Hirachi 1 - A Standard Emperor Game, Random Everything

[Lullaby]

Hm, Lugdunum seems a pretty useless spot to me.

I usually stick to a game plan like setting up the core first and do some cherry picking if possible afterwards. This brought my to emperor, I was more of a free player earlier on. I have my problems with adjusting the plan to special situations, like other civs very close by or hot, dry, young worlds, though.

Lugdunum was simply planned to be a core city. I searched for a spot with fresh water supply and correct distance in the direction the worker was already roading when I got the game to get the city connected soon. But obviously there are better spots even around Entremont, so bad choice indeed.

For me the second big goal in playing SGs is learning, and I learned two important things in this short SG alone.

 

[Hirachi Dinavo]

I would use Lugdunum as a unit factory for now, until it's irrigated.

If ToA is out, are we not going for culture anymore?

 

[Doc Tsiolkovski]

With a REL Civ, ToA isn't that needed for 100k anyway; we should simply get up Temples everywhere when appropriate.
And, we can always revolt to Feud for some turns in the Middle Ages, and whip Caths/Libraries everywhere. If we happen to get Sistine (doable), we won't even face a problem with happiness. And being AGR, cities will regrow fast. So I'd keep 100k as goal. Just expand like mad.

Plus, if we have no iron, I'd rather build the SoZ instead of ToA .

 

[soul_warrior]

i gots it boss.
will play it tommorow though.

 

[Lullaby]

Tomorrow was yesterday .

 

[soul_warrior]

5 more hours, and you can take it to the marketplace!

 

[soul_warrior]

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pre turn - nada

1- Entremont settler > granary, heads towards gems. workers mine near Alesia, and road west.
lots of movement in our land, but i keep quiet.
lower lux as we dont need it for now.

2- build Richborough > worker, south settler blocked by a franco-greco pair - move south.

3- POLY in > Monarchy @ min for +15gpt. look for deals but only greeks can afford it for IW+79g. will wait.

4- Camalodunum worker > rax, Greeks are building the Oracle. lux up to 10.

5- Lugdunum worker > worker, build Verulamium on the coveted gem spot. i hate the tango!! > warrior,

IBT hannibal demands Poly. i say "feche la mouche" he declares. greeks are going for Colossus and frogs for Oracle.

6- still exploring, nothing much except for the interim. looking for hanni's lands.

7- i can trade Poly to greeks for IW, MATH and 106g. france has nothing. will wait some more before we lose our monopoly.
find a carthaginian warrior SE. future troops go yonder.

8- Alesia rax (at last) > warrior pump. there are 3 warrior heading our way, raise lux abit and take an MP to the front.

9- Richborough riots? raise more lux. Verumalium warrior > warrior (as i find some of Hanni's near Alesia)

10- Entremont granary > settler,
our suicide warrior keeps plunging into hanni's land drawing two warriors back.

we have one carthage warrior near Alesia, and a few going north through thier land.
Poly is still a monopoly.

and i got a bit confused about our victory goal? which is it?

 

[Hirachi Dinavo]

I think we are going for culture 100k, with spaceship as our backup.

Did you only play 10 turns? We're doing 20 turn successions. I can't play until tommorrow so go back and finish if you like.

 

[soul_warrior]

got mixed up, sorry.
i played 10 only.
will try to play 10 more, but will probably fail, as i am moving to a new flat today.
if im able to play ill post a "re-got it"

 

[Lullaby]

With Tomoyo speaking of very very very very very high mm need I think that 10 turns at max would be enough at least after we "really" start building up culture.

We are in war, so we should get IW in asap. With some warriors upgraded to CSW we will throw back Hanni easily.

 

[MeteorPunch]

lurker's comment: Bede,AK, and Tomoyo are all stealing avatars...what's going on?

 

[Hirachi Dinavo]

It's the second annual CFC avatar switch - for April Fool's Day.

 

[Doc Tsiolkovski]

10 turns/ session. Only for the very first round, 20 was better.

 

[Lullaby]

Hmm, DocT got the same avatar, just younger and with more hair .

 

[Hirachi Dinavo]

Alright I got it, will play tomorrow.

 

[Hirachi Dinavo]

Alright, I played.

1475 BC (0) - No Changes Made
1450 BC (1) - Moved some units, checked trades.
Interturn- Carthage slays our warrior with an archer.
1425 BC (2) - Richborough builds worker, begins another worker.
-Alesia builds warrior, begins another warrior.
-Lugdunum builds worker, begins a warrior.
-Slider lowered to 20%
Interturn - Carthage attacks our warrior in the open near Alesia and dies. Our warrior promotes.
1400 BC (3) - Checked trades. Iron working is cheaper than math right now.
1375 BC (4) - Entremont builds a settler, begins another.
-Verulminium builds warrior, begins another.
-Bought Iron Working from France for 183 gold.
1350 BC (5) - Tried to sign peace treaty with Carthage. They want polytheism. We decline.
-Luxuries lowered to 10%.
Interturn - Carthage attacks our 2 warriors near them with 2 warriors. We slay them both. Celts - 3, Carthage - 1
1325 BC (6) - Alesia builds warrior, begins worker.
Interturn - Carthage warrior appears near France.
1300 BC (7) - lugdunum builds warrior, begins worker.
-2 more Carthage warriors spotted in south.
Interturn - Carthage archer spotted follwing warriors.
-Lone warrior approaches Alesia.
1275 BC (8) - Entremont builds settler.
-France has writing, Greece does not. We can buy Writing, Math, and 95 gold from France for Polytheism. We could also collect all of Greece's gold (133). I wait until next turn to see if either get more money.
-Carthage still will not sign peace treaty without polytheism.
-Augustodurum founded.
Interturn - Carthage attacks both of our warriors. Ours kill a warrior and an archer before dying.
-The Carthage warrior near Alesia has been killed.
-Zulu build Colossus.
-Greeks begin Pyramids.
1250 BC (9) - Verulmalanium builds a warrior. Begins worker.
-I sign straight up peace treaty with Carthage.
Overal kills in the war:
Us: 6 Carthage: 3
-France and Greece are not making any gold. Shall we sell them poly?
1225 BC (10) - Alesia builds worker. Begins warrior.

Our Empire and expansion plan:

The black dot has a settler en route to that location.
The white dots are spots I picked out.
Iron is circled in red, incense that is outside of our territory in blue.

Scores:
Celts: 248
Carthage: 237
Greece: 217
France: 202

Monarchy is due in 32 turns.
Should we sell Poly to France and Greece for a total of 228 gold, Writing, and Math?

Bede, you will need this.

 

[Bede]

And I got it. Play tomorrow.

Head for iron and incense.

 

[soul_warrior]

nice war, Hirachi.
do we want a min run on Monarchy? if so why not hire a beakerhead?
i think we should look upnorth for our next territory gain, but remember to keep some lookouts down south. them savages cant be trusted to keep the piece to them selves (pun intended)

 

[Bede]

Picked up Maths and Writing and all the gold from France and Greece for Poly. Used some of the cash to open embassies: Joan and Alex want the Oracle, Hannibal is building a NuMerc.

Gems hook up and lux goes to 0 and Cathage start the Temple of Artemis in Leptis Magna. He got Polytheism from somewhere just not from us.

Settled Black Dot and started a settler on the march to the iron.

Carthage is also building the Pyramids in Carthage.

In 1100 the Ottomans complete the Oracle, the French start the Temple of Artemis, the Greeks move the Pyramids and start the Temple of Artemis.

Not much else to report started catapults in a couple of towns. Alesia is spinning warriors. We have 579g in the bank and stupid neighbors.

Did not start any Wonders, either the SoZ or the ToA. Warriors and settlers and workers and catapults are worth more to us right now.

 

[Doc Tsiolkovski]

Sorry, I need a skip. Won't be able to play for the next couple of days .