*pre-turn*
knock science down to 60%, polearms in 4 at 0gpt
switch some city production
ibt- Celts want to trade world map for ours, same w/ Norway and I accept
cata dies to assassin
turn 1, 1125ad...
*Ancyra cata--cata
*New Const spear--temple
drop off the 3 catas near Amorium
3/3 dromon v. 3/3 curragh, 3/1 and we promote
4/4 cata kills assassin, ?/0
4/4 cata v. 3/3 archer, 3/2
sent armies to Acre and Medina
ibt- 3/3 archer v. 4/4 cata, 3/1
turn 2, 1128ad...
*Sinope worker--cata
*Ephesus th--cata
*Varna cata--cata
*Heraclea worker--brax
dromon fire bombs Amorium, deals 2 damage to a 3/3 spear
4/4 cata v 3/3 spear, 2/4 (grr...)
3/4 cata v. ? assassin, ?/0
4/4 cata v. 1/3 spear, 1/2
Attack on Acre
5/5 cata v. 3/3 spear, 3/0
13/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/1
captured!
send reserves into New Damascus
12/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/0
Attack on Medina
5/5 cata v. 3/3 spear, 3/0
4/4 cata v. 3/3 spear, 3/2
captured!
ibt- lots of spear/settler pairs, English build the Domesday Book
turn 3, 1131ad...
*Const cata--cata
*Smyrna cata--cata
*Septrum settler--th
dromon attacks Amorium, 1 damage
3/4 cata v. 2/3 spear, 2/2
recaptured Amorium!
2 other catas kill 2 archers
Attack on New Damascus
12/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/2
destroyed...
kill assassin w/ army
ibt- learn polearms, go for Divine Right
assassing tries to attack 4/4 cata, it dies ?/1
turn 4, 1134ad...
*Caesarea th--cata
revolts are REALLY bothersome
ibt- GA ends and divine right now takes 25 turns, FARGE!
turn 5, 1137ad...
Great Shield Depression begins
Skirmish of Baghdad
13/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/1
10/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/1
ibt- huge Fatamid swordsman army approaches south of Jerusalem, moving units to protect
turn 6, 1140ad...
production is at a stand still
send SoD to Tyre, king unit is in Tyre or Baghdad
Attack on Baghdad
9/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/0
12/13 army v. 3/3 sword, 3/2
5/5 cata v. 3/3 spear, 3/1
one worker left?... wait a sec... THEIR KING! I'll wait just one more turn
ibt- MASSIVE Fatamid Caliphate movement into OUR territory
turn 7, 1143ad...
*Corinth th--cata
*Const cata--cata
Attack on Tyre
4/4 cata v. 3/3 spear, 2/4 and it promotes
4/4 cata v. 3/3 spear, 3/3
5/5 cata v. 2/4 spear, 2/0
captured!
FINAL ASSAULT
10/13 army v. 3/3 spear, 3/4
4/5 cata v. 1/1 King, 3/1
ASSIMILATED!!!!!
[dance]
demand Caliphate to leave, of coure they declare war!
rest of army goes to Jerusalem as reinforcements and Const for war in Balkans
ibt- units move in to attack
turn 8, 1146ad...
*Ancyra cata--pike (for mp)
*Trebizond cata--th
*Edessa cata--cata
*Ohrid settler--settler
destroy 5 Fatamid swords
ibt- Fatamid units keep coming
turn 9, 1149ad...
*Varna cata--cata
*Sardica worker--worker
3 more Fatamids killed
founded New Nicaea
dromon fire bombs units, 2 more swords dead
ibt- all of Islam is rising against us, TURKS DECLARE WAR!
grr, they take undefended New Caesarea with...OMFG A 6.2.2 UNIT !!!!!!
turn 10, 1152ad...
HUGE BARB ARMYcomes out of the smouldering remains of the abbasids and are about to assault 2 of our cities
*Corinth th--cata
*Larissa cata--cata
*Nicaea cata--cata
*Dyrrachium worker--th
*Taormina cata--cata
disband 5 workers near 6.2.2 siphafi?
dromon attacks swords again
move MANY cataphracts to Chalcedon
kill 4 more swords
WE MUST DESTROY TURKS!
*post-thoughts*
we can ONLY win by point victory, so ONLY focus on victories in conquest and land grab
TAKE THE 3 TURKISH HORSES ASAP
once they lose horses, it will be a swift victory over the barbarians...good luck...
WIN WIN WIN