[IBT]
Quick move on.
Persepolis vImmortal -> settler in 4.
1 0530 BC
Around the Empire
Only Persian inside Persian borders.
Byzantium is very nice and opens up the city site 2S-1SW of the capital. However, three Korean units (2 rSwords, 1 rArcher) adjacent to that spot complicate matters. On this turn, cannot both move onto the city site and try to connect it. Two Spear and 2 Immortals claim the city site while the worker moves 1E onto the sugar. Except that the worker started on the road last turn. Move Spear from Pasadena and Immortal on the sugar to protect the now exposed worker.
Redlined Immortal and the two slaves move 1E towards Tyre. eSpear and 3/4 Immortal follow one tile behind.
Three slaves move through Phantanium to try to connect the Ivory Patch.
Worker 1S of Sidon moves 1S and irrigates.
New Immortal goes to Pasadena.
Wake warrior in Pasadena; goes to protect the worker. Pasadena still productive.
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Korean Sword and Archer attack at our worker; both die. Other Korean Sword prevails over one Spear at the new city site (2 of 3).
Shiraz vImmortal -> vImmortal in 6.
2 0510 BC
Around the Empire
No incursions, but several border sniffers.
Mr. Peppermint is founded, grabbing a Byzantium Spear, a wounded Korean Sword and a healthy Korean Warrior inside its borders. Mr. Peppermint was a local children's TV show in the Dallas area when I was a kid. It begins building Walls.
Both Korean units are clobbered (4 of 5). Only Byzantium Spears might attack our exposed Immortal.
Redlined Immortal is back inside our borders.
Slaves move onto empty plain to begin roading next turn.
Protected worker now moves 2E, to road a more direct route to Phantanium from Pasadena.
New Immortal in Shiraz moves 1S as American units seem to eye Bactra.
Immortal in Pasadena moves onto the hill 1NE of Mr. Peppermint, so the Byzantine Spear does not move there.
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Portugal dares to bother us. Away with thee.
3 0490 BC
Around the Empire
Byzantine Spear 1N of Tyre. One Amerian Archer 1NE of Bactra. Two Portugese Archers 1E of Ayden.
Raise luxury to 20% since Persepolis now size 7.
Exposed Immortal moves into Mr. Peppermint, releasing the other Immortal to strike the Byzantine Spear and become Elite (5 of 6).
Hilltop Immortal into Mr. Peppermint.
Wake Immortal near Aydin, who pounces on a Portugese Archer (6 of 7).
Immortal into Bactra, fortify.
Redlined Immortal into Tyre, along with two slaves.
Woker roads 1NW of Phantanium.
Slaves begin to road.
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4 0470 BC
Around the Empire
Byazntine Spear 1SE of Mr. Peppermint; Portuguese Archer 1E of Aydin; 3 American Archers 1SE of Bactra and one 1NE of Bactra.
Byzantine Spear makes our Immortal Elite (7 of 8).
Wake 2 Immortals (elite and vetran) and move them into Bactra. Both attack succeed on the three Archer stack, but no promotions (9 of 10).
eImmortal 1N of Tyre moves towards Aydin.
Redlined Immortal, now in Tyre, moves into Pasadena for quick healing.
Slaves in Tyre move onto the hill 1NE of Mr. Peppermint, to road to Persepolis.
We irrigate 1S of Sidon.
[IBT]
Persepolis settler -> vImmoratal in 4.
Arbela vImmortal -> vImmortal in 5.
5 0450 BC
Around the Empire
Both American Archers are now 1SE of Bactra; two Portugese Archers 1E of Aydin.
One American Archer is overcome at Bactra (10 of 11).
One Portugese Arcer is no more at Aydin (11 of 12).
Ivory Patch connected and so are Aydin and Istanbul. Short cut to Phantanium is completed also.
Science back to 90%, luxury down to 10%; Literature in 9; Palace in Pasadena in 10; -6 gpt, 305 in gold.
vImmortal to Tyre, as Korean units are nearby.
Worker moves 2S of Phantanium, to road. eImmortal moves to protect.
Crippled Immortal heals.
Slaves start to road the hill 1NE of Mr. Peppermint, 6 turns.
Slaves in the Ivory move 1W, irrigate, 3 turns.
New Immortal in Arbela moves to 1N of Iron Mountain.
Settler moves towards Phantanium.
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Bactra barracks -> vSpear in 7.
6 0430 BC
Around the Empire
Byzantine Archer 1SW of Mr. Peppermint; Korean Sword/Archer 1W of Tyre, on a hill; 2 Amercian Archers 1SE of Bactra; 2 Portugese Archers 1E of Aydin.
eImmortal triumphs over Archer at Bactra, but stays elite (12 of 13).
Another Portugese Archer disappears at Aydin (13 of 14).
Tyre has 4 defenders, eSpear, vSpear and 2 vImmortals. We'll let Korea attack.
Worker roads in no-mans-land, two turns.
Settler arrives in Phantanium, along with 2 Immortals.
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Three invaders attack; two of them attack no more (15 of 17).
Phantanium vImmortal -> vImmortal in 15.
7 0410 BC
Around the Empire
Korean Archer 1W of Tyre; American Archer and Warrior 1SE of Bactra; lone Portugese Archer 1E of Aydin.
Korean Archer turns into kimchee at Tyre (16 of 18).
American Warrior eats dirt at Bactra (17 of 19).
Lone Portugese Archer at Aydin, wih no reinforcements in sight, is hacked down (18 of 20).
Send vImmortal at Aydin (we have three) to Istanbul, as American and Ottoman forces, one each, converge on that city and its single defender.
Settler and one Immortal move 2S of Phantanium.
One other Immortal in Phantanium moves towards Aydin, the other one stays in place for crowd control.
Worker irrigates 1SW of Sidon.
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Istanbul walls -> barracks in 20.
Shiraz vImmortal -> vSpear in 4.
8 0390 BC
Around the Empire
American Warrior 1E of Istanbul; American Archer 1SE of Bactra, American Spear 1N of Bactra.
Amercian warrior at Istanbul is buried (19 of 21).
New Immortal in Shiraz moves onto Mt. Shiraz, to deny it to the American Spear.
Exposed Immortal move back into cities at Tyre and Aydin.
Immortal from Aydin to Istanbul.
Immortal arrives in Aydin, fortified.
Immortal fortified in Istanbul.
Irrigation done, three slaves move 1W, to road.
Settler and two Immortal move 1SE, onto city site. Ottoman Archer is 1S of the city site.
Worker moves 1NW, to road.
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Ottoman Archer dies to an Immortal outside Istanbul (20 of 22).
Persepolis vImmortal -> Settler in 4.
Adyin walls -> barracks in 20.
9 0370 BC
Around the Empire
Korean Spear 1SW of Mr. Peppermint. American Spear 1NW of Bactra.
Icky Twerp is built 2S-1SW of Phantanium. Icky Twerp was another local children's TV show host in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Icky Twerp starts on Walls.
A Byzantine Sword is 1W of Icky Twerp, but behind it are 2 Bzyantine Swords, so we leave it alone.
Ottoman Acher is 1SE of the city, but we ignore it for now, too.
An Immortal from Istanbul manhandles that Ottoman Archer (21 of 23).
Korean Spear has a Sword nearby, so we let it stay next to Mr. Peppermint.
We'll let the American Spear get out of the forest before we attack it.
New Immortal to Pasadena.
Worker and slaves road two differnt tiles, two turns each, to connect Icky Twerp to Tyre.
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Byzantine Sword foolishly attacks Icky Twerp and dies (22 of 24).
Arbela vImmortal -> vImmortal in 5.
10 0350 BC
Around the Empire
Korean Spear on the hill 1SE of Mr. Peppermint; two Byzantine Swords 1S of Tyre, 1 Byzantine Sword 1S of Icky Twerp; American Spear 1SW of Bactra (still in forest).
eImmortal prevails over Byzantine Sword at Icky Twerp, but no promotion (23 of 25).
Immortal moves to protect the two slaves 1NE of Mr. Peppermint from being grabbed by the Korean Spear nearby.
And the save is attached.
We badly need our first Leader, but otherwise things look good.
, but thanks for keeping us posted.
