This time I remember it's vanilla but fire PTW anyway. I see we are way ahead techwise. That's good. Cities are OK , that's good too. Culture 20K is far away. Le'me make some math (on SirPleb's 20K calculator). It projects 20K by 1956. At least we're still able to do it.
Change cities to Factory prebuilds as follows: Delhpi, Herakleia, Argos, Tessaloniki. I already ran out of time tonight. Nighty night.
OK, I see we've managed to overcome most common mistake number one: defend all the cities. Now I will bugger you about general mistake number two: neglect commerce. We could use more luxuries. It costs us almost nothing to get those luxuries and money. So do it:
Trade Economics to Persia for Spices and 23 gpt. Renegotiate peace with Persia for 60 gold. Sign RoP with Persia for 90 gold.
Give India Chemistry, Theology and RoP for Wines, WM and 1 gold. Sell Free Artistry and the world map for about 50 gold.
Declare war to Iroqouis to gain one more turn. Kill 6 Knights, 2 Longbows, 1 Sword, 2 Muskets, 2 Pikes, 5 Spears by losing 1 Cav and getting Caughnawaga and Canterbury in the process. Find 3 fortified workers while looking for units. Uprgade 1 Catapult to Cannon. Move 13 Cavs on the hills surrounding Grand River.
IT: The bulk of the Iroquois army pops up from the jungles West of Hangchow.
1380AD: First attack kills a knight and generates a leader. We further kill 4 Knights, 3 Longbows, 1 Sword, 2 Muskets, 3 Pikes, 1 Spear but we lose 4 Cavs. We capture Grand River and Oil Springs as a result. Hmm, there were some GoTo orders active.
IT: The lightly defened Hangchow is razed by the Iroquois. We also lose 4 Rifles, 1 Cav and 3 workers in the region. Norwich and Warwick are now threatened.
1385: kill 5 Knights, 2 Mounted Warriors, 3 Longbows, 1 Sword, 2 Muskets, 1 Pike, 3 Spears losing 1 Cav and capturing Tyendenaga, Niagara Falls. It's morning yet I'm sleepy. Oaaaah...Brake
IT: Norwich is captured but Warwick holds. We lost three rifles and a Cavalry but several Iroquois Knights, Mounted Warriors, Archers and Swords died as well.
1390: Start by attacking Salamanca, kill a musket, then remember that our leader just got to Sparta, FP rushed (I built a Cav this turn to avoid wasting shields). Kill 1 Musket, 1 Pike and 1 Spear and take Salamanca. Kill 2 spears and take Kawauka. Lose an Elite Cavalry at Tonawanda but then kill a musket and 2 Pikes and take the city. I try to use the momentum to capture Chondote defended by a Pike and a Spear but there's also a longbow and I dont have any units that can attack this turn. Instead I kill some five stray Iroquois units and prepare the future attacks.
IT: The Iroquois manage another stunt and unload a knight near our undefended city of Frankfurt. War weariness level one hits us but only corrupt cities are affected.
1395: we build the FP and the Industrialization is one turn away. We capture Chondote but at Cattaraugus we encounter a Cavalry before we get the city. Since the Iroquois empire is crumbling, we open a new front and capture Nineveh.
There is only one way to avoid Frankfurt being captured and that is to have Germany on our side. We build and embassy in Berlin and have them declare war to the Iro in exchange for 4gpt and RoP. In the end I find a couple of unused Cavalries and take back Norwich.
IT: As expected Germany manages to kill the Iroquois knight and removes the danger. To be sure we draft a rifle in Frankfurt. A small Zulu city pledges allegiance to us. We accept. Discover Industrialization.
1400: Start Electricity project and change many cities to factories. Buy the factory of Sparta for a hefty 844 gold. Attack Lagash and generate the second Leader Ajax. Since it would take him many (5) turns to get to Sparta, I turn him into an army and use it to take Lagash. I also take Oka and Mauch Chunk.
Wipe out the Iroquois
Change cities to Factory prebuilds as follows: Delhpi, Herakleia, Argos, Tessaloniki. I already ran out of time tonight. Nighty night.
OK, I see we've managed to overcome most common mistake number one: defend all the cities. Now I will bugger you about general mistake number two: neglect commerce. We could use more luxuries. It costs us almost nothing to get those luxuries and money. So do it:
Trade Economics to Persia for Spices and 23 gpt. Renegotiate peace with Persia for 60 gold. Sign RoP with Persia for 90 gold.
Give India Chemistry, Theology and RoP for Wines, WM and 1 gold. Sell Free Artistry and the world map for about 50 gold.
Declare war to Iroqouis to gain one more turn. Kill 6 Knights, 2 Longbows, 1 Sword, 2 Muskets, 2 Pikes, 5 Spears by losing 1 Cav and getting Caughnawaga and Canterbury in the process. Find 3 fortified workers while looking for units. Uprgade 1 Catapult to Cannon. Move 13 Cavs on the hills surrounding Grand River.
IT: The bulk of the Iroquois army pops up from the jungles West of Hangchow.
1380AD: First attack kills a knight and generates a leader. We further kill 4 Knights, 3 Longbows, 1 Sword, 2 Muskets, 3 Pikes, 1 Spear but we lose 4 Cavs. We capture Grand River and Oil Springs as a result. Hmm, there were some GoTo orders active.
IT: The lightly defened Hangchow is razed by the Iroquois. We also lose 4 Rifles, 1 Cav and 3 workers in the region. Norwich and Warwick are now threatened.
1385: kill 5 Knights, 2 Mounted Warriors, 3 Longbows, 1 Sword, 2 Muskets, 1 Pike, 3 Spears losing 1 Cav and capturing Tyendenaga, Niagara Falls. It's morning yet I'm sleepy. Oaaaah...Brake
IT: Norwich is captured but Warwick holds. We lost three rifles and a Cavalry but several Iroquois Knights, Mounted Warriors, Archers and Swords died as well.
1390: Start by attacking Salamanca, kill a musket, then remember that our leader just got to Sparta, FP rushed (I built a Cav this turn to avoid wasting shields). Kill 1 Musket, 1 Pike and 1 Spear and take Salamanca. Kill 2 spears and take Kawauka. Lose an Elite Cavalry at Tonawanda but then kill a musket and 2 Pikes and take the city. I try to use the momentum to capture Chondote defended by a Pike and a Spear but there's also a longbow and I dont have any units that can attack this turn. Instead I kill some five stray Iroquois units and prepare the future attacks.
IT: The Iroquois manage another stunt and unload a knight near our undefended city of Frankfurt. War weariness level one hits us but only corrupt cities are affected.
1395: we build the FP and the Industrialization is one turn away. We capture Chondote but at Cattaraugus we encounter a Cavalry before we get the city. Since the Iroquois empire is crumbling, we open a new front and capture Nineveh.
There is only one way to avoid Frankfurt being captured and that is to have Germany on our side. We build and embassy in Berlin and have them declare war to the Iro in exchange for 4gpt and RoP. In the end I find a couple of unused Cavalries and take back Norwich.
IT: As expected Germany manages to kill the Iroquois knight and removes the danger. To be sure we draft a rifle in Frankfurt. A small Zulu city pledges allegiance to us. We accept. Discover Industrialization.
1400: Start Electricity project and change many cities to factories. Buy the factory of Sparta for a hefty 844 gold. Attack Lagash and generate the second Leader Ajax. Since it would take him many (5) turns to get to Sparta, I turn him into an army and use it to take Lagash. I also take Oka and Mauch Chunk.
Wipe out the Iroquois
2 leaders in 5 turns? Not bad at all. 
Rome!
Good timing, mad-bax!
