SGOTM 19 - Also Sprach Sid

[soundjata]

In summary, try to get as much as possible for the next 2 turns.

Right what I do

 

[soundjata]

@ Doshin: 4 scientists in Case Depart this turn. This is clear.
And then? (can you please point me to the last post for this?)

 

[pomthom]

I think we could settle the ironclad city immediately, we lose some cash, but increase some beakers and can start to invest some hammers to the wall, which could be done with 1 chop shortly.

I can test in a couple of hours but having a pair number of moves and nothing else to do, I'm pretty sure the Ironclad will stay 1NE of our Whale city even when the culture is gone.

 

[Doshin]

Constantinople: 847/900GPP

T144: ((6 * 3) + 4) * 3.5 = +77 per turn ----> = 924/1000GPP
T145: ((6 * 3) + 4) * 3.5 = +77 per turn ----> = 1001/1000GPP @ T146​

Case Départ: 738/1000GPP

Run 4 Scientists

T144: (4 * 3) + 14 * 4.5 = 117GPP ----> = 855/1000GPP
T145: (4 * 3) + 14 * 4.5 = 117GPP ----> = 972/1000GPP
T146: (4 * 3) + 14 * 4.5 = 117GPP ----> = 1089/1000GPP
T147: (4 * 3) + 14 * 4.5 = 117GPP ----> = 1206/1200GPP @ T148​

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[soundjata]

Reviewing the spreading plan. I am happy with it unless someone shows something quicker

Still, it requires 7 cold rush buy (in the span of 10 turns), starting with Toledo @ turn (sushi+1) and turn (sushi+2)
It should be barely ok as we should be producing > 400 gpt at that stage.
We can't expect to be researching anything after medicine though.

EOT to be delivered in 30 min max.

 

[kossin]

Keep rush-buy for small cities. We may not have that much gpt, with corporation upkeep, spreading (50 gold per city) and units outside our borders. Also the GA will end before we're done.

The spread plan isn't up to date, we want to raze all these HC cities:

Aachen << yes we're razing Aachen
Vienna
Augusburg
Nuremberg

We can keep them until we DoW Napoleon, or at least until GPP is done (4T).

Aksum is a good HQ:
15 cities West of Aksum, 15 East.

 

[soundjata]

EOT uploaded. Please check and allow me to proceed

Don't get mad at cities not growing because I am maxing science. IE 6 beakers > 2F 3C tile.

One more question: Cuirassier in Toledo goes chasing barbarian NE or ignores? (I vote ignore. The longbowman is fogbusting for us)

 

[soundjata]

Keep rush-buy for small cities. We may not have that much gpt, with corporation upkeep, spreading (50 gold per city) and units outside our borders. Also the GA will end before we're done.

The spread plan isn't up to date, we want to raze all these HC cities:

Aachen << yes we're razing Aachen
Vienna
Augusburg
Nuremberg

We can keep them until we DoW Napoleon, or at least until GPP is done (4T).

Aksum is a good HQ:
15 cities West of Aksum, 15 East.

Ok. Without Aachen, it should get better. I will see. But. Do you think Aksum can grow to size 15 in the next 8~10 turns?

Edit: if we are razing we should also pillage.

 

[kossin]

More farms in Aksum. With Biology+Sushi, the city can easily reach +22F at size 11, it will grow once every turn after Biology. For now, it could grow every 2 turns with extra farms.

BS can add some scientists. It has forests to help with Executives.

Constantinople... Merchants or Scientists?

There will be more in coming turns, but I guess you are aware.

We still have to monitor gold reserves, we need an extra ~800g by T150.

 

[soundjata]

More farms in Aksum. With Biology+Sushi, the city can easily reach +22F at size 11, it will grow once every turn after Biology. For now, it could grow every 2 turns with extra farms.

BS can add some scientists. It has forests to help with Executives.

Constantinople... Merchants or Scientists?

There will be more in coming turns, but I guess you are aware.

We still have to monitor gold reserves, we need an extra ~800g by T150.

Acknowledged and yes I am pushing hard on science until we know the next GP in Constantinople.

BS, I'd rather let it grow. It should generate 3 executives (except if NE Corner has no sushi resource) so I'd like to get it to size 15 as well.

 

[Doshin]

Rice Pudding: work Plains Forest > Plains Farm
Sheepish: change 1 Scientist to the Hamlet (which grows soon) and another to a Windmill.
Sea Horse: change a Coast to the Rice for 1 turn. Make sure Constantinople works the spare Village.
Aksum: change a Grassland Hill to the Grass Farm currently worked by Lalibela.
Lalibela: work the Ivory and Grassland Hill, to complete the Cuirassier
Addis Adaba: change the Grassland Farm to the Lake
Yeha: continue to work the Hamlet, as it is about to mature to a Village, which offers more when worked by Constantinople than a Scientist here.

 

[kossin]

I'm off for some errands, I'll be back in 1~2 hours.

Submission deadline is coming up, gulp.

 

[Doshin]

Barcelona needs to work a Plains Forest > Deer
Troops near Mycenian need to go to Alex. If Cuirassier 55 will heal in 1 turn, that's ok. Promote if necessary.

 

[soundjata]

Rice Pudding: work Plains Forest > Plains Farm
Sheepish: change 1 Scientist to the Hamlet (which grows soon) and another to a Windmill.
Sea Horse: change a Coast to the Rice for 1 turn. Make sure Constantinople works the spare Village.
Aksum: change a Grassland Hill to the Grass Farm currently worked by Lalibela.
Lalibela: work the Ivory and Grassland Hill, to complete the Cuirassier
Addis Adaba: change the Grassland Farm to the Lake
Yeha: continue to work the Hamlet, as it is about to mature to a Village, which offers more when worked by Constantinople than a Scientist here.

Done except Lalibela can't complete the cuirassier without working a 2H tile.

Barcelona needs to work a Plains Forest > Deer
Can't because starvation
Troops near Mycenian need to go to Alex. If Cuirassier 55 will heal in 1 turn, that's ok.
2 cuir will heal a turn before going. The 3rd one stays as garrison I think Promote if necessary.

 

[Doshin]

Gondar: change the Plains Farm to the Plains Cottage.
NE Corner: build a Fort with idle Workers.

Send the GMerchant to Gondar.

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Edit:

Ok to Barcelona.

No garrison needed in Mycenian. We have the Great Wall and more troops will arrive before we attack Nappy.

 

[soundjata]

I'm off for some errands, I'll be back in 1~2 hours.

Submission deadline is coming up, gulp.

Last 10 turns you can do in a couple of hours

 

[pomthom]

I can test in a couple of hours but having a pair number of moves and nothing else to do, I'm pretty sure the Ironclad will stay 1NE of our Whale city even when the culture is gone.

I confirm, no need to worry about culture (test game attached)

Spoiler :

Before border pop:




Just after border pop:




After culture defense is down, the Ironclad moves back and forth to stay on the same tile:

 

[soundjata]

Gondar: change the Plains Farm to the Plains Cottage.
Nope it's a scientist now. Gondar will not grow on a brown cottage :/
NE Corner: build a Fort with idle Workers.
Well spotted sir!
Send the GMerchant to Gondar.
Why? It is supposed to bulb Corporation
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Edit:

Ok to Barcelona.

No garrison needed in Mycenian. We have the Great Wall and more troops will arrive before we attack Nappy.

Good. Forgot about TGW. now I can move the cuir from toledo and the healer axe in Vienna>> pillage

 

[soundjata]

I confirm, no need to worry about culture (test game attached)

Well done. I am delaying the settling then. (to save a few coins )

 

[Doshin]

Sometimes this will be necessary, but remember that units outside of cities cost extra maintenance (e.g. the 20 unit Alex stack can congregate in Nuremberg).

Sell Clams to Nappy for 1GPT?

I am running out of suggestions.

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BTW, brown Cottages in mediocre cities like Gondar off 1F 2G 2C. More when building Wealth in a Forge city, thanks to +25% hammer boost. In Gondar, this will enable growth in two turns, so +4G +10B vs. +12B, if we run a Scientist now.

GMerchant might run a trade mission yet. Move him to Aksum if you'd prefer.