Pre-flight 850 AD I sell Oil Springs temple for 3G. I make peace with the Tsarina for Oil Springs. As luck would have it, the Russians own the Great Library. It is in St. Petersburg which is on the coast. Lux down to 10% and MM.
It will take us an incredibly long time to sail a fleet around to St. Pete. First we have to build it. Then well need to be able to sail it there and not get kicked out of anyones waters. Purchasing ROPs will be expensive, but not too bad. At present Persia will sell us one for WM & 60G. We know that Russia has infantry, so well need to bring some artillery along. OK, well need to bring a LOT of artillery along. It would take 43 turns to get a fleet in position to land a force next to St. Pete.
Before I go any farther, we need to decide a few things.
1. Is it feasible to capture the GL?
2. If so, what shall our campaign strategy be?
3. If not, shall we continue this game?