(Preface - no "slapping", Rubberjello, taking a full 48 to slog thru a tough campaign is one thing, doing nothing over a 3 day span isn't acceptable. Especially when first player turn was 24 hrs late and next turns were skips. There's no hard feelings, just trying to keep the game moving
)
Rubberjello saw that we lacked coal that was rightfully ours and in Fascist
fashion, "nationalized it." It twas, alas, a detail that the coal lay in territory
'claimed' by some upstart Vikings, but Rubberjello started a 'corrective action'
to "reclaim" it for the glory of Austria. We also seem to be at war with a tiny
nation known as the Hittites.
We have 117 of 236 allowed units (yowza), blazing fast workers, Hussars and four
armies of Hussars, top score, top power, are 'strong' to the world, and 46 rifles.
Let's put the pedal to the metal before Infantry arrive on the scene. Rival in power,
albeit a weak one, is a tie between Germany and Ottomans. Due to geography, Ottomans
will be next in line for a whooping after the other two. We need TONS more work done
on rails, even Vienna is mostly unrailed. Milnet completion comes first though.
Our rivals have no useful techs, just Democracy and Communism, inferior govts!
Our goal - world Domination, of course. We're well on the way in population, and
need to double our area.
[0] 1100AD - Whip a few places to start, such as temple in Pecs, CH in Bad-tibira
and Gmeund.
[1] 1110 - First stop on the tour of peri-extinct viking lands is Bergen.
Next stop, our latest and greatest addition to the empire, Trondheim, home of
our new Sun Tzu Art of War, built by Austrians centuries ago, it is finally
nationalized ("reclaimed") for the glory of the Fatherland. Army kills three rifles
to expose a Berzerker. Sounds like a good time to let the Elite Hussar, and...
Beaulieu appears! Army #5!
Rifle after rifle dies at Trondheim, tis verily a river of blood. Finally, it falls
to the newly created army, and along with it and Sun Tzu, Magellan's and tourist
attraction Colossus. Both these cities are immediately hooked up to military railnet.
IBT - Only 'counter' is three frigates from Stockholm bombarding our army.
[2] 1120 - Lost a vet Hussar at Stockholm, but no other losses as we take the city.
After a little cleansing, we visit Shakespeare's theatre for a little propaganda film.
Milnet is instantly hooked up and we come up to break the resistance. The Vikings
have only ONE more city -- Reykjavik, and to curtail flip chances for Sun Tzu and the
rest, it's going to go, and next turn. (Kissura, Kish, Agade whipped)
IBT - Outside Erech, a Hittite MDI lands, next to one Berzerker landing (hehe)
At Reykjavik, two units LEAVE?!
[3] 1130 - Reyk is tough, starting with 3 retreats and loss, then two wins by army,
and a retreat (yikes) by army. Conscripts now, elite loses, wins, and wins to capture
the city (and Newton's University). The Vikings have been assimilated by the glorious
Austrians!
We turn now our sights to the Hitties, and see a musket defending Allepo!
The laughs subside when the first two Hussar retreat (tis on a hill, size 8)
We beat the next few and take it though. All ex-Viking cities are whipped, as are
Kafa, Kranj. IBT - Whoops, forgot MDI at Erech! He pillaged.
[4] 1140 - Harran finds itself facing the wrath of a Hussar army, which kills the
top three muskets, going red. One more Hussar takes it, and the Mausy Mauso.
On to Hattusas, W, L, R (vs Pike!), W, L to uberPike with elite Hussar??!, W to take it.
Finally, Erech lander is hit with cannon and taken out.
[5] 1150 - Vienna finishes factory, starts Coal plant, after which it can go on
army production duty
Salzburg finishes too, hits 40spt and so can crank one
Hussar per two rounds. We advance on Hatusha. IBT - Nuthin.
[6] 1160 - Sipahi are coming close to Hittite towns too, ah yes, they're at war.
Hatusha only had two muskets, and is taken by an army.
Crud, Ottomans have Tarsus sealed off -- can't get there. Actually, can get ONE
army to get ONE attack by going around a few Ottoman workers. Pike is up... Pike
is down, that's it! We poached Tarsus from the onslaught of the Ottomans
The Hitties have precisely one city besides their capital and are insulted to
even think of giving it away. The problem is, that's an island city. The only
one who could easily knock them off is the Germans. We send a few elite Hussar over
toward their capital, Ankuwa, but its mountainous and the Ottomans should beat us
there. Still, there might be a poach chance. One army heads there too.
We found a native city in a gap between Reyk and Olso, which is called
Wiener Neustadt. (New Hot Dog City??)
[7] 1170 - Movin' and railin'. In fact, our mil net is FINALLY complete, all cities
connected via rail. Now our core can get some more attention. Several low shield
cities are put on settlers to fill in gaps and move us toward the domination goal.
IBT - The Ottomans are so lame. They get about nine Sipahi NEXT to Ankuwa but
can't reach it, but worse, they kill a pike and then LOSE to a spear with the ones
that can reach it. Our army is right next door watching
[8] 1180 - Poach indeed, the army decimates the lone spear and takes the city
[9] 1190 - Garrison, by next turn no more resistance.
[10] 1200 - 4120g +260gpt, Vikings gone, and our whole SOD army is next to Oslo,
ready to do the bidding of the next leader.
Notes:
- Unmoved settler next to Oslo - found a city where you like. Also the SOD next
to him and all the units in Ankuwa are unmoved, if you would like to.
- Harran was whipped to get rid of Hittite citizens this turn. Choose rifle or Hussar.
- We can probably sell off all rax, but I hadn't done that yet in case Trondheim
had any problems.
- Seems like the next step might be one of three things:
- Ally with Germany vs Hitties (with whom they share an island) and see them
eliminated. Meanwhile, prepare forces to strike Ottomans and ally with 'our
friends' Germany when we do.
- Make peace with Hitties, focus on settling and making factories and more rifles
for the next ten turns (since we have about 12 undefended 'interior' cities.
- Hit either Germany or Ottomans right now. (Probably not best choice, given the
number of exposed workers right on our borders.
Or of course, some modfication or combination of the above
RBC7 Austrian Fascists Save File 1200AD
Charis
Aggie <-- UP
Bede <-- ON Deck
Rubber Jello
mitsho
Good luck, EDIT -- File now uploaded
Charis
This will have to be changed post haste. We cast our covetous eyes on the nearest source that is near our border in the Ragnor's land. Unfortunately we have 7 turns of peace left with him. We have 12 turns of Peace left with the Ottos. Our only real choice is to pick up the two stray Hittite cities in the SW and then defend for 6 turns until we can take on the Vikings. Set Research toward Industrialization at a modest rate. Everyone (who is left) in Austria sure is happy! Fire the few specialists who survived the purges. I look for some good whip opportunities, but there really is nothing available as the Pop drop was so brutal. I didn't add up the shield loss and corruption rate, but just by eyeballing it I would say it is exactly equal to Republic. 
I was feeling guilty enough for taking my full 48. I'm glad I didn't get "Charis-slapped!"
, meaning I then will be able to play tonight.
Good luck with that.
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