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Got it.

 

Summary:
Germany has been eliminated
We have met the Mongols
1 Leader => Pentagon

50 AD (0)

I put the aqueducts on hold to get a settler out of each of those towns first.

IT: Russia enters MA, gets Engineering

70 AD (1)

Catapults hit 8/11
Horse kills redlined Egyptian sword (1-0)
Army kills Egyptian spear and archer (3-0)

IT: Mongol settler pair emerges from fog on NW front
Engineering from Great Library

90 AD (2)

Volcano is smoking

Mongols have 12 cities. Declare war.

Catapults hit 4/5 against two Russian horsemen
Horseman and Enkidu make the kills (5-0)

Remaining catapults hit 4/6
MDI kills Egyptian archer (6-0)
Army kills Egyptian sword and archer (8-0)
Sword army kills two Arabian swordsmen (10-0)
MDI army kills German archer (11-0)
Elite sword kills Arabian warrior (12-0)

IT: Arabian sword defeated at Bad-tibira (13-0)

110 AD (3)

Catapults hit 3/5 (the rest have no target)
MDI kills Russian horse (14-0)
Veteran swordsman kills Jaguar warrior (15-0)
Swords army kills another JW (16-0)

130 AD (4)

MDI army kills two spearmen, auto-raze Munich (18-0)
Germany has been destroyed

Catapults hit 6/6, upgrade 4 others
Three MDIs defeat two archers and a JW (21-0)
Sword army kills Russian archer and horseman (23-0)

150 AD (5)

Trebs hit 4/4 against Egyptian swordsmen
Horseman and MDI make the kills (25-0)
Cats hit 2/3, MDI kills JW (26-0)
Swords army kills Russian spearman, enslaves settler (27-0)

IT: Egyptian swordsman kills our MDI (27-1)
Arabian swordsman is killed by an MDI (28-1)
Russian horseman kills the same MDI (28-2)
Aztecs drop of a warrior near Hamburg
Volcano erputs, destroying improvements on two hills

170 AD (6)

Trebs 5/5, Cats 5/7

Elite sword kills Aztec warrior (29-2)
Horseman kills Aztec spearman (30-2)

Zabalam founded

190 AD (7)

Cats 5/7, Trebs 1/5

Horseman dies to Egyptian swords (30-3)
MDI army kills two Egyptian swords (32-3)
Two MDIs kill Russian horsemen (34-3)
Elite sword kills Arabian sword = LEADER (35-3)
Vet sword kills another sword (36-3)

Lugalbanda rushes Pentagon in Kish

IT: Bad-tibira riots (oops)

210 AD (8)

Cats 5/7, Trebs 2/5

Elite* and vet swords kill Arabian swords (38-3)
Load 4th MDI into army, kill Egyptian sword and spear (40-3)
MDI kills Russian horse (41-3)

IT: Russian archer and horseman kill an MDI and Enkidu (41-5)
Egyptian and Aztec units retreat north of Sumer (Pikemen blocking all paths)

230 AD (9)

Cats 4/7, Trebs 4/5

Vet sword kills Russian horseman (42-5)
Vet Enkidu kills an archer (43-5)
Armies kill two more archers (45-5)

Kisurra and Der founded

IT: Army scores ZOC hits on two Arabian units
Agade border expansion reveals short front.

250 AD (10)

Cats 3/4, Trebs 3/5

MDI armies kill two archers and two swords (49-5)
Swords army kills an archer (50-5)

Kua founded

Notes:
Egyptian and Aztec units retreated from Sumer when there was no way through. They would rather trek around the large inland sea than attack our fortified position. To that end, we should keep the blockade up.

Workers: Add one native and one foreign worker to the large stack clearing damage to complete the task a turn sooner and without wasting worker turns. (14+17+17=48)

 

Things are looking good from the sounds of it. Of course Mongols would pose a threat when their initial onslaught comes at us.

The Roster
ThERat
Greebley
Mathias
TheOverseer - up
AndrewN

 

Finished this turn-set, everything seems good, I think we are nearly ready to break out of our box. Found the short front, it's 5 turns wide, 3 being mountains, with Pikes nearly in place. A picture:
Here is the turn-log:

Spoiler :

Pre-Flight: CivAssist 2, Word running. Open the save, look things over.
Looks like a busy map with all the incoming.

Civilian units:
Workers 7
Settler 1

Military units:
Enkidu Warriors 10
Swordsmen 6
Pikemen 9
Maces 8
Catapults 7
Trebuchets 5
Armies 3, 1 Sword, 2 Mace

Unit Support:
Total units: 57
Allowed: 36
Support cost: 21 gpt

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IBT: Russian Horse promotes our Sword. Another one trots in to replace it.
Egyptians continue their retreat to go around the long way.
Tons of movement.
Berlin Settler=>Settler.
Sumer Mace=>Mace.
Agade Trebuchet=>Trebuchet.
Erech Trebuchet=>Trebuchet.
Akshak Trebuchet=>Trebuchet.

Turn 1, 260 AD: Bombard all units in reach. Rest armies this turn.
Settle Marad near Berlin.

IBT: Aztec Archers promote our Pike, no damage taken by it.
Russian Archer and Horse move in.
Mongols settle in a vacant spot, as no unit was able to get to the settler.
Ur Pikeman=>Pikeman.
Bad-tibira Trebuchet=>Trebuchet.

Turn 2, 270 AD: Ping and kill the Russian Archer and Horse.
Moving the healthy MDI army reveals a 5-tile choke with 3 mountains, 2 grass.

IBT: Egyptians retreat more, but Aztecs come in.
Arab Swords moving in.

Turn 3, 280 AD: Kill a Russian Archer blocking path to Orenburg, then a Spear within. Ping Arab Spear.

IBT:Russians want to talk…no!
Another Horse moves in.
Arab Swords move in.
2 Aztec Archers actually kill the Pike guarding Sumer. Another one moves in at Erech.
GLib gives us Monotheism.
Ur Pikeman=>Pikeman.
Sumer riots due to loss of an mp.
Lagash Trebuchet=>Trebuchet.
Kish Aqueduct=>Pikeman.

Turn 4, 290 AD: Kill 2 Spears in Orenburg.
Kill the Aztec Archer at Erech.
Move the new Pike to guard hill near Sumer, the Pike there moves into Sumer.

IBT: Lots of Aztecs moving in, along with Arab Swords and a couple of Russian Archers.
Americans build the SoZ.

Turn 5, 300 AD: Kill 2 more Spears in Orenburg.
Kill a Jag and 2 Russian Archers at Bad-tibira.
Settle Kuara near the Mongol village-to-be-destroyed-later. Send an EW to guard it.

IBT: Aztecs attack another Pike at Sumer, lose but do 2hp damage. Damaged Aztecs retreat. More Arab units move in.
Ur Pikeman=>Mace.
Sumer Mace=>Settler.
Erech Trebuchet=>Barracks.
Akshak Trebuchet=>Barracks.

Turn 6, 310 AD: Kill Horse guarding Orenburg, I keep the town for now, we get 3 slaves. Kill 2 redlined Aztecs at Bad-tibira, 1 at Erech.

IBT: Aztecs retreat, and want to talk…nope. Arabs head toward Orenburg.
Mongol Longbow comes out of Tseterleg. He could be problems.
GLib gives us Invention. Research is pretty fast so far.
Berlin riots…missed that one.
Isin riots…wtf?

Turn 7, 320 AD: Try to guard workers. Pick off a red-lined Jag.

IBT: Mongol Longbow loses to EW. Lots of Russian Horses show up.
More Aztecs move in.
Lagash Trebuchet=>Barracks.
Kish Pikeman=>Pikeman.
Zabalam riots….again, no warning.

Turn 8, 330 AD: Kill an Aztec and Russian Archer.

IBT: Arabs decide they like Agade again. Russians send 3 horses in.
Aztec Archer suicides on a Pike at Sumer. Another Mongol Longbow comes out of Tseterleg.
Ur Mace=>Mace.
Sumer Settler=>Pikeman.
Umma Aqueduct=>Harbor(Can be changed)
Bad-tibira Trebuchet=>Trebuchet.
Agade Pikeman=>Pikeman.

Turn 9, 340 AD: Kill Russian Horses with Mace armies. Redline Arabs in reach. Kill the Mongol Longbow.

IBT: Arabs want to talk…nah.

Turn 10, 350 AD: Little to do except getting ready to burn the pesky Mongol village.

Civilian units:
Settler 1
Workers 7
Slaves 22

Military units:
Enkidu Warriors 10
Swordsmen 5
Pikemen 13
Maces 12
Catapults 7
Trebuchets 15
Armies 3, 1 Sword, 2 Mace

Unit Support:
Total units: 73
Allowed: 46
Support cost: 27 gpt

Sliders
00% tech/70%taxes/00%luxury

Research:
Chivalry, 999 turns, +30 gpt. (347 in the bank)

An overall picture:

Spoiler :

P.S. AFAIK, there are no fortified artillery, and the only fortified Swords/Maces are healing or MPs. I can't guarantee perfect MM, that is not my forte.

The save:

 

Got it. I'm not going to play now as it is gone midnight, I'll take a punt at it in the morning.

 

Great progress.

I am thinking we should start to be prepared for our own research and inititate some infrstructure builds. Our core should be able to build some markets and libraries.

 

Yeah I was wondering what to do with all those towns building trebuchets. I changed them to Barracks, but that was a filler build.

 

Ya great job - we are doing well. I definitely like the Pikemen in the mountain to force the units to come through the gap on clear terrain.

Agree with ThERat. This is an excellent time to build infrastructure - libraries and markets. We have a short front and have sufficient units. I think I would make the major cities get Libraries and Markets, and get Aqueducts in any city that doesn't yet have one.

 

Inherited turn: Looks good, swap some of the barracks and unit builds to libraries in anticipation of TGL becoming obsolete, hey we are scientific, that makes life a bit easier. I suspect we might need some courthouses soon as well. I left the former German lands on units, when they have been improved then we can get some infrastructure in there.

We are currently 27 units over our support limit, average to Egypt and Mongolia and stron vs everyone else.

We are going to want the FP soon, anyone have a good idea where?

The Russians have managed to get a city into the Jungle near the dyes, how did they get it all the way round there?

IBT:

Lots of units wander round. The Aztecs drop a spearman off the galley between Izit and Zabalam both in reach and undefended
Mongol Longbow appears from Tsetserleg
Erech Library -> Aqueduct

1) 360AD
Bombard and kill longbow with army [1-0]
Bombard Russian spears near Agade and Aztec archer near Sumer
Kill both spears but there is not a spare attacker in Sumer to kill the archer so kill him with an EW [4-0].
Kill 2 Mongol archers near Orenburg [6-0]
Take a unit each from Kish and Berlin to cover the invasion
Complete the pike wall on the mountains near Agade. The only route through is past the armies near Orenburg

IBT:
Longbow attacks fortified pike on mountain [7-0]
Ur Library -> MDI
Lagash Library -> Barracks

2) 370AD
Bombard and kill Russian horse at Agade [8-0]
Kill retreating Arab units near Orenburg [11-0]
Kill landed spear, but it takes an MDI with it [12-1]
Army kills 2 spears in Tsetserberg but is badly injured, cover with sword. Longbow now on top.
Found Kutha, start walls

IBT:
Mongol MDI's attack pike wall and promite our pike to elite [14-1]
Sumer Library -> MDI
Kish Library -> MDI
Agade Library -> MDI
Akshak Barracks -> Settler

3) 380AD
Bombard Aztec archer near Sumer
There are now no units near Agade and with a bit of luck there ill never be, start to move the siege units to Orenburg.
New spear in Tse, retreat army for healing
Kill 2 Arab units near Orenburg [16-1]

IBT:
Army takes a pot shot at a passing MDI

4) 390AD
Siege goes 5 from 6 at Orenburg and 4 from 4 at Sumer.
Kill two Mongol MDI at Orenburg [16-1]
Kill Mongol Longbow at Kuara [17-1]

IBT:
The Mongols and Arabs are fighting , most of the units I was waiting to kill died without me having to lift a finger
Theology pops out of TGL
Ur MDI -> MDI
Isin Treb -> Settler

5) 400AD
Siege goes 4 from 4 at Orenburg and 2 from 3 at Sumer before running out of targets.
Kill Russian archer at Sumer [18-1]
Kill Mongol and Arab MDI at Orenburg [20-1]

IBT:
Lagash Barracks -> Horseman
Cultural borders expand at Sumer, that will make life fun for the Aztecs that like to attack from that direction.

6) 410AD
This is no good, I am running out of units to kill. Kill Russian LB as the only unit I can hit safely
As there is a pause I advance on the Russian city of Novgrod

IBT:
Sumer MDI -> Marketplace
Kish MDI -> MDI
Agade MDI -> Courthouse
Erech Aqueduct -> Baracks

7) 420AD
In a nice peice of timing Tsetserleg grows to size 2 the same turn as they move a LB out of the city and I am ready to attack , Sword Army kills 2 spears and the city is ours. Not sure where it came from but I decide to keep the city, I don't think it will go back, start some walls [22-1]
Attempt to kill the LB that left Tse, but it kills our sword [22-2]

IBT:
LB attacks Kuara [23-2]
Ur MDI -> Marketplace
Bad-tibria Library -> Aqueduct
Akshak Settler -> MDI

8) 430AD
Seige goes 6 from 9 at Orenburg before running out of targets
Kill 3 horses at Orenburg [26-2]
The Mongols have Gunpowder, no one else has it yet

IBT:
Interesting, all the Aztec archers which were aiming for Sumer (as they have been doing for centuaries) disappear into the fog, I wonder where they are off to.
Hamburg Pike -> Pike
Lagash Horse -> Horse
Umma Library -> MDI

9) 440AD
Siege of Novgorod - cats and trebs go 1 from 6
MDI army kills 2 spears and the damaged on is now on top, this is killed by MDI [29-2] LB on top, how I wish I had another attacker
MDI army kills LB [30-2]

IBT:
Nothing of interest

10) 450AD
Siege of Novgorod cats and trebs go 6 for 6
MDI army kills horse and LB and we burn Novgorod [32-2]. We aquire 3 slaves.
MDI loses to Russian LB on open ground [32-3]. Didn't even scratch it.
MDI army kills Egyptian sword [33-3]


Notes:
There are 2 Aztec galleys near Isin, as far as I am aware they haven't dropped anything off yet, the last landing was on the ruins next to Isin. I have left some units with movement so you can decide where to put the defence.

The only land unit in our borders is the Russian archer that killed out MDI. I had marched that MDI all the way through the jungles from Agade and the first thing it did was to die Also there is a settler on its way, building near one or both of the cows might be nice but I had come to no firm conclusion where it should go.

The Aztecs had been sending archers against Sumer all my turn set, then they all turned round and disappeared.

 

Looks good.

I think we may need a few more units in coastal towns farther away. A bigger landing could lose us more than one town.

Better roads far south might help too. Looks like we are going to want extra workers this game.

 

I feel the same way. It makes me a bit uneasy seeing all the empty towns down south. This will attract AI landings for sure.

Got it, will play tonight

 

A few horses might make a decent mobile defense force.

 

Knight you mean?

 

Well, there are 3 new ones waiting under an army to the north . I agree we need more units down there and I did send a few, however with the infra builds I didn't have too many to spare, I am have gone a bit overboard with the infra builds. I was also going to send the sword army in that direction.

To be honest I wasn't sure what to do with those towns, which is why the worker force is clearing jungle further north. If there was some water then we could irrigate the grassland and mine the hills.

No knights. Nobody has Chivalry yet

 

Pre-Turn
We employ to many clowns and run 30% lux. there are too many empty cities, that's the cause
I will change that during my set for sure
I don't like the tight spacing in the west, there is no need for CxC in my mind. Kua will go via settlers/workers

I don't know what is happening but we have too thin a defense and our units are occupying mountains
Move 2 pikes back and one to spy on enemy land

IT win against one LB in the jungle

1. 460AD
defeat a mace and move army forward

2. 470AD
the land is really horrible...well, we got to deal with that
get Moscow in sight

IT we get gunpowder from the GL

3. 480AD
Moscow just got muskets (before I only saw spears)
we do have saltpeter, but not yet connected which is fine for now

defeat 1 mace and move out a settler with army cover

4. 490AD
bombard Moscow and the musket is red revealing spears
defeat 3 of them, the musket remains

5. 500AD
we have 2 more markets and go into military mode again

bombard Moscow, defeat 2 muskets and raze the Russian capital for 31 gold
take out 2 maces next to Agade

6. 510AD
take out another left over mace, that threatened our workers
cover tile so we can road to the front
found a new city, now we have no settlers, a situation that is very unpleasant but we will get more soon

7. 520AD
our capital goes now for high growth instead of 15spt to let it go to pop 8
take out 2 random units

8. 530AD
ok, education will be in next turn, we won't get chivalry, thus i start to research it as we need knights before cavalry
chivalry is down to 9 turns but with big deficit

I feel confident we can deal with the enemy and send both mace armies out

9. 540AD
take out 2 spears in Vladivostok

10. 550AD
big Aztec and Egyptian stacks are now on our doorsteps
bombard the stacks properly

take Vladivostok and keep it to heal the army, take out 2 spears in Krasnoyarsk

then work on the stacks, eliminate 5 Aztec maces, 1 Russian LB and 3 Egyptian maces
defeat a landed spear as well
by the way, we now have 4 settlers making their way to the front

 

Ok, I got it.

 

Preturn: Added some more Pikes to Agade. Covered some exposed workers killing a MDI as well.
Decide to build a bit more Infra while we wait for Knights rather than more MDI.
Not sure where we want the Forbidden Palace.

Vladivostok gets disease. One of the first time we have wanted disease as it kills off foreign dudes.

560 AD: Capture Krasnoyarsk.

570 AD: Units all going after Krasnoyarsk now.

580 AD: Abandon Krasnoyarsk. Too hard to defend.
Busirus is destroyed.
Build new city: Susa's Marching Band.

590 AD: Driving back AI. Large Egyptian stack bombarded and killed.

600 AD: Build Tubtub and Kutallu.

Notes:
Was a bit tired when playing and a bit rushed. Check out our cities, just to be sure.

 

good progress. With knights this should get easier soon

The Roster
ThERat
Greebley
Mathias - up
TheOverseer
AndrewN

 

Yes, knights will definitely increase our momentum. Got it.

 

I'm three turns in and now have a MGL, but it will be a few more turns before our first knights are trained. Rushing FP seems like an attractive option at this time. Do we want it in Bad-Tibira, or perhaps somewhere in the recently-conquered north?