"Jumping to Prince" SG

[JerichoHill]

We just need to slowly turn peeps against Toko. Dont have Toko make peace with Alex, we kind of need him to actually attack alex to start getting him hit with neg modifiers...i think

 

[frankcor]

Turn 320 (1450 AD)
User comment: The only MM I do is put a Citizen to work on a plains cottage in Orleans. Net loss of 2 beakers until that cottage grows.
Marseilles's borders expand
Avignon finishes: Hindu Monastery

Turn 321 (1455 AD)
User comment: Trade Dye for Silver with Monty. Avignon starts forge.
Orleans grows: 10
Lyons finishes: Theatre
Marseilles grows: 8
User comment: Pytheas lands outside Canterbury. He's gonna shop for best price on the way to Kyoto.

Turn 322 (1460 AD)
Lyons begins: Grenadier
Chartres's borders expand
Besancon's borders expand

Turn 323 (1465 AD)

Turn 324 (1470 AD)
Besancon finishes: Forge

Turn 325 (1475 AD)
Besancon begins: Courthouse
User comment: Sparta is Russia's now.
Lyons grows: 9
Rheims finishes: Settler
Tours grows: 7

Turn 326 (1480 AD)
Rheims begins: Settler This should be the last one we need for a while.
Paris finishes: Frigate
Tours finishes: Theatre

Turn 327 (1485 AD)
Paris begins: Courthouse
Tours begins: Forge
Orleans grows: 11
User comment: Trade mission to Kyoto nets 2250 gold -- 22 more turns at 100% research

Turn 328 (1490 AD)
Rouen founded I'm going to have to learn how to edit that strategy layer screen.
Rouen begins: Granary
Lyons's borders expand
Chartres grows: 4
Judaism has spread: Rouen

Turn 329 (1495 AD)
Hinduism has spread: Orleans
Lyons finishes: Grenadier
Chartres finishes: Granary
Avignon finishes: Forge

Turn 330 (1500 AD)
Lyons begins: Grenadier
Chartres begins: Library
Avignon begins: Library

The only thing our floating Maginot line spotted in the 10 turns was an English caravel, empty.

 

[JerichoHill]

How are we doing against Peter's culture on NewFoundLand?

Did we make any progress in reducing how people feel about Toko?

We've got Elizabeth and Frederick for sure now as votes. Toko has Monty and Peter

We gotta turn one of those two.

 

[frankcor]

How are we doing against Peter's culture on NewFoundLand?

It sure looks like no one else on the island is producing any culture. The monastary there was finished in my turn-set. I produced a forge to help speed up further cultural buildings there.

We don't have any current prospect of growing a Great Artist. I was going to switch the two scientists in Tours (I think) to artists but didn't want to make the decision to reduce our science output without discussing it first. I vote we switch them to artists now. Our current civics give us 3 bonus flasks of research for all specialists so the hit is somewhat mitigated.

Did we make any progress in reducing how people feel about Toko?

No, both Monty and Peter were too preoccupied with Alex and refused to discuss Toko with me. I did refuse an offer for Open Borders with Toko, though. It would sure help if we could catch Budhism. I'm convinced that (plus all the cash we're currently holding) would help us bribe a war.

Do we have enough frigates now? Should we consider a few more to protect our west coast? The frigate in the SW corner can get to the main continent east coast in one turn. All the AI galleon traffic I've seen seems to eminate from there. I have a second frigate moving to our NW corner now.

Edit: we may even be able to construct a western Maginot by spreading our current fleet out a bit more.

 

[Lobsterboy]

I was thinking that we might want to put try to establish a colony on the other continent if for no other reason than to allow Buddhism to spread to France. If Monty, Fred or Peter razes one of Alex's cities, ther might be room for us to build a colony. I was thinking about this as I saw Peter raze Julius's last city.

 

[pholkhero]

Good turns all, and quickly played!! I've got the save now, and see what I can see ~ i'll try and get something happening w/Toku for now, but everyone may need to wait until the religion bonuses are gone before declaring.

 

[JerichoHill]

I LOVE THE IDEA FOR A COLONY!!! DO IT!!!!!

Absolutely BRILLIANT call. We could make it a missionary speciliazed city, that's all it produces! Just gotta get a monastery up before they become obsolete.

Again, I wish I hadn't of given up so much tech for so little gain, but we do have economics + liberalism now that no one has. Plus I don't mind if they build up their armies, if it means that they attack each other.

I would like it if we produced 3 galleons w/Musketeers and placed them along the frigates (not a critical objective). These RRF (Rapid Reaction Forces) could be useful when we want to jump on an opportunity, because our assets would already be pre-positioned.

Plus, we don't even need a razed city, just a captured one. We can buy a theatre by switiching to Democracy.

**Putting a few Frigates on our Western Shore would be smart too**

 

[frankcor]

I LOVE THE IDEA FOR A COLONY!!! DO IT!!!!!

Check out Alex's Northern-most city. Last I checked, it had a spearman and a longbowman defending it. There's a galleon sitting on our southern coast. Load it with 3 grenadiers in the next 10 turns and that city is ours. The city is within 3 turns of enough frigates to eliminate its cultural defenses long before the grenadiers get there.

 

[frankcor]

Oops, posted in the wrong topic by mistake. Nevermind.

 

[pholkhero]

@ Frank ~ why not just edit your post

Turn 330 (1500 AD)
Rouen's borders expand

Turn 331 (1505 AD)
Grenadier promoted: City Garrison I
User comment: While the line here may be good for spotting threats, it really can't do too much to prevent them, unless we're talking a ship or two, just by nature of their mvt range ~ it may be wiser to consilidate into a couple of stacks sitting out in front of our island
Tech learned: Steel
Paris grows: 15

Turn 332 (1510 AD)
Research begun: Steam Power
Orleans grows: 12
Rheims finishes: Settler

Turn 333 (1515 AD)
Rheims begins: Frigate
Besancon grows: 5

Turn 334 (1520 AD)
User comment: I revolted to free relgion...was this just on our part or did we want Paganism?

Turn 335 (1525 AD)
User comment: Tokyo: only hindu

Rheims's borders expand
Avignon finishes: Library

Turn 336 (1530 AD)
Avignon begins: Hindu Temple
User comment: Calcutta is only hindu
User comment: 5/8 are buddhist
Marseilles grows: 9

Turn 337 (1535 AD)
User comment: Lyons and Rheims were put on "Emp Hammer"
Orleans finishes: Forge
Lyons finishes: Grenadier
Rouen grows: 2

Turn 338 (1540 AD)
Orleans begins: Market
Lyons begins: Grenadier
Lyons begins: Frigate
User comment: MM Orleans a bit to get a few more sci
Grenadier promoted: City Garrison I
User comment: Too late

That is a Galleon/Frigate stack w/a musketeer and a settler ~ we should plop them down next to the iron on our island

Turn 339 (1545 AD)
User comment: 6 turns to border pop @ Avignon
Lyons grows: 10
Rheims finishes: Frigate

Turn 340 (1550 AD)
Rheims begins: Drydock
User comment: Rouen needs no more famrs
User comment: Tours should either be all farms or more cottages...we're losing money w/the current setup
User comment: signs are just FYI and so we don't lose track of what imp we want ~

 

[pholkhero]

Frankcor
Pholkhero >> just played
Lobsterboy >> UP NOW
Jericho >> on deck

 

[frankcor]

Whoa, nice job, Pholk!

We could consolidate more frigates to the middle of the line if we're willing to move the northernmost and southernmost frigates each turn to expand their views.

Looks like you missed the race to Frankfurt by a turn. Nice try.

Smoke? ... er ... beats me. I never noticed that.

Thanks for the signs!

 

[SpriteSODA]

Im back! just need to read all I missed and Im back in action=]

 

[frankcor]

Welcome back! I subbed two rounds for you and will step back to just reading again. That makes the rotation:

Pholkhero >> just played
Lobsterboy >> UP NOW
Jericho >> on deck
SpriteSODA >>

 

[SpriteSODA]

Well, you can stay if you want and we will be 5.

 

[SkunkDoctor]

obviously its up to everyone else, but I am lurking/out of action for SG's for I'm not sure how long. Feel free to hop in that spot.

 

[JerichoHill]

frank being in is cool w/ me

 

[pholkhero]

and me as well...

Frankcor
Pholkhero >> just played
Lobsterboy >> UP NOW
Jericho >> on deck
SpriteSODA

 

[frankcor]

Youse guys are 'da best! Thanks.

 

[pholkhero]

lobster...lobster...??

if he can't get it today, jericho, can you pick it up??