Major Advantage
Prince
I decided to go chronologically (despite all the enthusiasm about the endless war) and start on #135 instead. The endless was will be on my agenda next week.
I'm not done now, and I'm not sure I will be able to win this one. It's a tough challenge, but maybe not the way Ali intended.
First part of my log:
initial thoughts:
-could use a little less competition on our small island, so clear northern rivals and found on 4-special-location 99,45
-4000 pop hut: horse! Sweet, what I need to go on with the initial plan
-3900 discover Berlin with horse, deny peace, Berlin razed (1g), Germans destroyed
-3850 discover Babylon with settler, deny peace
-3800 raze Babylon (3g), Babylonians destroyed
-3650 meet celtic warrior, sign peace
-3600 London founded at 99,45 (4 specials: wheat, silk, banana, whale(still black)), work silk for size-1-settler
-3550 Researching alph
-3450 Discover Tenochtitlan, deny peace, demand tribute, get Alph! Sweet!
(Aztecs tell me they have writing)
-3400 Researching Laws
-3350 Meet American warrior, sign peace, trade Alph for Burial (they have Masonry), sign peace with Aztecs
-2950 settler built->Warrior
-2800 sign alliance with Celts
-2750 Laws -> Mon.
-2650 Somebody else is working my terrain already... settler settles back into London for size 3
-2500 hail America, trade for Bronze Working so I can start on a wonder (colossus), alliance with America
-2150 Barbs attacking Aztecs
-1750 Mon.->Curr.
-1700 London size 4, revolution
-1650 Monarchy established
-1600 Ask for american gift, get writing
-1150 celtic gift: Mysticism
-1000 American settlers walking around, oviously searching for a spot to settle
Stats at -1000
city size: 5; techs: 8, gold: 78, Trade routes: 0, buildings: -
Celts: Enth, allied
Zulu: No contact
France: No contact
Aztecs: Enth, peace
America: Enth, allied
Mongols: No contact
Germany, Babylon eliminated
plan: Usual OCC-stuff (wonders, city improvements, trade routes)
-825 Currency -> Trade
-725 Colossus built (>settler), american gift: Literacy
-600 settler > Market
-400 Trade -> Philo
-325 Market -> Van
-150 raise luxuries to trigger celebrations
-125 copper (d) >Washington 112g
-100 philo -> Medicine -> Mapmak. Beads (u) -> New York 42g
Stats at 1 AD
city size: 6; techs: 12, gold: 112, Trade routes: 2, buildings: Colossus, Market
Unit: 1 settler, 3 army, 2 vans
Celts: Enth, allied
Zulu: No contact
France: No contact
Aztecs: Enth, peace
America: Enth, allied
Mongols: No contact
Germany, Babylon eliminated
plan: Build Marco, Shakespeare, Copernicus
I'm not done now, and I'm not sure I will be able to win this one. It's a tough challenge, but maybe not the way Ali intended.
First part of my log:
initial thoughts:
-could use a little less competition on our small island, so clear northern rivals and found on 4-special-location 99,45
-4000 pop hut: horse! Sweet, what I need to go on with the initial plan
-3900 discover Berlin with horse, deny peace, Berlin razed (1g), Germans destroyed
-3850 discover Babylon with settler, deny peace
-3800 raze Babylon (3g), Babylonians destroyed
-3650 meet celtic warrior, sign peace
-3600 London founded at 99,45 (4 specials: wheat, silk, banana, whale(still black)), work silk for size-1-settler
-3550 Researching alph
-3450 Discover Tenochtitlan, deny peace, demand tribute, get Alph! Sweet!
(Aztecs tell me they have writing)
-3400 Researching Laws
-3350 Meet American warrior, sign peace, trade Alph for Burial (they have Masonry), sign peace with Aztecs
-2950 settler built->Warrior
-2800 sign alliance with Celts
-2750 Laws -> Mon.
-2650 Somebody else is working my terrain already... settler settles back into London for size 3
-2500 hail America, trade for Bronze Working so I can start on a wonder (colossus), alliance with America
-2150 Barbs attacking Aztecs
-1750 Mon.->Curr.
-1700 London size 4, revolution
-1650 Monarchy established
-1600 Ask for american gift, get writing
-1150 celtic gift: Mysticism
-1000 American settlers walking around, oviously searching for a spot to settle
Stats at -1000
city size: 5; techs: 8, gold: 78, Trade routes: 0, buildings: -
Celts: Enth, allied
Zulu: No contact
France: No contact
Aztecs: Enth, peace
America: Enth, allied
Mongols: No contact
Germany, Babylon eliminated
plan: Usual OCC-stuff (wonders, city improvements, trade routes)
-825 Currency -> Trade
-725 Colossus built (>settler), american gift: Literacy
-600 settler > Market
-400 Trade -> Philo
-325 Market -> Van
-150 raise luxuries to trigger celebrations
-125 copper (d) >Washington 112g
-100 philo -> Medicine -> Mapmak. Beads (u) -> New York 42g
Stats at 1 AD
city size: 6; techs: 12, gold: 112, Trade routes: 2, buildings: Colossus, Market
Unit: 1 settler, 3 army, 2 vans
Celts: Enth, allied
Zulu: No contact
France: No contact
Aztecs: Enth, peace
America: Enth, allied
Mongols: No contact
Germany, Babylon eliminated
plan: Build Marco, Shakespeare, Copernicus