German SG II: The Second Reich!

[LKendter]

Pre-turn - Berlin switched to barracks. It will only take 4 turns, and I hate regular troops.
Culturely linked starting locations - Boring, I know Europeans are near us. Best thing about the patch, getting rid of that annoyance.

2950 BC - English warrior beats our warrior on a hill without a scratch
2800 BC - Our archers has revenge, and kills a warrior - losing 2 hp, but no promotion.
2750 BC - Our warrior defends well, is promoted to regular along with another dead English warrior. Troops need to rest some.
2630 BC - Berlin into Civil Disorder.
2550 BC - On the outskirts of London. They have spearman.
2390 BC - Kill another English Warrior. Hmmm... I think the loss ratio clearly favors Germany so far.
2350 BC - Our warrior is killed, but our archer promoted to veteran.
2230 BC - Oh, I am scared. The English have a DEAD archer.
2190 BC - Leipzig is formed. We need some peacetime activity. Of course, they do start building a barracks
2 veteran archers self destruct by London. We extort Alphabet for a peace treaty.

Summary - Fortify spearman #2 is Berlin so that is can be size 4. I hope we have possible horses.

 

[joespaniel]

Originally posted by PaleHorse76
And a quick question. Do we always play the zee Germans? (I love the character Turkish in Snatch.) If not then I suggest an expansionist civ like Americans, but perferrably one with a good early UU (damn sucky, I assume, F-15s).

Actualy, we have the Roman SG almost finished, and a new Chinese SG underway. The German thing was my idea, ofcourse , they are my favorite civ.

However, as far as expansionist, I plan a Russian game someday. Want to see the Cossack in action. Maybe sooner than I want, if this doesnt work again!

Now lets all hope this thing flies, donsig is up. Cross your fingers...

 

[donsig]

Here's the situation as I begin my turns...

 

[donsig]

...makes for powerful German armies later!

2150 BC: We bought pottery from our new English friends for 55 gold. Forty years later a brilliant German revolutionizes the making of pottery by inventing the potter's wheel. Another bright German (who can think in three dimentions) sees that the potter's wheel can be useful vertically as well as horizontally. About the same time wild horses north of Berlin are found and the process of domestication begins. Horses are also noticed south of London.

1870 BC: The village of Bristol is founded on a vinyard south west of Berlin. (Must have gotten confused here. Playing the English in the GOTM!)

1650 BC: The are Phoenician barbarians in the north! Our spearmen are sent to disperse them. Fifty years later another new village is founded, this time north of Berlin. It is given a proper German name: Schleswig. The settlers in Schleswig learn masonry from the nearby Magyars. After another fifty years our spearmen reach the barbarian encampment. There are furs nearby!

1500 BC: The domestication of horses is complete and a chariot is started in Berlin.

 

[donsig]

Since peace had just been made I used my time to build cities, tend to barbarians and begin linking up resources and luxuries. BTW, we are researching iron working.

I think we need another city up north to link up the furs and help keep the barbs down. The luxuries will cut down on our need for military police. Instead of MPs we can have elite troops storming down the continent!


Didn't do any exploring beyond Berlin. Was too busy making settlers. I did post a couple guards near London. Want to make sure Elizabeth doesn't build a city in the plains NE of London.

 

[LKendter]

Well we are probably screwed already on the Pyramids, but can Berlin please try for them
Please, please, please ...

Nnow I remember why I like France, very easy to start them.

 

[joespaniel]

Very nice work, herr donsig. Im glad we got the wine ahead of England. Im REALLY glad we have no more download problems...

Cunnobelin of Hippo is up!

My only suggestion is to rename "Bristol" to something German.
Seems like bad karma, that is if it has an English name, it might end up belonging to the English.
Since we have Schleswig, how about Holstein?

 

[Cunobelin Of Hippo]

Okay, I've got it. Having a go...

 

[Knight-Dragon]

While I am gone, this happens.......

Hurry up, Hippo!

 

[donsig]

My only suggestion is to rename "Bristol" to something German.

I still don't know what I was thinking on that one!

 

[Cunobelin Of Hippo]

1500 BC: A great wave of panic sweeps the German nation - from the lowliest peasent to the filthiest, most incompetent beuracrat. Chancellor Bismark is subsequently stuffed unceremoniously in a closet in Berlin where he is to remain until 1125 BC. In his place towers Warlord Hippo.

Hippo, being of a wise and well bred nature, heads immediately south with a heavily armed envoy to meet his neighbour, Queen Elizabeth of England. WIth crafy Germanic merchant skills, he gets a quality English worker off her for a mere 30 gold. Hippo looks forward to future encounters with this travesty of a tradeswoman.

1475 BC: Elizabeth hails Hippo to tell him of soldiers of his allegedly stealing her chickens and bothering her women. Pleased with their strong displays of testosterone, Hippo gladly moves them out. He also redirects a lowly batallion of archers to follow the west coast of the England in hopes of finding a suitable city site or two.

Leipzig comes out of civil disorder as Hippo declares "Free Satellite Channels for All" week while secretly activating his SS to deal with the troublemakers.

1450 BC: A spearmen regiment is ready to go in Bristol, and the factories prepare to work on a batch of settlers. A Barbarian encampment is sacked for 25 gold and local penguins have their tundra back (and promise a "significant" contribution to Warlord Hippo's upcoming campaign for re-election!)

1425 BC: Hippo reflects that it'd be nice to meet some other tribes as this English dipstick doesn't have any tech to buy

1400 BC: Berlin completes a band of chariots, and everyone's-favorite-warlord rolls over local prisinors on mainstreet as thousands cheer. The Pyramids, a great and foodstuffs-holding wonder (imperative for a healthy Warlord ) have their ground-breaking ceremony. Tutankhamen would be rolling in his grave reflect local scholars.

1375 BC: A settler is completed in Leipzig, and sent west to follow the infamous archer to a nice city spot on the coast. This spot, notes Hippo, will deny the English access to a tile of horses! Chariots are deployed to escort the settlers.

1350 BC: Warlord Hippo rumbles north in his new humvee and whips the crap out of citizens in Schelswig until they're done his new temple.

1325 BC: The temple is complete, and in partially related news, violent heathen-beatings rise a shocking 500%! An archer is ordered by the leader-wth-the-100%-approval-rating (validity of said statistics subsequently questioned by rogue academic who disappears mysteriously days later). "Needless to say he could've used some ketchup..." comments Warlord Hippo.

1300 BC: A road to wines near Bristol is complete! Drinking-driving counterattack campaign launched.

1275 BC: Elizabeth has Iron Working! Hippo pays a visit and 130 gold to the old bat in order to learn the wonders of this new technology. His geologists report large quantities in the northern foothills, and even more intriguing, a large patch right on the English border. Evil cackling begins in earnest...

1250 BC: A lone chariot patrols the praries and continues harassing the English ladies Feminists everywhere are ignored.

1225 BC: Warlord Hippo takes a break from his busy schedule to organize a drinking competition in Berlin and a pie-eating contest in Leipzig. The empire comes to a standstill...

1200 BC: Our heroic settler, having braved tile after tile of miserable hiking conditions (they forgot the TP in Bristol! ) surveys the land they plan to build upon. Then they pour cement and write their names and various obscenities in it

1175 BC: Hamburg is officially founded! Hippo orders a temple immediately started to combat English "culture" in the region.

1150 BC: Herodotus releases long diatribe on the military might of the nations of the world. Warlord Hippo is shocked to learn that his people are 'Puny' in the eyes of the bastards at UNN (United Neanderthal Nations) Headquarters, and writes a scathing letter in return. He does note with some satisfaction that Mrs. "I'm late for my milk bath" is listed as "Forgotten" Bristolian civilians are whipped mercilessly as Hippo embarks on a plot to steal some iron out from under Elizabeth's fat nose.

1125 BC: Temple complete! An archer is ordered, but that, reflects Warlord Hippo in his memoirs, is probably a mistake. "We need a barracks that we might unleash veteran swordsmen to sheath their swords into the beating hearts of our enemies!" he declares.

And with that Bismark is let out of his closet and prepares to take over for another term while Hippo heads off to someplace warmer to work on his tan. He claims the stress of the job was killing him, and judging from his relatively svelt midsection, burning off the calories to boot! This must be corrected of course - he hits the Berlin nightlife for 10 hours of solid snacking before his flight...

***

Author's notes: Go get the furs near Berlin with a colony. And KILL the English -they're weak, and we need more land. Focus on our military needs in the coming turns

 

[Cunobelin Of Hippo]

And here's the game for someone's gaming pleasure...

 

[Cunobelin Of Hippo]

And here's the game for someone's gaming pleasure...zipped this time around

 

[joespaniel]

Good summary! I laughed my @$$ off!

Aside from all the chronological anachronisms, *ahem*, sounds like Cunobelin of Hippo had a good round.

Our man in Malaysia is up next, Knight-Dragon! How's the move coming along?
Might as well take London, we could use some real-estate.
Good luck and Godspeed!

 

[damunzy]

Oh goody! I can hardly wait, hurry up KD!

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by PaleHorse76
Oh goody! I can hardly wait, hurry up KD!

I'm at 'work' right now, as some of you might know. Will play in 4-5 more hours. Unless you want to go first, Palehorse (and I'll pick up after you later)? Post here to let us know.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by joespaniel
Our man in Malaysia is up next, Knight-Dragon! How's the move coming along?
Might as well take London, we could use some real-estate.
Good luck and Godspeed!

London, you say. Will do it once we mass some swordsmen. We do have iron-working now, don't we?

Move's OK and done. Buying new stuff mostly so little to move, mostly my Mom's stuff. My own stuff is mostly strewn in Singapore.

 

[damunzy]

Nah, I don't want to jump you, I am can wait. Now hurry up! j/k

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by PaleHorse76
Nah, I don't want to jump you, I am can wait. Now hurry up! j/k

Serious, you can go now if you want to. I can only play in 4 more hours. Then joespaniel can pick up next, after us. It's normal for us to jump queues around (joe, donsig, Ohwell, me). Makes the game run faster.

 

[Dark Sheer]

Hey, keep it up guys! I was following you guys' last German game which inspired me to give the German Civ a go. And boy, did my Panzer roll over everyone! Thats on Monarch level (was my first Monarch, first time with German Civ) and destroyed Greek, Chinese, reduce Babylonian to 4 cities and lastly destroyed American (2nd largest behind me) as they tried to stop me from building spaceship while construction their own Apollo Program (found them building it in one of the city before I capture it).

And Knight-Dragon continues to make we Malaysian proud in the Civ circle.