eldar08: Gridlocked!

[Rodent]

its just us 2 active in here?

Do i pick this up?

 

[CommandoBob]

Let's try this roster for now. Both Othniel and MooseWarrior were busy earlier. They might have time for some turns now.

We need to give them enough time for them to say that they can (or can not) play their turns before we skip over them.

Roster:
CommandoBob - just played
Othniel - UP!
MooseWarrior - on deck
Rodent - warming up
eldar (de-militarized; lurking)
Tad_Empire_O_o (de-militarized; lurking)

 

[TheOverseer714]

Othniel is on vacation, I believe, and won't be available for awhile, like 2 weeks or so.

 

[CommandoBob]

Othniel is on vacation, I believe, and won't be available for awhile, like 2 weeks or so.

Roster:
CommandoBob - just played
Othniel - skipped due to vacationing
MooseWarrior - UP!
Rodent - on deck
eldar (de-militarized; lurking)
Tad_Empire_O_o (de-militarized; lurking)
CommandoBob - warming up

 

[Rodent]

your name comes twice in the roster.

 

[CommandoBob]

your name comes twice in the roster.

Right, but only because Othniel is on vacation and I follow you in the roster. In the earlier roster that did not happen.

 

[MooseWarrior]

OK, I think I can play this one, I might be able to start it tomorrow afternoon at the earliest.

 

[CommandoBob]

That's fine.

 

[MooseWarrior]

OMG!!!! I finished my turnset yesterday night, and I was gonna post the save today with some screenshots, and my computer crashed. I lost everything, and now I gotta re-install Civ 3 and Conquests and the patch and everything.

I don't know if you guys want me to do the set over again or just skip me, it's up to you guys.

 

[CommandoBob]

Ouch!

Hard disk gone? Or just Civ III?

Any idea on how long it would take you to get up and running again?

 

[choxorn]

lurker's comment: Blue Screen of Death?

 

[MooseWarrior]

Hard Drive got wiped.

lurker's comment: Blue Screen of Death?

Yes I think so.

I could get it all re-installed tomorrow, but I'm not sure if my computer is stable anymore, I think it could crash again. If it does, then I don't think I can play in this Succession Game anymore.

 

[CommandoBob]

Hard Drive got wiped.

Nasty. Sounds more like a virus and not just a system crash.

I could get it all re-installed tomorrow, but I'm not sure if my computer is stable anymore, I think it could crash again. If it does, then I don't think I can play in this Succession Game anymore.

Let us know what you find out. If you need a skip to test out the machine, everyone will understand.

 

[MooseWarrior]

I'm gonna need a skip to see if my computer is reliable again, which means that Rodent is up I think.

 

[Rodent]

Skip me as well, very busy for the next week or so

 

[CommandoBob]

Which means it is back around to me. I'll see what I can do in the next day or so.

 

[CommandoBob]

I found this interesting, considering how we decided to name our cities. I don't know how long the link will be good.

Photos, Video: Sexy Nevada Brothels Workers Work the Gas Price Crisis

EDIT:
I did not check out the video or follow the links in the article.

But you can!

 

[CommandoBob]

Preflight
Republic, 9.0.1
464 gold, +42 gpt
Feudalism in 34 turns
(The lone geek is in Farmer's Club.)



City Report
Mayflower 871 (5): market in 7, grows in 3.
The Emperor Club (5): vSword in 4, grows in 4.
Spitzer's Shack (5): vSword in 2, grows in 10.
Moonlight Bunny Ranch (5): vSword in 1, grows in 5.
Capone's Crib (1): worker in 7, grows in 7.
Chicken Ranch (4): vSpear in 5, grows in 10.
Egyptian Ranch (4): rSpear in 3, grows in 7.
Playboy Mansion (3): vSword in 9, grows in 1.
Inez's D&D Bar (1): worker in 10, grows in 10.
Tad's Jungle Mansion (3): vSword in 4, grows in 2.
Plain Jem Mansion (2): catapult in 5, zerp growth.
St. Silky Jungly Mansion (1): settler in 28, grows in 2.
Bordello Bluff (1): worker in 2, grows in 2.
Shady Lady Ranch (2): settler in 11, grows in 11.
Golden Ranch (2): vSword in 10, grows in 3.
Farmer's Club (3): settler in 10, grows in 1.
Wild Horse Adult Resort (1): catapult in 20, grows in 7.
Rusicade Ranch (2): settler in 5, grows in 2.
Horse Ranch (2): settler in 11, grows in 1.
Soapland (1): market in 82, grows in 2.
Oea Ranch (1): rSpear in 5, grows in 5.
hadrultica Ranch (2): rSpear in 7, grows in 7.
Persepolis Ranch (2): rSpear in 10, grows in 2.
No. 1 Geisha (1): harbor in 52, grows in 4.
Bunnyranch Two (1): catapult in 13, grows in 3.
Sharon's Brothel & Bar (1): worker in 5, grows in 5.
Bella's Gentlemans Club (1): worker in 5, grows in 2.
Salt Wells Villa (1): harbor in 55, grows in 5.


City Builds
market [2] (Mayflower 871 and Soapland)
vSword [6] (The Emperor's Club, Spitzer's Shack, Moonlight Bunny Ranch, Playboy Mansion, Tad's Jungle Mansion and Golden Ranch)
worker [5] (Capone's Crib, Inez's D& Bar, Bordello Bluff, Sharon's Brothel & Bar and Bella's Gentlemans Club)
vSpear [1] (Chicken Ranch)
rSpear [4] (Egyptian Ranch, Oea Ranch, hadrultica Ranch and Persepolis Ranch)
catapult [3] (Plain Jem Mansion, Wild Horse Adult Resort and Bunnyranch Two)
settler [5] (St. Silky Jungly Mansion, Shady Lady Ranch, Farmer's Club, Russicade Ranch and Horse Ranch)
harbor [2] (No. 1 Geisha and Salt Wells Villa).

Military
01 Settlers
22 Workers
36 Slaves
01 Scout
02 Warriors
03 Spears
27 Swords
04 Horses
08 Catapults
03 Galleys
01 Army

Allowed Units: 28
Current units: 72
Cost per turn: 88 gold

International
Persia - Peace
Iroquois - Peace
Babylon - Peace
Greece - Peace
Zulu - Peace
Japan - Peace
Carthage - War

Ongoing Trades
Greece pays us 20 gpt for peace, 9 more turns.
Iroquois peace lasts 4 more turns.
Zulus pay 6 gpt for 4 more turns of peace.
Persian peace lasts 3 more turns.

Terrain
We have a lot of jungles and marshes to deal with. That has slowed our growth and expansion. For a while draining marshes and jungles will be our workers and slaves primary focus.


Carthage
The Carthage war has had a slow start as we first eliminated their outlying cities. Now we can focus on the bulk of their empire. First big goal is the city of Carthage, which will remove their best production city. It will also split their land into two unequal portions. The land we will conquer has a good road network, so we'll be able to get new units to the front lines rather quickly. There won't be a lot of open ground to cross.



[IBT 0050 AD]
An Archer dies to a vSword at Inez's D&D Bar (1 of 1).
Japan is upset at our scout; we promise to leave soon.

Moonlight Bunny Ranch vSword -> vSword in 4.

Shady Lady Ranch has people die off due to disease from the nearby jungles.

Shady Lady Ranch (1) settler -> courthouse in 60.

Zulu are building The Great Libarary (Literature).

The Statue of Zeus is built in Ngome, Zulu.

Greeks are building The Great Library.
Babylon is building The Great Library.


1 0070 AD

Bunny Beach Inn is founded 3SW of Sharon's Brothel & Bar; grows in 5, worker in 10.
​

[IBT]
We lose one and win one at Inez's D&D Bar (2 of 3).

Spitzer's Shack vSword -> vSword in 5.
Bordello Bluff worker -> worker in 10.

2 0090 AD

Battle of Hardumentum (1)
Three catapults ping 2 Mercs.
Army (Washington I) vs. rNumidian Mercenary, Army wins (3 of 4).
vSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 2/3, Numidian wins and promotes (3 of 5).
vSword vs. vNumidian Mercenary 3/4, Sword wins with no damage (4 of 6).
vSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 2/3, Numidian wins and promotes (4 of 7).
vSword vs. vNumidian Mercenary 2/4, Numidian wins again (4 of 8).

We reinforce our position with more catapults and swords.

An Iroquouis settler pair is walking past No. 1 Geisha towards places unknown.
​

[IBT]

Bad News

We lose the battle and the city. I knew that city was a bit exposed, but I thought we could road to it quick enough to let it be reinforced. Two units were not enough to defend it. (4 of 9).
A Horse retreats from a Numidian (5 of 10).

Egyptian Ranch rSpear -> settler in 30.

Persia builds Sardis north of Sidon.

3 0110 AD

Battle of Hardumentum (1), Round 2
5 catapults hit 2 times.
vSword vs. vNumidian Mercenary 2/4, Numidian wins and promotes (5 of 11).
vSword vs. eNumidian Mercenary 2/5, Sword wins (6 of 12).

Good News

Losing Inez's D&D Bar adds to our war weariness and so we hire taxmen in 4 cities.
​

[IBT]
The Emperor's Club vSword -> vSword in 4.
Tad's Jungle Mansion vSword -> vSword in 5.

4 0130 AD

Minor Skirmishes
vHorse vs. rArcher, Horse wins and becomes Elite (7 of 13).
vHorse vs. rArcher, Horse wins (8 of 14).

Army heals.

The Emperor's Club is cranky, but I don't want to slow down it's production. Cycle through the cities and fire all the taxmen hired last turn. Increase the happy slider to 20% and every city stays in good order. Cash drops to +37 gpt.
Have to rehire the taxman in Egyptian Ranch.
​

[IBT]
We lose 2 vSwords to Numidain Mercenaries (8 of 16).

Moonlight Bunny Ranch vSword -> vSword in 4.
Chicken Ranch vSpear -> vSpear in 5.
Plain Jem Mansion catapult -> catapult in 7.
Farmer's Club settler -> settler in 15.
Oea Ranch rSpear -> harbor in 60.
Sharon's Brothel & Bar worker -> worker in 10.
Bella's Gentlemans Club worker -> worker in 10.

5 0150 AD

No conflicts, just a lot of movement.
Happy slider goes to 40%, - 5 gpt, with 690 gold in the bank.
Taxman in Egyptian Ranch becomes our lone geek.
​

[IBT]
Mayflower 871 market -> vHorse in 4.
Playboy Mansion vSword -> vSword in 6.

6 0170 AD

Minor Skirmishes
Catapults pound 2 Numidians to redline.
eSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, a swing and a kill, we do not promote (9 of 17).
eSword vs. vNumidian Mercenary 1/4, one swing and a kill, we do not promote (10 of 18).

We have no units in enemy borders.
We have 7 catapults ready to advance on Cadiz next turn.
​

[IBT]
Spitzer's Shack vSword -> vSword in 4.
Capone's Crib worker -> worker in 10.
Golden Ranch vSword -> vSword in 6.
hadrultica Ranch catapult -> catapult in 20.

7 0190 AD

Minor Skirmishes
vSword vs. rArcher, Sword wins (11 of 19).

Ahh, Sugar! is founded 3SW of Farmer's Club, on a Sugar Plains tile; grows in 7, worker in 10.

We invest a slave into an Incense Colony, N-NW of Rusicade Ranch. The nearest city site is on a mountain, so we either have a colony or no luxury. We need luxuries.
We now have 4 native luxuries.
​

[IBT]
The Emperor's Club vSword -> vSword in 4.

Palace Expansion. We add our third story, a stepped pyramid.

8 0210 AD

Battle of Cadiz (1)
5 catapults hit 4 times, both defenders are redlined.
eSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, one swing and one kill, we do not promote (12 of 20).
eSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, Numidian wins (12 of 21).
eSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, Sword wins but does not promote (13 of 22).

Good News

Cadiz is gone and we gain a slave and 4 gold.

Minor Skirmishes
eSword vs. rNumidain Mercenary 2/3, Sword wins (14 of 23).

​

[IBT]
We lose the eSword that destroyed Cadiz and an eHorse to Numidian Mercenaries (14 of 25).

Moonlight Bunny Ranch vSword -> vSword in 4.
Tad's Jungle Mansion vSword -> vSword in 5.

9 0230 AD

Minor Skirmishes
eSword vs. rNumidain Mercenary 1/3, Sword wins (15 of 26).

Good News

And Promotes to *SwordsmanTwo* and creates someone named Lee. Lee Majors?
Lee builds Lee I.
vSword vs. rWarrior, Sword wins (16 of 27).
vSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, Sword wins (17 of 28).
vSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, Numidian wins (17 of 29).
vSword vs. rNumidian Mercenary 1/3, this time the Numidian dies and we capture a settler, which becomes two slaves.

Army Lee I, fully loaded with 3 vSwords, heads towards Carthage.
​

[IBT]
Our boat is inside Babylonian territory. They don't like that. We agree to be nice.

Mayflower 871 vSword -> vSword in 3.
Chicken Ranch vSpear -> vSpear in 5.
St.Silky Jungly Mansion settler -> settler in 30.
Rusicade Ranch settler -> settler in 30.

10 0250 AD

We have a Numidian/settler pair blocking our advanace towards Carthage.
Don't want to use catapults since then they won't be able to throw rocks at the units in Carthage.

Minor Skirmishes
vHorse vs. rNumidian Mercenary, Horse wins (! ! !) and we gain two slaves.

New settler in Rusicade Ranch, SettlerTo3NW_ofBunnyBeachInn, heads to his city site.
Other setter, SettlerTowardsCarthage, begins a long walk.

Moonlight Bunny Ranch vSword -> market in 11.
​

[IBT]

 

[CommandoBob]

Military
02 Settlers
26 Workers
40 Slaves
01 Scout
02 Warriors
07 Spears
28 Swords
03 Horses
10 Catapults
03 Galleys
02 Army

Allowed Units: 31
Current units: 84
Cost per turn: 106 gold

Workers and Slaves
Two slaves in the ruins of Cadiz, making a road.
Two slaves SE of them, just liberated from Carthage. No assigned tasks yet.
Two workers and 1 vSpear, S of hadrultica Ranch, playing in water, will finish this IBT.
One slave, SW of Horse Ranch, heading NE for marsh/jungle duty.
Four slaves NE of No. 1 Geisha, will finish a mine this IBT.
Eight slaves N of Tad's Jungle Mansion, clearing jungle, finish in 2.
Twelve slaves NE of St.Silky Jungly Mansion, ready to clear jungle.
Six slaves NW of St.Silky Jungly Mansion, marsh duty, finish in 3.
Two workers SW of Wild Horse Adult Resort, irrigating, finish this IBT.
Three workers SE of Shady Lady Ranch, just finished irrigating.
Six workers E of Shady Lady Ranch, jungle duty, finish in 3.
Eight slaves SW of Sharon's Brothel & Bar, just finished road this turn, ready to move to a jungle tile.
Two worker SW of Bunny Beach Inn, ready to chop forest to help the Settler build in Bunny Beach Inn.
One worker S of Bunny Beach Inn, sort of tagging along.
One slave W of Bunny Beach Inn, making road, finish in 4.
Six workers, rather NW of Bunny Beach Inn, irrigated and roaded a former marsh tile this turn.

Settlers
SettlerTo3NW_ofBunnyBeachInn is in Bunny Beach Inn.
SettlerTowardsCarthage is SW of Tad's Jungly Mansion.

Iroquois
Have a settler pair south of Capone's Crib; new city this IBT or next.

Persia 250 AD

Persia now has two cities. We have three vSwords NW of Sardis. BunnyRanch Two builds a catapult in 3 turns. The vSword in Wild Horse Adult Resort is planned to add to this attacking force.
We have only one city to build inside Persia.

In all screenshots I've dotted out our city sites. Some are on tiles we cannot build on (mountain and oceas) and are there for reference.

North West Area 250 AD

Lots of room and lots of work. The rSpear is on a city site. The workers SW of the Spear might want to keep draining marshes due West, since that is faster than clearing jungle tiles.

Carthage 250 AD

I've outlined our next moves. We have 7 catapults and 2 Armies, in additon to some Swords and Horses, to attack Carthage. I hope 7 catapults are enough. The Numidian Mercenary is a much tougher unit than I expected.

 

[choxorn]

lurker's comment:
Great set. Did anybody shoot of fireworks to celebate Independence Day?

Preflight
And Promotes to *SwordsmanTwo* and creates someone named Lee. Lee Majors?

In all screenshots I've dotted out our city sites. Some are on tiles we cannot build on (mountain and oceas) and are there for reference.

You forgot 3 NW of Persepolis ranch in this screenshot: