

[Spoonwood]

Seriously Marsden. I mean, when playing for the HoF there usually seems little reason to play a 60% pangea warmongering game or to play continents or play a 70% map of some sort. I guess some exceptions may exist, but not many.

 

[Calis]

Seriously Marsden. I mean, when playing for the HoF there usually seems little reason to play a 60% pangea warmongering game or to play continents or play a 70% map of some sort. I guess some exceptions may exist, but not many.

This might be true for you and - even if I am hesitating to say that - for myself I have the same feeling than you, but if it is this what makes CommandoBob, or anybody alse happy, it's cool of course

 

[Spoonwood]

I agree Calis. I just meant that if you say play a 60% pangea map vs. max opponents for a histographic game you've played a game where you probably could have had a higher score under other conditions.... and such. But, if you find it more fun to play on maps that don't optimize finish date/score do it anyways!

 

[CommandoBob]

I do enjoy the Huge Pangea maps at Monarch. The biggest reason I've stuck with those settings is because those tables are empty. Which means even a badly played game, like my Indian Conquest, can land up with a spot in the HOF.

I've gone with max opponents and random civs just to prove that it doesn't matter what the civ is, it matters who is playing that civ. Any civ can win in any VC, but too often the players get stuck in a rut playing their favorites. Gotta be Rome, never be Maya, avoid all COMs; that sort of foolishness.

On this one I thought I could just waltz into a third place, given the gap between Tone's two games and Karl_t_great's game. I learned my last Spaceship tech a few turns into the 1600s, so maybe I could have if I had pushed harder. From early on I thought I could rush the various parts, so accumulating cash was part of the plan. Now I know better.

The next game will be UN and that table still has some empty slots. The 20K culture will be the tough one, since that table at Monarch Huge is already full.

I still haven't decided if I will redo any of these at the HOF minimums and try to beat my score.

 

[TheOverseer714]

Not a bad effort at all. I would say that using ICBMs as pre-builds for the SS parts gets the fastest launch time, but then I have done multiple Space victories. Other pre-builds can be the Palace in your FP city and Armies in your MA city. Bravo for a nice win, CBob!

And the science fiction titles brought back memories of many afternoons reading pleasure. Would it shock anyone that I've read about half the books listed?

 

[Spoonwood]

Manfacturing plants can also help as pre-builds on some spaceship parts if you go to Robotics early.

 

[Marsden]

Buried in my Hof thread is the fact that I always used to play random civs and really didn't have a strong plan in mind but merely played. Then I started with the Hof and found that having a sci trait and doing the age gifting and so on and so forth tried and true methods to get the date down and so on, it's a completely different style of play to go for the fastest finish and I miss it at times, but after so many games into the HoF I'm stuck in the patern. I remember one particular game I was chugging along and I accdentally hit the domination limit, I was severly disappointed because I thought I still had another 100+ turns coming! Ah, those were the days. Worry not, friends, I still am trying the fastest finishes, I just haven't had any successes lately.

 

[The Professor]

Palace Expansion #5; we add the left wing (our left as we look at the front of the buildings).

Somehow, in what is surely one of the most detailed turnlogs ever posted for a HoF game, it is this detail that blows my mind.

 

[RFHolloway]

Gibson's Neuromancer (city number 6 or 7) is what started the whole cyberpunk thing - very Blade Runner.

 

[CommandoBob]

The Start:

For this game, with the goal of building the United Nations, I will be using nation capitals for city names, courtesy of the WikiPedia World Capitals.

Only seven entries in the HOF for this game setting. I don't see anyway to get to the UN before 1000 AD, so the best I plan to hope for is becoming the new 5th place winner. And even then, getting the UN built by 1400 won't be that easy.

Then I started the game and drew.....

Russia and...

At Start: 4000 BC

...a horrible starting location, a real wooly-booger. We stand on grass, but have 2 hills and 4 mountains in the inital 9 city tiles. Two BGs and a river are visible, so we'll be moving. Even after moving the scout, as shown above, things look grim.

One of my own preconditions is to take the first generated starting location, so there is no-rerolling for somehthing better. The challenge is to make this start work.

On the bright side, Russia is a popular civ for this kind of victory, being SCI and EXP. EXp will help with early tech trading and SCI will help us get smarter faster. And the three free techs don't hurt either.

Russia's UU is the Cossack, a Cavalry upgrade. It has the same A/D/M as Cavalry, but can attack multiple times in one turn. Cossacks cost 90, Cavalry cost 80. Ten more shields for more attacks per turn? Cheap.

SCI Wonders:

1. Cure For Cancer (Genetics)
2. Great Library (Literature to Education)
3. Internet (Miniaturization)
4. Longevity (Genetics)
5. Mausoleum of Mausollos (Philosophy)
6. Newton's University (Theory of Gravity)
7. Theory of Evolution (Scientific Method)

EXP Wonders:

1. The Colossus (Bronze Working to Flight)
2. Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy)
3. The Great Lighthouse (Map Making to Magnetism)
4. Internet (Miniaturization)
5. Magellan's Voyage (Navigation)
6. SETI (Computers)

Newton's and Copernicus' would be nice in one city and would trigger our Golden Age. I would prefer a later GA, just before we enter into the Modern Age, to help build the UN. We need Fisson (a first tier tech) to build the UN.

We hope to meet other SCI civs, that would help us, but with all Random AIs, well, who knows who will be around to join in the fun? We'll need to keep the SCI civs alive all through the game, so we may have to beat up on the bothersome.


We start playing and move a bit and in 3900 BC we build the capital city of 001 CommondoBob-grad. I just like the way the name rolled of my tongue; it sounded so pretentious and overblown.

We build two warriors to explore and then start a granary. In 3550 BC a friendly tribe tells us about Dyes, but the Dyes are surronded by 4 jungle tiles. In 3400 BC we find 4 Wines eight tiles away in the northwest and ocean to the east. The Wines are not too far, but still rather distant, given the terrian involved. In 3150 BC we have some bad news; Zulu are nearby. That is followed in 3100 BC by popping a settler from a goody hut. And our scout finds an ocean due south of his previous coastal location, after walking through 8 tiles of jungle. In 2800 BC our popped settler builds L01 Red, Red Wine. We meet the Hittites in 2590 BC. 002 Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is founded in 2430 BC.

Russian Core 2350 BC

Spoiler :

Now the start looks even worse. Only one direction to expand and that is westward. Jungles to the east and south-east, mountains to the south and desert and mountains to the north. The Dyes 4E-1SE of 001 CommandoBob-grad are tempting, but will require too much effort to acquire. One settler is not too expensive, but roading three jungle tiles will take aboout 30 turns. With only three cities and the Zulu nearby, this is not the right time for that much effort. Once we get our core built up and have some more workers (or buy some) we can try to claim the Dyes.

In 2190 BC we discover Iron, but it is outside our borders and next to a volcano.

We bump into the Iroquois in 2030 BC. Another agrresive civ with an Ancient Age UU is our next door neighbor. Impis and Mounted Warriors, both fast-movers and close by. And we still have three cities.

Game World 1990 BC

Here I've indicated the major players in this game.

In 1910 BC Wines are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad () and 003 Yaoundé (Cameroon) is built in 1750 BC. Sumeria is due north of us, as we find out in 1625 BC. We sell them used techs and take all their gold, all 25 pieces of it. 004 Wellington (New Zealand) is founded in 1475 BC and in that IBT Iron is connected, which means Swords, and we learn Writing (Embassies). The Maygar teach us Horseback Riding and then our Iron supply is cut by an erupting volcano. We meet Japan in 1175 BC. We bankrupt Sumer, Iroquois and Japan with Horseback Riding.

We begin to clear the volocanic pollution to have Iron again, starting in 1100 BC. Horses are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad that same year (they were only three tiles away). A few turns leater we meet France.

Russian Core 1000 BC

Spoiler :

Russian Core (Detail) 1000 BC

Spoiler :

Game World 1000 BC

While we have met our neighbors, none are very close, which is good news. However, we have a lot of harsh terrain to expand into and it looks like our core is going to be rather confined.

In 950 BC we build embassies we our six friends, and then meet Korea two turns later. America stumbles to meet us in 750 BC and in 730 BC Iron is reconnected. Shortly after that the Iberian tribe takes pity on us and teaches us about Currency. In 590 BC we start to learn Republic at 100% science, 27 turns at -8 gpt.

490 BC brings us our first Elite unit, when an Archer beats up on a barbarian. We sell Currency to France for Construction and all their gold (205 pieces) and enter into a new age. Feudalism is our freebie tech. We pop a far away goody hut and unleash a bunch of barbarian Horses down by Miami. Whoops! Which leads to our first Palace Expansion in 430 BC.

We clear our first jungle tile in 210 BC. It won't be the last.

Our revolution to Republic starts in 150 BC with 14 cities and the changeover is completed in 70 BC. In 001 CommandoBob-grad vPike -> Sun Tzu's Art of War in 84. Rush with Ivan Pavlov and it is ours and not the Zulus, with their peksy Impis.


Russia (5-West of 001 CommandoBob-grad) 10 AD

Spoiler :

Russia (5-East of 001 CommandoBob-grad) 10 AD

Spoiler :

Game World 10 AD

Despite the advancements we've made, we still have only one native luxury (Wine) and two native resources (Iron and Horses). The Dyes to the east, unclaimed and amdist the jungles, continue to mock us. We have 15 cities, 10 workers and 6 slaves and a long to-do list.

Throughout the next years we continue to buy slaves with tech, wines and gold. We need more cities and we have a boatload of jungles and marshes to drain.

L02 My Dyes is built on that lone Dye in 230 AD and Dyes are connected to the capital in 280 AD.

By 450 AD we have a 12 slave stack dedicated to jungle clearing east of the capital. Maya show up in 470 AD. The Forbidden Palace is built in 005 Valletta in 540 AD.


Game World 560 AD

We declare war on Zulu in 560 AD and capture x01 Umtata in 570 AD. We bribe Iroquois into the war with Engineering.

610 AD comes and goes and we don't beat Tone's first place score.

One benefit of the Zulu is that L03 Gem City is founded inside Zulu territory and Gems are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad, our third luxury.

A galley from Spain sails into view in 660 AD. Iroquois capture two Zulu cities and then make peace. We capture x02 Zimbabwe, gaining control of The Mausoleum of Mausollos, The Oracle and The Great Library in 700 AD and learn Theology from it, which makes The Oracle useless. The very next turn France and Iroquois both know Gunpowder and Education, so we learn them too and then The Great Library dies.

We know about Gunpowder but find no Saltpeter within our borders. All those hills and mountains and we get nada, zippo, null. From France we buy communicatin with Persia, India and China in 740 AD.

800 AD was Tone's second place effort in the table. We're not even close.

We get communications with the Aztecs in 880 AD.

Bartleby has the third place win in 940 AD.

We make peace with Zulu in 950 AD and pick up 6 trash cities, leaving them with two, after we capture their second captital of x04 Bapedi.

Game World 960 AD

960 AD and Norton II (Sumeria) for 4th place. First, second and third place were with Russia.

L04 Furry Funtime is founded in 990 AD but doesn't connect right away. It is our second coastal city.


Russia (5-West of 001 CommandoBob-grad) 1000 AD

Spoiler :

Russia (5-East of 001 CommandoBob-grad) 1000 AD

Spoiler :

Considerable effort has been spent in jungle removal in East Russia, as you can see. We have 40 cities, 16 workers and 54 slaves.

Furs are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad, our fourth native luxury, in 1020 AD. Germany is met in 1040 AD.


Game World 1090 AD

In 1090 AD we declare war on the Hittites; they have land and Saltpeter and we need both. *LongowmanOne* creates Ivan the Terrible, our first Military Great Leader, in 1100 AD. The war goes in our favor with sr02 Saltpeter Party being founded and Saltpeter being connected in 1180 AD. Cossacks, the Russian UU, can now be built and two of them are in 1190 AD. By 1250 AD the Hittites have gone from 21 to 8 cities and are on their third capital, while we enter a new age.

We get Medicine. We gift Persia, Korea, Sumeria and Germany into the Industrial Age. Germany gets Steam Power and wants Printing Press, Navigation, Medicine and Economics in trade, which we agree to.

Our luck with resources changes as Coal is connected three times to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

The Hittites are destroyed in 1290 AD.

And the world is fairly peaceful.

Game World 1300 AD

The Maya are bored (and/or stupid) and declare war on us in 1300 AD, grabbing and killing 6 Russian workers. They have a city close by and soon it is called x32 Uaxactun. We build some embassies with our newer contacts and we enlist five of Maya's neighbors into the war. We don't plan to do much else except to watch France, Spain, India, Korea, Persia and Sumeria send units into the Mayan meat-grinder. No matter how the war goes, we improve. Later, we get Japan into the war, too. The French city of Cherborg falls to Maya and we hasten to capture it, since it is 4 tiles from our capital. Cherborg becomes Russian in 1325 AD.

In 1350 AD eldar won with Greece, 5th place.

We learn Replaceable Parts that same year and One Rubber is connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad, so Infantry and Artillery come into play.

In 1380 AD we build Theory of Evolution in 015 Luxembourg City and start our Golden Age. Hoover Dam in 015 Luxembourg City in 1385 AD via our second SGL Korolev, born in 1320 AD.

Game World 1400 AD

By now we have 83 cities, 13 workers and 152 slaves. We are on the fourth turn of our Golden Age and build 044 Castries (Saint Lucia) and 045 Bridgetown (Barbados) this turn. In 1425 AD we learn Steel, but Oil is not connected until 1450 AD, which is exhausted after one turn of use eek.

Game World 1460 AD

Iroquois go nutters in 1460 declaring war on us. They have 32 cities; we have 98. Their inital attacks net them one Mace and a jungle clearing stack of slaves. None of their invading Mounted Warriors have a victory when we cleanse the motherland. We counterattack, claiming x034 Kahnawake and liberating our recently captured slaves. St. Regis is razed. We get Sumeria, China, France, Persia, India, Korea, America, Spain, Germany, Zulu and Japan to MA with us on Iroquois. We lose a city to Iroquois in battle and an isolated city we got with the Zulu peace treaty flips to Sumeria. We recpature our city and raze another Iroquois city.

1500 AD

Now with 107 cities, 17 workers and 173 slaves, x038 Salamanca, the first Iroquois capital, is captured. We now control The Great Wall and Knights Templar and both are obsolete. x039 Cattaragus, the second Iroquois capital, is taken in 1505 AD and we now control Shakespeare's Theater. We grab x041 Grand River and Coprenicus's Observatory in 1510 AD.

In 1515 AD Spain destroys Maya.

Heroic Epic is built in L02 My Dyes in 1540 AD.

In 1565 AD we make peace with Iroquois, who are down to 11 cities while we have 131. And then we enter a new age. By 1570 AD we know that our free tech was Ecology, not Fission as we had hoped. Fission is 7 turns away at 100%, so we start learning. And it never occured to me to gift anyone else up to the Modern Age until I did this writeup. Plus, after eldar's victory in 1350 AD for 5th place, the next winning date is not until 1854 AD by bull17 with the Aztecs. Learn it or buy it, whenever I know Fusion won't affect where this game falls in the rankings.

1575 AD

Sumer plays with fire in 1575 AD, declaring war on Russia; their 31 cities vs. our 134. We lost one city to initial surge, some workers and a lot of border patrol. As we try to reclaim our captured city, we set off an Sumearian-Chinese MPP. The city is liberated and we have two enemies.

Actually, this is good news that Sumer decided to get all nasty with Russia. We need an international outcast and Sumer is close to us and has a lot more culture points. If they had not thrown the first punch we would have had to do that. Now China is another story. We have no beef with China, but we'll fight them, too. We waste no time in signing Military Alliances with everyone else in the world against these two. China will soon have border control issues, while we will have to put some hurt on Sumeria.

We don't do much to Sumeria in this war. Again, we take the back seat and let others do the dirty work. We send some Armies across the border to pillage resources and luxuries and we pulverized the Chinese units in the mountains by Cherborg. In 1600 AD we learn Fission and build The Pentagon in L02 My Dyes. In 1605 AD we raze New Sumer and switch 015 Luxembourg City from Palace to UN, due in 4 turns. Der is razed in 1610 AD and United Nations is completed in 1620. We agree to hold elections and the results are:

The Voting Record 1620 AD

and

You Win!

 

[CommandoBob]

Monarch Huge Diplomatic
Pangea, 60% water; barbs raging
C/T/A: all middle selections

Allow Domination
Allow Space Race
Allow Diplomatic
Allow Conquest
Allow Cultural
Allow Wonder
Respawn AI Players
Preserve Random Seed
Allow Cultural Conversions
Allow Scientific Leaders

AI agresssion: Normal
My civ: Random
15 AIs: Random

Current HOF ranking Monarch Huge Diplomatic:

1. Tone 610 AD Russia
2. Tone 800 AD Russia
3. Bartleby 940 AD Russia
4. Norton II 960 AD Sumeria
5. eldar 1350 AD Greece
6. bull17 1854 AD Aztecs
7. bill posters 1870 AD Iroquois

For this game, with the goal of building the United Nations, I will be using nation capitals for city names, courtesy of the WikiPedia World Capitals.

Only seven entries in the HOF for this game setting. I don't see anyway to get to the UN before 1000 AD, so the best I plan to hope for is becoming the new 5th place winner. And even then, getting the UN built by 1400 won't be that easy.

Then I started the game and drew.....

Russia.

And a horrible starting location. We stand on grass, but have 2 hills and 4 mountains in the inital 9 city tiles. Two BGs and a river are visible, so we'll be moving.

On the bright side, Russia is a popular civ for this kind of victory, being SCI and EXP. EXp will help with early tech trading and SCI will help us get smarter faster. And the three free techs don't hurt either.

Russia's UU is the Cossack, a Cavalry upgrade. It has the same A/D/M as Cavalry, but can attack multiple times in one turn. Cossacks cost 90, Cavalry cost 80. Ten more shields for more attacks per turn? Cheap.


SCI Wonders:

1. Cure For Cancer (Genetics)
2. Great Library (Literature to Education)
3. Internet (Miniaturization)
4. Longevity (Genetics)
5. Mausoleum of Mausollos (Philosophy)
6. Newton's University (Theory of Gravity)
7. Theory of Evolution (Scientific Method)

EXP Wonders:

1. The Colossus (Bronze Working to Flight)
2. Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy)
3. The Great Lighthouse (Map Making to Magnetism)
4. Internet (Miniaturization)
5. Magellan's Voyage (Navigation)
6. SETI (Computers)

Newton's and Copernicus' would be nice in one city and would trigger our Golden Age. I would prefer a later GA, just before we enter into the Modern Age, to help build the UN. We need Fisson (a first tier tech) to build the UN.

We hope to meet other SCI civs, that would help us, but with all Random AIs, well, who knows who will be around to join in the fun? We'll need to keep the SCI civs alive all through the game, so we may have to beat up on the bothersome.


First Contact with new civs in Bold.
Great Wonders, when buit, in Blue.
Small Wonders, when built, in Dark Blue.
Luxuries, when connected, in Green.
Strategic Resourses, when connected, in Purple.
Civ name, when war declared by us or on us, in Red.
SGLs, when born, in Red and Italic.



4000 BC
20090523 noonish >
And we kick this off.
I'll try to make saves twice per turn; at the start and end.
Nothing done at this time, just getting this log file set up.
Saved the game before any movement.


20090606 1906 >
Send the Scout 1W. Reveals 2 Grass and more hills. However, the river runs next to a hill that will keep both BGs inside our initial 9 tiles. That will be the home of our captial.
Settler and worker move 1W.
[IBT]

3950 BC
Settler moves onto the hill, worker begins a mine.

3900 BC
001 CommondoBob-grad becomes the capital of Russia.
We begin to learn Iron Working at 100% science.

3700 BC
[IBT]
We build our first Warrior.

3650 BC
BG mined, we road it.
We manually explore with our Warrior.

3550 BC
Our Scout finds a friendly tribe that tells us where some Dyes are located. Great location, surrounded by 4 tiles of Jungle.

3450 BC
[IBT]
Second rWarrior is built.
We get our first border expanison.
Begin a granary, due in 15.

3400 BC
We begin to mine the other BG.
Exploring Warrior finds two Wines to the NW (6NW-1N and 7NW-1N) and Scout finds the ocean in the east.

3350 BC
Four Wines to our NW.

3150 BC
Not good. A Zulu Warrior appears to our SE.
Zulus know Warrior Code and Ceremonial Burial. We know Bronze Working. We both have 10 gold. Zulus have two cities to our one.

This could get ugly real fast.

3100 BC
We road the 2nd mined BG.
Exploring Warrior pops a goody hut and gets a Settler.

3050 BC
Warrior and Settler head for the Wines.
Scout finds ocean again, heading South from the previous ocean sighting.
It was Jungle all the way, 8 tiles of the nasty green stuff.

3000 BC
Scout heads West.
Per Map Stat, Zulus now know Bronze Working.

[IBT]
Gibbon does his Happy Civ Survey. We're not in it.

2800 BC
L01 Red, Red Wine is founded

2590 BC
We meet the Hittites. They know Alphabet and have 60 gold. We have 4.

2550 BC
Slow down the growth of the capital so that it grow in size and produce a settler the same turn.

Crash at 20090606 1951 or so.

20090606 2245 (after fiddling with the video drivers) >
2430 BC
002 Zagreb (Croatia) is founded between 001 CommandoBob-grad and L01 Red, Red Wine.

2230 BC
[IBT]
We learn Iron Working, start on Warrior code, 11 turns at 90%.

2190 BC
We have Iron in sight, but it is next to an active volcano. And two tiles outside our borders.

We sell Iron Working to the Hittites for Alphabet and 56 of 60 gold.
We sell Alphabet to Zulu for Warrior Code and 35 of 35 gold.

We learn Writing in 33 turns.

2070 BC
[IBT]
Zulu are building The Oracle (Mysticism -> Theology).

2030 BC
We meet the Iroquois. They know The Wheel; we know Warrior Code and Iron Working. They have 85 gold; we have 92.
We sell Warrior Code to the Iroquois for The Wheel and 85 of 85 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois ask us to leave; we agree.

1990 BC
Zulus have learned Writing. We need 19 turns.
We buy a worker from the Zulu for 112 of 176 gold.

1910 BC
Wines are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

1750 BC
003 Yaoundé (Cameroon) is founded, squeezed in between 002 Zagreb.

1625 BC
Almost due north of us is Sumeria.
They know Masonry and Ceremonial Burial and have 25 gold. We know Alpahbet, The Wheel and Iron Working and have 42 gold.
We sell Alphabet for Masonry and 20 of 25 gold.
We sell The Wheel for Ceremonial Burial and 5 of 5 gold.

We can now build Walls and Temples.

[IBT]
Sumeria wants us to move our Scout; we agree.

1600 BC
[IBT]
We lose our Sumerian Scout to a Barbarian.

1550 BC
[IBT]
We place 4th on the list of wealthy civs.

1475 BC
004 Wellington (New Zealand) is founded.
Writing in 1.

[IBT]
Iron is connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad. We can build Swords.

We learn Writing, start on Literature. I don't see any way to get the Republic slingshot, so we'll build Libraries instead.

We can build embassies.

Sumeria is building The Pyramids (Masonry).

1450 BC
We have 53 gold.
Embassy with zulu is 44 gold.
Embassy with Iroquois is 38 gold.
Embassy with Hittites is 60 gold.
Embassy with Sumeria is 43 gold.

20090606 2358 <
20090607 2108 >
No embassies for now.

[IBT]
Hittites are building The Colossus (Bronze Working -> Flight).

1425 BC
We see Horses 1E-2NE of 001 CommandoBob-grad.

1375 BC
We sell Writing to Sumeria for Mysticism and 7 of 7 gold.
We sell Writing to Irqouois for all 41 of their gold.

[IBT]
Iroqouois are building The Pyramids (Masonry).

1350 BC
The Magyar tribe teaches us Horseback Riding.

1250 BC
[IBT]
Shaka wants 23 gold. We have 87. We give.

Sumeria is building The Oracle (Mysticism -> Theology).

1225 BC
005 Valletta (Malta) is founded.

[IBT]
Volcano erupts and our Iron supply is cut off.

1200 BC
[IBT]
Zulus are building The Mausoleum of Mausollos.
The Oracle is built in Zimbabwe, Zululand.
Japanese are building The Pyramids (Masonry).

1175 BC
The Zulus are far to the north, with Sumeria as a buffer between them and us.
Scout gets 50 gold from a goody hut.
Zulus learned Philosophy and took Map Making as their free tech.

We meet Japan, far to our southeast.
We know Writing and Horseback Riding and have 111 gold. They have 32 gold.

We sell Horseback Riding to Sumeria for 52 of 52 gold.
We sell Horseback Riding to Japan for 32 of 32 gold.
We sell Horseback Riding to Iroquois for 25 of 25 gold.

[IBT]
A Barb Horse kills our Zulu Scout.
20090607 2202 Crash #02, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, BSOD).

Fiddle some more with the video drivers.

20090608 2032>
Loaded from the end of 1175 BC.
Once again, our scout is killed by a Barb Horse.

1125 BC
006 Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) is founded.

1100 BC
We have two workers begin to clear the volcano's pollution on our Iron hill; 12 turns to clean up this stuff.
Horses are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

1025 BC
007 Tunis (Tunisia) is founded.

We met France. France knows Mathematics and Polytheism. We know Writing. They are broke, we have 203 gold.
Both are monopoly techs, as far as we can tell.
We buy Mathematics from France for Writing and 4 of 203 gold.
We sell Mathematics to Zulu for Philosophy and 87 of 200 gold.

0975 BC
Drop science to 70%, Literature in 1, +3 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Literature, start on Code of Laws, 22 turns at 70% science.

The Colossus is built in Madrid, Spain.

0950 BC
We sell Philosophy to Iroquois for 50 of 50 gold.
Miskey and give Philosophy to Sumeria.
Sell Mathematics to Sumeria for 25 of 25 gold.

Build an embassy with France for 65 of 358 gold.
Build an embassy with Zulu for 63 of 293 gold.
Build an embassy with Hittites for 62 of 230 gold.
Build an embassy with Japan for 50 of 168 gold.
Build an embassy with Sumeria for 42 of 118 gold.
Build an embassy with Iroquois for 38 of 76 gold.

Six capitals chasing three Great Wonders (Pyaramids, Colossus and Mausoleum of Mausollos).

900 BC
We meet Korea. We know Writing and Mathematics and have 42 gold. Korea has 7 gold.

[IBT]
Hittites are building The Great Lighthouse (Map Making -> Magnetism).

0850 BC
008 Stanley (Falkland Islands) is founded.

0800 BC
[IBT]
France is building The Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
Zulu are building The Temple of Artemis.
Sumeria is building The Mausoleum of Mausollos (Philosophy).

0775 BC
009 Road Town (British Virgin Islands) is founded.

[IBT]
Korea is building The Pyramids (Masonry).

[B}0750 BC[/B]
We meet America. America knows Polytheism and has 30 gold. We know Literature and have 67 gold.

We sell Literature to France for Polytheism and 95 of 195 gold.
We sell Litearture to Korea for 113 of 113 gold.
We sell Literature to Iroquois for Map Making (they have no gold).
We sell Literature to America for 30 of 30 gold.

We have no techs left to buy.

We sell Map Making to France for 100 of 100 gold.
We sell Literature to ZUlu for 32 of 32 gold.
We sell Masonry to Hittites for 28 of 28 gold.

We build an embassy with Korea for 73 of 465 gold.
We build an embassy with America for 80 of 392 gold.

With 312 gold, we increase science to 100%, Code of Laws in 9 turns, -5 gpt.

0730 BC
Iron is reconnected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.
We sell Litearture to Sumeria for a worker and 16 of 16 gold.

[IBT]
We build our first Library in 001 CommandoBob-grad.

Iroquois are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).

0710 BC
[IBT]
Zulu are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
The Mausoleum of Mausollos is built in Zimbabwe, Zululand.
America is building The Great Library.
Sumearia is building The Great Library.

0690 BC
[IBT]
French are building The Great Library (Literature -> Education).
Korea is building The Great Library.

0650 BC
The Iberain tribe teaches us all about Currency.

[IBT]
America is building The Pyramids (Masonry).

0610 BC
Drop science to 10%, Code of Laws in 1, +28 gpt.
Iroquois learn Code of Laws on this turn.

[IBT]
We learn Code of Laws, start on Republic, 50 turns at 10%.

0590 BC
Science to 100%, Republic in 27 turns, -8 gpt.

May want to sell Code of Laws for some cash.
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0570 BC
010 Quito (Ecuador) is founded.

[IBT]
Iroquois are buildng The Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
Sumeria is building The Temple of Artemis.

0490 BC
We get our first Elite promotion, an Archer beat up a Barbarian Warrior.

France learns Construction.
We sell Currency for Construction and 205 of 205 gold.

We got Feudalism as our free tech.
We are still learning Republic.

We sell Mathematics to the Hittites for 81 of 81 gold.
We sell Mathematics to Korea for 23 of 23 gold.
No one else has 20 gold, so we don't sell it any more.

Republic in 21, 100% science, -9 gpt, 579 gold.

[IBT]
We lost a scout in the far north.

The Pyramids are built in Chichen Itza, Maya.

Korea is building The Great Libarary (Literature -> Education).
Iroquois are buildng The Temple of Artemis again (Polytheism -> Education).
Sumeria is building The Temple of Artemis again.

0470 BC
011 Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) is founded.

[IBT]
We unleash a horde of Barbarian Horses way down southeast near Miami.

France is building The Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
France is building The Great Libarary (Literature -> Education).
France is building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).

0430 BC
[IBT]
First Palace Expansion. We add some grass and sidewalks.

0410 BC
America has money, so we sell Code of Laws for 133 of 133 gold.
We sell Code of Laws to Sumeria for 44 of 44 gold.
We sell Mathematics to Japan for 23 of 23 gold.

Republic in 14, 100% science, -11 gpt, 739 gold.

0310 BC
012 Ottawa (Canada) is founded.

[IBT]
The Temple of Artemis is built in Persepolis, Persia.

Zulu are building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).
Iroquois are building The Great Libarary (Literature -> Education).
Sumeria is building The Great Libarary.

0290 BC
013 Nuuk (Greenland) is founded.

[IBT]
French are building The Great Libarary, again (Literature -> Education).
France is building The Great Wall, again (Construction -> Metallurgy).

0230 BC
America is rich.
We sell Construction to America for 198 of 198 gold.
We sell Code of Laws to Korea for 41 of 41 gold.
We sell Code of Laws to Japan for 27 of 27 gold.
We sell Code of Laws to Hittites for 36 of 36 gold.

Republic in 5 turns, 100% science, -13 gpt, 935 gold.

Zulu, France and America are in the Middle Ages.

0210 BC
We clear our first Jungle tile.

[IBT]
Korea is building The Great Lighthouse (Map Making -> Magnetism).
Japan is building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).

0190 BC
Sell Construction to Sumeria for 59 of 59 gold.
Sell Construction to Iroquois for 1 worker and 37 of 37 gold.

Republic in 3 turns, 100% science, -13 gpt, 1005 gold.

0150 BC
Republic in 1, science down to 20%, +27 gpt, 979 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Republic (finally) and start on Engineering, 50 turns at 20%.
And we revolt.
Some cites go cranky.

France is building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> ).
France is building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).

The Great Library is built in Zimbabwe, Zululand.

Iroquois are building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).

The Great Wall is built in Salamanca, Iroqouis.

America is building The Hanging Gardens.

0130 BC
We have 3 turns of anarchy to go.

We sell Philosophy to the Hittites for 71 of 71 gold.
We sell Currency to Sumeria for 26 of 26 gold.
Sumeria (SCI) is now in the Middle Ages.
Looks like they learn Feudalism, too.
We sell Currency to Korea for one worker and 13 of 13 gold.
We give Construction to Korea and they enter the Middle Ages, too.
Korea learned Monotheism.
I would trade Feudalism for Engineering.

Ivan Pavlov is born in 001 CommandoBob-grad.
The only wonder we can build is Sun Tzu's and we can't build it right now due to our Anarchy.

We discover that the Zulu are to our Southwest, they must have popped a goody hut up north by Sumeria.

[IBT]
Order is restored in the cranky cities.

French are building The Hanging Gardens (Monarchy -> ) once again.

The Hanging Gardens are built in Paris, France.

French are building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy) again.
Zulu are building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudallism).

0070 BC
Russia becomes a Republic.

We need 10% luxuries to get our size 4 cities to be productive.
Scinece goest to 30%, Engineering in 28 turns, -16 gpt, 1116 gold.
We pay 60 gpt in unit support.

In 001 CommandoBob-grad vPike -> Sun Tzu's Art of War in 84.
Rush with Ivan Pavlov.
This means 1) Zulu's don't get this Wonder and 2) we can sell all our barracks and reduce our upkeep costs per turn.

014 Moroni (Comoros) is founded.

[IBT]
Sumeria wants The Republic. We say No.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is built in 001 CommandoBob-grad.

[B}0050 BC[/B]
We sell 6 barracks for 60 gold total.

0030 BC
We sell Polytheism to Hittites for 88 of 88 gold.
We sell Republic to France for Monarchy and 81 of 81 gold.
We sell Monarchy to Iroquois for 72 of 72 gold.
We sell Monarchy to Sumeria for 1 worker and 48 of 48 gold.
We buy a worker from Korea for 103 gold.

0050 AD
015 Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) is founded.
We buy another worker from Korea for 103 of 1292 gold.

0070 AD
We sell Monarchy to Korea for 190 of 190 gold.

0090 AD
[IBT]
Statue of Zeus is built in Tours, France.

0110 AD
The Great Lighthouse is built in Hattusas, Hittites.

0150 AD
We buy a worker from Sumeria for 103 of 1307 gold.
We sell Feudalism to Korea for Monotheism and 171 of 171 gold.
We sell Currency to Japan for 21 of 21 gold.
We sell Monotheism to Sumeria for 351 of 351 gold.

Engineering in 8, science at 80%, -82 gpt, 1747 gold.

0170 AD
016 Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo {DRC}) is founded.
We buy a worker from Zulu for 112 of 1665 gold.

230 AD
L02 My Dyes is founded.
We buy a worker from Zulu for 112 of 1311 gold.

[IBT]
Someone likes the idea of The Forbidden Palace.

0260 AD
We sell Wines to Iroquois for one worker and 60 of 60 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Engineering, start of Invetion, 14 turns at 80%.

0270 AD
We sell Engineering to Sumeria for 276 of 276 gold.
We sell Engineering to Zulu for 125 of 125 gold.
We sell Engineering to France for 78 of 78 gold.
We sell Monarchy to Japan for 65 of 65 gold.
We sell Monarchy to Hittites for 45 of 45 gold.

Invention in 14, science at 80%, -94 gpt, 1580 gold.

[IBT]
We lose a scout out west.

0280 AD
Dyes are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

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With Zulu to the south and Iroquois to the east, I need to be strong to keep them from being a pest. At the moment we are Strong compared to Zulu and Average compared to Iroquois.

0360 AD
sr01 Irony is built on an Iron Hill that is not near a volcano. This is our second source of Iron.
We buy a worker from France for 100 of 651 gold.

0390 AD
Drop science to 10%, Invention in 1, -19 gpt, 213 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Invention, start on Gunpowder, 50 turns at 10%.
L02 My Dyes, surrounded by jungle, gets hit with disease.

0400 AD
Unit support and small cities are greatly hampering our economy. Even at 0% science we are -9 gpt. We have 19 workeers and 19 cities, but with all the marsh and jungle around us we need more. We have 12 slaves on jungle duty.

We sell Monotheism to America for 72 of 72 gold.
We sell Monotheism to Iroquois for 28 of 28 gold.
We sell Monotheism to Japan for one worker and 3 of 3 gold.

[IBT]
Japan declared war on Hittites.

0410 AD
Disband a few units, now at -2 gpt.

0440 AD
017 Jakarta (Indonesia) is founded on the coast 12 tiles east of 001 CommandoBob-grad.

[IBT]
Hittites declare war on Zulu.

France is building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).

450 AD
We buy a worker from France for 100 of 308 gold.
We buy a worker from Zulu for 95 of 208 gold.

20090617 0907 <
20090617 1345 >
We are in a pickle. Two luxuries (Wines and Dyes) connected and rather landlocked. Perhaps mountainlocked and junlgelocked would be better descriptions. Anyway, expansion ain't easy. The closest luxury is Gems, eight tiles away from sr01 Irony and in Zulu lands.

We have a stack of 12 slaves on jungle clearing duty and another stack of 3 slaves doing the same thing. We have eight Russian workers also on the swamp draining job detail.

0460 AD
We buy a worker from Hittites for 109 of 121 gold.
We then sell Monotheism to the Hittites for 123 of 123 gold.

0470 AD
We buy a worker from Maya for 127 of 145 gold.
This is our inital contact. They have 38 gold. We have 145 (before the trade) and Feudalism and Engineering.
This worker from Maya has a name, somewhat; (A Barbarian Chiefdom).
It will take 79 gold to build an embassy with Maya.

Everyone else we know knows Feudalism, except Japan (who is broke).
We sell Feudalism to Maya for 165 of 165 gold.
We build an embassy for 79 of 183 gold.

Zulus have Chivalry.

0510 AD
we buy a worker from Sumeria for 103 of 157 gold.
Raise luxury to 20% to keep 003 Yaounde productive.

0520 AD
We buy two workers from Maya for Engineering.
We buy one worker from Japan for Feudalism.

0540 AD
We buy a worker from Sumeria for Wines; not enough gold.

[IBT]
Hittites want our attention. I wonder why.
They want an ROP and MA vs. Japan.
We don't need a phony war with Japan for no better reason than that. We stay out of that fracas.

We build The Forbidden Palace in 005 Valletta.

0550 AD
018 Islamabad (Pakistan) is founded.

[IBT]
Japan and Hittites make peace.
Sumeria is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).

0560 AD
We try to bully Chivalry from Zulu. No go. Then we try to get all the Zulu gold (12) with the same result.
Then we declare war on Zulu.
We talk to Iroquois and get them in on the war for Engineering.
Iroquois DoW Zulu.
We talk to Japan and offer Engineering for an MA vs. Zulu.
Japan DoW Zulu.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #2. We build a house with red trim.

France is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).
Korea is building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).

0570 AD
x01 Umtata (3) is captured from Zulu.

0580 AD
Iroquois learn Theology.

0590 AD
We buy a worker from France for 100 of 213 gold.

[IBT]
France is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).
Korea is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).
Korea is building Sistine Chapel.
Iroquois are building Knights Templar.

0600 AD
We buy a worker from Iroquois for 86 of 141 gold.

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[CommandoBob]

20090617 2104 >
[IBT]
Maya are building Sistine Chapel (Theology).
America is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).

0610 AD

Tone 610 AD Russia.
No way I expected to beat that score. Tone built the UN, I just built my Forbidden Palace.

[IBT]
Zulus lose Amatikulu (2) to Japan.

Maya are building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).

0620 AD
We buy a worker from America for 89 of 124 gold.
We sell Invention to America for Chivalry and 93 of 93 gold.
France has Gunpowder.

0640 AD
L03 Gem City is founded inside Zulu territory.
Gems are now connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad, our third luxury.

[IBT]
Zulus want to talk. They offer Peace for Peace. However, we have current MAs on Zulu, so no peace right now.

Maya are building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).

0650 AD
We pillage one Iron outside Zimbabwe and then retreat to our own borders.

We sell Invention to Japan for 43 of 43 gold. They are our last known customer for this tech.
We sell Engineering to Hittites for 11 of 11 gold for the same reason.

0660 AD
A galley from Spain sails into view.
Spain has 22 gold.
We have 198 gold, Republic, Mono, Feudalism and Engineering.
We sell Monotheism to Spain for 22 of 22 gold.

[IBT]
America is building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).
Japan is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).

0670 AD
We sell Invention to the Hittites for a worker and 5 of 5 gold.
We sell Engineering to Spain for a worker and 6 of 6 gold.
We then build an embassy in Spain for 103 of 324 gold.

Swazi (2) of Zulu is razed. It was a desert city.

[IBT]
Zunguin (3) of Zulu is captured by Iroquois.
Mpondo (2) falls also to Iroquois.

0680 AD
019 Helsinki (Finland) is founded to the east of 001 CommandoBob-grad.

We buy a worker from Hittites for 109 of 314 gold.

[IBT]
Spain declares war on Persia (unmet).
Zulu and Hittites make peace. They were at war on their on, not part of any MAs we made.
Zulu and Iroquois make peace. This was part of deal we signed.

Iroquois are building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0690 AD
We move a stack next to Zimbabwe.

[IBT]
We are not attacked from Zimbabwe.

Irqouois are building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).

0700 AD
x02 Zimbabwe (10), the first capital of Zulu, is captured.
We gain control of The Mausoleum of Mausollos, The Oracle and The Great Library.
We move in 5 defenders.
We face 4 counter-attacks on the IBT. And Japan has clogged our supply lines.

[IBT]
We lose three units in Zimbabwe, but we keep the city for now.

We learn Theology from The Great Library.
Theology kills The Oracle (not sure what it does. I never build it.)

0710 AD
Both France and Iroquois know Gunpowder. Both know Education, also.
I should learn Gunpowder and Education on the IBT, then The Great Library dies.

Raise luxuries to 30% to fight off war weariness. Our MA with Japan still has five more turns.

[IBT]
We win 4 battles out of 5 at Zimbabwe and keep the city one more turn.

We learn Education from The Great Library.
The Great Library becomes obsolete, but not before we learn Gunpowder.
We start on Chemistry.

Zulu are building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).

0720 AD
We sell Theology to Hittites for 160 of 160 gold.
We sell Theology to Sumeria for Spices and 13 of 13 gold.

Decrease luxury to 20% from 30% and see that I need some more markets.
Increase science from 0% to 40%, Chemistry in 19, +4 gpt, 806 gold.

Change all taxmen to geeks.
Chemistry in 17 turns, -6 gpt, 806 gold.

[IBT]
Sumeria is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0730 AD
[IBT]
Hittites are building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).
Hittites are building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0740 AD
All these hills and mountains in Russia and no Saltpeter. That's just dandy.

France has Printing Press but won't sell it.
Communication with China costs 130 gold (asking price).
Communication with India costs 70 gold (asking price).
Communication with Persia costs 60 gold (asking price).

We buy communication with Persia for 51 of 780 gold.
Persia has 11 gold. We have 729 gold and Theology and Gunpowder.
That was a bust.
Communication with India has dropped to 48 of 729 gold.
Gee, why did I waste my gold?
India has 13 gold. We have 681 gold and know Code of Laws and Polytheism. Backward Bozos.
We buy communication with China for 110 of 681 gold.
China has 13 gold. We have 571 gold and Currency and Monarchy.

Well, hmm. I expected better than that. Oh, well.

[IBT]
Persia is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).
America is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0750 AD
We sell Code of Laws to India for one worker and 4 of 4 gold.

One more turn on the MA with Japan vs. Zulu. Japan doesn't look like they plan to stop and ask for peace.

Zulu have lost at least 6 cities. Three to us, two to Iroquois and one to Japan.
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[IBT]
Forgot about Zulus from the north and lost some workers. My bad.

0760 AD
x02 Zimbabwe is connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad. We now have a third source of Iron.

[IBT]
Zulu (15 cities) DoW on Hittites (17 cities).

Leonarodo's Workshop is built in Paris, France.

Korea is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).
Korea is building Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power).
Iroquois are building Sistine Chapel.
America is building Sistine Chapel.
Hittites are building Sistine Chapel.
Sumeria is building Sistine Chapel.

0770 AD
Zulu from the north is killed. Workers were slaughtered by the Zulu.

[IBT]
We lose three workers to an Impi. I thought they were safe behind our lines, but the Zulu saw a chance and took it.

0780 AD
We get our workers back.
We buy a worker from Korea for 86 of 530 gold.
We could get 4 workers from Zulu for peace, but we can also raze cities.

[IBT]
Japan and Zulu make peace. Our MA had alread expired.

Palace Expansion #3. We build the middle second story.

Japan is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0790 AD
020 Gaborone (Botswana) is founded.

We sell Republic to India for a worker and 22 of 22 gold.

[IBT]
Knights Templar is built in Salamanca, Iroquois.
America is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).
Japan is building Sistine Chapel.

0800 AD
Tone 800 AD Russia, the second place time on this table.
[IBT]
France is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0820 AD
021 Funafuti (Tuvalu) is founded.

(For some reason when I pronounce "Funafuti" I hear the song "Wooly-Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. And no, while I remember the song, I had to look up the artist!)

We sell Theology to Persia for one worker.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #4. We add the third floor.
Persia is building Sistine Chapel (Theology).

0840 AD
We sell Education to Persia for one worker and 2 of 2 gold.
We sell Education to America for 18 of 18 gold.

Ngamo (3) of Zulu is razed.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #5. We add the tippy-top to our middle (and only) building.

Iroquois are building Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy).

0850 AD
We buy a worker from Sumeria for 86 of 471 gold.

022 Episkopi Cantonment (Akrotiri and Dhekelia) is founded. This is a British Territory on Cyprus.

Zulus will make peace and give up about 5 cities, which means they must be small and isolated.
We see Furs on the far side of Bapedi, so that is our next goal.
We'll need at least three more settlers to do that so we change some city builds. We have one settler in play right now, close to the Zulu lines.
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[IBT]
Sistine Chapel is built in Chichen Itza, Maya.

Iroquois are building Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy).

0860 AD
[IBT]
France is building Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy).

0870 AD
Science stays at 40% to learn Chemistry this IBT.

[IBT]
We learn Chemistry, start on Metallurgy (Cannons), 16 turns at 40%.

0880 AD
Chemsitry is a monopoly tech and all the world is broke.

We sell Chemistry to Iroquois for Astronomy, Printing Press, 49 gpt and 91 of 91 gold.
We buy a worker from France for 100 of 529 gold.
We sell Education to the Hittities for Communication with Aztecs and 34 of 34 gold.
Aztecs lack Mysticism, Math, Philosophy, Code of Lawas and Literature. They must be living in a fool's paradise.

Raise science to 50%, Metallurgy in 13 (not 16), +19 gpt, 463 gold.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #6. We build a porch and the raised walkways that kids always fall off of.

0910 AD
023 Dublin (Ireland) is built just outside of Hlobane, Zulu.

Raise luxury to 30% due to war wearniness.
Metallurgy in 10, -34 gpt, 504 gold.

We sell Communication with Aztecs to China for one worker and 7 of 7 gold.
We buy a worker from Korea for Communication with Aztecs and 40 gold.

[IBT]
Maya are building Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy).

Copernicus' Observatory is built in Grand River, Iroquois.

Our Spice deal ends (Sumeria).

0920 AD
x03 Hlobane (3) is captured from Zulu.

We sell Printing Press to Sumeria for Spices and 13 of 13 gold.
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0940 AD
Bartleby 940 AD Russia for 3rd place.

We sell Communciation with Sumeria, Hittites and Aztecs to America for a worker and 36 of 36 gold.
We sell Communciation with China, Hittites and Aztecs to Persia for a worker and 24 of 24 gold.
We sell Communciation with Sumeria and India to China for a worker and 16 of 16 gold.

[IBT]
We watch the Hittites remove all but one Zulu defender in Bapedi, leaving it for us to capture. How thoughtful.

0950 AD
Iroquois have learned Banking.
x04 Bapedi (4), the second capital of Zulu, is captured.

We make peace with Zulu for two worker and Isandhlwana, Umfolozi, Isipezi, New Ulundi, New Hlobane and New Isandhlwana; six cities total.

x05 Isandhlwana (2)
x06 Umfolozi (2)
x07 Isipezi (1)
x08 New Ulundi (1)
x09 New Hlboane (1)
x10 New Isandhlwana (1)

Zulu is now down to two cities.

We also sign an ROP with Zulu (they pay their last 13 gold that I overlooked earlier) so we can move units to our new cities.

Drop luxury to 0% and raise science to 80%.

Metallurgy in 3, -13 gpt, 441 gold.

[IBT]
Persia (17) and Spain (13) make peace.

Palace Expansion #7; we build on Stage Left.

0960 AD
Norton II 960 AD Sumeria for 4th place.

Losing their cities moved all the Zulu garrisons to their new capital of Tugela. Ten Impis are mvoing through parts of just-become Russia.

Cycle through the cities and rush some rWarriors out in some of oun new cities.

0970 AD
Drop science to 70%, Metallurgy in 1, +23 gpt, 270 gold.

Zulu are aiming for some of their old cities that the Hittites have captured.
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[IBT]
We learn Metalurgy, start on Military Tradation (Cossacks), 8 turns at 70%.

0980 AD
024 Canberra (Australia) is founded.

We sell Printing Press to America for one worker and 59 of 59 gold.

0990 AD
L04 Furry Funtime is founded, next to FUrs. This is our second coastal city but on the west side of our empire.
025 Buenos Aires (Argentina) is also founded.

[IBT]
Zulus feel ignored. They want an MA vs. Hittites.
Well, Hittites are next on our list (they have Saltpeter and we don't), I'd rather see them and Zulu wear each other down for a while. We say No.

1000 AD
We buy a worker from Maya for 106 of 407 gold.
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1010 AD
We buy a Worker from Zulu for Printing Press.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #8; we rebuild Stage Left; somehow it wasn't built back in 950 AD.

1020 AD
Furs are connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad, which makes people happy.

1030 AD
We sell Theology to China for a worker and 13 of 13 gold.
We buy a worker from Maya for 106 of 389 gold.
We buy a worker from Zulu for Iron.

[IBT]
Maya are building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).

1040 AD
Sumeria looks fiesty and warlike.
We sell Wines to Sumeria for Contact with Germany and 26 of 26 gold.
Germany has 4 gold and 7 untradable Silks. We have 324 gold, Currency and Republic.
Embassy with Germany will cost 126 gold; too expensive right now.

[IBT]
France is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
Iroquois are building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1050 AD
We buy two workers from Zulu (captured Hittites) for Astronomy.
Drop science from 70% to 10%; Military Tradition in 1, +0303 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Military Tradition, start on Physics, 41 turns at 10%.
x05 Isandhlwana (3), deep in Sumerian territory, flips to Sumeria.

1060 AD
We need the Saltpeter the Hittites have and many Hittite Longbows are in our territory hunting down Zulus.
We give them the boot and they leave. I expected war.
Raise science to 60%, Physics in 8, +45 gpt.

1070 AD
Hittites leave when booted, now Cautious, not Polite.

1080 AD
We boot the Hittites again.

[IBT]
Tugela (2) the capital of Zulu, falls to the Hittites.

1090 AD
Tugela will allow to connect to the peace deal cities we got from Zulu.
We Declare War on Hittites (21 cities).

x11 Ulundi (3) is captured from Hittitedom.

We buy a worker from Sumeria for 86 of 704 gold.

[IBT]
Maya want to chat.
They offer Music Theory for Metallurgy. We decline.
Japan is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).

1100 AD
*LongbowmanOne* and Ivan the Terrible.
Ivan moves into x04 Bapedi and forms Ivan I, our first Army.

[IBT]
The French wanto to gab.
Polite France offers Music Theory for Metallurgy. We politely decline.

1110 AD
[IBT]
Iroquois demand Furs. They are stronger and our forces are not near those borders. We give Furs.
We lost our supply of Spices.

1120 AD
x12 Karatepe (2) is captured from Hittitedom.
We sell Chivalry to China for one worker and 1 of 1 gold.
We sell Monotheism to India for 50 of 50 gold.
We sell Astronomy to China for Incense.
We sell Chemsitry to Korea for Banking and 25 of 25 gold.
We sell Chemsitry to Sumeria for Spices and 29 of 29 gold.

We now have 4 native luxuries and 2 imports.

[IBT]
Hittites want to beg. Peace for Peace, not near good enough.
Someone thinks the Heroic Epic is in order. We'll see.
Someone else thinks the Military Academey is a good idea, too.

1130
Drop science to 20% from 60%; Physics in 1, +184 gpt.

[IBT]
We learn Physics, start on Theory of Gravity, 21 turns at 20%.

Persia is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).

1140 AD
x13 Intombe (4) is captured from Hittitedom.
x14 Alalah (4) is captured from Hittitedom.

Raise science to 50%, Theory of Gravity in 9 turns, +8 gpt.
We sell Banking to China for one worker.
We sell Banking to America for one worker and 16 of 16 gold.
We sell Banking to Japan for one worker, Music Theory and 9 of 9 gold.
We buy a worker from Maya for 106 of 867 gold.

1150 AD
x15 Kanesh (4) is captured from Hittitedom.

[IBT]
Maya are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
America is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).

1160 AD
[IBT]
French are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
Iroquois are building Shakespeare's Theatre (Free Artistry).

1170 AD
x16 Ankuwa (5) is captured from Hittitedom.

We sell Theology to India for one worker and 30 of 30 gold.
We sell Physics to America for one worker, Territory Map, Democracy, Navigation and 64 of 64 gold.
We sell Democracy to Maya for one worker, World Map and 6 of 6 gold.

From the just revealed world map we see that the Aztecs are stuck on one obligatory island (5 cities) and Germany is one a rarer, second island, with 11 cities.

[IBT]
America needs some face time.
Huh, their World Map for our World Map and Metallurgy? I don't think so.

1180 AD
sr02 Saltpeter Party is founded.
Saltpeter is connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.
Muskets, Cannon and Cossacks can now be built.

Ivan-1 is lost to gutsy rSpear in Hattusas.

Sell Metallurgy to Iroquois for Free Artistry, WM, 163 gpt and 211 of 211 gold.
Sell Physics to France for WM, 42 gpt and 199 of 199 gold.
Sell Democracy to Persia for WM, 27 gpt and 55 of 55 gold.

[IBT]
Japan needs us. WM for WM? No.

1190 AD
x17 Hattusas (7), the first Hittite captial is captured.
We now control The Great Lighthouse.
x18 Emar (5) is captured from Hittitedom.

[IBT]
We build our first two Cossacks.

Palace Expansion #9; we build Stage Right.

French are building Shakespeare's Theatre (Free Artistry).
Korea is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
Sumeria is building JS Bach's Cathedral.

1200 AD
x19 Tugela (2) is captured from Hittitedom.

Sometime soon, Sumeria or Iroquois will have to be taken down. Sumeria is the cultural leader, Iroquois the military leader. Both had more game points than we do.
Both have large empires; Iroquois have 32 cities, Sumeria 29. Both are one our borders. Sumeria is better farmland, but unless the Iroquois are trimmed back some, I expect a sneak attack if we take on Sumeria.
So it might be a 20 turn war on Iroquois followed by a 20 turn war on Sumeria, and then reassess.
But first, we need to pacify the Hittites and claim their farm land.

We need more science farms and Hittitedom will have to do.
The Cossacks are parked in the middle of our land. Don't want to trigger our Golden Age too early. Would like to learn Steam Power before that happens. And maybe build Theory of Evolution to help get through the Industrial Age.
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[IBT]
Korea is building Shakespeare's Theatre (Free Artistry).
America is building Shakespeare's Theatre.

1210 AD
Drop science from 50% to 30%, Theory of Gravity in 1, +377 gpt.
x20 Hubishna (6) is captured from Hittitedom.

[IBT]
Korea bothers us. WM for WM. No.

We learn Theory of Gravity, start on Magnetism, 12 turns at 30%.

1220 AD
x21 Tarsus (7) is captured from Hittitedom.

Increase science to 100%, Magnetism in 4, -4 gpt.

[IBT]
Sumeria is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1230 AD
026 Adamstown (Pitcairn Islands) is founded.
We sell Free Artistry to Persia for a worker and 16 of 16 gold.

[IBT]
Persia is building Shakespeare's Theatre (Free Artistry).
Japan is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1240 AD
x22 Hattusha (6) is captured from Hittitedom.
x23 Ugarit (7), the second capital of Hittitedom, is captured.

We sell Physics to Maya for WM, one worker, 6 gpt and 30 of 30 gold.

[IBT]
China is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
Korea is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).

1250 AD
Drop science from 100% to 80%; Magnetism in 1, +109 gpt.

We sell Theory of Gravity to America for WM, Economics, 18 gpt and 216 of 216 gold.
We sell Theory of Gravity to France for WM, 62 gpt and 49 of 49 gold.
We sell Theory of Gravity to Maya for WM, 27 gpt and 21 of 21 gold.

Now at +216 gpt.

Hittites have 8 cities.
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[IBT]
We enter a new age.

Magnetism makes The Great Lighthouse obsolete.

Palace Expansion #10; we add toothpicks.

France is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Persia is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Korea is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
Iroquois are building Smith's Trading Company.

1255 AD
Medicine is our free tech this age.

Persia, Korea, Sumeria and Germany

We sell Magnetism to Korea (currently the 2nd richest civ in the game) for WM, 4 gpt and 38 of 38 gold.
Korea got Nationalism.
We sell Metallurgy to Persia for WM and 1 of 1 gold.
We then give Theory of Gravity and Magnetism to Persia.
Persia learns Nationalism, too.
We sell Theology to Germany for WM and 1 of 1 gold.
We sell Education and Engineering to Germany for Silks.
We give Invention, Banking and Astronomy to Germany.
We give Gunpowder to Germany.
We give Chemistry to Germany.
We give Physics and Metallurgy to Germany.
We give Theory of Gravity and Magnetism to Germany.
Germany gets Steam Power.
We sell Printing Press, Navigation, Medicine and Economics to Germany for Steam Power.

We start on Electricity, 8 turns at 100%, +99 gpt.

Notice at this point my first of turn save was named 1260_AD_Beg, not 1255_AD_Beg, so save this game as 1255_AD_Beg2, reload the misnamed save, save it correctly and then reload the save of this turn after all the deals are done.

Since the saved game filename is '.Russia_1255_AD_Beg.SAV' I cannot rename the file in Windows. The leading '.' makes Windows Explorer refuse to allow a name change.

Coal is connected three times to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

027 Yamoussoukro (Côte d'Ivoire (official)) is founded.

x24 Tyrana (6) is captured from Hittitedom.

[IBT]
France is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Maya are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Iroquois are building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).

1260 AD
Save game as '.Russia_1260_AD_BegReal.SAV'.

We sell Free Artistry to Sumeria for WM, one worker and 9 of 9 gold.

x25 Alaca Huyuk (2) is captured from Hittitedom.
x26 Kadesh (5) is captured from Hittitedom.

1265 AD
x27 Adaria (5) is captured from Hittitedom.

[IBT]
Persia is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Sumeria are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).

1270 AD
x28 Aleppo (6) is captured from Hittitedom.

1275 AD
028 Willemstad (Netherlands Antilles) is founded.
x029 Ivriz (2) is captured from Hittitedom.

We sell Free Artistry to China for WM and one worker.

[IBT]
America is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).

1280 AD
x30 Harran (7), the third capital of Hittitedom, is captured.

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[IBT]
Zulu are lonely. WM for WM? No.

Maya are building building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
America is building Smith's Trading Company.
Germans are building JS Bach's Cathedral (Theology).
Germans are building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Germans are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).

We lost our supply of Incense.
We lost our supply of Spices.

1285 AD
Hire some specialists but no rioting.

[IBT]
Sumeria bothers us. Territory Map for Territory Map. No.

Now the rioting erupts. Great call, CB.

Sumeria is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Germans are building building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).

1290 AD
Drop science to 30% from 100%, Electricity in 1, +561 gpt.
Raise luxury from 0% to 20%, now at +434 gpt.

We sell Printing Press to Spain for WM, one worker and 7 of 7 gold.

x31 Karhuyuk (3), the fourth capital of Hittitedom, is captured.

Hittites are destroyed.

We sell Theory of Gravity to China for WM, Incense and 3 of 3 gold.

Drop luxury back to 0%.

[IBT]
We learn Electricity, start on Scientific Method, 16 turns at 30%.

Palace Expansion #11; we build the second floor on stage right.

JS Bach's Cathedral is built in Paris, France.

Maya are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Persia is building Smith's Trading Company.
Korea is building Smith's Trading Company.
Korea is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Iroquois are building Smith's Trading Company.
Iroquois are building Newton's University.
America is building building Smith's Trading Company.
Sumeria is building Newton's University.
Germans are building building Smith's Trading Company (again).

1295 AD
Upgrade 9 trebs to cannon before the start of the turn save.

029 Vilnius (Lithuania) is founded.

Up science to 100%, SciMethod in 5, +105 gpt.

[IBT]
Spain wants us. TM for TM? No.
India wants us, too. WM for WM? Same answer.

China is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
China is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Persia is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1300 AD

[IBT]
Maya (19) DoW on us (65).
Six native workers are captured and killed by the Maya.

Shakespeare's Theater is built in Cattarugus, Iroquois.

America is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
America is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
Sumeria is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Germans are building Magellan's Voyage.

 

[CommandoBob]

1305 AD
We sell Wines to France for a Military Alliance vs. Maya.
France (16) DoW on Maya (19).
We sell Education to Spain for a Military Alliance vs. Maya.
Spain (14) DoW on Maya (19).

x32 Uaxactun (3) is captured from Maya.

We have the cash, so we build embassies.
Embassy with China costs 98 of 2552 gold.
Embassy with India costs 62 of 2454 gold.
Embassy with Persia costs 89 of 2392 gold.
Embassy with Germany costs 126 of 2303 gold.
Embassy with Aztecs costs 51 of 2177 gold.

And now we embassied up.

We sell Education to India for a Military Alliance vs. Maya.
India (15) DoW on Maya (19).
We sell Furs and Wines to Korea for a Military Alliance vs. Maya.
Korea (17) DoW on Maya (19).
We get Persia into an MA vs. Maya for Wines and 3 gpt.
Persia (17) DoW on Maya (19).

Five of Maya's next door neighbors are now at war with Maya. That should keep all of them busy.

We sell Wines to Sumeria for an MA vs. Maya.
Sumeria (29) DoW on Maya (19).

We do not talk to Iroquois. Maybe Maya will get Iroquois to declare on us, which works to our advantage.

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Aztecs are lonely. WM for WM? No.

America (17) and Maya (19) sign an MA vs. Korea (17).
America DoW Korea.

China is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
France is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Maya are building Newton's University.
Persia is building Smith's Trading Company.
Korea is building Smith's Trading Company.
Korea is building Newton's University.

1310 AD
We missed Japan, who had some Mayan units inside their borders.
We buy an MA with Japan (17) vs. Maya for Free Artistry.
Japan DoW Maya.

*LongbowmanTwo* and Peter the Great.
The army Peter I is created. And filled with Cossacks.

We sell Music Theory to spain for WM, 7 of 7 gold and one worker.

[IBT]
China is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).

Smith's Trading Company is built in Lazapa, Maya.

Persia is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Korea is building Newton's University (again).
Korea is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
Iroquois are building Newton's University.
America is building Newton's University.
Germany is building Newton's University.
Germany is building Magellan's Voyage.

1315 AD
We sell Electricity to Persia for WM, Nationalism, 108 gpt and 110 of 110 gold.
We sell Electricity to Germany for WM, 243 gpt and 81 of 81 gold.

We have to stay at 100% science to learn SciMethod this IBT.

030 Tirana (Albania) is founded.

[IBT]
Cherborg (3) of France is captured by Maya. This city is just south of our capital.

We learn Scientific Method and start on Replaceable Parts (7 turns at 100%).

China is buildign Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
France is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).

1320 AD
We get our second SGL Korolev is born.
I see two Wonders in my near future.

We sell Electricity to Korea for WM, 16 gpt and 34 of 34 gold.
We sell Electricity to France for WM, 17 gpt and 21 of 21 gold.
We sell Polythiesm to Aztecs for WM and 15 of 15 gold.

[IBT]
Newton's University is built in Rheims, France.

Once again, Korea is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

1325 AD
x33 Cherbourg (1) is captured from Maya.

031 Singapore (Singapore) is founded.
032 Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) is founded.

1330 AD
033 Pago Pago (American Samoa) is founded.
034 Oranjestad (Aruba) is founded.

1335 AD
RP in 4; TOE in 10.
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1340 AD
We buy a worker from France for 84 of 3239 gold.

[IBT]
Persia (18) and Maya (?) make peace. I think Persia took one city.

1345 AD
We sell Banking to India for WM, one worker and 27 of 27 gold.
We buy a worker from China for 103 of 3389 gold.

[IBT]
Korea (17) and Maya (16) make peace.
Maya want to beg; we ignore them.

1350 AD
eldar 1350 AD Greece take 5th place.

Drop science to 60%; Replaceable Parts in 1, +403 gpt; 3486 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Replaceable Parts (Infantry, Artillery, faster workers) and start on Atomic Theory, 15 turns at 60%.
We lost our supply of Silks.

1355 AD
We increase science to 100% and change from Atomic Theory to Industrialization, which we learn in 6.
Slow down the Theory of Evolution to six also.

One Rubber is connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

035 Nairobi (Kenya) is founded.

[IBT]
Zulu (1) and Japan (17) sign an MA vs. Maya (15).
Zulu DoW Maya.
Korea and America make peace.

1360 AD
036 Manila (Philippines) is founded.

[IBT]
Persia and Maya sign a Trade Embargo on us.

1365 AD
[IBT]
Persia is nipping at us. ROP and MPP and we pay 14 gpt for this honor. No.

Korea and Maya sign a Trade Embargo on us.

Iroquois are building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).

Magellan's Voyage is built in Bad-tibira, Sumer.

1370 AD
037 Lilongwe (Malawi) is founded.

1375 AD
Maya is down to 13 cities, as India has razed three of them. India on the warpath, seems strange.

038 Kingston (Norfolk Island) is founded.

1380 AD
Drop science to 20%, Industrialization in 1, +708 gpt, 4176 gold.
Theory of Evolution completes this IBT.

[IBT]
We learn Industrialization, start on Atomic Theory.


We build Theory of Evolution in 015 Luxembourg City.

And we start our Golden Age.

We learn Atomic Theory.
We learn Electronics.
We begin to learn The Corporation, 13 turns at 20%.

1385 AD
Golden Age, Turn 1.
Increase science to 80%, The Corporation in 4 turns, +285 gpt, 4886 gold.

039 Jamestown (Saint Helena) is founded.
We rush the Hoover Dam with Korolev.

[IBT]
Japan needs some comforting. Map swap? Not hardly.
America needs some hand holding, too. Same deal; same response.


We build Hoover Dam in 015 Luxembourg City.

We lost our supply of Incense from China.

1390 AD
Golden Age, Turn 2.
We sell Industrialization to Germany for WM, Communism, Silks, 54 gpt and 145 of 145 gold.
We sell Industrialization to Persia for WM, 177 gpt and 110 of 110 gold.

040 Hanoi (Vietnam) is founded.
041 Gibraltar (Gibraltar) is founded.

[IBT]
Persia is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).
Germany is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1395 AD
Golden Age, Turn 3.

India razes another Mayan city, leaving 12.

We sell Chemistry to Zulu for WM, one worker and 20 of 20 gold.

042 Freetown (Sierra Leone) is founded.
043 Dhaka (Bangladesh) is founded.

[IBT]
America (17) and Germany (11) sign an MPP.

Iroquois are building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1400 AD
Golden Age, Turn 4.

044 Castries (Saint Lucia) is founded.
045 Bridgetown (Barbados) is founded.

Drop science to 50%; The Corporation in 1, +838 gpt, 5150 gold.

Three MAs expire this turn, but it looks like India will continue on and maybe Sumeria, if they can get their troops into battle.
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Change some city production orders, save game and hit Enter.

[IBT]
Germany is nervous about something. WM for WM? No.

India (16) and Maya (10) make peace.

We learn The Corporation, start on Refining, 9 turns at 50%.

1405 AD
Golden Age, Turn 5.
046 Amsterdam (Netherlands (official)) is founded.
047 Yerevan (Armenia) is founded.
048 Warsaw (Poland) is founded.

Raise science to 100%; Refining in 5, +282, 5688 gold.
Sanitation was learned by 5 civs this last IBT.

[IBT]
France needs something. ROP and MPP? Nope.

China is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).
Sumer is building Universal Suffrage.

1410 AD
Golden Age, Turn 6.
049 Vatican City (Vatican City) is founded.
050 Taipei (Republic of China (Taiwan)) is founded.
051 Stockholm (Sweden) is founded.
052 Riga )Latvia) is founded.

[IBT]
Korea is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

1415 AD
Golden Age, Turn 7.
Trade with France ends and a lot of GPT disappears. We go from +280ish to -67 gpt.

We sell SciMethods to China for WM, Sanitation, 137 gpt and 75 of 75 gold.
We sell Democracy to Zulu and their one city civ for 8 gpt and 49 of 49 gold.

1420 AD
Golden Age, Turn 8.

1425 AD
Golden Age, Turn 9.

Gifted SciMethod to France by accident.

We sell The Corporation to France for Fasicism, WM, 49 gpt and 28 of 28 gold.
We sell The Corporation to China for 171 gpt and 23 of 23 gold.

We drop science to 70%, Refining in 1, +597 gpt, 6741 gold.

We sell The Corporation to Iroquois for WM, 129 gpt and 135 of 135 gold.

053 Port-au-Prince (Haiti) is founded.

20090725 1901 <
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Restack the Cossacks and then hit Enter.

[IBT]
We learn Refining, start on Steel, 6 turns at 70%.

Palace Expansion #12; we build the second story on stage left.

1430 AD
Golden Age, Turn 10.

Up science to 100%, Steel in 4, +359 gpt, 7606 gold.

We have no Oil connected.

[IBT]
America (17) and Maya (9) sign a Trade Embargo on us.

1435 AD
Golden Age, Turn 11.

054 Oslo (Norway) is founded.

1440 AD
Golden Age, Turn 12.
055 Nouakchott (Mauritania) is founded.

1445 AD
Golden Age, Turn 13.

Drop science to 80%, Steel in 1, +561 gpt, 8653 gold.

056 Montevideo (Uruguay) is founded.

[IBT]
Zulu (1) and Maya (6) make peace.

We learn Steel, start on Combustion, 6 turns at 80%.

1450 AD
Golden Age, Turn 14.

Increase science to 100%, Combustion in 5, +316 gpt, 9219 gold.

Oil is connected to 001 CommandoBob-grad.

057 Lisbon (Portugal) is founded.
058 Kigali (Rwanda) is founded.

1455 AD
Golden Age, Turn 15.

Our source of Oil is exhausted.

We make peace with Maya (4) and claim 2 workers and 26 of 26 gold as our price.

[IBT]
Iroquois want Wines. Since they are paying 129 gpt and we don't want that to stop, we agree.

1460 AD
Golden Age, Turn 16.

059 Jerusalem (Israel) is founded.
060 Honiara (Solomon Islands) is founded.

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[IBT]
Iroquois (32) declare war on us (98). Let's see how prepared we are.
We lose one Mace, some workers and a jungle clearing stack of slaves.
Mounted Warriors are in our territory, so I'm guessing the Iroquois Golden Age has not occurred.

Trade embargo on us by Persia (17) and Maya (4) is over.
Sumeria (30) and Maya make peace.

1465 AD
Golden Age, Turn 17.

*CossackOne* and Stalin. Stalin forms Stalin I, to be filled with Cossacks.
*CossackTwo* and Lennin. Lennin forms Lennin I, to be filled with Cossacks.

At this point we are cleansed of Iroquois. No Mounted Warrior won a battle.

We have 52 unused Cossacks; 6 are added to Armies.

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x034 Kahnawake (12) is captured from Iroquois.

We liberte our jungle clearing stack of slaves.

Peter I falls attacking St. Regis (12), defended by vInf.

St. Regis (12) is razed.

061 Guatemala City (Guatemala) is founded.
062 Douglas (Isle of Man) is founded.

We sell Fasicim to Sumeria for an Military Alliance vs. Iroquois.
Sumeria (30) DoW on Iroquois (31).
We sell Steel to China for WM, MA vs. Iroquois, 55 gpt and 81 of 81 gold.
China (21) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Wines to France for WM, MA vs. Iroquois, 5 gpt and 9 of 27 gold.
France (18) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Coal to Persia for WM, MA vs. Iroquois, 4 gpt and 27 of 27 gold.
Persia (18) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Monarchy to Japan for an MA vs. Iroquois.
We sell Economics to India for MA vs. Iroquois and 25 of 25 gold.
India (17) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Communisim to Korea for WM, MA vs. Iroquois and 9 of 9 gold.
Korea (17) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Fasicim to America for WM, MA vs. Iroquois and 21 of 21 gold.
America (17) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Wines to Spain for WM, MA vs. Iroquois and 2 of 2 gold.
Spain (16) DoW Iroquois (31).
We sell Scientific Method to Germany for WM, MA vs. Iroqouis, 2 gpt and 63 of 63 gold.
Germany (11) DoW Iroquois (31).
Somehow we got the Aztecs into an MA vs. Iroquois, but I missed it in my notes.
We don't try to get Maya into an MA.
Zulu is ready for an MA with no bribery.
Zulu (1) DoW on Iroquois (31).

We did not MA with Japan.
Fix that.
Sell Wines to Japan for WM, MA vs. Iroquois, 6 gpt and 27 of 27 gold.
Now Japan (18) DoW on Iroquois (31).

[IBT]
Mounted Warrior wins a battle, so the Iroquois Golden Age has begun.

x01 Umtata (4) is captured by an Iroquois Cavalry.

Trade embargo on us by Maya and Korea is gone.

x07 Isipezi (6) flips to Sumeria. Expected that; it was too far away to prevent the flip.

Someone suggests Iron Works.

1470 AD
Golden Age, Turn 18.
Drop science to 0%, Combustion in 1, +1549 gpt.
War Wearniess kicks in.
Raise luxury to 20% and it looks ok.

x01 Umtata (3) is liberated from Iroquois.

Lenin I falls at Zunguin to an rInf.

Zunguin (8) is razed.

[IBT]
China wants to chat. WM for WM? No.

We learn Combustion, start on Mass Production, 32 turns at 0%.

1475 AD
Golden Age, Turn 19.
Science to 80%, Mass Production in 5, +303 gpt.

*ArcherOne* and Trotsky, who forms Trotsky I, another Cossack Army.

Skannayutenate (4) is razed.

063 Cockburn Town (Turks and Caicos Islands) is founded.

1480 AD
Golden Age, Turn 20.

x35 Owego (8) is captured from Iroqouis.

*HorsemanOne* and Zukhov, who forms Zukhov I, soon to be a Cossack Army.

[IBT]
Our Golden Age is over.

Pentagon? Pentagon? Probably. Probably.

1485 AD
Lots of War Weariness.
Buy Incense from Spain for Dyes, Furs and Theory of Gravity.

Fiddle quite a bit to get everyone happy at the start of the turn.

[IBT]
Lots of cities get back into order.

We lose our supply of Silks from Germany.

1490 AD
Two cranky cities, so we'll forgo getting more Silks.

Not so sure about that. Too many tweaks needed to keep everyone happy.

We sell Atomic Theory to Germany for WM, Espionage, Silks, 73 gpt and 24 of 24 gold.

[IBT]
Sumeria wants our attention. ROP and MPP gets our attention but not our approval.

An Intelligence Agency. What a smart idea.

1495 AD
x036 Niagara Falls (7) is captured from Iroquois.
x037 Goigouen (10) is captured from Iroquois.

064 Brasília (Brazil) is founded.

[IBT]
Maya (1) and Germany (12) sign an MA vs. Iroquois (?).
Maya DoW Iroquois.

We lose our jungle clearing slave stack because I forgot to protect. The slaves are captured, not slaughtered.

1500 AD
Reduce science to 50%, Mass Production in 1, +171 gpt, 12944 in gold.

065 Apia (Samoa) is founded.

Jungle clearing slave stack is rescued.

x038 Salamanca (10), the first Iroquois capital, is captured.
We now control The Great Wall and Knights Templar and both are obsolete.

20090809 2227 <
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Drop science to 40%, Mass Production in 1, + 332 gpt, 12954 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois (?) and Persia (18) make peace.
Iroquois (?) and France (18) make peace.

We learn Mass Production, start on Flight, 11 turns at 40%.

1505 AD
x039 Cattaragus (11), the second Iroquois capital, is captured.
We now control Shakespeare's Theater

Stalin I falls to a vInf in Oka.
Trotsky I falls to a 2/4 Inf in Oka.

x40 Oka (10) is captured from Iroquois.

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Increase science to 60%, Flight in 8.

[IBT]
Iroquois (20) and America (18) make peace.

1510 AD
066 Yaren (Nauru (administrative)) is founded.
067 Windhoek (Namibia) is founded.

x041 Grand River (10) is caputred from Iroquois.
We now control Coprenicus's Observatory.

068 Vienna (Austria) is founded.
069 Tripoli (Libya) is founded.

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[IBT]

Palace Expansion #13; we plant some bushes.

1515 AD
070 Santiago (Chile) is founded.
x042 Oil Springs (8) is captured from Iroquois.
x043 Mpondo (6) is captured from Iroquois.
071 Reykjavík (Iceland) is founded.

We sell Steel to Persia for WM, 110 gpt and 161 of 161 gold.
We sell Steel to China for WM, 532 gpt and 100 of 100 gold.

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20090821 2332 >
[IBT]
Trade embargo on us by America (18) and Maya (1) is over.
Spain (17) destroys Maya.

1520 AD
[IBT]
Irqouois (17) and Sumeria (31) make peace.

India is lonely. Even swap; MPP and ROP? No, thanks.
Sumeria (31) and China (22) sign an MPP.

1525 AD
072 Palikir (Federated States of Micronesia) is founded.

20090822 0101 <
20090829 1450 >
[IBT]
The Almighty Zulus, with their one city, desire an audience. MPP? We're fine, thank you.

1530 AD
*CossackThree* and Ivan the Terrible. Ivan forms Ivan II, to be filled with Cossacks.
Tonawanda (8), the third capital of Iroquois, is razed, but we don't gain any territory, like I had hoped to do. But we do move the capital far to the west.

Korea, Germany and Sumeria are the three other SCI civs in this game.
Flight in 3.
Seven turns on the MAs vs. Iroquois.
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20090918 2339 >
[IBT]
The Aztecs wake up and decide to disturb us. WM for WM? No.
Persia decides to be a pest. TM for TM? No.

1535 AD
073 Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) is bounded.

015 Luxembourg City starts Universal Suffrage (800 shields) as a prebuild for the UN (1000 shields).
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20090919 0955 >
[IBT]
Spain (18) and Iroquois (16) make peace.

Fance is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).

Universal Suffrage is built in Ur, Sumeria.

1540 AD
015 Luxembourg City Universal Suffrage -> Cossack, followed by Intelligence Agency.

Drop science to 20%, Flight in 1, +822 gpt, 15081 gold.
[IBT]
We learn Flight, start on Motorized Transportation, 11 turns at 20%. This is our last required Industrial Age tech.

Heroic Epic is built in L02 My Dyes.

1545 AD
075 Naypyidaw (Myanmar) is founded, taking 3 jungle and 1 marsh away from Iroquois.

Increase science to 60%, Motorized Transportation in 6, +392, 15905 gold.

Four turns left on MAs vs. Iroquois.

1550 AD
076 Manama (Bahrain) is founded, claiming one jungle and one mountain from Iroqouis. The mountain has Gems.

x044 Kawauka (4) is captured from Iroquois.

We sell Combustion to China for WM, 460 gpt and 967 of 967 gold.
We sell Combustion to Germany for WM, 157 gpt and 262 of 262 gold.

MT in 5, +995 gpt, 17521 in gold.
[IBT]
Zulu (1) and Iroqoui (15) make peace.

Korea is bored. WM for WM? No.

1555 AD
077 Libreville (Gabon) is founded, adding 2 jungle and 2 railed grass to our empire, courtesy of Iroquois.
We pillage Iroquois' Rubber.
078 Kingston (Jamaica) is founded, gaining us some hills and mountains and one unconnected Coal, all from Iroquois.

x045 Tyendenaga (1) is captured from Iroquis; we gain 2 gold and allow 010 Quito to grow.
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[IBT]
Palace Expansion #14; we build some pedestals (for statues, I guess).

1560 AD
079 Hagåtña (Guam) is founded, and we take away more jungle from Iroquois.

*CossackFour* and Peter the Great, who forms the Army Peter the Great II, appear in battles around Mauch Chunk.

x045 Mauch Chunk (9) is captured from Iroquois.
x046 Neodakheat (1) is captured from Iroquois. We gain more pristine jungle to clear.
x047 Allegheny (1) is captured. Jungle, marsh, hills, mountains and two slaves.
sr03 Coaly Smokes is founded in no-mans-land jungle.

MAs on Iroquois end this IBT.
Modern Age in 3 turns.
20090919 1757 <
20090920 1028 >

[IBT]
Spain, Spain, go away.... ROP and MPP? Uh, get lost, please.

1565 AD
080 Gustavia (Saint Barthelemy) is founded, taking more jungle away from Iroquois.
x48 Gandasetaigon (1) is captured from Iroquois and we control more jungle.
x49 Centralia (1) is captured from Iroquois, more jungle.

The Iroquois have no more easy targets, the MAs are over, so we make peace.
Iroqouis give WM, one Worker, 54 gpt and 101 of 101 gold for peace.

We drop luxury to 0%, increase science to 90%, MT in 2, and then cycle through the cities to hire more geeks and reduce it down to one turn. And we do.
Motorized Transportation in 1, +1094 gpt, 20240 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois (9) and Aztecs (5) make peace.
Iroquois boot out our Army.

We enter a new age.

Palace Expansion #15; we build a covered walkway to the West Wing of the Palace.

1570 AD
Our free tech was Ecology. We needed Fusion.
Fusion is 8 turns away at 90%; 7 turns at 100%. So we go to 100%. And still bring in +1019 gpt.

015 Luxembourg Intelligence Agency in 2 -> Palace in 11, UN prebuild.

Japan, Germany, Korea, India and China are still at war with Iroquois, but only Japan and Korea have units in the area.

1575 AD
I take that back. China has sent 5 Horseman to battle the Iroquios.

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Sumeria (31) declares war on us. This first round could be nasty.

We had a lot of units along the Sumerian border in hills and mountains to force them eastward when they trespassed us. These units were Maces, Knight, Horseman, Spear, Warrior and such; cheap blocking units. Most died, but Sumer took some loses.
We lost 5 workers.
014 Moroni, defended by two Pikes, fell to Sumerain Cavalry.

1580 AD
Well, Sumeria was going to be the next target. They sorta helped me out. And they did not do that much damage; one city, 5 workers and weeding out some old units.

We get Iroquois to agree to an MA and ROP (we have an Army stuck on the far side of Iroquois land) and Iron.
Iroquois (10) DoW Sumeria (32).
We talk to Japan (they have a lot of units attacking Iroquois).

I need to strengthen defenses in the north and then pillage roads leading to the coastal Sumerian cities to the northeast of our core. 014 Moroni can be retaken.

Attacking 014 Moroni kicks off a Chinese-Sumerian MPP.

*CossackFive* and Stalin reward our first Cossack attack to reclaim our own. Stalin forms the Army Stalin II.

014 Moroni (5) is liberated from Sumeria.
We liberate our workers.

We pillage each access to our north with our armies. We kill first Cavs, then Knights as we can in our east, and then reinforce the northern borders.

We get America to sign an MA vs. China and Sumer in exchange for Iron.
America (18) DoW on Sumer (31).
America DoW on China (??).
France will join the dance for Atomic Theory.
France (18) DoW on Sumer.
France DoW on China.
Japan just wants Steam Power.
Japan (20) DoW on Sumer.
France DoW on China.
Korea wants The Corporation and Wines.
Korea (17) DoW on Sumer.
Korea DoW on China.
India wants Theory of Gravity.
India (18) DoW on Sumer.
India DoW on China.
Persia wants Coal and Atomic Theory.
Persia (18) DoW on Sumer.
Persia DoW on China.
Spain wants Wine and Medicine (Hmm, I thought they were one and the same.)
Spain (18) DoW on Sumer.
Spain DoW on China.
Germany wants Rubber, Wines and Dyes.
Germany (12) DoW on Sumer.
Germany DoW on China.
Aztecs want Monotheism.
Aztecs (5) DoW Sumer.
Aztecs Dow China.
Zulu wants Navigation.
Zulu (1) DoW Sumer.
Zulu Dow China.

And that is everybody in the world, allied against Sumeria and China.

Fission in 5.
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Still at 100% science, +97 gpt, 14254 gold. We upgraded Pikes and Muskets to Infantry at a cost of about 9000 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois and Korea make peace.

Korean and Japanese units head for Sumeria, though Hiawatha takes some punches at Japan.

1585 AD
We lost four border units on the IBT.
Some core cities get cranky. Raise the luxury slider from 0% to 10%, Fission still in 4. Now only some farms are upset. We fix those before we proceed.

*CossackSix* and Lenin. Lenin forms Lenin II, and it is loaded with *CossackOne*, Three and Four.

[IBT]
We lost our supply of Incense. That's gonna cost to get it back.
We offer Steam Power for Incense and Spain agrees. Maybe we won't have any unhappy cities.

India (18) and Iroquois (10) make peace.

We lost our supply of Silks.

1590 AD
We sell Flight to Germany for WM, Silks, 163 gpt and 104 of 104 gold.
We sell Electricity to Japan for Ivory and 7 of 7 gold.
This gives us 7 luxuries.
Which cures our unhappiness problem.
Science goes back to 100%.

*CossackSeven* and Trotsky appear as we slaughter Chinese units. Trotsky II is formed. *CossacksFive*, Six* and Seven* are loaded in.

Kua (9) is razed. We gain 5 slaves and 2 cannon.

Fission in 2.
20090920 2351 <
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[IBT]
Zulu (1) and Germany (12) sign an MA vs. Iroquois (10).
Zulu DoW Iroquois.

1600 AD
War Weariness kicks in.
Reduce science to 40%, Fission in 1, +848 gpt, 14599 gold.
Stablize at 40%, 30% luxury.
Fission in 1, +492 gold, 14135 gold (after some rushes).

Pentagon in 1.
Palace in 5.

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20090928 1920 >
[IBT]
We watch others fight Sumeria.

We learn Fission, start on Rocketry, 10 turns at 40%.

The Pentagon is built in L02 My Dyes.

1605 AD
*KnightOne* and Zukhov II, who forms the Army Zukhov II.

New Sumer (5) is razed.

015 Luxembourg City switches from palace to UN, 4 turns to go.

[IBT]
China (?) and Iroquois (10) make peace.

1610 AD
Der (8) is razed.

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1615 AD
UN in 2.

[IBT]
Iroquois want something. MPP. We decline their generous offer to defend us.

1620 AD
*CossackEight* and Ivan the Terrible, which forms Ivan III. It becomes our first Tank army, though with only two Tanks.

UN in 1.

[IBT]
Japan (20) and Germany (13) sign an MPP.

China (19) and America (19) make peace.


United Nations is built in 015 Luxembourg City, Russia (us!).

And we agree to hold UN elections.

We vote for Catherine. It was only us and Gilgamesh, whom most everyone is still fighting.

And the winner is......

20090929 2328 < (after grabbing screenshots of the replay).

 

[CommandoBob]

The Start:

Since the goal is to have the most cultured city in the world, I decided to use a very common determination of culture: cash. These built cities will be named after the worlds wealthiest people, according to Forbes in/of 2009. Cities built to claim luxuries and resources will be named to reflect that, which is not new to me.

I did a little bit of reading on 20K strategy. This is my first attempt at this victory condition. I decided to not use the capital as my culture collector since I could not prebuild the palace. Instead, a second city would be the shrine to sophistication.

This is a popular VC in the HOF tables for Monarch and Huge. All ten slots are filled, so I just cannot waltz in and expect this game to be place on the table. It might happen, but only towards the end of the range.

So I get the game going and find out I am

China.

China, as a civ, is MIL and IND. Fast workers I like, but I don't expect a lot of warring on my part. China's UU, the Rider, I haven't used a lot, though it is a favorite for Conquest and Domination games.

The Golden Age Wonder Triggers are:

Militaristic Wonders
The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy)
The Internet (Miniaturization)
Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power)
Leonardo's Workshop (Invention)
Manhattan Project (Fission)
The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy)
Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism)

Industrious Wonders
The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy)
The Internet (Miniaturization)
Hoover Dam (Electronics)
Manhattan Project (Fission)
The Pyramids (Masonry)

Three wonders are both MIL and IND: The Great Wall, The Internet and Manhattan Project; one Ancient and two Modern wonders.


And this is my start:

China 4000 BC

Game World 4000 BC

Not a bad start. River, two BGs and Wines. The white tiles are not promising and the mini map puts me in the upper right hand corner of the world. So we begin. 001 William Gates III is the capital of China and building the city reveals two more BG, a goody hut and some tobacco. Looks good. Portugal grabs the goody hut from us in 3550 BC, while we wait for a culture pop to get the GH. We improve the BGs first and in 3100 BC Wines are connected. Shortly after that, in 2750 BC, and 6SE of the captial, we found Larry The Cable Guy, the city that will become our most refined and polished and cultured. Larry begins on The Great Library.

In 2710 BC we meet the Iroquois and in 2150 BC Zulu come a calling.



China Core 1990 BC

Spoiler :

India greets us in 1675 BC. In 1625 002 Warren Buffett is built and Larry switches to a Temple, losing 20 shields to get some culture now. At 1500 BC it is very obvious that we getting hemmed in by our neighbors.


China Core 1000 BC

Spoiler :

The land is fairly decent but we have big problems with our size and our neighbors. Horses are connected in 975 BC. In 290 BC The Great Library is built in Larry, the first Wonder for that city. Soon after that, in 190 BC, we declare war on Portugal (12) to get some room to expand.

China Core 10 AD

Spoiler :

Game World 10 AD

The war hasn't done a whole lot for us, though in 30 AD we get our first MGL from an Archer. x01 Oporto is captured in 130 AD. We lose our Horse Army attacking Lisbon and pay Portugal for peace in 210 AD. In 280 AD we revolt to Republic, a Great Library tech, and have only two turns of anarchy for our seven city empire. In 380 AD Larry builds a colosseum instead of a palace, losing 183 sheilds in the switch. This happens again in 560, palace prebuild to market, losing 109 shields.

Game World 600 AD

China Core 600 AD

Spoiler :

We've been at war with Portugal, but India has a source of Iron just outside our border and next to Bombay. In 610 AD x02 Bombay is captured and Iron is ours. In 660 AD we lose our last Army to three Indian Maces but the very next turn we gain *HorsemanOne* and Qianlong, and start a Mace Army. In just a few turns we can get Peace for Peace from India, but we decide to press on. China is very small and needs more land. The former Indian cities of x03 Calcutta and x04 Chittagong are added to China and in 780 AD Indian War Elephants appear. We make peace that same turn, now with 12 cities and some room to expand.

In 840 AD Larry builds Heroic Epic instead of Leonardo's Workshop since that wonder was built in Sparta. This same turn x01 Oporto flips back to Portugal.

In 880 AD we DoW on Portugal (14) and get India and Iroquois to join the fun, too. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, has more culture than Larry The Cable Guy. In 860 AD it had 2127 to Larry's 1436. So Lisbon has to be captured or razed or something for us to even have a chance at a 20K one city win. In 890 AD x01 Oporto becomes Chinese again and in 930 AD it flips back to Portugal. That same turn Larry builds a cathedral and starts a university. In 940 AD x05 Lisbon is captured and China now controls Sun Tzu's Art of War, The Great Lighthouse, The Pyramids and The Colossus. We recapture x01 Oporto and plan to raze the flippin' place, but my fingers get sloppy and we keep it.

Larry's culture is 1660, Salamanca of Iroquois is 1423.

In 970 AD we meet Egypt, Russia, Greece and Babylon on the IBT; not quite sure how that happened. A quick culture shows Larry is not the cultural powerhouse any longer. Ur of Sumeria has 2978 to Larry's 1753. Not sure when we met Sumeria but we did in the last few turns.

In 990 AD we rush the university in Larry.

Game World 1000 AD

China Core 1000 AD West

Spoiler :

China Core 1000 AD East

Spoiler :

The nation of China is not in the best of shape. While Lisbon is no longer a culture threat, Portugal still blocks our path. More importantly, so do India and Iroquois. We'll deal with them after Portugal.

In 1020 AD x06 Evora, the second capital of Portugal, is captured. The third capital of Portugal is captured by India on the IBT. Rome is encountered in 1030 AD. In 1090 AD we make peace with Portugal for Printing Press and communication with Persia and Japan. Both are broke and stupid.

Then we Dow on Iroquois (26) for southern expansion. We get India, Rome, Sumeria, Russia and Egypt into MAs vs. Iroquois. Larry builds Forbidden Palace during this war. We make peace in 1270 AD, capturing two cities, razing one and building three of our own. Shortly after the war we buy a World Map.


Game World 1300 AD

We learn Free Artistry and start on Shakespeare's Theater in Larry, which is completed in 1350 AD. In turn, we start our Golden Age. Larry is about 3500 in culture, Ur of Sumerian at 5000 and growing faster per turn (46 vs. 51). And while neither Ur or Larry can claim 20K before 2050 AD, the fact that Ur is bigger and better is not good.

The peace with Iroquois ends in 1370 AD. Iroquois are down to 9 cities; they had 26 at the start of our last war. Others have been nibbling away on cities of Hiawatha. We capture x09 Mauch Chunk and x10 Grand River on the first turn of the war, followed by x11 St. Regis on the next. Japan is eliminated by France in 1385 AD, right after we sold Japan Democracy. In 1410 we captured x15 Caughnawaga and the Iroquois are just a memory.

Game World 1400 AD

With Iroquois gone we have more room to expand. But Ur of Sumeria is still a problem. They started building Universal Suffrage back in 1395 AD. We buy Steam Power from Egypt in 1410 AD (and we connected to two Coal right from the start!) and learn that Sumeria has a monopoly on Industrialization. And they won't sell it for what we can pay. However, Sumeria is building Universal Suffrage in Agada (5), a tundra town, which nets 7 spt, so this wonder is 101 turns away. We increase science to 80% on Industrialization to learn it in 6 turns. When we do learn it, Universal Suffrage is only 14 turns away.

In 1435 AD Saltpeter is connected to our capital. Furs and Ivory have also been connected rather recently, giving China 3 native luxuries.

In 1445 AD we join the crowd by DoW on India (31) right after India and France make peace. x16 Allegheny and x17 Guimarães, both small cities, are captured right away, adding to our 37 cities. Egypt destroys Zulu and our Golden Age ends. We wait a few turns and then DoW on Portugal (2), one island and one mainland, in order to get some Gems. x21 Sao Paulo and x22 Delhi are both acquired in 1475 AD.

Game World 1500 AD

By 1510 AD India is no more.

Universal Suffrage is built in Larry The Cable Guy and Gems are connected to William Gates III on the same IBT.

In 1515 AD we sell Electricity to Sumeria for WM, Nationalism and 3574 of 3574 gold. Then we DoW on Sumeria (19). Next, we bribe everyone except Portugal into MAs vs. Sumeria, using our Wines as tradebait. Sumeria doesn't wait to reply, taking five cities from Rome on the first IBT. Even at 1515 AD, Rome lacks Iron.

In 5130 AD we make peace with Portugal.

Sumeria is on the other end of the pangea from us, so we do not plan to do much in this war. China adds cities, roads and rails and concentrates on learning more techs for more Great Wonders. At this point five games have already been placed into this table in the HOF and we'll have to do much better to get into the table. But first, Ur's culture has to be dealt with in some manner.

France and America both come to an understanding with Sumeria, but a little bit of gold-per-turn from us (6 gpt to France and 10 gpt to America) and they understand the world a bit differently.

In 1580 AD I get my first-ever double promoted unit, *RiderOneCavalryTwo*, thanks to Sumeria landing some Cavalry in China.

In 1585 AD all our cities are connected by rail.

We learn Replacable Parts and Rubber is connected at the same time, 1590 AD. We then sell Scientific Methods around and use the cash to spend 9000 gold on upgrades, which makes us Strong to all the other civs.

Game World 1600 AD

sanabas 7th place victory with Spain took place in 1600 AD. By now it is obvious I won't place in the tables at all, but I continue to have my first 20K Culture win. At this point, neither Ur or Larry The Cable Guy will have enough culture by 2050 AD.

In 1610 AD our initial MAs vs. Sumeria end. Six cities have been gobbled up by our friends. The wars continue, no one appears to pull out, and in 1620 AD Egypt captures Ur of Sumeria and Ur's culture becomes a non-issue. Moscow emerges as the leading contender in a 20K race, but has 4663 in culture compared to Larry's 6114. Sumeria is down to 9 cities.

Game World 1650 AD

Our last MA vs. Sumeria ends in 1665 AD. We offer peace, but they refuse our envoy. Egypt destroys Sumeria during that IBT.

In 1670 AD we DoW on Egypt (46). Most of their surplus military is off kicking Sumeria, while our military is close at hand. We share a rather long border with Egypt. We get the usual gang of idiots to join in the Egyptian dogpile, except for Portugal, still with only 1 city. We take 9 cities and lose 1 Cavalry. In this expansion, Incense is connected via L02 Sweet Incense, giving us our 5th native luxury. We take a few more cities a few turns later and Spices get connected to the capital followed by two Dyes in 1705 AD.

Game World 1700 AD

America destroys Egypt in 1730 AD.

In 1740 AD we plant spies around the world and Persia (48) doesn't like it and starts a war with us. We get everyone but Greece involved in this little misunderstanding (Greece and Persia have an MPP) and then proceed to pounce on Persian units outside of Persian borders. We're not afraid of Greece; we just don't want to be bothered with another war. Greece does honor the MPP to Persia and declares war on Babylon, France, Russia and America on this turn and next turn adds Maya to the list. Persia first surge of 20 units is stopped cold.

Game World 1750 AD

In 1756 we plant some more spies and Greece (31) declares war on us. Well, now that that is cleared up, we start on our offense. Nine cities that were once Persian or Greek become Chinese and four more are razed. Somehow Portugal (1) gets involved and starts a war with us. That was in 1760 AD. In 1764 AD we capture their lone island city of x53 Faro and that ends that squabble. In 1766 AD we make peace with Greece but not Persia. Persia has better land and is closer. In 1772 AD all of Persia that is close to China is captured and we slack off the pace, leaving Persia with seven cities and Rome as the capital of Persia, way on the east side of the pangea. In 1778 AD we see that we can win the game in 2042 AD. America takes out Persia in 1786 AD.

Once again we plant spies and get burned for it, this time by Russia (36). Everyone signs MAs vs. Russia and we start taking and razing cities.

Game World 1800 AD

We got Confucius, an SGL, back in 1774 AD, but haven't been able to use him yet. Back then we were just about done with the UN. After it was built we started on the Manhattan Project, then swithced it to SETI. In 1804 we use Confucius to rush the Internet. After this wonder is built Larry is making 74 cpt and takes the prize in 2022 AD. We capture a few more Russian town until their capital is Erech, which at one time was part of Sumeria. It is on the east end of the pangea, so we are not too worried about culture flips now. In 1826 AD King of America's win took 10th place on the tables; playing for pride now. No way to get on the tables. We make peace with Russia for all their gold (577 pieces).

In 1838 AD we are tied in overall culture with Maya, at 50642. Russia has 54K in culture and Babylon 59K.

In 1842 AD we get our first city to flip to us, New Karachi (6) of France.

In 1844 AD we declare war on Maya (31) and get most of the rest of the world to join us. America has an MPP with Maya and won't break it. Which means that America is soon at war with France and Babylon. Maya and America begin to lose cities and territory. We don't have much to do with it. Only one Mayan city is near us and we don't touch it, though someone does. We bribe America into an MA vs. Maya but it may be too late. Babylon likes American cities.

Game World 1850 AD

France destroys Russia in 1892 AD.


Game World 1896 AD

In 1896 AD we build Manhattan Project.


Victory

And China wins with a Wonder Victory!



WONDER VICTORY ???



That's not the one I wanted.

 

[CommandoBob]

This will be my first ever attempt at a 20K culture city win. I've read up on it some and seen that either the captial or the second city becomes the spotlight city. Unless I get real lucky with whichever random civ I draw and have an excellent starting location, I will let my second city be my cultural Mecca. I know that delays things a bit, but I like being able to have a palace-prebuild for something, which cannot be done in the capital.

I've decided to use rich people for my city names, since being rich is considered the same as being cultured. I went to Forbes for my list.

Game Settings:

Pangea, 60% water; barbs raging
C/T/A: all middle selections

Allow Domination
Allow Space Race
Allow Diplomatic
Allow Conquest
Allow Cultural
Allow Wonder
Respawn AI Players
Preserve Random Seed
Allow Cultural Conversions
Allow Scientific Leaders

AI agresssion: Normal
My civ: Random
15 AIs: Random

Some conventions I use:

First Contact with new civs in Bold.
Great Wonders, when buit, in Blue.
Small Wonders, when built, in Dark Blue.
Luxuries, when connected, in Green.
Strategic Resourses, when connected, in Purple.
Civ name, when war declared by us or on us, in Red.
SGLs, when born, in Red and Italic.

General city names start with a three digit number, followed by the city name, like 001 CommandoBob-grad.
Luxury city will start with a capital L, then a two digit number and then the name, like L01 Spooky Spices.
Strategic resource citys will start with Sr, then a two digit number and then the name, like Sr01 HorseyTown.
Captured cities will start with a lowercase x, followed by a two digit number and then the original city name, like x01 Thermopylae.

When I refer to a civ in this format, Maya (27), the (27) indicates their city count, generally via MapStat. During a turn, this number only appears once per each civ. Generally I use this when war/peace is declared somewhere or we get hit with a trade embargo. It doesn't appear all the time, but when it is used that is what it means.
When a city is in that same format, like Paris (8), the number refers to city size after the event. I use this when I capture/lose a city or when a city flips. In the past it was before the event; from here on out it will be after the event.

Early on in the game I tend to save (manually) at the end of each turn; later I save at the start and end of each turn. I do this to control city happiness. MapStat will refresh itself after a manual save, so saving at the start of the turn gives me a chance to prevent cities from rioting. Plus, my PC is sometimes a bit flakey; this ensures I will have a nearby backup.

Scores on Record

1. Tone 1405 AD Persia
2. Nikodemus 1405 AD Persia
3. Automated Teller 1420 AD Persia
4. PrinceMyshkin 1450 AD Korea
5. Tone 1455 AD Korea
6. Bartleby 1565 AD Carthage
7. sanabas 1600 AD Spain
8. nerovats 1620 AD Egypt
9. predesad 1772 AD Celts
10. King of America 1826 AD Byzantines

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Turn on the game; go through the start up; start a new game and draw:

China

Militaristic and Industrious. Faster workers I like, but this game shouldn't have a lot of warring. No cheap temples or libraires, which will hurt.

Initial start is not bad; grassland, next to a river, 2BGs and Wines.


Militaristic Wonders
The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy)
The Internet (Miniaturization)
Knights Templar (Chivalry -> Steam Power)
Leonardo's Workshop (Invention)
Manhattan Project (Fission)
The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy)
Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism)

Industrious Wonders
The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy)
The Internet (Miniaturization)
Hoover Dam (Electronics)
Manhattan Project (Fission)
The Pyramids (Masonry)

001 William Gates III (United States, 53, 40.0, United States) is founded where we stand. Mr. Gates is a citizen of the US, aged 53, worth 40.0 Billion dollars and resides in the US.

Three more BGs are revealed, along with a goody hut and two tobacco tiles.

[IBT]
We begin to learn Alphabet, aiming for Mathematics.

3950 BC
Increase science to 100%, Alphabet still in 50 turns.

3600 BC
Our first Warrior explores and finds a Goody Hut to the northeast.

[IBT]
Not good. Another AI grabbed the Goody Hut near the capital, that I was planning to pop with culture expansion next turn.

3550 BC
The scavengars are from Portugal.
We pop the other GH and get a map of the area; more mountians and tundra.

Portugal knows Ceremonial Burial, Pottery and Alphabet.
They want Masonry and Warrior Code for Alphabet; I'll wait a bit.

[IBT]
Now our borders expand.

3300 BC
Second BG is mined and roaded.

Portugal learned Warrior Code on the IBT.
We sell Masonry to Portugal for Alphabet and 10 of 10 gold.

We start learning Mathematics, 50 turns at 100%.

3250 BC
We pop a goody hut and anger some guys in white.

3200 BC
Portugal tried to kill one of them and failed.
We kill one and move back towards the capital.

3100 BC
Wines, our first luxury, are connected to 001 William Gates III.

3000 BC
Someone named Bede has determined the largest civs in the world. Portugal in #5; we don't even rate.

2750 BC
Six tiles SE of the capital, we build Larry The Cable Guy, the city that will become our most cultured. Larry is on a hill, one BG close by, 4 more one tile away, next to a lake, with three hills and two grass in the first nine tiles. Larry starts to build The Pyramids.

2710 BC
We meet the Iroquois, who know about Bronze Working and Pottery, but are ignorant of Masonry and Warrior Code.
We sell Masonry to Iroquois for Bronze Working and 10 of 10 gold.

[IBT]
Our capital completes a barracks and we start a Spear.

2510 BC
[IBT]
Our two cities are connected.

Portugal is building The Colossus (Bronze Working -> Flight).

2150 BC
The Zulu stroll by. They know Pottery, The Wheel and Ceremional Burial. We know nothing.

1990 BC
[IBT]
Gibbon counts everybody's gold. Portugal in #7, along with a bunch of strangers.

1750 BC
We are down to 1 gold; reduce science to 90%; +0 gpt, Math in 4, not 3.

1700 BC
[IBT]
Portugal is building The Oracle.
The Colossus is built in Lisbon, Portugal.

India is building The Pyramids.

1675 BC
Drop science to 30%, Mathematics in 1, +5 gpt, 1 gold.

We meet India, who have the common knowledge of Pottery, The Wheel and Ceremonial Burial.

[IBT]
We learn Mathematics, start on Writing, 50 turns at 30%.

1650 BC
We sell Mathematics to Portugal for The Wheel, Iron Working, Ceremonial Burial and 75 of 75 gold.
We gift The Wheel to the Iroquois (misclick, but too bad).
We sell Mathematics to ZUlu for Pottery and 25 of 25 gold.

Fast tech is not good for this victory condition; science at 70%, +0 gpt, Writing in 40, 106 gold.

1625 BC
002 Warren Buffett (United States, 78 years, 37.0B, United States) is built 3SE of the capital.

In Larry, we switch The Pyramids to Temple. We waste 20 shields, but we need some culture here.

[IBT]
Larry temple -> granary in 15.

1500 BC
We are getting hemmed in. India is to our east and southeast with three cities visible. Portugal is to our northwest and already has a tundra city.

And China's economy is not ready for a war, even a phony war.

1450 BC
[IBT]
The Oracle is built in Ur, Sumeria.

1425 BC
Portugal knows Writing.

[IBT]
Portugal is building The Pyramids (Masonry).

1375 BC
[IBT]
Portugal demands 25 gold. We give it.

[IBT]
Larry granary -> palace.

1275 BC
I did it again! I gifted a tech to Iroquois when I wanted to trade.
We sell Iron Working to Iroquois for 25 of 25 gold.

1225 BC
[IBT]
Iroquois are building The Statue of Zeus (Mathematics -> Metallurgy).
Zulu are building The Pyramids (Masonry).

1125 BC
003 Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico, 69 years, 35.0B, Mexico) is founded near a Horse.

1025 BC
Our newest city is connected to the capital.

0975 BC
Horses are connected.

[IBT]
Zulu are building The Pyramids (Masonry).
Portual is building The Great Lighthouse.
The Pyramids are built in Lisbon, Portugal.

St. Augustine comes by to rate everyone's power. We're not on the list.

0950 BC
Drop science to 30%, Writing in 1, +9 gpt, 160 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Writing, start on Literature, 50 turns at 30%.
We can build embassies.

0925 BC
Increase science to 80%, Literature in 21, -4 gpt, 169 gold.
Palace in Larry completes in 21, plan to switch to Great Library.

Sell Writing to India for 1 worker and 56 of 56 gold.
Sell Writing to Iroquois for 25 of 25 gold.

0710 BC
[IBT]
The Mausoleum of Mausollos are built in Ur, Sumeria.

0670 BC
[IBT]
The Statue of Zeus are built in Salamanca, Iroquois.

0650 BC
[IBT]
India is building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).

0590 BC
004 Lawrence Ellison (United States, 64 years, 22.5B, United States) is founded southwestish of 001 William Gates III.

0530 BC
Drop science to 20%, Literature in 1, +11 gpt, 115 gold.
Palace in Larry completes in 3.

[IBT]
We learn Literature, start on Philosophy, 34 turns at 20%.

0510 BC
Larry The Cable Guy Palace -> The Great Library in 12.
We keep Litearture for ourselves. It is a monopoly tech, but in 12 turns we'll be just fine.

Increase science to 100%, Philosophy in 10, -10 gpt, 126 gold.

0490 BC
Iroquois are building The Great Wall (Construction -> Metallurgy).

0470 BC
Portugal and Iroquois know Philosophy, so we change to Code of Laws, 16 turns at 100%.
We drop science to 60%, CoL in 26, -1 gpt, 105 gold.

[IBT]
India is building The Great Lighthouse.

0450 BC
Portugal and Iroquois know Code of Laws, so we start on Currency at 36 turns.
Larry The Cable Guy has one geek, so we drop science to 0%, Currency in 50 turns, +15 gpt, 104 gold.

[IBT]
Iroquois are building Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).

0390 BC
[IBT]
The Great Lighthouse is built in Lisbon, Portugal.

0370 BC
005 Ingvar Kamprad (Sweden, 83 years, 22.0B, Switzerland) is founded 3E of 001 William Gates III.

[IBT]
Portugal is building Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
India is building Temple of Artemis.

0350 BC
[IBT]
India wants to talk.
India offers Mysticism for Literature. No.

0290 BC
[IBT]
The Great Library is built in Larry The Cable Guy, China.
Larry starts a library.

0270 BC
[IBT]
Iroquois are at war with somebody, but their opponent attacked from the fog.
We learn Mysticism, Philiosophy, Code of Laws, Map Making, Horseback Riding, Polytheism and Construction, 7 techs total.

0250 BC
We build embassies.
Embassy in Salamanca, Iroquois cost 65 of 271 gold.
Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal cost 46 of 206 gold.
Embassy in Delhi, India cost 44 of 160 gold.
Embassy in Zimbabwe, Zulu cost 42 of 116 gold.

0190 BC
We declare war on Portugal (12).
We stick a Spear to claim a settler/two workers.

We get Zulu to MA vs. Portugal for Philosophy and 11 gpt.
Zulu (9) DoW Portugal (12).

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #1; we put in a lawn.

0150 BC
[IBT]
Iroquois and Portugal sign an MA vs. Zulu.
Iroquois (15) DoW Zulu (9).

0130 BC
[IBT]
Larry library -> palace in 30.

Portugal is building Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).

0110 BC
[IBT]
Iroquois demand 27 gold. We pay it.

The Great Wall is built in Ur, Sumeria.

0090 BC
[IBT]
Iroquois are building Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
Indians are building Temple of Artemis.

0030 BC
Zulu and France (?) sign an MA vs. Persia.
Zulu (8) DoW Persia (?).

0010 BC
[IBT]
Zulu want to talk. They want an ROP and an MA vs. Iroquois. We agree to neither one.

0030 AD
*ArcherOne* and K'uang-yin, who forms the Army K'unang-yin I.

[IBT]
Toynbee smokes something to determine the happiest civs. We come in at #8, on the bottom of his list.

0070 AD
[IBT]
Portugal and Iroquois make peace.

0090 AD
[IBT]
Portugal is building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).

0110 AD
[IBT]
The Temple of Artemis is built in Moscow, Russia.
Portugal is building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).
The Hanging Gardens are built in Chichen Itz, Maya.

0130 AD
x01 Oporto (3) is captured from Portugal. We gain three Wines.

0150 AD
*ArcherTwo* and Sun Tzu.

[IBT]
Zulu and Persia make peace.
Portugal wants to talk. Peace for peace. No, not yet.

Greece and Iroquois sign an MA vs. Zulu.
Greece (?) DoW Zulu (6).

0190 AD
{IBT]
Japan (?) DoW Zulu (6).
Zulu and Portugal sign an MA vs. us.
Zulu (6) DoW China (7).

0210 AD
We lose our Horse Army attacking Lisbon and then only one Archer attacks Works.
Sun Tzu forms an Army, Sun Tzu I.
We pay 180 of 371 gold to Portugal to make peace.

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Hmmm..[/B]
The first game session was several hours long and overall went badly.

I should have made the early trade for Ceremonial Burial, but I forgot that it gave access to Temples. I don't normally build Temples and was rather fixated on The Statue of Zeus. Right now I have been slowly learning Currency instead of Republic and that is sure to come back and bite me.

Larry The Cable Guy is my most cultured city, but it is far behind Lisbon of Portugal. And the war went badly. I spent the 180 gold to salvage an eArcher and two catapults. I had hoped to strike before Portugal got stronger. Pikes will soon defend instead of Spears. And I just noticed that I lack a source of Iron, so no Swords for China.

I haven't explored very much, either.

On the positive side, I do have The Great Library. And a palace prebuild for something.

I have considered ending this attempt and start over with another random selected civ. Two bad goofs early in the game, in addition to being overly focued on one course of action, may have crippled this attempt. But while quitting is the easier option, the whole premise of these attempts has been that any civ can win any victory condition. Starting over invalidates that premise. This will not be an easy game for a 20K city; not now. But I decide to play and learn how to do it right. I will have to play better to win this game.
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Playing again.

See that both Portugal and Iroquois know Republic.

[IBT]
Portugal wants us to move out from Lisbon; we agree.

We learn Republic from The Great Library.

0230 AD
India has Iron, but right now we are weak when compared to India. We start a settler and will get it built before we switch to Republic.
Currency is known by Iroquois, Portugal and India, so we will learn it soon.

[IBT]
We enter a new age and start to learn Engineering; 50 turns at 1 geek speed. Portugal knows Feudalism already.

0250 AD
Portugal and Iroquois know Monarchy. Only Portugal knows Feudalism.

[IBT]
We learn Monarchy from The Great Library.

0280 AD
We begin our revolt to Republic.
With seven cities we get two turns of Anarchy.

0290 AD
006 Karl Albrecht (Germany, 89 years, 21.5B, Germany) is built near Larry The Cable Guy.

0300 AD
China becomes a Republic.

0360 AD
Larry The Cable Guy is four turns away from building a palace. We need someone else to learn Feudalism real fast!

[IBT]
Iroquois (22) and Zulu (2) make peace.

0380 AD
Larry The Cable Guy palace in 2 -> colosseum in 1 (we lose 163 shields).
But, even if we learn Feudalism next turn, the palace will finish before we can change our build orders.

[IBT]
Larry colossuem -> palace in 30 (but may switch to market).

400 AD
Zulu has two cities and some gold.
We sell Peace and Monarchy to Zulu for Peace and 105 of 105 gold.

Our peace with Portugal lasts 3 more turns.

0420 AD
Peace with Portugal ends this IBT.

0440 AD
India also knows Engineering.

[IBT]
We learn Engineering from The Great Library.
We start on Feudalism.

0450 AD
[IBT]
We send a warrior out exploring and he enters India, who gets all upset. We promise to be nice.

0460 AD
[IBT]
India is still ticked off, so our Warrior will move automatically.

0470 AD
We try anohter direction into India.

[IBT]
India still wary.
We learn Feudalism from The Great Library.
We start on Invention.

Iroquois are building Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).

0480 AD
In Larry The Cable Guy, Palace is 15 turns away and Sun Tzu's is 39. Lisbon has been building Sun Tzu's since 90 AD (Turn 132, we are now on Turn 163).

We move our Warrior deeper into India.

[IBT]
India gives us the automove.

We'll have to explore with a worker.

0490 AD
[IBT]
India is bulding Sun Tzu's Art of War (Feudalism).

0500 AD
We send a Worker into India.

[IBT]
Once again India is prissy.

0510 AD
We move our worker deeper into India.

[IBT]
Our worker is stealthly enough not to trip India's foreign unit radar.

0550 AD
Larry completes this palace in 8 turns; Sun Tzu's is 32 turns out.
Need to investigate Lisbon and see how close Portugal is to finishing this wonder.

Our worker is exploring India, which means no war with India until we exit the other side.

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0560 AD
Investigate Lisbon for 130 of 1073 gold; Sun Tzu's in 3 turns.
It also has The Pyramids, The Colossus and The Great Lighthouse; 18 cpt.
And nine Spears for defense.

Larry The Cable Guy has 15 cpt.

Larry TCG palace in 7 -> market in 1 (lose 109 shields)

[IBT]
Larry TCG market -> courthouse in 7.

0580 AD
[IBT]
Sun Tzu's Art of War is built in Lisbon, Portugal.

0590 AD
We reach the east coast of India.

We increase luxury to 20% to keep our capital growing.

0600 AD
We disband our exploring worker inside India.
We then declare war on India (26) to claim the Iron that is just inside India's borders.

We grab two Indian workers near 004 Lawrence Ellison.

[IBT]
Portugal learns Invention.

0610 AD
x02 Bombay (5) is captured from India.
Iron is now connected to 001 William Gates III.

We uprade 5 Spears to Pikes for 150 of 1023 gold.

[IBT]
We learn Monotheism from The Great Library.
We learn Invention from The Great Library.
We start on Gunpowder.

Knights Templar is built in Moscow, Russia.

Portugal is building Lenardo's Workshop (Invention).

0620 AD
Larry TCG courthouse in 2 -> Leonardo's Workshop in 42.
Add three workers to Larry and drop Leonardo's Workshop to 32.

[IBT]
Palace Expansion #2; we improve the cave.

0640 AD
[IBT]
Heroic Epic, anyone?

0650 AD
Bombay draws a lot of Indian attention, but we have managed to hold onto the city. We should do okay if India makes Bombay the main focus of the war. We can make India bleed for a while, but we lack the economy to go on the offensive. We are Weak compared to India, but soon Maces will face Maces and the battles will be a bit more even.

India keeps refusing our envoy, so we cannot make peace.

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0660 AD
We lost our Horse Army on the IBT to three Maces. We are back to zero armies and nine cities.
[IBT]
Palace Expansion #3; we build up one level.

0670 AD
India will accept peace if we pay 100 gold. No, not yet.

Ah!

*HorsemanOne* and Qianlong, who forms Qianlong I, which will become a Mace Army.

We rush the barracks in Bombay for 72 of 1114 gold, saving nine turns.

Raise luxury to 30%.

[IBT]
India wants to talk. They want us to pay 80 gold for peace. No.

0680 AD
We are still Weak compared to India. However, we have nothing to attack inside our borders and units left to move, which is nice.

When we talk to India peace drops down to 40 gold.

India knows Theology.

0700 AD
Peace for 20 gold.

0710 AD
Now we can get Peace for Peace. But we seem to have momentum on our side and we need more cities, so we will try to conquer some.

0720 AD
India know Chivalry, so we should learn it this IBT. Knights Templar has already been built.

[IBT]
We learn Chivalry from The Great Library.

0730 AD
007 Mukesh Ambani (India, 51 years, 19.5B, India) is built inside India.

x03 Calcutta (5) is captured from India.

Increase luxury to 40%. That is high, but I feel I need to capture at least one more city from India.

0750 AD
Compared to India and Portugal, we are Average. Compared to Iroquois we are Weak.

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760 AD
We buy a slave from Iroquois for 103 of 1445 gold.

0770 AD
[IBT]
Sistine Chapel is built in Ur, Sumeria.

0780 AD
War Elephants appear. Drat. I don't want to face those and kick of India's Golden Age.

x04 Chittagong (5) is captured from India.

That's better. Now we have 12 cities, enough to support 3 Armies, and room to expand.

We make peace with India and take all their gold, 11 pieces.

We drop luxuries from 40% down to 20%.

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[IBT]
We had some troops inside India; we agree to be nice.

India is building Leonardo's Workshop (Invention).

0790 AD
008 Lakshmi Mittal (India, 58 years, 19.3B, United Kingdom) is built south east of Chittagong.

0800 AD
India and Portugal both know Theology.

20K City Culture Check
Lisbon: 1973
Larry TCG: 1302

[IBT]
We learn Theology from The Great Library.

0820 AD
We send an Indian slave to fogbust India and anything else south of Chittagong.

[IBT]
Iroquois (24) DoW Russia (?).

0830 AD
[IBT]
Leonardo's Workshop is built in Sparta, Greece. I thought I had that one.

0840 AD
Larry TCG Leonardo's Workshop in 8 -> Heroic Epic in 1, (-260 shields).

[IBT]
x01 Oporto (6) flips to Portugal. We had three units inside the city.
Outside Oporto we had about 10 units getting ready to go after Lisbon again. Now they are on the wrong side of the line.

Larry The Cable Guy Heroic Epic -> cathedral in 9.
Larry TCG: +25 cpt.

0850 AD
Our exploring slave enters Iroquois-dom (goes from one Indian territory to another).

20K City Culture Check
Lisbon: 2100
Larry TCG: 1411

[IBT]
We get the boot from Portugal (expected).

We learn Gunpowder from The Great Library.

Palace Expansion #4; we build the third deck to our hovel.

0860 AD
We thought our slave was entering Iroquois-dom but that is now Portuguese land.

20K City Culture Check
Lisbon: 2127 or +27 cpt
Larry TCG: 1436 or +25 cpt

Raise luxury to 30% to keep the capital productive (2 turn Longbows).

[IBT]
Portugal is cranky about our nosey slave. We need to move him out anyway, before we attack Portugal to sack Lisbon.

0870 AD
Our slave moves out but needs to move one more time to be safe from Portugal.

[IBT]
India is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
Indai is building Copernicus' Observatory (Astronomy).

0880 AD
We move our slave to safety.

We declare War on Portugal (14).
We buy India into a Military Alliance vs. Portugal for 47 gpt.
India (23) DoW Portugal.
We get Iroquois to agree to an MA for offering Gunpowder and taking their 15 gold. This will break their ROP with Portugal.
Why not a gpt with Iroquois? Not sure; I thought about it after this deal was done.
Iroquois (25) DoW Portugal.

Now we just have to get to Lisbon first.

0890 AD
x01 Oporto (5) is now back in our hands.

Our exploring slave heads east to defog India.

[IBT]
Zulu (2) and Japan (?) make peace.

A War Elephant wins over a Portugese Archer. India's Golden Age has begun.

0900 AD
India and Iroquois both know Education, so The Great Library is about to die.

Our lone Army is at 10/13, so we let it rest for one turn.

[IBT]
We learn Education from The Great Library.
And The Great Library dies.

0910 AD
[IBT]
Iroquois are building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).

0930 AD
[IBT]
x01 Oporto flips back again to Portugal. We lose a Pike and trebuchet.

Larry TCG cathedral -> university in 12.
Larry TCG: 31 cpt.