mIII - OCC in Mesopotamia

[AntiTwelve]

good work, too bad we had to get rid of warriors, would have been very helpful to use to find goody huts...

also, we need that road to that quarry resource ASAP, it is needed for about 3 or more wonders, plus look for ivory too, if we can get statue of zeus we can have a strong army without trying

 

[AntiTwelve]

edit, zeus does not give us that, sorry

we need to be careful abouthow we deal with ai, cuz they will be VERY far ahead of us in tech soon, so we need to figure out how to keep our resources and quickly develop wonders (verrrry challenging at that point)

 

[Improviser]

I think we need to prioritise what wonders to head for. We must start on The Collosus ASAP, as out of the wonders which will be coming up soon, that one is not only the cheapest, but it will significantly boost our city. After that, Zeus, Artemis and Pyramids are all possible (after we hook up the stone), but that mainly depends on which technologies the AI has researched. The SOZ might come first though, as we are just one technology away from it, and I think after researching Irrigation, we could do a minimum science run on Astronomy, and probably get it first (no-one else has woodworking yet, I was careful to trade away pottery and not woodworking, also because the AI takes ages to build a granary, while they might begin to clear trees immediately).

Improviser

 

[Kuningas]

Good set of turns.

I'm kind of new for this scenario. Do our city without fresh water stop growing at size 6? Size 6 will limit Tyre's production and certainly we won't win wonder races.

 

[Gogf]

Good job. I would recommend renaminig our one city, but that's not really important.

 

[AntiTwelve]

@kuningas, we need fresh water for it to grow past 6

@improviser colossus is a good call, but we also need to manage gold. We are going to need to trade gpt for techs soon and ways to overcome the ai in case they take one or 2 of OUR resources, so be prepared for a much harder game

 

[Kuningas]

I'd like to see us research masonry. It's only 2 techs away, after that we can build the aqueduct.

Keeping the monopoly on contacts. On regent level AI will get contacts at very slow rate. It's possible to tech broke us to next era.

 

[Ville]

Got it!

 

[mitsho]

Greece and Egypt will be isolated.

hmm, It's fine that it is played that fast. I'm happy (and sad that my comp isn't working right.... )

So, go ahead and play. Colossus is ok and try not to make too much contracts with sumeria or babylon, because they are our main enemies (good land). We cannot attack egypt or greece...

mfG mitsho

 

[Ville]

Pre-turn
Okay, here we go

3560 BC
Move Curragh and Warrior

3520 BC
Attack barb camp, red-lined warrior but 25 gold richer one
Raise Lux Slider to 20%

3480 BC
Heal the warrior

3440 BC
Irrigation next turn

IBT
Irrigation researched>Mining due 10 turns
Tyre: Burial Mound>Archer (I don’t like that barbarian Fighter near Tyre)

3400 BC
Pop a hut: Settler, just my luck when we play OCC
I disbanded the settler

3360 BC
Exploring

3320 BC
Attack barb (no damage taken)

IBT
Tyre: Archer>Marketplace (change to what you want if you want)

3280 BC
Sumerians met, they are ahead by Tribal Council and Cuneiform
Trade with Mycanae: Irrigation for 20 gold and Tribal Council

3240 BC
Road to Stone started
I just noticed that Babs and Sumerians haven’t met , sell contact to Sumerians for Cuneiform and 5 gold, give Ceremonial Burial (babs have it also)

3200 BC
Archer attacks barb Fighter, no damage taken

Notes: Mining due 4 turns, we can change government to TC but it doesn’t help us that much.
Also about renaming Tyre, My suggestion is The Glorious Burden

Save

The Glorious City of Tyre:

 

[Kuningas]

Oh, it's me up. Got it.

We get free settlers from huts when we have fewer cities than AI. One of the benefits in Regent level.

 

[Kuningas]

0 - inherited
Looks good
science rate to 70% Mining in 3 turns.

IT Sumeria demans leave their lands.
1 - 3160BC
Mycenae: CB and Cuneiform for Animal Domestication and 6 gold.
Sumeria: Animal Domestication and Irrigation for 2 workers and 14 gold. (Workers to join city).
Babylon: Irrigation for Mysticism.

Worker1&2:NE
Slave1&2:E

2 - 3120BC
Slave1:NW
Slave2:road
worker1:N
Worker3&4: connected quarry. It's not yet inside borders. S, SE.

Warrior see Medes scout, trade pottery for 102 gold.

IT Mining start on Masonry. Science slider to 80%.
3 - 3080BC
Worker1&2+slave1:chop
worker3&4:S

Tyre: marketplace changed to Temple.

4 - 3040BC
Worker3+4:Chop

5 - 3000BC
Tyre: Temple ->Marketplace
Lux to 10% science to 90%
Tyre: worked tiles to product min spt (4)
Sell Mysticism to Mycenae for 27 gold.

6 - 2960BC
Archer pops angry barbs from hut.

IT Archer defeats barb warrior
7 - 2920BC
Archer kills barb warrior
Medes: Irrigation and CB for Writing and 1 gold.

IT archer defeats barb warrior and promote to veteran
8 - 2880BC
Worker1+Slave1:Irrigate
worker2:road

9 - 2840BC
Worker4:SE
Worker3:W,NW,Mine
Slave2:SE

10 - 2800BC
Worker4+Slave2:Chop

Notes:
Everybody is 2-4 techs behind and they are broke. plus, They haven't contacted each other.

To next leader:
Marketplace is prebuild for Aqueduct. Marketplace won't be good for us.

Don't change worked tiles in Tyre. We get profit from worker's jobs when they finish it in one turn.

Send slave1 to stone resource and build colony you can't build the Aqueduct without stone. The next turn palace expansion won't reach the stone.

 

[Kuningas]

2800AD save

 

[Kuningas]

And the roster:

1.Improviser
2.Ville
3.Kuningas
4.Cizzlewalk - up
5.Gogf - on deck
6.mitsho

 

[Aggie]

Originally posted by Kuningas

To next leader:
Marketplace is prebuild for Aqueduct. Marketplace won't be good for us.

<lurker mode off>

Please note that the marketplace is important to get more cash and therefore to increase science! I have played an OCC on monarch and was able to keep up in tech very long! Think about the commerce you will get from the tourist attractions (Great Wonders).

So I would certainly build it at some point, just like the bank and stock exchange.

EDIT: hmm.. I see that this is a conquests variant. Maybe other rules apply here... In that case: sorry

<lurker mode on>

 

[Gogf]

I think you may have to skip me (I doubt I can get my computer fixed by next turn). Don't skip me until you get final confirmation though. Does anyone know how many turns until our culture expands?

 

[Kuningas]

@Aggie. You'r right about Marketplace. It works same way in this scenario. We may build it later in game. Top priorites at the moment are Aqueduct/Colossus.

@Gogf culture expands in next turn. It's in my turn log

 

[AntiTwelve]

ill have to play either tomorrow or the day after, sorry guys, ill tell you by 6pm eastern time

 

[AntiTwelve]

ill play tonight

 

[AntiTwelve]

*pre-turn*
MM'ed a little

ibt- culturally expand

turn 1, 2760bc...
disband curragh

ibt- learn Masonry, begin Bronze Working

turn 2, 2720bc...
we NEED quarry, will send slave to make colony for Tyre
Mycenae and Sumeria are catching up in tech

turn 3, 2680bc...
3/4 archer v. 2/2 barb, 2/1 +25 gold

turn 4, 2640bc...
Tyre builds marketplace, begins Aqueduct

turn 5, 2600bc...
trade Babylon their worker and 7 gold for our communications w/ Medes

turn 6, 2560bc...
units movin...

turn 7, 2520bc...
nadda

ibt- Babylon warrior/settler pair moving near quarry colony...curious...

turn 8, 2480bc...
trade Egypt communications w/ Mycenaeans for their BW and 15 gold
begin The Wheel
traded Sumeria their Code of Laws for our communications w/ Egypt and Mycenaeans

ibt- Egypt demands contact w/ Medes, I cave~

turn 9, 2440bc...
things looking bothersome

ibt- OMFG!!!!! curse you fools!

turn 10, 2400bc...
send archer back to Babylon

This is just plain, old, good fun!