Five take on the world revisited (5CCC - deity)

[hotrod0823]

I'm in! And either Greece or Persia would be nice.

I think I would lean towards Persia. We managed to do ok last game without salt so I think the iron issue shouldn't be too bad.

Hotrod

 

[carlosMM]

Persia looks fine!

 

[Aggie]

Gozpel, go ahead and start up the game with Persia

Good to have you in the team again Hotrod! Let's wait a bit to see if Greebley wants to join. If he doesn't microbe can take the last spot.

I put CarlosMM at the end of the roster, because he won't be able to play until the start of next week.

ROSTER:
gozpel
Aggie
LKendter
Hotrod0823
microbe
CarlosMM

 

[gozpel]

X-man rules!

I get this started right away.

 

[Aggie]

Greebley will be away until June 29th. But knowing Greebley, I assume that he wants to play this one. Do we want 7 players or is 6 enough? Tbh I think that we shouldn't have more than 6 players. Micro Management (which takes so long in other games) won't be a big issue, so the game will probably be fast paced.

 

[carlosMM]

7 players would be fine with me - it is son time for summer holidays so dropouts due to absence are to be expected.

 

[Tarkeel]

I'd like to sign up if you still have an open spot A 5CC takes so much less time then a full game.

As for traits, I agree on scientific, but commercial doesn't help too much on a 5CC. The main power of commercial is higher OCN, not the small extra commerce in city squares. I would rank agricultural as one of the better traits even for 5CC, as you will need the early growth even more. Seafaring or expansionist is also handy for contacts, seafaring more so on continents or archi though.

 

[carlosMM]

Tarkeel: it seems this game is already over-full - how about we start another for more interested people?

PM me if interested. maybe we do that without aggie's extra tough rules...

 

[Aggie]

Tarkeel: yes, this game is full. I amazed about the huge interest and if CarlosMM wants to start another game, I'm in

 

[carlosMM]

hehe, aggie, u and tarkeel are up.
thread starts on monday when I get home.
you can think up a few interesting limitations until then

 

[Greebley]

Hey all,
I think I had better pass on this game. My SG plate is full at the moment. It would be fun to play, but joining it would be a mistake in terms of time.

I will follow your progress however. Good luck!

 

[Aggie]

I understand Greebley microbe, welcome to the team

 

[microbe]

Thanks Greebley!

 

[gozpel]

Finally I got this started, the daughter hogged the computer all evening. Sorry for the delay.

Here we are:

4000bc - Move the worker S. Persepolis founded -> warrior. Marshes, jungles, hills and mountains, our workers will be busy. GH to the north.
Min research on Alphabet.

3950bc - Worker start mine.

3900bc - ---

3850bc - ---

3800bc - ---

3750bc - Persepolis warrior -> warrior. Bubba goes S. Worker done mining, road.

3700bc - Bubba finds another GH and floodplains to the SSW and lots of marshes to the west.

3650bc - And some more FP's SE.

3600bc - Pop a GH full of barbs.

3550bc - Bubba survives barbattack.

Persepolis warrior -> warrior. Bongo goes E.

3500bc - Persepolis pop 2 and border expansion shows dyes to the north.

Bongo defends against barb. Bubba kills the remaining barb and promotes to vet.

3450bc - An Aztec warrior shows up from the south, they only want to give Pottery for Masonry, no deal. They also knows CB and WC and BW isn't worth anything to them.

3400bc - Persepolis warrior -> warrior. Bongo pops the other GH and surprisingly find more angry barbs. Bluto, the new warrior fortifies in town.

Right, Aztecs knows BW now.

3350bc - The barbs avoid Bongo and Bluto can safely go west.

3300bc - Persepolis warrior -> settler. Bonkers stays as MP.

3250bc - ---

3200bc - ---

3150bc - Bongo defends against barb.

Worker starts road to the floodplains S.

3100bc - Bongo meet Netherlands.

I give Aztecs Masonry for WC and 4g.
Masonry and WC to Netherlands for Alphabet and 10g.
Alphabet to Aztecs for Pottery, CB and 7g.

We got Alphabet without forking out gpt, which makes me quite happy.

Maths at min research.

3050bc - Bubba meet Sumer, they're down Masonry and Alphabet, we are up Masonry, no trade.

3000bc - ---

2950bc - Persepolis settler -> warrior. Send settler south, together with Bonkers.

We meet Japan, they knows the Wheel and Mysticism, no deals available.

2900bc - ---

2850bc - Bubba spots purple borders over water.

2800bc - Pasargadae founded by floodplains -> worker.

Netherlands stole the dyes north of Persepolis.

Masonry and 50g to Japan for the Wheel. Aztecs knows it too.

2750bc - Persepolis warrior -> warrior. Biggles stays in town.

Japan - 4 cities - up Myst
Netherlands - 4 cities - down CB and Wheel
Aztecs - 3 cities - even in tech
Sumer - 4 cities - down Masonry, Alphabet and the Wheel

We have 46g and 5gpt.

 

[microbe]

Wow, I'm glad we are industrious!!!

 

[hotrod0823]

That land is ugly ! Should be interesting as usual.

I will be away until sunday see you all then.

Hotrod

 

[Aggie]

Good job gozpel! I see a lot of rivers, grassland and a horse to the east. I have seen far worse starting spots. Remember that we only need to place 5 cities

ROSTER:
gozpel
Aggie-------up
LKendter----on deck
Hotrod0823--away until Sunday
microbe
CarlosMM

 

[Aggie]

IHT: Nothing changed

Turn 1 (2710 BC) Bubba meets the Vikings, who are down Masonry and Pottery. Bonkers spots Aztec borders 5 tiles below Pasargadae.

Turn 2 (2670 BC) Japan has Iron Working.

IT: The Dutch kick Bluto out.

Turn 3 (2630 BC)

IT: Persepolis: warrior->granary.

Turn 4 (2590 BC) The Vikings know Writing, but lack the Knowledge of Masonry and Pottery. They don't want to swap knowledge

IT: The Aztecs are sending a settler north. Our spots will be taken soon. I have a deja vu!

Turn 5 (2550 BC)

Turn 6 (2510 BC) Sumeria has Mysticism and agrees to give it to us for Alphabet and 12 gold. We now have 3 techs over Ragnar, but Writing is no option still.

Turn 7 (2470 BC)

Turn 8 (2430 BC) The Dutch know Horseback Riding.

IT: Pasargadae: worker->granary.

Turn 9 (2390 BC)

Turn 10 (2350 BC) Sumeria takes the horse spot in the east The Dutch know Iron Working and Horseback Riding. The Aztecs learned Horseback Riding.

Turn 11 (2310 BC) The Vikings now also learned Iron Working. We have ivory VERY close by (3 tiles NW of Pasagardae).

Turn 12 (2270 BC)

IT: Sumeria finishes the Colossus.

Turn 13 (2230)

Turn 14 (2190 BC) I buy Iron Working from the Vikings for Masonry, Mysticism and 12 gold. The Aztecs get Iron Working for Horseback Riding and 2 gold.

Turn 15 (2150 BC) Japan now also has Writing. I just couldn't make the deal with the Vikings the whole time. These two are the only ones up in tech. Sumeria settles Agade NEXT TO Persepolis

We are in a difficult spot. The closest iron is not far away, but Sumeria or the Dutch will beat us. We are surrounded by three agricultural civs.

 

[Aggie]

I suggest next city SW of ivory... Other cities probably have be placed in the jungle. Our workers have a job to do!

ROSTER:
gozpel
Aggie
LKendter----up
Hotrod0823--away until Sunday - on deck or swapped with microbe
microbe
CarlosMM

 

[microbe]

You are fast!

Why are we building granaries in the two cities? We only need 3 more settlers, and AIs are expanding to us crazily. Maybe switch Pasargadae to settler?