How are we supposed to take Spain as Arabs? TO win by UHV?

[Tekee]

With my initial Army I can take out Carthage and Egypt.
But what about Spain? Do I need to biuld a navy? It seems to take too long and I pass the expiration cdate for completetion.
So How do you win Arab victory?
I think the spreading Islam objective is VERY VERY FUN
But the time limit ones are very annoying and difficult

 

[AnotherPacifist]

Yes, you need at least 2 galleys to ferry across from Carthage to Spain. Whip it out, chop it (if there are still trees around Jerusalem), whatever it takes. (3000 BC is much harder than 600 AD but still possible if you get good flipped cities and a DOW on the 3rd turn by Persia or Egypt).

 

[blizzrd]

Send one of your initial settlers towards Morocco, and at least one worker when they spawn too. Found a city on the northern coast of Africa and start building Galleys with it. Also build a galley in Jerusalem while all of this is happening.

 

[AnotherPacifist]

I think he's talking about the 3000 BC start where a city in Morocco is likely already founded by Carthage. In any case, there are more trees in Alexandretta to chop rather than Morocco.

 

[star15389]

Also important to mention: go for Spain first. Camel Archers can beat the Classical era military Spain starts with fairly easily, but Spain will probably have at least some medieval units by 1200 AD, not to mention that annoying 20% city defense bonus from culture. Spain is also much more productive than Egypt or North Africa.

 

[ICNP]

With my initial Army I can take out Carthage and Egypt.
But what about Spain? Do I need to biuld a navy? It seems to take too long and I pass the expiration cdate for completetion.

Well I would hate to do it without a Navy, you'd have to make your way through all those Europeans...

 

[Kadasbrass]

I just did it with the 3000 BC start, I used Egypt at first to place some coastal cities, and got to gallies out of some nile delta city and another one out of Sur, I sent camels to carthage to take it over and use north africa as a base to invade spain. Did have to declare war on rome and greece to send the gallies down to Carthage.

Downside was I over looked their first objective to control three 3 holy cities and had razed Jerusalem (with both Christainity and Judaism founded there) as Egpyt, and even in a mad dash to take out Delhi after spain it didn't count controling 2 holy cities with 3 religions divided between them.

 

[BurnEmDown]

It should count if you have a holy shrine in one city and 2 holy shrines in another, Note that you need holy shrines, not cities, so maybe one of them wasn't built in Delhi, or maybe you forgot to build one in Mecca. (I'm not 100% sure tho that it's shrines and not cities)

 

[Kadasbrass]

That was it then, even if I hadn't razed Jerusalem I still would of lost then, wouldn't have gotten enough priest for it And getting priest to Delhi would of been fun... my camel army marched though both independant civs to get to delhi...