What the hell is this, a 20k convention? Well, I'm in the right place at least. Went for the predator start.
Took the same first-turn start as Ignas, moving worker to mountain and settler SW. I built two jags, then a turn of wealth, planning a settler. Set research to Masonry at maximum.
Met Inca in 3250 BC; they were up 4 techs on me already. They also had a very inviting worker irrigating their flood plains. In 3200 BC, I stepped out of their radius, declared war, and took their worker with my jag. An American scout was next to the worker; I traded WC + 7g for CB and the remains of Masonry. Rather than a settler, I switched immediately to the Pyramids, planning (foolishly?) to take Cuzco as my second city.
In 3150 BC, my jag took a shot at Cuzco (guarded by a warrior) and won, triggering the insanely early GA. Unfortunately, there was a second warrior inside. However, my other jag was on the way (having popped a warrior from the hut to the north of the capital).
My 2/3 jag took a poke at the other warrior inside Cuzco, but retreated immediately. He healed while his partner in crime approached. Meanwhile, the Incans sent two warriors after my first jag. Silly Incans. Jags are faster than you. While the warriors watched helplessly, both jags ran to the south of Cuzco. The next turn, 2800 BC, my first jag ran up to attack the spear (ack!) in Cuzco. Amazingly, it won while losing only 1 hp, and I took Cuzco and the settler inside for two slaves. The Incans had another city I could see off to the west--but my work was done. A turn later, as their warriors came home, I made peace for their 19 gold and another slave. That's 4 slaves in all, and a second city--not bad work if you can get it! With two slaves basically at home, and two more roading their way back from Cuzco, I merged my original worker into the capital.
While that was going on, I met a Portugese scout in 3000 BC. (Yes, I'd say this was crowded!). Traded CB + WC for Pottery + 45g.
Met an English warrior in 2550 BC; traded CB + WC for Alpha + 25g. Met the Mongols in 2470; they had 1 gold and no techs for me.
Somewhere shortly after that (my notes don't say) I traded for Mysticism from someone (Portugal), and swapped to the Oracle.
The Oracle completed in 2070 BC, and with my two slaves working on the plains furs for chops, a temple was relatively soon to follow.
1950: Cuzco completes a settler, who heads back for home to settle near the FP wheat. I complete Writing.
1910: Temple in, Pyramids next.
1830: Mongols have a slave for trade; only thing I have to give is Writing. Fortunately, they throw in IW + Wheel, so it's not a total loss!
1550: With barbs milling about, I settle Teotihuacan 3SE of the capital, next to the flood plains. It'll churn out a couple of workers to merge in the capital.
1475: CoL in.
1300: Philo (and Republic) in. Do not revolt.
1225: Found Tlateloco 4NW of capital, next to iron mountain.
1150: Pyramids complete. Revolt, draw 3 turn anarchy.
1075: Round of tech sales: CoL to Inca for HBR + 75g, to England for Math + 31g, and HBR + Writing + Math to Maya for Poly + worker + 98g.
1075: Now in Republic.
1025: Literature in. Buy library in Tenochtitlan. Start on Monarchy.
1000: QSC stats...
4 cities, 20 total population
2 jags, 1 warrior, 6 slaves
3 furs, incense
Capital: Oracle (2070 BC), temple (1910 BC), Pyramids (1150 BC), library (1025 BC), 19 cpt. Currently at 23 spt (working on a couple of hills!), GLib in 18 (prebuild for Gardens?).
76 gold.
Monarchy in 10, 80%, -2 gpt. All AA techs in except MM, Currency, Construction, Monarchy.
950: I vacate Tlateloco, barb horse kills some people. Better that than have the capital (guarded by my conscript warrior) attacked.
900: Dutch finish Colossus.
850: France says yo. Found Texcoco near Cuzco. Take barb encampment to east of my area, 25g. Embassy France, they have ivory, building SoZ due in 16. Can I snag ivory before that? Hmm.
825: Put Tenochtitlan on starvation diet to get GLib in 9 instead of 10.
800: Undo starvation diet, decide to take MoM now.
IBT: Maya demand Philo, I tell them no, they declare.
775: MoM in, GLib in 16 at 25 spt. Say yo to Germany on my way to explore France.
750: Monarchy in, lux to 10%, research off. Philo to America for slave + 30g. No way I can make France in time with a road, unfortunately, so nix that idea.
690: Settler heading south from Teotihuacan spots barb camp across ocean. Ack.
650: Mayan JT moves onto the incense at Cuzco.
630: Pillages incense.
610: I make peace with Maya, giving them 180g. Swap capital to Hanging Gardens since America started that.
590: Tlateloco riots, duh.
570: Cuzco pops worker to road incense again.
550: Hanging Gardens in; GLib next. France completes SoZ.
510: America and Portugal enter middle ages. Trade Portugal Monarchy for Currency and 56g. Trade England currency for MM + 64g. Trade France Currency and Monarchy for Construction + 82g. Swap Tenochtitlan to market, buy it for 300g, swap to Colosseum.
490: Colosseum in, swap to GLib (again).
So, 1 turn into the middle ages, the capital is at 29 cpt, with the GLib coming soon.
