0) 2004AD
Portugal, China, America, France, Persia, Aztecs, and Mongols. Those are the 7 civs left. 46 turns left in the game, so in the end we are left with plenty of time to finish. Talk about steamrolling...
I immediately press space (I didn't read NP's settling pointer until after).
IT
The IBT flashes by
Suwon finishes a marketplace
1) 2005AD
Northern continent: Shanghai falls. Found Chinese Landing.
Rio Janeiro falls on a small island within easy reach (armies were landed already), only the small northern island remaining where troops will land next turn. (I didn't notice Greebley's hand-off notes until after playing these initial turns, but everything was set up and marked to perfection, so it was easy enough.)
Southern continent: Raze Tlacopan. Found Furry. Modern Armor is just sick, especially against lesser units. Gain 2 leaders on a single Persian stack, and another 4 nearby (2 from consecutive attacks). Raze Sidon. Troops and settlers in place to advance next turn.
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Our first loss this round: a wounded MA covering some workers is killed by a cavalry. 9 Chinese cavalry die on the MA army in Chinese Landing.
2) 2006AD
Northern continent: there are two stacks to work on; gain 1 leader. Raze Xinjian. Raze Beijing.
Southern continent: raze Tlaxcala, raze Huexotla, raze Gordium, raze Sardis; gain 4 leaders.
Land on the remaining Portuguese island.
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3 Chinese units die on the MA army in Debeijing, and 2 Portuguese die attacking an MA next to their city.
3) 2007AD
Northern continent: raze Canton, raze Tsingtao, raze Nanking, raze Chengdu; gain 2 leaders
Southern continent: raze Tula, raze Samaria, raze Persepolis, raze Bactra, raze Antioch, raze Tamuin; gain 3 leaders
Southern continent, other side, where I landed some loose MA: raze Mandalgovi, raze Kazan.
We've reached the army limit.
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The Persians raze empty Debactra (overlooked that one).
4) 2008AD
Northern continent: raze Tatung, raze Hangchow, raze New Orleans, raze Chicago, raze American Satsuma, raze American Edo, raze American Nagoya, raze American Kagoschima, raze American Nara; loose a healthy veteran MA on a 2hp infantry
Southern continent: raze Pasargadae, raze Teayo, raze Almarikh, raze Dalandzadgad, raze Karakorum, raze Ulaanbaatar; gain 1 leader
I stupidly run out of settlers on the second continent, and have to found some crammed locations on the home continent.
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The Americans raze Debeijing, near our landing spot.
Computers are in, start on Nationalism for fun
5) 2009AD
Northern continent: raze Buffalo, raze American Osaka, raze American Tokyo, raze American Izumo, raze American Rheims, raze San Francisco, raze American Avignon, raze Paris, raze Miami
Southern continent: raze Ergili, raze Tyre, raze Tabriz, raze Dariush Kabir, raze Choybalsan; gain 2 leaders
IT
Loose some uncovered railing crews to the Americans, nothing that will slow us down though.
6) 2010AD
Northern continent: raze Orleans, raze New York; gain 2 leaders
Southern continent: raze Hamadan, raze Ghulaman, raze Darhan, raze Ta-Tu, raze Hovd, raze Erdenet, raze Tlalmanalco, raze Chalco
On the Portuguese island, finally raze Badajoz.
IT
Debaruun-urt is razed by the Persians (a brown rifle hiding in the forest... I keep overlooking something
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7) 2011AD
Northern continent: raze Houston, raze Boston with the Statue of Zeus, raze Tientsin, raze Tours
Raze Washington with the Temple of Artemis, raze Philadelphia, raze American Lyons, raze American Chartres, raze Detroit, raze Atlanta, raze Seattle (with a few 2-MA armies no less); gain 2 leaders
Southern continent: raze Tsetserleg, raze Istakhr, raze Baruun-Urt. Only one city remaining here.
Portuguese Island: raze Lourenço Marques
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Nothing much
8) 2012AD
Northern continent: raze Anyang, raze Chinan, raze Shantung, raze St. Louis, raze Cincinnati, then forests get in the way... Gain 1 leader.
Southern continent: raze Zohak
IT
Nationalism is in, but will not yield any dividends.
9) 2013AD
Raze Macao, raze Baltimore, raze Kaifeng, raze Ningpo
IT
Three Chinese units land on the second continent.
10) 2014AD
Raze Denver, raze Dallas
Raze Paoting
Found our final cities.
And the game is done
21 days 10 hours, now thats alot of work!)
A truly epic game. I don't think I've ever played an SG in which it remained an open question for so long whether we'd win or lose.
