Goz5 - Random Rumble

[gozpel]

all that shrubbery will just burn itself out anyways

Yeah, together with the neighbourhood I'm halfway through the backyard now, it won't take long. That nasty storm a couple of weeks back took care of most if it anyways.

So I check in here tomorrow and see where I'm up, bloody relief I don't have to download any patches.

 

[Bede]

320AD

Where are all those Indians going? They are all over the place, lots of them. Is somebody having a party and didn't invite us, or are we the entertainment? Ah, they are fighting a war with Carthage.

Looks like the order is Rostov, Novgorod and Yakutsk.

Germans finish SunT

Galley sinks in sight of land

330AD
Rostov falls, no casualties and we get six(!) Russian slaves out of the three settlers hiding in the city.

Move the armies towards Novgorod and Yakustsk.

Renew the wines deal with India for 67g.

340AD
Resistance ends in Rostov.

Germans start Sistines and two Russian swords appear, heading for Yaroslavl.

350AD
Novgorod falls, no casaulties.

Kill a Russian sword and move on to Yakutsk.

Edrine finishes its marketplace and starts Forbidden Palace.

Russian sword kills a sword on the road to Yaroslavl.

The Indians attack and raze a Carthginian town on the spit. Take a look at the terrain and decide to set Vladivostok to building a settler (due in 1 with growth in 1) to settle on the spit Some of those silks would look good on the harem.

Germans have wiped out the Greeks.

360AD
Readying for the battle at Yakutsk.

370AD
Yakutsk is ours but the Russians have a settler on a galley.

Russians land a sword and archer pair at Yakustk.

380AD
Dispatch the Russians to Valhalla, or wherever dead Russians go.

Postion settler at Smolensk to seize the spit as soon as the Indians move.

Germans start Leonardo's Workshop.

390AD
Move settler and sword out towards the spit.

Watch the Indians use a catapult to defeat a Carthaginian landing at Chittagong.

400AD
Move settler onto spit and find Cathginian settler pair right in front of Indian troops.

We learn Republic and can revolt.

There are three Russian galleys at sea along our coast. One or more of them has a settler. Our only boat is a ways off. Have not made peace with Catherine yet. Both armies are at Istanbul awaiting orders.

There is some land open for settlement if we choose not to culturally expand the western borders.

Germans are the tech leaders and won't trade nuttin' for anytink. We are up Republic and Engineering on the Indians but they have no money.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Can we get anything out of Catherine?

 

[Bede]

Not much. She has little money and no tech we need.

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

I've got it.

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

Preturn- We look ok.

T2 420

I'm an idiot and forgot to revolt until now. 5 turns.

T7 470

Republic is formed.

T8 480

We capture a Russian settler, and the Russians are no more.

We buy Invention from the Aztecs and trade it to the Celts for Theology.


Summary

Nothing too eventful. India and Carthage are no longer at war. Germany is up Education on us.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Although no one posted a roster, if post #1 is correct, I'm up. So, I have it. I will probably need the full 48 on this one.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Pre-flight – 500 AD – Germany has chivalry and education. We’re up a few techs on Carthage and India.

We need to get to Mil Tradition. So I bump science up to 40% to get it in 22 turns. We’re average to Carthage and weak to India. Snagging those Carthaginian cities to our south looks tasty. Wake up our two armies and send them south. Plus we could use the lux.

MM our cities for production.

IBT – St Pete: library=>market

1. 510 AD – Germany now has gunpowder. Time to research has dropped by a turn. I start to get angry when the workers run amuck, but then I remember that automated workers are part of the variant.

IBT – Iznik: library=>MDI
Gemskudar: Library=>barracks
Celts and Aztecs start KT.

2. 520 AD – We had two workers who weren’t automated :no-no: Oh, not enough I spend 20 gpt purchasing some from the Jamaicans. Our workers are very happy and run amuck some more.

IBT – The Indians start KT. Time for a trade.

3. 530 AD – I sell Gandhi Theology for Chivalry & 4G. I switch our only military build over to a knight. We’ll need the knights for upgrading to Sipahi.


IBT – Germans build Sistine.

4. 540 AD – Nada.

IBT – Yekatie: Library=>Barracks

5. 550 AD – Kick the Carthaginian forces out then declare war.
Kill the two Numercs defending Cirta and capture the city. Our war loving people allow us to drop the lux to 0%.

IBT – A Carth archer approaches Cirta.

6. 560 AD – Kill the Carth Archer. Kill a Numerc in Cadiz their silks city. Bump science up 10%.

IBT – Moscow, Rostov, Smolensk: Library=>barracks
Iznik: knight=>knight
Germans start Cop’s

7. 570 AD – Cost of gunpowder drops again. The Aztecs know it. @ Cadiz our sword army kills the defending MuMerc and the city joins the Ottoman Empire. Two slaves are introduced to the wonders of The last Carth city has expanded so we won’t need to raze and replace. Send the settler up north.

IBT – Edrine: FP=>knight
Vlad: library=>barracks

8. 580 AD – March on the last Carth city. We now have positive cash flow.

IBT – Two archers are dropped off next to Cadiz.

9. 590 AD – Kill the two archers.
@ Hadrunetum – Our MDI army kills the two defending NuMercs and we capture the city.
I dial up Hannibal and he gives us 12g & 8 gpt for war reparations. To pay to the widows of all of our soldiers that died in our righteous war. Oh, no one died. Very well then! It will go towards research so that we will have fewer future widows. Gunpowder has dropped to two turns. The celts know it.

Our people are sad that peace has come, so lux has to go up.

IBT – Yarosalvl’: library=>barracks
Gemskudar: barracks=>pike
Antalya: market=>aqueduct

10. 600 AD – Science can come down with Gunpowder due next turn. Move a spear towards our new cities to free up the MDI army.

After Action – Nothing much. Need to get some barracks on line and get to Mil Tradition. Start building knights. We’ll need the Sipahi to kill those War Elephants.

Here a picture of our newest cities:

Save: http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/GOZ5,600AD.SAV

 

[gozpel]

I got it and play tomorrow.

Best possible pace towards MT it is. You are all a bunch of warmongers, I will try to keep the peace for a bit

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Best possible pace towards MT it is. You are all a bunch of warmongers, I will try to keep the peace for a bit

I resemble that remark!

 

[gozpel]

Pre-turn - We are looking alright, change a few tiles in towns to speed up growth. No changes in builds.

Send a settler to the coast to build a fishing village.

Diplo reveals there are 8 turns left on a couple of deals.

610AD - Germany starts Magellans!

We learn Gunpowder -> Chemistry at 50% for now.

Aydin aqueduct -> knight.

620AD - Bursa market -> musket
Iznik knight -> knight
Furzmit aqueduct -> market
Yekaterinburg barracks -> market. Rename the town to Yekiz.

Konya founded -> library.

Germany will find our continent anytime soon, so I trade WM's and get 96g for the trouble. That means I can turn up research to 60%, Chem due in 11t at -12g with 169g in the bank.

Our workers decide to begin a road down to the icy peninsula, so we will have silks in a few turns.

630AD - India starts Leo's.

Istanbul completes Heroic Epic -> knight
Edrine knight -> knight

The galley on the other side of the world has done its job, so I send it to its doom.

640AD - Nothing to report, except that the galley survived a turn and continue cost us support

650AD - Galley survives another turn, only clearing waters.

660AD - Moscow barracks -> market
Rostov barracks -> harbor

I give wines and 76g to Ghandi for his incense.

Can you believe it, that galley is unsinkable?

Silks are hooked up, luxtax zero and we research at 70%, Chem in 6t.

670AD - Galley sinks.

Edrine knight -> knight
Iznik knight -> knight

With one turn left on the gpt-deals, I turn up research to 80%, Chem in 4t at -38 with 42 in the bank.

680AD - Germany starts Bach.

Istanbul knight -> musket
Yaroslavl barracks -> court
Bursa musket -> knight
Gemskudar pike -> treb

Hmm, we can trade with Germany. Since gold is what we want to keep up research, I give them wines for 7gpt and 22g.

690AD - Nothing.

700AD - India completes Sistine in Delhi.

Aydin knight -> harbor

Chemistry is due next turn, we might as well try to get something for it.
Germany got some luxes for sale if we are interested and they haven't hooked up their saltpeter yet, so there should be possibilities.

 

[gozpel]

1 - gozpel -> Just played
2 - grahamiam -> UP
3 - CarlosMM
4 - Bede
5 - Kaiser Berger
6 - Sir Bugsy

 

[grahamiam]

right! got it, sorry, was a little distracted last night.

 

[grahamiam]

Preflight check: the peons annoy me by working mountains instead of chopping libraries in hopelessly corrupt towns
As far as what the human was doing, everything seems in order. India is a cultural monster and I would have preferred we tried to clip her a little, even before MT, but that’s fine. Just hope we avoid flips.

IBT: Chem’s -> MT (9T @ 80%); Edrine knight -> Library; Vladivostok barracks -> Aqueduct

T1: 710AD Sell Chemistry to Germany for Ivory, Dyes, Education, WM, 37gpt, 254g; Sell Chemistry to Celts for 12gpt and 24g; Sell Chemistry to Aztecs for 10gpt and 30g
Set research to 100% (-1gpt, 7T)

T2: 720AD Germany has Music, Banking, and Astro. Build some Embarsseys and see that Germany will be done with Magellan’s in 2 turns.

T3: 730AD Throttle back research to 90%, metal still due in 5T but @ +19gpt

IBT: Germans are building Smith’s and finish Magellan’s

T4: 740AD nada

IBT: Celts complete Leo’s, Aztec’s cascade to Copernicus’ which they will need as they are a 5cc.

T5: 750AD Switch Istanbul to a granary to it can get to size 12 quicker.

T6: 760AD Throttle back research to 80%, +51gpt.

IBT: Metal -> MT @ 100%, -14gpt. Germany won’t offer much for it. Looks like they will get it soon.
Best deal I can get is from the Celts: sell Metal for 3gpt, 51g, and Astronomy.

T7: 770AD

T8: 780AD
IBT: Germany declares on the Aztec’s

T9: 790AD We can sell Salt to Germany but I hold of for now.

IBT: Carthage renews peace treaty.

T10: 800AD not much. We can sell Germany Salt for spices, WM, 15gpt, 20g.

 

[carlosMM]

me back, but work piled to the ceiling atm.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

We probably need to start planning an offensive against Gandhi. The campaign should probably start in the west and roll clockwise.

 

[grahamiam]

We probably need to start planning an offensive against Gandhi. The campaign should probably start in the west and roll clockwise.

calcutta, dehli, bangadore, chittichonga, and bengal can be captured in the 1st turn of the war. that should cripple them almost immediately. we have around 15 knights iirc, and about 3 or 4 more due before MT, so we should be in good shape to launch a couple of turns after upgrades.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

That's about what I was thinking.

 

[Bede]

Based on posts above, got it, and play tonight.

Prepare for Indo-Turkish warfare.

 

[grahamiam]

Prepare for Indo-Turkish warfare.

yep, and don't forget the curry