EM6- The Curse is Broken!

[Zwingli]

Hmm, I guess there are 2 missing turns in my report. Probably "Not Much" worker builiding turns which I forgot to record. I'll calculate the ending year in advance in the future.

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

I am asking to be dropped from this SG. I've yet to play, so there is no damage done. And seeing as I was skipped, it was as if I was never there.
I apologies for this change, but I am currently in 5 SGs and RL is going to increase and I'll need to lighten my load.

My appologies

SaaM

 

[Zwingli]

I guess that CivGeneral would be up assuming he is back by now (posted return date of July 14).

 

[Erik Mesoy]

I'll have to drop for a while. I estimate 2 weeks from day of post, and will make *sure* to post a message upon return. Until then... Skip me too.

Erik Mesoy <-On Skip
Genghis Khan
Zwingli
Stuck_As_A_Mac <- Out Of Game
CivGeneral <- Up Now
TedJackson <- Probably on deck.

Game is going surprisingly well for so many drops and skips!

 

[Gengis Khan]

And then there were 4. Well we'll hold down the fort untill your return. CivGeneral I guess it's on you now.

 

[TedJackson]

Looks as if CivGeneral is well overdue

I'll pick it up in about 6 hours unless you can take it now.


Ted

 

[GenMarshall]

Ive Got it .

Ill take my time Revewing to catch up. Sorry for the late responce :-/. I had to take care of the situation in both the Demogame and the MSDG (MSdG = Multi-site Demogame)

 

[TedJackson]

I'm glad to see you're back


Ted

 

[Zwingli]

CivGeneral,

It is around 48 hours since the "Got it" post. Any progress to report?

 

[Gengis Khan]

Yea, I'm also ready for the report 1 way or the other.

 

[TedJackson]

*cough*

 

[Zwingli]

Well, It has been over 72 hours, so I think we have to skip CivGeneral to keep this going.

Erik Mesoy <- Temp drop
Genghis Khan <- On Deck
Zwingli
CivGeneral <- Skipped
TedJackson <- Up Now

 

[TedJackson]

Playing today


Ted

 

[TedJackson]

The bad news is the Egyptians sneak attacked us

The good news is I saw it coming and got all their techs but construction from them in a gp/t deal

More soon...


Ted

 

[TedJackson]

Buffalo falls

7 strong Egyptian Sword stack coming our way

Zulu not interested in alliance (they'd be too late anyway)

Southern island uninhabited (near as I can tell)

The good news is.... There is no good news

Got to go out for a few hours... back soon, if I don't slit my wrists


Ted

 

[TedJackson]

Pre-turn
Boston about to riot
Lux 20%
Spear (Philadelphia) heads for Buffalo
Send 2 warriors from NY to Atlanta for upgrades
Send 2 vet Swords from Atlanta to reinforce Buffalo

Press button

IBT
New York Settler - Settler
Stack of 3 reg Egyptian Swords arrive in mountains NNW of Buffalo

1 - 130AD
Worker gang (NW SF) road (1 turn)
Sell WM to Zulu & Egypt for 1gp each
Galley spots more of land to S
Settler moves to Washington (heading for site 3 on Erik's dotmap)
Trade WM to Zulu & Egypt (again)

IBT
Egyptian galley arrives NW of Buffalo
Zulu galley arrives W of Buffalo
Egyptian Sword stack moves onto hill NE of Buffalo
Egyptian reg Sword & Archer arrive on mountain NNW of Buffalo
Buffalo seems mighty popular - I guess there must be a strat resource thereabouts
Boston Worker - Sword

2 - 150AD
Worker (S Seattle) S
Worker gang (3, NW SF) move SW
Settler moves to N SF
Worker (SW Atlanta) road - mine
Atlanta upgrades 2 warriors
Galley 2S
Sell WM to Zulu for WM, TM + 1gp
Sell WM to Egypt for WM, TM + 2gp
Galley SW
Worker (Boston) joins Jungle clearing gang SSW
Lux 0%
Repeat Map sales
As I'm convinced Egypt will attack next turn:
Buy Wheel, Warrior Code & Mysticism for WM, 63gp + 11gp/t
I ask Egypt to remove their forces and... they declare war - oh well
Establish embassy with Zulu 42gp - Zimbabwe is producing wealth!!!
Alas we're unable to persuade Zulu to join an alliance

IBT
Vet spear sees of Egyptian reg sword at Buffalo (3/4)
Egyptian reg sword kills vet spear
Egyptian reg sword kills vet sword
SF Temple - Spear

3 - 170AD
The only good thing is that our income is back up to 18gp/t
Galley 2SW, 1S
Sell WM to Zulu for TM + 1gp
Worker gang (W SF) clear jungle (8 turns)
send 2 vet swords W from Atlanta

IBT
Our vet sword sees off reg archer but is red-lined
Our vet spear is killed by Egyptian reg sword
Our vet sword (1/4) is killed by Egyptian reg sword
Buffalo is razed
Chicago Granary - Spear
2 Egyptian reg spear pop up to the N of Chicago
there are still 3 Egyptian reg swords NE of ex-Buffalo

4 - 190AD
Worker (NE Houston) mine game
2 workers join jungle clearing W of SF
fortify the 2 swords heading for ex-Buffalo
2 workers (SW Atlanta) join swords to the W
3 workers SSW of Boston NE
Sell WM to Zulu for 1gp

IBT
More Egyptian swords start arriving
Egyptian spears join on Iron NNW of Chicago

5 - 210AD
vet Sword attacks Egyptian reg sword - victory but is red-lined
There are 7 more Egyptian sword in view
Galley SW, 2S - this island looks to be a bust if there was anyone here we would have met them by now
Sell Wm to Zulu for TM + 1gp
Egypt still isn't talking
Lux 20% (Washington)

IBT
Vet swordsman sees off Egyptian reg sword - promoted
vet swordsman sees off Egyptian sword - (3/4) I think
Elite Swordsman sees off Egyptian reg sword - (2/5) - GL
Leader 1 killed by Egyptian reg sword
Vet sword killed by Egyptian reg sword
GL killed
Boston sword - spear
Chicago spear - spear

6 - 230AD
Egypt now has a stack of 7 swords, a stack of 3 swords, a settler/spear combo & the 2 spears in the East
I think our goose is cooked
I see no point in trying to defend Philadelphia so consider that lost
Sell WM to Zulu for 1gp
Egypt won't talk
Warrior (Washington) heads for Atlanta (upgrade)
Galley explores

IBT
Atlanta Granary - spear
Umtata (Zulu) on coast NW of Miami

7 - 250AD
Sell Temple in Philadelphia for 3gp
Buffalo (re)founded on Southeast coast - spear
Galley explores
Egypt still won't talk
Sell WM to Zulu for 1gp

IBT
New York Settler - spear
SF spear - spear

8 - 260AD
Spear (SF) heads for Washington
Settler moves to Washington
vet Sword takes out reg spear on mountain E of NY but is red-lined
Sell WM to Zulu for 1gp
Egypt not talking

IBT
Egypt captures stray worker
Washington Harbour - spear
Boston Spear - spear

9 - 270AD
Spear (Boston) heads for Seattle
Settler moves to NW of SF
Elite sword kills Egyptian spear NE of NY - (3/5)
2 Workers (W Chicago) head for Iron
Galley explores
Sell WM to Zulu for 1gp
Egypt still silent

IBT
Egypt lands more forces between Philadelphia and Seattle

10 - 280AD
Egypt is finally talking - she wants Seattle for peace - we don't have enough gold for any another deal - I leave it for the next player

Notes
I think we've had it - just overmatched in production
We could try and hang on to our core cities, but what's the point? We've nowhere to go.

The save is
> here <


Ted

 

[Zwingli]

I took a look at the save to see our situation, and just decided to play out the turns to stabilize the borders. I hope you don't mind the temporary swap in turn order, and I went only 7 turns to make up for going 13 turns last time.
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280 AD (0) Move troops to exposed cities and swap a granery to a spearman in Seattle.

IBT- An Egyptian Swordsman kills one of our spearman which was headed for Boston.

(1) We produce 2 spearman and kill the redlined Egyptian swordsman. 2 spearmen enter Seattle, but Egypt has 4 swordsmen ready to attack next turn. We pay 8gpt to Egypt for peace, without giving up any more cities. Boston swaps to the Forbidden Palace and Chicago swaps to walls.

300 AD (2) Egypt withdraws troops from out territory. New York and Seattle switch to walls (strengthening border defenses.)

(3) Egyptian troops continue to withdraw from out territory. San Francisco produces spearman -> Harbor. Houston produces temple -> courthouse.

(4) Sell around the WM, but lose 1g in the process.

(5) Atlanta is set up as a spearman factory to shore up the defenses and replace the swordsmen which are defending certain cities. Egypt has entered the Middle Ages.

(6) Boston grows to size 7 and riots, luxuries are raised to compensate. Our remaining swordsmen are gathered into 2 "zone defense" stacks to cover the border.

350 AD (7) Not much. We have 15 turns left on minimum science to Republic and 16 turns left until Boston builds the Forbidden Palace. Both of these events will greatly help our income which might allow us to catch up with the rest of the world. Zululand is falling behind Egypt, and still lacks the Republic, so we might be able to sell them Republic for a good profit if we can hold out.

The Save (you are up now Gengis Khan, but ignore my mislabeling of the save within the zip file which says "bc" rather than "ad")

 

[Zwingli]

We are alone on an island with a Furious Egypt who will attack us again in the future, so maintaining a solid defensive network is important. All of our border cities either have walls or have reached size 7 for the +50% defensive bonus which makes the defending spearman as strong as pikemen. I have gathered all spare swordsmen into two stacks labeled A and B which can reach any of our border cities within 2 turns for a quick response to any aggression (continue to add troops/catapults to these stacks). This zone defense should allow us to survive an attack by superior forces long enough to make peace in the event of another war. As powerful as Egypt is right now, any idea of an offensive war is probably out the window until Cavalry, so focus on building more workers and infrastructure in the remaining cities.

Although we are a bit boxed in by Egypt, 10-12 cities worth of land will be plenty to keep up on technology once the rest of the world is known. By the time we are done expanding, we will have more land than the Zulu, and in the long run higher quality land (removal of jungle). Also, we have a virtual monopoly on insence (except the one Egypt captured at Philadelphia), so we have plenty of trade potential once Navigation is discovered.

 

[TedJackson]

Sorry guys,

Yesterday was a real bad day. This game felt like the final straw.

I'm glad you stepped in Zwingli. The only tactic I could see was to try and hang on to the core area until we could afford peace. Unfortunately it didn't come on my turn so I was really down.

Thanks

Ted

 

[Zwingli]

Ted,
The situation did look rather grim on the first turn with ~10 Egyptian swordsmen bearing down on the core cities, but fortunately a small improvement in the defensive situation convinced Egypt to take gold rather than one of our cities for peace.



Swapping the turn order may have caused some confusion, so here is the updated roster.

Erik Mesoy (Temp drop)
Genghis Khan <- Up Now
Zwingli (Swapped)
CivGeneral <- On Deck
TedJackson