Meerk
Warlord
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2009
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- 112
Pre-turn
Set EPs to WK.
Set slider to 0% until we are ready to go all out for alpha.
Kish:
a spear.
Uruk: switched to fish
Eridu: started a lib to whip next turn. Nice suggestion Kossin. (I was a little worried about our defense at kish. I considered starting a new unit (vulture? Spear?) to 2-pop whip, but decided to stick with the library plan.
Switched cottage worker to roadie.
Started an archer back towards kish, only to run into a barbarian archer!
775 BC
We survived barb archer. Shaka sends out an archer to meet us.
I considered attacking his archer with the vulture, but it has only 28% chance of victory, so think better of it. Instead, I retreat injured worker north.
Meanwhile, on the western front:
Saladin moves onto our mine.
Eridu: whip lib
Kish: would like to whip another spear, but can't.
I content myself with starting another archer.
750 BC
Good news is: we survived.
Kish: Whip the archer.
On the eastern front, I fortify-till-healed the injured archer in a neutral forest. I expect Shaka to attack him next turn, but odds should favor us due to promotions and terrain.
725 BC
We meet Elizabeth from the east. Another friendly face.
Shaka does attack our archer. We lose. So much for that theory.
Saladin brings more troops our way. All told, it's 2 spearmen, 2 chariots, and 2 axemen. For this reason, I decide to make another archer in Kish rather than resuming work on the settler.
A couple more vultures are also on their way north.
Meanwhile, I put uruk on 2 scientists to delay unhappiness. Also MM a couple towns to get units faster.
I start roading towards the elephant nearest Eridu (which pops borders in 4 turns)
700 BC
Not much. Archer completes. Rather than growing into unhappiness, I let it work one turn on the settler. I am very conflicted about this, as further armies from Saladin could make this a foolish idea.
675 BC
Saladin attacks again. Kinda. For some reason, he sent two units (axe and chariot) to attack Kish, lost both, then sent his other units elsewhere. I am a little confused by his actions. Where are they going?
Should I keep on the settler in Kish, or switch to an archer? Or something else? I am totally mystified, but decide to stick to settler, since no new troops from Saladin have appeared, and my reinforcements are coming up. Besides, if we let Kish grow, it will enter a state of long-term unhappiness -- we can't 2-pop whip something since it is too small.
Meanwhile, I use a vulture to attack a barbarian spear near Eridu. He wins, but takes far more damage than expected. Well, I will send him to Eridu to guard and send Eridu's current vulture north.
650 BC
Not much, still. Shaka is walking another archer out, but there is not much we can do about it.
625 BC
Again, not too much. Saladin's wandering spear steps off it's jungle-hill, so I take the opportunity to kill it with a vulture coming up from the south.
Start working on elephants with 2 workers.
600 BC
Not much.
575 BC
550 BC
Got settler in Kish. Also got
Stopping my turn here.
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Set EPs to WK.
Set slider to 0% until we are ready to go all out for alpha.
Kish:
a spear. Uruk: switched to fish
Eridu: started a lib to whip next turn. Nice suggestion Kossin. (I was a little worried about our defense at kish. I considered starting a new unit (vulture? Spear?) to 2-pop whip, but decided to stick with the library plan.
Switched cottage worker to roadie.
Started an archer back towards kish, only to run into a barbarian archer!
775 BC
We survived barb archer. Shaka sends out an archer to meet us.
I considered attacking his archer with the vulture, but it has only 28% chance of victory, so think better of it. Instead, I retreat injured worker north.
Meanwhile, on the western front:
Saladin moves onto our mine.
Eridu: whip lib
Kish: would like to whip another spear, but can't.
I content myself with starting another archer.750 BC
Good news is: we survived.
Kish: Whip the archer.
On the eastern front, I fortify-till-healed the injured archer in a neutral forest. I expect Shaka to attack him next turn, but odds should favor us due to promotions and terrain.
725 BC
We meet Elizabeth from the east. Another friendly face.
Shaka does attack our archer. We lose. So much for that theory.
Saladin brings more troops our way. All told, it's 2 spearmen, 2 chariots, and 2 axemen. For this reason, I decide to make another archer in Kish rather than resuming work on the settler.
A couple more vultures are also on their way north.
Meanwhile, I put uruk on 2 scientists to delay unhappiness. Also MM a couple towns to get units faster.
I start roading towards the elephant nearest Eridu (which pops borders in 4 turns)
700 BC
Not much. Archer completes. Rather than growing into unhappiness, I let it work one turn on the settler. I am very conflicted about this, as further armies from Saladin could make this a foolish idea.
675 BC
Saladin attacks again. Kinda. For some reason, he sent two units (axe and chariot) to attack Kish, lost both, then sent his other units elsewhere. I am a little confused by his actions. Where are they going?
Should I keep on the settler in Kish, or switch to an archer? Or something else? I am totally mystified, but decide to stick to settler, since no new troops from Saladin have appeared, and my reinforcements are coming up. Besides, if we let Kish grow, it will enter a state of long-term unhappiness -- we can't 2-pop whip something since it is too small.
Meanwhile, I use a vulture to attack a barbarian spear near Eridu. He wins, but takes far more damage than expected. Well, I will send him to Eridu to guard and send Eridu's current vulture north.
650 BC
Not much, still. Shaka is walking another archer out, but there is not much we can do about it.
625 BC
Again, not too much. Saladin's wandering spear steps off it's jungle-hill, so I take the opportunity to kill it with a vulture coming up from the south.
Start working on elephants with 2 workers.
600 BC
Not much.
575 BC
550 BC
Got settler in Kish. Also got
Stopping my turn here.
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Spoiler :
Nice! Looks like we got a few lucky breaks and a few bad ones, but the lucky ones came when it counted
Settle. We were close to being able to go 100% for alpha during my turn, but it looked like we might be a touch short. With the GS settled, we surely can. 
I love it!
/turn) or 5 turns at 100% (-16
on WK anyway. 
, and 
everyone.