[IBT]
Follow Northern Pike's directions.
Wake Spear 1W of Almarikh; move to the mined cow 1S of the city; fortify.
Wake Archer 1NW of Almarikh and move into the city; fortify.
Mountain Spear at Nineveh becomes a city dweller.
Wake eSpear 1N of Ashur and send towards Babylon, covering 3 of the 4 tile distance.
Wake vSpear in Ashur to take his place.
Wake Marsh draining Worker (15 turns to go) and move to help another worker on a forest road that will connect to one of our new cities.
Wake the Jungle clearing worker (22 turns to go) and move 1N. Next turn will start a jungle road to Jungley Swamps to Kazan, to allow for fast reinforcment. New worker in Tabriz will help with this road.
Wake Archer iE of Tie-Dye Frenzy and send towards Dalandzadgad; one road tile short of the city.
Kazan Heroic Epic in 37 -> vSword in 3.
Dalandzadgad settler in 14 -> Heroic Epic in 99. It has two BGs available, but only one is mined.
MM Karakorum for +1 commerce.
Ta-tu gains +1 commerce. Could get more, but then we complete the Palace too soon.
Gain +1 commerce in Ellipi.
Same in Choyblasan.
Ditto in Mandalgovi.
8 gold, -1 gpt, Writing in 2.
At 90% science, Writing still takes two turns. And we have -10 gpt. So we stay at 80% science.
[IBT]
Someone in Orange shows up.
Resistance in Ashur ends.
Tabriz worker -> vSpear in 10.
Choybalsan vSpear -> vSword in 10.
Nervous banker alert.
Celts are building The Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
1 0130 BC
First, turn ON Animiate Enmey Moves and Animiate Manual Moves. I really should know to check this by now!
Around the Empire
One Zulu vArcher is inside our borders, W-NW of Karakorum, on the ZUlu expressway.
Impis at Almarikh moved away.
Orange unit is Sumerain rSword, 2NE of Nineveh, on a hill.
Unprotected slaves draw units away from cities.
Candygram for Mongo! is built between Ellipi and Banana Bob's Chutney; wall in 10.
Naw, Mongo Straight is started 3NE of Ta-Tu; worker in 10.
Two workers move to 1W of Jungley Swamps; start a jungle road next turn.
Worker 1N of Jungley Swamps starts a forest road.
New Spear in Choybalsan lets us shuffle units from Choybalsan -> Karakorum -> Ta-Tu so that we can send an Archer to Naw, Mongo Straight.
Archer arrives in Dalandzadgad; fortify.
eArcher into Nineveh; fortify.
3/4 Archer into Babylon.
Babylon slave moves into Babylon.
Babylon slave moves into Ellipi.
Road completed 2N of Dalandzadgad, Spear moves into Dalandzadgad and slaves move 1S of the city.
vSword aces a Persian Archer and promotes (1 of 1).
eSpear moves to help protect this new eSword.
First Sword Army (9/14) stays put to heal.
Exploring Spear (?), about 5S of Tabriz, moves 1W and spots an Orange border. No newbies on F4, however.
Suspect the friggin' Impis are aiming at Tie-Dye Frenzy, currently undefended, but reachable on the IBT by the friggin' Impis. Spear in Mandalgovi moves into Tie-Dye Frenzy.
I think the Zulu inside our border is heading for Kazan, currently undefended. Move vSpear onto mountain 2NW of Kazan.
Sword arrives in Erdenet.
Wake eSpear in Nineveh and move onto hill to defend Archer from Sumeria's rSword, in case it attacks.
Ta-Tu Palace in 20 -> Palace in 15.
Drop science to 50%; 7 gold, +11 gpt, Writing in 1.
[IBT]
Writing -> Literature in 22, at 50%.
We can now build emabssies with people.
Almarikh vSword -> vSword in 5.
Erdenet worker -> walls in 10.
2 0110 BC
Around the Empire
Two friggin' Impis show up 1N of Tie-Dye Frenzy, in a forest.
Zulu rArcher scooted SW, hilll to hill.
Three Persians attempt to surround Ashur.
Bab Bowman 2N of Babylon.
Sumerain Sword did not attack, nor move, but it is joined by two more rSwords. All three are 2NE of Nineveh.
Archer arrives in Naw, Mongo Straight.
Two eSwords and an Archer ride roughshod over two Persian Archers and Warrior at Ashur, but do not promote (4 of 4).
First Sword Army (12/14) pillages a road and slays a Persian Archer (5 of 5).
Exploring Spear moves 1NW, not moving onto the mountain.
Move lone eSword next to Eulbar (1), with an rSpear showing.
Science up to 80%; 18 gold, +0 gpt, Literature in 16.
Slow the Palace down to 17 turns.
Ninveh is in a tight spot. Max of four defenders facing four attackers. We have 2 Spears and 2 Archers facing 3 Swords and 1 Warrior. No easy reinforcing of Nineveh either. Rush a Spear to have three strong defenders. If we lose Nineveh we lose a luxury, Spices, too.
Move the Spear and Archer back into the city.
Science at 80%; 18 gold, -1 gpt, Literature in 16
[IBT]
We lose a Spear at Tie-Dye Frenzy to one Friggin' Impi; the other runs off (5 of 6).
Babylon walls -> barracks in 20.
Nineveh vSpear -> vSpear in 20.
Kazan vSword -> vSword in 5.
3 0090 BC
Around the Empire
Persia sends 2 Archers and 1 Spear to Ashur, but none are stacked together.
Bab Bowman is adjacent to Babylon.
Two stacks of Swords near Nineveh, but they are headed for Ellipi.
One Friggin' Impi 1N of Tie-Dye Frenzy, another 2N of the city.
Impi and Archer on the hill 2NW of Kazan.
Two Zulu Archers 3NW of Karakorum.
Move eSpear and redlined Sword into Ashur.
Two eArchers out-arch the Persians (7 of 8) but neither promote.
Three defenders face one attacker (rSpear) in Ashur.
Exploring Spear moves NW again.
eSword at Eulbar sticks it one Spear, but another remains (8 of 9).
First Sword Army slices and dices the two Spears in Antioch, which is then razed for 0 gold and 0 slaves (10 of 11).
Road W of Mandalgovi is done, send worker to connect Banana Bob's Chutney with a jungle road.
Two slaves mine the BG 1NE of Mandalgovi.
Jungle road complete, move the three worker stack to 1S of Ulaan, to road.
Science at 80%; 17 gold, -1 gpt, Literature in 15.
[IBT]
Karakourm settler -> vSword in 4.
The Statue of Zeus is built in Washington, America.
4 0070 BC
Around the Empire
At Ashur, one Persian Spear is still inside our borders, while outside of them are 4 Persian Archers in 3 tiles.
Bab Bowman now on the mountain at Babylon.
Three Sumerain rSwords can move adjacent to Ellipi this IBT. Behind them are two more stacks, 4 Swords and 1 Archer and then 1 Sword and 2 Archers. All Regulars. Ellipi has two defenders, a Spear and Archer.
Friggin' Impis are 2NW and 1N-1NW of Hovd.
Another one of the pests came in out the fog to the mined Cow 1S of Almarikh. One each are 1NE and 1E of Almarikh. Three Zulu Archers, a single and a double, appear headed for Kazan.
Celt warrior wakes up amd moves 1S of Choybalsan.
Ellipi will soon be busy. Wake the eSword in Candygram and send to Ellipi.
We start the jungle road to Banana Bob's Chutney.
At Almarikh, we unfrig one Impi and chase one off with two eSwords but no promotions (12 of 13).
vSword is not so lucky against a vImpi on the mined Cow (12 of 14).
First Sword Army, 9/14, takes out a Persian Archer flawlessly and now blocks the shortest route to Ashur (13 of 15).
vArcher is redlined, but manages to overcome the Celt rWarrior at Choybalsan and then becomes Elite (14 of 16).
vSword from Hovd impales the slightly wounded Impi on the mined Cow of Almarikh and promotes (15 of 17).
Move vSpear 1NW of Almarikh to help protect this Sword (one Impi two tiles away).
At Ashur eSword sticks to the Persian Spear (16 of 18).
New Settler heads SW to Kazan.
Mine completed at Erdenet, two workers move to connect Naw, Mongo Straight.
Exploring Spear moves NW again, still in jungle.
eSword at Eulbar, 3/5, move 1N, outside the border.
Send another Sword to Ellipi.
Slave in Babylon heads to Nineveh. May drag the Bab Bowman with him.
Road to Candygram is complete, two workers move to 1W of Tie-Dye Frenzy, to chop a forest to complete a Spear faster.
Wake Sword in Erdenet, send towards Karakorum.
The north-east has been quiet.
Ellipi worker in 4 -> walls in 4.
Ashur Spear in 6 -> walls in 6.
Science at 80%; 16 gold, -2 gpt, Literature in 13.
[IBT]
Hovd vSpear -> vSpear in 7.
Jungley Swamps walls -> barracks in 10.
Sumerai is building The Temple of Artemis (Polytheism -> Education).
Zulu are building The Temple of Artemis.
5 0050 BC
Around the Empire
Four Persian Archers in 3 tiles at Ashur.
Bab Bowman moves away from Babylon.
Three Sumerian rSwords on the hill 1N of Ellipi. Ellipi is also on a hill, but lacks Walls.
One more Sumerain rSword joins the crowd NE of Nineveh.
Friggin' Impis 1W (grass) and 1NW (hill) of Ulaan, currently undefended.
The retreated Impi from last turn moves back inside our borders.
One Zulu rArcher 1N of Kazan (forest) and 2 more 1W of Karakorum (also forest).
Settler moves to 1NW of Tabriz.
vSword from Erdenet triumphs over the Zulu vArcher 1N of Kazan (17 of 19).
vSword in Karakorum gets pinged by one Zulu Archer and then pongs the other one in the forest (18 of 20).
vSpear from Choybalsan goes to Karakorum; frees vSpear to protect the first vSword from the remaining Zulu Archer.
We frack the Friggin' Impi IW of Hovd (19 of 21).
The remaining Zulu pest is a vImpi on a hill.
We move a Spear and two wounded eSwords into Ulaan.
We move a Spear onto Iron Mountain.
Our 4/5 eSword slaughters the redlined Impi that reenterd our lands (20 of 22).
First Sword Army, 9/14, heals.
eArcher moves back into Choybalsan.
Exploring Spear moves 1NW again.
Science at 80%; 14 gold, -2 gpt, Literature in 13.
[IBT]
Zulu Archer suicides at Karakorum and vImpi skeedadels from vSpear in Ulaan (22 of 24).
Three rSwords up and three rSwords down at Ellipi (25 of 27).
Three Persian Archers are made arch-less at Ashur (28 of 30).
Almarikh vSword -> vSword in 5.
6 0030 BC
Around the Empire
One Persian Archer at both 1N and 1S of Ashur.
Bab Bowman is heading for Eulbar, but a 3/5 eSword blocks the most direct route.
Four rSwords and 1 rAcher of Sumeria are on the hill 1N of Ellipi.
Outside the borders of Nineveh are 2 Archers and 1 Sword (1E-1SE), 1 rSword (1E-1NE) and 2 Sword and 1 Archer (2NE). They are headed for Ellipi.
One patheic redlined vImpi 1SE of Almarikh, in a forest.
One Impi is visible in the desert NE of Almarikh, two turns away.
vSword in Almarikh finishes off the remaining Impi inside our borders (29 of 31).
First Sword Army, 13/14, moves 2SE to push back the Light Blue and Dark Blue borders at Ashur.
Exploring Spear 1N onto mountain.
Three workers finish the forest road 1S of Ulaan and move onto hill 1E of Hovd, to mine and road.
We shuffle a sixth unit into Ellipi; now has 2 Archers, 2 Spears and 2 Swords.
Science at 80%; 12 gold, -2 gpt, Literature in 11.
[IBT]
One rSword wins and 3 lose at Ellip (32 of 35).
Bab Bowman attacks our wounded eSword but their Golden Age does not begin (33 of 36).
Though only 2/5, this same eSword holds off a Persian rWarrior (34 of 37).
Persian Archer falls at Ashur (35 of 38).
Tie-Dye Frenzy vSpear -> vSpear in 20.
Bean counter panic attack at 10 gold.
7 0010 BC
Around the Empire
Three Persian Archers in two forests at Ashur.
Two Archers and two Swords 1N of Ellipi (Sumerian).
One Sumerain Archer 1W of Dalandzadgad.
Other Sumerian units move one tile, but no new units show up.
vImpi outside our borders in the desert NE of Almarikh.
We learn that the Celts have 19 cities.
eSword removes 1 Archer at Ashur (36 of 39).
Exploring Spear moves 1NW, mountain to mountain.
First Sword Army moves 2SE again, uncovers a Persian city with an rSpear showing.
Workers completed one road to Naw, Mongo Straight and two roads to Jungley Swamps.
Three workers mine the hill 1W of Hovd.
We mine the grass near Tie-Dye Frenzy.
Mongo Like Candy is built in the jungles between Tabriz and Mandalgovi; begins barracks.
Science at 80%; 10 gold, -1 gpt, Literature in 10.
[IBT]
We win both attacks at Ellipi and Ashur (38 of 41).
Karakorum vSword -> settler in 5.
Kazan vSword -> vSword in 5.
Ellipi walls -> vArcher in 20.
Tabriz vSpear -> vSpear in 7.
Erdenet walls -> barracks in 10.
Frenzy in the accounting office.
8 0010 AD
Around the Empire
One Persian Archer at Ashur.
One rSword 1N of Ellipi and 1 rAcher 1E of Ellipi.
Two Archers outside of Dalandzadgad.
Two more Sumerain rSWords appear.
Friggin' vImpi inside our borders 2W of Karakorum, on a hill.
Three Zulu units visible to the north, but a few turns away.
eSword buries the last Archer outside Ashur (39 of 42).
eSword overpowers the Sumerian Archer outside Ellipi but we lose an Archer to one of theirs (40 of 44).
First Sword Army finds Gordium (5) of Persia, a coastal city.
One rSpear is defeated (41 of 45).
Tabriz vSpear in 7 -> vArcher in 7.
Hovd vSpear in 3 -> vArcher in 3.
Science at 80%; 9 gold, -1 gpt, Literature in 9.
[IBT]
We fend off one attack at Ellipi (42 of 46).
Choybalsan vSword -> vSpear in 5.
The bean-counters can count to 8.
9 0030 AD
Around the Empire
No pests at Ashur, though a Babylonian worker becomes visible.
Two rSwords and 1 rArcher 1N of Ellipi.
One rArcher 1SW of Dalandzadgad.
Friggin' Impi just forities. The other Zulu unit move due South.
eSword punches through the rAcher outside Dalandzadgad (43 of 47).
First Sword Army, 12/14, is gutted by an rSpear in Gordium, dropping to 3/14 before slaying that monster (44 of 48).
The Army moves 1NW.
Science at 80%; 8 gold, -1 gpt, Literature in 8.
[IBT]
No attacks at Ellipi.
The Bab worker was a Bab Bowman, but it died (45 of 49).
A Dutch galley appears at Banana Bob's Chutney.
Ashur walls -> barracks in 20.
Almarikh vSword -> vSword in 4.
Banana Bob's Chutney worker -> walls in 10.
Accountants,
10 0050 AD
Around the Empire
Ashur is quiet, for the moment.
One Archer, two Swords 1NE of Ellipi.
One Sword 1W of Dalandzadgad.
Two new rSwords show up 2NE of Nineveh.
Another rImpi just outside our borders, 3NE of Almarikh.
Three Celt Horses 1E-1SE of Erdenet.
Add a Sword to Erdenet, with another one on the way.
We road the new mine at Tie-Dye Frenzy.
Fortify the First Sword Army. It can be attacked on the IBT, but it can only be attacked once. It is survives, it can heal.
We almost forget to meet the Dutch. We say Hi.
The Dutch have 81 gold and know about The Wheel, Ceremonial Burial, Mathematics, Philosophy, COde of Laws and Map Making. Showoffs.
From MapStat we learn they have 21 cities, the same number we do.
We declare war on the Dutch.
Science at 80%; 7 gold, -1 gpt, Literature in 7.
And the save is attached.
Bad luck with early Leaders seems to be plaguing us again, though.
