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729 CPT, target winn in 1776 AD.
Turn 1:
Rush a couple of buildings.
I notice that Persia has a LOT of gold. I know that motorised transportation is where we want to go, but our primary goal is still 100k victory.
I therefore swap Atomic Theory, wines and spices for 7300. With this cash I rush another 27 libraries. Rather than let Persia sell it, I swap AT to england for 390 gold and 95 GPT, and to Japan for 80 GPT.
I then weigh it up, and sell Xerxes electronics for another 5904 (all his gold). I up research to max (so that we'll get another tech to sell - radio - in 9). I rush another couple of libraries.
Turn 2: 1440 AD:
CPT = 821, Win date = 1762 AD.
Work some tiles etc. Do a round of cathedral rushing.
A deal expires with Japan. Best I can do with them is 127 GPT for electronics - I decline.
Turn 3: 1445 AD:
Turn 4 1450 AD
Turn 5: 1455 AD:
Turn 6: 1460 AD:
Have a bad feeling about Rome. Ferrying more infantry over to defend us, but it is a worry....
Turn 7: 1465 AD:
Turn 8: 1470 AD:
Turn 9: 1475 AD:
Caeser demands saltpetre. Not sure that we want a war just now, so I give in - he goes from furious to annoyed.
Send a galleon of infantry on a 'goto' to get them to the settled roman lands cut-off by a choke city.
Turn 10 1480 AD:
Continue the aggressive settling strategy. We can settle another city on the coast where the Roman Longbow currently is - there is a settler with the workers.
At the end, we have 902 CPT, with a projected with date of 1752 AD, but that doesn't take into account Japan's culture - I think we may need to move on them.
We have 5 cities constructing libraries, and another 7 that don't have them.
We have 4 cities constructing temples - every other city has one.
21 cities are building cathedrals. We have another 8 that can build them, 4 of these can build then within 4 turns - suggest we change those (Novogorod, New maunch Chunk, St Petersburg, Kongisberg).
Not a lot with universities, but we'll finish a few more in the next few turns.
Unfortunately, we're a bit broke - radio will finish in about 5 turns, but so will our money. Hopefully we can get some decent GPT for it.