(my abbreviated log to 1AD)
GOTM31: Another Flat One
Xerxes of Persians: Cyan=#5
King level=3 content, turn lengths change after 1000AD
2 settlers (odd: small island or near neighbor?)
got Alph,given Nav (few islands?); Scenario=no tech hiding
flat map, 60x150 (tall)
continent #42, southwest corner
2 Huts: (7,129) and (13,131)= Seed 25 (HutFinder)
draw on MapEdit: hidden special (9,129), 4x to west
Other Civs:1=Russian,2=Babylon,3=French,4=Spanish,(5=Persian)
Restarts ON
Barbs=Raging Hordes
Plan: One City Challenge, go hut-hunting while moving to 4xSpecial spot
3950BC- Hut: Archer(NONE)
...Hut: Horse(NONE)
3800BC- Hut: POTTERY (sigh)
3750BC- start mining hidden special
3700BC- Hut: Archer(NONE)
3600BC- PERSEPOLIS founded; start Caravel
start Writing
3300BC- Silk revealed!
3250BC- Road the Silk; island perimeter completed
3050BC- PERS size 2; Roading all grass tiles
3000BC- Caravel done; start Granary for Library
...Caravel goes north (with Horse), reveals 3rd Whale
2900BC- WRITING; start CodeLaws
2850BC- switch to Library
2700BC- combine Settler to PERS sz 3
...Hut(9,97): 50g
2600BC- Library done
2550BC- Hut: Pasar...,no wait (x4): HORSE (supported)
(so no one lives around here either...)
2400BC- 1st Diplomat
CODE LAWS; start Literacy (early?)
2300BC- Hut: Horse(NONE) ah - someone nearby!
(return to get Dip or make contact first?)
2250BC- Hut: AT, no: Horde (1) Barb Horse
Barb Horse kills mine...
2200BC- Hut: Archer(NONE) so where is the civ?
2nd Dip
2150BC- start HangGdns
2050BC- PERS size 4,chg 4th citizen to Silk:
2000BC- LITERACY; start Republic
1900BC- whahoo: a Road (and a hut...)
...Hut: 50g
1850BC-
...Madrid(5-no flag?): Neut Spanish: 2Sp, exch Horse? no, peace? no,
100g for peace? YES, still Neut, end
Persia is Weak=#3:French
Wait a minute, it says QUEEN Isabella!
1800BC- Madrid still defenseless: SOO TEMPTING!!!
...Spanish settler Roading east of Madrid
(need those Dips now...)
1750BC- Pwr now Inadeq=#2 Babs
...Hut: Pasarga, no: Pasarga, no: Pasarga, no: Archer(NONE)
1650BC- Hut: 25g
1600BC- REPUBLIC; start Bronze (delay revolt)
1550BC- (just passed halfway on HG)
1500BC- Cordial Span: 0Sp,dem Rep to Enthus,ally?YES, gift? sorry
REVOLT - REPUBLIC! T20S80!
1450BC- Hut(40,140): Pasarga, again, and again, and: Horde Barb (1 Horse)
...Horse kills Barb, vet, deep red
1300BC- BRONZE; start Currency
1250BC- (just noticed: Spanish in Republic...)
...(hmmm: Colossus or HangGdns? HG nice, but COL necessary: switch)
1150BC- (reconsider: HG get big fast; COL +4Tr: switch again)
...chg T0S60L40 for WL!
WLTCD in PERS!
1100BC- ship back; drop Archers, pick up Dips
1050BC- PERS sz 5, extra red, chg T0S50L50 plus Elvis
POP>200K
1000BC- PERS sz 6, extra red, chg T20S50L30, wait for HG
WLTCD cancelled (oops)
HANGING GARDENS IN PERS!
CURRENCY; start Trade!
975BC- Hut: Pasarga, retry: Archer(NONE) (ships too full, maroon)
...chg T0S40L60 to squeeze another WLTCD
WLTCD!
950BC- PRB 2&3r for Settler
Settler
925BC- PERS still sz 6
...Settler irrigating G-S
Spanish dev Bronze (too bad)
900BC- PERS sz 7, chg T10S80L10
WLTCD cancelled
875BC- Dip makes embassy with Spanish: they have Horse and Mon, res Wheel
(no contacts with others noted)
3rd Dip
825BC- Hut: 50g
TRADE; start CerBur
800BC- chg production to Caravans!
1st caravan: Dye
775BC- Babylon starts Colossus!
750BC- Bead caravan
725BC- met a Mongol ship east of Madrid: run away!
...Horse ashore meets Mongol Settler: Neut King Mongol: 6Sp!
...exch Rep for CER-BUR, Alph for MYST (also had Horse,Mon,Wheel)
...peace?no(Senate supports "action"), warning, Cordial
...offer peace: OK, offer ally: YES; gift? 200g!!! (Enthus)
start Philosophy!
700BC- Dip embassy Mongols: Monarchy, WAR Russians, got 4 cities, 9 techs,res WarCode
(so the Russians are around here somewhere, but no more Dips)
Mongol govmt othro
Salt caravan
675BC- (hmmm: where is Karakorum?)
Mongol govmt Republic
French start Pyramids
PHILOSOPHY; freebie MEDICINE; start Maps
650BC-
Food caravan
625BC- found Russian Phalanx: Neut King Russian: 3Sp, exch Rep for MAPMAKING (got Mon & WarCode),break alliance?no,peace anyway, gift Myst,Pot,Philos,Cur to Worship,share maps!
(Rus have 3 cities 4/4/3, 2 settlers, no guards out)
(hmmm: MarcoPolo now, or Shakes in 4 turns? still need Cst and San...)
...start MarcoPolo, 4 caravans
...Enthus Mongol: 6Sp,dem Maps to Worship,help?,sh maps,goodbye
(Mongol cities 6/5/4/2/1, 2 settlers)
...Enthus Spanish: 1Sp, gift Maps to Worship,sh maps,goodbye
(Spanish still 1 city, sz 6, 2 settlers)
MARCO POLO IN PERS!
start Seafaring
600BC-
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MARCO POLO MANIPULATION:
Rus (3Sp)Mon,Enthus,3 cities,13 techs,res Horse,war Mongols
Bab (4?)Rep,Icy,3 cities,10 techs,res Mas,no contact
Fre (5?)Rep,Uncoop,4 cities,10 techs,res CerBur,no contact
Spa (1Sp)Rep,Enthus,1 city,7 techs,res Whe,no contact
Car (0?)Mon,Icy,1 city,6 techs,res Bro,no contact
Mon (6Sp)Rep,Enthus,5 cities,10 techs,res WarCode,war Russians
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Enth Russ got Alp,Bro,Cer,Cur,Map,MON,Mys,Nav,Phi,Pot,Rep,WAR,Wri(Hor)
Icy Babyl got Alp,Bro,Cer,Cur,HOR,Map,Nav,Pot,Rep,Wri(res Mas)
Unc Frenc got Alp,CoL,Map,MAS,MAT,Nav,Pot,Rep,SEA,Wri(res Cer)
Enth Span got Bro,HOR,Map,MON,Nav,Pot,Rep(res Whe)
*Pers got Alp,Bro,Cer,CoL,Cur,Lit,Map,Med,Mys,Nav,Phi,Pot,Rep,Tra,Wri
Icy Carth got Alp,Cer,HOR,MON,Mys,Nav(res Bro)
Enth Mong got Alp,Bro,Cer,HOR,Map,MON,Mys,Nav,Rep,WHE(res War)
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WANT: SEA(Fr),MAS(Fr,for Cst),MAT(Fr,for Ast),WHE(Mo,for Eng)
Dont have much gold, need to get Colossus first, so postpone Ast,Eng
Also gift all but MED to French...
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...Uncoop French: 5Sp,exch Tra for SEA,Phi for MAS,Lit for MAT,
dem Cer,peace?no-overruled by Senate,Recep,gift Bro,Cer,Cur to Worsh,
ask ally?YES,gift?150g!,goodbye
(I got a little greedy there... and FORGOT TO SHARE MAPS!)
(At least I narrowed the tech gap to 2...Med & Myst)
(Changed their research too: hope its not Ast...)
...Icy Babylon: 3Sp,dem Tra to Uncoop,peace?no-overruled by Senate,
gift Phi,Mas(preserve research) to Worship,ask ally?YES,gift?50g,bye
(Hmmm: alliances and gifts end talk before map sharing)
...Icy Carth: 0Sp,dem Map,peace?no-overruled by Senate,Neut,gift Bro
(preserve research),Rep,Phi to Worship,ask ally?YES,gift?sympathy,bye
(I think that gift did not work because I am 2Sp)
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SO: Got SEA(preserves research),MAS(start Cst next),and MATH(just in
case French start Ast & refuse trade),200g, 3 more Alliances, and
narrowed my KeyCiv tech gap to 2. Not bad. No more maps, though.
Oh, and all civs are now Enthusiastic.
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Next Steps: Start Cst, get maps next turn, make 4 Caravans for
Colossus, build Temple, Marketplace,Aquaduct,then 6 Caravans for
Shakes, milk alliances while small, watch French carefully for
work on Ast/Copes; shift Science to Taxes? no, milk gifts
(Spanish ally 1500BC (1Sp), Mongol ally 725BC (too soon?))
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start Construction(vs Ast,Bank,Phys,or Univ!)
575BC-
...(Babs started CoL): Enthus Bab (3Sp),sh maps,goodbye
Babs on #31 north of Rus(#41), 5/4/2, 1 Settler, 1 Horse exploring
(...Fren started Univ!): Enthus Fre (5Sp),sh maps,goodbye
French on #30 northeast of Babs, 6/5/2/2, 1 Settler, 1 Horse explore
...(Carth started Wheel): Enthus Carth (0Sp),sh maps,goodbye
Carth on #14 way north of Babs, NO work or explore outside orig city!
Carth 0Sp, Span 1Sp, (Pers 2Sp), Bab 3Sp, Rus 4Sp, Fre 5Sp, Mong 6Sp
(Well, time to come back and make some TRs)
Rus govmt othro
Dye caravan
550BC-
Rus govmt Republic
Rus get Horse fr Mongol for Philos, peace treaty
525BC-
...Hut: Pasarga (retry) Pasarga (retry) Chariot(NONE)
...Enthus French: 5Sp,gift Myst to Worship,goodbye; res still 324b
...Enthus Babylon: 3Sp,gift Sea(vs Lit) to Worship,goodbye (res CoL)
Mongols start Colossus
Herodotus MOST PWRFUL: 1-Mong,2-Pers,3-Rus,4-Fre,5-Bab,6-Spa,7-Carth
Beads caravan
475BC- Enthus Span: 1Sp,sh maps,goodbye
...Enthus Carth: 0Sp,sh maps,goodbye (they STILL havent moved out!)
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift CodeLaws(pres res),goodbye
Carth govmt othro (finally)
Salt caravan
450BC- Carth govmt Republic (on Oedo too!)
Spanish peace treaty with Russians
425BC- Hut: Pasarga/Pasarga/Pasarga/Pasarga/Pasarga/Archer(NONE)
Food caravan
400BC- start Colossus,4 caravans
Mongols dev WarCode
French dev University! abandon Pyramids
Spanish dev Wheel
COLOSSUS! Babs abandon, Mongols switch to Magellan
CONSTRUCTION; start Astronomy
375BC-
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift Cst(pres res),goodbye
...Cordial Mongol: 6Sp,exch Cst for WHEEL,Enthus,gift? 75g,goodbye
...Enthus Carth: 0Sp,gift Whe(pres res),goodbye
Babs start Pyramids
350BC-
...(oops: had T10S70L20?) chg T10S80L10 15t@39b/560b (#20!)
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift Lit(pres res) to Worship,goodbye
...Enthus Fre: 5Sp,exch Cst for UNIVERSITY, Worsh,gift? 25g,goodbye
...Worsh Span: 1Sp,gift Cst,goodbye (res CerBur)
...load marooned Archer for return
Dye caravan
325BC-
...Hut: ENGINEERING (DONT NEED THAT YET!!!); res now 17t/660b
...Enthus French: 5Sp,gift Wheel to Worship,goodbye
...res now 16t/616b!
...Enthus Span: 1Sp,sh maps,goodbye
...Recep Russ: 4Sp,dem Cst to Cordial,gift Wheel to Worship,
ask ally?YES,gift? 50g,goodbye
ALL ARE ALLIED NOW!
...Cordial Mongol: 6Sp,gift Eng to Worship,goodbye
300BC- Cord Mongol: 6Sp,gift?150g!,goodbye
Babs dev Monarchy
Bead caravan
275BC- ship unloads Archer,Chariot,Horse,load Dip & Caravan
...Enthus French: 5Sp,gift Eng to Worship,goodbye
Rus res Iron,Bab Phys,French Ast(uhoh),Span CerBur,Carth & Mong PT
...Worsh Span: 1Sp,gift Myst,goodbye
250BC- 2nd caravan loads, off for trade!
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift?25g,goodbye
...RB University 300g
...Enthus Rus: 4Sp,gift?sympathize,goodbye (8 turn rule?)
University in PERS
225BC-
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift Univ to Worsh,goodbye
...Enthus Span: 2Sp,gift? 50g(miser),goodbye
...Enthus Fren: 5Sp,gift?25g,goodbye
...Recep Mong: 6Sp,gift Univ to Cord,goodbye
200BC-
...Enthus Span: 1Sp,gift Eng,goodbye
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift? 50g,goodbye
Temple in PERS
175BC-
...Enthus Span: 2Sp,gift?50g
...Enthus Bab: 3Sp,gift Whe to Worsh,goodbye
...res now 12t
...fortified Archer at crossroads of Span,Rus,Mong civs
150BC-
...Enthus Span: 1Sp,gift Phil,goodbye
...Recep Mong: 6Sp,gift Pott to Cordial,gift? 100g!,goodbye
Salt caravan
125BC-
...Enthus Span: 1Sp,gift CerBur(finally!),goodbye
...Enthus Fren: 5Sp,gift? 100g!,goodbye
POP>300K
100BC-
...PERS size 8
...Cordial Rus: 3Sp,gift?25g(miser),goodbye
...Enthus Bab: 4Sp,gift Myst,goodbye
...Dye to Madrid(8/Dye/Silk/Hide): 292g/b,+6!
(Mad now Silk/Hide/Gems)
...Recep Mong: 6Sp,gift Math to Cordial,goodbye
Mongol Chariot contacts Archer (sh maps),heads north
French start Pyramids
Food caravan
ASTRONOMY; start Sanitation (vs ToG,Bank,Chem,Inv,Phys)
75BC-
Carth govmt othro
50BC-
Carth govmt Monarchy (failed Rep?)
2nd Food
25BC-
Russians dev Iron!
1AD-
got 1 city, size 8, doing 43 Trade & 68 Sci
got Hanging Gardens,Colossus,Marco Polo, about to get Copernicus
got 23 techs, including Medicine, Astronomy, University (res: San)
got 6 Archers, 2 Horse, 1 Chariot (all NONE), and 1 Settler, 1 Caravel
got alliances with ALL other civs: Cordial,Enthusiastic,Worshipful
Next Steps:
finish Copernicus, then Shakes, then max city!