Lo5 01 - The Puppetmaster

[choxorn]

So the thread's on vacation at the moment, eh?

 

[choxorn]

Hello? Anyone there? Come on, Frrosch and Tim, you two were on today (In my timezone). As for the others, Lo5 and Anar haven't been on in 3 months (or more, in Lo5's case ) , Pneuma hasn't been on since Nov. 29 and TLM hasn't been on since Dec. 22. Surely one of you can play.

 

[TimBentley]

I could play except that I played the last set (reminds me of SGOTM 11...sigh).

 

[choxorn]

It reminds me of Schizophrenic Shaka (see link in my sig)

 

[choxorn]

Is it time for you to play yet, tim?

 

[TimBentley]

Sure, why not.

1385(0): sell corporation to Spain for espionage, WM, 57g
switch Pharsalos to SPHQ
intelligence agency wouldn't be useful
switch some police stations to sipahi

IBT: Carthage drops off longbowman
learn refining, start on combustion

1390(1): zzz

1395(2): zzz

1400(3): alternate between 0% and 100%
start some banks

IBT: Pentagon built

1405(4): zzz

1410(5): some Sipahi head to Carthaginian cities

IBT: SPHQ built

1415(6): sell medicine to Germany for 40g, 27gpt, WM
sell refining to Spain for 143g, 59gpt, WM

1420(7): zzz

1425(8): lose 2 sipahi razing Rusaddir

IBT: Carthage rifle dies
learn combustion, start on flight

1430(9): zzz

IBT: Spain declares war
they capture Edrine, Giuseppe
that includes palace, FP, heroic epic, military academy, pentagon

1435(10): recapture Edrine, Giuseppe
raze Baltimore (Carthage)

Notes: Once again, probably some builds should be switched to sipahis; after flight sipahis can be shipped over and war with probably Germany (to connect our cities) can begin
Carthage is close to giving us Nora and Sulcis for peace, perhaps they'll be willing with 3 sipahis on Nora's doorstep
We might as well capture Asturias from Spain
We've got 4 small wonders to rebuild; Konya might be good for the FP
I had "Alesia needs work" in my notes, probably changing irrigation to mines
eventually at least 5 stock exchanges for Wall Street would be good

 

[TimBentley]

Here's the "roster":
? (TimBentley, probably) - up
TimBentley - just played

 

[choxorn]

lurker's comment: Try signing multiple per turn deals with Spain so they won't attack you.

 

[choxorn]

One month has passed. Tim, play ASAP.

 

[TimBentley]

Spring Break (which occurs during winter) is coming up; I might go ahead and finish the game.

 

[choxorn]

Good idea. Everyone else is MIA.

 

[TimBentley]

I signed peace with Carthage and waited for flight to attack somebody else. Carthage, Germany, and America were wiped out by 1590. Spain had barely (if at all) started settling the empty land and hadn't started Apollo Program (unless it was in a small city I didn't investigate) for a while after getting the necessary technology and resources, so I called the election in 1745 and decided to vote for my opponent. We still managed to be magnificent, being first in points IIRC. Just for fun I wiped out Spain in 1772. The save before "victory" is attached if anyone cares.

 

[choxorn]

Well, Spain didn't settle the empty land becuase AI=Idiot.