GOTM 147 Spoiler

[Inkerman]

Ok, we haven't had a spoiler for this September game yet, and the October game is now set and people may be well into that, so there may not be much to say.

I decided on this smallest possible map to play for conquest.

I did do quite a bit of map analysis beforehand, for the first time trying to find where a few huts would be, before deciding what to do.

So I knew of the nearby hut, and decided I would pop it with one settler before founding the capital with the other in range of the whales, at worst on the plains square that is initially visible.

There is the risk of an off-path tech, and the play might develop differently if that happened, but if I got a unit or money that would be very helpful, and I would aim for monarchy as soon as possible.

I was unsure what the second settler would then do. It might depend on the terrain found, but I had been impressed by the value of mining a hill early in a limited situation such as we had with the recent game on the World Map. If this map did look mountainous I would try keeping the settler for work.

As well as one continent, as mentioned in the game description, I thought it likely that there would be ocean, and had a longer term plan to look for the chance to build a port on ocean 1 to help reach far off parts of the map.

4000- Both move.
3950- Both move
3900- Hut:Horse NON, Found Karakorum, on plains with access to whales. Start on CB.
3850- Settler goes off to mine (30,4). Horse goes off to meet people.
3800-
3750-
3700- Warrior completes and goes off to meet people.
3650- Discover CB -> Alphabet.
3600-
3550- PRB.
3500-

3450-
3400- Horse meets Chinese(1) - we give CB to get Alphabet.
3350- Start on CoL. Warrior meets Aztecs(6) - we give CB to get CoL.

This really couldn't have gone much better!

3300- Start on Monarchy.
3250- Settlers complete mine.
3200- Ignore hut.
3150-
3100- Karakorum builds settlers. Give CoL to Chinese.
3050- Meet English(4) - they have HBR, we decline swap and give Alp.
3000-

Status: On track for Monarchy in 2850.
We are pathetic and spotless, with 1 city of 1 person, but have already met 3 AI.

 

[Major Advantage]

I did not like the starting location as city site, so I went south, looking for a better spot to settle. That took sime time, but it worked.

-4000 start moving south
-3600 Archer from hut at 26,16
-3550 Meet Aztecs, peace
-3500 Archer from hut 33,1; Karakorum(25,15) founded in Aztec vicinity
-3450 Research Alph.
-3400 Samarkand(34,2) founded from 2nd settler
-3350 Some nice rivers uncovered near Karakorum; hail Aztecs, get alph for Bronze (have HBR and writ.)
-3300 Research Laws
-3100 Laws->Burial
(Meet japanese settler, peace, gamble on tech-trade, get burial, alliance)
-2950 research Monarchy(36); stumble into Russians, peace, alliance
-2800 Meet chinese warrior, peace
-2650 Missed Monarchy by two beakers, get writing fom china
-2600 chinese-russian war, we stay out of it
-2500 Mon(args, 1 turn early)->Currency; Bokhara founded, gamble on techs with japan, get only hbr & 25g, revolution
-2450 Monarchy est.
-2400 get Mapmaking from Aztecs, exchange maps (London shows up)
-2300 25g from Japan
-2200 Literacy from hut; 25g and maps from Russia
-2150 maps & 25g tribute from China
-2050 Nishapur founded on river

Stats at -2000:
pop.: 60k; cities: 4; techs: 9; gov: Mon, gold: 35, cost per turn: 0, Trade Routes: 0D/0F
units: 2 settler, 4 army

Russia: Neutral, alliance
Japan: Cordial, alliance
Aztecs: Enth., peace
China: Enth., peace

 

[Inkerman]

English brag about Mapmaking.
2950-
2900- Found Samarkand at (33,3).
2850- Discover Monarchy, become Monarchy. Start on Mapmaking. Hut: Horse NON.
2800- Swap CoL to English for HBR.
Meet Japanese - they offer Pottery, we just agree peace.
Russians destroyed by Chinese.
2750- Swap Mon to English to get Mapmaking. Start on Pottery as can't choose Poly.
2700- Swap MM to Japanese to get Pottery. Start on Polytheism.
2650- We are strong?
2600-
2550- We are supreme. We get near Moscow(Chinese).
2500-

2450- We are Mighty.
2400-
2350- Spurn hut.
2300- Found Bokhara at (27,9). We are Strong. Meet French.
2250-
2200-
2150- We are Moderate. Give Pottery to Aztecs.
2100 - Discover Polytheism (just) -> Writing. Reduce science. Found Nishapur at (36,4).
Give Monarchy to Chinese and get them to withdraw.
2050- Hut: Masonry. We get 100g from English, war from French, ignored by Jap.
Spend lots of money.
2000- Barracks in Samarkand.

Stats.
Mighty/Spotless. Cities:4 - population 5. 14g. Techs:10. Monarchy. Cost per turn:1.
1 settler, 5 army, 1 trireme.

 

[haleewud]

I finished several weeks ago.

I decided to build my first city on the hills so I could access both the whale and the fish. So the first settler started the mine on the hills while the second founded the city.

FYI, although the game announcement says "restarts are on", there were no restarts in my game.

-4000 Head south
-3950 Start Mine, Karakorum founded
-3900 Start Alphabet
-3750 Warrior
-3500 English destroyed by Aztecs
-3450 Alphabet -> Code of Laws
-3250 Hut -> Horse (NON)
-3200 Hut -> Currency
-3100 Meet Aztecs (Supreme), Peace
-3050 Meet Chinese, trade Currency -> Map Making and BW -> CB
-3000 Karakorum Settler

stats at -3000:
pop.: .01M; cities: 1; techs: 5, gov: Despotism, gold: 27; trade routes: 0D0F; cost/turn:0
units: 2 Settler, 2 Warriors, 1 Horseman
wonders: None

Russians: No Contact
Japanese: No Contact
French: No Contact
Aztecs: No Embassy
Chinese: No Embassy
English: Destroyed by Aztecs


-2850 Meet Japanese, Peace
-2800 Hut -> Horse (NON), see unoccupied Osaka, choose not to attack
-2750 Hut -> 100
-2700 withdraw from Osaka
-2600 Samarkand founded, Chinese Alliance, get Masonry as gift
-2550 Chinese get WC from Russians (Peace), Meet Russians (Peace)
-2450 Withdraw from Kyoto
-2250 Bokhara founded
-2200 RB Bokhara 8sh
-2150 CoL -> Monarchy (63), Hut Chariot
-2100 Nishapur founded

stats at -2000:
pop.: .08M; cities: 4; techs: 7, gov: Despotism, gold: 160; trade routes: 0D0F; cost/turn:0
units: 4 Warriors, 2 Horsemen, 1 Chariot
wonders: None

Russians: No Embassy
Japanese: No Embassy
French: No Contact
Aztecs: No Embassy
Chinese: No Embassy, Allied
English: Destroyed by Aztecs


-1800 Kill Phalanx in Moscow (Chariot dies), Sack Moscow (36+WC), Russians destroyed
-1750 RB Nishapur 1sh
-1600 Kashgar founded
-1550 100K, T/L/S = 6/4/0 (delay Monarchy for 1 turn)
-1500 T/L/S = 4/0/6
-1450 Monarchy -> Writing (90), Monarchy established, RB Samarkand 2sh
-1400 Bokhara Settler
-1350 Give Monarchy to Chinese, get 25
-1300 Trade with Aztecs, MM -> Writing, Monarchy -> Literacy
-1250 Start HBR (143), Nishapur Settler, RB Kashgar 4sh
-1200 Aztecs start Pyramids, Tabriz founded
-1100 Chinese Construction
-1050 Kashgar Diplomat, Samarkand Diplomat, RB Karakorum 10sh(20)
-1000 Bokhara Diplomat, Karakorum Barracks

stats at -1000:
pop.: .16M; cities: 6; techs: 11, gov: Monarchy, gold: 306; trade routes: 0D0F; cost/turn:1
units: 2 Settlers, 6 Warriors, 1 Archers, 2 Horsemen, 3 Diplomat
wonders: None
Footprint:

Russians: Destroyed by Mongols
Japanese: No Embassy
French: No Contact
Aztecs: No Embassy
Chinese: No Embassy
English: Destroyed by Aztecs

 

[Inkerman]

1950- English brag about currency.
1900-
1850-
1800- We get 50g from Chinese, 25g from Aztecs.
1750- At last the NON settler founds a city - Kashgar (32,10).
1700-
1650- Attack Chinese, destroying Moscow. Take Currency. (23/121).
1600- Withdraw from Japanese.
1550- 75g from Japanese. Peace and 25g from French.
1500- Capture Beijing, destroying Chinese, taking Seafaring (and getting 30pt IRB unit).
Beijing has a barracks.

Stats.
Supreme and honourable.
Cities:6 - population 9. 239g. Techs:12. Monarchy. Cost per turn:2.
0 settler, 2 warrior, 2 horse, 4 ele, 1 trireme.

 

[Ali Ardavan]

Like haleewud I decided to build my first city on the hills so I could access both the whale and the fish. So the first settler started the mine on the hills while the second founded the city.

So far in my game there has not been any restarts either despite restarts being on. This is hardly surprising as the game would not have put us on the north pole if it could find a suitable place for us. I suppose if you raze, as opposed to capture, a lot of cities you will see restarts.

Like others I am going for conquest. So far I have lost a lot more units to barbarians than all others combined.

Date Notes

-4000 Both settlers move south.
-3950 Karakorum founded.
-3900 -> Alphabet.
-3750 Warrior produced.
-3450 Alphabet -> Code of Laws. Currency from hut.
-3200 Settler produced.
-3150 Met Aztecs; peace. Refused tech exchange for masonry.
-3100 Resource seed is 57.
-2950 Samarkand founded.
-2750 Met Supreme Japanese; peace. Refused tech exchange for Warrior code.
-2700 Code of Laws -> Ceremonial Burial.
-2450 Bokhara founded.
-2400 Warrior code from hut.
-2300 Met Russians; peace. Refused exchange for Wheel.
-2100 Russian horseman spares defenseless Bokhara.
-2000 French civilization destroyed by Barbarians. Met Chinese; peace. Nishapur founded.

Status at -2000
Population: 0.06M; Cities: 4; Techs: 5; Government: Despotism
Gold: 24; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 None Settler, 4 Warriors
Goals: Monarchy, Trade
Russians: no embassy
Japanese: no embassy
French: Destroyed by Barbarians
Aztec: no embassy
Chinese: no embassy
English: no contact

-1950 Ceremonial Burial -> Horseback riding. Warrior Code -> Chinese -> Horseback riding. They also have writing, but that can wait.
-1900 -> Monarchy.
-1750 Iron Working from hut. There is something weird about my hut luck and techs. The odds of getting 3 techs in a row, if our understanding is correct, ought to be less than 1%. Discovered barbarian Paris. Kashgar founded.
-1550 50g from hut.
-1500 Met English. Refused tech exchange for Mysticism. They declared war.
-1450 English warrior dies attacking mine.
-1400 Power jumped to Supreme. Tabriz founded. T6L0S4
-1300 Japanese demand 50g and declare war.
-1250 Monarchy -> Writing. Monarchy established. T3L0S7. Monarchy -> Chinese (1) -> writing, 25g. Monarchy -> Aztec (5) -> Map making, maps.
-1200 -> Trade.
-1150 English attack my warrior on mountain with 2 archers and kill it after losing one. First fighting units, 2 legions, produced.

Status at -1000
Population: 0.1M; Cities: 6; Techs: 11; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 107; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 3 Settlers (1 none), 5 Warriors, 2 Legions, 1 Diplomat
Goals: Trade, bribing Paris
Russians: no embassy
Japanese: no embassy; war with me
French: Destroyed by Barbarians
Aztec: no embassy
Chinese: no embassy
English: no embassy; war with me

-0975 Japanese chariot killed.
-0950 Japanese warrior killed.
-0900 Japanese warrior killed.
-0875 Trade -> Masonry. Trade, Iron Working -> Aztec (5) -> Masonry, Pottery
-0850 -> Seafaring. Aleppo founded.
-0800 Japanese lose a unit attacking my warrior on hilltop. Japanese warrior killed.
-0775 Japanese kill my diplomat. English attack Samarkand and kill a warrior. Lost an archer attacking wounded English warrior. Bribed English phalanx for 57g.
-0725 Accepted Japanese offer of peace and got 250g in tribute. Accepted English offer of peace and got 200g in tribute! Russians declare war rather than pay tribute.
-0650 Trade -> Chinese (3) -> maps, 100g.
-0600 Legion kills 2 barbarian chariots and barely survives.
-0575 Seafaring -> Math. 2 defenders of Kyoto killed. Kyoto razed for 8g and Wheel. Gold from Nishapur to Beijing for 72 establishes the first trade route.
-0550 Russian elephant kills a warrior. Hanging Gardens built in captial. Archer kills Russian elephant. Japanese Edo bribed for 112g. Got 21g and 2 Phalanx. Seafaring -> Aztec -> Math.
-0525 -> Literacy. English lose a unit attacking me. Lost vet legion attacking York. Accepted Russian peace offer and got 100g tribute. Japanese Osaka bribed for 220g. Got 44g and 4 units. Japanese civilization destroyed.
-0500 Wheel -> Aztec (5) -> Mysticism. Kabul founded.

Status at -500
Population: 0.39M; Cities: 10; Techs: 18; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 7; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D1F;
Wonders: Hanging Gardens
Units: 2 Settlers (1 none), 9 Warriors, 2 Phalanx, 2 Archers, 6 Legions, 1 van
Goals: Bribing Paris, Marco, finding Russians
Russians: no embassy
Japanese: Destroyed by me
French: Destroyed by Barbarians
Aztec: no embassy
Chinese: no embassy
English: no embassy; war with me

 

[Inkerman]

1450-
1400- Hut: Nomads.
1350-
1300- Aztecs ignore us.
1250- 25g from English.
1200-
1150- Hut(from ship nr Osaka): 50g.
1100- Found Tabriz (43,19).
1050- Japanese - war. French - war. Aztecs - ignore. English - 50g.
Capture Osaka (from sea).
1000- Barbs nr Tabriz. War with Aztecs.

Stats.
Supreme and honourable (until my after-turn refusal to honour treaty with Aztecs.)
Cities:8 - population 12. 182g. Techs:12. Monarchy. Cost per turn:2.
2 settler, 2 warrior, 1 phalanx, 2 horse, 9 ele, 1 trireme.

Russians: Destroyed by Chinese
Japanese: War
French: War
Aztecs: Cordial - but they will declare war in the Aztec turn after my 1000BC
Chinese: Destroyed by me
English: Uncooperative

 

[Inkerman]

It took a while after -1000 to complete the conquest, but not so long that the log wouldn't give away too much about ending date and score, which we don't do, at least before the deadline. I discovered one more tech, and ended before 1AD, with a score below 50. The barbarians helped, although I did lose both the NON horse units to them.

 

[Ali Ardavan]

Impressive. A finish in BC years.

I managed to eliminate Russians fairly easily but the English and Chinese built city walls and I failed to check for it and thus lost my entire assault force. I have not battled Aztecs yet; I am leaving them for last. I am putting together a new force but I will not finish before +500.

 

[Major Advantage]

My conquest very smoothly, with hardly any losses. Japanese were a very helpful ally as they conquered France, so it only took a dip and some money to get Paris in our hands. However, when I eventually took over the japanese cities, I did have a green respawn which was very surprising! There were no respawns until then!

Until -500 (and leaving the rest for later):

-1950 get poly from Japan, update maps since they are at war with France, Orlean in sight
(Orlean destroyed by Japan)
-1900 empty hut
(English chariot shows up, sign peace, maps, alliance despite not joining their war with Aztecs now, 150g gift)
-1800 Kashgar founded on coal being mined
-1650 Currency->Trade; Tabriz founded; hail england, join their war with Aztecs, attack with 2 eles., kill settler, kill defending archer, both eles deep red; nomads from hut in SE
-1600 withdraw eles back to Karakorum, 50 g from Japan, rush barracks in Karakorum
-1500 Eles have recovered, attack Tenochtitlan, kill Phalanx and take the city for 42g, aztecs defeated
-1450 meet french warrior, peace, demand tribute, get 100g
-1350 Embassy with Japan; Aleppo founded by nomad on japan river
-1200 Trade->Myst.
-1150 Kabul founded in french territory
-1050 Nasty french raze Kabul, 10g & Bronze; 100g for barb leader
-1000 Hail russians, join their war with China, kill 2 units, bribe Shanghai for 186g, cease fire, prepare to strike on Peking anyway

Stats at -1000:
pop.: 290k; cities: 9; techs: 13; gov: Mon, gold: 132, cost per turn: 2, Trade Routes: 0D/0F
units: 2 settler, 8 defence army, 4 offence army, 1 dip

Russia: Neutral, alliance
Japan: neutral, alliance
France: bad mood, war
Aztecs: assimilated by me
China: icy, cease fire
England: Receptive, alliance

-975 Research Philo; hail Russia, join their war with china again, raze Peking 26g+Masonry, China defeated
-950 Nomads north of London
-900 philo->Monotheism->Construct.; Chinatown founded
-875 Russia cancels alliance (denied philo); Whales founded north of London
-850 Embassy with London, demand Russian tribute, they declare war, take Moscow 47g surprisingly not defeated yet; 75g from Japan
-800 Khanbaly founded (on the edge of french forest); 50g from England
-775 Sapporo founded right north of Kyoto's Radius
-750 England cancel alliance; bribe St. Petersburg 118g (82 back), Russia defeated
-725 delay attack on England, pirates on the lake south of London
(barb attack fails)
-700 Construct.->Math; demand english tribute, get none
(Japan takes Paris and destroys France)
-675 demand tribute again, nothing, get pottery from Japan
-650 demand tribute again, nothing, attack anyway, raze London (19g + wheel), England gone, only Japan left
-550 Moscow builds HG; New London founded
-500 Archer from polar hut; ask for japanese gift, they cancel alliance

Stats at -500:
pop.: 710k; cities: 16; techs: 19; gov: Mon, gold: 188, cost per turn: 2, Trade Routes: 0D/0F
units: 2 settler, 16 defence army, 12 offense army, 4 dip, 1 boat, 1 van
wonders: HG

Russia: assimilated by me
Japan: bad mood, peace, 4 cities (2 former french)
France: assimilated by Japan
Aztecs: assimilated by me
China: assimilated by me
England: defeated by me

 

[Ali Ardavan]

Tried but could not finish before +1000. Elimination of Japanese was easy and Russians not too difficult. French were taken out early on by barbarians. In my first attempt, my invasion force were decimated at the gates of Beijing and London both of which had multiple units behind city walls. I took a better and larger force the second time around only to be met with a single defender. It took quite a while for my units to make it to Aztec territory. Once there, the Aztecs fell quickly despite having 3 units behind city walls. Much longer and drawn out than it should have been.

-0475 Barbarians lose 2 units attacking me.
-0450 Barbarians kill 2 units. Found Moscow. Russians declare war.
-0425 Barbarians kill a warrior. Archer kills wounded barbarian and turns vet. First structure, a harbor, built.
-0400 Barbarian legion killed in attack on mine. Literacy -> Philosophy. Beads from Tabriz to Osaka for a measly 20 establishes the first domestic route.
-0375 Marco built. Literacy, seafaring -> Chinese -> Polytheism, maps. Barbarian leader for 100g.
-0325 Barbarians kill a warrior. Gems to Tenochtitlan for 54.
-0300 Barbarian archer killed.
-0250 Pyramids built.
-0225 Russians kill a legion.
-0200 Barbarians kill a vet archer.
-0175 Barbarians kill 2 units. Russians lose an archer attacking my warrior fortified on hilltop. Copper to Moscow for 44. Barbarian archer killed. Polytheism -> Aztec -> Astronomy, 0g. 3 Harbors sold to raise cash. Paris bribed for 208g. Got 0g and 3 units.
-0125 Barbarian legion lands near Paris. Barbarians attack Osaka and kill a warrior. Parisian archer kill barbarian legion. Omruz founded. T7L2S1
-0100 Barbarian legion kills a Phalanx. Philosophy -> Construction -> Monotheism.
-0075 The same damn barbarian legion kills a diplomat. It is finally killed by my vet legion.
-0050 Russians kill a warrior.
+0001 First Trireme sets sail from Paris towards England.

Status at +1
Population: 0.89M; Cities: 12; Techs: 23; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 14; Cost: 1; Trade routes: 2D3F;
Wonders: Hanging Gardens, Pyramids, Marco
Units: 2 Settlers (1 None), 7 Warriors, 2 Phalanx, 3 Archers, 5 Legions, 1 Trireme, 1 Diplomat, 7 Caravan
Goals: Great Wall, conquest of Russians and English, containing Aztecs and Chinese. May be Colossus.
Russians: 1 cities, 10 techs; war with me
Japanese: Destroyed by me
French: Destroyed by Barbarians
Aztec: 2 cities, 22 techs
Chinese: 2 cities, 16 techs
English: 3 cities, 14 techs; war with me

+0040 Russians kill a legion. London discovered.
+0060 Barbarian legion lands near Ormuz.
+0080 Barbarian legion kills warrior defending Ormuz. Great Wall built. Russian Archer killed.
+0100 Barbarian legion dies in attack on Ormuz thanks to the great wall. Barbarian leader for 100g.
+0120 Russians kill a legion. No-longer-demanded wool to Aztec Teo for 48. Attack on London fails miserably. Two vet units lost.
+0160 Philosophy -> Chinese -> Republic, 100g. Chinese Canton subverted for 2x53g. Got 2g and a Phalanx. Accepted Russian offer of peace and got 25g tribute.
+0180 Basra founded.
+0200 Hides to Moscow for 56g.
+0240 Broke peace treaty and attacked Moscow. Lost a legion and killed 3 defenders plus an elephant. T7L1S2
+0260 In a desperate move Russians attack me with warriors and lose rather than trying to defend Moscow. Spared size 1 defenseless Moscow. English horseman killed.
+0280 English lost a horseman attacking my vet legion. Moscow is still size 1 but now has a defender.
+0300 English catapult killed.
+0320 Khanbalyk founded.
+0340 Russians lose a unit attacking me.
+0360 English legion killed.
+0380 Barbarian trireme near Moscow. Dye to Teo from Paris for 60. Khorasan founded.
+0400 Barbarians legion lands next to Moscow. English kill my vet legion on hilltop but not before losing a unit on it. Moscow is finally size 2.
+0420 Barbarians lose attacking Moscow. Lost a legion attacking Moscow. Moscow razed. Russian civilization destroyed.
+0440 Colossus built. Salt to Teo for 136.
+0460 English lose a unit attacking my legion. Monotheism -> Banking. Beads to Beijing for 88. Shanghai bribed for 312g. Got 38g, Barracks, a Phalanx, and 2 settlers!
+0480 Shangtu founded.
+0500 English use another unit attacking me. Republic -> Aztecs. T7L2S1

Status at +500
Population: 1.65M; Cities: 18; Techs: 25; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 3; Cost: 11; Trade routes: 2D6F;
Wonders: Hanging Gardens, Pyramids, Great Wall, Colossus, Marco
Units: 10 Settlers (1 None), 10 Warriors, 5 Phalanx, 3 Archers, 13 Legions, 1 Catapult, 3 Trireme, 1 Diplomat, 5 Caravan
Goals: Michelangelo, conquest of Chinese and English, containing Aztecs.
Russians: Destroyed by me
Japanese: Destroyed by me
French: Destroyed by Barbarians
Aztec: 2 cities, 23 techs
Chinese: 1 cities, 18 techs
English: 3 cities, 16 techs; war with me

+0520 Kazan founded.
+0560 Chinese kill a Legion. English -> 25g. Chinese archer killed.
+0600 Quinsay founded. Salt to Teo for 60.
+0640 4 legions attacked Beijing; 3 died and only one managed to kill a Phalanx. Sliver to London for 74.
+0660 Domestic Gold for 72. Last legion lost on Beijing. Kerman founded. Attacked London with an army of 5 legions and 1 catapult. Lost 4 Legions and managed to kill only 2 defenders.
+0680 Domestic wool for 24.
+0700 Trireme with diplomat on board survives barbarian caravel. English attack legion parked outside of York and lose; they also attack the wounded legion and catapult outside London and kill both. Almost all my attack forces are now destroyed. Naples founded.
+0720 Michelangelo built. Cloth to Nottingham for 70.
+0740 Banking -> Bridge Building. Foreign deliveries for 96, 36. Domestic delivery for 54.
+0760 Barbarian chariots in Russia.
+0820 Barbarian chariot died in attack on Kashgar. Barbarian leader for 100g.
+0840 Domestic delivery for 44. Chinese phalanx killed.
+0880 Despite its city walls, it only took one crusader casualty to kill 2 defenders of Beijing and capture the city for 106g. Chinese civilization destroyed.
+0900 Issus founded. Domestic wine for 44.
+0920 3 English units killed and one crusader lost in the process. Barbarian legion killed.
+0940 Domestic Hides for 148. Diplomat destroys London's city walls. Crusader lost on London and its sole defender killed.
+0960 English kill a vet crusader. Bride Building -> Engineering. London's single defender killed and the city captured for 68g and Navigation. English warrior bribed for 30g. Infrastructure sold to raise cash and bribe Nottingham for 280g. Got 114g, barracks, and 4 units.
+0980 English refuse to pay tribute. Lost 2 crusaders before killing York's defending archer with a Legion. York captured for 134g. English civilization destroyed.

Status at +1000
Population: 3.63M; Cities: 27; Techs: 28; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 527; Cost: 26; Trade routes: 23D6F;
Wonders: Hanging Gardens, Pyramids, Great Wall, Colossus, Marco, Michelangelo
Units: 9 Settlers (1 None), 17 Warriors, 6 Phalanx, 3 Archers, 10 Legions, 9 Crusaders, 1 Catapult, 4 Trireme, 5 Diplomat, 8 Caravan
Goals: Conquest of Aztecs.
Russians: Destroyed by me
Japanese: Destroyed by me
French: Destroyed by Barbarians
Aztec: 2 cities, 25 techs
Chinese: Destroyed by me
English: Destroyed by me

+1020 3 barbarian units land near former Moscow and are killed by my crusader.
+1040 Magellan built. Aztec -> 25g
+1040 Aztec -> 25g
+1080 Aztec -> 25g
+1100 Silk to Theo for 27. Aztecs declare war over my tribute demand. Aztec archer and Phalanx killed. 7 crusaders attack Tenoch, 4 perish before the city is captured for 147g, barracks and City walls. T2L7S1. Teo bribed for 420g. Aztec civilization destroyed.