Fox-03 -- Trying to be Special

Now that I think about it, I always just assumed WW was worse for the aggressor. Have I always been wrong?
 
Return of The Cook

Remember the cook? Well, after he was discharged from the army, he went back with his plundered gold from the Chinese war, and became a successful businessman. With unprecedented wealth, he managed to groom his son to be an excellent politican, whom later seized power when he was elected the Chancellor of Germany.

His first job was to check why Alexander refused to stop trading with Louis ...

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Huh? You must be kidding me. You would not stop trading with Louis because you "would not betray your friend" whom you would gladly declare war on? ... ... what a jerk!

The Cook's Son later led the mighty German Empire to the learning of Steam Power:

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Railroading was promptly selected to allow for faster troops movement and better production yields.

The Cook's Son was puzzled by the presence of some very old workboats. "Why do we still have these things? They belong to the museum!" ... and he promptly destroyed them.

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With nothing better to do, he started knockin on Loius door:

Hello, this is the Cook's Son. My father told me you owe him some money when he stole some German sausages for you when we were fighting the Chinese together.

Pay up, buster.

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Thank you, have a nice day.

Louis would never had guessed how this money was used ... upgrading the catapults to cannons which comes promptly knocking on Louis's door again some 6 years later:

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Hello, Dear Sir. Its me again. Hope you did had a nice day since we last met ... cos you won't have any more!

And that's the teaser: We declare War when our golden age ends. I did mention something like this in the teaser, right? Right?

Alex, our buddy, of-course still refuses to "betray" his friend (i.e. stop trading with Louis). But there are other ways to ensure french troops would have a hard time moving through Alex's lands to get to our less protected cities:

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The Cook's Son, being better educated than his father in matters of warfare, managed to capture two cities within a 3 years siege.

The battle for Tours was a bit more difficult, as the Germans forces found themselves under heavy French resistance and cannon firepower:

Turn 277 (1814 AD)
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (12.60/15): French Knight
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Knight
While attacking, Frigate defeats (6.96/8): French Caravel
While attacking, Frigate defeats (5.92/8): French Caravel
IBT:
While defending, Grenadier defeats (8.16/12): French Cannon
While defending, Grenadier loses to: French Cannon (0.48/12)
While defending, Grenadier loses to: French Grenadier (1.92/12)

Turn 278 (1816 AD)
While attacking, Cannon loses to: French Grenadier (10.08/12)
While attacking, Cannon defeats (0.24/12): French Grenadier
While attacking, Grenadier loses to: French Musketeer (0.36/9) <-- Arggh!!!! 90% odds!
Grenadier promoted: Combat I
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (10.80/12): French Crossbowman
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (9.60/12): French Longbowman
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (9.15/15): French Grenadier
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (10.80/12): French Cannon

IBT:
While defending, Grenadier loses to: French Cannon (12.00/12)
While defending, Cavalry defeats (9.00/15): French Cannon

Turn 279 (1818 AD)
While attacking, Frigate defeats (7.04/8): French Caravel
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Musketeer
Cavalry promoted: Combat I
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Musketeer
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon loses to: French Cannon (1.92/12)
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (11.40/12): French Cannon
While attacking, Cannon defeats (9.60/12): French Cannon
Cannon promoted: City Raider I
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (12.00/12): French Cannon
Judaism has spread: Tours
Hinduism has spread: Tours
Captured Tours (Louis XIV)

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The Battler for Nanjing was less eventful: First, the frigates simply reduced the defense to 0%, and then, grenadiers literally walk in and took the city.

While attacking, Grenadier defeats (4.80/12): French Longbowman
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (6.60/12): French Longbowman
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (6.60/12): French Maceman
Judaism has spread: Nanjing
Hinduism has spread: Nanjing
Captured Nanjing (Louis XIV)

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The battle front at 1820:

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On the other news:

We had a great engineer:

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I sent him to the Capital to await further orders.

- We have another Great Artist sleeping in Dusseldorf, as I don't think the cultural bomb would be effective. As it is, Dusseldorf don't even has enough pops to work on its own tiles. Maybe next player can use the Great Artist to bring captured city out of revolt?

- I have several freshly built troops with goto orders. They are obviously heading for the frontlines.

- I have also built us a few missionories to help in funding the war machine. We have both shrines, so please spread Confused and Wayist to all cities (incidentally, both are oriental religions in RL ... hmmm). These missionaries also has goto order as well.

- I have learnt us constitution, so let's start building houses for those reblious German citizens to stay if they dare protest against our righteous war.

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Spoiler :

Turn 270 (1800 AD)
Tech learned: Steam Power
Hamburg(SCI) finishes: Grenadier
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Frigate
Beshbalik(SCI) finishes: Observatory
Karakorum(GP) finishes: Harbor
Rome (GP) grows: 19
Guangzhou (Fin) finishes: Harbor
Holcomb (Sci) grows: 8
Macau (Prod) finishes: Drydock
Cumae (Sci) finishes: Observatory

IBT:

Turn 271 (1802 AD)
Research begun: Railroad
Cologne(HYB) begins: Cannon
Karakorum(GP) begins: Confucian Monastery
Guangzhou (Fin) begins: Courthouse
Macau (Prod) begins: Frigate
Cumae (Sci) begins: University
GreyFox: Upped wine deal with Alex to 7gpt from 3gpt
GreyFox: I think the GA doesn't do much in Dusseldorf, put him to sleep first
GreyFox: added a merchant to Karakorum
GreyFox: MM'd Beshbalik to concentrate on commerce
GreyFox: MM'd munich to grow next turn
Munich(PROD) grows: 15
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Cannon
Karakorum(GP) finishes: Confucian Monastery
Antium (Prod) grows: 7
Beijing (SCI) grows: 16
Beijing (SCI) finishes: Observatory

IBT:

Turn 272 (1804 AD)
Cologne(HYB) begins: Cannon
Karakorum(GP) begins: Cavalry
Beijing (SCI) begins: Barracks
Beijing (SCI) begins: Confucian Academy
GreyFox: Munich is set to stagnant sinc eit has grow now.
Berlin(SCI) finishes: Oxford University
Hamburg(SCI) finishes: Grenadier
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Cannon
Frankfurt(FIN) finishes: Frigate
Beshbalik(SCI) grows: 15
Shanghai (Hyb) finishes: Grenadier

IBT:

Turn 273 (1806 AD)
Berlin(SCI) begins: Observatory
Cologne(HYB) begins: Cavalry
Shanghai (Hyb) begins: Cannon
Frankfurt(FIN) grows: 18
Turfan(FIN) finishes: Drydock
Guangzhou (Fin) grows: 9
Beijing (SCI) grows: 17
Blaise Pascal (Great Engineer) born in Beijing (SCI)
Macau (Prod) finishes: Frigate
Neapolis (sci)'s borders expand

IBT:

Turn 274 (1808 AD)
Turfan(FIN) begins: Frigate
Macau (Prod) begins: Barracks
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Cavalry
Frankfurt(FIN) finishes: Frigate
Karakorum(GP) finishes: Cavalry
Antium (Prod) finishes: Drydock
Rome (GP) finishes: Observatory
Guangzhou (Fin) finishes: Courthouse
Holcomb (Sci) grows: 9
Shanghai (Hyb) finishes: Cannon
Cumae (Sci)'s borders expand

IBT:

Turn 275 (1810 AD)
Cologne(HYB) begins: Cavalry
Frankfurt(FIN) begins: Barracks
Karakorum(GP) begins: Frigate
Antium (Prod) begins: Frigate
Rome (GP) begins: Grocer
Guangzhou (Fin) begins: Taoist Monastery
Shanghai (Hyb) begins: Grenadier
Hamburg(SCI) finishes: Cavalry
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Cavalry
Turfan(FIN) finishes: Frigate
Rome (GP) grows: 20
Shanghai (Hyb) grows: 14
Macau (Prod) finishes: Barracks
Cumae (Sci) finishes: University
Wissensee (Bea) grows: 3
Golden Age ends

IBT:

Turn 276 (1812 AD)
Cologne(HYB) begins: Cannon
Turfan(FIN) begins: Barracks
Macau (Prod) begins: Taoist Missionary
Cumae (Sci) begins: Confucian Monastery
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Worker
Tech learned: Railroad
Berlin(SCI) grows: 20
Berlin(SCI) finishes: Observatory
Beshbalik(SCI) finishes: Grocer
Holcomb (Sci)'s borders expand
Beijing (SCI) grows: 18
Cumae (Sci) grows: 9

IBT:

Turn 277 (1814 AD)
Research begun: Constitution
Berlin(SCI) begins: Machine Gun
Beshbalik(SCI) begins: Confucian Missionary
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (12.60/15): French Knight
Cavalry promoted: Combat I
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Knight
While attacking, Frigate defeats (6.96/8): French Caravel
While attacking, Frigate defeats (5.92/8): French Caravel
Munich(PROD) finishes: West Point
Cologne(HYB) grows: 16
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Cannon
Frankfurt(FIN) finishes: Barracks
Karakorum(GP) finishes: Frigate
Guangzhou (Fin) finishes: Taoist Monastery
Macau (Prod) grows: 8
Macau (Prod) finishes: Taoist Missionary
Dusseldorf (Pr) grows: 3

IBT:
While defending, Grenadier defeats (8.16/12): French Cannon
While defending, Grenadier loses to: French Cannon (0.48/12)
While defending, Grenadier loses to: French Grenadier (1.92/12)

Turn 278 (1816 AD)
Munich(PROD) begins: Rifleman
Cologne(HYB) begins: Rifleman
Frankfurt(FIN) begins: Cannon
Karakorum(GP) begins: Grenadier
Guangzhou (Fin) begins: Taoist Missionary
Macau (Prod) begins: Taoist Missionary
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon loses to: French Grenadier (10.08/12)
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (0.24/12): French Grenadier
While attacking, Grenadier loses to: French Musketeer (0.36/9)
Grenadier promoted: Combat I
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (10.80/12): French Crossbowman
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (9.60/12): French Longbowman
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (9.15/15): French Grenadier
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (10.80/12): French Cannon
Cavalry promoted: Medic I
Cavalry promoted: Pinch
Hamburg(SCI) grows: 15
Hamburg(SCI) finishes: Cavalry
Karakorum(GP) grows: 22
Essen(SCI) grows: 12
Turfan(FIN) grows: 13
Shanghai (Hyb) finishes: Grenadier
Beijing (SCI)'s borders expand
Beijing (SCI) finishes: Confucian Academy
Pisae (Sci) grows: 4
Neapolis (sci) grows: 10
Neapolis (sci) finishes: Observatory

IBT:
While defending, Grenadier loses to: French Cannon (12.00/12)
While defending, Cavalry defeats (9.00/15): French Cannon

Turn 279 (1818 AD)
Shanghai (Hyb) begins: Machine Gun
Beijing (SCI) begins: Cannon
Neapolis (sci) begins: University
While attacking, Frigate defeats (7.04/8): French Caravel
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Musketeer
Cavalry promoted: Combat I
While attacking, Cavalry defeats (15.00/15): French Musketeer
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon loses to: French Cannon (1.92/12)
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (11.40/12): French Cannon
While attacking, Cannon defeats (9.60/12): French Cannon
Cannon promoted: City Raider I
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Cannon defeats (12.00/12): French Cannon
Judaism has spread: Tours
Hinduism has spread: Tours
Captured Tours (Louis XIV)
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (4.80/12): French Longbowman
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (6.60/12): French Longbowman
While attacking, Grenadier defeats (6.60/12): French Maceman
Judaism has spread: Nanjing
Hinduism has spread: Nanjing
Captured Nanjing (Louis XIV)
Tech learned: Constitution
Munich(PROD) finishes: Rifleman
Cologne(HYB) finishes: Rifleman
Beshbalik(SCI) finishes: Confucian Missionary
Turfan(FIN) finishes: Barracks
Guangzhou (Fin) finishes: Taoist Missionary
Macau (Prod) finishes: Taoist Missionary

IBT:

Turn 280 (1820 AD)
Research begun: Corporation
Munich(PROD) begins: Jail
Cologne(HYB) begins: Jail
Beshbalik(SCI) begins: Jail
Turfan(FIN) begins: Machine Gun
Guangzhou (Fin) begins: Jail
Macau (Prod) begins: Machine Gun
Cavalry promoted: Pinch
Cannon promoted: City Raider I
Cannon promoted: City Raider I
Cannon promoted: Barrage I
Cannon promoted: City Raider I
Grenadier promoted: Pinch
Taoism has spread: Berlin(SCI)

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Roster
-- GreyFox == Just Played
-- rex_tyranus == UP
-- blid == On Deck
-- Kikinit
-- namliaM
-- Bede

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Hey, rex, stop pretending to spend time with your kids and start playing already!

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Now, here is a puzzle for players who are trying to be special: where did I hide the save? :mischief:

A free "Trying-to-Be-Special" T-Shirt to whoever that can find it.

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Edit: corrected uncountable typo and grammar mistakes

Addition: To prevent rex from using the mischievously hidden save as an excuse to delay playing ;) ...
>>>> here is the save <<<<.
 
Thanks Rex. Then I had best work out what's up then. I couldn't see them at work but that not suprising as I often can't see them at work. Can't access gotm.civfanatics.net at all but that's another story. Normally can see the pics at home though and when I press reply and cut and paste his links they load no problem.... strange.
 
Gotta love the smell of gunpowder in the morning....nice work, Son O'Cook. Looks like a replay of the Franco Prussian War. Soon they'll be roastin' rats in gay Paree!

Bash on!
 
I am sorry, rex, the frogs legs are not fried, they are barbecued. We haven't learn oil yet to fry them. I hope you liked coal-barbecued legs, tho.

Kikinit, sorry abt the pics. Next time I would remember to make sure the writings is self-sufficient, independent from the pics.

Gay Paree? :lol:
 
Hey guys. Normally I like to wait until Fox starts to smoke before posting a got it, but I decided to be nice. I'll play tomorrow. Hopefully early.
 
After a bit of :hammer2: , I've worked out why I couldn't see the pics and can now see Grey's report in all it's glory. It had to do with filters in adblock if you really care.

To at least post something on topic, good stuff GreyFox. Has WW started at all for this war?
 
Yes, it has. Based on memory, Karakorum is unhappy, and some of the ex-Chinese cities are unhappy saying some nonsense about being upset abt us fighting Hindu brothers. I suggest building some house with rooms separated by metal bars and see how upset they are then.

For that matter, we have yet to built the Globe Theatre. I suggest building it in either the production powerhouse, or the commerce supreme city.
 
Hey guys. Are we playing this war for keeps or for rubble? Fox kept a couple of close cities, but I didn't know what you wanted done to the rest of France. Honestly, we're a long way from domination (34% land) and I'm pretty bored with it ATM.

Is that our chosen route, or can I interest anyone in simlpe, good-spirited genocide?

If we go conquest, I don't think it's in our best interest to take many french cities, unless we build a secondary capital somewhere over there.

Any thoughts before I play?
 
We have no need for the other continent to get domination I think. Doing conquest or domination is the same in this game I think. Except for we push the top or bottom button.

I would however not mind a peacefull space end with alex of all people as our friend... Alex, who would have guessed that?
 
Heh heh, don't count your chickens before the eggs are even laid, postman! If you look at FFA01, ChrTh and I were happily whacking the remaining civ, with Alex prefectly happy with us (sharing the same religion, fight the japs and monty togather) and he promptly declared on us.

Look at him now, I mean. He claimed he would not betray his friend by canceling trade with Louis, but he is prefectly happy go to war at a chea cheap price of Military Traditions.

Mark my word, we have to get him to war with us when we attack Asoka too, because if we don't, Asoka would bride him to war with us.

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rex_tyranus said:
If we go conquest, I don't think it's in our best interest to take many french cities, unless we build a secondary capital somewhere over there.

Any thoughts before I play?

Orelans, the city under heavy naval bombing (:goodjob: I like this Grey), has Versailles and hanging gardens and is home to the jewish community. So we'd rather keep it :)

We didn't build the forbidden palace :crazyeye: . Maybe in the late JC lands. With Versailles and FP, maintenance should be held low

On the matter of putting people behind metal bars, what about making this empire a giant jail and go police state if things go real naughty. Just don't know if this is more effective than culture slider

Concerning dom vs conquest, I don't think we are that far from domination. we are 38% and french cities taken by grey are still in revolt and don't count. Once we've finished with the frogs meal (see I'm not touchy :p ), we'll be above 50%. And if by chance, Louis settles some island before we finish him, we can let him be so the dom treshold is not raised up again.

OTOH, Conquest could be fun. Add that I suspect you Rex to have some personal vendetta against Alex
 
Okay, so...

Step 1) Orleans = Keep.
Step 2) Rest of France = rubble.
Step 3 Asoka = rubble.
Step 4) Alex = rubble, but only after he help us with step 3.

Sound about right?

OTOH, Conquest could be fun. Add that I suspect you Rex to have some personal vendetta against Alex

Definitely vote for conquest. I've had too many dominations (Fox not included) lately. And my personal vendatta list keeps growing. Kahn 1 and Kahn 2 are permanent residents. Alex is usually on there. JC too.

Mansa's on my kill for the fun of it list. Gandhi, too. No vendatta against those guys, but it's a whole lot of fun to pillage towns down to plains with cavalry.
 
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