CommandoBob
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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.
0940 AD
In a very costly and bloody bout, x05 Lisbon (11), their capital, is captured from Portugal.
We now control Sun Tzu's Art of War, The Great Lighthouse, The Pyramids and The Colossus. I wish I knew for how long.
Qianlong I is at 2/14 inside Lisbon, along with a redlined vMace and vHorse.
x01 Oporto (5) is razed. Enough of that nonsense.
Aaagh! Miskey and we keep the culture-flipp' place.
As of now we are Strong compared to Portugal, but weak compared to India and Iroquois.
20K City Culture Check
Larry TCG: 1660
Salamanca: 1423
0950 AD
We keep Lisbon and Oporto for one turn, anyway.
Lisbon has over a 7% flip risk, so we move our crippled out of the city.
0960 AD
009 Theo Albrecht (Germany, 87 years, 18.8B, Germany) is built inside Portugese borders.
[IBT]
Portugal wants to talk, but we cannot due to MAs. So we decline to be bothered.
0970 AD
Whoa! Somehow met Egypt, Russia, Greece and Babylon over the IBT.
20K City Culture Check
Ur: 2978
Larry TCG: 1753
We rush a settler in Oporto, before it flips again.
We sell Monotheism to Zulu for 1 gpt and 30 of 30 gold.
We embassy up.
Ur, Sumeria for 122 of 2603 gold. Ur is at 45 cpt.
Athens, Greece for 186 of 2481 gold.
Moscow, Russia for 168 of 2295 gold.
Babylon, Babylon for 134 of 2127 gold.
Thebes, Egypt for 96 of 1993 gold.
[IBT]
Sumeria wants 810 for Printing Press. We decline.
Babylon wants 1710 for Banking. Again, we decline.
Greece wants 830 for Printing Press. We decline.
Zulu wonders about our nosey slave; we say nice things.
Rome (?) and India (24) sign an MA vs. Portugal.
Iroquois take a city from Portugal.
Russia wants 860 for Printing Press. We decline.
Egypt is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
0980 AD
We have Wines and can trade them for MAs on Portugal and/or other luxuries. Need to consider that when I restart this.
Need to get Sumeria in a war.
And we need to get smarter. We lack Saltpeter (no Muskets) and I have avoided building any Riders. That may need to change.
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[IBT]
America (?) and India (25) sign an MA vs. Portugal (7).
0990 AD
We rush the university in Larry TCG for 440 of 2059 gold.
[IBT]
Zulu demand Wines. We decline. They go away.
Zulu (2) and Rome sign an MA vs. Portugal (7).
Zulu DoW Portugal.
Portugal and Iroquois make peace.
Larry TCG university -> courthouse in 5.
Copernicus' Observatory is built in Kutha, Sumeria.
1000 AD
We moves forces towards Evora, the current capital of Porugal, which is 3 tiles from Lisbon and 4 tiles from Oporto. Evora is down to size 5; Portugal may have conscripting units.
At this point I do not know how good my chances are of winning via the 20K Culture City. Ur of Sumeria has 3313 to Larry TCG 1850.
Sumeria needs to be the focus of a war but right now I cannot pull that off. Portugal is going down fast as Iroquois expanded their border and so does India. That leaves China landlocked from further expansion, unless we expand into India/Iroquois, which will mean another war. Lacking Saltpeter, that might be tough. I have avoided building Riders, just to stall having a rather early Golden Age.
China needs a World Map to see where everyone is and who is neighbors to whom.
Iroquois has a coast line and India does not. We'll deal with India and take on Iroquois later, after Portugal is done.
[IBT]
India is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
Greece is building Magellan's Voyage.
1010 AD
010 Amancio Ortega (Spain, 73 years, 18.3B, Spain) is built, edging into fresh Iroquois land.
[IBT]
India wants to talk. Gandhi offers Printing Press for 790 gold. We decline.
1020 AD
Evora is down to size 3. Six trebuchet attacks ping 2 vPikes and 1 rPike.
x06 Evora (2) is captured without any loss of Chinese units; very, very different from the capture of Lisbon. We nab a settler, also, so two more slaves.
We aslo gain another Wine to sell.
Lisbon's flip chances go down to less than 1%, between .571 and .599, so we move in a Pike and Mace to stop the rebellion.
The new capital of Portugal, Emerita, appears out the fog to our north.
We increase science to 30%, Chemistry in 27, -19 gpt, 1820 gold.
[IBT]
India captures Emerita and War Elephants begin to stream south.
1030 AD
We meet Rome.
Embassy costs 60 of 1801 gold.
We sell Education to Rome for 77 of 77 gold.
[IBT]
Rome is worried about our Wandering Worker/Slave.
1040 AD
The newest capital of Portugal is visible in the fog about 4NE of Evora.
Larry TCG: 35 cpt (I should have checked this after the university was built.)
20K City Culture Check
Ur: 3293
Larry TCG: 1990
At this rate Larry will break 20K in 514 turns. We are on Turn 219.
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20091029 1820 >
[IBT]
Larry courthouse -> palace in 16. This is planned for the Forbidden Palace.
1060 AD
MA with India on Portugal ends in two turns.
[IBT]
Maya offers Printing Press for 760 gold. We decline.
Magellan's Voyage is built in Dacca, India.
1070 AD
[IBT]
Egypt is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Sumer is building Smith's Trading Company.
1080 AD
The MA is offically over between us and India.
1090 AD
This is not a risk I really want to do, but China needs room to expand.
We end the MA with India on Portugal. And get back some of our gold.
We extort Printing Press and communications with Persia and Japan when we make peace with Portugal.
Both Persia and Japan are broke and rather stupid. Twenty one gold between them and five techs we can sell.
We declare War on Iroquois (26).
We get India into another MA with Wines and 23 gpt.
India (28) DoW Iroquois.
For Printing Press we get Rome to sign the MA vs. Iroquois and get us 4 of 4 gold.
Rome (14) DoW Iroquois.
This gives us a safe route for Wines back to Sumeria.
Sumeria is rather cheap, wanting only Wines and 3 gpt to sign.
Sumeria (19) DoW Iroquois.
Russia needs 23 gpt and she is in the fight.
Russia (22) DoW Iroquois.
20091029 1926 <
20091107 2215 >
I think I have gotten MAs with everyone that touches Iroquois borders.
Just to be sure, and to protect our trade route back to Sumeria, we talk to Egypt.
We buy Egypt into an MA vs. Iroquois for 31 gpt.
Egypt (19) DoW Iroquois.
Iroquois now has 6 enemies; I hope it is enough.
[IBT]
Babylon is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
1100 AD
x07 Sagres (4) is captured from Iroquois.
[IBT]
Egypt gets edgy about our wandering Indian slave.
America (7) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Forbidden Palace anyone? Oh, yes indeed.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
1110 AD
Larry The Cable Guy palace in 10 -> Forbidden Palace in 5.
[IBT]
We watch India and Iroquois fight.
1120 AD
011 Jim Walton (United States, 61 years, 17.8B, United States) is founded inside the Deep Purple borders of Hiawatha.
[IBT]
Iroquois (25?) and Russia (22) make peace.
1130 AD
x08 Centralia (2) is captured from Iroquois.
Raise science to 20%, Chemistry in 13 not 26.
[IBT]
All the world breathes easier as Portugal (2) and Zulu (2) make peace.
010 Amaracio Orgeta (1) is captured by a lone Iroquois Knight. We lose a worker and 41 gold.
Rome is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
1140 AD
We move units to retake Amaracio Ortega.
[IBT]
France (14) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
France is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
1150 AD
010 Amaracio Orgeta (1) is liberated from Iroquois. We gain our worker back.
Our exploring slave enters Japan's land.
We have to raise luxuries to 40%.
[IBT]
As expected, Japan throws a fit over our 'invasion'.
Larry TCG: Fobidden Palace -> vPike in 2.
Greeks are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
1160 AD
[IBT]
Zulu (2) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois. That could be bad news for the Zulu.
Zulu Dow Iroquois.
Russia is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Sumeria (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Portugal DoW Iroquois.
Persia (18) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Iroquois want to talk, but we can't make peace for another 12 turns. So we ignore them.
Palace Expansion #5; we build the top floor. I just hope I selected the right style.
1180 AD
Iroquois go up one to 19 cities, which must have come from India as they lose one to 33 cities.
[IBT]
JS Bach's Cathedral is built in Lahore, India.
Greeks are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics), again.
Sumeria is building Smith's Trading Company.
1190 AD
We are Strong compared to the Iroquois. That is good news.
We are also streched thin, but not too thin. Our offensive is limited to building cities and taking small towns. We don't have enough units to besiege a big town. Not until these universities get built.
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and India (33) make peace.
Iroquois (19) and Egypt (19) make peace. That is not good for us.
Russia is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Egypt is building Smith's Trading Company.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company.
Smith's Trading Company is built in Athens, Greece.
1200 AD
012 Alice Walton (United States, 59 years, 17.6B, United States) is built, another city started behind enemy lines.
We sell Education to America for 3 gpt and 58 of 58 gold.
Really need (I think) a World Map, but the cost seems high. The cheapest is almost half of my gold, plus my World Map and Wines.
I'll look at that again when I pick up the game next time.
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20091108 0920 >
I'll pass on trying to get a WM at this time.
Culture City Check
Larry The Cable Guy: 2560
Ur: 3833
1210 AD
Culture City Check
Larry The Cable Guy: 2597 (37 cpt)
Ur: 3878 (45 cpt)
Ur: (20000 - 3878)/45 = 359 more turns
Larry TCG: (20000 - 2597)/37 = 471 more turns
Current turn is 236, so at the current rate, no one wins before 2050 AD.
1220 AD
[IBT]
We learn Chemsitry, start on Metalurgy, 23 turns at 20%.
1230 AD
We sell Chemistry to France for Astronomy and 23 of 23 gold.
We sell Chemistry and Astronomy to Rome for Banking, Music Theory and 4 of 4 gold.
Shakespeare's Theater, at a whopping 8 cpt, is available with Free Artisrty, which requires Democracy. Those that have it won't trade it, so we start to learn it. Science goes up to 50%, the max we can go right now; Democracy in 10, -130 gpt, 1567 gold. We'll have one university complete in the next ten turns.
20091108 1028 <
20091126 0931 > (Thanksgiving Day)
[IBT]
Sumeria (19) and Iroquois (18) make peace.
1240 AD
Shakespeare's Theater cost 450 shields, Larry nets 20 spt and a palace only takes 15 turns. Start on a new palace, can always switch to a bank.
[IBT]
India (34) and Irquois (17) make peace.
1250 AD
Someone is nibbling on Hiawatha; he is down to 14 cities. One went to India, not sure about the others.
We still MAs with Rome and Portugal on Iroquois; they expire in 4 turns.
[IBT]
America (7) and Portugal (2) make peace.
Portugal and Iroquois (14) make peace, too.
1255 AD
We did not have an MA with Portgual vs. Iroquois, only a peace treaty, which still has 3 turns to go.
013 Christy Walton (United States, 54 years, 17.6B, United States) is founded in enemy lands.
MA with Rome vs. Iroquois, 3 turns to go.
[IBT]
Egypt is building Newton's Univesity (Theory of Gravity).
Maya are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1260 AD
Move units to take on Kahnawake (8) of Irquois. Two more turns of war, then I'll ask for peace. Move now, attack next turn and maybe we'll get lucky and grab another city.
[IBT]
Two Longbow from Kahnawake attack Christy Walton, one wins and one dies.
Greece (20) DoW India (35).
Greece is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Russia is fretful over our wandering Indian slave.
Egypt is building Shakespeare's Theater.
Sumer is building Shakespeare's Theater.
Sumer is building Newton's Univesity (Theory of Gravity).
1265 AD
We raze Kahnawake (7).
Up the happy slider to 50% to keep our good cities from rioting.
Iroquois will take Peace for Peace right now, so next turn we can make peace and balance our economic checkbook. We are -141 gpt right now, 50% happy and 50% smarts.
20091126 1116 < Thanksgiving Day
20091126 1530 > Still Thanksgiving Day
1270 AD
We drop our MA with Rome vs. Iroquois.
We don't get much for peace, only their Territory Map and their only gold piece.
China (22) and Iroquois (12) make peace.
We buy Democracy from India for Wines and 192 of 857 gold.
Free Artistry is 6 turns out at 60%. Science to 50%, -77 gpt, 665 gold. Luxuries at 30%.
We sell Education to Japan for a worker and 8 of 8 gold.
We sell Democracy to Rome for Navigation (optional) WM (Which we need) and 12 of 12 gold.
We sell Democracy to Iroquois for Economics (optional) WM (now that we don't need it) and 33 gpt.
Up science to 60%, Free Artistry in 6, -74 gpt, 685 gold.
[IBT]
Greece demands Wines. We refuse. They go away.
Russia is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1275 AD
014 S Robson Walton (United States, 65 years, 17.6B, United States) is started.
Our wandering slave heads home.
[IBT]
Sumeria wants to chat. Their TM for my TM? When I have a WM? No.
Iroquois (12) and Rome (14) make peace.
Palace Exapansion #6; we have to build some steps.
1280 AD
Computer crashed during the turn but after the 1280 Beginning of turn save. I will start from there later.
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1280 AD
Nothing special.
1285 AD
[IBT]
Rome (14) and Greeces (20) sign an MA vs. India (35).
Rome DoW India.
Maya are building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
1290 AD
[IBT]
Babylon (21) and Greece (20) sign an MA vs. India (35).
Babylon DoW India.
1295 AD
Drop science to 0%, Free Artistry in 1, +184 gpt, 312 gold.
[IBT]
India wants to talk. India wants an ROP and an MA vs. Babylon. No; let India bleed some.
We learn Free Artistry, start on Metallurgy, 50% at 0% science.
1300 AD
Larry the Cable Guy palace -> Shakespeare's Theater in 12.
[IBT]
Palace Expansion #7; we build big, stone toothpicks.
Iroquois are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
France is building Shakespeare's Theater.
1305 AD
Rome and Portugal have workers for sale.
Sell Free Artistry to Rome for one worker, WM, 4 gpt and 103 of 103 gold.
Sell Banking to Portugal for worker and WM, they have 0 gold.
L01 My Furs is founded, so we can get a second luxury.
[IBT]
Babylon becomes a busybody; ROP and MA vs. India. We have Wines that flow to India for 13 more turns; no deal.
Egypt demands our time; ROP, MPP and we pay 5 gpt to get drawn into her wars. Nope.
Persia is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1310 AD
[IBT]
India is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1315 AD
Larry TCG Shakespeare's Theater in 9.
Furs are connected to 001 William Gates III.
Drop luxury to 20%, +224 gpt.
1320 AD
[IBT]
Rome comes knocking; WM for WM. No.
Russia is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Babylon is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1325 AD
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20091128 1454 >
1330 AD
We add a native worker to make Larry size 12, Shakespeare's Theater in 5.
We can buy Metallurgy from France or India for 1739 gold.
France is at war with Iroqouis, which is good for us.
India is at war with others, away from us, which is good for us.
Buy Metallurgy from France for 1739 of 1843 gold.
Sell Metallrugy to Babylon (at war with India) for WM, 3 gpt and 40 of 40 gold.
Sell Metallrugy to Rome (also at war with India) for WM, 8 gpt and 39 of 39 gold.
Sell Music Theory to America for 28 of 28 gold.
Sell Engineering to Zulu for 21 of 21 gold. They are at war with Iroquois.
Sell Music Theory to Japan for Dyes.
We start learning Physics, 50 turns at 0%.
[IBT]
Greece (20) and France (16) sign an MA vs. Japan (12).
Greece DoW Japan.
1335 AD
We sell Theology to Zulu from WM and two workers.
[IBT]
Rome (11) and Greece (20) sign an MA vs. Japan (11).
Rome DoW Japan.
America (7) and Greece sign an MA vs. Japan.
Egypt (19) and Greece sign an MA vs. Japan.
Egypt DoW Japan.
Iroquois (10) and Zulu (2) make peace.
Maya (15) and Egypt sign an MA vs. Japan.
1340 AD
Shakespeare's in 3.
1345 AD
Shakespeare's in 2.
[IBT]
Rome (11) and India (36) make peace.
Maya manage an audience. WM for WM and a gift of 80 gold. No.
Now Portugal walks in. ROP and MA vs. Rome. You're kidding right? We say No.
1350 AD
Shakespeare's in 1.
We lost our Dyes from Japan.
[IBT]
Shakespeare's Theater is built in Larry The Cable Guy.
Which kicks off our Golden Age.
Larry starts a bank, due in 5.
Russia is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Maya are building Newton's University.
Sumeria is building Newton's University.
Newton's University is built in Ur, Sumeria.
1355 AD
Larry is at 45 cpt.
Larry: 3530 culture
Ur: 5009 culutre.
Quick check: 20,000 - 3,530 = 16, 470; 16, 470 / 45 = 366 turns.
We are on Turn 261. Not pretty.
Another check: 20,000 - 3,530 = 16,470 culture points. 540 - 261 = 279 turns. 16,470 / 279 = 59 cpt.
We focus on infrastructure while we can build things quickly during this 20 turns of glory.
Golden Age Turn 1.
[IBT]
Zulu (2) and France (18) sign an MA vs. Japan (6).
Zulu DoW Japan.
Palace Expansion #8; we build on Stage Right.
1360 AD
Larry: 3575 culture (+45)
Ur: 5060 culutre. (+51)
Ur needs about 292 turns to hit 20K in culture, way past 2050 AD.
Golden Age Turn 2.
1365 AD
Iroquois peace lasts one more turn. Persia is marching through Hiawatha's land; we need to strike so we can expand.
We buy Physics from Rome for 1660 of 2026 gold.
We sell Banking to Japan from WM and a worker. Japan has 4 cities and 3 enemies.
Golden Age Turn 3.
1370 AD
We (China (24) DoW Iroquois (9).
We get India into an MA on Iroquois for Wines.
India (36) DoW Iroquois.
I don't expect India to do much except prevent end around attacks.
x09 Mauch Chunk (7) is captured from Iroquois.
x10 Grand River (2) is captured from Iroquois. We lost 3 Riders to one Pike.
Golden Age Turn 4.
1375 AD
x11 St. Regis (3) is captured from Iroquois.
Golden Age Turn 5.
[IBT]
Babylon (21) and India (36) make peace.
Portugal (2) and Rome (11) make peace.
Greece and Iroquois sign a Trade Embargo on us.
1380 AD
015 Bernard Arnault (France, 60 years, 16.5B, France) is built.
Golden Age Turn 6.
[IBT]
America (7) and Greece (24) sign an MPP.
1385 AD
Japan is down to one city.
We sell Democracy to Japan for WM and 18 of 18 gold.
May they have a long and happy time of anarchy.
We sell Democracy to America for WM, 4 gpt and 78 of 78 gold.
We sell Printing Press to Zulu for 26 of 26 gold.
Golden Age Turn 7.
[IBT]
The rampaging French have destroyed Japan. No anarchy after all.
Palace Expansion #9; we build on Stage Left.
1390 AD
016 Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong, 80 years, 16.2B, Hong Kong) helps us advance on Salamanca and Ivory.
We buy Theory of Gravity from Greece for 1954 of 2567 gold.
Golden Age Turn 8.
[IBT]
I hit Enter too soon; some cities had War Weariness issues and I did not fix that.
Have to fix that next turn.
1395 AD
x12 Salamanca (7) is captured from Iroquois.
We now control The Statue of Zeus.
x13 Niagara Falls (4) is captured from Iroquois.
Golden Age Turn 9.
20091128 1850 <
Between playtime anlaysis; game not open
Three Wonders are available in the Industrial Age: Universal Suffrage (Industrialization), Theory of Evolution (Scientific Method) and Hoover Dam (Electronics).
Small Wonders still to build are more numerous, but somewhat out of reach. Pentagon needs three Armies in the field; I have one. Iron Works needs Steam Power; Military Academy needs Military Tradition. I'm not at this moment of the cpt for each of these. I need to aim for 60 cpt to even be close to winning this with a 20K city.
Ur is cranking out 51 cpt and that needs to stop. Looks like I need a long distance war with Sumeria and a ring of MAs around Sumeria. But eventually I'll have to get forces there and take out Ur, and that won't be easy or cheap.
Checking with CivAssist II, Larry The Cable Guy is cranking out 47 cpt, not the 45 from earlier. CAII projects Larry hitting 20K in 2083 AD.
Universal Suffrage (800 shields) gives 4 cpt, Theory of Evolution (800 shields) 3 cpt and Hoover Dam (600 shields) 2 cpt.
Steam Power -> Industiraliztion lets us build Universal Suffrage. Won't get there during the GOlden Age but might be able to buy Steam Power.
I might win this with a 20K city, but I don't think I'll hit the tables.
20100130 2050 >
It has been almost two months since I last played a turn. December and January were busy months and SGs had to be played before I could come back here. Plus, I'm not doing so well. It is possible to take the 20K victory, I think (I hope!), but I will not place in the tables. And it won't be easy, since the other contending city is rather far away. My lack of Ancient Age Wonders doesn't help either but that is self-inflicted.
[1395 AD IBT]
France (20) and Greece (24) sign an MPP.
Sumeria is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).
1400 AD
017 Michael Bloomberg (United States, 67 years, 16.0B, United States) is placed on a lake.
We can buy Military Tradition from Persia for Furs, Wines and 279 of 1517 gold.
But, if we wait two turns, gather about another 1000 gold, we can buy MT and Magnetism from Persia.
Golden Age Turn 10.
1405 AD
(Tone and Nikodemus: 1st and 2nd place wins, respectively).
x14 Cattaraugus (5), the current Iroquois capital, is captured.
018 Stefan Persson (Sweden, 61 years, 14.5B, Sweden) is started. After it is built I see an unconnected Ivory just 1W of where this city is located. Drat.
Need to get workers down there fast.
Golden Age Turn 11.
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Greece (24) sign an MA vs. India (37).
Portugal DoW India.
France (20) and Greece sign an MA vs. India.
France DoW India.
Egypt (24) and Iroquois (?) sign a Trade Embargo against us.
Iroquois want to talk, but we really cannot, due to our MA with India.
x12 Salamanca (7) flips back to Iroquois. We lose 2 Maces.
1410 AD
x12 Salamanca is recaptured.
x15 Caughnawaga (3), the current Iroquois capital, is captured.
Trade Embagro on us by Iroquois and Egypt is over. So is the one by Iroquois and Greece.
The Strong Iroquois are destroyed.
019 Charles Koch (United States, 73 years, 14.0B, United States) is built.
We buy Magnetism and Military Tradition from Persia for Furs, Wines and 2004 of 2401 gold.
Only Egypt and Sumeria know Steam Power. Price is about 4000 gold; 397 gold plus 200 gpt. In eight turns we might able to buy it and then start learning Industrialization.
But that might be too late to catch up with Sumeria.
We sell Chemistry to Portugal for WM and 300 of 300 gold.
We buy Steam Power from Egypt for Furs, Wines, WM, 162 gpt and 697 of 697 gold.
We are connected to two Coal, so rails are a Go!
Only Sumeria knows Industrializtion.
At 40% we learn it in 11 turns, +17 gpt.
We sell Steam Power to Persia (2nd richest behind Sumeria) for WM, 15 gpt and 2060 of 2060 gold.
We sell Steam Power to Greece for Medicine and 281 of 715 gold.
We sell Medicine to France for WM and 575 of 575 gold.
But we still cannot buy Inudstrialization from Sumeria. They won't even talk a price.
Increase science to 80%; Industrialization in 6; -336 gpt, 2916 gold.
Universal Suffrage is 800 shields. Military Academy is 400 shields and Larry TCG can build it in 10 (GA speed). Rails around Larry will speed it up. We appear to have a good shot at Universal Suffrage.
And we catch a break. Sumeria is building US in Agade, which is size 5! and on tundra.
We investigate Agade for 87 of 2916 gold.
Agade nets 7 spt, will complete US in 101 turns.
Golden Age Turn 12.
[IBT]
Someone suggests a Military Academy.
Palace Expansion #10; we build on Stage Right.
1415 AD
Send workers and slaves to Larry The Cable Guy.
Slaves arrive on Ivory.
Golden Age Turn 13.
[IBT]
America (7) DoW India (37).
Egypt (24) and Russia (22) sign an MPP.
1420 AD
(Automated Teller: 3rd place).
Ivory, our third native luxury, is connected to the capital.
Drop luxuries to 10%, and need to hire some geeks.
20100131 0005 <
20100131 1309 >
We buy a worker from Egypt for 106 of 2153 gold.
We buy a worker from Persia for WM and 74 of 2047 gold.
We buy a worker from America for 106 of 1973 gold; the initial demand was for Wines.
Golden Age Turn 14.
[IBT]
Russia needs us. WM for WM and Steam Power? No way.
Palace Expansion #11; we build on Stage Left.
1425 AD
The Portuguese city of Sao Paulo, on the mainland, has Gems, unconnected. We can fix that in the near future.
Golden Age Turn 15.
[IBT]
Zulu (2) and India (35) sign an MA vs. America (7).
Zulu DoW America.
1430 AD
We buy a worker from Babylon for 106 of 1349 gold.
Golden Age Turn 16.
[IBT]
Egypt (26) and Greece (25) sign an MA vs. India (33).
Egypt DoW India.
Zulu (2) and India sign an MA vs. Egypt.
Zulu DoW Egypt.
Russia (22) DoW India.
Russia DoW Zulu.
1435 AD
Science down to 10%, Industrialization in 1, +431 gpt, 977 gold.
Golden Age Turn 17.
[IBT]
Our exploring Indian slave crosses into Persian territory and they get upset.
Rome (11) and Egypt (26) sign an MA vs. India (32).
Rome DoW India.
We learn Industrialilzation, start on Electricty, due in 42 at 10%.
1435 AD
Larry The Cable Guy palace in 8 -> Universal Suffrage in 14.
sr01 Salty Peter is built.
Saltpeter is connected to our capital.
Upgrade 15 catapults to cannons for 450 of 1404 gold.
Increase science to 50%, Electricity in 10, +29 gpt, 954 gold.
Golden Age Turn 18.
Plan to DoW on India next turn, need settlers to claim empty lands.
20100131 1422 <
20100131 2336 >
[IBT]
Greeks want some face time. Their WM for our WM and 150 gold. Not a good deal.
India (31) and France (26) make peace.
Greece (26) and Rome (11) sign an MPP.
1445 AD
We DoW India.
x16 Allegheny (1) is captured from India. We gain a second Ivory.
We build an embassy with Persia for 91 of 983 gold.
Great. The capital of Persia is building wealth.
We buy Persia into an MA vs. India for 26 gpt.
Persia (26) DoW India (31).
x17 Guimarães (3) is captured from India.
We sell Education to Zulu for WM and 31 of 31 gold.
We sell Democracy to Portugal for WM and 101 of 101 gold.
Golden Age Turn 19.
[IBT]
Sumeria demands Ivory. We refuse. They back down.
Maya (15) and Greece (26) sign an MA vs. India (29?).
Maya DoW India.
Zulu (1) and India sign a Trade Embargo on us.
The Trade Embargon on us by Zulu and India is over.
Rampgaing Egypt has destroyed Zulu.
1450 AD
(PrinceMyshkin's 4th place win with Korea)
x18 Tyendenaga (2) is captured from India.
x19 New Delhi (4) is captured from India.
I don't get the message, but production is back to normal.
Golden Age Turn 20.
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[IBT]
x01 Oporto flips back again to Portugal. We lose a Pike and trebuchet.
Larry TCG cathedral -> university in 12.
Larry TCG: 31 cpt.
0940 AD
In a very costly and bloody bout, x05 Lisbon (11), their capital, is captured from Portugal.
We now control Sun Tzu's Art of War, The Great Lighthouse, The Pyramids and The Colossus. I wish I knew for how long.
Qianlong I is at 2/14 inside Lisbon, along with a redlined vMace and vHorse.
x01 Oporto (5) is razed. Enough of that nonsense.
Aaagh! Miskey and we keep the culture-flipp' place.
As of now we are Strong compared to Portugal, but weak compared to India and Iroquois.
20K City Culture Check
Larry TCG: 1660
Salamanca: 1423
0950 AD
We keep Lisbon and Oporto for one turn, anyway.
Lisbon has over a 7% flip risk, so we move our crippled out of the city.
0960 AD
009 Theo Albrecht (Germany, 87 years, 18.8B, Germany) is built inside Portugese borders.
[IBT]
Portugal wants to talk, but we cannot due to MAs. So we decline to be bothered.
0970 AD
Whoa! Somehow met Egypt, Russia, Greece and Babylon over the IBT.
20K City Culture Check
Ur: 2978
Larry TCG: 1753
We rush a settler in Oporto, before it flips again.
We sell Monotheism to Zulu for 1 gpt and 30 of 30 gold.
We embassy up.
Ur, Sumeria for 122 of 2603 gold. Ur is at 45 cpt.
Athens, Greece for 186 of 2481 gold.
Moscow, Russia for 168 of 2295 gold.
Babylon, Babylon for 134 of 2127 gold.
Thebes, Egypt for 96 of 1993 gold.
[IBT]
Sumeria wants 810 for Printing Press. We decline.
Babylon wants 1710 for Banking. Again, we decline.
Greece wants 830 for Printing Press. We decline.
Zulu wonders about our nosey slave; we say nice things.
Rome (?) and India (24) sign an MA vs. Portugal.
Iroquois take a city from Portugal.
Russia wants 860 for Printing Press. We decline.
Egypt is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
0980 AD
We have Wines and can trade them for MAs on Portugal and/or other luxuries. Need to consider that when I restart this.
Need to get Sumeria in a war.
And we need to get smarter. We lack Saltpeter (no Muskets) and I have avoided building any Riders. That may need to change.
20091024 1813 <
20091025 1216 >
[IBT]
America (?) and India (25) sign an MA vs. Portugal (7).
0990 AD
We rush the university in Larry TCG for 440 of 2059 gold.
[IBT]
Zulu demand Wines. We decline. They go away.
Zulu (2) and Rome sign an MA vs. Portugal (7).
Zulu DoW Portugal.
Portugal and Iroquois make peace.
Larry TCG university -> courthouse in 5.
Copernicus' Observatory is built in Kutha, Sumeria.
1000 AD
We moves forces towards Evora, the current capital of Porugal, which is 3 tiles from Lisbon and 4 tiles from Oporto. Evora is down to size 5; Portugal may have conscripting units.
At this point I do not know how good my chances are of winning via the 20K Culture City. Ur of Sumeria has 3313 to Larry TCG 1850.
Sumeria needs to be the focus of a war but right now I cannot pull that off. Portugal is going down fast as Iroquois expanded their border and so does India. That leaves China landlocked from further expansion, unless we expand into India/Iroquois, which will mean another war. Lacking Saltpeter, that might be tough. I have avoided building Riders, just to stall having a rather early Golden Age.
China needs a World Map to see where everyone is and who is neighbors to whom.
Iroquois has a coast line and India does not. We'll deal with India and take on Iroquois later, after Portugal is done.
[IBT]
India is building Magellan's Voyage (Navigation).
Greece is building Magellan's Voyage.
1010 AD
010 Amancio Ortega (Spain, 73 years, 18.3B, Spain) is built, edging into fresh Iroquois land.
[IBT]
India wants to talk. Gandhi offers Printing Press for 790 gold. We decline.
1020 AD
Evora is down to size 3. Six trebuchet attacks ping 2 vPikes and 1 rPike.
x06 Evora (2) is captured without any loss of Chinese units; very, very different from the capture of Lisbon. We nab a settler, also, so two more slaves.
We aslo gain another Wine to sell.
Lisbon's flip chances go down to less than 1%, between .571 and .599, so we move in a Pike and Mace to stop the rebellion.
The new capital of Portugal, Emerita, appears out the fog to our north.
We increase science to 30%, Chemistry in 27, -19 gpt, 1820 gold.
[IBT]
India captures Emerita and War Elephants begin to stream south.
1030 AD
We meet Rome.
Embassy costs 60 of 1801 gold.
We sell Education to Rome for 77 of 77 gold.
[IBT]
Rome is worried about our Wandering Worker/Slave.
1040 AD
The newest capital of Portugal is visible in the fog about 4NE of Evora.
Larry TCG: 35 cpt (I should have checked this after the university was built.)
20K City Culture Check
Ur: 3293
Larry TCG: 1990
At this rate Larry will break 20K in 514 turns. We are on Turn 219.
20091025 1339 <
20091029 1820 >
[IBT]
Larry courthouse -> palace in 16. This is planned for the Forbidden Palace.
1060 AD
MA with India on Portugal ends in two turns.
[IBT]
Maya offers Printing Press for 760 gold. We decline.
Magellan's Voyage is built in Dacca, India.
1070 AD
[IBT]
Egypt is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Sumer is building Smith's Trading Company.
1080 AD
The MA is offically over between us and India.
1090 AD
This is not a risk I really want to do, but China needs room to expand.
We end the MA with India on Portugal. And get back some of our gold.
We extort Printing Press and communications with Persia and Japan when we make peace with Portugal.
Both Persia and Japan are broke and rather stupid. Twenty one gold between them and five techs we can sell.
We declare War on Iroquois (26).
We get India into another MA with Wines and 23 gpt.
India (28) DoW Iroquois.
For Printing Press we get Rome to sign the MA vs. Iroquois and get us 4 of 4 gold.
Rome (14) DoW Iroquois.
This gives us a safe route for Wines back to Sumeria.
Sumeria is rather cheap, wanting only Wines and 3 gpt to sign.
Sumeria (19) DoW Iroquois.
Russia needs 23 gpt and she is in the fight.
Russia (22) DoW Iroquois.
20091029 1926 <
20091107 2215 >
I think I have gotten MAs with everyone that touches Iroquois borders.
Just to be sure, and to protect our trade route back to Sumeria, we talk to Egypt.
We buy Egypt into an MA vs. Iroquois for 31 gpt.
Egypt (19) DoW Iroquois.
Iroquois now has 6 enemies; I hope it is enough.
[IBT]
Babylon is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
1100 AD
x07 Sagres (4) is captured from Iroquois.
[IBT]
Egypt gets edgy about our wandering Indian slave.
America (7) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Forbidden Palace anyone? Oh, yes indeed.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
1110 AD
Larry The Cable Guy palace in 10 -> Forbidden Palace in 5.
[IBT]
We watch India and Iroquois fight.
1120 AD
011 Jim Walton (United States, 61 years, 17.8B, United States) is founded inside the Deep Purple borders of Hiawatha.
[IBT]
Iroquois (25?) and Russia (22) make peace.
1130 AD
x08 Centralia (2) is captured from Iroquois.
Raise science to 20%, Chemistry in 13 not 26.
[IBT]
All the world breathes easier as Portugal (2) and Zulu (2) make peace.
010 Amaracio Orgeta (1) is captured by a lone Iroquois Knight. We lose a worker and 41 gold.
Rome is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
1140 AD
We move units to retake Amaracio Ortega.
[IBT]
France (14) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
France is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
1150 AD
010 Amaracio Orgeta (1) is liberated from Iroquois. We gain our worker back.
Our exploring slave enters Japan's land.
We have to raise luxuries to 40%.
[IBT]
As expected, Japan throws a fit over our 'invasion'.
Larry TCG: Fobidden Palace -> vPike in 2.
Greeks are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
1160 AD
[IBT]
Zulu (2) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois. That could be bad news for the Zulu.
Zulu Dow Iroquois.
Russia is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Sumeria (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Portugal DoW Iroquois.
Persia (18) and Egypt (19) sign an MA vs. Iroquois.
Iroquois want to talk, but we can't make peace for another 12 turns. So we ignore them.
Palace Expansion #5; we build the top floor. I just hope I selected the right style.
1180 AD
Iroquois go up one to 19 cities, which must have come from India as they lose one to 33 cities.
[IBT]
JS Bach's Cathedral is built in Lahore, India.
Greeks are building Smith's Trading Company (Economics), again.
Sumeria is building Smith's Trading Company.
1190 AD
We are Strong compared to the Iroquois. That is good news.
We are also streched thin, but not too thin. Our offensive is limited to building cities and taking small towns. We don't have enough units to besiege a big town. Not until these universities get built.
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and India (33) make peace.
Iroquois (19) and Egypt (19) make peace. That is not good for us.
Russia is building Smith's Trading Company (Economics).
Egypt is building Smith's Trading Company.
Maya are building Smith's Trading Company.
Smith's Trading Company is built in Athens, Greece.
1200 AD
012 Alice Walton (United States, 59 years, 17.6B, United States) is built, another city started behind enemy lines.
We sell Education to America for 3 gpt and 58 of 58 gold.
Really need (I think) a World Map, but the cost seems high. The cheapest is almost half of my gold, plus my World Map and Wines.
I'll look at that again when I pick up the game next time.
20091108 0123 <
20091108 0920 >
I'll pass on trying to get a WM at this time.
Culture City Check
Larry The Cable Guy: 2560
Ur: 3833
1210 AD
Culture City Check
Larry The Cable Guy: 2597 (37 cpt)
Ur: 3878 (45 cpt)
Ur: (20000 - 3878)/45 = 359 more turns
Larry TCG: (20000 - 2597)/37 = 471 more turns
Current turn is 236, so at the current rate, no one wins before 2050 AD.
1220 AD
[IBT]
We learn Chemsitry, start on Metalurgy, 23 turns at 20%.
1230 AD
We sell Chemistry to France for Astronomy and 23 of 23 gold.
We sell Chemistry and Astronomy to Rome for Banking, Music Theory and 4 of 4 gold.
Shakespeare's Theater, at a whopping 8 cpt, is available with Free Artisrty, which requires Democracy. Those that have it won't trade it, so we start to learn it. Science goes up to 50%, the max we can go right now; Democracy in 10, -130 gpt, 1567 gold. We'll have one university complete in the next ten turns.
20091108 1028 <
20091126 0931 > (Thanksgiving Day)
[IBT]
Sumeria (19) and Iroquois (18) make peace.
1240 AD
Shakespeare's Theater cost 450 shields, Larry nets 20 spt and a palace only takes 15 turns. Start on a new palace, can always switch to a bank.
[IBT]
India (34) and Irquois (17) make peace.
1250 AD
Someone is nibbling on Hiawatha; he is down to 14 cities. One went to India, not sure about the others.
We still MAs with Rome and Portugal on Iroquois; they expire in 4 turns.
[IBT]
America (7) and Portugal (2) make peace.
Portugal and Iroquois (14) make peace, too.
1255 AD
We did not have an MA with Portgual vs. Iroquois, only a peace treaty, which still has 3 turns to go.
013 Christy Walton (United States, 54 years, 17.6B, United States) is founded in enemy lands.
MA with Rome vs. Iroquois, 3 turns to go.
[IBT]
Egypt is building Newton's Univesity (Theory of Gravity).
Maya are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1260 AD
Move units to take on Kahnawake (8) of Irquois. Two more turns of war, then I'll ask for peace. Move now, attack next turn and maybe we'll get lucky and grab another city.
[IBT]
Two Longbow from Kahnawake attack Christy Walton, one wins and one dies.
Greece (20) DoW India (35).
Greece is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Russia is fretful over our wandering Indian slave.
Egypt is building Shakespeare's Theater.
Sumer is building Shakespeare's Theater.
Sumer is building Newton's Univesity (Theory of Gravity).
1265 AD
We raze Kahnawake (7).
Up the happy slider to 50% to keep our good cities from rioting.
Iroquois will take Peace for Peace right now, so next turn we can make peace and balance our economic checkbook. We are -141 gpt right now, 50% happy and 50% smarts.
20091126 1116 < Thanksgiving Day
20091126 1530 > Still Thanksgiving Day
1270 AD
We drop our MA with Rome vs. Iroquois.
We don't get much for peace, only their Territory Map and their only gold piece.
China (22) and Iroquois (12) make peace.
We buy Democracy from India for Wines and 192 of 857 gold.
Free Artistry is 6 turns out at 60%. Science to 50%, -77 gpt, 665 gold. Luxuries at 30%.
We sell Education to Japan for a worker and 8 of 8 gold.
We sell Democracy to Rome for Navigation (optional) WM (Which we need) and 12 of 12 gold.
We sell Democracy to Iroquois for Economics (optional) WM (now that we don't need it) and 33 gpt.
Up science to 60%, Free Artistry in 6, -74 gpt, 685 gold.
[IBT]
Greece demands Wines. We refuse. They go away.
Russia is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1275 AD
014 S Robson Walton (United States, 65 years, 17.6B, United States) is started.
Our wandering slave heads home.
[IBT]
Sumeria wants to chat. Their TM for my TM? When I have a WM? No.
Iroquois (12) and Rome (14) make peace.
Palace Exapansion #6; we have to build some steps.
1280 AD
Computer crashed during the turn but after the 1280 Beginning of turn save. I will start from there later.
20091126 1635 <
20091128 1130 >
1280 AD
Nothing special.
1285 AD
[IBT]
Rome (14) and Greeces (20) sign an MA vs. India (35).
Rome DoW India.
Maya are building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
1290 AD
[IBT]
Babylon (21) and Greece (20) sign an MA vs. India (35).
Babylon DoW India.
1295 AD
Drop science to 0%, Free Artistry in 1, +184 gpt, 312 gold.
[IBT]
India wants to talk. India wants an ROP and an MA vs. Babylon. No; let India bleed some.
We learn Free Artistry, start on Metallurgy, 50% at 0% science.
1300 AD
Larry the Cable Guy palace -> Shakespeare's Theater in 12.
[IBT]
Palace Expansion #7; we build big, stone toothpicks.
Iroquois are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
France is building Shakespeare's Theater.
1305 AD
Rome and Portugal have workers for sale.
Sell Free Artistry to Rome for one worker, WM, 4 gpt and 103 of 103 gold.
Sell Banking to Portugal for worker and WM, they have 0 gold.
L01 My Furs is founded, so we can get a second luxury.
[IBT]
Babylon becomes a busybody; ROP and MA vs. India. We have Wines that flow to India for 13 more turns; no deal.
Egypt demands our time; ROP, MPP and we pay 5 gpt to get drawn into her wars. Nope.
Persia is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1310 AD
[IBT]
India is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1315 AD
Larry TCG Shakespeare's Theater in 9.
Furs are connected to 001 William Gates III.
Drop luxury to 20%, +224 gpt.
1320 AD
[IBT]
Rome comes knocking; WM for WM. No.
Russia is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Babylon is building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
1325 AD
20091128 1259 <
20091128 1454 >
1330 AD
We add a native worker to make Larry size 12, Shakespeare's Theater in 5.
We can buy Metallurgy from France or India for 1739 gold.
France is at war with Iroqouis, which is good for us.
India is at war with others, away from us, which is good for us.
Buy Metallurgy from France for 1739 of 1843 gold.
Sell Metallrugy to Babylon (at war with India) for WM, 3 gpt and 40 of 40 gold.
Sell Metallrugy to Rome (also at war with India) for WM, 8 gpt and 39 of 39 gold.
Sell Music Theory to America for 28 of 28 gold.
Sell Engineering to Zulu for 21 of 21 gold. They are at war with Iroquois.
Sell Music Theory to Japan for Dyes.
We start learning Physics, 50 turns at 0%.
[IBT]
Greece (20) and France (16) sign an MA vs. Japan (12).
Greece DoW Japan.
1335 AD
We sell Theology to Zulu from WM and two workers.
[IBT]
Rome (11) and Greece (20) sign an MA vs. Japan (11).
Rome DoW Japan.
America (7) and Greece sign an MA vs. Japan.
Egypt (19) and Greece sign an MA vs. Japan.
Egypt DoW Japan.
Iroquois (10) and Zulu (2) make peace.
Maya (15) and Egypt sign an MA vs. Japan.
1340 AD
Shakespeare's in 3.
1345 AD
Shakespeare's in 2.
[IBT]
Rome (11) and India (36) make peace.
Maya manage an audience. WM for WM and a gift of 80 gold. No.
Now Portugal walks in. ROP and MA vs. Rome. You're kidding right? We say No.
1350 AD
Shakespeare's in 1.
We lost our Dyes from Japan.
[IBT]
Shakespeare's Theater is built in Larry The Cable Guy.
Which kicks off our Golden Age.
Larry starts a bank, due in 5.
Russia is building Newton's University (Theory of Gravity).
Maya are building Newton's University.
Sumeria is building Newton's University.
Newton's University is built in Ur, Sumeria.
1355 AD
Larry is at 45 cpt.
Larry: 3530 culture
Ur: 5009 culutre.
Quick check: 20,000 - 3,530 = 16, 470; 16, 470 / 45 = 366 turns.
We are on Turn 261. Not pretty.
Another check: 20,000 - 3,530 = 16,470 culture points. 540 - 261 = 279 turns. 16,470 / 279 = 59 cpt.
We focus on infrastructure while we can build things quickly during this 20 turns of glory.
Golden Age Turn 1.
[IBT]
Zulu (2) and France (18) sign an MA vs. Japan (6).
Zulu DoW Japan.
Palace Expansion #8; we build on Stage Right.
1360 AD
Larry: 3575 culture (+45)
Ur: 5060 culutre. (+51)
Ur needs about 292 turns to hit 20K in culture, way past 2050 AD.
Golden Age Turn 2.
1365 AD
Iroquois peace lasts one more turn. Persia is marching through Hiawatha's land; we need to strike so we can expand.
We buy Physics from Rome for 1660 of 2026 gold.
We sell Banking to Japan from WM and a worker. Japan has 4 cities and 3 enemies.
Golden Age Turn 3.
1370 AD
We (China (24) DoW Iroquois (9).
We get India into an MA on Iroquois for Wines.
India (36) DoW Iroquois.
I don't expect India to do much except prevent end around attacks.
x09 Mauch Chunk (7) is captured from Iroquois.
x10 Grand River (2) is captured from Iroquois. We lost 3 Riders to one Pike.
Golden Age Turn 4.
1375 AD
x11 St. Regis (3) is captured from Iroquois.
Golden Age Turn 5.
[IBT]
Babylon (21) and India (36) make peace.
Portugal (2) and Rome (11) make peace.
Greece and Iroquois sign a Trade Embargo on us.
1380 AD
015 Bernard Arnault (France, 60 years, 16.5B, France) is built.
Golden Age Turn 6.
[IBT]
America (7) and Greece (24) sign an MPP.
1385 AD
Japan is down to one city.
We sell Democracy to Japan for WM and 18 of 18 gold.
May they have a long and happy time of anarchy.
We sell Democracy to America for WM, 4 gpt and 78 of 78 gold.
We sell Printing Press to Zulu for 26 of 26 gold.
Golden Age Turn 7.
[IBT]
The rampaging French have destroyed Japan. No anarchy after all.
Palace Expansion #9; we build on Stage Left.
1390 AD
016 Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong, 80 years, 16.2B, Hong Kong) helps us advance on Salamanca and Ivory.
We buy Theory of Gravity from Greece for 1954 of 2567 gold.
Golden Age Turn 8.
[IBT]
I hit Enter too soon; some cities had War Weariness issues and I did not fix that.
Have to fix that next turn.
1395 AD
x12 Salamanca (7) is captured from Iroquois.
We now control The Statue of Zeus.
x13 Niagara Falls (4) is captured from Iroquois.
Golden Age Turn 9.
20091128 1850 <
Between playtime anlaysis; game not open
Three Wonders are available in the Industrial Age: Universal Suffrage (Industrialization), Theory of Evolution (Scientific Method) and Hoover Dam (Electronics).
Small Wonders still to build are more numerous, but somewhat out of reach. Pentagon needs three Armies in the field; I have one. Iron Works needs Steam Power; Military Academy needs Military Tradition. I'm not at this moment of the cpt for each of these. I need to aim for 60 cpt to even be close to winning this with a 20K city.
Ur is cranking out 51 cpt and that needs to stop. Looks like I need a long distance war with Sumeria and a ring of MAs around Sumeria. But eventually I'll have to get forces there and take out Ur, and that won't be easy or cheap.
Checking with CivAssist II, Larry The Cable Guy is cranking out 47 cpt, not the 45 from earlier. CAII projects Larry hitting 20K in 2083 AD.
Universal Suffrage (800 shields) gives 4 cpt, Theory of Evolution (800 shields) 3 cpt and Hoover Dam (600 shields) 2 cpt.
Steam Power -> Industiraliztion lets us build Universal Suffrage. Won't get there during the GOlden Age but might be able to buy Steam Power.
I might win this with a 20K city, but I don't think I'll hit the tables.
20100130 2050 >
It has been almost two months since I last played a turn. December and January were busy months and SGs had to be played before I could come back here. Plus, I'm not doing so well. It is possible to take the 20K victory, I think (I hope!), but I will not place in the tables. And it won't be easy, since the other contending city is rather far away. My lack of Ancient Age Wonders doesn't help either but that is self-inflicted.
[1395 AD IBT]
France (20) and Greece (24) sign an MPP.
Sumeria is building Universal Suffrage (Industrialization).
1400 AD
017 Michael Bloomberg (United States, 67 years, 16.0B, United States) is placed on a lake.
We can buy Military Tradition from Persia for Furs, Wines and 279 of 1517 gold.
But, if we wait two turns, gather about another 1000 gold, we can buy MT and Magnetism from Persia.
Golden Age Turn 10.
1405 AD
(Tone and Nikodemus: 1st and 2nd place wins, respectively).
x14 Cattaraugus (5), the current Iroquois capital, is captured.
018 Stefan Persson (Sweden, 61 years, 14.5B, Sweden) is started. After it is built I see an unconnected Ivory just 1W of where this city is located. Drat.
Need to get workers down there fast.
Golden Age Turn 11.
[IBT]
Portugal (2) and Greece (24) sign an MA vs. India (37).
Portugal DoW India.
France (20) and Greece sign an MA vs. India.
France DoW India.
Egypt (24) and Iroquois (?) sign a Trade Embargo against us.
Iroquois want to talk, but we really cannot, due to our MA with India.
x12 Salamanca (7) flips back to Iroquois. We lose 2 Maces.
1410 AD
x12 Salamanca is recaptured.
x15 Caughnawaga (3), the current Iroquois capital, is captured.
Trade Embagro on us by Iroquois and Egypt is over. So is the one by Iroquois and Greece.
The Strong Iroquois are destroyed.
019 Charles Koch (United States, 73 years, 14.0B, United States) is built.
We buy Magnetism and Military Tradition from Persia for Furs, Wines and 2004 of 2401 gold.
Only Egypt and Sumeria know Steam Power. Price is about 4000 gold; 397 gold plus 200 gpt. In eight turns we might able to buy it and then start learning Industrialization.
But that might be too late to catch up with Sumeria.
We sell Chemistry to Portugal for WM and 300 of 300 gold.
We buy Steam Power from Egypt for Furs, Wines, WM, 162 gpt and 697 of 697 gold.
We are connected to two Coal, so rails are a Go!
Only Sumeria knows Industrializtion.
At 40% we learn it in 11 turns, +17 gpt.
We sell Steam Power to Persia (2nd richest behind Sumeria) for WM, 15 gpt and 2060 of 2060 gold.
We sell Steam Power to Greece for Medicine and 281 of 715 gold.
We sell Medicine to France for WM and 575 of 575 gold.
But we still cannot buy Inudstrialization from Sumeria. They won't even talk a price.
Increase science to 80%; Industrialization in 6; -336 gpt, 2916 gold.
Universal Suffrage is 800 shields. Military Academy is 400 shields and Larry TCG can build it in 10 (GA speed). Rails around Larry will speed it up. We appear to have a good shot at Universal Suffrage.
And we catch a break. Sumeria is building US in Agade, which is size 5! and on tundra.
We investigate Agade for 87 of 2916 gold.
Agade nets 7 spt, will complete US in 101 turns.
Golden Age Turn 12.
[IBT]
Someone suggests a Military Academy.
Palace Expansion #10; we build on Stage Right.
1415 AD
Send workers and slaves to Larry The Cable Guy.
Slaves arrive on Ivory.
Golden Age Turn 13.
[IBT]
America (7) DoW India (37).
Egypt (24) and Russia (22) sign an MPP.
1420 AD
(Automated Teller: 3rd place).
Ivory, our third native luxury, is connected to the capital.
Drop luxuries to 10%, and need to hire some geeks.
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We buy a worker from Egypt for 106 of 2153 gold.
We buy a worker from Persia for WM and 74 of 2047 gold.
We buy a worker from America for 106 of 1973 gold; the initial demand was for Wines.
Golden Age Turn 14.
[IBT]
Russia needs us. WM for WM and Steam Power? No way.
Palace Expansion #11; we build on Stage Left.
1425 AD
The Portuguese city of Sao Paulo, on the mainland, has Gems, unconnected. We can fix that in the near future.
Golden Age Turn 15.
[IBT]
Zulu (2) and India (35) sign an MA vs. America (7).
Zulu DoW America.
1430 AD
We buy a worker from Babylon for 106 of 1349 gold.
Golden Age Turn 16.
[IBT]
Egypt (26) and Greece (25) sign an MA vs. India (33).
Egypt DoW India.
Zulu (2) and India sign an MA vs. Egypt.
Zulu DoW Egypt.
Russia (22) DoW India.
Russia DoW Zulu.
1435 AD
Science down to 10%, Industrialization in 1, +431 gpt, 977 gold.
Golden Age Turn 17.
[IBT]
Our exploring Indian slave crosses into Persian territory and they get upset.
Rome (11) and Egypt (26) sign an MA vs. India (32).
Rome DoW India.
We learn Industrialilzation, start on Electricty, due in 42 at 10%.
1435 AD
Larry The Cable Guy palace in 8 -> Universal Suffrage in 14.
sr01 Salty Peter is built.
Saltpeter is connected to our capital.
Upgrade 15 catapults to cannons for 450 of 1404 gold.
Increase science to 50%, Electricity in 10, +29 gpt, 954 gold.
Golden Age Turn 18.
Plan to DoW on India next turn, need settlers to claim empty lands.
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[IBT]
Greeks want some face time. Their WM for our WM and 150 gold. Not a good deal.
India (31) and France (26) make peace.
Greece (26) and Rome (11) sign an MPP.
1445 AD
We DoW India.
x16 Allegheny (1) is captured from India. We gain a second Ivory.
We build an embassy with Persia for 91 of 983 gold.
Great. The capital of Persia is building wealth.
We buy Persia into an MA vs. India for 26 gpt.
Persia (26) DoW India (31).
x17 Guimarães (3) is captured from India.
We sell Education to Zulu for WM and 31 of 31 gold.
We sell Democracy to Portugal for WM and 101 of 101 gold.
Golden Age Turn 19.
[IBT]
Sumeria demands Ivory. We refuse. They back down.
Maya (15) and Greece (26) sign an MA vs. India (29?).
Maya DoW India.
Zulu (1) and India sign a Trade Embargo on us.
The Trade Embargon on us by Zulu and India is over.
Rampgaing Egypt has destroyed Zulu.
1450 AD
(PrinceMyshkin's 4th place win with Korea)
x18 Tyendenaga (2) is captured from India.
x19 New Delhi (4) is captured from India.
I don't get the message, but production is back to normal.
Golden Age Turn 20.
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