(My first SG)For newbies

[JJJSpider]

Pre-turn:
WOW Checked on the Culture pressure of Egypt. It is steep. Fro Zoe and Artic Dyes are in the 3-4% Flip Risk with Buffalo at 1%. Little Short on Cash to rush some culture there. This is where waiting a few more turns for Leo’s to kick and then upgrade could really have helped.
MM in Corrupt Towns hiring 17 Geeks Dropping Education by a turn.
We have 76 Units looking to disband any REGS. Disband One Pike in Detroit One Spearman going to Capture Worker then disband in Baltimore

Change New York form Walls -> Coll. (prebuild for Univ) (not Sure why it was building walls so far form any possible action plus it is on a river so it could also grow past size 6)
Balt: Walls -> Courthouse
Boston -> Library
Atlanta -> FP (pre Build Univ)
Chicago -> Library
Seattle -> Library
Miami –> SC (prebuild Univ)
Denver -> Barracks -> Worker Purely a corrupt town.
Cinn -> Library
Fro Zoe -> Temple Rushed
Artic Dye Temple Rushed Barely enough Cash.
Whaling -> Temple if it truly is to be come a Whaling town
Buffalo Harbor -> Library
Detroit -> Harbor
Ivory Coast -> Courthouse
Springfield -> Sell Barracks (corrupt town) -> Temple
Houston – Pike -> Temple (sell Barracks Corrupt town)
Steely Dan Barracks -> Harbor (corrupt Town)

I am really tempted to go for Astro after Education in order to get Canaveral up to invade Egypt soon.
Looking at Monty Land I still see no real reason to go to war. Other then we are to kill him off. Going to take a few cites then sue for peace when we can get anything out of the deal.

DECLARE ON MONTY Move Troops:
Cats Reline One spear Yellow Other Send Reg Sword (0-1)
Two Elite Archer take the Town (2-1) DESTORY Manlicno
Elite Archer Takes out Yellowed Archer (3-1).

IBT:
ZZZ

Turn 1 (740 AD):
For Zoe and Artic Dye Flip Did Decrease but not by Much I move troops out.

IBT:
French and English are building SC
Russia, French, and England all just learn Invention

Turn 2 (750AD):
Send in Reg Archer he wins flawlessly and send in Elite he Dies , Next Elite DESTORYS XALN???? (5-2)
Kill Archer with Elite (6-2)

IBT:
ZZZ

Turn 3 (760AD):
Boston Library -> Knight
Philly Barracks -> Worker
Retreat two Jaguar Warrior with Vet Swords

IBT: French Building Leo’s
Monty Bringing in Some Swords, and a Galley by Whale Village

Turn 4 (770AD):
Loose Vet Sword against Reg and he Promotes (6-3)
Loose Elite Archer Red Lines Sword (6-4)
Vet Knight Kills Reg Sword Promotes (7-4)
Vet Knight Kills Reg Archer (8-4)
Vet Knight loose to Relined Swords and he Promotes (8-5)
Vet Knight KILLS HIM (9-5)

IBT: Monty Drops a Jaguar Warrior at Whale
Sword attacks our Pike Wins Flawlessly
2nd sword attacks and Kills him. (9-6)
Fro Zoe and Artic Both Expand

Turn 5 (780AD):
Wash Leo’s -> Pre build for Univ
Mustang: Market -> Library
Philly Worker -> Worker
Vet Sword Loose TO Vet Sword (9-7)
Vet Knight Kill Warrior /Settler Yellowed in the process
Upgrade two Horsemen

IBT:
Warrior Impales upon Spear at Whale Promotes to Vet. (10-7)

Turn 6 (790AD):
Philly: Worker -> Worker
Vet Archer dies against Sword (10-8)
Vet Sword kills Sword (11-8)

IBT:
England wants to Exchange Terr Maps I agree.

Turn 7 (800AD):
Chicago Library -> Aqueduct.
Elite Archer Kill Red Sword. (11-8)
Elite Knight Kills Sword (12-8)
Knight Kills Spear (13-8)
Knight Kills Spear Destroy Talliclio (14-8)

IBT:

Turn 8 (810AD):
Education Down to 20% in 1
SF: Library -> Aqua
Philly: Worker - Settler
Buy Egypt Worker for 27g
2 eArcher Kill Jag War (16-8)
Reg Archer Kill Sword (15-8)

Make Peace with Monty

IBT: ZIP

Turn 9 (820AD):
Education in Set to Chemistry in 11
Change all Prebuilds to Univ.
Mustang Worker -> Temple
Trade Education Around
France 11gpt 40gp WM, Russia 20GP WM, England 12gp WM

IBT: Yeah Monty we will move our troops

Turn 10 (830AD):
Detroit Harbor -> Galley

OK Artic Dye is no Longer Flipable
Fro Zoe is now at 2.3%
Much Improved

North Area Now

RNG really Limited me with Monty plus no cat hurt as well.
Razed Three towns PT for two more. Monty’s Loss We have room for a city up there as well. Kind of block off Monty so he can’t get to it.
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[goodsmell]

so who's up

 

[choxorn]

@goodsmell:
Roster:
goodsmell
choxorn
TripleJ: Just Played
Elephantium: UP
D'artagnan: On deck

Comments on JJJ's turnset

I am really tempted to go for Astro after Education in order to get Canaveral up to invade Egypt soon.

Canaveral? This is one of several things that IMO, makes your set unclear.

IBT:
England wants to Exchange Terr Maps I agree.

I thought we had agreed not to trade maps with other continent civs. Plus, you could have just payed a little gold if you wanted their TM.

France 11gpt 40gp WM, Russia 20GP WM, England 12gp WM

Was that all Russia and England had, or all they would trade? If it was all they had, you shouldn't have even traded to France. And what about Germany?

 

[JJJSpider]

I wanted to go for Astronomy to get the boats. Canaveral (how ever you spell it.)

In Hindsight not a Great Idea. But it is no big Loss they can’t reach anyone until Magnetism.

Education, I want trading tech partners over there. Plus it Kills the GLB for England. And yes it was all every one had. Germany is still down Theology and Broke.

 

[choxorn]

Okay, that explains it. And it's "Caravel".

 

[JJJSpider]

Food for thought.
Since we will not likely get a Golden age from our UU. We need to work it in by wonders.
I believe the all around idea is for a military victory.
With so many little island around and a lot of water to the big continent I am suggesting a little side trip off to Navigation for Magellan voyage. It is an expansionists wonder and I think it would help with our troop movements for world conquest. It would also be one half of our Golden age requirement. The second half would then be on Hoovers thus trigger a GA at a excellent time.

 

[Elephantium]

I won't get to my turnset until Saturday, so if someone else (D'Artagnan?) wants to trade places with me to keep the pace up, that might work better than waiting.

 

[choxorn]

Elephantium seems to be asking for a swap, so you're up, D'artagnan.

Roster:

goodsmell
choxorn
TripleJ: Just Played
D'artagnan: UP
Elephantium: On deck

EDIT:
@JJJ:
Yeah, but let's pre-build with Copernicus Observatory. It's an expansionist wonder, too, so either one we can get to half-trigger our golden age.
Also, I assume we use the ToE to get AT and Electronics?

 

[goodsmell]

I dont know what about you but I cant avoid the opportunity to go for Smith's Trading Center or whatever it is .

 

[Elephantium]

Since D'artagnan hasn't replied yet, I'll go ahead and play my turnset.

 

[choxorn]

Okay then, should we keep the roster as it is with the swap, or un-swap them?

 

[goodsmell]

keep them with the swap it doesn't change a lot . unless D'artagnan will ask to re-swap'em

 

[choxorn]

Okay then, roster:

goodsmell: On deck
choxorn
TripleJ: Just Played
D'artagnan: skipped
Elephantium: UP

 

[JJJSpider]

I would UN swap them giving D-59 a chance to play.

Of course if he Doesn't Post that he would like to play again I would go ahead with the skip.

 

[Elephantium]

Oi, I feel really dumb right now. I wrote up my turnset, copied the text, closed Notepad, and then accidentally copied something else before I pasted in the reply window here

The short version of my turnset is: Boring times, a few buildings and Knights finished, more Knights being trained, founded Manifest Destiny near Ft. Azteca and finished researching Chemistry.

Also, Aztecs build Teotihuacan near Manifest Destiny. They're recovering well from the war...perhaps *too* well.

Lots of troops fortified in two places:
*Fro Toe, in anticipation of an Egyptian invasion in ~12 turns (when the peace treaty ends)
*near Manifest Destiny, keeping an eye on those Aztec scoundrels.

Trading deals should be checked now that we have Chemistry.

 

[choxorn]

Okay, D'artagnan, take the save if you are going to play, and we'll un-swap you and Elephantium. Otherwise, we'll keep the roster as it is and goodsmell is up.

 

[JJJSpider]

I PMed D-59. letting him know he was up.
He PMed back letting me know he is playing.

 

[choxorn]

Well then, the roster unswaps and returns to its original state.

Which is:

goodsmell: On deck
choxorn
TripleJ
Elephantium: Just Played
D-59: UP

 

[JJJSpider]

OK D-59 has had plenty of time to post a I got it or something.
I have also seen him on several times in between from the response of his PM to pick this up.
So let's move on.

Roster:
goodsmell: UP
choxorn On Deck
TripleJ
Elephantium: Just Played
D-59: SKIPPED

 

[choxorn]

Before JJJ says this...

goodsmell, you have had enough time to post a got it. I think a skip is in order.

goodsmell: skipped
choxorn: UP, Got it
TripleJ: On deck
Elephantium: Just Played
D'artagnan: skipped