dd2 - "The resourceless Commander"

[Sir Bugsy]

Remember we are resourceless and can't hook up the horses.

We need to max out our archers and spears. The extra attack and defensive point will mean a lot.

Since we can't use resources we need to build a lot of them. We will also need Rax so that we have vet units. That extra hp will make a huge difference.

Roster: Gengis (Just played)
andvruss (Up)
eric2075(On Deck)
Bugsy
tao
gormdragan
dream(hoping he'll get his connection fixed)

 

[Gengis Khan]

Andvruss??

 

[gormdragan]

Guys I have an off-topic question regarding game play.

I am currently playing a solo diety game. In the middle ages, I found that the great leader I have spawned cannot build an army. Does anyone know why? I am still able to hurry production but not build army.

 

[andvruss]

Ok got it.

 

[LKendter]

Originally posted by gormdragan
Guys I have an off-topic question regarding game play.

I am currently playing a solo diety game. In the middle ages, I found that the great leader I have spawned cannot build an army. Does anyone know why? I am still able to hurry production but not build army.

Check how many cities you have vs. the number of armies you have. You can only have one army for every 4 cities.

 

[gormdragan]

Thank you very much LK. Appreciate the head's up and pardon my ignorance.

 

[Gengis Khan]

Gotta love the lurkers!!

 

[Gengis Khan]

Bump.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

It has now been five days without a "got it" from andvruss. College must be taking up a lot of his time.

Eric, why don't you grab it.

Roster: Gengis
andvruss
eric2075 (Up)
Bugsy (On Deck)
tao
gormdragan
dream(hoping he'll get his connection fixed)

 

[Gengis Khan]

Actually it was 2 days since the got it, & 5 since I played. But my vote is first come first serve.

Eric or andruss, whichever gets here first and post gets the turns. Lets get this game moving again.

 

[andvruss]

Sorry, i'm just up in 3 Sgs, so I need a skip. Sorry.

 

[Gengis Khan]

No prob.........

eric-UP!
bugsy-on deck.
tao-on the bench

 

[Sir Bugsy]

I see one of our teammates scored well in GOTM 22

Congratulations Tao on placing 28th!

 

[Gengis Khan]

Very nice!!!

 

[eric2075]

Bugsy, if you want it go ahead and take it. I'm pretty burned out right now. To be quite honest, I don't think I have the skills to pull this off. I don't want to ruin it for you guys.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

OK Eric, I'll take it, but why don't we just swap you and me in the Roster:

Gengis
andvruss
Bugsy (Up)
Eric (On Deck)
tao
gormdragan
dream(hoping he'll get his connection fixed)

Like this.

I'm going to reread the thread, take notes, and hope the alzheimers don't kick in.
rjdskmljkm.kmvx.... Whoops! Looks like it did already.

 

[tao]

Originally posted by Sir Bugsy
Congratulations Tao on placing 28th!

Thank you. The next 3 games (5-4, gotm23, 5-6) I played on Predator level and it was even more fun. Especially 5-6 is one of the greatest games ever, because of the skill range required. I cannot recommend it high enough to all of you. You will learn a lot from playing it and from reading the spoiler threads.

PS: it's tao, not Tao.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Oh, I haven't started yet. RL raised it's ugly head last night, but a question for the team.

We have a settler. I'm thinking we should go for the wines up by the Iros. It won't be a productive city for a while, but neither would a jungle city built in our inner core.

There is some good land up by the Iros and that could be a second core area once we knock Hiawatha back a few notches.

What does everyone think? I'll probably get my turns in during lunch in about 4 hours.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Pre-turns (0) 1000 BC – Changed Delhi from Settler to Spear per Tao’s comments.

Lux goes to 0%. Will need to watch if a city grows to size 6.

See we have a settler due next turn… no one has said what our intentions are with him.

Diplo check: we can sell Toku Poly for 147G, everyone else is broke. Since we’re looking for cash for upgrades I take the deal.

IBT: Abe builds Boston near our wounded spear.
Madras: settler=> Granary
Lahore: Warrior=>Barracks
Karachi: Worker=>Worker (My thought here is that we will need to clear the jungle before Karachi becomes a productive city.)
Kolhapur: Warrior=>Spear

(1) 975 BC – Shuffle warriors for MP duty. New Warrior in Kolhapur goes toward Bangalore. Delhi’s goes towards Kolhapur. I make a command decision and decide to send our new settler up to grab the wine. Granted it is near that yucky iron stuff, but we won’t go near that. No one else will be able to either, since it is so bad for you! I will build it 12 tiles from Delhi.

I’ll move extra military units towards the Yanks and the Iros. I’m also sending a warrior to explore to the west and to the SW to contact the last civ.

Diplo check: the only civ with any cash is Abe. He has 3G. We have 633G. We’re up at least one tech on everyone but Toku who we’re at parity with.

IBT: A Jag warrior kills a barb camp from a city in the east! The Aztecs are almost wrapped around the Americans.

(2) 950 BC – Moving & working.
Diplo check: Monty now has 25G.

IBT: Barb warrior runs his head into our regular warrior's axe and dies.
Delhi: Spear => Settler due in 5, grows in 1.(Plan on sending him south to the east of Bangalore)
Bangalore: Worker => Rax (Front line city for future war with Yanks)

(3) 925 BC – Warrior redlines himself but destroys barb camp for 25G. He will rest and heal.

Delhi grew last turn, MM so grows in 3, settler due in 3. Adjust sliders to science:50%, Lux:10% Lit still due in 2 turns.

Diplo check: no change. We need some inter civ roads to sell our extra luxs.

(4) 900 BC – More moving. Start a jungle clearing gang around Karachi. MM Bombay now that roads are done. Pyramids in 26.
Diplo check – nada. Slider check – nada.

IBT: Monty demands Polytheism. He is cautious. Military dude says “ Compared to these guys we have a strong military.” I call his bluff. Monty was bluffing. He goes to polite.
A barb horseman rides into Lahore’s area right next to our worker.
Lit comes in. Switch Bombay to GL. Switch to Monarchy due in 19 turns at 80% +2gpt on budget.

(4) 875 BC – Move spear from Madras to Karachi as a Jag Warrior approaches from the jungle. Pull worker back into Lahore away from barb. Diplo check – no change – don’t these civs research anything?

IBT: Barb horse commits suicide at Lahore. Jag warrior runs away from Karachi.

(5) 850 BC - We now have a stack of three workers to mine the BG at Lahore. Move spear from Karachi towards Calcutta.
Diplo, sliders – nothing.
IBT: Delhi: Settler=> Settler in 4, grow in 4.
Kolhapur: Spear => Rax in 10

(6)825 BC – Found Jaipur in wine country near Iros. Set for worker in 10.
Adjust slider to 0%.

IBT: Calcutta: Worker => Rax

(7) 800 BC – Start new worker on BG in Calcutta.

IBT: A barb galley sails by, so the missing civ has MM.
Karachi: Worker=>worker

(8) 775 BC: Move workers and military. MM Lahore.
IBT: Abe has a settler pair heading west out of Washington

(9) 750 BC – More exploring and moving.

Diplo: Toku now has MM. He gives MM & WM for Lit & 20G.
Sell Monty our WM for WM & 25G (he’s broke)
Sell Abe our WM for WM & 3G (he’s broke)
Sell Toku our WM for 20G (he’s broke)
We have 749G.

IBT: Delhi: Settler=> Archer

(10) 730 BC: Settler moves to final location and is ready to build city to SE.

I realized while I was typing this up that I played an extra turn. (two turn #4) Next time I'll play 9. Sorry gents.

I am leaving the settler unmoved so that we can decide where to send him.

Here's a picture:

And here's the Save

So for the immediate future we need to continue building our military and decide on our future growth. We have a bunch of workers, but we'll need more to clear that *&%$ jungle.

 

[eric2075]

Bugsy that save is a .jpg.