Next turn - 1670 AD

[TheViking]

1600 AD:
Set sci=80%, tax=0% to ensure we discover refrigeration next turns and can start making farmland.
Send galleon in Igloria NE to explore the coast of Hell
Greek knight near Berlin Barbfarm bribed for $236. Elvis hired in BBF to prevent riots (the knight is supported from there)
City of Mozzarella founded in Jayneland
Engineer in RF heads for Dou
IPRB alpine troops in Duke's Creek
RB SE in VM
RB library in PB
RB barracks in LC
RB library in LP
RB barracks in BBF
IPRB engineer in Igloria
RB library in FW
RB barracks in Naervana
PRB harbor in ML
Switch to caravan in Dou

1610 AD:
The Indians become a democracy and start building the Statue of Liberty
Refrigeration discovered. Amphibious warfare next.
Not risking anything so switch to SOL in Neu, the Indians are rich. Shield loss is negligible. Dump the 3 caravans into it. SOL can now be RB'd next turn if necessary, set sci=50%, tax=30% because of this.
Galleon finds the Greek city of Delphi.
Barbarian archer bribed for $61 but it may not be able to escape from the elephants
Our diplomat discovers the Chinese city of Macao. The Chinese demand audience and want invention. We refuse. Exchange maps (!).
RB barracks in Dou, costs $160 but this is a busy city that needs this, supermarket, caravans, cavalry...
PRB engineer in FJ
IPRB engineer in Superstorms

1620 AD:
The barbarians kill the archer bribed last turn but the elephant guilty of this is then bribed for $82.
Indiand discover Chemistry
We discover Amphibious Warfare despite the lower (50%) science rate. Steam engine next (the other choices were Atomic Theory and Fundamentalism).
The Greek city of Ephesos discovered NNE of Igloria
RB port facility in RF
IPRB alpine troops in LP

1630 AD:
IPRB riflemen in Mozzarella
RB port facility in Superstorms
RB supermarket in Dou
PRB cavalry in LC, will be finished next turn

1640 AD:
The Indians have nearly completed the SOL
Steam Engine discovered, pick railroad (other choices: Atomic Theory and Fundamentalism)
Rush buy SOL for $853
Zulu elephant spotted N of Superstorms, promptly killed and our cavalry becomes veteran
PRB destroyer in RF, will be finished next turn
Adjust science/tax so that we discover railroad next turn but do not accumulate more beakers; science is to be shut down once RR is discovered.
RB barracks in Ipec

1650 AD:
Neu builds SOL and the Indians abandon it in two cities
Railroad discovered and cancels the effects of the HG. Atomic theory next (the only choice). Shutdown science by setting tax=80%, lux=20%. This means $1533/109.
Elvis hired in RF and LP since our military is heading for Africa
Zulu catapult killed N of Superstorms
IPRB destroyer in Superstorms
PRB alpine troops in VM, will be finished next turn
PRB bank in LC
PRB library in BS
IPRB cavalry in Naervana
RB barrack in FW
RB port facility in Igloria, we need a ship to patrol the seas after seeing how near us some of the Greek cities are.
Berlin emptied and the barbarian leader captured in the city, we get $150. No troops to capture the city.

1660 AD:
Big AI tech exchanges
Berlin liberated
PRB cavalry in Dou
Lots of ships enter Suggestions, troops in the galleons rearranged and engineers added
IPRB cavalry in Ipec
RB library in BP
IPRB engineer in BBF
RB library in BS
PRB cavalry in EF
IPRB engineer in LP
IPRB engineer in FJ
PRB bank in LC
PRB harbor in Duke's Creek
PRB bank in RF
PRB engineer in Neu
RB barracks in Suggestions

1670 AD:
The Indians discover Steam Engine and start building the Eiffel Tower.
RB bank in LC
RB bank in RF
IPRB destroyer in Igloria
RB temple in Superstorms
IPRB cannon in FW
We sink a French caravel that was blocking our route just N of Besancon (which we discovered after sinking the caravel)

 

[TheViking]

And here is the game.

 

[TheViking]

Comments:

Science has been shut down (it is 0%) as had been decided, everything in the science plan has been discovered. Despite this we are making discoveries every 17 turns because of the Einsteins. This is not a problem at the moment, we are researching Atomic Theory and it is Industrialization we want to avoid until we have built our infrastructure.

We have considerable cash ($1548) despite some rush buys in 1670 AD (and lots of them in 1660 AD).

Despite emphasis on military stuff as was voted for in the Coresux build queue polls building the infrastructure called for in MODALTSIR has started but at a relatively modest pace. It will soon get much faster because military buildup for invading Africa is finished and military buildup for invading Hell is almost complete should we decide to do so.

As mentined military buildup for invading Africa is complete but just in case we might want to build an extra veteran cavalry in Suggestions and send it to Zimbabwe - the military advisor has a lot of goodies to play with in Suggestions .

Military buildup for invading Hell (should we decide to do so) is almost complete. Naervana is our base of operations in this case. I'd add one more unit of alpine troops, a diplomat and maybe a cavalry or two if we go for it. Exploration has revealed that we could use fortresses to completely block Greek access to Knossos, Corinth, Athens and Argos.

The Dou hides caravan near Naervana can be sent to Thermopylae (!) which demands hides.

No AI civ has discovered or is researching gunpowder but it is only a matter of time before this happens - some of them are researching invention (a prereq for GP). The same is true of metallurgy (which would enable the AI civs to build coastal fortresses to defend against our mighty destroyers).

Some questions:

How should we invade Africa ? Do we need one more cavalry for Zimbabwe ?

The million dollar question: Shall we start military operations in Hell ? If yes then probably at the same time as in Africa to effectively utilize the turns when we are not a democracy - this would mean maybe a 2-4 turn delay for the start of Africa operations.

Should we start railroading Coresux or should supermarkets have complete precedence ? I built a few railroads.

Igloria is very near the Greek city of Ephesos so I changed plans there and built a destroyer to guard against possible invasions from the sea. It could also be used for attacking cities like Knossos.

Should we try to celebrate soon or concentrate on building more infrastructure for some time ?

Is there general agreement about keeping taxes at 80% and science at 0% and concentrate on city infrastructure (libraries, banks, stock exchanges, courthouses, universities, supermarkets etc.), caravans and cash for a considerable time as called for in MODALTSIR ?

Should we RB a ship in Berlin in the hope of catching a barbarian leader (probably not very likely) or continue building engineers there to colonize Barbaria ?

Berlin is of size 1 and may be somewhat vulnerable. Anything special we should do in that area ?

Two wonders have become available, Darwin and Eiffel Tower. We are in no hurry to build Darwin but the Indians are building Eiffel. Should we build it ? I do not recommend it except possibly for fun because it is just about the most worthless wonder in the game and we must finish with a spotless reputation anyway.

 

[funxus]

Good turns.

If we're leaving demo, I'm all for taking care of both of them at the same time if we can. This would probably delay growth, and make RR a higher priority at the moment. RRs should mostly be used for transportation in the beginning and not to increase production.

We should colonize Barbaria as soon as we can, but we should probably build up Berlin a bit first (get it to size 3, maybe a temple or MP and a good defensive unit).

Many of the elvii in Dou are useless, they should be set to research something or collect money instead.

 

[funxus]

I plan to play somewher Tuesday, but it could be Wednesday too dependingon my plans this week.

 

[TheViking]

I recently posted this:

"Two wonders have become available, Darwin and Eiffel Tower. We are in no hurry to build Darwin but the Indians are building Eiffel. Should we build it ? I do not recommend it except possibly for fun because it is just about the most worthless wonder in the game and we must finish with a spotless reputation anyway."

I now notice that we will soon be in a hurry to build Darwin since the Indians are researching Railroad and given their science rate (a discovery every 4-6 turns) they should have RR 2-3 turns from now and DW 5-7 turns from now (they have lots of $$ and only a few turns passed from the time they started SOL until it was almost finished). IMO we should prevent the Indians from getting DW (and thus more techs) by building it. This is safe to do, when we build it we will discover Atomic Theory and be able to choose Fundamentalism over Industrialization. We will immediately discover it and end up researching but not discovering Industrialization.

The above also means that the Indians may start researching gunpowder 2-3 turns from now and may have it 6-8 turns from now. By then we should be (mostly) finished with the Zulus and have taken a few Greek cities.

 

[funxus]

Shall I try to get DW in Neu then? Using caravans or direct cash?

I now know I'll play tomorrow.

 

[TheViking]

Yes, build it in Neu using mainly/entirely cash.

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

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