(0) 1300 AD - Wow, look at that pretty land! Sea to shining sea!
Scrappy science mode confirmed- the Iroquois lack industrialization, electricity, and sanitation, and don't have any gpt. Egypt has electricity, but not sci. method, and has moderate gpt. Zulu is in the same spot, but has no gpt. Ditto for the Aztecs with a small amount of gpt. The Hittites continue to be lame.
Scrappy lux mode confirmed- cancel all lux deals, then renegotiate to include the one we're missing, making sure we're getting the best possible price.
Wines, silks, and gems to the Aztecs for furs and 26 gpt. Wines, silks, gems, and 67 gpt to the Zulu for ivory and dyes. The Zulu still only have around 40 gpt left because we had been paying them something for lux already.
We could raise science and get rep. parts in 3 at a deficit, but that would be silly considering we have ToE due in 4.
Salmanca is not hopelessly corrupt, so I swap it to a courthouse. York, too.
We want Hoover and Suffrage, and don't really have competition for either. We won't be needing coal plants with Hoover expected so soon. Lagash will stay on Suffrage for a Hoover prebuild (yes, we'd have time to build Hoover second, but with that production boost I'd prefer to take a small risk with Suffrage). Umma to Batt. Med. for a Suffrage prebuild. Tippecanoe and Isin to hospital. Kisurra and Der allowed to grow.
We have several unguarded cities. I do no think they're an actual risk to us. But, I wonder if they appear to be a risk to the AI. I send the army into Oka (with another unit on the way to replace it). A cav moves into Hastings. I rush a rax in Neodakheat. Also, I send some extra units to Kuara for flip protection (heh, just read RBC1 before I played this). I rush a uni. in Kuara too.
BT - Egypt wants a MPP.
London worker - temple. Sumer stock - cathedral. Panama West temple - market. Kuara uni - cathedral. Neodakheat rax - rifle.
(1) 1305 AD - Rush rifle Kiohero. Build railroads. Some AI can pay full market for sci. method and sanitation if they include communism in the deal. We do want communism, but probably as part of a second civ's trade, not a first. We wait.
BT - Hittites want MPP. Did somebody forget to tell these guys that we're scrappy?
Ganogeh worker - worker. Isin hospital - stock. Kiohero rifle - temple.
(2) 1310 AD - Science to 60%. Musket arrives in Oka, army out. Rush cathedral Kuara, and rifle at Neodakheat.
BT - Kuara cathedral - harbor. Neodakheat rifle - rifle.
(3) 1315 AD - Science to 50%, rep. parts in 1. We can't lower science and hire scientists to make it up. We're getting some pollution in the core, but we have lots of workers now, so it's not a big deal.
BT - Rep. parts in, to atomic theory, of course. Complete the Theory of Evolution. Take atom. theory and electronics. Study refining.
Ur ToE - bank. Coventry worker- worker. I'm not going to mention if the outlying cities build workers anymore, unless I swap them off workers. Tippecanoe hospital - bank. Kahnawaka bank - factory.
(4) 1320 - Lagash to Hoover - due in 5. Umma to Suffrage - due in 14. We could do with a bit more income to afford 90% science and save a turn. But, we have more economic improvements on the way, and Smith's too. So, it will only get better and better. One more turn on the Egypt gpt deal, and I bet they'll be ready to buy something. Gewauga needs a specialist. Rush infantry Neodakheat. Grand River and Oil Springs to courthouse.
BT - Hittites sail into our territory. Egypt declares war (they hadn't been in our lands), and sneak attacks Kuara with a unit from Asyut. They attack with an ancient cav (!) and win, so luckily we had those extra flip suppresion units in there to hold the city. They don't send additional units.
Sumer cathedral - bat med. Chondote something (forgot, oops) - market. Panama East market - hospital. Neodakheat infantry - galleon.
(5) 1325 - Attack the redlined ancient cav with an elite Enkidu and win, no fish. Gather armies for Asyut, which is guarded by a pike. 18/18 army attacks and wins, and a spear is up. That army is out of movement, so another steps up. Asyut is ours, and, finally, the backlands are clear!
Our worker priority this turn is to connect those last few cities so that we can defend against landings anywhere. We have enough to do that and tackle this turn's pollution. I don't plan to go into war mode, and I don't expect the Egyptians to be much of a threat when they have to orchestrate a landing. We're done with this world and have our sights set on space!
Without Egypt's gold, which would have been due to expire this turn anyway, we have 108 gold and -81 gpt. Yuk. However, the lux tax can go off with the war happiness. That alone takes us to +18 gpt.
I'm a little concerned about Kiohera's defense. London to galleon so we'd at least be able to send units if it looks like a target.
BT - Egypt sails up to some mountains that we have workers on. Beware the railroad crew blockade! Ur bank - stock. Kish military academy - infantry. Gandasteaigon court - market. Asyut resistance ends.
(6) 1330 - The Egyptian ships turn out to be just two frigates off the coast of Asyut. We bombard and redline them, but, lacking a navy, can't kill them. I also remember, this turn, to make sure that all our armies are on the rail network.
The Zulu can pay market value for sanitation this turn. It's a shame that I can't talk to Egypt, because I have no idea what they have. We may not have a monopoly there anymore. I trade with the Zulu for 149 gpt and 17 gold. I don't trade with the Aztecs, as they have only about 8 gpt. Science to 90%, refining in 4.
BT - With all the excitement about the Egyptians, I'd forgotten all about the Hittites. I don't recall noticing them after the turn that they sailed into our borders. The certainly didn't advance, or I'd have noticed them. So, they must have either sailed back out or stayed put on the edge of our territory. If the latter is true, then I forgot to boot them last turn. They remind us, oh-so-politely, by allying with the Egyptians and declaring war on us. They send some galleys. The Egyptian frigates I'd wounded last turn retreat. More appear to our west.
Tyendenage uni - bank. Akshak bank - stock.
(7) 1335 - There's one Egyptian frigate and three Hittite galleys near Oil Springs. I wound all incoming ships, but can't redline any. Asyut to harbor. I do some mining around the Panamas. They could be decent little cities if they could just get some shields.
The Aztecs have sanitation! I know they could not have paid anyone, even the AI, for it last turn. Nobody who has sanitation lacks communism, either. They must have either researched it or renewed a gpt deal. I wish I could see what Egypt is up to.
BT - Wounded boats retreat. Kish infantry - infantry. Agade bank - stock. Erech stock - cathedral. Wall Street popup. Palace expands.
(8) 1340 AD - The Infantry go to London where they can be sent to Kiohera, if the next leader agrees. The Iroquois have 30 gpt now. The Aztecs and the Zulu both have electricity and are broke. I blame Cleo. Boo! I'd show her my "furious" face, but she won't even talk.
BT - Ur stock - wall street. Lagash completes Hoover Dam - infantry. Isin stock - cathedral.
(9) 1345 - Hmm, there's one tile that's north of Oil Springs that might be poachable. I don't think we should settle on it, with OCN working how it does, but we should blockade it. I send some workers to build a road on the tile so we can move onto it.
BT - Egypt finally lands some units - four cavs. The Hittite galleys and Egyptian frigate are back. Refining is in, start steel. Kish inf - inf.
(10) 1350 AD - We kill all four of the cavs that landed with the same army. Yawn. We also wound all the boats in sight. No AI will talk. We have to turn science to 80% to erase the deficit.
Keep an eye on Kiohero's defense, and of course that island up there. The mainland seems to be holding its own fairly well. We're in war happiness from both AI, but might do better losing the war happy if we can separate the Egyptians from their money. We'll see, I guess.
Scrappy again!
PS- Mr. Gris says he already knew I was a warmonger.
I'm guessing that everyone here already knows, but just in case somebody missed it, Epic 38 is open now at RBCiv. There's a problem with the ftp and I couldn't update the site, but the information and start file is available
on the forum
Thanks for the QSC series tip, I will have a look.
Our military advisor explicitly states that we have 0 trebuchets...? 
. Lots of cities need fiddling.
