The main theme of this era was conquest (I am playing for space victory).
I dropped 9 units on the hills near London the turn before my discovery of Metallurgy made the great wall of English obsolete. I was hoping to take London and quickly go for York, the English capital, and other cities. London had a single Phalanx defender and was easily taken but then my senate immediately hands peace to English. My attempts at provoking English to break the peace were unsuccessful.
As soon as Fundamentalism was discovered, I started a revolution and switched government. English were attacked right away and Japanese within a few turns. 4 turns later, with English and Japanese each down to 2 cities and no capitals, it was time to have another revolution and go back to democracy. I was amazed at how much I accomplished in just one Oedo cycle of Fundy. Well worth 2 revolutions.
I expected peace to ensue afterwards, but Chinese stole a tech and Russians, having discovered my south Asian colonies are intent on sending units there. I even lost a city to them for 1 turn.
+1010 Barbarian legion lands by Viborg and is killed by catapult. Leo built; Sioux switch to Adam Smith. Democracy -> Gunpowder. Sioux and Chinese ignore me. Others want bribes just to talk. Democracy established. Domestic deliveries for 150, 160, 105. Dhaka founded. Kaho founded on island 31. Three Russian units are approaching Sevastopol. Spent 120 to get a pikeman defending Sevastopol next turn. T3L3S4
+1020 Russians bring 5 units near Sevastopol. Wide spread celebrations. Hilo founded as the second city on the main Hawaiian island. Lost none crusader attacking Russian legion, likely it is vet.
+1030 Chinese develop Gunpowder. Russian elephant razes Sevastopol. Gunpowder -> Explosives. Domestic wine for 290. T0L3S7
+1040 Japanese raze undefended Aluetia; harbor about to be finished this turn is lost. Japanese take Gunpowder. Explosives -> Metallurgy. Lindholm founded as the third city in Philippines. Jarrow founded on island 34. Domestic Spice for 312. T3L3S4
+1050 Kohima founded south of Himalayas. Dropped 9 units on the hills near London.
+1060 Metallurgy -> Leadership. The great wall of English is no longer. Single Phalanx defender of London killed and the city taken for 42g. Senate hands peace to English. English capital of York discovered. Silk to Chinese for 558. Skara founded on island 8.
+1070 English withdraw troops; I wish they had not. Lunde founded on island 10.
+1080 Sioux abandon Adam Smith?! Leadership -> Electricity. Silk to Chinese for 738. Japanese has built Kagoshima where Aluetia used to be. Kagoshima bribed for 155g and renamed Aluetia. Got 62g and catapult. Larne founded in North America east of Alaska. Holmgard founded on island 14. T4L3S3
+1090 Electricity -> Conscription. Silk to Chinese for 720. Now I can see all English cities.
+1100 Chinese abandon Adam Smith as well?! Sioux restart two turns after abandoning?! Conscription -> Tactics. Domestic deliveries for 225, 414. Silver to Chinese for 295. T3L3S4
+1110 Russian elephant kills my wandering explorer. Tactics -> Fundamentalism. 50g from north American hut. Gold to Japanese for 126.
+1120 Fundamentalism -> Amphibious Warfare. Saigon founded. 8 barbarians from hut surround my explorer. Domestic wine for 400. English keep refusing to be provoked into war. Revolution started. York attacked. Lost my cannon but my cavalry killed 3 defenders and captured the city for 62g, 2 structures, and obsolete Great Wall. English elephant killed.
+1130 English kill a cavalry. Barbarians kill my explorer. Fundamentalism established. Kolkata founded. English legion killed. Nottingham bribed for 305g. Got 40g, 2 archers, and a settler. T6L4S0
+1140 Aldeigjuborg founded on island 34. 2 defenders of Warwick killed and the city captured for 16g and marketplace. Salt and wine to English Hastings for 124, 205.
+1150 Galleon survives English caravel. There is a Russian elephant visible north of Nepal. Thankfully the next tile is hills and I will be able to finish a fanatic and rush a diplomat nearby. Domestic beads for 264. Beads to Shanghai for 232. Anchorage and Hanoi founded. English catapult killed. Japanese Edo is protected by a single caravel which is easily killed and the city captured for 447g and marketplace. Japanese explorer killed.
+1160 Amphibious warfare -> Refrigeration. Single archer defending Coventry killed and the city captured for 21g and marketplace. Domestic deliveries for 174, 205. Kyoto has city walls but only one archer for a defender; I expected at least one pikeman. Cavalry kills Kyoto's defender and the city is captured for 811g and 3 structures. Jamshidpur founded in central India. Russian elephant bribed for 138g. Barbarian Knight approaching Larne bribed for 82g. With English and Japanese each down to 2 cities and no capitals, it is time to go back to democracy. Revolution started.
+1170 Cavalry kills musketeer in Osaka and turns vet. Another cavalry kills settler in Osaka. The city is then captured for 320g and marketplace. Japanese settler bribed for 264g to get a None. Single defender of Satsuma killed and the city captured for 112g. Japanese civilization destroyed. Hastings bribed for 232g. Got 47g, 2 soldiers, and aqueduct. Turned down English offer of 50g for cease fire. English settler, about to found a new city, killed. Democracy established. T3L3S4. Domestic deliveries for 220, 240. English settler bribed for 180.
+1180 Refrigeration -> Steam Engine. Democracy -> Chinese -> Steam Engine. Barbarian knight killed.
+1190 -> Railroad. Domestic delivery for 304. A wounded Russian elephant shows up near Nepal as before. Single defender of Canterbury killed and the city captured for 37g. English civilization destroyed.
+1200 Chinese steal Amphibious warfare; I declare war. Railroad -> Industrialization. Adam Smith built; Sioux abandon. Former Russian elephant, now promoted to cavalry, kills approaching Russian elephant. T4L2S4
+1210 Domestic delivery for 104. T2L2S6
+1220 Chinese steal Tactics from Hanoi. Russians send yet another elephant to Nepal. I guess they have not learned from the fate of the previous two. Industrialization -> Corporation. 100g from Alaskan hut. Another Russian elephant spotted near undefended Kohima. There is no way I can save it this turn, but I can bribe it back next turn and its one supported unit is rehomed.
+1230 Russians capture Kohima and take Gunpowder. Corporation -> Refining. Domestic deliveries for 352, 120, 254. Spice to Chinese for 216. Chinese diplomat approaching Satsuma killed. 6 barbarian knights from hut surround my Asian invasion force of 3 cavalry and 1 diplomat in Siberia. Two are bribed for 82g each and both are none. They each kill another knight leaving 2. Senate backs me up against Russians. Kohima bribed back for 88g. Got 39g and an elephant which kills yet another elephant approaching Kohima. 100g from hut. Industrialization -> Sioux -> maps. A loaded Sioux caravel is approaching mostly undefended Hawaiian islands.
+1240 Chinese send another diplomat to Hanoi? Sioux caravel turns around. Both barbarian knights are killed attacking my cavalry and turn them vet. Refining -> Electronics. Bach built. Domestic deliveries for 120, 84, 325. 100g from hut. T0L2S8
+1250 Barbarian Frigate attacks one of my 1 tile islands and kills a van but does not take the city. Electronics -> Steel -> Machine Tools. Domestic deliveries for 186, 218, 146, 158. Deliveries to Chinese for 220, 560. 100g from hut. T2L2S6
Status at +1250
Population: 23.8M; Cities: 59; Techs: 60; Government: Democracy
Gold: 342; Cost: 83; Trade routes: 87D13F;
Ancient Wonders: Lighthouse, Hanging Gardens, Colossus, Great Wall
Medieval Wonders: Marco, King Richard's, Shakespeare, Copernicus, Magellan, Michelangelo
Industrial Wonders: Leo, Adam Smith, Bach
Units: 25 enigineers (3 None), 3 fanatics, 18 Riflemen, 19 cavalry (3 None), 1 Canon, 13 Transports, 1 Frigate, 9 diplomats, 39 vans
Goals: Newton (next turn), Cure, Hoover, SETI, further expansion in Asia, south east Asian archipelago, and Alaska. Conquest of Russia?
Foot print: 9 on 1 (Asia), 7 on 43 (Australia), 3 on 4 (Japan), 2 on 2 (America), 3 on 18 (Philippines), 2 on 33 (Hawaii), 2 on 34, 1 on each of 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19-24, 26-28, 31, 32, 35-39, 42, 45-48, 50; 3 on 49 (New Zealand)
Notes: Need cure for celebrations. Cannot see a good number of Russian cities.
Russian: 11 cities, 21 techs; war with me
Japanese: Destroyed by me
Aztec: Destroyed by Sioux
Chinese: 8 cities, 40 techs; Pyramids; war with me
English: Destroyed by me
Sioux: 13 cities, 39 techs; Great Library, Sun Tzu;