MLDR006 Attack of the PC Crowd

[el_filet]

@LK: you sent curragh S, why didn't you explore N? is this an island for sure? anyway, it probably too late to send curragh back, but i just returned an exporer in another game for nothing, just want to know if i'm overlooking something here.

 

[LKendter]

@LK: you sent curragh S, why didn't you explore N? is this an island for sure? anyway, it probably too late to send curragh back, but i just returned an exporer in another game for nothing, just want to know if i'm overlooking something here.

I saw the hint of land further south. I wanted to check that out. My gut feeling was the norhtern island went nowhere. I rarely see a land connection that far north.

 

[meldor]

I concur on the curragh, we might even want to build a second one and send it twoards the Mayans. As far as the Mayan pennisula sticks out, there is most likely a way across over there as well.

The Egypt spot in the dessert was settled lng before they tried to settle the dyes. I would bet a dollar to a dime that the spot has a strategic resource in its borders. Most likely oil.

 

[LKendter]

The Egypt spot in the dessert was settled lng before they tried to settle the dyes.

That was the SAME settler that tried for the dyes. It turned south and took that spot. The warriors were already getting ready to block red dot. I was surpised when they dropped the city there.

 

[ThERat]

The Egypt spot in the dessert was settled lng before they tried to settle the dyes

meldor, look at my screenshot at the end of my turns and that town does not exist at that point of time, I guess they simply settled there due to lack of options

 

[meldor]

That was the SAME settler that tried for the dyes. It turned south and took that spot. The warriors were already getting ready to block red dot. I was surpised when they dropped the city there.

I was at work and didn't see the pics. I was thinking of the one they settled on the coast in the dessert before they went for the dyes. I am still willing to bet that them putting a city there means a good resource.

 

[el_filet]

1000 BC (0):
MM for some food

IBT:
boot from cleo
quakertown: warrior->curragh

975 BC (1):
think about founding in place with settler (2 plain tiles), but stick to dotmap

IBT:
spot mayan galley S of NY

950 BC (2)
found Buffalo->rax
up lux for boston

IBT:
NY: worker->settler
philly: warrior->rax
SF: worker->temple
miami: worker->warrior

925 BC (3):
embassy in athens: size6, building duct in 5; 4 holites, 2 archer; spices&silk, no strat; temple; running full science

IBT:
-

IBT:
horses connected
washington: settler->chariot
edo completes GL

IBT:
watch mayas netting egypt slave near pi-ramesses

850 BC (6):
greeks founded rhodes N of seattle
down science

IBT:
-

IBT:
boot from mayas

IBT:
quakertown: curragh->rax

775 BC (9):
down science to get enough money foe embassy with mayas next turn

IBT:
mayans a pair of warriors SW of philly
washington: chatiot->chariot
seattle: worker->rax

750 BC (10):
rhodes expanded
switch seattle to temple
embassy in chichen: size 11; 4 spear, 4 JT; rax, granary, walls, pyramids & GW; horses, dyes & incense; 13 spt
keep science on 20%, gets us lit one torne before prebuild finishes
cleo got HBR


notes:
probably all 3 AI in GA
settler on way to claim whales

roster:
Meldor (UP)
ThERat (on deck)
LKendter
el_filet (just played)
Northern Pike (On skip until the 4th)

 

[meldor]

I see it and it is in the queue

 

[meldor]

750 BC (0)
Turn up science to get Lit in 5 instead of 12, and we still earn +8gpt. I don't know if we have a very good shot at the GLib in Boston. It needs an Aqueduct first. Right now it would be over 20 turns to build even with 100 shield prebuild.

730 BC (1)
The Japanese have built a city on the island to the north. We need to to meet them.

710 BC (2)
(I)NewYork Settler->Worker. Philidelphia Rax->Archer, Miami Warrior->Temple

690 BC (3)
(I)Washington Archer->Temple

670 BC (4)
Found StLoius on the end of the Pennisula and start it on a temple.
(I)We get Lit and start on IronWorking.

650 BC (5)
Sell Lit, 25g and 12gpt to Greece for MapMaking. Sell Lit and 6g to Mayans for HorsebackRiding. Swap Quakertown to Galley so we can get the island settled. Swap Boston to GLib due in 19. The AI is close to Lit, I don't think this will hurt our chances and I want to build horsemen and populate that island.
(I) New York Worker->Settler

610 BC (7)
The dyes are hooked up and we can lower lux.

590 BC (8)
(I) Quakertown Galley->Rax,

570 BC (9)
(I)Egypt and Maya make happy. Philadelphia Archer->Horse. Buffalo Rax->Horse

550 BC (10)
The settler on the Galley is to claim the spot that has the two fish and the BG. It can then cmoe get another settler.

We need another settler on the island and one more in the desert. Other than that, we should be preparing to hit the Egyptians before they get knights.

roster:
Meldor
ThERat (Playing)
LKendter (On Deck)
el_filet
Northern Pike (On skip until the 4th)

 

[meldor]

BTW, the continuesd research is on purpose, it is towards Republic, our desired government and I want to know where iron is before we hit Egypt. Plus, we could miss the GLib.

 

[LKendter]

BTW, the continuesd research is on purpose, it is towards Republic, our desired government and I want to know where iron is before we hit Egypt. Plus, we could miss the GLib.

I prefer to always self-research if viable. Really so in the AA when tech prices tend to inflate more for purchase.

 

[LKendter]

I just realized I can't see the save.

 

[ThERat]

didn't get it since there is no save

 

[meldor]

We will try it again...

 

[meldor]

I have been given some thought to the idea of building the FP in Boston and then moving the capital north. If we do this early enough and we can clear enough land it might be worth it in this instance. Thoughts?

 

[ThERat]

save

Pre-turn
that's a pretty big island to settle, good for us
we can get IW for HBR from Greece. as suspected there is no iron on our part of the main island, but the southern island has, just next to our settler
reduce research, we have negative gpt with 30g in the bank isn't that good

1.530BC
move settler into position

2.510BC
Detroit founded
send curragh on suicide mission and we spot red border + green galley

3.490BC
curragh survives and we meet japanese who are down litarature
build colony to claim spices
advance curragh and we are lucky, there is a Babs galley and we say hello to Rome as well
since we traded Lit already, go ahead since there seems to be a 2-fer available
lit + 10g to Japan for currency
currency and lit to Rome for mysticism and CoL
lit to Babs for philo
min research on republic

7.410BC
Egpyt advances archer on SF, fear they will declare
demand them to leave, they agree but don't

IT Egpyt does not attack

8.390BC
New Orleans on southern island founded

IT Egypt declares on Maya
and they start GL for a third time

10.350BC
we have 3 horses so far
we can settle one more town on the southern island, and settle the desert
republic is on min run, GL due in 4, let's hope we get it, then we can revolt to republic and think about attacking Egypt

our southern holdings

 

[LKendter]

7.410BC
Egypt advances archer on SF, fear they will declare
demand them to leave, they agree but don't

IT Egypt does not attack

We got very lucky hear. I never would have demanded over a single unit.

Signed up:
Meldor
ThERat
LKendter (currently playing) Having a major feast
el_filet (on deck)
Northern Pike (On skip until the 4th)

 

[ThERat]

We got very lucky hear. I never would have demanded over a single unit.

this was because we had some units outside their other town and I felt we would have been in a better position as if they sneak attack

but Egpyt seems rather beat up actually after all the warring. we can get at them. let's hope we get GL. unfortunately it will take ages to build a harbor on that island for iron

 

[meldor]

unfortunately it will take ages to build a harbor on that island for iron

Once we get the GLib and Republic we can start cash rushing. The two Harbors would be good first choices.

Any thoughts on moving the capital?

 

[ThERat]

Usually I never move capital, but here it might actually make sense