Commerce Discussion: Gandhi's got a Sword!

[Octavian X]

We've got a very unique possibility for a trade on our hands. Gandhi will give us Iron Working if we give him Masonry. No other comprable deals exist.

It has been suggested that we make this trade in a quick zero-turn play session in order to make this trade and examine new options, especially in regard to new trades and, should we be so lucky, city placement considering iron locations. I support this plan of action - any other takers?

Of course, for more info and a little bit more relevant discussion, drop by the Office of Commerce thread.

 

[Chieftess]

I'd support a 0-turn play session to see if we have iron, and if we wish, to connect the iron to produce swordsmen. If we do that, then I'll have my workers mine our cities to peak shield output.

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

I'd support it. However, if we already have the iron within our borders, I'd request that the chat continue. And yeah, do the Gandhi trade.

And its not like, to say... I've got money runing on this...

 

[DaveShack]

If we did a 0-turn play session to perform the trade, it would stop with just that one action. Regular play would continue at the next scheduled time, currently Tuesday night 3/22.

 

[GenMarshall]

I would also support aquireing Iron Working ASAP.

 

[Furiey]

I believe (from CivAssist) that the Dutch also have Iron Working and lack Masonary. As I can't open the save I can't tell whether they would give any more than the Indians would.

 

[Gregski]

This trade with India is welcome.

 

[mad-bax]

By the time we have iron connected (if it exists) then we will also have writing. It would be an idea therefore to consider maximising gold from writing trade so that we could upgrade say 5 warriors. We will need barracks also.

 

[MOTH]

I'm in favor of a zero turn chat to do this trade. We should then explore selling IW to other nations for a profit if possible. It is very likely that at least one other AI will discover IW in the next 5 turns so we might as well maximize our profit by selling this before they sell it.

 

[mad-bax]

I agree. In fact I would be in favour of allowing the DP to complete the IW trade plus any other trade opportunities on this turn, plus using any remaining movement in units to uncover a few extra tiles - just in case.

 

[Provolution]

yeah, play till the settler is produced and check for trades, and give it to the forums.

 

[RegentMan]

And its not like, to say... I've got money runing on this...

Nor do I...

I am fully supportive to see whether or not we have iron nearby. Who will the RNG gods favor this time around?

 

[DaveShack]

William of the Netherlands will not give us IW on a straight trade, he wants us to throw in some gold. I'll interpret the contents of this thread to mean we want to perform the best case IW trade and see what else develops. I'd rather leave the remaining trade opportunities for the forum.

 

[Octavian X]

The iron working trade is all I had planned on for this turnchat, actually. After the zero-turn session, I was hoping we could look into selling Iron Working to Byzantium or the Hitties (the only civs we know that don't have it, and ones that are far away enough to not pose a serious threat to us in the near future), and using the revenue from that sale to purchase Mysticism.

 

[DaveShack]

Trade performed. We have iron in the hills next to Donsignia, and India has some next to Delhi but do not yet have it connected.

ending save

 

[mad-bax]

Kinda settles it for me. Warrior spawn- sword upgrade - secure horses - Kill the dutch.

Sounds too easy doesn't it?

 

[MOTH]

It looks like we can even poach India's Iron away from them if we want to avoiding seeing any Indian Swordsmen.

Lets get a barracks built in Donsignia and start producing vet warriors for upgrade to Swordsmen.

 

[mad-bax]

We have about 150g, we can get another 170 from China IF we get writing soon enough, so we should be able to upgrade 6 or 7 warriors in 15 turns time. Almost an embarassment of riches.

By the time we kill Ghandi the dutch towns will be size 2+ or they will have changed government, so we get to keep them.

Son't sell IW BTW. We don't want to fuel the tech pace ATM. Feudalism and Chivalry are not far off and if our neighbours are still around then, life will get really interesting.

Errm... what about the lighthouse? If we build it we're dead. Not wishing to put too fine a point on it.

 

[Bill_in_PDX]

Good news on the iron locations. Given how closed in things are looking, I would agree a mighty force of swordsmen would enable us to acquire more breathing room.

 

[Bertie]

Very cool that we have iron. Iron & horses?

Building a hoard of vet warriors & then upgrading them works for me.

It looks like we can even poach India's Iron away from them if we want to avoiding seeing any Indian Swordsmen.

Lets get a barracks built in Donsignia and start producing vet warriors for upgrade to Swordsmen.

Agree re barracks in Donsignia ASAP. I had suggested producing a settler from there before starting on a barracks, but war is coming too soon. We should switch production to a barracks right away.

Re lighthouse, gosh, do we have the requisite tech? I think our scientists may be developing a case of the slows.