Zophos
Greater Ape of Antics
So...um...who are the daughters in this relationship?pholkhero said:
PH06: One is the Loneliest Number!
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GreyFox
Make it so ...
Loneliness, it such a peculiar feeling. It feels your heart with emptiness, and yet, you sometimes yearn to be alone.
It all began with the encounter of the British fat lady ....
We talks about the rest of couples ... and I am starting to feel a bit of jealousy and envy there. They had such a different lives ... there is so much going on in their life. Although I like my bachelorhood, but I can;t help to feel a bit ... monotonous in my everyday life.
You see, Vicky can sometimes boss over her inferior, sometimes choose to give comfort to Asoka (although what kind of comfort a man can derive from her is unimaginable). For Alex, he can choose to have pain in his butt, or give pain to someone else's butt. And Cathy, she enjoys the thrill of having an affair with someone else's husband behind Sally's back.
Me? Nothing!
Ah, an animal ...
Would you like to be my partner, O Magnificent Cat?
Guess not ...
I resigned to my loneliness, and recline to my own solitude, doing research. All sort of research .....
... such that we are classified as the most powerful ... ... so powerful that we are off the chart!
It seems, loneliness is indeed a powerful weapon.
---------------------------------- The Save ----------------------------------
I was wondering why we were researching Sailing, being on a Pangea map. My guess is it is for lighthouse, so I built one after a workboat and a warrior. Thereafter, I whipped the lighthouse at its last turn for overflow into settler. End turn, we have a settler heading out, and a worker in queue. After these, we need more units.
The reason why I started a settler first before worker is because there is nothing for worker to do. Which is why I started wheel first, and head towards animal husbandry. But being without copper, we need iron working fast too. So next player can consider switching to that.
Instead of the city Pholky signed, I think we need to be a lot more aggressive in settling, lest we be trapped in a small part of the Pangea. My suggestion is thus below:
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It all began with the encounter of the British fat lady ....
We talks about the rest of couples ... and I am starting to feel a bit of jealousy and envy there. They had such a different lives ... there is so much going on in their life. Although I like my bachelorhood, but I can;t help to feel a bit ... monotonous in my everyday life.
You see, Vicky can sometimes boss over her inferior, sometimes choose to give comfort to Asoka (although what kind of comfort a man can derive from her is unimaginable). For Alex, he can choose to have pain in his butt, or give pain to someone else's butt. And Cathy, she enjoys the thrill of having an affair with someone else's husband behind Sally's back.
Me? Nothing!
Ah, an animal ...
Would you like to be my partner, O Magnificent Cat?
Guess not ...
I resigned to my loneliness, and recline to my own solitude, doing research. All sort of research .....
... such that we are classified as the most powerful ... ... so powerful that we are off the chart!
It seems, loneliness is indeed a powerful weapon.
---------------------------------- The Save ----------------------------------
I was wondering why we were researching Sailing, being on a Pangea map. My guess is it is for lighthouse, so I built one after a workboat and a warrior. Thereafter, I whipped the lighthouse at its last turn for overflow into settler. End turn, we have a settler heading out, and a worker in queue. After these, we need more units.
The reason why I started a settler first before worker is because there is nothing for worker to do. Which is why I started wheel first, and head towards animal husbandry. But being without copper, we need iron working fast too. So next player can consider switching to that.
Instead of the city Pholky signed, I think we need to be a lot more aggressive in settling, lest we be trapped in a small part of the Pangea. My suggestion is thus below:
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pholkhero
Deviant Mind
great write-up! it seems the story-tellers guild is spreading to other games now? (Do i smell a new SG series...STG?? anyway . . .)I agree about settling towards our enemies first. we can't even use the other resource at the corn site right now.
Roster (nothing cute, nothing fancy, lest i confuse the small-minded...and you know who i mean
)Fox > just played
Furrie > UP NOW and will play tomorrow
Karr > on deck
Cosmic >
Frank >
Pholk >
Is it my 'ph' sound, is that what attracts so many f-in players to my games...
get it, that's a pun ~
Cosmichail
Dark Lord of The Sith
Ok me simple minded don't get it about the ph. Maybe what "Penthouse" now that's appealing. Just a simple minded blood thirsty warrior.
Ok you can make a cute/fancy roster I think my little brain can handle that much maybe we'll see. Ouch brain hurts. DOH.....
Nice report Greyfox enjoyed that very much. Even going after the lions aye you must really be lonely.
Hey my 1600th post do I get any prizes?
Ok you can make a cute/fancy roster I think my little brain can handle that much maybe we'll see. Ouch brain hurts. DOH.....
Nice report Greyfox enjoyed that very much. Even going after the lions aye you must really be lonely.
Hey my 1600th post do I get any prizes?
Allready played my turns.
They were very uneventful so I played 20 turns (didn't really know what was agreed)
I'll post some relevant screens and tell something at the relevant turns.
T7: Animal Husbrandy invented -> Hunting
We have Horses at Rome and another Horse at a very good city site !
T8: Rome: Worker -> Work Boat
T9: Found Antium on the most Northern Spot near Alex, Antium starts a Work Boat
T15: Hunting invented -> Mysticism
T16: Rome: Work Boat -> Settler (I swap some tiles to get the settler in 9 turns.)
Nothing happened after that.
We should just keep settling aggressive, Greyfox's city placement seems just right. and with the free +2
, we can build cities close to their borders.
Here is an overview of our borderlands:
Don't forget it's now version 2.08
They were very uneventful so I played 20 turns (didn't really know what was agreed)
I'll post some relevant screens and tell something at the relevant turns.
T7: Animal Husbrandy invented -> Hunting
We have Horses at Rome and another Horse at a very good city site !
T8: Rome: Worker -> Work Boat
T9: Found Antium on the most Northern Spot near Alex, Antium starts a Work Boat
T15: Hunting invented -> Mysticism
T16: Rome: Work Boat -> Settler (I swap some tiles to get the settler in 9 turns.)
Nothing happened after that.
We should just keep settling aggressive, Greyfox's city placement seems just right. and with the free +2
, we can build cities close to their borders.Here is an overview of our borderlands
:Don't forget it's now version 2.08
GreyFox
Make it so ...
Good abt horses ... but we still need iron if we are going to use our UU.
Yes, the free culture is a bless ... saving us the need to build monuments.
Karr is UP.
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Yes, the free culture is a bless ... saving us the need to build monuments.
Karr is UP.
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Played 15 turns because Pholk once again gives us no hints at all.
T3 - Mysticism in -> start Pottery.
T6 - Settler done and I start a warrior. I move the settler to this spot before it's gone:
T10 - Warrior done and I start a worker.
T11 - Pottery in -> start Writing. I also start connecting our horses to Rome.
T12 - The workboat in Antium is done and I start a warrior there, so Rome can crank out workers and settlers.
T14 - Some barb warriors are running around in the fog:
But chariots are the #1 barb killer so the next player can smash them.
T15 - Settler is in place to found our 3rd city next turn and Rome finishes the worker on the next turn.
I'd go for another worker so we can get the gold mine up at Antium and start some cottages. Of course we also don't want to lose out on the 3rd forward city spot.
T3 - Mysticism in -> start Pottery.
T6 - Settler done and I start a warrior. I move the settler to this spot before it's gone:
T10 - Warrior done and I start a worker.
T11 - Pottery in -> start Writing. I also start connecting our horses to Rome.
T12 - The workboat in Antium is done and I start a warrior there, so Rome can crank out workers and settlers.
T14 - Some barb warriors are running around in the fog:
But chariots are the #1 barb killer so the next player can smash them.
T15 - Settler is in place to found our 3rd city next turn and Rome finishes the worker on the next turn.
I'd go for another worker so we can get the gold mine up at Antium and start some cottages. Of course we also don't want to lose out on the 3rd forward city spot.
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
Nice turns all! good to see a lot of forward movement in the game 
I hope that since i gave each 'marriage' a 'religious' civ, they'll all try to found their own religions ~ that'd be good for some strife, but we just need to remember that we have to kill one partner from each team before we win ~ which, to me, seems to suggest that we should go with Domination of course, using the Praetorians for as long as possible.
Once Writing comes in, i would head for Iron Working next to settle near some and get started on making everyone as lonely as we are . . .
Roster:
Fox >
Furrie >
Karr > just played
Cosmic > UP NOW
Frank > on deck
Pholk >
Other longer term plans?
I hope that since i gave each 'marriage' a 'religious' civ, they'll all try to found their own religions ~ that'd be good for some strife, but we just need to remember that we have to kill one partner from each team before we win ~ which, to me, seems to suggest that we should go with Domination of course, using the Praetorians for as long as possible.
Once Writing comes in, i would head for Iron Working next to settle near some and get started on making everyone as lonely as we are . . .
Roster:
Fox >
Furrie >
Karr > just played
Cosmic > UP NOW
Frank > on deck
Pholk >
Other longer term plans?
Cosmichail
Dark Lord of The Sith
Ok this is "I got it" and am playing without the patch as per a post a few pages back. Will play later on today in the evening.
Settle, get another worker for gold, and after writing head for iron working for the famous Praets.
Settle, get another worker for gold, and after writing head for iron working for the famous Praets.
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
no, we're playing WITH the patch as I've got no unpatched version!
Cosmichail
Dark Lord of The Sith
Glad you spoke up and here's the post you made some pages back which made me think we are playing unpatched.
No problem I can go both ways. LOL
No problem I can go both ways. LOL
Cosmichail
Dark Lord of The Sith
I just knew someone would comment on that LOL.......
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
if no one did, we wouldn't be doing our jobs 
Cosmichail
Dark Lord of The Sith
One is the loneliest number tune just keeps playing in my head over and over again. So I venture out to see who started this tune that wont stop. I go check with the other couples and they deny even knowing about it. They just look at me like Im lonely or something. They all cling together like saran wrap and just start getting into stuff that is for 18+ only so I leave as the two guys are getting into it and not finding that any fun though. That Cathy has got a hot bod but Vicky scares the crap out of me. Come on guys whats this some kind of orgy. (never have a camera when I need one) Are you sure Vicky is a woman cause I dont know but I didnt look too closely but I think shes one of those transformed guys like Roseanne Barr.
That Alex guy though looks at me funny though and well that certainly hastens my exit. Must be what I said in the forum earlier on. Just wait till we cut his empire off at the seams and see how that look changes.
Turn 1
Ok I see we are on prince as I wondered why there was no AI spawn like usual. Rome finishes worker start another warrior to accompany to the land of gold.
Judaism is founded. Settle the city of Cumae on spot. Hopefully culture (good ole Caesar is great for that) will get us that ivory soon.. Alex wont be happy though so we need an army soon. Hopefully Praets. Ok move our only warrior with worker since he will need protection in that land of fog. Of course Rome complains but another warrior only three turns away.
Turn 2
Alex converts to Judaism so it he that discovered it. That means at some point his culture will improve so we should take that into consideration.
Turn 3
Ok some afterthought. (my brain hurts need some bananas from those monkees)
Feel that moving worker all the way to gold is too far and easier just to build one at Antium. Move worker back to Rome and warrior to do some fog busting. Notice too that Alex is running around with chariots. I think he just likes those hunky guys that pilot them.
Turn 4
Ok we in trouble barbs are sending axes our way already. (ok this is prince but now already?) Good thing we started a chariot in Rome must be my Sith foresight.
Turn 5
We should think about sailing to connect Rome to Antium so it benefits from the gold and Antium could build chariots as I dont trust Alex when hes boxed in. He and Mansa had a spat so hes even in a fowler mood now.
Turn 6
Hey we so large its off the scale. (yep fox said the same thing so repeat, repeat. Damn the cds skipping again on that one is the loneliest number. DOH)
We discover writing for those cheap libraries and start on Iron working as planned.
Hey we may be lonely but we dont even register ..mmmmmmm
Turn 7
This where I decide to take a nap. Wake me when theres some action.
Turn 8
Rome finishes chariot start another to protect other cities just in case.
Turn 9
Cumae pops borders but as I suspected Alexs culture is too strong for us to take ivory as we are competing against his capitol. At least only way to our lands now is via galley so we keep that land for ourselves and let the couples dance on less land.
Turn 10
Vicky asks for OB but decline especially after the mental picture replays in my mind. I just want her to disappear very fast. Better to be alone than hooked up with that one.
Turn 11
Alex asks for OB too decline but we better watch him hes nasty when he gets boxed in.
Turn 12
We have one unhappy in Rome as we grew past our happy limit. Will whip the bugger when we can. Chop for mine finishes another chariot start a settler since we might want to finish settling near Cumae. (does that name remind you of anything) Worker start another mine since we need some miners to dress up the place.
Turn 13
Ok Cumae takes ivory from Alex so start monument there (two warriors garrisoned there now) to keep our culture strong since its a matter of time before Alex gets a religion in Athens. (Hes upset with the rabbi since they wont let him marry Mansa)
Turn 14
Now Cathy wants OB and decline. Trust me that was hard since I have a hard time saying no to that hot aristocrat. Can whip settler in Rome but needs 3 pop hold off until at 2 pop.
Turn 15
I moved our chariot out to head to Antium but a barb axe got him. Surprised since they supposed to be good against axes. Our other chariot took out a warrior so hes healing in a forest but watch him and dont let him become prey to that axe. Whip the settler for 2 pop since we have food galore in Rome. Next player can decide what to do with him. Worker in Antium will be done in 2 turns. As to tech path well IW is going to take a long time 20 turns at this point so putting a library next in Rome might help.
Getting a city in that other spot near Cumae will limit galleys from getting to our lands so I think we should go for that spot. Good thing this isnt monarch as we would be getting killed in maintenance already however it is affecting us so COL will be needed soon too.
That Alex guy though looks at me funny though and well that certainly hastens my exit. Must be what I said in the forum earlier on. Just wait till we cut his empire off at the seams and see how that look changes.
Turn 1
Ok I see we are on prince as I wondered why there was no AI spawn like usual. Rome finishes worker start another warrior to accompany to the land of gold.
Judaism is founded. Settle the city of Cumae on spot. Hopefully culture (good ole Caesar is great for that) will get us that ivory soon.. Alex wont be happy though so we need an army soon. Hopefully Praets. Ok move our only warrior with worker since he will need protection in that land of fog. Of course Rome complains but another warrior only three turns away.
Turn 2
Alex converts to Judaism so it he that discovered it. That means at some point his culture will improve so we should take that into consideration.
Turn 3
Ok some afterthought. (my brain hurts need some bananas from those monkees)
Feel that moving worker all the way to gold is too far and easier just to build one at Antium. Move worker back to Rome and warrior to do some fog busting. Notice too that Alex is running around with chariots. I think he just likes those hunky guys that pilot them.
Turn 4
Ok we in trouble barbs are sending axes our way already. (ok this is prince but now already?) Good thing we started a chariot in Rome must be my Sith foresight.
Turn 5
We should think about sailing to connect Rome to Antium so it benefits from the gold and Antium could build chariots as I dont trust Alex when hes boxed in. He and Mansa had a spat so hes even in a fowler mood now.
Turn 6
Hey we so large its off the scale. (yep fox said the same thing so repeat, repeat. Damn the cds skipping again on that one is the loneliest number. DOH)
We discover writing for those cheap libraries and start on Iron working as planned.
Hey we may be lonely but we dont even register ..mmmmmmm
Turn 7
This where I decide to take a nap. Wake me when theres some action.
Turn 8
Rome finishes chariot start another to protect other cities just in case.
Turn 9
Cumae pops borders but as I suspected Alexs culture is too strong for us to take ivory as we are competing against his capitol. At least only way to our lands now is via galley so we keep that land for ourselves and let the couples dance on less land.
Turn 10
Vicky asks for OB but decline especially after the mental picture replays in my mind. I just want her to disappear very fast. Better to be alone than hooked up with that one.
Turn 11
Alex asks for OB too decline but we better watch him hes nasty when he gets boxed in.
Turn 12
We have one unhappy in Rome as we grew past our happy limit. Will whip the bugger when we can. Chop for mine finishes another chariot start a settler since we might want to finish settling near Cumae. (does that name remind you of anything) Worker start another mine since we need some miners to dress up the place.
Turn 13
Ok Cumae takes ivory from Alex so start monument there (two warriors garrisoned there now) to keep our culture strong since its a matter of time before Alex gets a religion in Athens. (Hes upset with the rabbi since they wont let him marry Mansa)
Turn 14
Now Cathy wants OB and decline. Trust me that was hard since I have a hard time saying no to that hot aristocrat. Can whip settler in Rome but needs 3 pop hold off until at 2 pop.
Turn 15
I moved our chariot out to head to Antium but a barb axe got him. Surprised since they supposed to be good against axes. Our other chariot took out a warrior so hes healing in a forest but watch him and dont let him become prey to that axe. Whip the settler for 2 pop since we have food galore in Rome. Next player can decide what to do with him. Worker in Antium will be done in 2 turns. As to tech path well IW is going to take a long time 20 turns at this point so putting a library next in Rome might help.
Getting a city in that other spot near Cumae will limit galleys from getting to our lands so I think we should go for that spot. Good thing this isnt monarch as we would be getting killed in maintenance already however it is affecting us so COL will be needed soon too.
Cosmichail
Dark Lord of The Sith
Roster:
Fox > He's so lonely he's going for the lions
Furrie > He's so lonely he goes for "Patat met mayonaise"
Karr > He's so lonely asks barb chick for a date
Cosmic > just played and he's so lonely goes for some "dropjes" (dutch licorice real good for blood pressure)
Frank > UP -- He's so lonely asks Cos for candies even though no good for him either
Pholk > ON DECK -- He's so lonely heads over to the deck to see if anybody is there.
Fox > He's so lonely he's going for the lions
Furrie > He's so lonely he goes for "Patat met mayonaise"
Karr > He's so lonely asks barb chick for a date
Cosmic > just played and he's so lonely goes for some "dropjes" (dutch licorice real good for blood pressure)
Frank > UP -- He's so lonely asks Cos for candies even though no good for him either
Pholk > ON DECK -- He's so lonely heads over to the deck to see if anybody is there.
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