GR13 - AWE on LK's world map

[ThERat]

nobody posted a 'got it' yet. So, if you have the time to play, why don't you take some turns vmxa?

 

[vmxa]

I will wait to the morning and see if it is still waiting.

 

[Northern Pike]

It's true that we haven't heard from Mark for a while, but he said that he'd be on a business trip until Saturday. If someone had worked in a round before him two days ago, that would have been fine, but as it stands now I don't think we should pre-empt him until Sunday at least.

 

[vmxa]

Sounds fne by me. This is my first weekend in over a month, so I got excited.

 

[markh]

I am back, but if you want to have it, vmxa I could take it after you. If I do not hear anything from you within the next 4 -5 hours I will take it and start to play tonight. Will check in later again to see.

 

[ThERat]

markh, you're up anyway, so take the game as outlined by Greebley...

I don't know that 2 days will be enough for a player to play. markh, just take it when you are ready. Your 4 days would thus be Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues - so you got through Tuesday to play.

I will be going on a trip from this Friday until the week after Thanksgiving (early December). I hope to have some web access when not driving, but won't be able to play.

Roster:

Greebley - Just Played
ThERat - Swapped
markh - Up
Northern Pike - On Deck
vmxa
M60A3TTS

 

[vmxa]

Yup its yours have fun.

 

[markh]

Ok, start to play today.

 

[markh]

Short update. Played 3 turns.

The 95 infantries stack is almost gone. America had to move their capitol and we now have an airfield there for reinforcements.

Will continue tomorrow.

 

[vmxa]

I don't envy you having to pound down 95 infantry units.

 

[ThERat]

sounds good markh. I think with tanks we will just steamroll them...

 

[markh]

I let the stack move on the plain icy tile 1W and this took away the defensive bonus from the hill and the fortification. From then on it was just using arties, bombers and tanks. Now they have around 10 infantries and a few rifles left. Next turn it should be gone.

I hope to be able to clear Alaska during my turns which will give us two more luxes. Silks I have already connected there and some dyes should be connected within the next two turns. Happiness should not be a problem after my turns anymore.

 

[markh]

Wow, 745 units with 1188 allowed

IBT : Iros land a settler and a few units in Great Britain
our shuttle between Russia and Alaska is sunk

1) 1808AD : raze Boston for 192 gold, capture 3 arties and some slaves
raze Tsingtao
raze New Tyendenaga for 96 gold

raze Ebla and the Babylonians are gone

generate 2 MGLs

IBT : Abe lands a settler-spear combo in Scandinavia
some Iro Bomber runs

2) 1810AD : raze New Akwesasne for 96 gold
capture/abandon New Niagara Falls for 97 gold

connect silks, our people party all night long

IBT : China lands a few units on an island in the South Pacific

3) 1812AD : raze Choybalsan for 1066 gold
capture Nalayh for 1155 gold
raze Washington for the cost of two cav armies, but we can build an airfield on the East coast now
capture/abandon New Cattaraugus for 97 gold
capture/abandon New Tonawanda for 98 gold
capture/abandon Goigouen for 99 gold
capture/abandon Tepec... for 101 gold


IBT : nothing

4) 1814AD : raze Arvayheer for 1311 gold

That's it with that 95 stack. What is astonishing is that I did not get a single MGL from killing all those units.

IBT : computers -> rocketry

5) 1816AD : get 3 leaders

capture/abandon Neodakheat for 100 gold and we have access to dyes
raze New Oil Springs for 101 gold
raze Zitlaltepec for 102 gold

IBT : we arrest an Iro spy. He is deported to Sibiria.
Iros land in Scandinavia

6) 1818AD : man what bad RNG, we lose a battleship and a destroyer to frigates, sometimes I really could throw this CD out of the window
raze Philadelphia for 7 gold
raze Portland for 3 gold
capture/abandon Onnotare for 101 gold
raze Tapexpan for 102 gold
raze Vologda

I stop here and give it to the next one.

Unfortunately I could not make as much progress in Canada/Alaska as I wished, but we are approaching the first Iro city in flat lands from the North.

There are tranports on the way to the US East coast carrying cav armies, a tank army and about 50 artilleries.

We were a little short on transports in the area of the phillipines, but next turn there are some arriving to take care of the those islands and Australia.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/47099/GR13_1818AD.zip

 

[ThERat]

once we leave the forested tundra, progress will be much faster with even tank armies being able to do sth.

Should we head for amphibious attacks first for research?

Greebley
ThERat
markh
Northern Pike - Up
vmxa - on deck
M60A3TTS

 

[vmxa]

I forget the map now, but do we need marines?

 

[M60A3TTS]

IIRC the map is set up so that that there are no one tile islands. Two tile minimum. If possible, I'd go ahead and clean out the Mongols now while they have 12k in gold still sitting around.

 

[Northern Pike]

Nice round, Mark.

I've got it.

Yes, there aren't any one-tile islands on this map--good thinking on LK's part.

 

[vmxa]

Take your time NP as I have to work turkey day and the day after anyway.

 

[markh]

For research I would just continue heading for modern armors. Don't know whether we will ever get there.

One thing I forgot. I also sent a transport full of settlers towards the US East coast. We will want a city there for faster healing of troops.

 

[Northern Pike]

Everything's going smoothly in game terms, though incredibly slowly in RL terms. I may achieve the reductio ad absurdum of a one-turn round. I'll post in time for Vmxa to start playing on Saturday morning, however far I've gotten.