Inherited turn (1670 AD): I took a tour through our cities. I didn't see anything to change but made a list of needed builds and improvements that I think would help them along:
Rome: work boat and temples so more priests can be hired
Antium: work boat (done 1694)
Neapolis: work boat
Corinth: work boat but it'll get pillaged again when we go after Asoka/Vicky
Seoul: work boat (done 1673)
P'yongyang: needs lots of worker cycles -- had been completely pillaged
Pisae: work boat (done 1673)
Lahore: culture buildings (or capture of nearby Indian cities)
Ravenna: lots of worker cycles
Once again, our cities felt small to me because of the necessary whippings that they've had to endure. I decide to lay off the whip if possible. I also plan to build piles of Cannons, Cavalry and Riflemen as suggested by my illustrious predecessor.
IBT: Catherine adopted Emancipation, the witch.
Turn 1 (1673 AD): Cumae trained a Cannon, started another(3). New Athens trained a Cannon, started another(4). Both Cannon headed east to prepare for the liberation of the two intruder cities: Estrucan(Vicky) and Chittagong(Asoka). I decided to direct General Belarius to build an Academy at Cumae for the 50% boost in production. The 3
the Academy provides will also help our new city-Ravenna-stave off English and Indian culture.
Pisae and Seoul get their needed fishing boats. I gave orders for our wounded units on the other side of Russia to head home before healing. They noted that Catherine has already settled the former Carthagenian lands. Did she ever say "Thank you" for helping her out so much?
Our Jewish Missionary spread religion to Ravenna.
Turn 2 (1676 AD): We discovered Steam Power, revealing that we already have a Coal Mine at Antium. The extra hammers are quickly assimilated into the citizen's work processes.
I chose Corporation because our scientists plied me with their dreams of researching Assembly Lines, whatever those are.
IBT: Yuayna Capac adopted Emancipation. I started wondering if I should have chosen Democracy instead.
Turn 3 (1679 AD): Neapolis trained a Cannon, started a Drydock(8).
IBT: Hatshepsut adopted Emancipation and Universal Suffrage.
Turn 4 (1682 AD): Rome trained a Frigate, started National Epic(6). I presume it's become our GPP farm. Cumae trained a Cannon, started a Rifleman(2). Sparta trained a Rifleman, started a Cannon(9).
The borders at Ravenna have expanded and we now possessed two Incense plantations. Pretty kewl. I traded Incense for 9 gold/turn from Victoria. I love trading Happiness resources to AI that I'll be attacking soon -- it's an extra red face in every city for them when I declare ... heh heh heh. In that same vein, I traded Silk for 8 gold/turn from Asoka. We're now at +6 g/turn at 80% research.
IBT: Catherine birthed a great scientist, Hannibal adopted Bureaucracy, Organization and Representation.
Turn 5 (1685 AD): Antium trained a Cannon (putting that coal to good use), started a Work Boat(3). New Athens trained a Cannon, started a Cavalry(6).
IBT: Our Peace Treaty with Hannibal expired.
Turn 6 (1688 AD): Cumae trained a Rifleman, started a Cavalry(3). The miserable citizens of miserable Kolhapur constructed a Granary, miserably started work on a Courthouse. What a miserable site for a city.
IBT: Well, getta load of this. Have Vicky and her biotch been reading over our shoulder?
Vicky's cavalry captured two of our Workers at the gold site at Ravenna. Asoka's Cavarly killed one of our Cannon that were streaming into Lahore (if 3 cannon can be called a stream?). His Cannons reduced our defenses in Lahore to 16%.
Turn 7 (1691 AD): We discovered Corporation.
I told our scientists to put Assembly Line on hold and go for Democracy. War Weariness and Emancipation Envy are a nasty combination.
Seoul trained a Cannon, started a Galleon(9). Pisae constructed a Harbor, started a Frigate(6).
At Ravenna, our Cavalry killed the worker-raiding English Cavalry. The only other unit she sent is a Redcoat at a forest, heading for one of our Incense plantations. I guess she liked the Incense so much, she decided to just take it from us. She'll pay.
The situation at Lahore was more complex. In fact, if Fox News were covering this story, Lahore would have its own theme music:
We had lots more units than that in the city and in the two tiles north of the city, plus our wounded veterans from the Spanish/Carthage wars were arriving at the city this turn. Was I a genius for hurrying them back or what?
Anyways, when the dust cleared, the big Indian stack was gone. We lost 4 cannon in the preliminaries. But we discovered a smaller stack in the fog behind them (they eventually split up and were picked off one at a time). The biggest bother besides those three Indian Cavalry at the right in the picture above, is my wondering what Vicky is going to be sending soon. We have a bunch of wounded, but veteran units at Lahore but they may be vulnerable when Vicky arrives. I feared I might not be able to launch an offensive on Bangalore any time soon.
Finally, here's what we can see at the two eastern enemy cities:
IBT: Asoka and Vicky move units, seeming more intent on pillaging than actually engaging us. No counterattacks (whew).
Turn 8 (1694 AD): Antium trained a Work Boat, started a Rifleman(13). The workboat constructed fishing nets, hoping some of the Indian destroyers that we've begun to see snag a prop in them, maybe?
At Lahore, we traded a dead Cavalry with Asoka, eliminating one of his pillaging threats. A Rifleman killed another of his Cavalry outside of Corinth. Then we turtled up to heal but maintained a position on the Indian forested hill outside of town. At Ravenna, the English Redcoat was killed, costing us a Rifleman.
IBT: An Indian Cannon attacked our stack on the hill outside of Lahore, 2 Indian Riflemen cross the border outside of COrinth.
Turn 9 (1697 AD): Cumae trained a Cavalry, started a Rifleman(3). I dispatched the Cavalry to kill one of the Indian Riflemen outside of Corinth. I whipped a Rifleman started last turn at Corinth. We're a bit light on garrison there, losing a Rifleman to kill a pillaging Cavalry. P'yongyang trained a Cannon, started a Worker(15!).
IBT: We lost a Cavalry outside of Bangalore to an English Cavalry and more English troops were seen starting to arrive there. An Indian destroyer killed our frigate outside of Estruscan.
Turn 10 (1700 AD): Rome constructed National Epic. It's pumping out 27 great people points each turn now. Next person is due in 5 turns -- 44% odds of it being a Prophet. Rome started work on a Rifleman. Corinth trained a Rifleman, and went back to work on a Bank(40).
Our promoted veterans at Lahore began picking off English Cavalry and Redcoats outside the city. I've been peeling units out of Lahore to advance on Bangalore. The bombardment of that city can begin next turn.
My sense is that we've seen Asoka shoot his wad but we've yet to see Vicky's main punch yet. And can this be right? In three turns, we've earned 106/150 points for our next Great General? We haven't been at war since the last general was born, right?
Here's the save:
His_Loneliness_AD-1700.CivWarlordsSave Good luck!
the next person SHOULD though (do as I say, not as i do! 
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ALSO: i just checked Izzy; apparently losing all those guys dampened her spirits a bit; she'll take MT now too for peace.
... not that I am complaining ...
move on my part, but I have every intention to do it again ... those troops are too far from home, they are eating up maintenance, and they are obsoleted. I rather waste them to raze an enemy city, then to either haul them back for upgrade or let them sit there doing nothing but consuming gold.
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Indian Destroyer??? 
