COTM89 - Spoiler #2

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COTM 89 - second spoiler, Iroqouis, The Middle Ages

Reading Requirements:

1. Must have contact with All remaining Civs.
2. Must be able to research an Industrial Age Technology.

Posting restrictions

1. No maps showing Industrial or Modern resources.
2. No discussion of Industrial Age (or later).
3. Absolutely NO Discussion of any other active 'X'OTM contest!

It's been a while since we had a spoiler #2 (or any spoiler for that matter ), but you will probably need the Middle Ages to gain advantage over the AI. So here is your chance to tell this story! Your UU is most effective early in the AA - were you able to use it to effect, or did you have to rely on later units? When and how did you kick off your Golden Age, assuming you have? How was your progress during the Middle Ages, and how are you set up to win this one?

 

[del62]

I did uses my MW both against the Raging Barbs and in a few wars against civs that had settled towns in what I considered my penisular.

After that I made my way to Chivalry, I used Knights to capture the Great Library capulting myself into the Industrial Age picking up Fascism and Communism, but no steam, dont you love the AIs research priorities.

I had a rop and alliance with the Babylonians to help me get to the Great Libary the Aztecs built.

 

[Memento]

After i saw the results from 88 i switch my goal to an 100k win.
research to MT.

first war 630bc against Zulu with Archers. they declare war after i buy Eng. Alliance with Mongols+China. MGL in 370bc->VP in Grand River. trade Feuda from Mongols.
270bc trade Invention-> Lonfbowmen
250bc Babylon in alliance with Zulu. Atztecs,Mongols+China helps me.
210bc peace with Zulu
War with Babylon end in 170ad, after i take 2 towns with Longbows.
30bc buy Gunpowder from Russia
250ad Babylon gone.
260ad buy Chemistry from Russia
push research to 100%
350ad buy Metallurgy from Russia, Russia declare war
alliance with all against Russia

must go, later more

 

[Memento]

430ad MT from Zulus
Russia have most Culture with over 13k
From 610ad to 830ad i take 3 towns incl. Moscow
890ad war with Zulus
900ad take Zimbabwe with GLib
910ad GLib push me in the IZ with Nationalism and Steam Power
Culture 11k, Russia 23,9k
Research to RP
will start GA in the next rounds after i connect coal and build few railroads

 

[Megalou]

Your eptathlon seems to be within reach, but what's all the research for? I thought money was more useful than techs beyond education in 100K type games. But I realize you need some strong units to expand your territory. Will you even keep Russia alive for their free Modern Age tech, risking flips?

 

[Memento]

I will stop research after RP. RP gives fast workers, Civil Engineers and Infantry.
I hope i (and the others) destroy Russia soon, next target is greece with actually 18k and 200ppt.