C3C Open.
I see there's kinda a comfort club here, may I join? I too was frustrated with the game and thought I did horrible, but looking at the others I didn't do too bad.
Ok.
4000BC - worker on Wheat. More grass/jungles. Scout - W/N, sees a lake and more jungles. Settler... East. More jungle/grass, but also a hill.
3950BC - Settler East again, towards the hills. More hills! Time to settle, at least it could be productive in Republic.
3900BC - Zimbabwe founded. 1BG will be in radius! Yay! Scout sees some better lands near seashore.
Research: Japan is in the game. Research Alpha. Build ->Scout, Warrior, Settler. Worker improves Wheat, roads grass.
3450BC - meet Inca. They have masonry but won't trade.
3300BC - Meet Aztecs. They have nothing to trade.
2670BC - Ulundi founded on a lake.
2550BC - Alpha learned. Trade it to Aztecs for BW+Masonry+10g, and to Inca for CB+10g. Start on Writing.
2200BC - Bapedi founded on the coast.
2100BC - Writing learned, starting on CoL.
1450BC - CoL learned. Start Philosophy.
1325BC - Trade Writing to Inca for IW+Wheel+50g.
1250BC - Make Republic slingshot! Daren't hope!
Trade Philosophy to Inca for Myst, via Big Picture.
1025BC - Revolt to Republic after connecting Ivory and finishing settler/warrior builds. Draw 5-turn anarchy.
1000BC. save game.
QSC: 8 towns, 14 pop. 4 workers, 7 warriors, 2 archers. 3 suicide curraghs already suicided. 3 barracks.
Missing Math tree, MM and Poly.
In Anarchy, revolting to Republic.
850BC - learn Math, Zimbabwe starts on SoZ.
Trade CoL to Aztecs for MM+70g. Incas have Poly but won't trade it yet.
710BC - Carthage plops a town on our shore. Trade Republic to them for Construction+295g.
650BC - connect Iron, upgrade 10 warriors to swords.
510BC - time to dow Inca. 10 swords, 2 archers pose to take 3 cities.
450BC - learn Literature, sell it to Inca & Carthage for cash, and dow Inca.
430BC - 2 Inca towns captured.
410BC - I have 1 turn till SoZ. Aztecs complete ToA, and freaking Carthage builds SoZ in a Wonder cascade! Switch to GW.
390BC. English complete GW.
Have to settle for freaking MoM.
370BC. Aztecs extort Lit and attack us! Impi starts GA.
230BC. Research Currency and enter MA.
Preparing to attack Inca: