0 - 1050 AD
MM Dark Chocolate so that it grows in 7 and still completes factory in 4.
Dark Blue has 40 shields. ToE costs 600 shields. At 40 spt, it will take 14 more turns to build. Not much need to rush to get Scientific Method. Being the first to Scientific Method will actually lower its cost to other civs. Other the other hand, as Wanderer posted above, if we get SM asap, we might be able to research another cheap tech before building ToE. Right now, Nationalism and Sanitation are 6 turns, Refining 9, Steel 10, and Rep Parts 11.
I set research at 60% to get SM in 7 turns.
1 - 1060 AD
Osaka factory --> Bank
Osaka is now at 34 spt (after corruption). I mine two tiles and get it up to 39 spt (after corruption) and 0 fpt. I switch the bank to a courthouse to get it over 40 spt. I disband a warrior for two shields so that the 80 shield courthouse will finish in two turns.
I see that we are still improving tiles around hopelessly corrupt cities. Memphis is building the iron works. It will complete in 260 turns, which works out to 1991AD.
Of Memphis' 27 gpt, 25 is lost to corruption. We have
four workers improving tiles around Memphis. These workers should be improving tiles in our core. At least the tiles in our core have a chance to provide us some return.
SM is now due in 5 turns at 60%.
IBT Our lux deal comes up for renewal with England. Lizzy likes to make gowns with our fine Dyes and Silks. She has been giving us spices in exchange. Oddly enough, she will not pay us 1 bloody cent for our dyes and silks, but will happily trade us spices and 7 gpt.
We pat ourselves on the back for increasing our coffers by 7 gpt.
2 - 1070 AD
Kagoshima Harbor --> Factory
An american and frenchman join Dark Chocolate to bring its pop up to 12.
Move workers
IBT Our lux deal comes up for renewal with Persia. Xerxes likes to smoke our incense and wear silk nighties. In exchange he has been supplying us with furs to keep us warm during the winter. I can't squeeze anything else out of him, so we keep the deal going as it is. I have the feeling that our two luxuries are helping him more than his one luxury is helping us.
3 - 1080 AD
Osaka Courthouse --> Bank -- Osaka is now 40 spt(after corruption)
Persia got Rep Parts this turn.
SM is due in 3 turns.
IBT Our lux deal with Gandhi comes up for renewal. He is paying us 22 gpt for dyes. I try to change the deal and he won't give us more than 5 gpt. I tell him no thanks.
4 - 1090 AD
Kyoto Factory --> Musket -- Kyoto is at 42 spt(after corruption) The musket can be vetoed. I felt that I had to build at least one defensive unit.
Dark Chocolate Factory --> University -- Dark Chocolate is at 40 spt(after corruption)
We now have 4 cities at 40+ spt
Ring up Gandhi on the phone and ask him how much he misses those dyes. He says he will gives us 26 gpt. We tell him sure.
5 - 1100 AD
Niagara Falls Settler --> Worker
Grand River Settler --> Worker
Baltimore Courthouse --> Factory
Satsuma University --> Factory
Fortify a Settler in Salamanca. Maybe someone else sees a spot to use him.
The other settler is in Niagara Falls.
Scientific Method is due next turn. Dark blue is our pre-build for ToE. I think it will have eight more turns on ToE after you switch it off the Palace next turn.
Osaka should be switched from Bank to Palace next turn as the pre-build for Hoovers. Osaka is already at 80 shields and will be able to build Hoovers quickest.
Should we research Sanitation before ToE completes? The only options are Nationalism(6 turns) or Sanitation(5 turns). We might be able to run a deficit and squeeze in Refining, Steel, or Rep Parts. I think we should research one of these five before completing ToE and then switch our research to Atomic Theory and set it at 0%. We should take Atomic Theory and Electronics with ToE. When we are sure that we are going to get Hoovers, we can trade Atomic Theory and try to catch up some techs.
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