Tigranes
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“"O, how much better to lie on one's bier,
than to be a captive on the way to Tatary”
than to be a captive on the way to Tatary”
Polish peasant proverb.
SS1-Crimea: No Cities Left Behind!
October 25, 2014 will forever shine in the chronicles of CFC! For it was then when a new game genre was invented by your not so humble servant: Succession Stories! Succession Stories (SS) whimsically incorporate the elements of Succession Games, Stories and Tales and Let's Play videos. Forget about subscribing and waiting for updates -- be the update. Forget about democracy in the savage age of absolute rulers -- watch and read the scrolls of previous rulers, claim the throne and reign as you please! Provided you follow simple SS rules that is:
SS General Rules:
1. Opening Poster creates the game, indicates the rules specific for the given SSS game, provides the link to the mod (if any), plays ten turns and uploads the save to Google Drive ss.civ4
Spoiler :
password ssciv4ssciv4
2. Using Evolve or any other free screen recorder he shoots "The Last Will" video (no need for voice) of the situation in the empire which he is leaving to his successor, uploads it to the dedicated SS Civ4 Youtube Channel, posting the video(s) together with some free style remarks about his reign in Post 2, and provides the link to the save file. Then he "dies".
3. Any user of CFC who can make the save file work on his computer and has time to immediately play the next 10 turns posting a placeholder "The throne is claimed by [name][number] Name I", plays 10 turns, edits the placeholder with an update, just like the OP, and dies. If no update appears in the placeholder within 24 hours any other player can claim the throne and abide by the same rules.
4. The same player (this includes OP) can claim the throne as Name II only if no one claimed the throne with placeholder in the next 24 hours from the date of edit describing the reign of Name I.
5. Any OCC comments in updates need to be in spoilers. Lurkers can post without spoilers and give any advice, however rulers can play as they please. Replays are allowed only when some posted rules are broken.
6. OP is tasked with loose responsibilities of the host and can ban abusive players from claiming the throne, however if he disappears -- show will go on.
7. No other use of public ss.civ4 Google account is allowed. Players who are worried about their privacy are advised to avoid visiting gmail of the account as it records IP.
Without further ado, please welcome the inaugural SS1 -- Crimea: No Cities Left Behind!
SS1 Info and Specific Rules:
1. As the video suggests we are playing RFCE++ mod with fixed Beta 3 version, please install it from here to avoid CTDs.
2. Inspired by my exactly 3 years old [DoC] Mongols: No Cities Left Behind (unfinished) Emperor/Marathon Conquest Victory we are trying to win effective One City Challenge game by razing (almost) every single city on the map. No turn can end with Crimea having more than one city. Either raze the city, or gift it to Vassals or (the only exception) Ottomans. If neither is possible -- raze the captured (i.e. holy) city using WB. Always use Alt S to preserve the name of the city on city ruins tile for additional fun!
3. Do not raze Moscow before 1571 to avoid winning by UHV. Conquest/Time only. If we fail -- we fail, but at least Giray dynasty will die trying.
4. Crimean Khans need to have defensive pacts with Ottoman Sultans whenever possible. If Ottomans collapse (very likely) -- their Indy cities can be razed too. Ottoman victory of any kind is also our victory.
5. Starting situation is here. Make sure you can open and play the file before claiming the throne (if it is vacant).
Good luck, lions of Allah and Genghis, and may the Power of Iasyri be with you! Prove that Polish proverb right! No mercy to Dar al-Harb! No cities left behind!

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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. The Last Will of Tigranes I Giray
2. Lithuanian Chronicles of the reign of Tigranes II Giray
3. Polish–Crimean War
4. Letter from Tigranes IV Giray to Sultan Suleiman
5. Svenska Krönikor
6. Chronicle of Livonia and Courland
7. Hansean Archive in Lübeck
8. The sack of Münster (1618)
9. Lessons From the Little Ice Age
10. Heroic Epic by Khan Tigranes X "Sofu" Kyamil