preturn: we are far behind..maybe do some trading with Greece.
We haven't made trade with Ottomans, so 2 lux + 25g for its 2. I think Sumeria is at war with one of its civs on the other continent.
By looking at the cities, we didn't have any harbor except the last one we captured from Portugal. I switch Rostov to harbor. We need more commerce
This allows us to drop lux to 0 by hiring one clown in Moscow - it's still producing 15spt and Market due in 6 turns. I think it's acceptable for the time being.
I then raise sci to 50 and get Feudalism in 4 turns instead of 7.
We also need more MP. I'm going to build some cheap units for this purpose. Monarchy could have 3MP and most of our towns only have 1!
I switch Samara to granary. It's generating 2gpt no point in building any infra. I MM to get granary in 13 turns.
I also switch Time to Dyes to worker.
IBT: double expansion.
660AD: Kill MDI and LBM. [2-0]
I switch Faraway to aqueduct. It's a low corrupt town that I'd like to get up instead of building settlers.
670AD: this is silly: vet sword loses to redlined MDI. Another vet sword kills it and promotes. [3-1]
IBT I thought there was no counter but an AC comes out of Berlin and kills our sword. [3-2] AI starts JS Bach's. Korea is at war with Ottoman because our galley sees it lands a knight next to Malinalco.
680AD: Greece got Feudalism while we have one turn to go.
Kill the AC. Kill pike and spear and raze New Konigsburg. Sword army kills two knights.[8-2]
IBT LBW loses to our sword. [9-2]
690AD: I set research to Theology in 9 turns. I think AI likes Chivalry.
IBT knight retreats from our spear. Korea and Ottoman swap a town.
700AD: Greece has Chivalry.
Kill a knight. [10-2]
Berlin has 4 pikes. We can only kill 3 of them this turn. [13-2]
710AD: Kill a knight. [14-2]
720AD:
Kill 2 pikes and raze Frankfurt. [16-2]
Kill AC and 2 pikes and capture Berlin. [19-2]
Kill a LBM. [20-2]
IBT lose a horseman to knight. [20-3]
730AD: RNG sucks as we lose one sword and one horseman and kill a knight. [21-5]
IBT knight kills horses and captures Berlin back. It was intentional as this way the pop drops faster.
[21-6]
740AD: capture back Berlin and get a leader. [22-6]
Kill knight. [23-6]
Kill two spearmen and raze Salzburg. Capture 6 slaves. [25-6]
Korea has no iron, so I ship iron+gems to Korea for Theology+Engineering+TM.
Greece seems to be researching Theology. Engineering+32g to Greece for Chivalry.
Start Education in 9.
Let's beeline to Leizpig. I've not seen any units coming from the direction of Cologne.
We look good. Pay attention to the trades. Keep selling resources to Korea and Ottomans. I didn't trade with Sumeria as I do not want to speed it up.
Empty army in Samara: make it a knight army please. Note I would not fill 4 units into it otherwise we'd not be able to transport to the other continent until Mass Production!
If we do, you can have a spot in the next one. Let us know when you get back and are ready to play.
