My intention is still to go for domination. I think Ive only ever finished 1 non-Pangaea type map as a domination, I normally cant be bothered with the logistics but this should be more manageable in parts so Ill keep to that game plan.
On the tech front I had the intention to hold off on Scientific Method as long as possible. Ive got the Apostolic Palace, Spiral Minaret and University of Sankore plus 4 monasteries in Persepolis and the Great Library which will be quite a significant blow to my economy, but I still wanted the 2 free Great people available directly after Scientific Method the Great Spy with Communism and the Great Scientist with Physics. So my plan was to watch carefully the progress of the other continent. Zara Yaqob and Saladin were the only real threats on the tech scene still far behind but close enough to challenge me. Communism also unlocks the Kremlin which would be a very nice addition to my rather modest wonder haul in the capital but more importantly allow for the discounted rush-buying which I plan on doing in the next turnset.
Once Industrialism is in Ill start my assault.
I had a Great Merchant traveling to the other continent for a trade mission, but the return was rather meager 1900 gold in Aksum size 18 and the same in Bibracte the ToA maybe Im being stingy or perhaps too used to Marathon. Anyhow I wasnt planning on using the cash immediately so decided to send him back to have a vacation.
On the diplomacy front I wasnt in good shape, the Northern continent would warm up to me eventually as Id infected them with Confucianism but theyd been at each other for quite some time I think and werent too fond of each other so I could expect many request to cancel trades, but ultimately It wouldnt matter as theyd be my first targets anyway.
The Westerm continent was in even worse shape, Charlemange has all but alienated himself being the only Hindu, hed vassalised Brennus 2 turns before the end of the last set but they werent going to be friends anytime soon. Zara and Saladin are buddies and have been in and out of master/vassal relations but are separated now. Saladin is at war with Charlemagne.
So down to the Nitty Gritty.
1400AD
Changed a few tiles in Pasargadae to let it grow now that Ive got some farms down there.
Thought about switching to Free Market or Mercantilism, then forgot about it for 29 turns
1410AD
Injected Oxford in front of Angkor Wat in Persepolis
1420AD
Finished Nationalism=>Constitution. Ill start Taj when Oxford is done.
1460AD
Constitution=>Corporation
GS is born=>Academy in Susa
1480AD
Corporation=>Democracy
1490AD
A great general is born for both Saladin and Charlemagne, plus Ulm falls to the Arabs.
1500AD
Found Ghulaman in the middle of the forest to the Southeast of the island, it will get a couple of farms, 4 grass lumbermills and 2 plains hills(one of them with Coal I discover) and 2 plains luimbermills, obviously geared for production.
1505AD
Basra is captured by Charlemagne which must have pushed Saladin a little too much as he vassalises to Zara Yaqob, now the war is between Charlemagne+Brennus vs Saladin+Zara this should get interesting.
1510AD
Democracy=>Gunpowder
1515AD
Gunpowder=>Chemistry
1520AD
Zara captures a city off the HRE
Trade for Drama with Churchill
1530AD
HRE captures an Ethiopian city
Chemistry=>Steel
1540AD
my Galleon of Confucian missionaries arrive at the Western Continent, everyone is in Theocracy except Brennus so I spread the law to him, 2 out of three succeed.
1545AD
Taj Mahal Completes
1550AD
Steel=>Replacaeble parts
Start Iron works in the Capital
1560AD
Zara finished Angkor Wat the previous turn and my refund comes in, 288
from Persepolis and 421
from Ecbatana (Id actually forgot I even started building it there
1565AD
Churchill and Gilgamesh get the Great mediator event, how nice.
1575AD
Steam Power=>Rifling for a bit of defense, just in case
Eligible cities start a levee as their next project.
Tolosa, a Celtic city is captured by the Ethiopians
Get a GS in Persepolis, does nothing for now.
1580AD
Switch to Emancipation and Mercantilism before my GA finishes
1585AD
GA finishes
1590AD
Rifling=>Scientific Method
1595AD
complete Statue of Liberty in Ecbatana.
1600AD
Complete Scientific Method and my science drop from 1350 beakers to 1050
. Start on Communism
1605AD
Saladin breaks free of Zara.
1615AD
Arabia gets a city off the HRE
1620AD
Communism=>Physics, get the great Spy
1630AD
England and Sumeria get the collapsed political marriage event to further degrade relations, not like they need it.
1640AD
Physics=>Railroad, get the free GS, stays in capital.
Discover Uranium, my most unused resource, outside of any cities fat cross unfortunately, at least it wasnt under a town.
1645AD
Finish Kremlin in Persepolis, start a bank to get my 6th for Wall street in Pasargadae.
Vienne is captured from the Celts by the Ethiopians
1650AD
get hit by a twister which knocks out a farm in Pasargadae.
I was going off the event log which doesnt tell me as much as writing my own notes would (I always forget) but I intended to build the HE in my Maoi city(might have actually done that but I played this on Saturday and cant remember) and I finished the NE Gordium and thats going to get the Globe as well for a bit of drafting later maybe.
Tarsus is getting its forests preserved to get the National Park, Ive already had one forest grow
Im mostly building Espionage buildings for the passive effects, though the Auto-governor (yeah Im lazy) is assigning quite a lot of Spies.
Probably going to have to end the fun on the other continent, Charlemagne is losing horribly and Brennus is all but dead.
Summary:
10 cities (1 added)
Population 151
Beakers 1024 at 80% +36
Production 398 hammers
Wonders
Built: Taj Mahal, SoL and Kremlin, plus NE Ironworks and the HE I think
Planned: every other wonder in the game  but more realistically in the near future Pentagon and Broadway.
GPs: Great Prophet, Merchant, Engineer, Spy and 2 Scientists. Next GP in 3 turns out of Ecbatana good chance of being an Engineer.
Units: 7 workers, 6 GPs, 5 Axeman, 4 Rifles, 3 caravels, 2 Macemen and an Archer in a pear tree. Also 3 Knights 2 warriors and a Galleon.
Gambits: getting the other continent to make peace and prevent myself from getting attacked too soon.
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, mine was the weakest IMHO 
: Congrats again 
Maybe I'll switch to your game.....
