SGOTM 01 - Chaos

[Munterpipe]

Great writeups, and post people. I'll go at it tonight.

Jeejeep, conserning your noob assignment, any suggestions?
I guess I need something myself. I don't know how to be a general whipping boy.

 

[jeejeep]

I'm thinking of something like statistician or mathematician, where I count up everything that is going on during the turn. An example:

Regular report.

# of units killed
#of units built
# of tiles gained(by culture or war
# of luxury resources we control
# of health resources we control
Screenshots of demographics and victory conditions
etc.

I'll see what crazy statistics I can think of.

 

[Munterpipe]

0: I find the fact that we are not at peace with Catherine to be something that should be changed sooner rather than later

Both her coppers should be pillaged, great work in staging that up for me. I hope it will work.
I think you declared war to early, JJ.
1: I pillage one of Cathys coppers

2: And I pillage the other, (let's hope that's the last)
We released Cathys cows too.

IBT:Archery is done, start masonry for the stone, and maybe the pyramids.

3: Move our pillagers east and soon south of St. Pete to stop reinforcements from arriving.

IBT: A russian archer attacked our War Chariot and died.

4: Huyana founds Judaism. Move the wounded WC out of Cathys borders to heal.

5: We will soon have enough forces outside ST pete to take it out.

6: z

IBT: One archer kills itself attacking a WC.

7: Kill another archer foolishly walking outside the city walls.

8: I hope I see the fall of St. Pete before I pass over the save.

IBT: Masonry comes in, and I started Writing. We should also consider Iron Working. It's a lot of beakers, but it will pay for itself when we can remove the jungle around St. Pete and get those gem mines going.

9: Move in around St.P

IBT:

10: (985 BC) Start the attack!

Our first brave WC charges the walls of St. Petersburg. They fight bravely, reducing the defending archer to a mere 0,6/3 strength before they are killed by the rain of arrows.
Two more WC attack, but both die without dealing any damage to the Archers.
Another War Chariot dies at the hands of the Russian archers, but they are now down to 1.1 strength.

The wounded archers are now no match for the remaining Egyptian forces outside the city, and the city soon falls in our hands.
92 gold pieces are robbed from the local government before they all are slaughtered.

With that city razed, Cathy has suffered a huge blow.

Thoughts:
I think we should backtrack and take Rostov now. Then road the way to ST. Pete, and take Cathy out before she get's anything tougher than archers.
I have no obligations against keeping Rostov, but if it doesn't fit with someones dotmap, maybe we should raze it. There are two archers inside the city walls at the moment, and maybe another will be done there soon. With two archers defending, I think it's safest to wait until we have at least four WC outside the gates if you're an optimist, six if you are pessimistic.
Only four were needed for ST. Pete but that might have been lucky.

I did not use the whip either during my turns. The reasons being that we have very good production in our cities, and I'd rather wait for our citicens to become unhappy, and then whip for several population points. are nice food for the

 

[ruff_hi]

I, on the other hand, am all for pushing on to Moscow. Rostov is unimportant and we can keep it for training purposes (if we want to). If we take all other cities, Cathy is a spent force and we can try to extort tech from her.

Are you playing on Munterpipe or handing over?

 

[ruff_hi]

And here is the artistic impression from the latest save ... (I've entered my cubist phase)

 

[HookEmHorns]

I am back,
I can go.
If you like
I'll take it.

 

[Munterpipe]

Roster

Chriseay, (grumpy) On deck
HookEmHorns, (rhymer) UP
I play 4 fun, (excaggerator)
jeejeep, (statistic guy)
Munterpipe, (general whipping boy)Done
ruff_hi, (artist)
Strauss ( furiously in luuuv with everyone)

Ruff, maybe taking Moscow before Rostov is indeed a good idea, but logistics will be so much easier with Rostov in our hands and properly roaded.
But let's cut the crap. We have a great momentum at the moment, and we should seize control over the continent before Cathy get's copper online and builds spearmen to counter our horses. Maybe go for Moscow first, but not last. And a note. The southern warrior must be kept alive. Don't move him into enemy lands where he might be killed. We need to keep that copper disconnected.

 

[ruff_hi]

Totally agree re the southern warrior. If we get a lucky win from a WC at Moscow, as a prize / reward, the WC should go to assist Mr Southern Warrior.

 

[jeejeep]

Southern warrior is probably the most important unit in the game right now. I am so happy I decided to scout the area out while we had open borders.

 

[I play 4 fun]

And i'm so very happy that I, the I play 4 fun exaggerator, decided to sign open borders with Catherine

 

[chriseay]

Bah humbug. You guys think you're so good at this game. You're nothing. (Deleted joke about Ruff-02 here). This is all me. If I hadn't started the game, you'd be nowhere. Well, me and AlanH. If he hadn't made this thread for us, we'd be nowhere too. All your scouting and fighting and open border wrangling and pillaging - NOTHING! Not without me starting the game! Ha, I win.

Great going so far gentlemen. I agree to keep the momentum while we have it. Let's take out Cathy if possible, or at least reduce her to one or two cities, extort some money, tech, etc., and then kill her 10 - 20 turns later. One other thing I would like to do is get out a galley to attempt to find other civs. It looks to me, from screenshots, that it is just us and Cathy on this continent. Is there anywhere it looks like we can find other land with just galleys?

 

[ruff_hi]

Chris - see here

 

[chriseay]

Chris - see here

Excellent! I'm much better at this grumpy thing.

 

[HookEmHorns]

I've played the game,
I'll post this evening.
The writeup--the same.
The pictures add zing!

 

[ruff_hi]

I cannot wait to see Chris' reply to the last post ...

 

[HookEmHorns]

The brave southern warrior camps by the copper.
The Russians stay clear for centuries, most proper.
The victorious forces take a peek at Moscow,
finding more sugar, some mines, and a cow.

Plans are laid for the siege of Rostov.
Five war chariots will attack in a drove.
Before the attack, a third archer is trained.
By his death, a chariot’s promotion is gained.

A barbarian warrior is seen in the north
Threatening the horses--a chariot goes forth.
No harm is done by the heathen except
Minor flesh wounds. The barbarians wept!

Only two whips were made in my term.
Both were for granaries, I hereby affirm.
Thebes and Memphis each lost two citizens
But will regain them once unhappiness ends.

In 895, the assault on Rostov commences.
Two brave chariots fall to the defenses.
The next two succeed and Rostov is ours!
These mighty chariots are showered with flowers.

Road building has already begun to the scene.
Three workers keep busy between
Thebes and St. Petersburg. By 835,
The entire route you can drive.

In 820, five chariots trespass
on Russian soil to kill and harass.
More follow, but Moscow is well defended.
So the advance is temporarily suspended.

A very poor city is seen in the west.
Only three tiles from Moscow, it is not the best.
It does have a spear, so is not worth attacking.
If this is left Russian, Cathy will be lacking.

In that year also, a chariot goes
to the north to look for barbarian foes.
An axeman crouches up on the metal.
When he moves south, our chariot shows its mettle.

Writing is learned in 790 BC.
Iron Working is next, so goes the decree.
In Thebes, a library cornerstone is laid.
Scientists will soon study in its shade.

Cathy vigilantly protects her home city.
At best, we have twice her forces, a pity.
While waiting, I did not pillage enough
I had hoped to soon use all that stuff.

In 715, the generals agree that aggression
must be tempered with discretion.
Troops ride past Moscow, into the east.
Novgorod is found, ready to be fleeced.

In 685, Seth shows Chaotica grace
Novgorod is taken--no need to replace!
Two archers and an axe die that year
and the southern warrior gives a great cheer!

Chriseay is up next and he will find
I’ve left a large chariot force behind.
Moscow is next on the battle list.
I expect he’ll give it his own unique twist.

Former Russian cities’ construction queues
Are topped by granaries that we can use
To grow even faster during the next phase.
I see science and growth that is sure to amaze.

We have met no one else and so we must
Soon take to the seas or decay and rust.
A calendar will also be very nice.
We’ll then have sugar to put on our rice!

The Pyramids and Oracle were built far away.
This news did not really cause me dismay.
We are gaining land handily and it is clear
Our economy will soon be something to fear.

Huayna, beware! We are looking for you.
We long for the day we will give you what’s due.
Our “friend” we will find and together we’ll swarm
Throughout your lands--Operation Incan Storm!

 

[I play 4 fun]

That is the most incrediable, amazing, stunning report I've ever seen.
I think it should win some kind of award for its poeticness.

 

[Munterpipe]

Nice work. Moscow is next. Chriseay is up.

 

[ruff_hi]

really big ditto here - worth the wait.

 

[jeejeep]

72 lines in poetry, all rhyming . That definitely deserves an award.