Played turns

[donsig]

We have sanitation!

The Admiralty: coal plant ---> hospital
The Gulag: worker ---> worker
The Bayou: harbor ---> university
The Shallows: library ---> aqueduct

Set research to atomic theory but set it to zero percent with no geeks

Kaiser sirdanilot bombards 3/3 BABE frigate, inflicts 1hp damage
Sultan peter bombard 2/3 BABE frigate, inflicts 1hp damage
King donsig I sails towards redlined frigate and passes 3 BABE frigates
Prime Minister dl, the Kaiser and the Sultan all join the

All banks changed to hospitals (The Aboretum, The Chamber, The Treasury, The Silo and The Institute).

Rolled the blockade and sent our 3/4 caravel back to port for repairs.

MMed The Gulag for one turn workers.
Hired police in The Squeeze and The Beach for more shields.
Fired civil engineers and hired police and taxmen.

Our land:

F11 screen:

630 AD, 519g, +490g, research off for a turn.

GONG: 21672 ---> 22173 (+501 ++7)
WE: 6969 ---> 7144 (+175 ++9)

 

[Paul#42]

SABER sends corporation.
We send sanitation back with accept.

The Chamber hospital -> guerrilla
The Treasury hospital -> temple
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Silo hospital -> cathedral
The Aerie horseman -> temple
The Greenhouse harbor -> frigate

internal stuff
Join 7 workers to The Chamber (12 -> 19 (9-1-9)), we encounter happiness problems there... due to drafts in #164 and #169. So decreasing in 4 and 9 turns. 177bpt
Join 3 workers to The Treasury (12 -> 15 (7-1-7)), build temple against unhappiness. 141 bpt.
Join 2 workers to The Admirality (10 -> 12). 66bpt
Join 3 workers to The Arboretum (9 -> 12). 38bpt.
Join 2 workers to The Pier (7 -> 9). 34bpt

research
surpassing the 1000 beakers
Start Steel at 100%, 5 turns for now doing 962bpt +39bpt per scientists. 1001bpt. We need 1050...
The Treasury will add 30 - after the cathedral. Where do we get the other 20?
8 workers will be ready to join next turn. In core towns they do almost 4bpt. That could be 30. Some towns will grow in the meantime... It will be close.

F3
We are still average to FREE and weak to BABE and GONG and now also to SABER.

navy
Draw our frigates towards SCI.

F8
GONG 22173 -> 22681 (+508 ++7)
we 7144 --> 7319 (+175 ++0)

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[Paul#42]

turn 181, 650 AD

The Treasury temple -> cathedral
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Igloo factory -> hospital

internal stuff
Join 1 worker to The Treasury (15 -> 16 (8-0-8)), 117 bpt.
All other workers - work.

research
Science down to 80%, 4 turns for now doing 781bpt +21bpt per scientists.
802bpt. We need 800bpt...

F3
We are weak to BABE, GONG, SABER and now also to FREE.

navy
Draw our frigates and caravels towards SCI.

F8
GONG 22681 -> 23197 (+516 ++8)
we 7319 -> 7499 (+180 ++5)

map
forgot to take pictures
you did not miss anything.

 

[tomasjj]

What do you expect...it is not as we have been pumping out the units....and FREE will expect an attack after their Hoover gambit.

 

[Paul#42]

SABER sends Refining.
The Chamber guerilla -> guerilla
The Admirality hospital -> temple
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Arboretum hospital -> temple

Battlefield Medicine available message displayed.

Pollution strikes badly for the first time...

Apart from the missing beakers, it also messed some other plans: The Silo is one food short of growing and The Chamber took the desert which was meant for The Bayou on growth

internal stuff
I decide to clean pollution in The Chamber first, we need a couple of tiles for The Admirality this turn.
Switch two corrupt towns to workers.

research
I keep Science at 80%, we will make it 5.
Doing 798bpt now, just 1 beaker shy of matching a third of the remaining 2395.
It seems FREE does not know it yet...

F3
We are weak to BABE, GONG, SABER and FREE.

navy
Draw our frigates and caravels further towards SCI.

F8
GONG 23197 -> 23752 (+555 ++39)
we 7499 -> 7679 (+180 ++0)

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[Paul#42]

SABER sends 100g. The official confirm of SCIAA!

The Admirality temple -> cathedral
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Institute hospital -> cathedral

No Pollution this time...

internal stuff
MM a lot here and there.
Switch The Chamber to coal plant. If we mine the plains we'll get exactly 90spt there... unless pollution strikes...

research
I keep Science at 80%, Steel in 2. Not too much surplus - I'll increase beakers on final turn.
Doing 808bpt now, remaining 1604.
It seems FREE still does not know it yet...

F3
We are weak to BABE, GONG, SABER and FREE.

navy
Draw our frigates and caravels towards SCI.

F8
GONG 23197 -> 23752 -> 24340 (+588 ++33)
we 7679 -> 7861 (+182 ++2)

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[Paul#42]

The Treasury cathedral -> courthouse
The Gulag, The Greenhouse worker -> worker
The Ways university -> frigate (takes some more time till we can reach size 12 and need hospital)
Chamsuri's Cove granary -> worker
The Pier market -> university
The Marina harbor -> galleon

No Pollution this time...

internal stuff
Improve hill and one mountain for The Treasury to get it from 39spt to 43spt base which will result in 72spt (after waste, factory and plant - but before pollution ). Okay add another worker to increase by another shield. -> 73spt.
Sacrifice a horse in The Treasury to get court next turn.
(If any of my calculations failed... )
I become uneasy and short rush to worker for 12g so we can cope with pollution on a low shield tile... foul compromise...

research
I keep Science at 80%, Steel next turn.
Doing 801bpt now at +7gpt, remaining 799. Assign 11 scientists for another 33bpt as insurance. This should cover a pollution strike like two turns ago...
It seems FREE still does not know Steel yet...

F3
We are weak to everybody.

navy
Draw our frigates and caravels towards SCI.
close up for a nice picture.


F8
GONG 24340 -> 24934 (+594 ++6 ---27 )
(rarely a third derivation made me that happy )
we 7861 -> 8050 (+189 ++7)

map
forgot to map our world...

 

[Paul#42]

Our scientists dicover Steel. FREE however beat us to it. We wasted 464 beakers
Sent Steel to SABER with accept.

The Chamber coal plant -> guerilla
The Treasury courthouse -> barracks
The Gulag, The Shallows worker -> worker
The New Yard market -> university

No Pollution again...

internal stuff
mine a plains for The Chamber and reach 90spt.
Start mining the remaining mountains for The Treasury to reach 90spt there, too.

Navy
Our frigates block and shell BABEcolony. We redline the knight, the next bombardment misses, no ships in there.
They just connected the rubber
A couple more frigates on that side of SCI might have done the job

A couple of BABE frigates heads for our coast


research
I keep Science at 80%, combustion in 6 it reads.
Doing 842bpt now at +4gpt.

F3
We are still weak to everybody.

F8
GONG 24934 -> 25528 (+594 ++0 ---6 )
we 8050 -> 8242 (+192 ++3)

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[Paul#42]

The Chamber guerilla -> rifle (unhappiness costs shields)
The Admirality cathedral -> frigate
The Treasury barracks -> rifle (for now)
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Silo cathedral -> coal plant
The Aerie temple -> hospital
The Arboretum temple -> factory
The Whale Pond, The beach harbor -> library
The New Watchtower worker -> settler
Chamsuri's Cove worker -> harbor

No Pollution once again...

internal stuff
war unhappiness level 1 in several cities. No riots yet but I need to hire specialists
Even two clowns in The Chamber are necessary.
Raising the lux slider would have been more expensive.
At least this disallocates another tile in favor of The Admirality and enables to build 1-turn-frigates...
And it lowers pollution emission.

Send ACs as cannon fodder to the towns that might get shelled by BABE frigates and lose improvements.

Navy
Our frigates block and shell BABEcolony. We redline the knight, the next bombardment misses, but the last destroys the harbor.
Too bad I already ended the previous frigates' turns. With the harbor destroyed, they could have left BABE's cultural borders to ease our war unhappiness

The couple of BABE frigates holds position.


research
I keep Science at 80%, combustion in 5 it reads. One turn at 90% will be sufficient to shave a turn - if necessary at all.
Doing 820bpt now at -10gpt. Avg (discount implied) should be (4800 x 90%) / 5 = 864bpt.

F3
We are still weak to everybody.

F8
GONG 25528 -> 26129 (+601 ++7)
we 8242 -> 8444 (+202 ++10)

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[Paul#42]

The Chamber rifle -> MoM
The Admirality frigate -> frigate
The Treasury rifle -> rifle
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Meeting Room university -> harbor

Pollution in The Treasury - no harm done, just 3 of our +4fpt lost.

Navy
No need to block harborless BABEcolony. I stack our ships and draw them to pillage rubber next turn.
I don't think BABEs will smell the rat

Three BABE frigates sail towards SCI.


research
I set Science at 100%, 1016bpt @-142gpt, combustion in 4 it reads. Just in case we don't decide to gamble on the discount.
Undiscounted there's 3116 beakers left (CA2), that's 1039bpt for three turns.
Discounted it would be 480 less, evolves to 879bpt.

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG - average!

F8
GONG 26129 -> 26742 (+613 ++12)
we 8444 -> 8653 (+209 ++7)
culture chart


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[Paul#42]

The Admirality frigate -> frigate
The Treasury rifle -> rifle
The Gulag worker -> worker
The Igloo hospital -> cathedral
The Phoenix harbor -> court

Pollution in The Silo - no harm done again

Internal stuff
Switch The Bayouu from university to market. Too much unhappiness.
Switch The Aerie from hospital to court. We won't grow past 12 for some time.

Navy
Five frigates redline the MW but fail to pillage the rubber
Oka is rioting.

Three BABE frigates sail towards SCI. We'll try to pick them off...


research
I set Science to 80%, 822bpt @-16gpt, combustion in 3 it reads.
Undiscounted there's 2122 beakers left (CA2), that's 1061bpt for two turns.
Discounted it would be 480 less, evolves to 821bpt.

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG.

F8
GONG 26742 -> 27359 (+617 ++4)
we 8653 -> 8862 (+209 ++0)

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[Paul#42]

The Admirality frigate -> frigate
The Treasury rifle -> rifle
The Gulag, The Greenhouse worker -> worker
The Squeeze harbor -> court

Pollution in The Chamber - no harm done one more time

Internal stuff
Nobody builds MoM - it will be ours!

Navy
BABE's frigates had attacked our brave caravel and failed, losing a 4/4 frigate to our 1/4 caravel
Three of our frigates redline the MW and the fourth pillages the rubber
I'm surprised (and disappointed) they did not cover it properly.


research
combustion is available at 10% discount, BABE made it a four-turner to end their Golden Age.
I set Science to 70%, 715bpt @+58gpt, combustion next it reads.
We got some 20 beakers in excess to cover losses to pollution

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG.

F8
GONG 27359 -> 27976 (+617 ++0)
we 8862 -> 9071 (+209 ++0)

 

[Paul#42]

Combustion researched.
Sent it to SABER with accept.



The Chamber MoM -> rifle
The Admirality frigate -> frigate
The Treasury rifle -> rifle
The Gulag, The Greenhouse worker -> worker
The Bayou market -> worker
The Red Tape market -> university

Internal stuff
rush the final settler in The New Watchtower.
forest and irrigate one tile for The Admirality for a quick growth.
Switch some engineers to scientists to get flight in 5.
Sell the granary in The Chamber. It won't grow anymore.
Switch The Igloo from cathedral to court (in 2) to be able to build a bomber as planned - no spare money for expensive rushing

Navy
BABE's frigates had sunk one of our caravels
Our swarming ships don't find the sneaky sniper.


research
I set Science to 100%, 1057bpt (plus several scientists) @-147gpt, flight in 5 it reads.

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG.

F8
GONG 27976 -> 28689 (+713 ++96 )
we 9071 -> 9282 (+211 ++2)

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[Paul#42]

SABER sends Atomic Theory.

The Chamber rifle -> rifle
The Admirality frigate -> frigate cruiser
The Treasury guerilla -> guerilla
The Silo coal plant -> rifle
The Nursery market -> hospital
The Hideaway harbor -> library
The New Watchtower settler (disbands town)

Internal stuff
short-rush 5 shields in The Marina to get transport in 4.
Join worker to The Igloo -> size 13
Join two workers to The Admirality -> 15
Join 4 workers to The Ways -> 12
Join worker to The Aerie -> 9
Switch The Ways to destroyer

Navy
No signs of BABE's fleet. We discard the chase and concentrate on our main target


research
Science at 100%, 1120bpt (plus 9 scientists) @-152gpt, flight in 4 it reads.

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG.
73 unit support free, 63 units we own:
settler, 10 workers.
12 horses, 2 muskets, 8 rifles, 3 guerillas, 8 ACs, 2 Hwach'as.
6 caravels, 11 frigates.

F8
GONG 28689 -> 29402 (+713 ++0 ) (last turn was double-culture-day, I bet...)
we 9282 -> 9493 (+211 ++0)

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[Paul#42]

The Chamber rifle -> rifle
The Treasury guerilla -> guerilla
The gulag worker -> worker
The Igloo court -> colosseum (bomber prebuild #1)

A floodplain was polluted near The Chamber. The governor grabbed the vacant desert tile instead, neglecting that it was meant to be taken by The Bayou on growth to finish the worker
The First Councillor was not amused and requested the presence of the capital's Governor

Internal stuff
upgrade a caravel to transport for 180g

Join worker to The Aerie -> 11
Join worker the The Admirality -> 16

Navy
BABE's fleet returned.

Three frigates can reach them. Two shell and Tzar Paulski the Final kills one and promotes elite . one 1/3 frigate left - surrounded.

And the overall situation around SCI with attack plan


research
Science down to 90%, 1064bpt @-84gpt, flight in 3 it reads. 346g in treasury...
We need gold to upgrade some rifles...
According to current calculation we could upgrade a mere three of them at 30g each...
But the turn after we got flight we could make some gold just in time. #195 flight, #196 upgrade, #197 to the front.

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG.

F8
GONG 29402 -> 30123 (+721 ++8)
we 9493 ->9704 (+211 ++0)

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[Paul#42]

The Chamber rifle -> rifle
The Treasury guerilla -> guerilla
The Gulag, The Bayou, The Shallows worker -> worker
The Silo rifle -> colosseum (bomber prebuild #2)
The Aerie court -> cathedral
The Pier university -> court

No pollution this turn

Internal stuff
forestry near The Ways. Shaved a turn off the Destroyer (in 4)

Navy
Sultan Peter chases down the fugative 1/3 frigate in enemy waters, promoting to 5/5

A single frigate is west of The Phoenix. I hope it does not detect our vessel...

Shell two knights on the rubber to 2/4 each.

research
Science remains at 90%, 1076bpt @-82gpt, flight in 2 it reads. 262g in treasury...
2095 remaining according to CA2.

F3
We are still weak to everybody but GONG. We are strong compared to GONG

F8
GONG 30123 -> 30846 (+723 ++2)
we 9704 -> 9921 (+217 ++6)

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[Paul#42]

The Chamber rifle -> colosseum (bomber prebuild #3)
The Admirality cruiser -> colosseum (bomber prebuild #4)
The Treasury guerilla -> colosseum (bomber prebuild #5)
The Gulag, The Greenhouse worker -> worker
Chamsuri's Cove harbor -> university
The Aerie court -> cathedral

No pollution this turn

Internal stuff
forestry near The Ways. Shaved another turn off the Destroyer (due next turn).
forestry near The Aerie. 10 shields towards cathedral.
Sell granary in The Igloo. Too many forests there to grow any further.

Navy
Our proud cruiser is launched in The Admirality. It heads northeast to arrest some BABE frigates...
No pictures, he's top secret
Sultan Peter encounters another reg frigate in enemy waters, sinks it losing one hp.

Shell some units on SCI.

Another frigate is east of The Greenhouse


research
Science remains at 90%, 1041bpt @-76gpt, flight next (1019 beakers to go). 187g in treasury...
22 beakers in excess should cope with up to 4 polluted tiles...

F3
We are still strong compared to GONG and weak to everybody else.
Suddenly we are paying 4gpt unit support. Time for some serious warfare

F3
GONG is behind Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.
FREE is missing Music and Sanitation.
SABER is missing Music.
BABE is missing Music, Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.

F8
GONG 30846 -> 31620 (+774 ++51)
we 9921 -> 10138 (+217 ++0)

map

 

[Paul#42]

SABER sent rubber - without accept
flight researched -> navigation

The Gulag, The Bayou worker -> worker
Chamsuri's Cove harbor -> university
The Institute cathedral -> bomber
The Ways destroyer Kyongbuk -> destroyer
The Marina transport -> destroyer
The Beach library -> duct

pollution on the horses near The Chamber. No big deal.

Internal stuff
disband musket in The Whale Pond. MM to rax next turn.
Switch The Admirality to Battlefield Medicine. MM to 70spt. 54 shields already piled, reach 400 in 5 turns.
The Chamber has to give three tiles to The Admirality, losing 15gpt and 18spt.
Switch The Chamber, The Treasury, The Silo and The Igloo to bombers

Navy
rename our cruiser Ulsan.
He and Kyongbuk search for the BABE fleet


Shell some units on SCI.
Redline pike and knight on the rubber, hit e-MW on hill.
Made a mistake and moved some frigates so the arty could bomb them from the hill.
I hope he stays on the rubber...
I might call a balk if he's pitching without being on the rubber


research
Science to 0%, 27bpt @+644gpt , navigation in 50 turns. 115g in treasury...
We'll do two turns at min (only scientists) just in case anybody beats us to Magellan's.
The missing 1440 beakers we'll get in the final two turns (at 30% and 100%).

F3
We are still strong compared to GONG and weak to everybody else.

F4
GONG is behind Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.
FREE is missing Music, Sanitation and Flight.
SABER is missing Music. Almost forgot to send Flight
BABE is missing Music, Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.

F8
GONG 31620 -> 32406 (+786 ++12)
we 10138 -> 10361 (+223 ++6)

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[Paul#42]

SABER sent rubber - with accept

The Gulag worker -> worker
The Chamber bomber -> bomber
The Silo bomber -> Infantry
The Igloo bomber -> cathedral
The Treasury bomber -> Palace
The Arboretum cathedral -> factory
The Whale Pond barracks -> library

no pollution again.

Internal stuff
Switch The Nursery and The Aerie (rax) to Infantry.
Deploy bombers to The Whale Pond.
Hit <space> for the rifle in The Whale Pond. Draw another rifle to The Nursery and press <shift>-u to upgrade all rifles. It works. But the infantery in The Whale pond have been unboarded and are now shown on top

After a short break for a decision poll (Niklas and Aigbruth agreed for option b - consensus all the way ).
I shortrush a transport in The Marina (320g), switch to destroyer and plant and chop another forest to get the destroyer next turn.

Join a worker in The Silo (-> 14).

Navy
Check the possible moves of the BABE fleet. If they went straight west at full speed, they could be 4NE of The Whale Pond right now...
I draw our east-most 2/3 frigate King donsig I to east and we encounter - 5 BABE frigates!
I calculate they won't be able to attack our fleet right now (except for our miserably King donsig I)
In a valiant rear, King donsig I fires its final volley, hitting the 4/4 frigate to 3/4

Shell some units on SCI. It's three on the rubber now...

research
Science still at 0%, 21bpt @+652gpt , navigation in 50 turns. 115g in treasury...

F3
We are still strong compared to GONG and weak to everybody else.

F4
GONG is behind Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.
FREE is missing Music, Sanitation and Flight.
BABE is missing Music, Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.
SABER is missing Music and also still Flight...
We send flight. Did I forget that last turn?
Ah no I had remembered that, they must have rejected . I'll keep sending it.

F8
GONG 32406 -> 33208 (+802 ++16)
we 10361 -> 10587 (+226 ++3)

map

 

[Paul#42]

SABER sent mass production

The Gulag, The Bayou worker -> worker
The Marina destroyer -> destroyer
The Dislodged duct -> harbor (or temple or market? )

pollution S of The Silo calls for big MM to ensure growth next turn. Could have been worse...

Operation counterstrike
Bombers take out 1/4-pike, 1/4-knight, 2/4-frigate and 3/3-frigate
landing forces take rubber tile and captures arty. Arty takes two HP off knight.

New Destroyer and frigate sink two more frigates.
Our destroyer and cruiser combo arrives late and cannot take part.
We are facing (visible): 4/4-knight, two 2/4-knights, 3/4-MW.
BABEs had already cleared three coastal tiles


Internal stuff
forestry for The Hideaway -> Library in 6.
forestry for The Pier -> court in 4.
Switch Chamsuri's Cove to settler.

research
1425 beakers to go (played with lux slider). At 100% we do 1150 + 18gpt.
So 237 needed this turn. 20% offers 223 + 27 = 250bpt. At +469gpt. Navigation in 6 it reads.

F3
We are still strong compared to GONG and weak to everybody else.
Paying 18gpt for unit upkeep. We'll join some of our 18 workers soon. And gain some towns. And lose some units...

F4
GONG is behind Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.
FREE is missing Music, Sanitation and Flight.
BABE is missing Music, Scientific Method, Sanitation, Combustion.
SABER is missing Music and also still Flight...

F8
GONG 33208 -> 34016 (+808 ++6)
we 10587 -> 10816 (+229 ++3)

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