Next Turn - 940 AD

[Jayne]

Foreign Advisor Report

Use caravel south of Khorsabad to pick up GG warrior in Khorsabad and dip on pole. Go to Bactra and forify warrior on the hill then start revealing Bactra Island coastline taking care not to miss any land tiles! If you spot a bargain, and you think it's safe - bribe it!

Question: What do people feel about spending the extra to subvert a town rather than incite a riot? Do the benefits justify the money?

Finally, look at the New City Name thread for name changes.

 

[GaryNemo]

6 Caravels 940AD

CS near Lahore: back N NW to pickup wandering Archer, before it irritates the Indians. Then sail along the coast and drop it on a Mtn, to scout our chosen Whale Site. On Indian Peninsula, W W 3SW of LC. Also unfortify Elysium Legion that is vacationing in Hip, walk to CS, ship it to join Archer. Generally Caravans are coming, which need to be delivered to India. Keep this Caravel as a Ferry.

BFL Ferry with Beast Flats Silk: proceed N to clear Black Ocean, then deliver van to RC, then back to Beast Flats for next Van.

Others grab South Polar Dip, Deliver troops to Viking Land, Ferry Archer to Indian Peninsula, or come back for Dip Captain.

 

[GaryNemo]

Caravans are Most Important - 940AD

Civvium Silver: Rehome RC, deliver to Madras Demand (A)
GG Wine near RC: Rehome in RC, deliver to Lahore Demand (D)
  Leaves Ren Spice, BFL Wine, TFalls Gold...
  Rehome Gold in RC, deliver to Ren Demand??? (N)
  Gold is extremely valuable, like Gems ... not discussed
RC Silk in India: Deliver to Dehli Demand in 3 turns!
  Always set MAX TRADE ARROWS both cities, then Deliver, then reset
MD Salt near Elysium: await new Science, then into Elys Demand (A)
  Important to wait until new Science is discovered, 1 turn

Generally, concentrate 7 Wonder Vans near RC for Magellen.
  Elysium is University in 9, time for that later.
Both Silk Vans in Cymru Str (LC CJ), head to LN. (D)
  Rehome one in RC and head back to India.
LC Beads: move to near RC.
Beast Flats Van on Caravel, land near RC. (D)
FA Coal near Elysium: move to near RC.
Ren Food: down river to near RC.
Nemo Bay: unfortify and keep on Road near RC.

We own 14 Caravans, perhaps Magellan or Isaac next play.

Please improve visual, one caravan per square, within 3 on road,
  do not add Caravans into Wonder construction yet.

REGIA CIVITAS: IPRB $4 (A), Salt Van in 4 (D)
TFalls: Van 23/50 in 6? DYE. (L)
Nemo Bay: serf to Forest, IPRB $2 Silver Van 9/50,
  IPRB=20 $8, Silver Van in 6 (D)
Bedfont Lakes: Silk Van 24/50 in 7 w IPRB=20 $2. (L)
GG: Van 33/50 in 6, Silk.
Civvium: IPRB $2, Van 29/50 in 5. Beads or Salt.
Beast Flats: IPRB $6, Beads Van 17/50 in 6. (D)
Ebor: Van 37/50 in 5? Silk.
Fort Anarchy Coal: Freeze growth onto Plains, IPRB $6, Van in 5 (D)
LC: starts another Caravan

 

[GaryNemo]

Final? Micromanagement Plan 940AD:

Key: (A) Approved, (L) Listed in 940AD, (D) Discussed, (N) Nemo

Set Luxury 20%, Tax 20%, Science 60% (A)

Planning to build Magellan in RC, Isaac in Elysium, not Marco's. (A)

REGIA CIVITAS: IPRB $4 (A), Scientist, Caravan in 4 (D)
  Start Magellan (A)   Nemo wishes it were Van or Dip.
Elysium Trick: move Irrigated Serf into ocean, Celebration starts,
  then serf into Green Road, Food+1 and Zoom! (L)
  With Food Box loaded & Size=5, move serf back to best Road
  Complex, but keeps Food Box loaded for normal growth too!
Civvium: Elvis onto Road, IPRB $2, Celebrate & grow, then Fish (L)
  Van 29/50 in 5, Beads or Salt. Start Marketplace. (D)

Nemo Bay: serf to Forest, IPRB $2 Silver Van 9/50,
  IPRB=20 $8, Silver Van in 6 (D)
Beast Flats: IPRB $6, Beads Van 17/50 in 6.
Penguin Flats: Elvis onto ocean, Celebrates, (D)
  Possible that serf#4 ocean will continue celebration,
  at end of Celb, put one serf on forest, finish Settler. Temple.

Eboracum: Forest serf to ocean, Celebrates like Magic! (N)
Wheat City: switch Phx to Settler! (L)

Reneaux: Celebrates, Food Van 10/50 in 10? sw to Knight!
  needs irrigation to handle BB Settler. Marketplace.
Dellham: Mine serf to River, so Celebrates and grows (N)
  Dellham Knights in 3: rehome in Hipsheim. Caravan (D)
Fort Anarchy Coal: Freeze growth onto Plains, IPRB $6, Van in 5 (L)
Hipsheim: Dip 18/30 in 6, could IPRB=20 $4.
  Hipsheim has Elysium Legion, unfortify and head South.
Monks Towne: celebrates, irrigating, sw to Settler 6/40 in 10 (L)
Cymru Straits: Fish serf to Plains Road, (L)
  Switch default Caravel to Copper Van 7/50 in 15 (L)

Uppsala Temple: Rush Buy $26 (L) Then build ... Catapult?
Banana Bay: Whale serf to irrigated Grassland. (D) This is old business from the disbanding of Roskilde. One Settler rehomes in Ren, the other Settler must go found a city somewhere ASAP. Where? No good prospects.

Khorsabad: unfortify GG Warrior, move E S to coast. (D)
  Caraval S, pickup Dip (abandon Polar scan),
  back North to pick up the GG Warrior. Sail to Bactra.
Khorsabad Settler: Clear.Orders and give up on irrigating, (D)
  move North twice to city site,
  Found new city, then RushBuy Disband old Khorsabad (A)
Bactra IPRB=10 $11 so Dip 10/30, (D)
  then IPRB=20 $22? Or $19? Then final $25? for Dip?

Those seem to be all of the immediate changes.

Little Nemo: Settler 12/40, grows in 17, so IPRB $8 (L)
Castle Jayne: Settler 25/40 in 6, growth serf onto road, Marketplace.

Increase Luxury to 30% 40% 50% as needed, keep Tax 20% (A)
Check each turn, all cities, Lux 20% fallback, add more Lux%
When Food+1 for growth is exhausted: Lux 20% or 30% (N)

I just noticed, we have Spare Dips hiding in Civvium and Udal!

Please also refer to recent posts:
  Caravans are Most Important
  Settlers, Celebration, Civil Disorder
  Plans with Jayne - covers odd final matters
  Look backward thru Turn thread for missing items
  Boreum, Bactra, City Names, others...

 

[MonkE]

by Jayne
What do people feel about spending the extra to subvert a town rather than incite a riot? Do the benefits justify the money?

It's good to have a Spotless reputation, so subversion is worth something when not at war with the "target" civ. I wonder if the Indians would be so friendly if our reputation were not so Spotless.

 

[Rout]

Might I suggest waking up the diplomats near routskilde and fort anarchy for transportation to Viborg?
We need to steal their units and cities.

Originally posted by Jayne

We need a second unit. They can't bribe units in a stack.

The second unit should definately be a diplomat, as this will not drain resources, will still stop bribes, and will bribe Indian units nearer to their cities for NONE support!
I suggest holing them up in the S mountains, or on the nearby squares diagonal from cities (ie a dip can get in, but they cant kick us out without building more cities.)
Indian Map (last turn)

 

[GaryNemo]

Great idea to send a Dip to India. Here is a refinement on how to do it.
I'd like to keep the FA Guard Dip, also the guard near Routskilde. They are vital units of our Dip Guard Net.
We have Spare Dips hiding in Civvium and Udal!

Jayne and I planned a Diplomat Shuffle, TFalls to GG, GG to LC, LC to ship. Further, the Dip hiding in Civvium is available.
We could ship the Udal Dip to Vikings, but we already have one in Viborg (which might Bribe a Viking Horse, $cheap, then Leo upgrades it for us!) Let's station the Udal Dip on Dellham Hill, as a guard for Udal Dellham and Reneaux. A network of Dip Guards is crucial to safety.

Just to be clear, we are switching Ren production from Caravan to Knight. The Ren War Unit was killed in action last turn, and the population of Ren want Revenge!

We are building several specially chosen Markets. I do not consider this authorization to build Markets everywhere. MD in progress, and next regular start in Civvium, CJ, Reneaux.