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Myth01- Training Day- Regent
- Thread starter mythmonster2
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[Preflight]
Military:
05 Settlers
68 Workers
09 Slaves
04 Explorers
01 Warrior
04 Archers
02 Spears
07 Swords
04 Horse
26 Cavalry
14 Galleons
01 Army
09 Riders
05 Mace
Allowed Units: 142
Current Units: 150
Cost per turn: 016 gpt
No bombardment units are being supported, though we may have some captured rock-throwers in our inventory.
Luxuries connected to Beijing
03 Wines
03 Dyes
01 Ivory
03 Silks
Resources connected to Beijing
04 Saltpeter
02 Iron
05 Horse
Wonder Races
International
Greece - peace
America - peace
Iroquois - peace
Egypt - peace
No wars at all, even between the AIs.
Long Term Goals
Conquer the world.
Mid Range Goals
Make ready for the Spanish Invasion via Egypt.
Short Range Goals
Steam Power -> Electricty -> Replaceable Parts (Infantry/Faster Workers)
Forces in Egypt
1SW of Thebes: 18 Cavalry, 3 Explorers, 6 Riders and 1 Settler.
between Thebes and Elephantine: 2 Cavlary, 1 Explorer and 1 Horse.
We have one Galleon heading to Egypt with 1 Cavalry and 2 Settlers.
We have a second Galleon heading to Egypt with 4 workers aboard.
Our jumping off points in Egypt are W-NW of Heliopolis (aiming for Seville) and 2NW of Memphis (aiming for Toledo). We plan to build a city 3S of Toldeo, in the jungles; that jumping off point is W-SW of Memphis. We should be able to build that city on the first turn of the war.
It will take the current settler in Egypt 2 turns to get into position. The other units can be there next turn.
We should be able to connect Incense to Beijing on the first turn of the war. They are inside Seville's initial 9 tiles. Near Toledo are Furs, but not near enough. We'll need to build a city to get the Furs.
Spain has 8 cities; one on our side and the other seven overseas. Madrid and Murcia already have harbors; we should be able to get one of them intact.
Rereading nerovats' notes in Post #843, and see a mistake of mine.
We need to build a city between Toledo and Seville in order to steal some Spices from Egypt. Having units inside Spain's border when we declare war kills our trade rep.
We have 12 units, in 4 Galleons, on their way to land near Valencia, on the west side of Spain.
So, we have to wait on our settler to get into position to build a city inside Spain. Two turns to get near the border and then a turn to move inside Spain. Next turn we declare war, build our city and attack Toledo and Seville.
Everything is set up and just about ready to go.
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[Start of Preflight]
Cycle Through the Cities
Change some citizens around in Bapedi, city grows in 3 not 6.
Tatung needs more irrigation around it to grow, only nets 2 spt.
Riverside wealth -> barracks (nets 7 spt; wealth seems like a bad choice).
Work an unimproved plain in Plainsville instead of a mountain, grows in 6 not 9.
In Jaipur II work irrigated grass instead of mined grass, grows in 2 not 3.
South Padre hires two geeks, will hit the size 6 ceiling next turn.
Hire a geek in New Tsingato; it was working a mountain tile and bringing in no food.
Fire clown in New Chengdu, grows in 5 not 19.
Good ole Cow City works a watered grass tile instead of a roaded mountain; grows in 3 not 6.
Likewise, in Almost Ironic, mountaineer becomes a farmer; city grows in 4 not 9.
New Hangchow works a watered grass tile and not the watered plains; grows in 2 not 3.
Steam Power in 4
1499 gold, -21 gpt
000% Tax
100% Science
000% Luxury
[End of Preflight]
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Hit Enter.
[IBT 1200 AD]
Barbarian Outpost I barracks -> market in 15 (2 specialists in this rather productive city).
Green Tea rExplorer -> settler in 15.
The Cornfield rExplorer -> settler in 15.
Black Oak barracks -> market in 20.
1 1210 AD
Move units to jumping off points. From the big stack of Cavalry, split it evenly between Toledo and Seville. All Riders attack Toledo, since it is larger than Seville, 10 to 6.
Galleons move and unload in Egypt; Galleons sail back home.
Build Green Thumb 2S of Cow City.
1478 gold, -22 gpt, steam Power in 3.
[IBT]
Huh?
Somehow we lost our supply of Ivory.
What?
Abe has lost his mind.
We lose two Explorers that were protecting our path to Spain (keeping the Egyptians out of our way).
We win two battles with Yankee Ancient Cavalry and take no other losses.
Canton vCavlary -> vCavalry in 7.
Anyang vCavalry -> vCavalry in 8.
Forestville vCavalry -> vCavalry in 9.
North Bridge settler -> wealth.
2 1220 AD
So the Yankees want to fight, eh? Okay, we won't, at least, not right away. First we take out Spain, then we can move up north towards America.
Egypt will sign an MA vs. America if we give them Saltpeter. At first I resist, but once I realize that they cannot build Cavalry, but only Muskets, I agree.
Bad News for America
Iroquois will sign an MA vs. America for Horses. No way, that means Mounted Warriors and their Golden Age while we try to kill them. Offer Silks instead and that will do.
More Bad News for America
Greece wants Saltpeter before signing an MA vs. America. We offer Wines and they accept.
Still More Bad News for America
We do not talk to Spain.
In Egypt, we dispatch five ACs at no loss. And reveal five more, we kill four of them. We don't take any losses, but we do have some wounded units. The last vAC is too far north for us to attack; let Egypt take care of it. That AC has a nice, unprotected Egyptian worker next to it; so we are probably safe.
Got units on Automove, still.
Cycle through the cities.
Intombe hires two geeks.
So does Old Zulu City.
As does Tugela.
Mountain View hires a geek.
Desert March clown -> geek.
Barbarian Outpost I clown -> geek.
Green Teas hires two geeks.
Little Round Top does the same.
Black Oak clown -> geek.
Ningpo creates 2 geeks.
New Xinjan hires 2 geeks.
Ah, the joys of War Happiness.
1460 gold, -22 gpt, steam Power in 2.
[IBT]
Egypt attacks the AC and losses that battle, but AC later heads back home on its own.
Watery vCav -> vCav in 9.
Xinjian vCav -> vCan in 9.
The people love us; we add some square rockets to the decor of the palace.
3 1230 AD
Drop science spending down to 40%, Steam Power in 1, +313 gpt.
Automove Result is built 2N of New Ningpo.
MidTown Horse Track is built on Horses between Zimbabwe and Isandhlwana.
Valencia's culture expanded, move our ships back out into international waters.
We move our settler into Spain. This new tile is not adjacent to any Spanish roads and is surronded by jungle. It cannot be attacked on the IBT after it is built.
We send 4 vCavs from the Seville force to join the Toledo attackers.
The Riders join the Toledo force.
Wounded Cavalry do not move; maybe they will heal some on the IBT.
Cycle through the cities.
Jutlandville hires two geeks.
Tatung clown -> geek.
Ibabanago hires two geeks.
Chinan hires two geeks.
Yangchow hires three geeks.
New Tsingtao hires two more geeks.
Grass City taxman -> geek.
1438 gold, +369 gpt, Steam Power in 1.
[IBT]
Spain is curious about our settler; we agree to leave.
We learn Steam Power, start on Electrcity, due in 8 at 30%.
Intombe settler -> settler in 30.
GrapeVille vCav -> vCav in 16.
4 1240 AD
We build Spanish Surprise, which starts a war with Spain.
Oops!
Spices are now connected to Beijing.
Battle of Toledo (11) Spain
Three Spears defend this city. They all die; 3 up and 3 down.
Good News
The city has 10 resisters.
Battle of Seville (6) Spain
Spears behind walls are attacked by Cavalry. Three successful attacks and the city is ours.
More Good News
The Incense is not connected to Beijing because we have Spanish troops on our trade route through Spanish Surprise.
We cleanse that trade route, removing 2 Crusaders, 1 Spear and 1 Warrior, with no losses.
Didn't look close enough; there is no road from Seville to Spanish Surprise. Incense will not be connected for some time.
Near Toledo, a Crusader retreats a vCav, our first not-win so far in this Spanish war (10 of 11, 1 retreat).
It dies to another vCav and we gain two slaves.
We slaughter a Warrior (12 of 13, 1 retreat).
We move our Riders into Toledo to quiet the rowdies.
Our six wounded Cavs that healed last turn stay in place to heal some more.
We unload 12 attackers onto the mountain NE of Murcia.
We begin railing the nation.
We have 1 coal, near Tienstin.
Cycle through the cities.
Beijing fires the clown; Newtons in 3, not 4.
Bapedi hires two geeks.
Nanking taxman -> geek.
Seville (5) has three units to quell resistance.
Toledo (10) has eleven units inside for the same reason.
Barbarian Outpost I fires a geek, market in 10, not 12.
Jaipur II hires two geeks.
Mean Green taxthingee -> geek.
Increase science to 90%, Electricity in 4, +26 gpt.
1813 gold, +26 gpt, Electricity in 4.
[IBT]
We could lose some units to Spanish counter-attacks. We'll see.
Two Crusaders kill 2 Cavalry (12 of 15, 1 retreat).
We quell one resister in Toledo.
Lots of Iroquois units moving through Spain to America.
Irony vCav -> vCav in 7.
Hangchow vCav -> vCav in 9.
Many 'We love the Chairman' celebrations across our great land.
Riverside barracks -> vCav in 12.
Grassy Wheaties settler -> wealth.
Our people love us and let us plant some bushes around the palace.
5 1250 AD
Battle of Valencia (7) Spain
eMaces batter the two Spears in the city (14 of 17, 1 retreat).
Good News
We kill 2 Crusaders around Seville (16 of 19, 1 retreat).
We cut down the Crusader outside Valencia, freeing the city from counterattacks (17 of 20, 1 retreat).
We eradiciate a wounded Crusader 2NE of Seville, on an unroaded hill (18 of 21, 1 retreat).
We move 8 fast movers from the Valencia force 1N onto the mountian 2SW of Seville. This force is 3 Cav, 3 Riders and 2 eHorses.
We move 14 fast movers to the forest N-NE of Madrid; 6 Riders and 8 Cavalry.
We have not used any Riders so far in the war.
Railing continues.
Plains Dweller is built N-NE of Sugarville.
Cycle through the cities.
Newton's University finishes in two in Beijing.
Spices are connected.
Swazi hires 2 geeks.
Barbarian Outpost fires another geek, market in 8, not 9.
New Xinjian hires a 3rd geek.
Toledo (9 with 6 resisters) will starve.
Seville (4 with 2 resisters) will starve.
Valencia (6 with 6 resisters) will starve.
1843 gold, +29 gpt, Electricity in 3.
[IBT]
We lose 2 wounded Cavalries to Spanish counterattacks, but win the third battle (19 of 24, 1 retreat).
Isandhlwana settler -> settler in 30.
Old Zulu City settler -> settler in 30.
Great Hills settler -> wealth.
6 1255 AD
Battle of Madrid (12) Spanish Capital
Three Cavalry from the Valencia force decimate a Crusader and 2 spears (22 of 27, 1 retreat).
The Toledo force has 7 Cavalry, but if Madrid falls we could also capture Barcelona and maybe Murcia this turn.
vRider vs. rSpear, Rider wins (23 of 28, 1 retreat).
Golden News
Two more Spears remain, and we lose a Rider to a Spear (24 of 30, 1 retreat).
Use an rCav and a wounded vCav (3/4) from the Toledo force on the Spears that remain, wounded Cav dies (25 of 32, 1 retreat).
Two eHorses finish off the redlined Spears (27 of 34, 1 retreat).
Good News
Battle of Barcelona (6) Spain
Cav and Rider whack two Spears (29 of 36, 1 retreat).
Good News
We keep the city so that we can access Murcia.
Battle of Murcia (6) 2nd Spanish Captial
Two Spears, one retreat, no losses (31 of 39, 2 retreats).
Good News
The harbors in Murcia and Madrid both survive the change in ownership, so we are not dependent on Egypt for our trade route of Incense and Spices.
We move the remaining 6 Cav/Riders of the Toledo force north, along a jungle road, towards Santiago. They cannot reach it this turn, but will be able to attack next turn.
On our continent, we wake the 4 Elite units 2S of Zaragoza and move them 1N. They will attack next turn.
We have rails from Beijing to West Coast Point, our staging area towards Egypt.
Harbor Haven is built 2NE of Hilltop View in Old Zulu.
Cycle through the cities.
Grassy Wheaties hires a 2nd geek.
Fifty City fires 2 geeks.
Tientsin hires 2 geeks.
Middle of Green hires a geek.
1874 gold, +45 gpt, Electricity in 2.
Our Golden Age has begun.
Wonderful News
Beijing Newton's University -> vCav in 3.
We quell 1 resister someplace in Spain; screen went by too fast to tell where.
Shanghai vCav -> vCav in 5.
We quell 1 resister in Barcelona.
Nanking vCav -> vCav in 5.
We quell 1 resister in Seville.
Toledo starves.
New Beijing settler -> wealth.
Almost Ironic settler -> settler in 30.
7 1260 AD
Drop Science down to 30%, +526 gpt, Electricity in 1.
Battle of Santiago (6) 3rd Spanish Capital
rSpear retreats a vCav (31 of 40, 3 retreats).
Next Spear dies, but the 2/3 Spear defeats a vCav! (32 of 42, 3 retreats).
eCav kills that Spear, now 1/3, but does not promote.
Good News
We capture two slaves outside of Santiago.
Battle of Zaragoza (1) 4th Spanish Capital
eSword is slaughtered by an rSpear (32 of 43, 3 retreats).
vMace is upended by a second rSpear (32 of 44, 3 retreats).
eArcher deals with the 2/3 rSpear (33 of 45, 3 retreats).
eHorses makes the 1/3 rSpear go away (34 of 46, 3 retreats).
Good News
And Spain is not dead. Drat. I thougth Zaragoza was the last city. I don't see another, so the last settler is hiding someplace.
We now have our rails running north to south.
Smack down Spanish Spear and Archer by Madrid (36 of 48, 3 retreats).
Fur City is built in Old Spain.
Only Madrid and Spanish Surprise have a greater than 1% chance of flipping to another civ.
Cycle through the cities.
Furs are connected to Beijing, 6 of the 8 are connected.
New Chengdu hires a geek.
Cow City hires a geek.
1926 gold, +526 gpt, Electricity in 1.
Turn 2 of our Golden Age.
[IBT]
Great idea, Alexander. Why don't you land a settler pair on the ruins of the Spanish city of Zaragoza and try to rebuild it?
We learn Electricity, start on Replaceable Parts, due in 6 at 30%.
Canton vCav -> vCav in 4.
Resistance in Seville (1) ends.
Tsingtao vCav -> vCav in 6.
Toledo starves.
Resistance ends in Santiago (5).
Macao vCav -> vCav in 8.
Grass City settler -> settler in 30.
Egypt is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
8 1265 AD
Let wounded units heal in Old Spain.
Seville worker -> walls (city grows in 20 and walls might be useful against the Iroquois).
I count 20 Iroquois units moving through us and Egypt to get to America.
All of our Cavlary producing cities are railed.
Rush a settler in Santiago for 116 of 2452 gold.
Increase Science to 60%, +307 gpt, Replacement Parts in 4.
2336 gold, +307 gpt, Replacement Parts in 4.
Turn 3 of our Golden Age.
[IBT]
Greece builds something on the ruins of Zaragoza.
Iroquois want to talk. He'll give us Gems if we give him Wines and 61 gpt. No thanks, we'll keep that Wine.
Delhi rExplorer -> rExplorer in 10.
Bangalore rExplorer -> rExplorer in 20.
Toledo starves again.
Santiago settler (Spain) -> worker in 10.
Tugela settler -> settler in 30.
Anyang vCav -> vCav in 5.
Forestville vCav -> vCav in 4.
Desert Marsh vCav -> vCav in 7.
9 1270 AD
The wounded heal.
Strawberry Hill is built 2SW of Boones Farm.
18 Iroquois units walking to America, mostly Maces, with a Pike and a Musket.
Santiago could flip to America.
Cycle through the cities, changing wealth to workers in cities size 6 or less. If a city needs an aqueduct to grow, it builds a worker, otherwise I left it alone. I count 47 workers started this turn. We have enough cash at this moment to rush about 70 workers next turn (36 gold per worker X 70 =2520 gold; we have 2575 gold right now.
Rush the market in Barbarian Outpost for 68 of 2643 gold. It will then build vCavs.
Short rush temples in a few cities that are building vCavs, then switch back to vCavs that will build this IBT.
2347 gold, +267 gpt, Replacement Parts in 3.
Turn 4 of our Golden Age.
[IBT]
Greeks want our wounded units to move away from their new, clean city on our land. We let Greece move our units.
Beijing vCav -> vCav in 3.
Shanghai vCav -> vCav in 4.
Watery vCav -> vCav in 5.
Canton vCav -> vCav in 4.
Nanking vCav -> vCav in 4.
Irony vCav -> vCav in 4.
Hangchow vCav -> vCav in 4.
Xinjian vCav -> vCav in 6.
Mountain View vCav -> vCav in 14.
Barbarian Outpost I market -> vCav in 6.
Green Tea settler -> settler in 6.
New Shantung worker -> worker in 10.
Our people love us. We build the lower left wing.
Iroquois are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Egypt kills 1 and Iroquois kill 2 American units.
10 1275 AD
Purple Pretender is built 2NW of Seville, on a hill.
2514 gold, +271 gpt, Replacement Parts in 2.
Turn 5 of our Golden Age.
Military:
05 Settlers
68 Workers
09 Slaves
04 Explorers
01 Warrior
04 Archers
02 Spears
07 Swords
04 Horse
26 Cavalry
14 Galleons
01 Army
09 Riders
05 Mace
Allowed Units: 142
Current Units: 150
Cost per turn: 016 gpt
No bombardment units are being supported, though we may have some captured rock-throwers in our inventory.
Luxuries connected to Beijing
03 Wines
03 Dyes
01 Ivory
03 Silks
Resources connected to Beijing
04 Saltpeter
02 Iron
05 Horse
Wonder Races
- Magellan's Voyage (Astronomy)
- Niagara Falls(12) (Iroquois)
- Thebes (10) (Egypt)
- Delphi (6) (Greece)
- Madrid (12) (Spain)
- JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory)
- Allegheny(12) (Iroquois)
- Chicago (7) (America)
- Thermopylae (6) (Greece)
- Seville (6) (Spain)
- Newton's University (Theory of Gravity)
- Beijing(11) (Us)
International
Greece - peace
America - peace
Iroquois - peace
Egypt - peace
No wars at all, even between the AIs.
Long Term Goals
Conquer the world.
Mid Range Goals
Make ready for the Spanish Invasion via Egypt.
Short Range Goals
Steam Power -> Electricty -> Replaceable Parts (Infantry/Faster Workers)
Forces in Egypt
1SW of Thebes: 18 Cavalry, 3 Explorers, 6 Riders and 1 Settler.
between Thebes and Elephantine: 2 Cavlary, 1 Explorer and 1 Horse.
We have one Galleon heading to Egypt with 1 Cavalry and 2 Settlers.
We have a second Galleon heading to Egypt with 4 workers aboard.
Our jumping off points in Egypt are W-NW of Heliopolis (aiming for Seville) and 2NW of Memphis (aiming for Toledo). We plan to build a city 3S of Toldeo, in the jungles; that jumping off point is W-SW of Memphis. We should be able to build that city on the first turn of the war.
It will take the current settler in Egypt 2 turns to get into position. The other units can be there next turn.
We should be able to connect Incense to Beijing on the first turn of the war. They are inside Seville's initial 9 tiles. Near Toledo are Furs, but not near enough. We'll need to build a city to get the Furs.
Spain has 8 cities; one on our side and the other seven overseas. Madrid and Murcia already have harbors; we should be able to get one of them intact.
Rereading nerovats' notes in Post #843, and see a mistake of mine.
We need to build a city between Toledo and Seville in order to steal some Spices from Egypt. Having units inside Spain's border when we declare war kills our trade rep.
We have 12 units, in 4 Galleons, on their way to land near Valencia, on the west side of Spain.
So, we have to wait on our settler to get into position to build a city inside Spain. Two turns to get near the border and then a turn to move inside Spain. Next turn we declare war, build our city and attack Toledo and Seville.
Everything is set up and just about ready to go.
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[Start of Preflight]
Cycle Through the Cities
Change some citizens around in Bapedi, city grows in 3 not 6.
Tatung needs more irrigation around it to grow, only nets 2 spt.
Riverside wealth -> barracks (nets 7 spt; wealth seems like a bad choice).
Work an unimproved plain in Plainsville instead of a mountain, grows in 6 not 9.
In Jaipur II work irrigated grass instead of mined grass, grows in 2 not 3.
South Padre hires two geeks, will hit the size 6 ceiling next turn.
Hire a geek in New Tsingato; it was working a mountain tile and bringing in no food.
Fire clown in New Chengdu, grows in 5 not 19.
Good ole Cow City works a watered grass tile instead of a roaded mountain; grows in 3 not 6.
Likewise, in Almost Ironic, mountaineer becomes a farmer; city grows in 4 not 9.
New Hangchow works a watered grass tile and not the watered plains; grows in 2 not 3.
Steam Power in 4
1499 gold, -21 gpt
000% Tax
100% Science
000% Luxury
[End of Preflight]
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Hit Enter.
[IBT 1200 AD]
Barbarian Outpost I barracks -> market in 15 (2 specialists in this rather productive city).
Green Tea rExplorer -> settler in 15.
The Cornfield rExplorer -> settler in 15.
Black Oak barracks -> market in 20.
1 1210 AD
Move units to jumping off points. From the big stack of Cavalry, split it evenly between Toledo and Seville. All Riders attack Toledo, since it is larger than Seville, 10 to 6.
Galleons move and unload in Egypt; Galleons sail back home.
Build Green Thumb 2S of Cow City.
1478 gold, -22 gpt, steam Power in 3.
Huh?
Somehow we lost our supply of Ivory.
What?
Abe has lost his mind.
We lose two Explorers that were protecting our path to Spain (keeping the Egyptians out of our way).
We win two battles with Yankee Ancient Cavalry and take no other losses.
Canton vCavlary -> vCavalry in 7.
Anyang vCavalry -> vCavalry in 8.
Forestville vCavalry -> vCavalry in 9.
North Bridge settler -> wealth.
2 1220 AD
So the Yankees want to fight, eh? Okay, we won't, at least, not right away. First we take out Spain, then we can move up north towards America.
Egypt will sign an MA vs. America if we give them Saltpeter. At first I resist, but once I realize that they cannot build Cavalry, but only Muskets, I agree.
Bad News for America
Spoiler :
Iroquois will sign an MA vs. America for Horses. No way, that means Mounted Warriors and their Golden Age while we try to kill them. Offer Silks instead and that will do.
More Bad News for America
Spoiler :
Greece wants Saltpeter before signing an MA vs. America. We offer Wines and they accept.
Still More Bad News for America
Spoiler :
We do not talk to Spain.
In Egypt, we dispatch five ACs at no loss. And reveal five more, we kill four of them. We don't take any losses, but we do have some wounded units. The last vAC is too far north for us to attack; let Egypt take care of it. That AC has a nice, unprotected Egyptian worker next to it; so we are probably safe.
Got units on Automove, still.
Cycle through the cities.
Intombe hires two geeks.
So does Old Zulu City.
As does Tugela.
Mountain View hires a geek.
Desert March clown -> geek.
Barbarian Outpost I clown -> geek.
Green Teas hires two geeks.
Little Round Top does the same.
Black Oak clown -> geek.
Ningpo creates 2 geeks.
New Xinjan hires 2 geeks.
Ah, the joys of War Happiness.
1460 gold, -22 gpt, steam Power in 2.
Egypt attacks the AC and losses that battle, but AC later heads back home on its own.
Watery vCav -> vCav in 9.
Xinjian vCav -> vCan in 9.
The people love us; we add some square rockets to the decor of the palace.
3 1230 AD
Drop science spending down to 40%, Steam Power in 1, +313 gpt.
Automove Result is built 2N of New Ningpo.
MidTown Horse Track is built on Horses between Zimbabwe and Isandhlwana.
Valencia's culture expanded, move our ships back out into international waters.
We move our settler into Spain. This new tile is not adjacent to any Spanish roads and is surronded by jungle. It cannot be attacked on the IBT after it is built.
We send 4 vCavs from the Seville force to join the Toledo attackers.
The Riders join the Toledo force.
Wounded Cavalry do not move; maybe they will heal some on the IBT.
Cycle through the cities.
Jutlandville hires two geeks.
Tatung clown -> geek.
Ibabanago hires two geeks.
Chinan hires two geeks.
Yangchow hires three geeks.
New Tsingtao hires two more geeks.
Grass City taxman -> geek.
1438 gold, +369 gpt, Steam Power in 1.
Spain is curious about our settler; we agree to leave.
We learn Steam Power, start on Electrcity, due in 8 at 30%.
Intombe settler -> settler in 30.
GrapeVille vCav -> vCav in 16.
4 1240 AD
We build Spanish Surprise, which starts a war with Spain.
Oops!
Spices are now connected to Beijing.
Battle of Toledo (11) Spain
Three Spears defend this city. They all die; 3 up and 3 down.
Good News
The city has 10 resisters.
Battle of Seville (6) Spain
Spears behind walls are attacked by Cavalry. Three successful attacks and the city is ours.
More Good News
The Incense is not connected to Beijing because we have Spanish troops on our trade route through Spanish Surprise.
We cleanse that trade route, removing 2 Crusaders, 1 Spear and 1 Warrior, with no losses.
Didn't look close enough; there is no road from Seville to Spanish Surprise. Incense will not be connected for some time.
Near Toledo, a Crusader retreats a vCav, our first not-win so far in this Spanish war (10 of 11, 1 retreat).
It dies to another vCav and we gain two slaves.
We slaughter a Warrior (12 of 13, 1 retreat).
We move our Riders into Toledo to quiet the rowdies.
Our six wounded Cavs that healed last turn stay in place to heal some more.
We unload 12 attackers onto the mountain NE of Murcia.
We begin railing the nation.
We have 1 coal, near Tienstin.
Cycle through the cities.
Beijing fires the clown; Newtons in 3, not 4.
Bapedi hires two geeks.
Nanking taxman -> geek.
Seville (5) has three units to quell resistance.
Toledo (10) has eleven units inside for the same reason.
Barbarian Outpost I fires a geek, market in 10, not 12.
Jaipur II hires two geeks.
Mean Green taxthingee -> geek.
Increase science to 90%, Electricity in 4, +26 gpt.
1813 gold, +26 gpt, Electricity in 4.
We could lose some units to Spanish counter-attacks. We'll see.
Two Crusaders kill 2 Cavalry (12 of 15, 1 retreat).
We quell one resister in Toledo.
Lots of Iroquois units moving through Spain to America.
Irony vCav -> vCav in 7.
Hangchow vCav -> vCav in 9.
Many 'We love the Chairman' celebrations across our great land.
Riverside barracks -> vCav in 12.
Grassy Wheaties settler -> wealth.
Our people love us and let us plant some bushes around the palace.
5 1250 AD
Battle of Valencia (7) Spain
eMaces batter the two Spears in the city (14 of 17, 1 retreat).
Good News
We kill 2 Crusaders around Seville (16 of 19, 1 retreat).
We cut down the Crusader outside Valencia, freeing the city from counterattacks (17 of 20, 1 retreat).
We eradiciate a wounded Crusader 2NE of Seville, on an unroaded hill (18 of 21, 1 retreat).
We move 8 fast movers from the Valencia force 1N onto the mountian 2SW of Seville. This force is 3 Cav, 3 Riders and 2 eHorses.
We move 14 fast movers to the forest N-NE of Madrid; 6 Riders and 8 Cavalry.
We have not used any Riders so far in the war.
Railing continues.
Plains Dweller is built N-NE of Sugarville.
Cycle through the cities.
Newton's University finishes in two in Beijing.
Spices are connected.
Swazi hires 2 geeks.
Barbarian Outpost fires another geek, market in 8, not 9.
New Xinjian hires a 3rd geek.
Toledo (9 with 6 resisters) will starve.
Seville (4 with 2 resisters) will starve.
Valencia (6 with 6 resisters) will starve.
1843 gold, +29 gpt, Electricity in 3.
We lose 2 wounded Cavalries to Spanish counterattacks, but win the third battle (19 of 24, 1 retreat).
Isandhlwana settler -> settler in 30.
Old Zulu City settler -> settler in 30.
Great Hills settler -> wealth.
6 1255 AD
Battle of Madrid (12) Spanish Capital
Three Cavalry from the Valencia force decimate a Crusader and 2 spears (22 of 27, 1 retreat).
The Toledo force has 7 Cavalry, but if Madrid falls we could also capture Barcelona and maybe Murcia this turn.
vRider vs. rSpear, Rider wins (23 of 28, 1 retreat).
Golden News
Two more Spears remain, and we lose a Rider to a Spear (24 of 30, 1 retreat).
Use an rCav and a wounded vCav (3/4) from the Toledo force on the Spears that remain, wounded Cav dies (25 of 32, 1 retreat).
Two eHorses finish off the redlined Spears (27 of 34, 1 retreat).
Good News
Battle of Barcelona (6) Spain
Cav and Rider whack two Spears (29 of 36, 1 retreat).
Good News
We keep the city so that we can access Murcia.
Battle of Murcia (6) 2nd Spanish Captial
Two Spears, one retreat, no losses (31 of 39, 2 retreats).
Good News
The harbors in Murcia and Madrid both survive the change in ownership, so we are not dependent on Egypt for our trade route of Incense and Spices.
We move the remaining 6 Cav/Riders of the Toledo force north, along a jungle road, towards Santiago. They cannot reach it this turn, but will be able to attack next turn.
On our continent, we wake the 4 Elite units 2S of Zaragoza and move them 1N. They will attack next turn.
We have rails from Beijing to West Coast Point, our staging area towards Egypt.
Harbor Haven is built 2NE of Hilltop View in Old Zulu.
Cycle through the cities.
Grassy Wheaties hires a 2nd geek.
Fifty City fires 2 geeks.
Tientsin hires 2 geeks.
Middle of Green hires a geek.
1874 gold, +45 gpt, Electricity in 2.
Our Golden Age has begun.
Beijing Newton's University -> vCav in 3.
We quell 1 resister someplace in Spain; screen went by too fast to tell where.
Shanghai vCav -> vCav in 5.
We quell 1 resister in Barcelona.
Nanking vCav -> vCav in 5.
We quell 1 resister in Seville.
Toledo starves.
New Beijing settler -> wealth.
Almost Ironic settler -> settler in 30.
7 1260 AD
Drop Science down to 30%, +526 gpt, Electricity in 1.
Battle of Santiago (6) 3rd Spanish Capital
rSpear retreats a vCav (31 of 40, 3 retreats).
Next Spear dies, but the 2/3 Spear defeats a vCav! (32 of 42, 3 retreats).
eCav kills that Spear, now 1/3, but does not promote.
Good News
We capture two slaves outside of Santiago.
Battle of Zaragoza (1) 4th Spanish Capital
eSword is slaughtered by an rSpear (32 of 43, 3 retreats).
vMace is upended by a second rSpear (32 of 44, 3 retreats).
eArcher deals with the 2/3 rSpear (33 of 45, 3 retreats).
eHorses makes the 1/3 rSpear go away (34 of 46, 3 retreats).
Good News
And Spain is not dead. Drat. I thougth Zaragoza was the last city. I don't see another, so the last settler is hiding someplace.
We now have our rails running north to south.
Smack down Spanish Spear and Archer by Madrid (36 of 48, 3 retreats).
Fur City is built in Old Spain.
Only Madrid and Spanish Surprise have a greater than 1% chance of flipping to another civ.
Cycle through the cities.
Furs are connected to Beijing, 6 of the 8 are connected.
New Chengdu hires a geek.
Cow City hires a geek.
1926 gold, +526 gpt, Electricity in 1.
Turn 2 of our Golden Age.
Great idea, Alexander. Why don't you land a settler pair on the ruins of the Spanish city of Zaragoza and try to rebuild it?
We learn Electricity, start on Replaceable Parts, due in 6 at 30%.
Canton vCav -> vCav in 4.
Resistance in Seville (1) ends.
Tsingtao vCav -> vCav in 6.
Toledo starves.
Resistance ends in Santiago (5).
Macao vCav -> vCav in 8.
Grass City settler -> settler in 30.
Egypt is building JS Bach's Cathedral (Music Theory).
8 1265 AD
Let wounded units heal in Old Spain.
Seville worker -> walls (city grows in 20 and walls might be useful against the Iroquois).
I count 20 Iroquois units moving through us and Egypt to get to America.
All of our Cavlary producing cities are railed.
Rush a settler in Santiago for 116 of 2452 gold.
Increase Science to 60%, +307 gpt, Replacement Parts in 4.
2336 gold, +307 gpt, Replacement Parts in 4.
Turn 3 of our Golden Age.
Greece builds something on the ruins of Zaragoza.
Iroquois want to talk. He'll give us Gems if we give him Wines and 61 gpt. No thanks, we'll keep that Wine.
Delhi rExplorer -> rExplorer in 10.
Bangalore rExplorer -> rExplorer in 20.
Toledo starves again.
Santiago settler (Spain) -> worker in 10.
Tugela settler -> settler in 30.
Anyang vCav -> vCav in 5.
Forestville vCav -> vCav in 4.
Desert Marsh vCav -> vCav in 7.
9 1270 AD
The wounded heal.
Strawberry Hill is built 2SW of Boones Farm.
18 Iroquois units walking to America, mostly Maces, with a Pike and a Musket.
Santiago could flip to America.
Cycle through the cities, changing wealth to workers in cities size 6 or less. If a city needs an aqueduct to grow, it builds a worker, otherwise I left it alone. I count 47 workers started this turn. We have enough cash at this moment to rush about 70 workers next turn (36 gold per worker X 70 =2520 gold; we have 2575 gold right now.
Rush the market in Barbarian Outpost for 68 of 2643 gold. It will then build vCavs.
Short rush temples in a few cities that are building vCavs, then switch back to vCavs that will build this IBT.
2347 gold, +267 gpt, Replacement Parts in 3.
Turn 4 of our Golden Age.
Greeks want our wounded units to move away from their new, clean city on our land. We let Greece move our units.
Beijing vCav -> vCav in 3.
Shanghai vCav -> vCav in 4.
Watery vCav -> vCav in 5.
Canton vCav -> vCav in 4.
Nanking vCav -> vCav in 4.
Irony vCav -> vCav in 4.
Hangchow vCav -> vCav in 4.
Xinjian vCav -> vCav in 6.
Mountain View vCav -> vCav in 14.
Barbarian Outpost I market -> vCav in 6.
Green Tea settler -> settler in 6.
New Shantung worker -> worker in 10.
Our people love us. We build the lower left wing.
Iroquois are building Shakespeare's Theater (Free Artistry).
Egypt kills 1 and Iroquois kill 2 American units.
10 1275 AD
Purple Pretender is built 2NW of Seville, on a hill.
2514 gold, +271 gpt, Replacement Parts in 2.
Turn 5 of our Golden Age.
CommandoBob
AbstractArt
Hangchow Boats
These boats should head for Murcia. It will take them 4 turns to get there. On the last turn they will dock in Murcia and can unload. We have 8 workers, a settler, an eHorse and 2 vCavs in these boats.
China to Egypt
The transit is faster, but the units cannot move once they land and must navigate through Egypt. Even so, it is better to have Cavalry move through Egypt than workers, which is why our workers are heading to Murcia. Here, it will take 2 or 3 turns to get our Cavalry into position. It will 4 turns or more for the settlers to get inside our borders. CUrrently, we have two groups in transit. The first group has 4 vCav, 2 rExplorers and 2 Settlers. The second group has 8 vCavs.
Iroquois Line
This is the Iroqouis line of advance into America. One line, due North. It consists of 20 Maces (1e, 10v and 9r), a Pike and a Musket. This line also blocks easy access to Toledo from the east, which is bad, since we can rail to Toledo faster than we can rail to Spanish Surprise.
Egypt
Just showing where our units are located. The Cavlary down south spying on Iroquois could be replaced with an Explorer.
North Spain
Three things to be aware of. One, wounded units are spacebarred, but all should be fine next turn. Most, but not all, of the other units are fortified. Two, we have a fortified Spanish Settler in the middle of the jungle. I'm just not sure where to put him. We can move him south and open up the Iroquois border or we can build in place. I think south is better. Since the initial sneak attack by the Americans, they have left us alone. The Iroquois and Egypt have been sending units across their borders, but we have not. And third, we have some railers in place. There is a gang of 4 workers near Purple Pretender. Over the next four turns they could rail to Murcia and finish before the boats from Hangchow arrive. 2NE of Madrid are 4 slaves, they can rail in 2 turns. SE of Toledo are 2 slaves; their railing is just about done. And north of Fur City is the remaining slave, railing along.
South Spain
Here the Blue lines, like above, are suggested rail lines to get us into Iroquois territory faster.
Military:
07 Settlers
69 Workers
09 Slaves
06 Explorers
01 Warrior
04 Archers
02 Spears
06 Swords
04 Horse
45 Cavalry
14 Galleons
01 Army
08 Riders
04 Mace
Allowed Units: 174
Current Units: 171
Cost per turn: 000 gpt
Luxuries connected to Beijing
02 Wines
01 Furs
03 Dyes
01 Incense
01 Spices
02 Silks
Resources connected to Beijing
02 Coal
03 Saltpeter
04 Iron
06 Horse
We have many, many workers than can be cash rushed this turn.
Once our reinforcements get across we can invade Iroquois. I think we can safely ignore America. Hiawatha and Cleopatra are keeping Abe busy. We do need to keep an eye on the Iroquois forces while America deals with them.
Replacement Parts in 2
2514 gold, +271 gpt
Republic
40% tax
60% science
00% luxury
Turn 5 of our Golden Age
Spoiler :
These boats should head for Murcia. It will take them 4 turns to get there. On the last turn they will dock in Murcia and can unload. We have 8 workers, a settler, an eHorse and 2 vCavs in these boats.
China to Egypt
Spoiler :
The transit is faster, but the units cannot move once they land and must navigate through Egypt. Even so, it is better to have Cavalry move through Egypt than workers, which is why our workers are heading to Murcia. Here, it will take 2 or 3 turns to get our Cavalry into position. It will 4 turns or more for the settlers to get inside our borders. CUrrently, we have two groups in transit. The first group has 4 vCav, 2 rExplorers and 2 Settlers. The second group has 8 vCavs.
Iroquois Line
Spoiler :
This is the Iroqouis line of advance into America. One line, due North. It consists of 20 Maces (1e, 10v and 9r), a Pike and a Musket. This line also blocks easy access to Toledo from the east, which is bad, since we can rail to Toledo faster than we can rail to Spanish Surprise.
Egypt
Spoiler :
Just showing where our units are located. The Cavlary down south spying on Iroquois could be replaced with an Explorer.
North Spain
Spoiler :
Three things to be aware of. One, wounded units are spacebarred, but all should be fine next turn. Most, but not all, of the other units are fortified. Two, we have a fortified Spanish Settler in the middle of the jungle. I'm just not sure where to put him. We can move him south and open up the Iroquois border or we can build in place. I think south is better. Since the initial sneak attack by the Americans, they have left us alone. The Iroquois and Egypt have been sending units across their borders, but we have not. And third, we have some railers in place. There is a gang of 4 workers near Purple Pretender. Over the next four turns they could rail to Murcia and finish before the boats from Hangchow arrive. 2NE of Madrid are 4 slaves, they can rail in 2 turns. SE of Toledo are 2 slaves; their railing is just about done. And north of Fur City is the remaining slave, railing along.
South Spain
Spoiler :
Here the Blue lines, like above, are suggested rail lines to get us into Iroquois territory faster.
Military:
07 Settlers
69 Workers
09 Slaves
06 Explorers
01 Warrior
04 Archers
02 Spears
06 Swords
04 Horse
45 Cavalry
14 Galleons
01 Army
08 Riders
04 Mace
Allowed Units: 174
Current Units: 171
Cost per turn: 000 gpt
Luxuries connected to Beijing
02 Wines
01 Furs
03 Dyes
01 Incense
01 Spices
02 Silks
Resources connected to Beijing
02 Coal
03 Saltpeter
04 Iron
06 Horse
We have many, many workers than can be cash rushed this turn.
Once our reinforcements get across we can invade Iroquois. I think we can safely ignore America. Hiawatha and Cleopatra are keeping Abe busy. We do need to keep an eye on the Iroquois forces while America deals with them.
Replacement Parts in 2
2514 gold, +271 gpt
Republic
40% tax
60% science
00% luxury
Turn 5 of our Golden Age
CommandoBob
AbstractArt
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nerovats/Optional - UP! (whichever one gets to it first)
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nerovats/Optional - UP! (whichever one gets to it first)
Well played. To bad about the Spanish settler somewhere. Cities might flip back as long as they are alive. I would not have gotten the iro's in on the action though, as they were gona be next target.
We need to make sure they can't get horses from somewhere.
Now I'd continue war on Americans, those fools. Kill them , then just move clockwise and kill Egypt, iro's and finally Greece. That way we don't break trieties and play with honor.
Optional can take it as I want to finish my solo game before the HoF update.
We need to make sure they can't get horses from somewhere.
Now I'd continue war on Americans, those fools. Kill them , then just move clockwise and kill Egypt, iro's and finally Greece. That way we don't break trieties and play with honor.
Optional can take it as I want to finish my solo game before the HoF update.
Optional
Deity
Yes, I like to keep reputation as well. Got the save.
Optional
Deity
I've played my set. Here are the turns:
China, 1275AD.
Rough situation: we control our continent, and are now taking on the other continent. Spain is already gone, bar a galley, and America has just declared war on us, so it's America we're taking on next.
Hit space:
IBT: Our RoP with Cleopatra is expiring. That's fine, then we can attack her next with honour. Troops of ours are still in her territory, will get booted next turn, but that's fine.
1280AD:
Captured:
Miami, 3 spears were defending, we lose 1 cav;
Boston, 3 spears + 1 longbow were defending.
In Miami the harbor as well as the barracks are surviving; I'm immediately upgrading 6 riders.
IBT: Cleopatra boots our troops. She also takes Philidelphia from the Americans.
1290AD:
Replaceable Parts has been researched. Industrialization next, will take 4 turns at 50% science.
IBT: Toledo flips back to the Spanish. No units were in this town.
1290AD:
Take back Toledo.
Captured:
Washington, 1 musket + 3 spears were defending, we lose 1 cav.
IBT: Murcia flips back to the Spanish, and Miami flips back to America. Both towns had no units in it.
1295AD:
Take back Murcia and Miami. Murcia surprised me by sporting 2 spears; that's the first time I've seen a flipped city being gifted 2 defenders.
Captured:
Seattle, 2 spears were defending;
New York, 2 spears were defending;
Chicago, 1 musket + 1 spear were defending;
San Francisco: 2 spears + 1 longbow were defending.
The elite cav that was attacking the longbow spawns a great leader!
I'm creating an army, and am quick to make a mistake with it: I'm putting wounded cavs in it, thinking that putting them in an army will automatically heal them. No, that only works with upgrading, so I've just created a wounded army! Can't use that one the next couple of turns.
1300AD:
Captured:
Atlanta, 2 spears were defending.
I'm founding New Paoting, because this takes Gems in; we now have all 8 luxuries. There are more opportunities to settle towns, but I don't see the point; it's a conquest win we're after, not a domination win, and we're getting closer to the domination limit.
1305AD:
Industrialization has been researched. Medicine next, will take 4 turns at 40& science.
Our palace expands, and is looking nice. There must be a decent architect in this team.
Captured:
Houston, 3 spears were defending.
We have destroyed the solid Americans!
We captured 9 towns from them, while losing only 2 cavs, and generating 1 leader. That's good RNG.
1310AD:
Declare war on Egypt!
We lose a cav while mopping up some stray Egyptian knights in our territory.
Captured:
Philidelphia (yes, it was now Egyptian), 2 pikes + 1 spear were defending;
Alexandria, 1 musket + 1 spear were defending.
IBT: The citizens of Alexandria are dying of jungle disease. Well, in a just captured town that's actually helping!
A Spanish galley is visible near the top of this continent.
1315AD: I'm buying a frigate in Houston, to go chasing that Spanish galley.
Captured:
Heliopolis, 1 pike + 2 spears were defending;
Memphis, 3 spears were defending.
1320AD:
I'm buying a frigate in Miami as well, to help chase the Spanish galley.
1325:
Medicine has been researched. I'm putting it to Scientific Method next, but the next player can decide differently, of course.
Our frigate bombards the Spanish galley, but misses. I prefer to redline before attempting to sink it. That might take a couple of turns longer, but is safer.
Captured:
Pi Ramseses, 1 musket, 1 pike + 1 spear was defending, we lose 2 cavs;
Elephantine, 2 spears were defending;
Thebes, 2 pikes + 2 spears were defending, we lose 1 cav.
That was the last Egyptian town taken. We captured 7 towns from them, at the loss of 4 cavs. No message of their destruction comes in, so there must be an Egyptian galley somewhere.
Here are some pictures, first one of the Spanish galley:
Then one of the Egyptian galley:
What I advize is to buy a couple of frigates in our nearby towns, for chasing the galley. I haven't done this yet, to leave the final decision up to the next player.
Our own continent is fully improved. Here's a picture of our core:
Some final notes:
I haven't played as effectively as possible; only during this turnset I started to realize the situation. I was still researching, but that was not effective; the quickest way to win this is to stop researching and just buy cavs with the money.
When I started playing I didn't realize we were so far ahead of the AI. I started a prebuild of the Theory of Evolution in Tsingtao, to deny it to the AI, but the game won't last that long anymore. I switched Tsingtao to a factory, due in 1 turn. More factories we won't need.
We don't need anymore workers either; I already put some workers back in towns. Our empire is fully improved. I still micromanaged our main production cities, but I didn't bother about the science farms.
We have to be careful not to hit the domination limit. I believe we're at 57% now. We need to keep an eye on that.
I'm not gonna give a full rundown of our military, but I'll just say we've got 70 cavs and 1 cav army, and they will have to take on the Iroquois next.
We've still got 169 workers, and there's not much to do for them anymore. Also the other continent seems to have enough workers. I was thankful for the workers that got shipped over there; they did make things easier in my set.
Here's the save:
China, 1275AD.
Rough situation: we control our continent, and are now taking on the other continent. Spain is already gone, bar a galley, and America has just declared war on us, so it's America we're taking on next.
Hit space:
IBT: Our RoP with Cleopatra is expiring. That's fine, then we can attack her next with honour. Troops of ours are still in her territory, will get booted next turn, but that's fine.
1280AD:
Captured:
Miami, 3 spears were defending, we lose 1 cav;
Boston, 3 spears + 1 longbow were defending.
In Miami the harbor as well as the barracks are surviving; I'm immediately upgrading 6 riders.
IBT: Cleopatra boots our troops. She also takes Philidelphia from the Americans.
1290AD:
Replaceable Parts has been researched. Industrialization next, will take 4 turns at 50% science.
IBT: Toledo flips back to the Spanish. No units were in this town.
1290AD:
Take back Toledo.
Captured:
Washington, 1 musket + 3 spears were defending, we lose 1 cav.
IBT: Murcia flips back to the Spanish, and Miami flips back to America. Both towns had no units in it.
1295AD:
Take back Murcia and Miami. Murcia surprised me by sporting 2 spears; that's the first time I've seen a flipped city being gifted 2 defenders.
Captured:
Seattle, 2 spears were defending;
New York, 2 spears were defending;
Chicago, 1 musket + 1 spear were defending;
San Francisco: 2 spears + 1 longbow were defending.
The elite cav that was attacking the longbow spawns a great leader!
I'm creating an army, and am quick to make a mistake with it: I'm putting wounded cavs in it, thinking that putting them in an army will automatically heal them. No, that only works with upgrading, so I've just created a wounded army! Can't use that one the next couple of turns.
1300AD:
Captured:
Atlanta, 2 spears were defending.
I'm founding New Paoting, because this takes Gems in; we now have all 8 luxuries. There are more opportunities to settle towns, but I don't see the point; it's a conquest win we're after, not a domination win, and we're getting closer to the domination limit.
1305AD:
Industrialization has been researched. Medicine next, will take 4 turns at 40& science.
Our palace expands, and is looking nice. There must be a decent architect in this team.
Captured:
Houston, 3 spears were defending.
We have destroyed the solid Americans!
We captured 9 towns from them, while losing only 2 cavs, and generating 1 leader. That's good RNG.
1310AD:
Declare war on Egypt!
We lose a cav while mopping up some stray Egyptian knights in our territory.
Captured:
Philidelphia (yes, it was now Egyptian), 2 pikes + 1 spear were defending;
Alexandria, 1 musket + 1 spear were defending.
IBT: The citizens of Alexandria are dying of jungle disease. Well, in a just captured town that's actually helping!
A Spanish galley is visible near the top of this continent.
1315AD: I'm buying a frigate in Houston, to go chasing that Spanish galley.
Captured:
Heliopolis, 1 pike + 2 spears were defending;
Memphis, 3 spears were defending.
1320AD:
I'm buying a frigate in Miami as well, to help chase the Spanish galley.
1325:
Medicine has been researched. I'm putting it to Scientific Method next, but the next player can decide differently, of course.
Our frigate bombards the Spanish galley, but misses. I prefer to redline before attempting to sink it. That might take a couple of turns longer, but is safer.
Captured:
Pi Ramseses, 1 musket, 1 pike + 1 spear was defending, we lose 2 cavs;
Elephantine, 2 spears were defending;
Thebes, 2 pikes + 2 spears were defending, we lose 1 cav.
That was the last Egyptian town taken. We captured 7 towns from them, at the loss of 4 cavs. No message of their destruction comes in, so there must be an Egyptian galley somewhere.
Here are some pictures, first one of the Spanish galley:
Spoiler :
Then one of the Egyptian galley:
Spoiler :
What I advize is to buy a couple of frigates in our nearby towns, for chasing the galley. I haven't done this yet, to leave the final decision up to the next player.
Our own continent is fully improved. Here's a picture of our core:
Spoiler :
Some final notes:
I haven't played as effectively as possible; only during this turnset I started to realize the situation. I was still researching, but that was not effective; the quickest way to win this is to stop researching and just buy cavs with the money.
When I started playing I didn't realize we were so far ahead of the AI. I started a prebuild of the Theory of Evolution in Tsingtao, to deny it to the AI, but the game won't last that long anymore. I switched Tsingtao to a factory, due in 1 turn. More factories we won't need.
We don't need anymore workers either; I already put some workers back in towns. Our empire is fully improved. I still micromanaged our main production cities, but I didn't bother about the science farms.
We have to be careful not to hit the domination limit. I believe we're at 57% now. We need to keep an eye on that.
I'm not gonna give a full rundown of our military, but I'll just say we've got 70 cavs and 1 cav army, and they will have to take on the Iroquois next.
We've still got 169 workers, and there's not much to do for them anymore. Also the other continent seems to have enough workers. I was thankful for the workers that got shipped over there; they did make things easier in my set.
Here's the save:
lurker's comment: It didn't get gifted two defenders- the AI has an incredibly annoying ability to draft and rush units on the interturn. I've seen just-flipped cities with 4 defenders before.
Optional
Deity
You're right, Choxorn. I was thinking the Spanish couldn't have rushed, because they didn't have a single town anymore, so no money, but they were in Despotism when Murcia flipped to them, so they will have rushed that second spear.
Northen Wolf
Young Hunter
May I finish the game? Got my conquest working after ~4 deinstalls and repatches with different patches.
Optional
Deity
Hey, that's great!
Yes, I think you should have at least one other set in this game, since you've been involved longer, but it's nearly over.
Maybe you can play less than 10 turns each, if at least all of you still want to have a go. I'm done with, that's for sure.
Northen Wolf
Young Hunter
next up 5 turns a row?
CommandoBob
AbstractArt
I don't mind if Northen Wolf finishes the game. I think he has earned that privilege.
darski
Regent in Training
Good work guys. This really took off when that other continent was breached. WTG!!!
Northen Wolf
Young Hunter
I'll finish today or tomorrow morning, sorry for such long delay.
Northen Wolf
Young Hunter
nerovats, take old save, I am unable to get mynes due I collapsed in the middle of street and am in hospital for atleast next week. again.
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