Pre-turn:
Monty will renegotiate for Wines, and the Iron is off the table, so our deals must be over; it seems he now has his own supply of Iron, so I buy Wines for 11 gpt.
Upgrade three Swords.
Brennus gives Chemistry for Iron + 43gpt.
Lone Scientist to Metallurgy.
Enter:
IBT:
Russia wishes to extend peace, I accept.
660 AD:
Pyong completes University; begins Collosseum.
IBT:
Byz DOW Celts.
670 AD:
Gems to Monty for 19 gpt.
IBT:
Hittites/ Russia make Peace; Hittites/ Celts MA America.
680 AD:
Nada.
IBT:
America DOW Babylon; England DOW Hittites; Aztecs/ Hittites peace; Aztecs/ Byz peace; France/Byz peace, ending our deal early.
690 AD:
Bouncing Bucket completes Bank, begins Collosseum.
France gives Metallurgy for Iron, 110g, & 70gpt; Research to MT, since some civs do not have it, we may get to trade.
IBT:
Iroquois DOW England; Germany/Byz make peace; France/Russia make peace.
700 AD:
Nampo completes Bank, begins Collosseum.
IBT:
Nada.
710 AD:
Nada.
IBT:
Celts/ Germany make peace; Iroquois/Byz make peace.
720 AD:
Nada.
730 AD:
Stack of Russian Rifles and LB's trespass near BB; I hope that they are heading to England, but I've sent the Sword Army to BB in case.
IBT:
France DOW England; Russians move adjacent to BB.
740 AD:
Pay Russia 75g for ROP; I want to lower the risk of an attack, and the sooner they go through our territory, the happier I'll be. Cathy now 'Polite'.
IBT:
Russia DOW Iroquois; Hittites/France make peace.
750 AD: Nada.
End turn notes:
I chose to research MT for 3 reasons;
1) We need cavalry.
2) The only other non-optional tech is Astronomy which is known by all, and has no trade value.
3) MT is still unknown by a few civs, so should give us a trade option.
I resisted the temptation to cream off any workers; all tiles currently being worked have been improved, so I figured to save the unit support for now.
I have built 4 or 5 Trebs.
@ Zerksees: It's true that Iron has lost some of it's value, compounded by the fact that only Celts and France lack it; however, once Steam is known, it will have value again, since it's required for rails and then factories.
@ Whomp: Thanks, mate; it only seems like 5 minutes that you were trying to coax me past 'Monarch' level. It's largely thanks to your patient tutelage that I feel able to compete at this level.
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