OK, here goes
130BC (4) Continued
Lux to 0, Science to 100, grab about 4 beakers and get Astro down to 3-9gpt
Declare on Egypt, Sign the Persians in for Republic and 70 Gold
IBT
Lisbon Library->University
Greeks are building The Hanging Gardens
110BC (5)
Buy 3 beakers back, Astro still in 2-4gpt
Ready to unload the landing force
IBT
Dromon sinks a Persian Galley (1-0)
Persians are building The Hanging Gardens
90BC (6)
Landing force unloaded
Astro in 1-6gpt
IBT
Astro in, Tech to Gunpowder (no one has it yet, the only tech I could trade for is Monarchy)
Tenochtitlan University->Market (this can be changed)
SoZ pumps out an AC
Vikings are building The Hanging Gardens
70BC (7)
The Battle for Thebes:
Vet LB kills Spear (2-0)
Vet LB kills Spear (3-0)
Elite MDI kills Spear (4-0)
Elite MDI kills Archer (5-0) and quickly Thebes falls:
It comes with Barracks, Granary, Duct and Harbor at size 10. They get to work on a Library for now.
Constantinople->Switch build to Copernicus'
Science is at 90, Lux at 10, MM'd all cities back for growth. All specialists set to Beakers (except for 3). Gunpowder in 11-10gpt
IBT
The resistance in Thebes ends and they riot
50BC (8)
Elite AC kills a Spear (6-0)
Units healing for attack (and hopefully leader farming) of Memphis
IBT
Teotihuacan Library->University
Oporto Library->Duct It will need a duct to grow past 6, the other option is to whip improvements here
French complete The Hanging Gardens in Orleans
Suddenly, we have a BIGGGGGGGGGGGG problem
The only units we have in the area are 1 AC in Lisbon, Oporto, and Delhi. I can whip an MDI in Lisbon and Bombay, and build one also in Delhi (at the cost of 34 wasted shields in a Uni build). I can't whip in Oporto as there aren't enough shields in the box. Best case scenario for getting more troops there is 6-8 turns from Thebes. I wanted to stop again and get everyones thoughts on this.
Trade options at the moment:
Persia Theology for 51+24GPT (pretty much a no brainer, they most be in thier GA now making all of that extra gold)
Babylon Theo for Monarcy, 46+8 GPT (again, a no brainer)
Chinese-Gems and 20g for Furs
Arabia and Greece-Gems and 30g for Furs
Scandinavia-Gems and 5g for Silks
Iroquios-The Republic for Furs
France-Theo for Wool, 19+2gpt
And this is now turning into the...........................
LONGEST...TURNSET...EVER