Pre-flight 1050 AD - Looks like several items were rushed. Change Berlin form a longbow to a knight. Personally I hate longbows and knights and much quicker with a better defense.
MM Berlin to grow. When I founded Vineland, I didnt think it was going to be on a river. I am pleased to find out that I was wrong.
Were at war with Gandhi, Shaka, and of course Liz. Liz now has four cities. I think it is time that her ends her time in this Civ-life.
Gandhi will give us Economics in exchange for peace. Cmon, you can do better than that.
Were behind at least five techs to India and Babylon. Presumably to Zulu also. Any trades are just plain expensive. Hopefully with 124 gpt and growing, well be able to buy some techs soon. Plus the pointy stick ones well get from Gandhi.
Not sure why were researching Democracy. Were not going to use it and it isnt required to advance. We cant use it for bargaining and were not going for Shakespeares Theatre are we? Just not sure of the logic there.
Were strong compared to England, France, and Persia. Average compared to India and Zulu, and weak compared to Russia.
Time to watch Gandhis jumbos do their worst. Enter.
IBT We lose a musket to a jumbo. Three jumbos fall to our knights.
Vineland: Bank=> Knight due in 70. No wonder it only is generating one spt. Well have to do some mining.
Ivory: Bank=>Knight in 5. Thats better.
Dyes: Bank=> Knight
Coastville: Court=> knight. Time for a leader so we can build Wall Street.
Bachs is completed in Delhi. Too bad were going to have to destroy that.
Zulus complete Smiths.
Babs complete Magellans.
1. 1060 AD Time for some elephant hunting. 4/4 knight kills 3/4 jumbo (no loss)
3/4 archer kills 3/3 archer (-1hp)
4/4 knight kills 3/3 jumbo (-2hp)
4/4 knight killed by 3/3 jumbo (-1hp)
MM Vineland to build the knight in 8.
Change my mind and switch Coastille to a caravel, due in 4. MM for some extra $$ and slightly quicker growth.
IBT France and India sign an alliance against us. Our horse colony in attacked and out pike loses. A jumbo attacks our knight and dies. Cathy demands TM & 33G. Well not wanting a dogpile, well give in
this time.
Russia builds Shakespeares.
2. 1070 AD Move on Marseilles. Attack New Kohlapur next turn..
Change Berlin to a Musket, to protect our future horse colony.
Upgrade three pikes to muskets.
IBT Lizzy sends a lone sword our way. A lot of Russian forces in our area.
3. 1080 AD Siege of New Kohlapur. Cats go one for two.
3/4 knight killed by 2/3 musket (-1hp & promotes)
4/5 knight kills 2/4 musket (-1hp)
5/5 knight kills 3/3 spear (-2hp) New Kohlapur is razed. Two slaves.
4/4 knight kills 3/3 English sword (no loss)
There are no less than 14 Russian units approaching our lands.
For 29 gpt I can get Cathy to fight Gandhi instead of us. I go for it. At first she wanted all our cash, but I figure a gpt deal is better. That way if she breaks it, she is out the cash.
DO NOT MAKE PEACE WITH GANDHI FOR 20 TURNS OR UNTIL CATHY DOES WHATEVER COMES FIRST.
Upgrade two more pikes.
IBT An Indian archer and jumbo attack a knight and die. The knight promotes to elite, but is redlined.
Liz wants to talk. Shell give us all her cities and her money for peace. See lady, its nothing personal, but theres this fella named Gengis Khan that I work for, and he says he wants to see you swimming with the fishes. So shove off.
A French longbow comes out and kills our knight.
The entire Russian army executes a countermarch and heads towards India.
Berlin: Musket=> Musket (will become a knight once we have horses again.)
4. 1090 AD Sword attacks Marseilles pike and kills him (-1hp).
Lots of maneuvering and healing.
IBT Gandhi sends forth a settler pair into the middle of the Russian Army, and right next to our sword. The counterattack is one Jumbo that doesnt even get to attack.
The French longbow attacks our sword and dies. Our sword promotes.
Coast: Caravel=> Musket
5. 1100 AD 5/5 knight kills 3/3 jumbo (-3 hp)
Siege of Marseilles: 4/4 sword killed by 3/3 spear (-1hp)
3/5 sword kills 2/3 spear. Do you want to raze it. Of course, but first I want that woman! Bugsy rides up the palace steps. Grabs Jeanne dArc. Throws her across the saddle of his horse and carriesher back to Berlin.
Prime Minister, we have destroyed the Fledgling French.
Oh thats why I have this woman draped across my saddle. Oh! Brother Bede will be so proud of me!
4/4 sword kills 3/3 spear (-2hp) and captures two slaves.
We are now getting at least 10 uncorrupted spt all outlying cities, and 15 uncorrupted in Berlin.
IBT X-man wants to trade TMs. Later.
A jumbo kills one of our slaves outside Dyeburg.
A knight retreats from a longbow.
Ivory: Knight=> musket
Babs are building Newtons. So were not too far behind.
6. 1110 AD Siege of Nottingham: 4/4 knight kills 3/3 spear (no loss)
All musket are switched to knights as the horse colony is reestablished.
We now have just one front. I will endeavor to prevent too much settling in our rear.
Gandhi will give us Metallurgy and all his $$ for peace. Sorry, just checking. Go talk to the ugly one in Moscow.
IBT Watch the jumbo that killed our worker impale himself on a Russian knights sword.
7. 1120 AD Siege of Nottingham (part 2) 4/4 knight killed by 3/3 spear (redlined)
4/4 knight kills 1/3 spear (-2hp) Nottingham is burned to the ground.
Siege of New Madras: 4/5 knight retreats from 3/3 musket (-1hp)
5/5 knight kills 2/3 musket (-2hp) and Barbarosa appears to great fanfare.
4/5 knight kills 3/3 spear (-1hp) New Madras is burned to the ground. Just doing our part to reduce the number of cities with New in them. Three slaves.
Barbarosa is heading back to build Wall Street.
Given that we are behind in tech, a two-fer isnt available (unless we want to trade with Liz). Talk to Hammy Cathy would give us Physics for some cash and dyes, but Im think we will want to go to war with her as soon as we make peace with Gandhi. So I pass. Instead I trade Hammy 13 gpt, 728g and WM for Physics. He doesnt have Magnetism yet. Neither does Cathy, but both have ToG.
A redlined knight is killed by a jumbo how is now redlined.
Watch the Rusian city of Kharkov become Indian, then Russian again.
Vineland: knight=> knight
Dyeburg: knight=> knight
8. 1130 AD Shaka will finally talk, but he wants 120G for peace. Sorry.
In that case were going to sink your galley. Which we do.
4/4 sword kills redlined jumbo with no loss.
Have to bump the lux slider to 10%. Three cites have grown to the point where they need it.
IBT Watch Indian and Russian troops kill each other.
Berlin: Knight=> Wall Street.
9. 1140 AD Barbarosa hurries the construction of Wall Street.
Siege of Bengal: 4/4 knight kills 3/3 musket (-2hp)
4/4 sword killed by 3/3 pike (-1hp)
5/5 knight kills 3/3 Indian spear (-1hp)
IBT Hammy wants to extend our peace treaty. Ok.
Our knights go 2 for three against jumbos.
Berlin: Wall Street=>Knight
10 1050 AD More Maneuvering.
After Action Report: I just about have all five cities with all 21 tiles improved. I was considering some sacrificial offerings to the shield gods, but with steam coming soon, well need the slaves.
We need to check who we go to war with next after Liz is wiped out... Gandhi or Cathy
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