And welcome back!
I've got a special treat for you all today. As this is my 100th post on this forum, I'm going to celebrate with an update! Let's just hope my game doesn't crash five times while I'm doing this.
*knocks on wood*
All right, when we last left off, I had to redo the last update due to me accidentally saving over my only save, then using an autosave to get it back. Now that we're back on track, time marches on again...
Turn 177: The British have founded their third city, Manchester, in the center of the British Isles:
I wonder how they will fill the rest of Britain and Ireland.
Turn 178: Россия! Russia!
This doesn't look good for Greece. Maybe they should have settled somewhere other than the Ukraine.
Turn 179: Game crashed again.
This is getting really bad. I really don't want to restart the game twenty times just to make one update. Anyway, the Brits found Exeter:
And, predictably, the Russians flip both Tiraspol and Tanais:
Because Greece just lost half of their nation to Russia, their stability has dropped from Stable to Unstable in a single turn. Ouch. And yes, the Russians did get a free Phalanx, though only one.
Turn 180: The Russians settle Tver:
I noticed that Russia, because they flipped two cities for free, that's two cities that don't have to be made via settler. That means they can grow larger quicker. They just spawned and they already can get six cities, more than any other European nation.
Turn 181: Oh, man!
Greece has already collapsed! Holy crap. Just three turns ago, Greece had four cities, was stable, and was doing well. Three turns later, and they are gone! That may be the most spectacular collapse I've ever seen Greece have. Poor Pericles.
Meanwhile, the Russians have settled Saratov, west of Moskva:
Don't think I've ever seen Russia settle there before.
Also, the Germans have founded Riga, in modern-day Lithuania:
Turn 182: Guess who's back? The Barbs!
Currently there are six cities in Africa. Two are held by the barbs (Niwt-Rst and Sabratha), two are held by the Independents (Djanet and Aksum) and the remaining two (Qart-Hadasht and Hippo) are Carthaginian.
Also, the Indians have settled Takshashila to the northwest of Delhi:
Turn 183: The Germans settle Hamburg, though a little farther away from (future) Amsterdam than usual.
You can see the Dutch spawning to the left. They'll found Amsterdam next turn.
Turn 184: Told you!
Because Hamburg is farther away than usual, at least the Dutch have a little bit of breathing room in this one.
Now that all of the European civilizations have spawned (except Portugal), it's time to end it here. Before we go, however, it's time to take a look at the foreign situation:
So the Babylonians and Persians have finished their second name-calling war, but the English and Vikings have begun their own war. Meanwhile, the Punic Wars continue on, as boringly as ever.
So that's it for this update. With all of the European civs except Portugal now here, we'll (hopefully) see the Mali arrive. Plus, we'll see if Carthage can survive the latest barbarian invasion. Stay tuned!
I found what you were talking about. Funny, I've never in my life seen that before. 
However, I got very 
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What is wrong with this thing!? When I restart, the Brits flipped Inverness. Also, the Mayans refound Chicken Pizza.
