grs1 - the roman legions

Preturn-Wake up our stack of legions and move them NE.
IT-Renew peace with france. Ottomans advance on Sparta. Entremont court->legion. Kiev legion->legion. Veii legion->legion. Alesia Legion->legion. Canton rax->legion. Boston worker->worker. Smolensk caravel->caravel. Pisae legion->legion. Hispalis court->legion. Syracuse caravel->rax. Miami worker->worker.
1-movements, workers work.
IT-Ottomans and Greece fight. Rome Colosseum->legion. Phili worker->worker. Tsingto worker->rax. Xingian legion->legion. Londinium worker->worker.
2-Legions march on.
IT-Greece and Ottomans fight. Moscow legion->legion. Beijing market->legion. Jerusalem rax->legion. Antium legion->legion. Cumae legion->legion. Lugdunum legion->legion. Pompeii colosseum->legion.
3-Rush 3 caravels. Legions march on.
IT-Greece and Ottomans fight, completing ignoring the stacks of legions marching into their land. Rome legion->legion. Entremont legion->legion. Kiev legion->legion. Veii legion->legion. Smolensk caravel->caravel. Neapolis caravel->caravel. Pisae legion->legion. Hispalis legion->legion. Lutetia settler->settler. Syracuse caravel->caravel.
4-Spot a coast tile where our caravel was searching for Spain. Begin shipping workers to the other continent to build roads. Legions march on. Unload 3 more legions in Arabia.
IT-Beijing legion->legion. Tokyo market->legion. Canton legion->legion.
5- Spot blue border with caravel, no contact. Attack Adana, kill 3 spears and 5 horses, raze the city. NO loses. Kill spear and archer, advance on Izmit. Lose a legion, kill 2 spears and an archer, take the arabian city of Anjar.
IT-Rome Legion->legion. Moscow legion->legion. Alesia legion->legion. Antium legion->legion. Cumae legion->legion. Pompeii legion->legion. Brundisium market->legion.
6-Contact spain and trade WM. They have a nice chain of islands, they are still in the AA. Attack Izmit, kill 3 spears, raze the city. Kill some random Ottoman troops. Legions march on.
IT-Kill an Ottoman horse and archer, lose a legion. Entermont legion->legion. Beijing legion->legion.Kiev legion->legion. Veii legion->legion. Jerisalem legion->legion. Lugdunum legion->legion. Xinjian legion->legion. Pisae legion->legion. Hispalis legion->legion.
7-Declare war on Spain and unload 3 islands by Palma. Legion march on, Kill a spearman.
IT-Lose a legion to a longbow. Rome legion->legion.
8-Lose a legion, Kill 3 spears and a longbow. Capture Uskudar, decide to keep it because it has silks. Attack Palma, kill a spear, raze the city. Legions march on.
IT-Egypt and Arabia sign peace. Moscow legion->legion. Beijing legion->legion. Shangai temple->library. Antium legion->legion. Canton legion->legion. Cumae legion->legion. Pompeii legion->legion. We get a palace expansion.
9-Attack Istanbul, kill 4 spears, raze the city along with the great Wall. Legions march on
IT-Ottomans settle a city on the ruins of one of the cities I razed. Rome legion->legion. Entremont legion->legion. Kiev legion->legion. Veii legion->legion. Ningpo legion->legion. Neapolis caravel->caravel. Pisae legion->legion. Hispalis legion->legion.
10-Raze the new ottoman city. Lose a legion. Attack Edrine, lose 3 legions, kill a spear and a horse, run out of troops to take the city. Attack the Spanish city of Longero, kill 2 spears and raze it.

We have 143 legions. We should continue to produce legions because we will suffer heavy loses once we go after Egypt and Greece. They might have muskets soon and with 4 defense and fortified will cause much trouble for our legions. We should continue up the Spanish island chain. Does anyone support researching up to railroad so we can produce legions much faster and transport them to the front. Also we need more caravels so we can have a steady stream of legions.

Go get the Ottomans :hammer:, the SAVE
 

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I'll have to play this tomorrow. I want to apologize for the delay. A friend from San Jose came down with Laker tix Tuesday and it was a 2 day extravaganza. We are also putting together a party for my son for getting out of Marine bootcamp. I'm back on track and will be completing all my SG's tonight and Sat morniing. If anyone wants to swap that would be a nice option too. I'm up in about 5 different SG's.
 
Got it and will play tomorrow as stated. I've been covered in my other SG's and this is next. It's my favorite right now too.
 
conehead said:
We should continue up the Spanish island chain. Does anyone support researching up to railroad so we can produce legions much faster and transport them to the front. Also we need more caravels so we can have a steady stream of legions.
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Agreed. It will get them to the launch point quicker too. We need to be making about 12 per turn soon and get some leaders/armies for pillaging them down to spears and bows.
 
Grs01 750AD – Preturn
Change around a few cities tiles and put some pop back to work. Change Uskadar to harbor to get silks to us sooner. As soon as resistance is over they’re in. Rushed some galleys. I also turn up some juice on banking in 7 at +35gpt.

IT – Lose 1 legion and beat 3 LB’s

[1] 760 – Burn Ankara? Forget city name. Uskadar hurries its harbor. Arrange other legions. I get get Cleo vs Otto and an ROP for 350g. I think I just want the ROP. Cancel that. She’s up soon for her wines. I do sic her on the Ottomans for 280 and WM. She’ll have navigation soon. We are going to need an army to go pillage her iron soon.

IT – Silks are in. We lose 1 injured legion to a horse. Joan and Otto sign peace.

[2] 770 – I renegotiate peace with Alex with him paying 52g. In a separate deal I get him in on Ottomans again. Legions on the move. Banking in 5.

IT – Legions a building and caravels.

[3] 780 – I have the groups of our legions at home on goto both east and west. Caravels also. I killed 2 LB’s near Bursa. It’s next. Noticed that Otto has wines and gems. How nice. I also set up a otto worker picket line on the road to keep him off of it. Kick banking to 3 at –17gpt.

IT – An otto horse attacks a 2/5 legion on a hill and I finally get a GL in this game. He’s going home to rush Magellans.

[4] 790 - Bursa burns with 11 pop at a lose of 1 legion. Moving the troops. Lost 2 legions on Spanish isle. Waiting on reinforcements. Magellans will help.

IT - Caravels and legions.

[5] 800 – Konya falls and I keep it for a forward base. We’re shot in the Spanish isle.

IT – Banking is in and it is traded for Invention, spices , 279g and 9gpt to Cleo. Cleo has guns. They’ll take 490g and Nav for it. Think I’ll wait on econ. We get a palace expansion of lawn and trees.

[6] 810 – Ravenna swapped to Leos to go to Smiths. I can build Magellans on next turn near Greece port but I think I want to bring it home. Greece has 3 MDI’s near Uskadar. Are they going to break peace and ROP? I renegotiate the ROP in F4 that was expiring on the IT. Rush 4 caravels.

IT – Caravels and legions. Palace façade.

[7] 820 – I capture Rheims. Some returning galleys are filled.

IT – We lose our wine deal for 40gpt. We don’t really need them.

[8] 830 – Set up for march on Aydin and incense. GL is back in 2 turns for Magellans. Can start using elites again. Swapped some core builds to banks.

IT – Lose a legion to an LB.

[9] 840 – Hadrian rushes magellans. Marching to Aydin. Turn research down a notch for Econ.

IT – Magellans completes. Ravenna swapped to Smiths in 24.

[10] March to Aydin continues across the hills. Up to next leader on trades. Nobody has anything except Cleo and I’d like to have Smiths.
I have a lot of legions heading to Spain. I'm worried about Cleo. We need an army bad for pillaging her to the stone age.

The worker picket line for access to the front.
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Nice progress! Our plans are to go for Ottos and Spain - then France or Egypt next?
While we are doing that we should use the 24 legions we have fortified in Anjar to remove the 2 remaining arab towns north of Anjar. We should get Egypt and greece into a war against each other after removing Arabs, by declaring on Cleo and getting Alexander in to join.

I would advise not to do any more tech trades to the AI and not to get to war with Alex till he is last.

The roster:

Vizurok - up
grs - on deck
Bede
conehead234
Barbslinger
 
It is not dead! I'll play it out myself if need be. Yes, Bede if you can step forward please do.
 
Preturn: I make a RoP with Egypt to get the Arabian cities easier...

IT: We lose a worker and a wounded legion.
Cities start: Legions, Banks, Workers, an Aquaduct

Turn 1 (860 AD)
Kill 2 Ottoman longbows, recapture the worker.
Valladoid is razed, lost one legion against two spears.
Of course lots of movements... :)

IT: Kill 1 Ott Longbow (the greeks kill one, too)
Cities start: 5 legion, 1 bank, 1 worker

Turn 2 (870 AD)
Kill 1 Ott Spear
Marseilles is razed, lost one legion against two spears.
Orleans is razed, lost one legion against 1 pike, 1 spear and 1 longbow...
And the best result of this battle... Maximus, he is going to rush Smith's TC. :D
Teurna founded at your spot.

IT: We lose a Leg to an Ott longbow...
City buildings: 3 legions, 3 Caravels, 2 Workers --> 2 leg, 3 cav, 2 wor, 1 bank.

Turn 3 (880 AD)
Kill 2 Ott Longbows
Cordoba is razed, no losses against 1 spear, our caravels are now heading for the main Spanish island.

IT: lose a legion to an Ott longbow
CB: 2 legions, 3 workers --> 3 leg, 2 wor

Turn 4 (890 AD)
Kill 2 Ott Longbows
Grenoble is razed, no losses against 2 spears and 1 longbow
Aydin is razed, lost 1 legion against 1 pike and 3 spears
Jaen is razed, no losses against 2 spears
Gunpowder in 1 turn, but we can't decrease the percentage... :(

IT: French settle at one of the ruins... we should declare on them soon.. they're weak!
CB: 4 legions, 1 worker, 1 Caravel, 1 Barracks --> 4 legions, 2 worker, 1 Caravel

Turn 5 (900 AD)
We have mastered in the secrets of Gunpowder, Chemistry done in 6 turns.
One saltpeter is already connected... good but useless :)
Yamaha (Arabian capital) is captured, 2 legions lost to 2 spears and 1 archer
Salonika is razed, no losses to 3 spears, we get a catapult!

IT: Massive Egypian and Greek attacks on the Ottos, Egypt gets Edrine! :mad:
I loaded 6 legions on the Spanish hills... all of them gets died by the hand of about 20 spanish swordsmen... Sorry!
CB: 2 banks, 4 legions, 1 worker, 1 settler --> 2 banks, 3 legions, 1 worker, 1 settler, 1 caravel

Turn 6 (910 AD)
Denisli is conquered, no losses to 2 spears, the Ottos disappeared from the north.
Troop movements...

IT: Kill an Ott Longbow...
WLTKD in all major cities! :D
CB: 5 legions, 1 aquaduct, 2 banks, 2 workers --> 6 legions, 1 caravel, 1 settler, 1 worker, 1 temple

Turn 7 (920 AD)
nothing... :)
Attack on the two remaining Ottoman cities in the next turn...
Landings at Spanish coast...

IT: We lose a legion to an Ott longbow
2 suicide Spanish galleys attack caravels... we win without losses...
The stupid Spanish run away!!! :)
CB: 5 legions, 1 bank, 2 workers --> 5 legions, 1 bank, 2 workers

Turn 8 (930 AD)
Antalya is ours, we lose 1 legion to 2 spears, we get 16 gold and a catapult...
I decide to keep the city.
Iznik is ours, we lose 2 legion to 1 pikemen and 4 spearmen...
The Ottomans aren't gone! Why? They must have a settler somewhere. I keep the city.
Oh I see... they've a city in the middle of France...
Valencia is razed, no losses to 3 spears
Santiago is razed, lost 2 legions to 3 spears
Maximus rushed Smith in Beijing.

IT: Ottomans and Greece sign peace, it's too late... :)
Spanish counters, we have no losses...
CB: 4 legions, 2 workers, 1 caravel, 1 barracks and Smith's --> 5 legions, 2 workers, 1 caravel, 1 bank

Turn 9 (940 AD)
I declare on the French, we need an enemy!
troop movements...

IT: Spanish counters, 2 lost legions

Ok, I stop here, another challenges, another player...
We have an ugly thing: France and Egypt are having gunpowder! Damn!
 
@grs,

If you like I can play tomorrow and hand off to you Saturday morning. Otherwise playing Sunday works for me too. Let me know.
 
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