German SG II: The Second Reich!

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by Ohwell
The German Reich has grown substantially since I last saw her...

Same for me. Last I played, just taken London..... Actually, that was the only time I played.

I say forget waiting until panzers, so that our teutonic vassals can send forth their knights and smite all Japanese evil!

That is just my opinion...

Japan is quite far away. It'll be fun though.

I got my PC back yesterday, but the battery ran out. ANd they forgot to send me a power cord! funny though. I really want to play this game!

So you're waiting for your power cord this time?

 

[damunzy]

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
Some small explanation or a really concise report will be nice. But never mind, will get to it in 10-12 hours.

Sorry, the south of our Empire is being attack by Japan, a few Samurai, but they shouldn't be a problem as we have Riflemen down there. The city we took from Japan is being attacked by Japan with Samurai. I was going to attack Babylon Since they Allied with the Japs. I figure that we should raze their cities though as they have a higher culture than us according to our advisor. I didn't change from Republic to Demo b/c of the X amount of turns in Anarchy would have hurt us bad in our war versus Jap....we don't have much more than the basics to defend our shores and a small army to cause some havoc. I have upgraded almost all the musketmen and knights to riflemen and calvary, respectively. If we do fight versus Babylon and Japan it will be a long blood war and will slow us down in science after a while, giving an advantage to India. I suggest that we raze a few cities and then sue for peace. 2 or 3 Babylon cities for alliying with Jap shoukd be good and maybe go up to Japan and cause some trouble.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Now you tell me. After I have (happily) engulfed the world in blood and gory.....

Anyway, it's a great set-up. Highlights as followed : -

1500 - We are in the midst of a Golden Age! We got 3700+ gold! Withdrew fr all the trades with India, Rome and Russia (our luxuries for their minute amt of gold). New trade with India (their silk for our furs and 15 gold per turn). Established new embassies with Rome and Russia. We're also at war with the Babylonians.

1505 - Jap samurai attked Sapporo, Lubeck and Matsuyama but in vain.

1515 - Researching industrialization. Began railroading. Landed forces outside Eridu.

1520 - Captured Eridu and Uruk. If we applied enough mil units in them, they won't flip (cos of the new patch). I hope so anyway.
Also bribed the Russians into attking Babylonia for a miserly 54 gold and the Romans into attking Japan for wine. The Romans will only accept wine but not fur or dye. Peculiar..... Remember to end this trade after 20 turns. The world is now at war.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

More highlights : -

1525 - The Japs beat us to Shakespeare's by 1 bloody turn. And we got 2 turns to go before getting industrialization, even at 100% science.

1530 - Berlin chged prod to colliseum.... More troops sailing for New Germania.

1535 - Berlin building the Suffrage in 24 turns. Researching medicine.

1540 - Finished Magellan's in Schleswig. Fleet bombarded Nineveh and Satsuma. Army moved against Nineveh.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Continue : -

1545 - Rushbuilt harbour in Eridu. Captured Nineveh and 3 workers outside it. Cavalry massing outside Babylon.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Continue : -

1550 - Rushed temple in Uruk. Gems coming! Two Jap cavalry attked our forces outside Babylon. We lost a riflemen.

1555 - Attked Babylon and captured it with loss of 1 cavalry. We got the Pyramids, Leornardo's and the Great Wall. Lee, got you your Pyramids but unfortunately on the wrong continent. Captured 2 workers outside Babylon. Massed our cavalry in Babylon - about 8-10 of them.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Lastly, the saved file. We got 7600+ gold!

Also remember, the Japs and Babs got cavalry and riflemen now....

 

[joespaniel]

WOW!!! Very impressive! This is an awesome game!

Cunobelin of Hippo should be next, good luck.

EDIT: Looks like a domination victory at this rate. Or at least conquest.

 

[damunzy]

You did better than I thought we could in such a short time K-D. I am a little lost with our UU coming in so late (like I said I usually play Japan and I would have started my world conquest by now, starting with Swordmen, like I did when we got them and doing major damage when I got Samurai). The tank wars should be fun.

On world domination. How should we go about bringing the end to the Indians? I believe they are the most powerful country, next to us and I believe they deserve some long term strategy. Or am I wrong and we just need to crush them with an overwhelming force?

 

[joespaniel]

Well just have to wait and see. I personally wouldnt mess with India yet, but...

The Hippo - Elephant War would be pretty fun to see!

Lets just make sure we can hold what we take. Lots of cavalry is in order no matter what the next player decides to do.

 

[Ohwell]

Oh, NOW you tell me...

We are PAST the knight age...

And are into the cavalry age, my favorite age, except Panzer time!

I say to kill India, we do a Panzer Pillage Party! That is, we pillage their land, capture their workers, and attack lingering uniuts. Then, we sit back and watch India starve! We can attack later, assembling a proper force.

Oh well, at least you haven't reached combustion...

I must be the FIRST to build a destroyer!

 

[Ohwell]

Yay!

I got the cord via mail just today, and wish to play just after Hippo. Cause I can't play today, and he may already started.

Meanwhile, I will be downloading the patch and playing some Civ2

 

[LKendter]

Hmmm...

$3700 and started Suffarge. :crazyeyes

I am the only one who uses this idea? Start a factory in Berlin. Disband 1 junk unit (swordsman). Rush the factory. You get Suffrage sooner, and the factory is already there .

Guess that's the problem with being a developer among Warmongers. I have focused on all types of tricks for production, etc.

Probably the same reason that our leader stayed idle, until I build FP. I am not sure what location was being waited on, but ...

 

[donsig]

I like that idea lkendter. Thanks! But how much does a factory cost to rush build? I never have tons of gold in my games. I keep the 1000 to earn interest but always spend the surplus on my non-productive cities.

Of course having 7000+ gold gets us 350+ gold/turn just in interest, nicht war? That's a good chunk of change.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by donsig
Of course having 7000+ gold gets us 350+ gold/turn just in interest, nicht war? That's a good chunk of change.

Int fr Wall Street can only be chged on the 1st 1000 gold.

I left 2 cavalry each in Leipzig and Munich to act as our home defence in case anybody lands on our territory. Also remember to 'starve' down Babylon - I already did for Uruk and Eridu and in process of doing in Nineveh.

Also I had planned a staging point for our forces fr the homeland for embarkation for New Germania. Spot where all the riflemen and calvary are heading for.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by PaleHorse76
On world domination. How should we go about bringing the end to the Indians? I believe they are the most powerful country, next to us and I believe they deserve some long term strategy. Or am I wrong and we just need to crush them with an overwhelming force?

We can make 2 Indias, at the very least. This game is a winner.

They are even further away, beyond Russia on their own island. I was thinking of taking down Babylonia and Japan (and their luxuries - gems and incense) before looking for further opportunities of conquest.

Wouldn't it be fun to hog all the world's luxuries and deprive the enemy of strategic resources as well?

 

[Ohwell]

Huh? No welcoming party?



Can I play after CoH? Thanks. Wish I played from the beginning though... that would have been fun.

Riflemen???????????????? Cavalry!!!!!!!! Oh so late in the game already...

:crazyeyes

 

[donsig]

Int fr Wall Street can only be chged on the 1st 1000 gold.

Is that how it works? I thought you had to have at least 1000 gold to earn any interest.

So why are we hoarding all the geld?

 

[joespaniel]

For the factory in Berlin, donsig.

Lets secure some luxuries and raise the science rate. I would rather wait, build a domestic paradise and then have a panzer blitz when the rest are researching steam power.

I dont think I can handle another game with 200 units to move and 1 hour turns.

Cunobelin of Hippo is up.

EDIT: Hippo, your mailbox is full again.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by donsig
Is that how it works? I thought you had to have at least 1000 gold to earn any interest.

So why are we hoarding all the geld?

You can only earn interest on 1000 gold with Wall Street. The prev rule on 1000 gold is so we can make the fullest use of Wall Street and earn the most income fr it. I am sure you guys will find all sorts of interesting ways to spend this money.

In my 11 turns, we're in a Golden Age. Research is relatively fast (3 techs my time). No need for luxury settings. So the money piles up. We don't even have Wall Street yet or the option to build it. So we can build even more banks. Our homeland is a cash-spinner.