Take Two on GRB8, as Germany.
Settings: Deity, large map, 70% water, no barbs. Middle settings on terrain and climate.
The incredibly cheesy turn report. (Sorry, I didn't keep very good track of things):
Settled in place and sent the worker to the cow. Was thrilled to see more food to the south and a saltwater coastline to the east.
I set research to Masonry @ max and started with a couple of warriors. The warriors did a little bit of local exploration to find city sites. That water to the west is fresh, so we can probably expect visitors from that direction at some point.
Leipzig was founded S-SW-SW of Berlin in 2950 BC (turn 21).
At some point, Berlin acquired a barracks and built a second worker and another settler.
Hamburg was founded 3SE of Berlin on the coast in 2390 BC (turn 34).
Roughly 2000 BC, an English warrior approached from the northwest. I traded essentially straight-up warrior code for pottery, and declared war. A couple of turns after that, the warrior moved to the forest NW of Berlin and then to one of the mined BGs. At that point I attacked with a vet warrior and won. (1-0).
On the same turn, the English warriors started arriving in force from the southwest, so they can't be too far off. When the first three reached the mountain by Leipzig, I had four warriors in Leipzig and two each in Berlin and Hamburg. Two attacked that turn and lost. (3-0) Two more attacked the following turn and also lost (5-0). Seven attacked the turn after that, six of them losing. (11-1). Hooray for defending across rivers, is all I can say.
Anyway, by that time (2230 BC, turn 48), I had walls and barracks in all three cities, our first spear and archer, and another settler on the way, so it's looking pretty solid. In 2150 BC (turn 50), I took a shot at the English warrior that had stayed fortified on the mountain and won (12-1), so that's why the archer and spear are hanging out up there in the save. The other warrior is scouting south a bit, maybe to the mountain. The settler is in place to settle next turn.
I'd give suggestions, but I have to run -- the future in-laws are on Skype. Eek!
Settings: Deity, large map, 70% water, no barbs. Middle settings on terrain and climate.
The incredibly cheesy turn report. (Sorry, I didn't keep very good track of things):
Settled in place and sent the worker to the cow. Was thrilled to see more food to the south and a saltwater coastline to the east.
I set research to Masonry @ max and started with a couple of warriors. The warriors did a little bit of local exploration to find city sites. That water to the west is fresh, so we can probably expect visitors from that direction at some point.
Leipzig was founded S-SW-SW of Berlin in 2950 BC (turn 21).
At some point, Berlin acquired a barracks and built a second worker and another settler.
Hamburg was founded 3SE of Berlin on the coast in 2390 BC (turn 34).
Roughly 2000 BC, an English warrior approached from the northwest. I traded essentially straight-up warrior code for pottery, and declared war. A couple of turns after that, the warrior moved to the forest NW of Berlin and then to one of the mined BGs. At that point I attacked with a vet warrior and won. (1-0).
On the same turn, the English warriors started arriving in force from the southwest, so they can't be too far off. When the first three reached the mountain by Leipzig, I had four warriors in Leipzig and two each in Berlin and Hamburg. Two attacked that turn and lost. (3-0) Two more attacked the following turn and also lost (5-0). Seven attacked the turn after that, six of them losing. (11-1). Hooray for defending across rivers, is all I can say.
Anyway, by that time (2230 BC, turn 48), I had walls and barracks in all three cities, our first spear and archer, and another settler on the way, so it's looking pretty solid. In 2150 BC (turn 50), I took a shot at the English warrior that had stayed fortified on the mountain and won (12-1), so that's why the archer and spear are hanging out up there in the save. The other warrior is scouting south a bit, maybe to the mountain. The settler is in place to settle next turn.
I'd give suggestions, but I have to run -- the future in-laws are on Skype. Eek!
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Make army, but I don't fill it yet, we don't seem to need it. IW is far, far away though. Maybe a spear army for pillaging? Other elite warrior kills Eng warrior, but no leader 
. sci back to 60%.
I don't see dots. But I think we should settler south of the fish, that city gets us three BG's, instant lux, fresh water, need I say more? I'm up, and got it. Am seeing a piano recital tonight, hopefully can finish real quick before that.
