Can't quite finish this morning, here is the write up, to turn 9
T5 1675AD cont
Take Alan's advice start to sell of the infrastructure and work up the lux slider.
Sitting on a plane to LA, selling of the infrastructure, thinking about hollywood (you have to sing this)
I think I got all the libraries and Unis, some barracks that we don't need, and some walls. I was more selective on the harbors as I didn't want us to get cut off.
IBT Han only has the energy left to strike at our worker skirmishers, and leave his cavalry in the open
T6 1680AD
Northern artilery barrage red-lines another cities defence and the Tank army rolls in (didn't note the name of this city, now its gone).
Heavily defended Seol size 20, attacked by waves of Tanks, unassisted by artillery. One Tank lost, Seol is captured to see what they have, Great Wall and Great Library, don't need them, Seol is abandoned. Another leader is gained, another army is built.
Artillery bombardment begins on Angyang to the south. Heavy damage on the city and its raised without loss. We now have a little culture vacuum to the south.
Tanks attack Paoting in the mountains, unassisted, city is raised without loss, couple of retreats. More culture vacuum.
Han culture is the only thing slowing us down now, some settlers arrive on their continent.
First marine arrives in Nimi, Bombers arrive too for some softening, Shimazu have 2 Muskets and a Samurai
Transports move into place to invade Hans island.
IBT Chengdu flips again, recaptured again
T7 1685AD
Artillery bomarbs Wonson, and we see our first Kamikaze, does seem to do some damage. Tanks can't finish it, Settler arrives squeezes one more space of culture and the rest of the thanks can reach it Wonson is raized We don't need the culture from Seol so it too is raized, it would keep flipping anyway. Do we get point for those wonders, sorry too late.
Another Settler creates room for an attack on Yangchow. We start to build more settlers at home as this is really helping.
The forces around Kaesong gather from the north and south, a historic moment approaches, but can't quite take it this turn.
Another city raized to the NW, can't remember name again.
One more settler trick up our sleeves here, no can't quite do it.
Aborted attack on Tietsin.
IBT Han militia start to attack our tanks on mountains, signs of desperation. Seem they can only build militia now.
T8 1690AD
Heavy artillery bomardment on Kaesong, I see about 6 infantry there all redlined. One good Kamikazee attack. Kaesong is taken, they have JS Bach and Shakespearse, only size 4 so starve it and keep it for now.
Struggling against culture, rushed many more settlers but it takes a few turns to get them over there.
Declare war on Shimazu, have 6 Marines ready, 4 bombers go in to soften them up. Will attack next turn after one more round of bombing, I know Shimazu have a frigate in their city so don't want to risk it
Attack Munson on Han in the middle, raze it, which really help to push the culture back.
Load troops for attack on Han island.
We now have space to attack Yongbyon to the east, we raze it without loss and now a historic moment as we join with culture our two beachheads
IBT Terrible news, Han arrives with Marines at New Kasagi and capture it. We should have a plattoon of tanks there in two turns, so no real problem. Shimazu frigate dies attacking a transport. Our attack on the Han island comes close to failing as we nearly lose a transport to an ironclad, but we survive.
T9 1695
Start bombing Shimazu again, two defenders redlined, 5 marines go in and Shimazu is no more. We capture the island an place marines there to keep it safe.
Bombard Teisan to the SE, do good damage, but after killing 5 defenders they have one left and we have no more in range.
Attack Changyon to the west, can't get enought tanks in range. Decide to use a new trick called Setler city shuffling (I just made this up). Settled near Changyon but not near enough to get more tanks in, still two steps of culture, move another settler in the city vacinty on railroad, abaondon the first city, settle the second city and now we have culture in range so that more thanks can move in. First tank, Changyon is raized
Same settler trick with Tientsin, it uses two settlers but gets you in range. Starting to build lots of settlers at home. Tientsin is raized
