GOZ-2 (Workers unite-stuff the Emperor)

[Ankka]

Nice turns.

 

[Rik Meleet]

2 words: "Wartime Mobilization".
If we'd ever need it, it's now. Get those cavs and inf and cannons out to survive first and capture America next (hopefully).

 

[gozpel]

Yuk, maybe I should call my boss if he needs me for another weekend?

Ok, tricky situation indeed and I might use the WarMob just to let the americans die against our defenses, and spare our attackers until we have enough.

I got it and will take my time, if I screw this up we are toast.

Good play conehead.

 

[Ankka]

Good luck, gozpel. I'm sure you can do it.

 

[conehead234]

Good job. This is not as bad as a mess as I am in in Space 2. Go over there and check out the Inca army.

 

[gozpel]

The Save

Pre-turn - Luxtax to 20% and make most clowns work again.
Rush a couple of barracks and artilleries.

Think a second and decide to switch to Republic, we are at war with 3 civs and WW will only get worse.

1405AD - America lands 4 troops near Teno.

We are a Republic. Luxtax back to 10%.

We will need a lot of artilleries against all those infantries.

Kill the 4 offending units neat Teno, losing a cav.
Kill a hurt infantry near Pisae.

Bombard 4 cavs with our 4 arties, all hit their targets. Kill them without losses.
There's still 12 american units in our territory, 8 of them infantries.

1410AD - We lose silks, I renew it for 15 gpt and 258g.
I sell salt and gems to Ottomans for 31 gpt and 54g.
Rushbuy another artillery.

Bombard some units, Lincoln sent more troops into our lands.
Attack a hurt cav with an elite cav and we get a leader!

Montezuma's Revenge is created, which is a cav army. I want to see what stuff they are made of and they kill a reg infantry easily.
Start Heroic Epic in Teno - 3 turns.

1415AD - Americans pillage a couple of tiles.
6 new arties are built, we have a dozen now, switch to cavs in major cities.

Bombard units and kill 6 and guess what? We got another leader!
I create another cav army, Gozpel's Grace.

1420AD - More american troops are pouring in.
Switch Teno to Pentagon, 4 units in an army is better than 3.

Kill 8 enemies.

1425AD - Kill 6 infantry, lose 2 cavs

1430AD - WW is worse, have to raise luxtax to 20%

Kill 5 units, lose none.

1435AD - We kill 5 units and get another leader!
Create Humble Pie Army.

1440AD - Kill 7, lose none

1445AD - We build the Pentagon -> Military Academy.

Renew incense deal with Greece for gems and 200g.

We kill 7 units and...Yeah, you got it, we got yet another leader.
Army created, called RNG Crunch.

1450AD - Kill the last 6 infantries in our territory.


I know I should've saved a leader for palace jump, but so far we have only defended and need to take on America on their playground. With 4 cav-armies we stand a better chance to really hurt them.
We should raze the cities closest to our border and send our own settlers there, so we don't have to bother about flips.

There are probably deals to be made, India will sell Combustion for oil, 60 gpt, 820g and WM. Next player can do the trade if we really need it now. Or we can wait until we can get peace with other civs in 7-8 turns.

Watch out for the warweariness, it will jump again.

gozpel vs. America 61 - 3

 

[conehead234]

Great job.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Wow Goz, your armies got us back into the game. It seems we now have a fighting chance. Thanks mate.

Official Batting Order
1 - Ankka - Up now
2 - Rik Meleet - Anxiously awaiting Ankka's turns.
3 - Bede enjoying his off-time
4 - conehead - recovering
5 - gozpel - just played

 

[Bede]

Well done. Cook a few American geese, Ankka.

 

[Ankka]

Nice job, gozpel.


I hope to get to it today...

 

[Ankka]

I'll propably play cone1 first, so anything I should remember?

 

[Ankka]

I'm not even up in cone1...

Well, anything I should remember?

 

[Bede]

IIRC, the first three American burgs are reachable with artillery from within our borders. Whack 'em down to pop1 while wasting any American troops trying to force the border, then capture and roll forward. Keeping our borders expanding while warring will help with the WW. Should they flip back arriving reinforcements can retake them.

 

[Ankka]

Ok. I'll go for it... wish me luck.

 

[Ankka]

Where should the palace be jumped, if we are gonna do that, BTW?

 

[Bede]

It could go to Ravenna, or if the incursion into America is successful, one of the American towns in the north. Need to clear the American threat first, though.

Might be useful to keep cav army in south for zone defense and keep artillery in the coastal towns to pound Abe the Avaricious since he's sailing troops south.

 

[Ankka]

Ok.

 

[Ankka]

1450AD [PRETURN]: Hey, where's China? ... oops, China's in cone1, not this one... Well, let's see. Not a bad situation at all. Nice job gozpel.

I decide to leave deals not done, as we may gt a lot better deal when we are ready for peace with Abe.

Reset personal prefs, then enter.

IBT: India and France sign peace.

Abe brings some cavs and infs into our area, no big threat.

Teoti cav > cav.
Rikem cav > cav.
Caliente cav > cav.
Taco inf > inf.

1455AD [1]: Bombard both stacks, attack 2/4 cav with elite cav, we win.
We lose a vet cav to a 1-hp infantry, which promotes.
Kill 1-hp vet cav with elite sword.
Lose anothe vet cav to the inf.
Kill the last cav with a el cav.
Vet cav kills a 1hp inf.

No attacks with armies, they aren't healed yet...

IBT: Abe brings a bigger amount of fresh troops into our area.

Loco cav > cav.
Xochi cav > cav.
Ravenna cav > cav.

1460AD [2]: Again I bombard the stacks to almost 1hp.
Kill 1-hp cav with elite cav.
Lose a vet cav to a 2-hp inf. When will I learn...
Kill 1-hp cav with elite cav.
Kill 1-hp cav with elite cav.

Gozpel, you shouldn't load plain elites into armies. Only vets and elite*'s, because now we can't use those elites to get more leaders... Oh well. Let's continue.

We kill a 1-hp cav and a 2-hp inf with Monty's revenge.
We kill 2 1-hp infs with RNG Crunch ( cav army).

The thing I don't like about armies: they don't heal in 1 turn...

IBT: Alex wants MPP + RoP for 38 gp! no way...

Some American troops come into our area...

Teoti cav > cav.
Rikem cav > cav.
Caliente cav > cav.
Calix cav > cav.
Taco inf > inf.
Poxyx cav > art.
Tula cav > cav.

1465AD [3]: Bombard the stacks to 1 hp, then attack.
Vet cav kills 1hp inf.
Vet cav kills 1hp inf.
Vet cav kills 1hp inf & promotes to elite!
Vet cav kills 1hp inf & promotes to elite!
Elite sword kills 1-hp cav.
Elite cav kills 1-hp cav.
We lose an elite cav to a 1-hp cav.
Vet cav kills 1-hp cav & promotes to elite!

Rush some artilleries.

IBT: Alex comes to us an asks if we are willin to sell Ivory for 18gpt. I answer yes.

Again Abe brings his forces into our lands.

Loco cav > cav.
Panama cav > cav.
Poxyx art > art.
Aku Ankka art > art.
Chalco art > art.
Ixa art > art.

Joan is building Hoover.

Joan tried to plant a spy in Teno! We cought her (the spy) though.

1470AD [4]: We lose Humble Pie Army (18hp)to a 3-hp vet inf. The RNG is not good for me...
And then a vet cav kills a 3-hp inf.
Elite cav kills 1-hp cav.
Elite cav kills 1-hp cav.
We lose a vet cav to a 3-hp inf.
Elite sword kills 1-hp cav.
Elite* cav kills 1-hp cav.
Gozpel's grace (cav army) kills 2 2-hp infs.

IBT: Feance and Greece sign peace.

Ottoman's and America sign peace.

Abe would like peace for a worker from us. No way.

Teoti cav > cav.
Rikem cav > cav.
Caliente cav > cav.
Xochi cav > cav.
Taco inf > inf.

1475AD [5]: Once again Abe brought some cannon aiming training targets into our area. Bombarb them.

RNG Crunch kills 2 1-hp infs.
Vet cav kills a 1-hp inf.
Elite cav kills 1-hp cav.
Elite cav kills 1-hp cav.
Vet cav retreats from 2-hp inf.

 

[Ankka]

I'll continue later today, a break will do good.

 

[gozpel]

"Gozpel, you shouldn't load plain elites into armies. Only vets and elite*'s, because now we can't use those elites to get more leaders... Oh well. Let's continue."

Well for your info, units can promote within armies

I rather use elites for leader fishing, than wasting them in armies...