Turn 79 (900 BC)
Clean up the neighborhood a little but lose an exploring warrior to a barbarian in the south
War Chariot defeats (2.00/5): Barbarian Warrior
War Chariot defeats (4.70/5): Barbarian Warrior
War Chariot defeats (4.35/5): Barbarian Warrior
The Capital begins: Warrior
The Capital finishes: Warrior
Warrior loses to: Barbarian Warrior (1.60/2)
Turn 80 (875 BC)
The Capital begins: Settler
War Chariot defeats (4.70/5): Barbarian Warrior on the way to tne next settlement site
Tech learned: Meditation
Paradise's borders expand. This is far from a Paradise with all htose jungles that we can't touch until Iron Working.
Kill a few more vampires at Outcasts and in the south
War Chariot defeats (4.15/5): Barbarian Warrior
Warrior defeats (1.72/2): Barbarian Warrior
War Chariot defeats (4.45/5): Barbarian Warrior
Turn 81 (850 BC)
Paradise begins: Worker I am going to chop out a worker here so the one in hand can go back to shopping settlers out of The Capitol
Turn 82 (825 BC)
Turn 83 (800 BC)
Mansa sorties a skirmisher
War Chariot defeats (0.75/5): Malinese Skirmisher
Turn 84 (775 BC)
Still cleaning up the neighborhood
War Chariot defeats (2.85/5): Barbarian Warrior
The Capital finishes: Settler
Turn 85 (750 BC)
The Capital begins: War Chariot
The Outcasts grows: 3 and starts a worker to at least get something done around there.
Barbarian attacks Outcasts and gets skewered....
Archer defeats (2.34/3): Barbarian Warrior
Turn 86 (725 BC)
Kill another happy wanderer from Mansa's capitol
War Chariot defeats (5.00/5): Malinese Skirmisher
Thebes founded
Thebes begins: Worker
Tech learned: Priesthood
The Capital finishes: War Chariot
Paradise finishes: Worker
Turn 87 (700 BC)
The Capital begins: War Chariot
Research begun: Horseback Riding then sut it off to accumulate cash. Thebes borders will expand in another few years and then we can connect the bronze. Would be nice to have a war chest to get some CR promoted warriors on the ground for upgrade.
This hurts as the SKirmisher attacks out of the capitol and kills the chariot watching the horse lands
War Chariot loses to: Malinese Skirmisher (0.32/4)
And kill another barbarian in the south
Warrior defeats (1.60/2): Barbarian Warrior
Turn 88 (675 BC)
And another at the Outcasts
War Chariot defeats (2.40/5): Barbarian Warrior
The Capital finishes: War Chariot
Turn 89 (650 BC)
Mansa's victorious skirmisher moves out to the open and pays for it
War Chariot defeats (0.50/5): Malinese Skirmisher
The Capital begins: War Chariot
The loss of the chariot at TImbuktu was the biggest disappointment. The supression tactic on Mansa is working a treat, but we are a little behind the curve on taking him out of the game. That first settler pair out of his capitol should have been whacked.
Fortunately his second town is a less than ideal site.
We are down to two wounded effectives in the Mail neighborhood. Mansa will make peace but there is no upside to it for us.
Manuever around to force Mansa sorties into the open and off the hills and out of the trees.
There is now a small obstacle on the southern road. It will have to be dealt with.
The Capitol is training another Chariot while the worker is chopping a forest. The Chariot will finish before the chop Add a settler to the queue on the opening to capture the chop.
Let's not be afraid to chop trees or use the whip when necessary. We need the troops, the workers and the buildings. In fact you might even want to whip the worker out of Outcasts.
It is going to take a force of at least eight CR promoted axes plus three or four chariots to deal with the wounded to get Mansa's city garrison promoted skirmishers out of play. He has three in each town but no city defenses yet except at the capitol. I think tghe best way to them is build warriors for upgrade at Thebes use the barbarian city to further their promotions once they are upgraded.
But don't neglect the equipping of settlers.
Roster check
JH - up
Maquis - on the deck
s/w
Maksim - ranted, raved and got some things done.
Bede - whacked a few barbs, busted some fog, built Thebes and killed a few skirmiashers