pbem 'Xi' Warlords

[bathsheba666]

Are Immortals strictly kosher? and peaceful?
I see you have some skulking in a forest near a poor unsuspecting barbarian axeman.

 

[semental]

That would be my neighbor who I hope is peaceful and just cleaning up the neighborhood.

 

[DogBoy]

DogBoy1 is down to one city. DogBoy is down to one city but was able to build some archers. That city will last...for a few more turns at least.

 

[DogBoy]

Due to a lack of reading the game parameters and a heap of stupidity on my part...I'm dead.

 

[bathsheba666]

Shaka obliterates New York.

 

[bathsheba666]

Was Washington worth the loss of three chariots?

 

[semental]

Just building and watching.

 

[bathsheba666]

Despite Shaka's strategy of building the Great Lighthouse, and only keeping coastal conquered cities, the economy starts to tank.

Brennus begins to see the substance behind previous gossip about barbarians, as the Roman town to his north disappears, and his lands are invaded from north and west. He is somewhat annoyed that the War Elephants, lovingly prepared for a visit to Tokugawa, are distracted by this unwarranted intrusion.

Then again, time to build catapults whilst the lumbering ones gain experience .

 

[bathsheba666]

Shaka razes yet another American town, built on the ruins of New York.
We capture 4 workers.
After considerable time for healing, and replacing the suicide chariots, Boston will be kept. (Love them meandering tiny streets)

We build our first temple:
'That Tao that can be named is not the eternal Tao.'

Yet another axeman turns up on Celtic borders.

 

[semental]

Boston is a keeper.

 

[bathsheba666]

As our research rate plummets in the face of our expansion, town output is devoted to research in pursuit of desperately needed courthouses.

 

[bathsheba666]

We suspect the Americans unleashed a catapult from Boston.
Curiously, all that appeared damaged were workers

A couple of suicide units later, America is no more.
Courthouses can be built soon, and peaceful expansion will be enjoined.

Brennus, otoh, is hopelessly dithering.

 

[bathsheba666]

Despite Shaka's example, where ruinous war has research down to 30%, Brennus invades Japanese territory.

 

[semental]

I am begining to think a ruinous economy is just a feature of the game.

 

[bathsheba666]

6 catapults rain down on Kyoto, and the defences are still standing.

 

[bathsheba666]

Kyoto falls. 2 suicide cats, and then no elephants are lost.

 

[semental]

Japan has asked for assistance. We refused.

 

[bathsheba666]

Another Japanese town falls.

More axemen appear on our Celtic borders.

 

[bathsheba666]

Our catapults are taking a mere 3% off Japanese defences.
What's that about?

 

[bathsheba666]

Obligatory suicide cat, and the third Japanese city falls to the Celts.
Three more to go.

Follow up of supply units is painfully slow.
Horse archers are woefully overduie,
and we have to research first.....