LK169, Italy, CCM 2.5, AWM

This screenshot in my eyes looks very 3D-like! :thumbsup:
 
That has to hurt. Poland got stuck with a total garbage capitol.
:yup: Judging by the number of mines, I would guess that there is no nearby source of water.
I see you found the Saltpeter :)
I'm going to look for possible wonders. None of the know AIs have clockworks yet.
Sacred Music is a nice Wonder it doubles happiness from Christian communities. The Great Playhouse might be even better since it gives all our cities a Theater.
 
Tonk is a real game?! :eek: I thought it was just a type of fantasy poker!

That would be Dragon Poker in Little Myth Marker by Robert Asprin. His Myth Adventures series is a hilarious spoof of fantasy fiction; Another Fine Myth being the first in the series.
 
Another teaser. This was Maghreb city?

 
Almost done teaser:

 
1520 AD (0)
I can't believe we have a 60% science rate in an AW game.

A lot of former American cities have high corruption, so they switch to admin center. A lot of these cities will also need courts to get decent production.

I wake up the monks. The one in Lutetia gives the city an instant culture boost.

I wake up a knight to explore a little near Lutetia. I think I have a potential site with decent production in the area.
(IT) I kill a Polish bow. (1-0)


1530 AD (1)
Veteran knight attacks Polish spear. (2-0)
Sadly they are now exposed due to the desert.
Elite knight attacks Polish spear. (3-0)

I just found size 3 Warsaw. Poland got stuck with a pathetic capital.

Veteran Knight attacks a Maghreb crossbow. (4-0)
I just found Nanking. It comes with a new luxury of dyes.
(IT) I lost 2 knights. (4-2)
I killed a Chinese catapult. (5-2)
I killed a Polish sword. (6-2)
Maghreb wants to talk. They refuse to give up 19139 in gold. I inform that I will take it by force.
 
1540 AD (2)
Three Maghreb crossbows show up by Chengdu.
A knight of the realm kills 1. (7-2)
A vet knight wimps out and retreats from 1.
A praetorian kills 1. (8-2)
An enslaver simply kills the last one. (9-2)

The assault on Nanking begins.
Elite knight attacks a spear. (10-2)
A missionary attacks a spear. (11-2)
The city is captured with $1 and 2 workers. Our brand new monk culture bombs it.
I found another civs borders. Could this be Maghreb with lots of cash?

An enslaver is right next to Nanking. Our enslaver attacks it. I simply kill it. (12-2)
A vet knight attacks the Inca meso-mortar. (13-2)

I see an Incan Mesofirelancer. That means they have saltpeter.

A monk arrives at Wroclaw and culture bombs it.

A knight of the realm attacks a Polish knight. (14-2)
A praetorian attacks a Polish sword. (15-2)
An elite enslaver attacks a Maghreb crossbow. I simply kill it. (16-2)
(IT) I kill a Polish sword. (17-2)
I lost a praetorian. (17-3)
The Japanese are building Holy City.
 
1550 AD (3)
An enslaver attacks an Arab crossbow. (18-3)
The brand new worker is ordered to get saltpeter online.

The assault on Poznan begins.
An elite knight attacks a spear. They barely kill it. (19-3)
A knight attacks a spear. (20-3)
An elite* enslaver attacks a 1 HP catapult. (21-3)
We gain worker #2.
There are 2 different colored borders in the area by Poznan. I think I've found the Arabian homeland.

The assault on Warsaw begins.
A knight attacks a spear. (22-3)
A knight attacks a spear. (23-3)
A knight attacks a spear. (24-3)
A knight attacks a camel that wasn't upgraded. (25-3)
I run out of attacking units, so the city holds for the moment.

A knight attacks an Incan Mesofirelancer. (25-4)
An elite bucket looks for revenge. (26-4)
(IT) Poland lost a crossbow. (27-4)

Veii starts a great religious center as a prebuild. None of the AIs have gone down the printing press path.
The Aztecs complete Christianization.
 
1560 AD (4)
The second assault on Warsaw begins.
An elite knight of the realm attacks a spear. (28-4)
An elite knight attacks a crossbow. (29-4)
A knight attacks a crossbow. (30-4)
A knight attacks a chariot. (31-4)
I gain nothing in the conquest.

A knight attacks an Incan MDI. The wimp retreats.
A knight attacks an Incan MDI. (32-4)
A knight attacks an Incan crossbow. (33-4)
They found 2 more crossbows, and will probably die during the AI attacks.
An elite enslaver attacks Arab crossbow. They simply kill it. (34-4)

The Tusker highway is completed. We have a shorter path to reinforce the Polish front.

An elite knight attacks a Maghreb crossbow. (35-4)
(IT) Our people want to build Desert Fort. Sorry, but Warsaw will never amount to much.
Turkey completes Jewish art.
A Chinese elephant retreats from Chengdu.
I lost a knight. (35-5)
A knight retreats the wrong way. I doubt I can get him back to our territory.
 
1570 AD (5)
Our exploring knights find the city of Krakow. It is an Arabian city. Did Poland and Arabia have a war?

An elite* enslaver attacks an Arab crossbow. We finally gain worker #3. (36-5)
An elite Praetorian attacks an Arab MDI. (37-5)
Polish Front Praetorian arrives. Poznan gets a rushed castle.
An enslaver attacks an Arab crossbow. Worker #4 arrives. (38-5)

I now see a Maghreb worker in action. I've found the second known richest civ.

A knight kills the injured Chinese elephant. It promotes to elite. (39-5)
An elite enslaver attacks a Maghreb crossbow. They simply kill it. (40-5)

I see border that I think belong to the Inca.
A knight attacks an Arab Enkidu warrior. (41-5)

A large exploring stack crosses into Maghreb territory.
(IT) The isolated knight dies as expected.
 
1580 AD (6)
The assault on Krakow begins.
An elite* knight attacks a pike. It runs away.
An elite knight attacks an Enkidu Warrior. It runs away.
An elite knight of the realm attacks an injured pike. (42-5)
An elite knight attacks the injured Enkidu Warrior. (43-5)
An elite knight attacks a crossbow. (44-5)
I gain nothing of value.

An elite ballista attacks an Arab crossbow. (45-5)

The assault on Canton begins. This was a Maghreb city.
An elite knight attacks a pike. (46-5)
A knight attacks a pike. (47-5)
A missionary attacks a crossbow. (48-5)
I gain $621 and 1 worker.

A knight attacks a Maghreb Numidian mercenary.
(IT) Turkey completes Islamic Art.
I lost a knight. (48-6)
I lot of Indo-China fast units show up near Tsingtao. However, the majority of them went into the fog. Is Chengdu the target?
 
1590 AD (7)
Elite enslaver attacks a 1 HP Incan knight. They barely kill it, and gain worker #5. (49-6)
An elite praetorian attacks an Incan crossbow. (50-6)
Knight attacks an Indo-China and promotes to elite. (51-6)
An elite enslaver attacks a Maghreb crossbow. I gain worker #6. (52-6)
I found the location of Beijing.

Missionary attacks Maghreb crossbow and promotes to elite. (53-6)
I rush walls in Chengdu. The majority of my reinforcements need to start heading toward China.

Elite knight attacks Arab Enkidu warrior. (54-6)
Elite enslaver attacks Incan crossbow. The wimp dies. :mad: (54-7)
Elite* enslaver attacks Incan crossbow. I gain worker #7. (55-7)
Elite knight attacks injured Incan crossbow.
(IT) To many fast Indo-China units are showing up. Multiple units show up by Chengdu and Uretia.
I killed a Polish crossbow. (56-7)
I kill an Indo-China chariot. (57-7)
I lost a knight, and a knight of the realm. (57-9)
I think I just saw a settler leave Beijing.
I scroll ahead, and change Veii to Holy Book Printed. It is due in just 7 turns. That will give us 1 happy face in every city.
The first musket is produced.
 
1600 AD (8)
Elite knight of the realm attacks Polish archer. (58-9)
Elite knight attacks Incan meso fire lancer. It runs away. Knight of the realm attacks the unit. (59-9)
Knight attacks Indo-China knight. (59-10)
Knight attacks Indo-China knight. (60-10)
[End of session 1]

Elite knight of the realm attacks Arab crossbow. (61-10)
Knight attacks Indo-China elephant. (61-11)
Elite knight attacks Indo-China elephant. (62-11)
Italian Knight of the Tusk arrives. Chengdu is part of the Indo-China hot zone, so it gets a rushed castle.

The assault of Beijing begins.
Elite knight attacks spear. (62-12)
Knight attacks spear and promotes to elite. (63-12)
Knight attacks spear. (64-12)
Knight attacks injured spear. (65-12)
I gain $10 and 1 worker.

Knight attacks Maghreb Numidian infantry and promotes to elite. (66-12)
Missionary attacks Maghreb crossbow. I simply kill it. (67-12)
MDI attacks Indo-China knight. The knight runs away.

I hate letting the China settler stay alive. After seeing the nearby Maghreb units, I didn't want to expose a knight.
(IT) I lost 1 MDI, 1 knight of the realm, and 1 knight. (67-15)
I killed Indo-China: 4 camel and 2 elephant. (73-15)
 
1605 AD (9)
This is the first time I've seen Japan this round. I hope they aren't coming our way again.

Bucket attacks Japan mounted Samurai. (74-15)
Elite knight attacks Incan meso-cannon. It didn't even knock off a hit point. (74-16)
Elite knight of the realm attacks it. (75-16)
Elite* enslaver attacks Arab crossbow. The wimp retreats.
Elite ballista attacks Arab crossbow. (76-16)
Roman Ballista of Doom arrives. Krakow gets a rushed castle.
Enslaver attacks Arab crossbow. They simply kill it. (77-16)
Knight attacks Arab bucket. (78-16)
Knight attacks Indo-China camel. (79-16)
Elite knight attacks Indo-China knight. (80-16)
Missionary attacks 1 HP Indo-China knight. They simply kill it. (81-16)
Elite knight attacks 1 HP Indo-China knight. (82-16)
Elite enslaver attacks Maghreb crossbow. I gain worker #8. (83-16)
Enslaver attacks Maghreb crossbow. I simply kill it. (84-16)
Elite missionary attacks Maghreb crossbow. The brand new monk culture bombs Beijing. (85-16)
(IT) Japan wants to talk. They won't give us all there tech, so I tell them to go away.
I lost 1 knight. (85-17)
I killed an Indo-China knight. (86-17)
 
1610 AD (10)
Elite knight attacks Indo-China camel. (86-18)
Elite knight of the realm attacks Arab MDI. (87-18)
Knight of the realm attacks Incan spear. (88-18)
Knight of the realm attacks Indo-China camel. (89-18)
Elite missionary attacks Maghreb crossbow. They simply kill it. (90-18)
Elite enslaver attacks Maghreb crossbow. The idiot dies. :mad: (90-19)
Another enslaver attacks it. (91-19)
Elite knight of the realm attacks Japanese spear by Krakow. (92-19)
Elite enslaver attacks Incan crossbow. The wimp retreats.
Elite knight attacks Incan crossbow. (93-19)
Legionary attacks Incan crossbow. (94-19)
Elite* knight attacks Incan crossbow. (95-19)
Knight attacks Arab crossbow and promotes to elite. (96-19)
(IT) I watch 3 Indo-China fast units head away from us? I'm not sure what their target is.
South Africa completes Sacred Music.
 
1615 AD (11)
Elite knight attacks Japanese spear. (97-19)
Enslaver attacks Arab crossbow. They barely kill it. I gain worker #9. (98-19)
Elite missionary attacks Arab crossbow. I gain a monk. (99-19)
The brand new monk culture bombs Krakow.
(IT) I lost 1 knight. (99-20)
I kill Indo-China: 1 camel and 1 knight. (101-20)
Indo-China completes Holy City.
Japan is building Magellan's Voyage.
 
1615 AD (12)
Elite knight of the realm attacking Incan MDI. (102-20)
Elite enslaver attacks Incan crossbow. They simply kill it. (103-20)
Elite* enslaver attacks Incan crossbow. They simply kill it. (104-20)
Elite* knight attacks Indo-China camel. (105-20)
(IT) I watch some units move, but no attacks.


1620 AD (13)
Knight of the realm attacks Polish spear. (106-20)
(IT) Holy Book is completed. We gain 1 happy face in every city. :dance: :dance: :dance:
 
1625 AD (14)
Brundisium and Syracuse are founded. The bonus settlers from Oracle are still paying off.

Knight attacks an Indo-China camel. (107-20)
Elite missionary attacks a Maghreb crossbow. (108-20)
Elite missionary attacks a Maghreb crossbow. I gain a monk. (109-20)
This one goes on the building offensive stack by Beijing.

Elite knight attacks an Incan crossbow. (110-20)
Just Another Italian Knight arrives. Warsaw gets a rushed castle.
Elite knight attacks an Arab Enkidu warrior. (111-20)
Elite knight attacks an Arab Enkidu warrior and retreats.
Elite knight of the realm attacks an Arab Enkidu warrior. (112-20)
(IT) I begin research on renaissance that will kill the free Roman stuff.
A stack of 8 Arab units shows up. They haven't crossed into attack range yet.
This is the first time I've seen Indo-China bring units toward Beijing.
 
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