SGOTM 19 - Also Sprach Sid

[Doshin]

EDIT: should the Scout move south? I am not sure where the LB has moved.

I'll move 1SW then 1E, with the aim of eventually fogbusting 1SW of the Wheat, to prevent a barb city spawning:

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I'll wait 5 minutes to hear if the Longbow is lurking in the fog, before I move.

 

[Duckweed]

The LB is in the dark area south of the scout, you could move 1 tile a time south to be safe. Let it guard the site, the barbarian city would be troublesome as it will be guarded with LBs.

Let the scouting axe keep heading SW, I believe that it will find a new AI soon, unless the AI is Nappy.

 

[Doshin]

T67:

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Hello!

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WHY YOU NO LIKE ME?

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Oh.

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Need to look at Alex's personality. We could gift gold until he's at +4, if that will help, and then trade Currency.

 

[Doshin]

Alexander:

30% of the other AIs also know the tech

Hmmm.

We'd need AI #6 to have Mathematics too.

In terms of location:

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I think it's more likely the Oracle AI is in the SW corner of the map than the NW, so plan to head that way.

 

[Duckweed]

10g gift to let him OB first.

 

[Doshin]

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Edit: do city ruins prevent barb cities spawning?

 

[kossin]

Alex trades at Cautious, techs that are known by 30%. I'm assuming that's 2 AIs but it's been so long I can't recall if that includes himself.

EDIT: loaded civ4 quickly, couldn't get Alex to trade before 4AIs total had Mathematics... so yea.

 

[Doshin]

10G gets +4 relations, Cautious, and Open Borders. No Mathematics trade though.

We could bribe him to declare against Asoka, among other things:

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[Duckweed]

Let's hope other AIs get Math soon.

Alex might plot KK soon.

Asoka will die soon. Not useful to put more effort on him.

 

[kossin]

Still haven't met the AI who got Oracle I assume?

 

[Duckweed]

Still haven't met the AI who got Oracle I assume?

Should be accessible through land route since Alex gets his religion.

 

[Doshin]

I assume he's SW of Alex, who we met via a border city in the Jungle.

Ending turn shortly.

 

[Doshin]

Ending turn shortly.

Before I do so...

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Ok to move the Axe 1W?



We either block Asoka's Archer, or encourage the barb to suicide attack against the city, or the barb attacks us and we gain a promotion.

Small chance there is something hiding in the fog.

 

[Doshin]

Oh, and I just realized Tokugawa researched Calendar. I suppose for the Dye around his capital.

Will move the Axe unless I hear objections in the next 5 minutes.

 

[Duckweed]

Will a wounded axe with a promotion have better odd? Let's keep it simple and stay.

 

[Doshin]

Simple it is. IBT:

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[Duckweed]

I guess that you don't need to tremble this time. I could relax as well. Unbelievable that warrior could wound an archer!

 

[Doshin]

Ha. Yes, it could have been worse.

We lost the Axe with 1XP @60% odds, or so. The other three won their battles:

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More gold than anticipated.

The City Raider III Axe only just survived (0.5/5XP... one hit away from death!).

No Granary, sadly.

The next decision will be whether to harass Tokugawa:

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[Duckweed]

Ha, a hill city. We need to scout his land a bit before making decision.

 

[Doshin]

I'm going to pause for a few minutes, and test to see how we can best use the extra Worker we captured. It can either go to Constantinople or Sheepish.