Anyone here think we will have to fight FREE at some point in this game?
Not sure. We might not find a situation less comfortable for FREE.
But we might find a situation where we are better prepared.
If we have to fight them someday then how is it going to be easier to beat them later when we stand alone? Wouldn't it be better to have GONG (and BABE) also fighting FREE?
Not sure how much support we can expect from BABE (and SABER). They are involved in their own quarrels...
Can BABE survive a FREE onslaught, especially if SABER continues to prowl the BABE coast?
Yes, easily, especially with the techs we supplied and if SABER stays back.
I am not ready to vote yet. My gut feeling is we should do as GONG asks and sink some FREE ships.
I'd love to, but we are not that prepared for such a war.
Would a gift of gold help GONG survive? If so, how much would they need?
I'd guess they could need all the money they can get.
How much gold do we need in reserve for research and our own defenses?
That's easier to answer. For our short term goal (The Internet) we need ~800g to do four turns of deficite research.
Can we sink those FREE transports. If so, what risk do we leave our units in?
I don't have any glue about FREE's navy except for some landing forces (transports plus some destroyers) and their EWS (destroyers iirc). If they got submarines, they might sink our carrier, no doubt.
Our carrier does not carry bombers and I don't know how the odds are for fighters to sink transports.
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It is in operation. Though the published map does not show it, every tile in our 6-mile-zone is uncovered every turn.
Is SABER willing ot enter a war against FREE?
Our reputation with who? We certainly won't have a very good reputation with either GONG or BABE if we stand by and do nothing. Do we really care about our reputation with FREE? We don't even want to trade techs with them any more, so why worry about our reputation with FREE? That leaves SABER. Is SABER going to base a decision to attack us or not attack us solely on our reputation? I doubt it.
Yes, I do. Not sure if kuningas values us or SABER as the biggest threat but at least he might have some doubt that we are the ones to beat.
If we behave like a lumberjack we might influence his decision...
We had a peace treaty with BABE long ago and we did not hesitate to break it. That action did not prevent us from forming lucrative alliances.
That's a completely different story, the public opinion saw BABE as the aggressor. We are not playing the AI here...
If we had not broken that treaty we would not have remained a viable candidate to win this game. In addition to breaking the BABE treaty, we also have not fulfilled our treaty obligations to FREE since we never sent them military tradition. So the questions are:
- Can we remain in contention to win this game if we adhere to our treaty and let FREE occupy GONG's lands?
Yes we can. The third will be much more difficult to get and the threat might bring the other three parties closer to each other.
FREE was fighting MDIs and spears. They won't find such an easy opponent any more.
Would breaking the treaty with FREE damage our reputation to the point where we had no chance to win?
No, but it might make things difficult if the "public opinion" turns against us...
I can see that GONG is on the verge of elimination and if they are to be saved we must act fast. My skills are not enough to know if this is a game breaking situation. I'd really like to hear what the Council thinks will happen if GONG is eliminated.
Not much. The game might go faster but not much as Prince was doing a great job so far.
Maybe BABE, SABER and The Council ally against the Threat FREE.
But also maybe BABE and SABER watch FREE attacking The Council...
No question, I'd also like to see GONG survive (that's why I'd gift MotTrans and 1000g) - but I'd like to stay passive for some more time.
