Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
Still here. Ran into some RL. will post it in about 15 hours.
LP1: That's the wrong end of the gun
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Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
Turn Zero - 1530
Turn off research. The three stooges don't want to talk. No trades. Change Dortmund to a theatre and Stuttgart to a forge.
Cancel the open borders with Medmed. Go next turn.
Turn 1 - 1535
Seville Privateeer > frigate
Toledo Theatre > forge
Declare.
Spy starts moving to Izmir
Cannons violate the border as do various other units. Defense? We don't need no stinking defense.
I dangle a bunch of knights out as bait near Izmir.
Turn 2 - 1540
Bait plan works flawlessly and I lose all but one knight. Main stacks plods along. Berlin's CH gets whipped.
Turn 3 - 1545
Nidaros Knight > knight
Berlin Ch > forge
The stack plods on. Privateer kills a Russian Caravel. Three stooges still won't talk.
Turn 4 - 1550
Privateer kills Egyptian galley. Caravel kills Hannibal's caravel. Samsun falls. Occupy it.
Turn 5 - 1555
Move some of the stack SE toward D-bakir. Research to 100%. MS in 4.
Turn 6 - 1560
Shell D-bakir. Suli is build Janissaries.
Turn 7 - 1565
Take D-bakir. Suli has 12 turns to rifles.
Turn 8 - 1570
Moving. Whip a spy.
Turn 9 - 1575
MS done. Start Music. Research to zero. Start moving stack north. Start upgrading zerks to grenadiers.
Turn 10 - 1580
Caravel kills a Russian caravel. Moving on Ankara. Signs indicate my plans.
Sorry for being so slow. I'm on vacation and have bad internet access.
I've been doing binary research. Feel free to whip, I barely did. Only took 2 cities. Next better player should be set up for at least 2 more. More, if we start whipping again.
Turn off research. The three stooges don't want to talk. No trades. Change Dortmund to a theatre and Stuttgart to a forge.
Cancel the open borders with Medmed. Go next turn.
Turn 1 - 1535
Seville Privateeer > frigate
Toledo Theatre > forge
Declare.
Spy starts moving to Izmir
Cannons violate the border as do various other units. Defense? We don't need no stinking defense.
I dangle a bunch of knights out as bait near Izmir.
Turn 2 - 1540
Bait plan works flawlessly and I lose all but one knight. Main stacks plods along. Berlin's CH gets whipped.
Turn 3 - 1545
Nidaros Knight > knight
Berlin Ch > forge
The stack plods on. Privateer kills a Russian Caravel. Three stooges still won't talk.
Turn 4 - 1550
Privateer kills Egyptian galley. Caravel kills Hannibal's caravel. Samsun falls. Occupy it.
Turn 5 - 1555
Move some of the stack SE toward D-bakir. Research to 100%. MS in 4.
Turn 6 - 1560
Shell D-bakir. Suli is build Janissaries.
Turn 7 - 1565
Take D-bakir. Suli has 12 turns to rifles.
Turn 8 - 1570
Moving. Whip a spy.
Turn 9 - 1575
MS done. Start Music. Research to zero. Start moving stack north. Start upgrading zerks to grenadiers.
Turn 10 - 1580
Caravel kills a Russian caravel. Moving on Ankara. Signs indicate my plans.
Sorry for being so slow. I'm on vacation and have bad internet access.
I've been doing binary research. Feel free to whip, I barely did. Only took 2 cities. Next better player should be set up for at least 2 more. More, if we start whipping again.
Norvin_Green
Emperor
It looks like it's Rex's turn,no?
cripp7
Playin' Bored
Good ?, we need to come up with an updated roster
So, that no excuse!!
Good set, we're pretty low on units, we have enough for Ankara but that's it. looks like a grenadier vs rifles war will son happen. we have enough EP to take down about 3 cities atm or steal RP, more if we run some spy specs. move our GG chariot up to the stack by Ankara, I'd really wish we were in Nat for the draft. Need our cities to grow. I don't think we'll need Cuirassiers as grenadiers will eat up rifles, also start spamming out privateers to blockade Otto's coastal cities.
We can get Communism and run SP, maybe burn that GSpy on a GA (would need 2 GPs) Main thing we need is units, ALTHOUGH we could start our stack back and take Izmar and cap Otto. Have him research things we need, build a fleet while we regroup our cities and hit the others with a D-Day stack!
Rex Tyrannus
280lbs of gross stupidity
Friends, sorry for my absence. Work/Civ conflicts are no fun for anyone. Anyhow, if it's my turn, I can pick this up with a report by tomorrow AM. PRomise.
Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
If we drop the spy into Izmir, we can run the knights up and take that too, I think.
Norvin_Green
Emperor
Have fun Rex
Rex Tyrannus
280lbs of gross stupidity
Well, looking at my log, it seems I'm too stupid to count to ten. Sorry. I played only eight. But eight is better than none unless you're counting herpes pustules, so I'll call it a win and move on in life.
As it turns out, we had plenty of troops.
We just had them somewhat all over the place. I've been bringing up troops from the south and east to wipe out the Ottomans and we should have enough up there to do it now.
I have several stacks of not quite doom poised to take out the next cities once either troops are healed or defense arrives to relieve them.
Not much else to report, really. Ms. De' Arc </bill or ted> showed up ...
...and I made an academy in Nidaros.
Selleiman will capitulate, but why?
Also, I have a spy in Istanbul ready to tear down the wall </roger waters> as soon as our troops need her to.
Autolog dump in spoiler (though I forgot to turn it on until after the beginning of my first turn).
As it turns out, we had plenty of troops.
We just had them somewhat all over the place. I've been bringing up troops from the south and east to wipe out the Ottomans and we should have enough up there to do it now.
I have several stacks of not quite doom poised to take out the next cities once either troops are healed or defense arrives to relieve them.
Not much else to report, really. Ms. De' Arc </bill or ted> showed up ...
...and I made an academy in Nidaros.
Selleiman will capitulate, but why?
Also, I have a spy in Istanbul ready to tear down the wall </roger waters> as soon as our troops need her to.
Autolog dump in spoiler (though I forgot to turn it on until after the beginning of my first turn).
Spoiler :
cripp7
Playin' Bored
I'm not too sure on the Academy maybe should have waited to see what the other guys have to say, could have settled him in the horse town so the naval units would have been extra promotion.
Norvin_Green
Emperor
cripp, do you want to take this set? I can play Wednesday at the earliest.
cripp7
Playin' Bored
sure, will do. I'll finish it out today.
cripp7
Playin' Bored
OH S#$^, got sidetracked, I'll play today!
Norvin_Green
Emperor
I wouldn't sweat it as I don't think any of us are so hung up on the 24/48 thing
cripp7
Playin' Bored
IHT-
Peace with Han
micro cities
1625ad-
RP > MT
rosklide bank>drydock
GP harbor>bank
Frankfurt court>
Munich court>
Apply +2EP to Han, +1EP to Cathy
Captured Gazai losing 4 knights
1630ad-
Moving troops towards Istanbul
1635ad-
Ask Biz to liberate Hanover and he accepts! >
1640ad-
lose privateer
Nidros galleon>drydock>*galleon>*frigate
Horse Town SoL>*privateer>*SoL
Battle for Istanbul
Otto upgraded to rifles now
1645ad-
upgrade a lot of CR3 zerks to grenadiers
stack made by Konya
1650ad-
MT > SM > Comm
Bulb part of SM
bombard Konya
slider to 0%
1655ad-
Cathy demands Const...no
Konya is ours, 1 city left
Switch back to Rifling, SM loses our momastery which is giving +2,+2
combined with a temple that's +4 & +4 per city!
1660ad-
Buirsa is ours
OTTO IS DEAD
1665ad-
just micro
1670ad-
upgrade 3 zerks>grenadiers
1675ad-
zzz
1680ad-
Rifling > SM
stop here to talk strategy, Cathy just got SM
Peace with Han
Spoiler :
micro cities
1625ad-
RP > MT
rosklide bank>drydock
GP harbor>bank
Frankfurt court>
Munich court>
Apply +2EP to Han, +1EP to Cathy
Captured Gazai losing 4 knights
1630ad-
Moving troops towards Istanbul
1635ad-
Ask Biz to liberate Hanover and he accepts! >
1640ad-
lose privateer
Nidros galleon>drydock>*galleon>*frigate
Horse Town SoL>*privateer>*SoL
Battle for Istanbul
Spoiler :
Otto upgraded to rifles now
1645ad-
upgrade a lot of CR3 zerks to grenadiers
stack made by Konya
1650ad-
MT > SM > Comm
Bulb part of SM
Spoiler :
bombard Konya
slider to 0%
1655ad-
Cathy demands Const...no
Konya is ours, 1 city left
Switch back to Rifling, SM loses our momastery which is giving +2
,+2 combined with a temple that's +4 & +4 per city!1660ad-
Buirsa is ours
Spoiler :
OTTO IS DEAD
1665ad-
just micro
1670ad-
upgrade 3 zerks>grenadiers
1675ad-
zzz
1680ad-
Rifling > SM
Spoiler map :
stop here to talk strategy, Cathy just got SM
Rex Tyrannus
280lbs of gross stupidity
Good job. I guess I'd recommend a consolidation period. Shore up our infrastructure, build observatories and universities everywhere. Then we can out-tech everyone else to bombers and tanks. Very few style points, but much easier than taking the other continent with grenadiers and galleons.
We could do it, though. I'd be fine if the group decided to declare on Hannibal next turn. Just for the hell of it.
Didn't the Admiral suggest adding a round robin war variant?
We could do it, though. I'd be fine if the group decided to declare on Hannibal next turn. Just for the hell of it.
Didn't the Admiral suggest adding a round robin war variant?
cripp7
Playin' Bored
We still have some NW issues, Oxford, NE still need to be built. I wouldn't declare yet, sure we could take them with the amph grenadiers, just need a fleet to do it.
Rebuild the economy for a about 10t, while having our coastal cities build naval. Then go into full war mode build nothing but units, upgrade knights to cavs. build cavs/cannons/grens while a fleet of 5 frigates, 8-10 galleons, pumping out privateers to wreck havoc on there caravels
Rebuild the economy for a about 10t, while having our coastal cities build naval. Then go into full war mode build nothing but units, upgrade knights to cavs. build cavs/cannons/grens while a fleet of 5 frigates, 8-10 galleons, pumping out privateers to wreck havoc on there caravels
Norvin_Green
Emperor
Will post a rebuilding plan later today and knock the set out on Friday.
Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
Rebuilding sounds good.
Norvin_Green
Emperor
TBH it would take me over an hour or two to spell out a plan for every city (plus we should really have this game in the bag). In general, we can build Oxford, National Epic, Moai, IW. I would also like to see us switch to US and Free Religion. It will net us about 10-15% extra beakers per turn. Plus we can rush buy in our commerce heavy cities. We should also stall SciMeth for a few turns to build a few Hindu monasteries so that we can spread Hinduism around as Suleiman built the shrine for us. We might as well make use of it. I will hold off on deciding which city to build Oxford in as when we switch out of Bureau it might make things look different for Nidaros. Also Istanbul will come out of revolt and it is looking like it isn't too bad of a city.
In our commerce cities I'll prioritize markets/grocers/banks/harbors(coastal) while also starting to amass a navy.
In our commerce cities I'll prioritize markets/grocers/banks/harbors(coastal) while also starting to amass a navy.
Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
I agree we don't need a detailed plan. Just lay out where you want the NW after the civics change is over.
