Pre-flight 900 BC We can get peace with India. I take and get Math & HBR for 43G in the process. Construction and currency are known.
Since we need to make good use of our GA, I change Ellipi, Nineveh, and Ashur to temples.
I change Babylon to a temple also to let it grow more before popping a settler.
IBT Babylon: temple=>settler
1. 875 BC Lux goes to 50%.
2. 850 BC nada.
IBT Ellipi: temple=>settler
Indians start the GL. Indians complete the Hanging Gardens.
3. 825 BC Literature is now widely known.
IBT Mongols demand 21G. Im a wimp.
Nineveh: Temple=>settler
Portuguese and Incas start GL.
4. 800 BC Lux down to 20%.
Buy Literature from India for 12gpt & 28G. Strictly on cost.
Sell Literature to Caesar for Myst & 47G (full price)
Sell lit to the Mongols for Spices and 42G.
Lux to 0%.
Buy Polytheism from Zulus for Literature, 5 gpt, & 93g.
I get Construction and 11G from Germany for Literature, Polytheism & 1gpt.
IBT Incas demand 14G (our entire purse), I cave again.
Babylon: Settler=>library
Ashur: temple=>library
Akkad: temple=>library
Everyone starts the GL.
5. 775 BC nada.
IBT Caesar demands the 5G out of our wallet. Bully.
6. 750 BC
IBT The Portuguese complete the Temple of Artemis.
Incas and Indians start Sun Tzus.
The Republic is now widely known.
7. 730 BC Were going to be having two settlers built next turn. I disband our two curraughs, go with lone scientist.
IBT Nineveh, Ellipi: settler=>library
8. 710 BC Walking a tightrope on the budget again. Were at 4G and a -2gpt budget. Im going to start crowding the cities in.
IBT Madras: temple=>barracks
Incas build GL.
9. 690 BC Found Uruk. Found Eridu. Were in the black budget-wise. Science to 10%.
IBT Henry wants everything in our purse, 3G. What is with the chicken-**** demands?
Babylon: Library=>Bowman
10. 650 BC Found Samarra.
After Action Were in building mode, but we might want to shift to military soon.
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