Flatlander (spoiler for GOTM 27)

I finished, avoided Industrial pollution, had a bit of RailRoad.

520 2420,000 Medicine, R: Invent.Leonardo over Nav Feud Sanit Bank.
540 London Wine, Nottingham paid $80.
600 London Trade:28 Tax:8 Sci:30 Spanish land at Manchester!
620 BUILT COPERNICUS, Trade:30,9,62 so Cop's doubled beakers. Fdd Bristol
  INVENTION, R: University/Engr over Navigation Bridge Banking.
660 Bribe Spanish Eleph $162 outrageous, it kills warrior, done.
700 Augusta Mined Hill. Univ, R: Feud over Gun Chem Bridge Sanit Bank Grav.
720 Romans build Great Library. Ho hum.
740 Liverpool Silver, London paid $57. Romans have Bridge, sign Peace w Jap.
760 BUILT SHAKESPEARE of London SSC. Hut: Legion None.
800 Fdd Montreal on Forest w Silk. 2 Barb Horse right there! drat!
Feudalism, R: Chivalry over Gun Nav Sanit Bank Gravity.
820 Fdd Trenton Mined Hill. 2940,000 25c F5 $71 -14, Sci 195/5 30T Mfg=133.
840 Bribe Barb Horse $41, kill other Barb, Fdd Miami, Lux=40%
860 Many WLTCD 14 of 26c, 3030,000. Barb Leader vanished. Sci=40%
880 3700,000 in 26c, F5 $45 -14, Sci 126/7 30T, Mfg=141. Bribe Roman Eleph in Japan $141 None.
900 4120,000, F5 $53 -15, Sci 131/7, Mfg=143. Exchange Invention to Romans for Bridge Building. Romans start Leonardo ... Haha.
920 BUILT LEONARDO. 4140,000, Tax=30% L00% S70% F5 $79 -15, 232/4 M=149
Chivalry Knights, R: Chemistry/Engr over Gun Theo Sanit Bank Gravity.
980 Mongols Senate CF, they don't sneak attack the Pikeman,
Chemistry, R: Gunpowder over Nav Sanit Bank Gravity.

1000 Richmond Coal, London paid $127 Bribe Mongol Warr $120 None. Hawks confirm attack on Mongols! Barbs interfere w attack on Mongols!
1020 Bribe Barb Trireme $82 None. Many die at our Pikeman's valor.
1040 Captured trapped Barb Leader $150, spent on IPRB=20 one last time.
1060 Romans st KRC! GUNPOWDER, R: Theo over Bank? Expl Nav Leader Metal. Thinking to celebrate, Democracy, Engr not needed right now.
1080 Liverpool Silver, London paid $67. Fdd Cleveland Forest4, Dover.
1120 Attack Karakorum, failed. Bribe Mongol Warr $183 None.
1140 Bribe Mong Warr $137 None. Built KRC of Coventry, Romans abandon.
THEOLOGY, R: Explosive Engr over Bank Sanitation Gravity. Tax=30% S=70%
1180 4640,000 in 28c, F5 $101 -23, 269/4 35T, Mfg=169 FS=4.1
1200 Fdd Barry. Mongols fire futilly. Spanish sail off.
1220 ENGINEERS, R: Bank over Nav Sanit Leader Gravity Metal.

1240 Catapult blasts Karakorum, lost Crusader, Muskets capture Colossus $408 and Marketplace. Subvert Samarkand $432, got $168 Gran$60 Archer Phx Trireme. Senate supports action! London Gems, Liverpool paid $81, Atlanta Silk London paid $153, Liverpool Coal London paid $67. Bribe Mong fort Warr $45 None, Catapult $180 None, Settler $360 None, Phx $90 None, Nice! Persians start Oracle!
1260 5070,000 in 31c, F5 $117 -27, 311/4 36T, F11 Mfg=188 FS=4.4 #1
Banking, R: Economics over Democracy Navigation Leadership Metallurgy.
1300 Built BACH, London Wine Coventry paid $62, Sett $356 None. 5410,000
1320 Barb Crusaders assault Wheeling, repulsed.
1340 Bribe Barb Trireme, 2 Crusaders $82 each. Bribe Mongol Catapult $176 None. Fdd Sudbury 5580,000 Econ, R: Democracy over SanitSewers Gravity.
1360 Nottingham Coal, London paid $70. Bribe Persian Trireme $220 None.
1380 5870,000 Barb Trireme attacks - 4 Barb units destroyed!

1400 Br Mongol Warr $41 None. 5980,000, F5 $134 -30 354/4 38T Mfg=213
Democracy, R: Sanitation over Navigation Leadership Gravity Metallurgy. Oedo?

1420 5960,000 32c, F5 $156 -31 409/4 39T, F11 Mfg=214 FS=4.4 #1 T=30% S=70%
Reduce Nishapur Bohhara, subvert Tabriz $318, got $301 ran $60 Mkt Legion. Capture Bokhara $50, Nishapur Settler, Senate signs peace treaty!.
1440 London Wine Colossus Karakorum paid $162, Wheeling Silk London pd $171!
1460 We invade Spain in revenge, but Senate Cease Fire! Dreadful! Mongols bluster. SANITATION, R: Navigation/Refrig over Leadership Metallurgy.
1480 Bribe Mongol Trireme $120, PRB Sewer $168, Bribe Spanish Phx $234 None, Warrior $103 None. Tax=30% Sci=70% Treasury $420 gold.
  6580,000 34c, F5 $180 -38, Sci 426/4 40T, F11 Mfg=228 #1 FS=4.4 #4
Now Lux=30%? etc Tax=30% F5 $174 -38, Sci 231/6 F11 Mfg=234 , 15 WLTPD


1500 Fdd Kabul, London Dye AI Kashgar paid $188, London Gems Nott pd $90, Atlanta Silk London paid $195, Lux=30% Tax=30%
  6880,000 in 35c, F5 $185 -40, 250/6 , F11 Mfg=235 FS=4.4
3.Aqua+5 14.Temple+3 11.Market+4 5.Harbor+1 1.Univ.Libr 14.Trade.Routes , building London.Sewer 17.Engr+5 16.Dip+3 14.Van+10 9.Trir+1 9.Crus 5.Knights+1 4.Cat 34.Musket+2 +Phx +Warrior 61.Supported 19.None Lost:.1.Crusader 1.Dip

1510 7770,000 in 35c, L30% F5 $208 -46, 276/5 , Mfg=231 ocean & 4.Elvii
Romans share Maps, Navigation, R: Physics over Leadership Gravity.
1520 Bribe Spanish Warr $105 None, $120 None.
  8840,000 in 35c, L30% F5 $225 -50, 291/5 , Mfg=251 ocean & 3.Elvii
  Barb Knights attack Portsmouth, futilly. Spanish broke CF, also futile.
1530 London Copper Warwick $40, Bribe Mong Warr $29 None, Barb Trim $82. Founded Pusan, Korea. Spanish Eleph kills our Crusader in Japan, rats!
  9940,000 in 36c, L30% F5 $239 -52, 313/5 , Mfg=245 ocean & 10.Elvii
1540 London Wine Warwick $75, Subv Cordoba $875, got $256 Gran=$60 Market & 2.Legions, Bribe Mong Cat $118 None, Fdd Pusan. Spanish: Senate Treaty!
  10890,000 37c, L30% F5 $263 -54, 327/5 , Mfg=260 2.Tax 7.Elvii
1.Sewer+3 7.Aqua+1 15.Temple+5 13.Market+5 6.Harbor+1 1.Uni.Libr 16.Routes
1550 Built ADAM SMITH
, Fdd Shikoku, Chongjin.
  11450,000 39c, L30% F5 $279 -19, 347/4 , Mfg=263 2.Tax 6.Elvii
Physics, R: Magnet Galleons over Leader Steam Metal Gravity.
We're about to loose the Lighthouse, Great Wall, and Hanging Gardens. :(

1560 London Coal Karakorum paid $242, London Coal Coventry $100. Subvert Salamanca 2x $96 -$44, Fdd Knossos, Jap Chariot Senate Treaty. RB Sewers. Spanish Sneak Attack and kill fortress None Musket! cheaters!
  11950,000 41c, L30% F5 $291 -19, 362/4 , Mfg=278 2.Tax 7.Elvii
1570 12690,000, L30% F5 $310 -25, 391/4 , Mfg=278 2.Tax 6.Elvii
Bribe Jap Horse $182 None, Sneak Attack by Mongol Eleph, we are Vet.
1580 13640,000, L30% F5 $318 -29, 415/4 , Mfg=291 2.Tax 3.Elvii
Bribe Mong Warr $29 None, Sett $232 None, Nishapur $138 -88 Phx.
Magnetism Galleons, R: Metallurgy over Steam Leadership.
1590 Montreal Silver London paid $175, London Wine AI Kashgar $325, bribe path to Madrid Phx $271 None. Barb Caravel commits suicide, 5 units gone.
  14550,000 42c, L30% F5 $332 -31, 430/4 , Mfg=294 5.Sci 2.Tax 4.Elvii
1600 built SUN TZU, Hut: Adv Tribe: Manila 15300,000 $336 -33 447/4 M=303
Metallurgy cancels Great Wall, R: Electricity over Conscript Gravity
1620 16460,000 F5 $348 -33, 466/4 44T, F11 Mfg=306 FS=3.5
1630 17420,000 Bribe Spanish Warr $84 none, Cannon storm Madrid, plunder $229 Gran$60 Market, no Walls. Subvert Toledo 2x=$284 -$56 Gran$60 Mkt Trireme, subvert Valancia 2x=$552 -$95 Gran$60 Barx Mkt Sett Trim 2.Legion SPANISH DESTROYED all at once. Bribe Mong Archer $81 None. 17590,000 F5 $370 -35
Electricity, R: Steam Refrig over Leadership Conscript Gravity.
1640 18400,000 Atlanta Gold London paid $300, F5 $379 -35 499/4 Mfg=321
1650 Built 2nd Libr Coventry KRC for fun. 19100,000 $385 -41 517/4 Mfg=320
1660 19960,000 London Copper Warwick pd $68. Subvert Satsuma 2x=$228 -$62 a teeny nothing, fdd Guam. 19980,000 L30% $407 -47, 523/4 45T, Mfg=330
1670 Steam, R: Refrigeration over RAILROAD Leadership Conscription. Wheeling Silk Karakorum paid $432! London Wine AI Kashgar $325, London Coal Montreal $215. Fdd Ormuz, Wake Island, Manila Hut: $100.
  21020,000 ! 49c L30%, F5 $421 -47, 547/3 46T, F11 Mfg=342 FS=3.5
1680 Refrigeration! R: Conscription over RAILROAD Gravity ... Hmmm.
London Wine Arbela paid $525! 22330,000
1690 Fdd Tyre, 23300,000 51c, F5 $468 -55 558/3 47T Mfg=351
Conscription, R: Leadership over Fundy Gravity.
1700 Built STATUE OF LIBERTY 24570,000
1710 London Wine Kashgar $325, Fdd Sushi, 25580,000 $520-61 582/4 Mfg=366
1720 T20% L30% S50% Fdd MtWake, 26260,000 $400 -66 711/3 Mfg=367
Revolution, Destroyer sinks Persian Trim=3, attack Romans, also Japanese, lost a Cannon drat. War with all, our Rep from Honerable to Atrocious! Several AI counterattacks, suicide, we have many Vets now.
1730 Formed Fundy, Bribe Barb Eleph $82 Manila, Cannon reduce Cumae, capture $64 Gran=60, WAR. Crusader Cannon capture Persepolis $42, Gordium destroyed $19, WAR. Bribe another Barb eleph $82, kill 3rd, leader $150.
  26520,000 Fundy 50,50% $1068-66 237/8. Democ Lux=30% $393-66 730/3 M=369
Senate signs peace w Mongol Settler. Barbs at Knossos! Lost Cannon.
Leadership Dragoons, R: Tactics Alpine over RAILROAD Fundy.
1740 many major WLTPD. Bribe Jap Barb Crusader $82 None. Bribe Barb Crusader @Knossos $82, kill the others. Subvert Arbela $328, got $182. 26910,000
1750 Manila Hut: $100, destroyer reduced Neapolis, continue war on Persians
  28560,000 F5 $414 -73, Sci 740/3 49T, F11 Mfg=386 @L30% T20% S50%
1752 Tactics Alpine, R: RAILROAD over Fundy Gravity Amphib junk.
Cav storm Kyoto $297 Mkt Aqua, Jap Sett $352 None, subvert Edo $480 -219 Barx=$40 Trim Legion, Cav storm Antioch, plunder $112 Gran=$60 Market, Senate not interfering nicely, subvert Tarsus walls $504 -$97 Gran=$60 Barx Walls Colosseum Harbor 2.Phx. PERSIANS DESTROYED.


  30700,000 in 60c, F5 $445 -78, Sci 743/3 50T, F11 Mfg=412
1754 Built MAGELLAN. 32490,000 , F5 $457 -92, Sci 774/3 50T Mfg=424
Subvert Kashgar 2x=324 -$198 Barx Gran Sett Phx. MONGOLS DESTROYED.
  32590,000 in 61c, @Lux=40 Tax=50% F5 $1122 -92 183/11 Mfg=421
1756 Many WLTPD 34890,000 pop, Manila Hut: $200g, Destroyer reduces Antium, Bribe Roman Sett $288! None!, another $236 None. F5 $1179 -98 190/10 M=436
1758 Destroyer again reduces Neapolis, fdd Knifish, island Hut: Musket None.
  37550,000 in 62c, F5 $1261 -105, Sci 197/10 50T, F11 Mfg=442

1760 40520,000 Destroyer again reduces Antium, Neapolis rioting :) Subvert Veii $987 -$66 Market Archer Phx, Antium $200 -28, sent Romans away, Pompeii $186 -$18 Gran=$60 Phx, Neapolis $102 -$33 Gran=$60, only Rome and pet Osaka remain.
  41000,000 in 66c, F5 $1336 -126, Sci 203/10 50T, F11 Mfg=481
1762 London Silver Calgary paid $175, Fdd SalamancaII, Barb Dragoons Edo!
44040,000 in 67c, F5 $1427 -133, Sci 230/9 50T, F11 Mfg=502
1764 RAILROAD, R: Gravity over Amphib, lost most WLTPD
45090,000 Decided to avoid Indus, try Sci=00%
London Gold Montreal paid $204, Bokhara Coal London $162, Tabriz Silver London $158, Destroyer reduces Rome! Edo Musket lost to Barb Dragoon, sad.
1766 Built ORACLE for points, avoided Darwin pollution. Cannon reduce Rome, capture $107 Gran=$60 Market Great.Library ROMANS DESTROYED, Edo saved by Cavalry! Hut: Barb Knights, our new Rifleman survives!
  45930,000 , F5 $1497 -140, Sci 48/40 51T, F11 Mfg=526
1768 Wheeling Gems Nottingham paid $138, 48390,000 Lux=50% Tax=20%
1770 London Silk Canterbury $120, 51560,000 Gravity, R: Atomic /Indus etc
1772 Fdd Seoul, Ectabana, AhabIsle, London Copper Samarkand $103, L70% T30%
  54840,000 Built Eiffel Tower (for points)
1774 Miami Coal London paid $194, 58380,000
1776 London Silver Samarkand $128 62390,000 Built Isaac Newton
1778 66980,000 Subvert Osaka $498 JAPANESE DESTROYED Sunday 11:30PM
  Didn't build Darwin, afraid of Industrial pollution :(
 
Memoirs of a Sleazer

4000bc - Alpha, Bronze, pottery
2 settlers
6 civs emperor, orange, raging

Rome, Kyoto, and Madrid created so far

4000bc - Hut (61,13) Horse
- LONDON Founded (whale, fish) on plains
- Research -> CerBur
3800 - London Warrior
- YORK Founded (whale) on grassland
3750 - CerBur ->CoL
3700 - Hut Advanced tribe - NOTTINGHAM
3500 -CoL ->Writing
3300 - London Settlers
3200 - York Settler
- Writing ->Monarchy
3150 - Nottingham Size 2
3100 - HASTINGS founded
3000 - CANTERBURY Founded
2900 - fiddle with workers to get monarchy on oedo year
2850 - Monarchy->Currency
- Instant revolution Monarchy Established
2800 - Nottingham Settlers
2600 - York, London Settlers
- COVENTRY Founded
2500 Currency-> Horseback Riding
- WARWICK Founded
2400 - Canterbury Settlers
- Hastings Settlers
2300 - Nottingham Settlers
2250 - NEWCASTLE Founded
2200 - HBR ->Trade
- OXFORD Founded
2100 pop > 200k
2050 - Coventry, York Settlers
2000 - Warwick, London Settlers
- LIVERPOOL Founded
- Hastings has unhappy. horsey redeployed for martial law
1900 - Trade ->Map Making
- Canterbury settlers
- DOVER Founded
- Nottingham Horsey
1850 - Newcastle settlers
1650 - Begin food Caravans
1600 - Map Making->Warrior Code
1550 - BRIGHTON Founded
1500 - Coventry, Nottingham Settlers
1450 - NORWICH founded
1400 - Liverpool Settlers
- Trireme sets sail from Oxford, reaches land to West
1350 - Warwick builds Hanging Gardens
- LEEDS founded
1300 - Warrior Code -> Feudalism
- READING founded
- BIRMINGHAM founded
1250 - Barbs land near birmingham 2 archers
- Nottingham horse rides to birmingham, defeats nearest barb archer.
- Hut NOMAD on new continent - he heads back to home continent
- RICHMOND founded on new western continent.
1150 - Advanced Tribe - EXETER on river on new continent
1100 - Newcastle Settlers
1000 - Feudalism -> Chivalry
- Dover Settlers
- CAMBRIDGE founded
- Hut Barbs
975 - Coventry Settlers
950 - London food
925 - WLTKD in Warwick
- GLOUCESTER founded
900 - Warwick builds Sun Tzu's War Acadamy
875 - Chivalry -> Literacy
- Brighton Settlers
- MANCHESTER founded
- Tax 5/5/0 to boost tax income
850 - Liverpool Settlers
- production changed to mostly Knights
825 - Nottingham Settlers
- finally get a unit "near" another civ's city (seville)
800 - Exeter Settlers
- BRISTOL founded
775 - Richmond Settlers
- Trireme "near Persepolis"
- Seville found (266 to revolt) - several units nearby
750 - Reading Settlers
725 - Lighthouse built in York
- Madrid found - spanish offer iron working for map making. no. peace (until the rest of the force can get there)
700 - Warwick Dye caravan
675 - first persian city found
650 - LEICESTER founded
625 - Literacy -> Wheel
600 - CARLISLE founded
- Spain - demand tribute - WAR :evil:
- Knights land, kill Legion stack near Seville, kill archer in seville - flag drops
575 - Spanish unit moves to defend Seville
- Horse killed in Seville - city taken 26g plunder, Iron working, city razed :(
550 - Romans start Pyramids
525 - Warwick Dye to Gloucester (d-60g) That's pretty sucky.
- Attack MADRID - 2 defenders - Captured 81g plundered, get Masonry -size 2
- Spain talks - cease fire no, 100g, Sure!
500 - Gloucester Settler
475 - IPSWICH founded
- Cordoba located (size 1)
450 - Toledo Located
425 - Exeter settlers
- Antioch (persian) found
- Declare war on Persia, raze antioch
- Revolt in TOLEDO for 108g
- Cordoba Razed - spanish civilization destroyed.
- Roman warrior killed at toledo. Hmm...Romans?
- Purple warrior spotted
- Hut Barbs - bribe 2 barb horses for 41g - Kill 3rd.
400 - Persians start GL
- Bristol Settlers
- Arbela attacked, Razed (23g, polytheism)
- locate Cumae, romans chat. peace? no. 100g? no. tribute? 75g!
- locate Karakorum, talk to bortei -they demand map making - no, War.
- attack Karakorum with one knight
375 - Mongol chariot attacks knight, who barely survives.
- Rome located
- Talk to Romans - peace no, 150g? Sure why not.
- Persian Catapult killed, Pasargadae located.
350 - Persian elephant attacks knights
- Pasargadae captured (razed) 27g, Construction
- Persians - cease fire? no, for Mathematics? no, for 200g? Now you're talkin! Peace? Heck no.
- tax 7/1/2 to max taxes, Try to delay wheel so we can get it from mongols and apply balance to next tech
325 - Hut Philosophy *Golden Age*
300 - Withdraw from cumae - 1 knight returned
- Wheel (from golden age) -> Engineering (Beaker Box empty). DRAT!
- back to 5/5/0
- Subvert Cumae for 158*2g 5g plunder
- find Samarkand - over 400 to revolt
250 - Disorder in dover, hastings, - Double-unhappies kicking in - Garrison moved out for HG to do its magic :)
- SAMARKAND 1 phalanx defeated, captured 54g.
- Karakorum Razed 21g
- Romans-War!
- VEII Captured
- Hut barbs
225 - Roman horse dies attacking knights
- Persians war...
- 2 defenders in Persepolis killed
- Persepolis Razed Math, 8g
- Notice SUSA now has no flag - Knight just rides over to take it 10g - City survives
- Persian civilization destroyed.
- ROME Captured 11g
- Nishapur Razed
200 - Barbs near Samarkand - kill knight and dip :(
- Trireme "Near Kyoto" in West
- Antium found, emptied.
- Second trireme is "Near osaka" We're homing in. :nya:
175 - Ride into ANTIUM, Roman civilization destroyed
- Barb Leader killed 150g
150 - Hut Scroll engineering
- Japanese warrior spotted!
125 - Barbs land near Carlisle (Crusaders!) kill piker
- Research -> Invention
- Barb Crusaders defeated
100 - Bokhara located
- Japan wants to talk - Demand construction - NO war!
75 - Japan legion stack and phalanx destroyed.
- Osaka found
- Bokhara Razed 60g, Mongol Civ Destroyed.
50 - attack from out of Osaka
- Osaka Emptied
- Kyoto found, captured 164g
- tax 3/0/7
25 -Pyramids (shameless score padding)
- WLTKD in Richmond, Leeds, Norwich,Liverpool, Coventry, York
- PORTSMOUTH, BERWICK, and NAPLES founded - built up to size 2 (shameless score padding)
- happiness maximized in cities
- Capture Osaka 217g Japanese civilization destroyed.
 
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