SGOTM 06 - Chokonuts

[ngraner42]

Rearranged some tiles to improve the economy to -25 gpt at 30% culture.
Furious fighting south of Bjorkvin results in many casualties on both sides. I think we get the better of it.
1780: Our largest army reaches the outskirts of the Persian capital of Persepolis. They great us with an assault, but we do most of the killing.
The great city of Pasagardae with the Pyramids is spotted just beyond Persepolis.
We get a second Great Artist in Nidaros. Once we take the central Persian cities we can pop these guys for a big culture gain.
1786: We have the city of Persepolis.
1790: We have the city of Pasagardae. The Persian army is broken.

We have 52% of the land and 2 Great Artists to use. Hopefully Mighty Dwarf can bring this one home. Please remember to go to 100% culture when popping the Artists.

 

[Ozbenno]

I would bomb Pasargardae. If we've captured Pyramids we should revolt to Police State asap. We could consider Caste System and employ artists in our border cities as well.

 

[ngraner42]

Sounds like a good plan. At this point new units may not make it to the front in time anyway.

 

[Mighty Dwaarf]

I'll take it tonight, hopefully get to play more turns than last time!!

 

[Mighty Dwaarf]

We are upto 58.28%

Captured Bkorgvin, Parthian, Gordium, Bactra and Jelling
Razed Tarsus, there is a settler who can settle slightly north of where Tarsus was to gain more squares than keeping Tarsus would have given us.

I bombed Pasargade and Jelling as this was mainly inland city

The last Viking city can be taken next turn I think we would be better off razing this as we would gain little tiles from keeping it.

Saladin has started harassing with cavs, he took Jelling turn after initially was gained but retook.

Revolted to Police State but Saladin revolted to emancipation so we are now suffering unhappiness from this too.

I have finished one settler only unit left to move and another is soon to finish. I have left to decide whether to settle open island or use to resettle razed cities.

Should be over in 10-15 turns. fingers crossed

 

[McArine]

I guess it's my turn to play again, I'll wait a couple of hours before playing, if anyone has any comments.

 

[Ozbenno]

If we've got another Great Artist to bomb, you may be able to finish it off. Razing and re-settling may also be better (depends on how long it'd take to get a settler over there). Whip new cities down to size 1 if necessary to get more troops and settlers and theatres etc.

 

[Terminator3k]

Good job MD.

It looks like we just need to stay on our current course and this one should be over.

 

[Mighty Dwaarf]

Both GAs were bombed Jelling and Pasargadae. It maybe worth concentrating on clearing the cities that are holding back the borders from these cities once these reach there full potential we should be there or thereabouts with dom tiles

 

[McArine]

Ok, got it, and playing.

 

[McArine]

I can see that three more turns are needed to finish this one. Should I go ahead?

 

[Ozbenno]

Go for it!

 

[AlanH]

Looks like somebody finished this puppy? Congratulations

Go and read the rest of the threads

 

[McArine]

We won a Domination victory in 1823 AD.

We won with 64,02%.

Ragnar was gone on the first turn, and Cambridge was founded.

On turn five I destroyed Arbela, and found Cyrus last city Ecbatana, it was blocking the expansion of Jelling and Pasargardae.
I start moving troops to take Ecbatana, and focus our production on wealth, to increase culture percentage.

I build another city on one of the islands, and generally locate locations where we can increase our cover, and set these up for culture focus.

Saladin gets Cavalry and start harassing our troop movements, I manage to raze a couple more cities, but it doesn't increase our landcover.

After ten turns we're at 63.44%, the rest of the troops needed to finish Cyrus is 3 turns from attacking.

On turn thirteen, as the troops are ready to deal with Cyrus, a couple of cities borders pop, and bring us to 64,02% that is only one tile over the line.

Good work everyone

 

[Ozbenno]

Well done all and thanks Alan. Off to read the other teams threads to figure out how they finished so early.

 

[ngraner42]

McArine, good job closing it out and a good job to the team.

It looks like we beat 4 teams for a middle of the pack finish.

 

[Terminator3k]

Good job McArine!

As always, it was a pleasure and an honor to serve with the Chokonuts.

 

[cubbiesin08]

Good job team. This one went much better than I initially thought it would.

 

[cubbiesin08]

We did have the fastest domination win!

 

[Ozbenno]

Sign ups for the next game are on, 3 of us so far have signed up (me, ngraner and terminator). Everyone else returning? It should be quite fun, Deity OCC!

I've had a look at the winning threads. Apart from masses of discussion, investigation of the XML code, analysis of test games, the thing that seperated the fast winning teams from the chaing pack was an insanely quick Astronomy bulb! I was assuming they found a galley route (which I couldn't see from the map unless you culture bombed the very twestern tip of the landmass).