pre turn: mm Trondheim for more gold, growth and settler still in 1. Wake all garrisoned archers to explore
IBT: Trondheim Settler - Archer
1725BC: Dutch have already settled in in the foodplains near Bergen! I move settler to that region. Sci to 90%.
IBT: nothing
1700BC: just exploring, sci to 80%
IBT: nothing
1675BC: moving, exploring
IBT: writing discovered, philosophy next in 18 at -4gpt (treasury is 192 gold)
1650BC discover fourth dutch city, dutch and byzantines already have writing, shaka will give iron working for writing + 88 gold, we take it, since we wont get any more for writing anyways
IBT: Trondheim archer - settler
1625BC: moving, exploring
IBT: nothing
1600BC: moving, exploring
IBT: nothing
1575BC: moving, exploring
IBT: Bergen Archer - Archer
1550BC: goody hut gives us barbs., Copenhagen in founded - starts warrior (changable), curragh spots a barb isle
IBT: dutch kill 2 of the goody hut barbs
1525BC: we kill 3rd and spot more, disperse a barb camp
IBT: Dutch, Zulu, Byzantine start colossus
1500BC: we contact Cleopatra on barb isle directly north of ours, she's up the wheel and mysticism, it seems as if a volcano errupted on her isle
IBT: Trondheim settler - archer - cultural influence grows, Rotterdam - nearest Dutch city grows to size 2, settler is moved to settle near the iron source to deny it to others
1475BC: settler is moved to settle near the iron source to deny it to others, Zulu and Egypt are on one isle connected by a small land bridge, they share at least two iron sources
IBT: nothing
1450BC: moving, exploring
IBT: Theodora settles near iron, we have to seek for another place
1425BC: moving, exploring
IBT: nothing
1400BC: moving, exploring
IBT: Bergen Archer - Archer, Rotterdam shrinks again
1375BC: moving, exploring
Not very satisfying all in all. We have 7 Archers, most of them near Rotterdam and Philosophy in 3 (hopefully as first), are down the wheel on all and mysticism on all but the dutch. The road to Bergen in still not up, due in 2 turns, finally.
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