[BTS] SGOTM 26 - Home Slices

[LowtherCastle]

We could whip a galley on T83 if we made it a priority!

How much faster does that get to the strait?

 

[Mitchum]

Look around some more and see if an AI wb pops up. If not then there's no access to the AI.
Meeting an AI would be the goal, and the chariot will spot a wb (but keep exploring)
Opening up trade resources will just have to wait.

That sounds fine to me. We could figure out how to build an exploring galley (or wb) after the next handful of turns (i.e. the next turnset).

 

[LowtherCastle]

I strenuously disagree.

 

[Mitchum]

How much faster does that get to the strait?

It looks to be 3.5 turns sooner. Not a huge deal but that galley was on a missionary!

 

[Mitchum]

I strenuously disagree.

Careful, are you about to blow your veto now? haha

 

[LowtherCastle]

The fact that SB doesn't appear to have met another AI based on his spending on us makes me think that it's not a land bridge but requires a boat.

for the umpteenth time, Dan F5771 says the code does not require an AI to put eps on others he has met.

 

[Kaitzilla]

Well, we could send our workboat near clams to explore.

The 30 hammer overflow in canal from worker whip can be turned into a replacement workboat instead of 60

A bit expensive, but if fast exploring is a priority...

It also allows our galley to remain committed to warrior transfer and fast Confu spread to Peter.

 

[Mitchum]

for the umpteenth time, Dan F5771 says the code does not require an AI to put eps on others he has met.

Agreed. I guess I don't pay that close attention but normally once an AI gets "ahead" in its EP spending on you it normally distributes them but that's anecdotal and not based on empirical evidence.

 

[LowtherCastle]

It looks to be 3.5 turns sooner. Not a huge deal but that galley was on a missionary!

3.5t isn’t mission critical. Apparently we need a third galley. The third could perform either task. What’s optimal?

 

[LowtherCastle]

Well, we could send our workboat near clams to explore.

The 30 hammer overflow in canal from worker whip can be turned into a replacement workboat instead of 60

A bit expensive, but if fast exploring is a priority...

It also allows our galley to remain committed to warrior transfer and fast Confu spread to Peter.

Meeting AIs before Biology is probably worth 60g. Wb works for me.

 

[Kaitzilla]

Meeting AIs before Biology is probably worth 60g.

Wait, Clam City nets on T88.
It needs to reach size 4 on T90.

Let me check.

Ha, there it is!
I think Clam City can whip lighthouse on T91, not T90
Then whip a workboat for itself T93.
Then whip a workboat for Canal T95.
It won't arrive till T99, but oh well.

So maybe send the workboat to explore now on T81 instead of waiting to net seafood for Clam City on T88.

Mitchums city builds can all stay the same.

 

[WastinTime]

Meeting AIs before Biology is probably worth 60g.

Right, but the chariot can just play lookout.
I suppose the wb could get us resource trades.
But I say we net our last seafoods and then go exploring. We're so close to having our empire firing on all cylinders.

 

[LowtherCastle]

Okay. Here’s the solution. Build wb in Canal this turn, 1whip next turn. It explores, OF into mids.

Forget the worker for now, maybe forever...

 

[WastinTime]

Forget the worker for now, maybe forever...

You're just sayin that to get me to agree to the wb

 

[WastinTime]

Of all the options (other that skipping boats) maybe Canal's 3rd seafood is not needed yet. +9 food is plenty to work with.

 

[WastinTime]

Scout NW. Remember to clear a water path all the way back. Looks like you got it just right in the SE corner of the far NW island.
But I wanted to explicitly say so in case you were tempted to go to the silver hill next. Stick with south shore.

 

[LowtherCastle]

You're just sayin that to get me to agree to the wb

whatever it takes to preserve my veto…

 

[Mitchum]

Okay. Here’s the solution. Build wb in Canal this turn, 1whip next turn. It explores, OF into mids.

We've already put 10H into the worker. But in any event, is this the agreed plan to whip a wb next turn? Sounds like WT and LC are on board (pun intended).

EDIT: Waiting to hear from Kait and or MG.

 

[WastinTime]

Sounds like WT and LC are on board (pun intended)

Oooh, no. I meant I might be ok with a T94 wb or redirecting Canal's 3rd wb.
Canal can only get good OF quickly from food. Hence the worker---and why I didn't complain about it. (edit: much)
Continue with the worker.
Mids failgold has to last a long time. Stick with the plan.

Seems like Whales settler stared at the NW island for a long time, and we didn't panic and sail over there.
How hard are we pushing for this new, more-out-of-the-way island hop? Did we not anticipate spotting an island with our chariot?

 

[Mitchum]

Scout NW. Remember to clear a water path all the way back. Looks like you got it just right in the SE corner of the far NW island.
But I wanted to explicitly say so in case you were tempted to go to the silver hill next. Stick with south shore.

The galley will clear a water path even if the scout doesn't but I feel ya.

Out of curiosity, would the fogged tile at scout-3E1S prevent a trade route? Or does the trade route algorithm traverse past that tile Diagon Ally?