Hot 8

[Coffee]

Ahright RJ, a 4fer, gold and meet the neighbors. Two big

 

[TedJackson]

Got it

Great turns RJ

You really wiped your bottom on those Construction Plans

I'll have a look at the save this evening then propose a plan.


Ted
p.s. looks like uploads are working again

 

[Rubberjello]

We got really lucky. I have *no* idea why Persia did not trade contact with the Ottomans with anyone else, but it certainly helped us out!

 

[hotrod0823]

The little known and little used Currency Gambit actually worked. Well done!

I think I would be good to hit Persia and actually get some green lands.

I've got it but will not play until tomorrow to allow a bit more discussion.

Hotrod

 

[Coffee]

I just had a look at the map and Persia is about to settle and poach 1 tile from Nottingham. For a cold and arid map, thats an act of war.

I agree with suicide galleys. I agree with trading. I'd like to try the ship mod. Nothing decided. We could just wing it and see how that works.

 

[TedJackson]

After you Hotrod


Ted

 

[hotrod0823]

750 BC (0): swap York to a harbor. we need all the food we can get Swap Nottingham to our first galley. Build a couple embassies. Persia will finish GLight next turn. And another with the Ottomans just in case .

730 BC (1): Settler will found city next turn on the tundra to get more out of our iceberg.

710 BC (2): London builds a warrior starts on walls. Found warwick in the NE starts a worker.

690 BC (3): Iron is online. Hit a barb camp. Shuffle some units. Hastings builds a cat starts a baracks. Upgrade a few warriors to swords.

670 BC (4): We have 2 new communications, Arabia and Egypt. Everyone except Rome and Aztecs have Philo and Lit and contact with Carthage. No trades.

650 BC (5): Communications with Carthage again no trades. Have a stack ready to hit Persia but want to bring the archer from the north to claim some workers.

630 BC (6): London builds walls starts on swords. Nottingham builds a galley starts a cat. clear another hut. Buy lit for 85 gold and Wm from the Ottomans. Lit and WM to Rome for Philo.

610 Bc (7): Nada. New embassy with the Aztecs.

590 BC (8):

570 BC (9): Massive uprisings near Cantebury. Someone or rather 2 have construction. Everyone but us and Aztecs.

550 BC (10): Horsey barbs are on the NW coast and come and kill our archer. Aztecs now have construction. It can be bought for an arm and a leg so I hold off. A stack is ready to go if Ted so desires. Rather uneventful but I suspect the next ten will be a bit more exciting.

http://civfanatics.net/uploads5/HOT8-550BC.zip

 

[TedJackson]

Got it

I'll try to liven things up a bit


Ted

 

[TedJackson]

Pre-flight checks... OK

Pre-turn
We seem to be at the bottom of a deep, dark hole. Looking on the bright side, the only way out is up

Our Military Advisor tells me that our Armed Forces are average in comparison to Persia's. That's not really good enough against Immortals but the only way we'll get any better is by conquest it seems.

I'll try for a limited war to take Arbela (Iron) & Pasagardae (Wines). If I'm in reasonable shape after that then Persepolis (Capital) could be an option.

I'll wait for the Sword (London) & Catapult (Nottingham) both due next turn before I declare.

If Persia settle in the North I'll upgrade the 2 reg Warriors in Canterbury & Coventry to take them out

Move Northern Spear NW for better FoW dispersal
Galley NE (might use this to land a small defense force on the mountain SSW of Pasagae to deny Persia the Iron)

Press button
Hastings Barracks - Sword (6 turns)
Carthage & Ottoman start Sun Tzu
Rome starts Great Wall

1 - 530BC
Catapult (Nottingham) to SoD
Sword (London) to SoD
Vet Sword (2/4, Northerm Waste) S - spies barb horses both (1/2) to the West & Southwest. No sign of the Persian Settler/Spear
Reg Warrior (Northern Waste) W (support)
Vet Spear (Northern Waste) NW
Galley moves to Nottingham

IBT
Canterbury Barracks - Sword
Warwick Worker - Barracks

2 - 510BC
Declare war on Persia
SoD moves SE
Worker (SW Hastings) road - mine
Worker (NW York) mine - W
Worker (Warwick) NW
2 Workers (NE Coventry) road - E
Warriors (Northern Waste) join forces
Spear (Northern Waste) S
London grows to pop 5 so:
Lux 10%
Can't get an MA with Ottoman

IBT
Vet Spear kills attacking Immortal but is red-lined
Barb horse pops up W of Coventry
Ottoman start Great Wall

3 - 490BC
Assault force SE ot Iron Hill NW of Arbela
Injured Spear heads for London
Reg Warrior (Canterbury) E, attacks barb Horse NE - victory (2/3)
Reg Warrior (Northern Waste) vs barb Horse - victory (2/3)
Vet Warrior (Northern Waste) SE - spots 3 barb Horse to the W
Worker (2NE Hastings) road
2 Workers (2NW Warwick) road
Worker (NW Warwick) road
Spear (Northern Waste) S - heading to protect Workers
Canterbury grows to pop 4 so:
Lux 20% (can reduce next turn when Warrior returns)

IBT
York Harbour - Sword
4 barb Horse move 2SE to NNE Canterbury

4 - 470BC
Assault on Arbela:
Bombardment destroys Temple and reduces bothe Defenders to 2hp
Vet Sword vs reg Pike (2/3) - dies without landing a blow
Vet Sword vs reg Pike (2/3) - victory (3/4)
Vet Sword vs reg Spear (2/3) - victory (1/4)
Arbela captured with 16gp - starts Temple
Injured Spear fort London to heal
Spear (Northern Waste) SW
Warrior returns to Canterbury where I upgrade him for 40gp (healing him in the process)
2 Warriors (Northern Waste) fort to heal
Worker (2NW Warwick) road - SE
Lux 10%

IBT
Persia signs MA with Greece vs us
Greece starts Sun Tzu
We get the Forbidden Palace message
Persia start Sun Tzu
A barb Spear appears 2NW of Canterbury

5 - 450BC
Sword (1/4) fort Arbela
Spear fort Coventry
Sword fort Canterbury
Catapults (SW Arbela) bombard lone Immortal SW
Vet Sword vs reg Immortal (1/3) - victory (3/4)
Spear (London) 2S
Coventry switches to Barracks
Buy Dyes from Carthage for WM, 17gp + 5gpt (reduce chances of a dogpile)
Lux 0%

IBT
Vet Sword attacked by reg Immortal - kills the Immortal without suffering a scratch
London Sword - Worker (zero growth)
Nottingham Catapult - Worker (zero growth)

6 - 430BC
Catapult (Nottingham) boards Galley
Galley sails for NW Pasargadae
Assault on Pasargadae:
Bombard - knock 1hp off Pike
I don't fancy our chances so Troops dig in and wait for next turn
Sword (London) 2S
Vet Warrior (Northern Waste) vs barb Horse - dies red-lining Horse
Reg Warrior (Northern Waste) vs barb Horse - victory (2/3)
Worker (W York) moves to 2N of London

IBT
Hastings Sword - Sword
Aztecs found Teayo in the Northern Waste

7 - 410BC
Bombard Pasargadae - no damage
Spear fort Arbela
Sword (Arbela) joins Assault Group
Sword (Hastings) 3SE
Workers (NW Warwick) road - move to Coventry
Unload Catapult N of Pasargadae

IBT
Vet Sword killed by Immortal (N Pasargadae)
London Worker - Sword

8 - 390BC
Reg Warrior (Northern Waste) vs barb Horse - victory (2/3)
Bombard Pasargadae - red-line Pike & knock 1hp off Spear
Vet Sword vs reg Spear - dies red-lining Pike
Vet Sword vs vet Spear (2/4) - dies red-lining Spear
Vet Sword vs vet Immortal (2/4) - victory (2/4)
Vet Sword vs reg Pike (1/3) - victory (Bugger! there's a re g Archer in there as well)

IBT
Aztecs Sign MA with Persia vs us
We kill an Immortal and an Archer but lose our last Spear N of Pasargadae. Our Sword promotes to elite
York Sword - Sword
Arbela riots
Notingham Worker - Sword
Canterbury Sword - Sword

9 - 370BC
Bombard Pasargadae - Temple destroyed
Elite Sword (4/5) vs Vet Spear (3/4) - dies red-lining Spear
Vet Sword (NE Canterbury) vs barb Spear - victory (3/4)
Reg Sword (Northern Waste) fort to heal
Sword (York) moves to N London

IBT
Egypt joins in the dogpile
Spear is killed by Horse at Pasargadae
barb Horse is killed by vet Sword in the North, promotes to elite (2/5)

10 - 350BC
Bombard Pasargadae - no damage
Workers roading...
Move reinforcements toward Pasargadae

Notes
Good start to the campaign but a poor finish
I've inadvertantly left our stack of Catapults defended only by a Sword (2/4) and Archer (4/4).
I really thought I'd got Pasargadae back in 390BC but that Archer popping up really threw my plan.
Surprisingly, no new techs have come up for sale.
The next player could pop-rush the Swords in London & Hastings if he so wishes.
I haven't bought anyone's WM yet. We could get Rome's for 180gp. I leave the decision to the next player.
We could also try building an Embassy with Carthage & seeing if we could get an MA vs Egypt as they both seem to be in the unknown area of the map.
I was just reluctant to spend all our treasury shortly before handing over.

The save is > here <


Ted
p.s. the screenshot's buggered so I'll have to do it again

 

[Rubberjello]

....Errrr....I appreciate a challenge as much as the next person, but getting the entire world at war with us? That takes talent!

 

[Coffee]

Haven't seen the map but its sounds good. Too bad about Pasargadae.
We can play an AW DemiGod game -> just kidding

 

[TedJackson]

@Rubberjello
You should see me when I'm really trying


Ted

 

[hotrod0823]

Oh you all wanted an easy game!

sorry about that! Haven't seen that kind of Dogpile since LK45 I think it was.

Good luck to 6thGenTexan!

Coffee (on deck)
RubberJello
Hotrod
TedJackson
6thGenTexan <--- playing now

 

[TedJackson]

Hey we've only got Persia, Azteca, Greece & Egypt on our back. It's not like I went round thumbing my nose at everyone


Ted

 

[hotrod0823]

 

[Rubberjello]

Originally posted by TedJackson
Hey we've only got Persia, Azteca, Greece & Egypt on our back. It's not like I went round thumbing my nose at everyone Ted

Hah! You must have done more than that. You must have been waving *something* at them.
(And that "something" is illegal to wave in public in 23 of the 24 known civs!) *

*In Mongolia it is considered a compliment!

 

[Dragoten]

How exactly are you guys playing at demi-god difficulty when Conquests isn't out? I must be missing something....

 

[Coffee]

@Dragoten - Hotrod used the editor to adjust the difficulty settings. Its a modification.

Does 6thGenTexan have it?

 

[Rubberjello]

6gentex declared "Got it" on TH5 about 40 hours ago, and hasn't logged on or posted anything since then.
Possible computer/net access problems??? I played a couple of SG's with him, and he is usually pretty reliable.

 

[Dragoten]

Ah okay, that's what I figured...thanks