GOTM 173 spoiler

[Ali Ardavan]

My game is behind for a typical OCC game and it is going to last into the 1900s. I think the main reasons are the small number of rivals (fewer opportunities for tech exchange and alliances) and lack of overseas trade. Furthermore, the Chinese are not interested in alliance with me in this game for some reason despite numerous attempts by me when they were worshipful.

 

[Ali Ardavan]

+1510 Invention -> Democracy. Food van produced.
+1520 Greeks kill a diplomat. Food van produced. Greek embassy established.
+1530 Chinese deliver to Berlin. Horseman disbanded.
+1540 Democracy -> Steam Engine. Democracy -> Chinese -> 0g. Invention, Physics, Atomic Theory, Sanitation -> Greek (6) -> peace, worshipful, maps, but no tech exchange. Temple sold. Democracy established. T1L2S7
+1550 Shakespeare built. Berlin celebrates. Granary sold; should have done this much earlier. Chemistry -> Greek -> Iron Working.
+1560 Berlin is size 14. Salt van produced.
+1570 Steam Engine -> Gun powder. Berlin is size 15.
+1580 Berlin is size 16. Dye van produced.
+1590 Barbarian archer kills my None archer in fort! Berlin is size 17.
+1600 Gun Powder -> Magnetism. Berlin is size 18. Diplomat produced. Vet archer kills barbarian archer. T2L2S6
+1610 Berlin is size 19.
+1620 Berlin is size 20. Food van produced.
+1630 Magnetism -> Metallurgy. Berlin is size 21. T0L2S8
+1640 Greeks build Great Library. Berlin is size 22.
+1650 Greeks build Leo. Metallurgy -> Electricity. Berlin is size 23. Galleon produced.
+1660 Berlin is size 24 and temporarily out of food. T2L0S8
+1670 Electricity -> Conscription. Explorer produced.
+1690 Conscription -> Refrigeration.
+1700 Chinese deliver to Berlin.
+1710 Refrigeration -> Explosives. Cloth van produced. 50g from hut on northern island.
+1720 Gunpowder -> Chinese -> Feudalism.
+1730 Explosives -> Wheel. Food van produced. Steam Engine -> Chinese -> Wheel. T0L0S10
+1740 -> Chivalry.
+1750 Chivalry -> Leadership. Engineer produced. Greeks demand 250g and declare war.

Status at +1750
City Size: 23 Government: Democracy Gold: 269 Techs: 45 Trade routes: 3
Structures: Marketplace, City walls, Library, Aqueduct, Harbor, University, Bank, Stock Exchange, Sewer
Wonders: Colossus, Hanging Gardens, Copernicus, Newton, Shakespeare
Units: 1 None settler, 1 Engineer, 1 None Archer, 1 Galleon, 1 diplomat, 5 vans, 1 explorer
Goals: Growth to maximum size, modern infrastructure.
Chinese: 6 cities, 35 techs; Pyramids, Marco
Greek: 9 cities, 25 techs; Lighthouse, Great Library, King Richard, Leo; war with me

+1752 Chinese build Statue of Liberty.
+1754 Leadership -> Tactics. Food van produced. T3L0S7
+1758 Food van produced.
+1760 Tactics -> Amphibious Warfare. Tactics -> Chinese -> Bridge Building.
+1762 Food van produced. Dye to Beijing for 230.
+1764 Amphibious warfare -> Railroad.
+1766 Food van produced.
+1768 T1L2S7
+1770 Railroad -> Industrialization. Berlin celebrates.
+1772 Greeks build Adam Smith. Supermarket built. Berlin is size 24.
+1774 Berlin is size 25. 100g from hut.
+1776 Industrialization -> Communism. Berlin is size 26. Marine produced. 2 barbarian knights from hut; explorer escapes to ship.
+1778 Berlin is size 27.
+1780 Berlin is size 28. 100g from hut.
+1782 Communism -> Steel. T0L2S8
+1784 Darwin built. Steel -> Corporation -> Refining. Berlin is size 29. Engineer disbanded.
+1786 Berlin is size 30 and maxed out. Beads van produced. First pollution appears. Sewer sold. 100g from hut. T2L0S8
+1788 Refining -> Combustion. Cloth to Beijing for 190. Aqueduct sold. T0L0S10
+1792 Combustion -> Automobile. T2L0S8
+1794 Cloth van produced. 100g from hut.
+1796 Greek diplomat shows up near Berlin. Greeks demand 1000g for peace. I laugh them off and kill their diplomat. They have another one nearby.
+1798 Automobile -> Machine Tools. T0L0S10
+1800 Superhighways built. Another Greek diplomat killed. T1L0S9

Status at +1800
City Size: 30 Government: Democracy Gold: 1158 Techs: 57 Trade routes: 3
Structures: Marketplace, City walls, Library, Harbor, University, Bank, Stock Exchange, Supermarket, Superhighways
Wonders: Colossus, Hanging Gardens, Copernicus, Newton, Shakespeare, Darwin
Units: 1 None settler, 1 None Archer, 1 Marine, 1 Galleon, 1 diplomat, 2 vans, 1 explorer
Goals: Mass Transit, Research Lab, production enhancing infrastructure
Chinese: 6 cities, 43 techs; Pyramids, Marco, Statue of Liberty
Greek: 9 cities, 39 techs; Lighthouse, Great Library, King Richard, Leo, Adam Smith; war with me

 

[Major Advantage]

I have finished and submitted. It was not spectacular, I kept it a peaceful spaceship game and only bribed most AI cities after launch. Without a key civ and with my not-so-great expansion, double advances were out of reach, so it was only one per turn until the end.
Remarkable was the amount of money I had! When the PD was running it was close to 30k, probably because:
-limited investment in expansion
-high payouts due to not having a key civ
-most cities supplying silk, americans demanding silk
So i was able to launch my full-size spaceship the same turn I discovered fusion.

 

[Ali Ardavan]

+1802 Machine Tools -> Mass Production. T0L0S10
+1804 Greeks build Magellan. Oil van produced. 50g from hut.
+1806 Mass Production -> Electronics.
+1810 Electronics -> Recycling.
+1814 Recycling -> Mini. Mass Transit built. Barbarian knight from hut. Explorer escapes to ship.
+1818 Mini -> Computers.
+1820 None musketeer from hut.
+1822 Computers -> Mobile warfare. Factory built. T1L0S9
+1824 Research lab built. None Musketeer from hut.
+1826 Mobile warfare -> Nuclear Fission. Cloth to Beijing for 460. Tech bombed Chinese reducing my tech cost from 2015 to 1690. T0L0S10
+1828 Nuclear Fission -> Nuclear Power. Beads to Chinese for 414. 50g from hut.
+1830 Nuclear Power -> Robotics. Recycling center built. T3L0S7
+1834 Robotics -> Espionage
+1836 Greek chariot shows up near Berlin and demands 1000g. My marine kills it.
+1838 Espionage -> Laser. Offshore Platform built.
+1840 Spy built.
+1842 Laser -> Flight.
+1844 100g from hut.
+1846 Flight -> Radio. Nuclear Plant built. T0L0S10
+1848 Dye van produced. Greek chariot killed.
+1850 Radio -> Advanced Flight. Cloth van produced. None musketeer from hut.

Status at +1850
City Size: 30 Government: Democracy Gold: 1526 Techs: 71 Trade routes: 3
Structures: Marketplace, City walls, Library, Harbor, University, Bank, Stock Exchange, Supermarket, Superhighways, Mass Transit, factory, recycling center, nuclear plant, research lab, offshore platform
Wonders: Colossus, Hanging Gardens, Copernicus, Newton, Shakespeare, Darwin
Units: 1 None settler, 1 None Archer, 3 None Musketeers, 1 Marine, 1 Galleon, 1 diplomat, 1 spy, 3 vans, 1 explorer
Goals: Manufacturing plant, Apollo, space race
Chinese: 7 cities, 63 techs; Pyramids, Marco, Statue of Liberty; war with Greeks
Greek: 10 cities, 41 techs; Lighthouse, Great Library, King Richard, Magellan, Leo, Adam Smith; war with Chinese and me

+1851 Greeks build Suffrage and Eiffel. Food van produced.
+1852 Chinese build SETI. Advanced Flight -> Warrior Code. Food van produced. Advanced Flight -> Chinese -> Warrior Code, maps.
+1853 -> Rocketry. Food van produced.
+1854 Rocketry -> Space Flight. Coal van produced. T3L0S7
+1855 Food van produced. 100g from hut.
+1856 Food van produced.
+1857 Space Flight -> Environmentalism. Food van produced. 100g from hut. 3 barbarians from hut.
+1858 Barbarians kill my none musketeer.
+1860 Environmentalism -> Guerrilla warfare. Radio -> Chinese -> Guerrilla warfare. 200g from hut.
+1861 -> Plastics. Manufacturing Plant built. 2 barbarian partisans from hut.
+1863 Plastics -> Superconductor. Dye to Corinth for 344. T0L0S10
+1864 200g from hut.
+1865 Chinese develop Mobile warfare! Superconductor -> Labor Union. Oil to Shanghai for 448. Greek diplomat killed.
+1867 Labor Union -> Stealth. T1L0S9
+1869 Apollo built.
+1870 Greeks build Oracle. Stealth -> Fusion Power. Mechanical infantry built. 2 barbarian partisans from hut.
+1871 Barbarian partisans ignore my explorer. Stealth fighter built. Greek chariot killed.
+1872 Space race starts with a structural.
+1873 Fusion power -> Combined Arms. Structural built. Coal to Chinese for 292. 3 barbarian partisans from hut. 100g from hut.
+1874 Barbarian partisans ignore my musketeer. Structural built. Chinese diplomat expelled. 3 barbarian partisans from hut.
+1875 Barbarian partisans ignore my explorer. Structural built. 2 Greek units killed.
+1876 Chinese build Michelangelo. Combined Arms -> Future Tech 1. Structural built. 100g from hut.
+1877 Structural built.
+1878 Structural built. 3 Greek units killed.
+1879 Structural built. Future Tech 1 -> 2
+1880 Structural built. Greek chariot killed.
+1881 Structural built.
+1882 Structural built. Future Tech 2 -> Genetic Engineering. T10L0S0
+1883 Structural built.
+1884 Structural built.
+1885 Structural built.
+1886 Structural built. Greek diplomat killed.
+1887 SS Component built. Greek diplomat killed.
+1888 SS Component built. 2 Greek units killed.
+1889 SS Component built.
+1890 SS Component built. 100g from hut.
+1891 SS Component built. Barbarian partisan from the last hut. Diplomat disbanded.
+1892 SS Component built.
+1893 SS module built. 2 Greek units killed. Explorer disbanded. Superconductor -> Chinese -> Genetic Engineering, maps. T0L0S10
+1894 SS module built. -> Future Tech 3. Galleon disbanded.
+1895 SS module built. 15s3c1m space ship launched.
+1896 Future Tech 3 -> 4. Three Greek units killed.
+1899 Future Tech 4 -> Polytheism. Space Flight -> Chinese -> Polytheism, maps
+1900 Chinese join the space race with a single structural. Great wall built. -> Future Tech 5.
+1901 First ever barbarian uprising of 9+ fanatics and artillery just south of Berlin. 1 artillery bribed for 102g. 4 artillery killed by stealth fighter.
+1902 Future Tech 5 -> 6. There were a lot more barbarians in the center. One fanatic dies in attack on my mechanical infantry. Others spread out. 4 more artillery killed.
+1903 Barbarian fanatic bribed for 41g.
+1905 Future Tech 6 -> Monotheism. Sun Tzu built. Laser -> Chinese -> Monotheism, maps. T2L0S8
+1906 -> Future Tech 7.
+1907 SAM built. Greek diplomat killed.
+1908 Mechanical Infantry built.
+1909 Mechanical Infantry built. Future Tech 7 -> 8. T0L10S0

 

[Jokemaster]

1000 AD: T2L3S5

1020 AD: Cunaxa II built. T4L3S3.

1040 AD: Bridge Building > Chivalry or Navigation… Choose Chivalry as I still want the trade bonuses. Munich silk (d) to Capoue: 216g. One misclick/reload later, Nankin is corrupted for 358g. Get 68 back and 2 defending units. Not bad. Cunaxa silk (d) to Stuttgart: 192g.

1060 AD: Cremona II built.
Interturn: Greeks renew war.

1100 AD: Chivalry > University. Greeks kill Phalanx in Sydney. Ok, so apparently the mine-on-city trick only works if you have 2 settlers and not one. Hut: AT of Capoue II. The riot factor seems to be unusually high for this difficultysetting… I only have 60ish cities and already 6 black hats?!?

1120 AD: Swap to Sun Tzu since I want to deny it from the Greeks. Domestic route for 66g. Turin II built.

1140 AD: Konigsberg Sun Tzu, Greeks swap to GW. Beijing bribed for 174g, get 31 back.

1160 AD: 4 Greek units near Beijing! Most likely I will have to sack the city, and hope it gets destroyed so they don’t get tech. Gênes II built. 2 vans for 400ish gold. T6L3S1.
Interturn: City of Beijing is successfully razed to the ground. Worth!

1180 AD: University > Economy because I need Adam Smith’s. I said last GOTM that I wanted to test early Demo, but not now. Spend 1080g to bribe Thermopylae right next to Athens: get 81 back, 2 archers and Barracks. Another 160g is spent on a temple from scratch. Since there’s an archer in the way, I’ll build a boat to ferry dips to Corinthe, Delphes and Canton and bribe their cities away. Hut: Mercenaries. Crête II built.
Interturn: Americans develop The Republic.

1200 AD: T4L3S3. I already regret my choice of not going for Demo. Prague wine (d) to Capoue: 160g. T3L3S4.

1240 AD: Brême (d) gold to Hanovre: 180g. Canton bribed for 415g: get 81 back. I’ve literaly been plopping undefended dips right next to cities and they are not killed, which is pretty funny. What is not-so-funny: only defended by one archer. Greeks: GW forces a cease-fire.
Interturn: Americans start GL.

1260 AD: Economy > Engineering not available > Chemistry. Van: 122g. Van: 354g. Berlin starts Adam Smith’s.

1300 AD: Cope’s rushed for 160g. T5L3S2.
Interturn: Americans develop Banking. They are a Republic.

1320 AD: Chemistry > Engineering. Konigsberg Cope’s, finally! Starts a university next.

1340 AD: GW forces peace between Germans and Greeks. Need 1500g to subvert Corinthe.
Interturn: Barbs take a city that I carelessly forgot to garrison.

1360 AD: Munich coal (d) to Frankfurt: 244g. T1L3S6 to guarantee a tech next turn (gold deficit, but I have lots) Vérone II built. Americans already have 4 cities.

1380 AD: Engineering > Invention. Hut: Invention. RIP my trade bonuses that I wanted to cash this turn. Demanded gold gives 129g… eugh. T5L3S2. Need a better system to identify which cities are on which landmass. Adding the continent number after a city name: New naming convention? Greeks: They agree to remove troops. Salamis II built.

1400 AD: >Democracy. Van: 150g. Need 1848g to subvert Corinthe… T6L3S1. It’s a hugely strategic city that gives me access to their entire homeland.

1420 AD: Cunaxa II bribed back for 52g. Van for 108g makes me sad. But it’s enough still. Corinthe subverted for 924*2g. Get 124 back. Solid base, but no Courthouse makes me wonder. OEDO YEAR 1500 AD. Lisbonne II built.

1440 AD: Greek city of Knossos spotted.

1460 AD: T6L3S1. Trying to get the bar completely filled, then one scientist in Berlin should do the trick. Adam’s Smith is rushed in Berlin, don’t need Leonardo’s immediately. Knossos subverted for 455*2g. Get 84 back+Harbour.

1480 AD: Berlin Adam Smith’s, starts Leonardo’s. Hambourg II built. OK, so the “fill” status for F6 is a beaker after the rightmost vertical line on the background world map. Good to know. Hambourg IV built. Hut: AT of Prague II, on an island near the American homeland.

1500 AD: Democracy > Gunpowder. Instant revolution to Demo. I’m gaining 300trade per turn by going from Repu to Demo… YIKES. Guess my suspicions about late Demo not being very good were confirmed if not deadset on Big Trade. Temporary Monarchy. Greeks: They get baited into war. Sparte bribed for 546g, get 102 back. GW forces a peace treaty, but I can still subvert Delphes for 425*2g. Get 62g back. They are down to 3 cities, 2 of which are known including the capital Athens. Americans: accept 250g for a peace treaty. Back to demo! T3L2S5, techrate 2 turns and 400gpt. Time to stop messing around. Van for 123g as its home city is threatened by Barbs (no defences whatsoever and caravan rehoming is disallowed… don’t even know how to do it anyways) Salzbourg IV built. Bergen II built. Venise II built.

STATUS AT 1500 AD:
Cities: 79 Pop: 21,300,000 Techs: 37 (currently researching Gunpowder) Government: Democracy Gold: 114
WoWs: HG, Pyramids, MPE, Colossus, Mikes, JSB, Sun Tzu, Cope’s, Adam Smith’s. Currently building Leonardo’s
Foreign Officer:
Greeks under control. 3 cities.
Peace with Americans. 4 cities.

NOTES: Demo is making such a huge difference for my civ, definitely should not delay it for lesser advances next time unless I’m making serious bank from vans. I’m getting an extra 500trade per turn spent on not luxuries, and lesser troubles in the colonies so I don’t have to waste time building temples. Inner colonies can celebrate, outer colonies keep laying eggs. Can wait for Theo, Chemistry and IW, but the other ones should definitely take a backstep. BB situational, I guess, but University/Economy/Theory of Gravity/Sanitation should not be prioritized higher, even with an SSC. Speaking of which, I’m hoping to get better results out of soon.

Endgame-wise, my score is still unimpressive. This is the most unhospitable map I’ve played in a long time, with all the deserts and tundras ruining fine city sites. Not being able to really trade is also pretty eh. But definitely should have ran higher science. 6tptech is way too slow.

Edit: Also spend more money on vans for Cope's instead of delaying for extra settlers... comparing this game to the currently-played GOTM175

 

[Major Advantage]

Things were a little happier over here. Trade brought consistently 1 a/t (but never more though, without key civ).

1020 Conscr.->Automobile; Stralsund, Münster founded; 444, 175, 144, 144, 492
1040 Auto->Refrigeration; Barb musceteer bribed for 61g; Padua founded; Delay deliveries because of SHs
(Barb knights disembark on island 6, we rush a dip in Sydney)
1060 Adam Smith; Heilbronn, Helgoland (island #12) founded; 100g from hut; 462, 570, 588, 382, 185, 172
1080 Refr.->Atomic Th.; 170, 746, 213, 294, 492, 414, 307
1100 Atomic->MassProd.(2985); Buxtehude founded; 610, 379, 174, 1180, 396
1120 MassP.->Electronics; Barb knight bribed for 82; Bologna, Rio, Belfast founded; 648, 576, 984, 290
1140 Electr.->Nucl.Fission; 384, 558, 476, 1970
1160 NFiss->NPower; 684, 678, 748, 414, 360, 1405
1180 NPower->Chivalry; 1778, 904, 192, 570; subvert Knossos 2*240, get 33+Chivalry
1200 Recycling->Leadership; Braga founded; 738, 924, 798, 654, 408
1220 Leader->Tactics; barb leader 100g; 25, 757, 2024, 270, 915
1240 Tactics->Mach Tools; Königsberg maxed out at size 32; 345, 584, 714, 938, 570, 279, 297, 472
1260 MachTools->Laser(3618); Barb knights on island 17, dip escapes via boat; 642, 742, 450, 738, 1350; we have more than 35k gold and start storing vans
1280 Laser->Mini; Adv. Tribe (Neuschwabenland) on island 17, Graz founded; 844, 432, 212, 648, 789, 660, 712
1300 Mini->Computers; Ravenna founded; Barb leaders 300g; Cannot bribe barb knight??? 318, 494, 660, 2024, 1111 (this calls for a drink)
1320 Comp.->Flight; SETI built (Not sure if this makes sense, but we can afford it); 714, 467, 660, 900, 390, 435, 1350; let's see if we can get 2 techs with 80% science...
1340 Flight->Radio (No, didn't get it); 396, 452
1360 Radio->Adv. Flight; Wittenberge founded; 530, 22, 169, 707, 630, 292, 448, 1008
1380 Adv. Flight->Communism; San Remo, Linz founded; 396, 722, 283, 484, 154, 587, 456, 530
1400 Commy->Rockets; 50, 84, 184, 366, 756, 712, 592, 452, 545, 408
1420 Rockets->Space; Barb leader; Rimini founded; 691, 462, 408, 744, 750, 448, 310, 216
1440 Space->Plastics; Apollo built; 432, 768, 459, 571, 244, 568, 656, 713
1460 Plastics->Espionage; 8 strucutes built; 523, 584, 806, 536, 400, 156, 408, 630
1480 Esp.->Supercond.; Ship 14-3-3-0-0-0; 579, 498, 592, 522, 328, 708, 984
(Barbs march into empty Buxtehude)
1500 Supercond.->Fusion; Ship 22-6-6-0-0-0; Bribe back Buxtehude for 26g, get 3 units; 376, 468, 260, 452, 738, 558, 170

1510 Fusion->Guerilla; Hoover built; Full-size-spaceship launched; What will we do for the rest of the game except building wonders??? Still have a lot of gold, keep on trading and bribe as many cities as possible; Wismar, Oldersum founded; 486, 534, 301, 694, 570, 388, 545, 558, 252
(Greeks about to finish Magellan)
1511 Guerilla->FT1; UN built; 766, 427, 216, 534, 460, 96, 460, 188
(Americans Gunpowder, Greeks Writing(!!))
1512 Ft1->FT2; Magellan built (Greeks aband); 2 barb leaders at once for 100g; 320, 962, 288, 520, 636, 474, 260, 516, 516, 476
(Americans about to finish SOL)
1513 FT2->Amph; WS built; Erfurt founded; Subvert Mycenae 2*407 (106); 85, 245, 232, 486, 276, 122, 158, 208, 504; Subvert Delphi 2*385(122)
1514 Amph->FT3; SOL built; Subvert Corinth 2*894(219); Canale founded; 432, 496, 264, 425, 564, 480, 200, 762, 540, 438, 368
1515 FT3->FT4; 468, 146, 259, 1008, 774, 348, 222; Subvert Pharsalos 2*1087 (212); Subvert Thermopylae 2*1287 (165);
1516 FT4->Env.; Piraeus, Meppen founded; 100g from hut; Eiffeltower; 448, 540, 187, 468, 608, 203, 170, 1008, 528, 384, 164
1517 Env.->FT5; Burghausen, Madrid founded; 382, 612, 240, 652, 369, 106, 384, 464, 315, 280
1518 FT5->FT6; Melbourne, Pfefferburg, Bergen, Venedig, Süderbrarup founded; Subvert sparta 2*1230(184+GW); 68, 492, 146, 396, 564, 420, 676, 428, 290
1519 FT6->Labor; Subvert Philadelphia 2*1445(373), Heraklaia 2*491(119); Klagenfurt, Endstadt1, Shanghai founded; 48, 160, 138, 144, 978, 408, 226, 142, 784, 187, 54
1520 Labor->FT7; Oracle, Manhattan built; Neapel, Endstadt3, Endstadt4, Kreta, Neu-Hamburg founded; Subvert New York 2*1021(451+GL), Boston 2*1254(387), Chicago 2*274(69), Argos 2*144(62); 96, 18, 534, 205, 80, 492, 126, 878, 198, 672, 328, 396, 888, 666, 480, 158

 

[Ali Ardavan]

1100 AD: ... so apparently the mine-on-city trick only works if you have 2 settlers and not one.

True. You cannot start to mine a hill you have already built a city on. You have to start mining first and then build the city while the mine is being built. If you wait till after the mine is already done, the mine will be destroyed upon city creation.

1120 AD: Swap to Sun Tzu since I want to deny it from the Greeks...
1140 AD: Konigsberg Sun Tzu, Greeks swap to GW...

Great Wall is far worse than Sun Tzu in the hands of a rival you are trying to conquer. It takes effect immediately and in every city. Sun Tzu only applies to new units. Furthermore, a vet unit has 1.5 times in strength whereas a unit behind city walls has 3 times the defensive strength.

1380 … Need a better system to identify which cities are on which landmass. Adding the continent number after a city name: New naming convention?

I use the default names only for my home island. Then for every new island I pick a real world state/province and name all the cities in that island accordingly. Single city islands get named after real world islands.

 

[WildPony]

Early thoughts: Since this game is deity, the plan is to bypass Monarchy and pursue Republic.

Hut Log:
1st in 3950: 50g, 2nd in 3500: Sup Archer, 3rd in 3100: weeds. 4th in 2050: Map Making. 5th in 2000: Sup Chariot. 6th in 1950: Pottery. 7th in 1900, Sup Archer. 8th in 1500: Warrior Code, 9th in 1450: None Archer, 10th in 1350: island Nomad, 11th in 1200: Tribe for Wss15. 12th hut in 1100: Barb Legion. 13th in 925: None Nomad. 14th hut in 900: island 6 Nomad, 15th in 825: 50 gold, 16th in 800: 50 gold. 17th in 775: Tribe for iWn30, 18th in 675: Horde of Horse. 19th hut: Barb horse which got itself bribed.

4000: Moved 1st settler west to the grassland and since a hut was located did not build cap in case hut was a unit. Instead moved the 2nd settler to the plain.
3950: 1st Hut: 50 gold.
3900: Built 1 @ grassland 75/17 with whale.
3850 Built 2 @ grass 74/14 with whale. Rushed warrior in cap 3 > 10 and next turn will do the same in city 2.
3750: Alphabet > Code of Laws.
3500: 2nd hut: Supported Archer.
3450: Code of Laws > Writing.
3400: Lux to 60 temp.
3300: Cap completes Settler.
3200: Lux back to zero.
3200: Built 3, @ grassland 75/21 with whale.
3100: Skipped road building en route to city site. 3rd Hut: weeds.
3000: Writing > Bronze.

3000 bc Summary: Despo, 3 cities (4th next turn), 1 settler, 1 Archer, 2 Warriors. Units in progress: 19 12 11. City sizes: 111. 3 Techs and 0/48 towards Bronze. 60,000 sq mi. Treasury: 4.

2950: Built 4 on grass/river 73/23.
2800: 2 huts have been unveiled close to my base but with Bronze in progress skipping them for now and will likely pop then once Rep is underway and once cities are built towards them to minimize the risk.
2650: Bronze > Lit.
2500: Built 5 with no incident. Built 6 and 3 cities went unhappy.

2500 bc Summary: Despo, 6 cities, 1 settler, 1 Archer, 2 Warriors. Units in progress: 32 12 2 2 0 0. City sizes: 111. 4 Techs and 30/60 towards Lit. Land improvements: 0 roads (will have 1 in 2400), 0 irrigation. 79,000 sq mi. Treasury: 4.

2350: Lit > Republic (4 / 84).
2250: Built 7, grass/river @ 78/24. Have 1 settler that needs to travel to next city site and we will be able to just barely squeeze out a 2050 Oedo by building city 8 in 2100 without which the beakers would come up 1 short @ 83/84.

2250 bc Summary: Despo (Will have REpublic in 2050), 7 cities, 1 settler, 1 Archer, 5 Warriors (6th next turn). Units in progress: 30 8 5 2 0 0 0. City sizes: 1111111. Martial law: 5 of 6 units are keeping the cities safe (6 of 7 next turn) and only 1 unit is out exploring. 5 Techs and 27/84 towards Rep and in this instance we will open no huts until completion of Rep in 2050. Land improvements: 2 roads, 0 irrigation. 85,000 sq mi. Treasury: 17.

2100: Built 8, grass/river @ 66/20.
2050: REPUBLIC > Currency (0/96). Tax rates for this first turn: T 80 / S 20 / 1 size 2 Elvis. 5 huts are visible. All martial law military is maintained to transition into lots of needed exploration and we now have 1 Archer and 9 warriors exploring. 4th Hut: Map Making.
2000: With 2 cities having reached 20 food in the box, we will have 3 size 2's next turn and Lux is increased to 30. T shifts to 70 yielding 34 Coin and Elvis is no longer needed. 5th hut: Sup Chariot. Two warriors are disbanded within cities. Built 9 on buffalo 72/18, a low food high shield city which will build a trireme. This triggers an unhappy size 1 which for now will remain unhappy for a short time until it is worth the sacrifice to shift to L 40. 5th Hut: Supported Chariot.

2000 bc Summary: Republic (2050), 9 cities, 0 settler, 1 Chariot, 1 Archer, 6 Warriors. Units in progress: 30 15 11 9 8 7 5 3 0. City sizes: 1 size 2 (3 size 2's next turn), 8 size 1's. Income: 25 gross shields, 17 net, 32 Coin, 0 beakers. 7 Techs and 8 / 120 towards Currency. Land improvements: 2 roads, 0 irrigation. 99,000 sq mi. Treasury: 6.

With 9 cities, 0 Settlers and Republic, this is a fairly close game vs Major Advantage with 7 cities, 4 settlers and Monarchy...

Vs: Major Advantage: Stats at 2000BC:
Monarchy, 7 Cities, 5 techs Treasury: 125.
Units: 4 settler, 6 warrior, 1 Archer, 2 horse,

1950: Barb trireme inconveniently lands directly next to cap and our civ must scramble which disrupts fastest possible expansion. Our Archer is near enough to step next to cap and 19 shields in city 2 are rushed to 30 for a Dip. 6th hut: Pottery.
1900: Single Barb Archer disembarks next to city 2 and we do not have the necessary 61 coin to bribe him. Dip moves out of city 2 and re-supports in cap. Archer which is supported by empty city 2 steps into cap from the other direction and also re-homes, leaving size 2 city 2 with no supported units to be sacked next turn and bribed back. 7th hut: Sup Archer and an exploring warrior from the same home needs to be disbanded.
Pre-1850: Size 2 City 2 sacked by Barbs.
1850: City 2 is re-captured and bribed back for 26 coin. Overall the transaction was a bad one having lost a Citizen, a dip, 26 gold, 3 shields in progress and a bit of pillaged coin all of which is minimally offset by gaining an archer.
1750: Built 10, grass/river 77/27. Lux increased to 40, T 60.

1750 bc Summary (very little improvement from 2000 bc due to Barb disruption): Republic (2050), 10 cities, 0 settler, 1 Chariot, 3 Archer, 5 Warriors. City sizes: 4 size 2's, 6 size 1's. Income: 31 gross shields, 22 net, 29 Coin, 0 beakers. 7 Techs and 8 / 120 towards Currency. Land improvements: 2 roads, 0 irrigation. 125,000 sq mi. Treasury: 38.

1500 bc Summary: Republic (2050), 11 cities, 2 settler, 1 Trireme, 1 Dip, 1 Chariot, 3 Archer, 4 Warriors. City sizes: 5 size 2's, 6 size 1's. Income: 39 gross shields, 28 net, 36 Coin @ T 60, 0 beakers. 9 Techs and 8 / 170 towards Currency. Land improvements: 3 roads, 0 irrigation. 165,000 sq mi. Treasury: 17.

1400: Built 12, coastal grassland @ 64/22with whale. Built 13, coastal grassland @ 84/24. Lux to 60.
1350: Met China, needed to see what else they might have including hopefully currency, so i received Masonry in trade which is all he had, gifted Rep and misc to worshipful, traded maps. 10th hut: island Nomad.
1250: Built wwn14. 62/6 coastal plain with at least 3 specials including Whale/Fish/Buffalo.
1200: 11th hut: Tribe for Wss15.
1150: Built ss16 upon Ore @ 73/29.
1100: Built se17, grass/river @ 78/34 with whale. 12th hut: Barb Legion-escaped harm.
1050: Built 18, coastal grassland @ 84 / 30 with whale.
1000: Built 19, grassland @ 82/28.

1000 bc Summary: No Wonders and none in sight still in need of expensive Currency (8/187) and slightly more expensive Trade (0 of 216), but we do have Masonry and Pottery for 2 key wonders once we sacrifice the 400 gold income to complete the research. Republic (2050), 19 cities, 4 settler, 2 Trireme, 3 Dip, 1 Chariot, 3 Archer, 1 Warrior. City sizes: 8 size 2's, 11 size 1's. 27 Heads. 50 Power index (Heads + Cities + Settlers + Caravans). Income: 59 gross shields, 48 net, 41 Coin @ T 40, 0 beakers. 10 Techs and 8 / 187 towards Currency. Land improvements: 10 roads, 0 irrigation (and 1 next turn). Diplomacy: Have met the Chinese, exchanged maps and picked up Masonry from them which is all they had. 280 ,000 sq mi. Treasury: 28.

Vs Major Advantage 1000 bc: No Wonders just yet, but Marco's next turn (975) and HG in 4 turns (900). Monarchy, 13 Cities, 9 techs (incl Trade), Treasury: 91. Units: 5 settler, 15 warrior, 4 phalanx, 1 Archer, 2 horse, 1 chariot, 2 vans

VS: Inkerman in 1000 bc:
No wonders, but will have MPE in 6 turns and perhaps HG a few turns later. Monarchy, 10 Cities, 7 techs, Units: 4 settler, 9 warrior, 5 phalanx, 1 archer, 1 horse, 1 chariot, 2 vans. treas: 133,

950: Built inw20, plain @ 72/4 with Whale. Built ssw21 coastal grassland @ 66/32. Collected 100 barb ransom. Met the Greeks, picked up Poly to see what they had, gifted to worshipful and traded maps. Now 8/216 towards Currency.
925: 13th hut: None Nomad.
900: Built ssw22 on oil @ 69/33. Built ss23 @ 72/37 coastal grassland with 2 fish. Final warrior is disbanded inside this city. 14th hut: island 6 Nomad. Able to reduce Lux here from 60 > 40 and increase Coin income from about 50 to about 75. Negatively affects 1 city as the size 1 built on ore with an ocean square will go into riot next turn, but gameplay is optimized by losing 4 shields to gain 25 coin.

900 bc Summary: No Wonders and none in sight still in need of expensive Currency (8/217) and slightly more expensive Trade (est 243). Republic (2050), 23 cities, 6 settler, 2 Trireme, 5 Dip, 1 Chariot, 3 Archer. City sizes: 9 size 2's, 14 size 1's. 32 Heads. 61 Power index (Heads + Cities + Settlers + Caravans). Income: 70 gross shields, 58 net, 75 Coin @ T 60, 0 beakers. 11 Techs and 8 / 217 towards Currency. Land improvements: 12 roads, 1 irrigation. Diplomacy: Have met the Chinese and Greece, exchanged maps with both picked up Masonry from China which is all they had (hoping for currency) and picked up Poly from Greece hoping for Currency. 343 ,000 sq mi. Treasury: 17.

875: Built in24 @ 76 / 6 coastal grassland.
850: Built Wss25 @ 41/39 grass/river.
825: Built w26, coastal plain canal @ 70/12. Built e27 coastal grassland @ 82/22. Built s28, coastal grass/river @ 75/33. 15th hut: 50 gold.
800: Built ieen29, @ 91/13 coastal plain w/ whale. 16th hut: 50 gold.

800 bc Summary: No Wonders and none in sight. Still in to sacrifice about 460 gold income to develop currency and Trade. Republic (2050), 29 cities, 7 settler, 4 Trireme, 6 Dip, 1 Chariot, 2 Archer. City sizes: 12 size 2's, 17 size 1's. 41 Heads. 77 Power index (Heads + Cities + Settlers + Caravans). Income: 93 gross shields, 79 net, 81 Coin @ T 60, 0 beakers, 40 Lux with 3 current recurring size 1 riots, 2 of which will soon be eliminated by reaching size 2. 11 Techs and 8 / 217 towards Currency. Land improvements: 12 roads, 4 irrigation. Diplomacy: Nothing new from 900bc. 411 ,000 sq mi. Treasury: 37.

775: 17th hut: Tribe for iWn30.
725: Built ees31. Grassland @ 83/35 with Fish.
700: Built ees32, coastal grassland @ 86/34 with fish. Built ww33 on 60/16 fur.

700 bc Summary: No Wonders and none in sight. Still in to sacrifice about 460 gold income to develop currency and Trade. Republic (2050), 33 cities, 14 settler, 4 Trireme, 6 Dip, 1 Chariot, 1 Archer. City sizes: 8 size 2's, 25 size 1's. 41 Heads. 88 Power index (Heads + Cities + Settlers + Caravans). Income: 92 gross shields, 79 net, 88 Coin @ T 60, 0 beakers, 40 Lux with 1 current recurring size 1 riot on alternating turns. 11 Techs and 8 / 217 towards Currency. Land improvements: 16 roads, 7 irrigation. Diplomacy: Nothing new from 900bc. 16 huts as follows: 1st in 3950: 50g, 2nd in 3500: Sup Archer, 3rd in 3100: weeds. 4th in 2050: Map Making. 5th in 2000: Sup Chariot. 6th in 1950: Pottery. 7th in 1900, Sup Archer. 8th in 1500: Warrior Code, 9th in 1450: None Archer, 10th in 1350: island Nomad, 11th in 1200: Tribe for Wss15. 12th hut in 1100: Barb Legion. 13th in 925: None Nomad. 14th hut in 900: island 6 Nomad, 15th in 825: 50 gold, 16th in 800: 50 gold. 17th in 775:: Tribe for iWn30 Tribe for iWn30. 489 ,000 sq mi. Treasury: 85.

675: 19th hut: Barb horse which got itself bribed. Finally shift tax rate to S 60 / L 40 in the pursuit of Pyramids and HG.
650: Built ees34, built ees35,built ww36.
625: Built w37. 20th hut: Horde of Horse.
600: Built wwn38, wws39, ssww40.

600 bc Summary: No Wonders and with a delayed burst in pursuing Currency/Trade, anticipate Pyramids in about 475 or 450, HG perhaps about 350. Republic (2050), 40 cities, 12 settler, 6 Trireme, 6 Dip, 1 Chariot, 2 Horse, 1 Archer. City sizes: 12 size 2's, 28 size 1's. 52 Heads. 104 Power index (Heads + Cities + Settlers + Caravans). Income: 120 gross shields, 98 net, 0 Coin , 102 beakers @ S 60, 40 Lux with 1 current recurring size 1 riot on alternating turns. 11 Techs and 200 / 216 towards Currency. Land improvements: 24 roads, 9 irrigation. Diplomacy: Nothing new from 900bc. 555,000 sq mi. Treasury: 81.

575: Currency > Trade (93 / 247). Trade is scheduled to complete in 525. Built ees41.

Ending here. If this game was to continue, i would anticipate about 47 cities at the end of 500bc, Pyr in about 475 or 450, a focus on a few additional cities then HG about 350 or 300 upon which soon thereafter a good many celebrations would arise throughout the land.