After yet another disheartening loss by the Red Sox, I go to work.
Wo, do things ever look different than the last time I saw this.
There are a number of units roaming our territory. Syracuse is also under intense pressure. Unfortunately, none of the units are stacked, so I cant attack and remain in the city.
I steal a couple units to fill the army in Syracuse.
Vet legion kills Fr LB near Hispalis. Pull army from Neowhatever to kill vet pike. Elite legion kills rl pike/settler pair. Elite legion kills reg archer. Vet legion kills Gr settler pair. Vet legion kills vet Bab LB. Move a couple workers around.
And then I run out of units to move.
IT We survive two attacks, with one of our legions promoting.
660 ad (1) Rome legion -> legion. Cumae legion -> pike. Neap leg -> leg. Vet legion loses to vet LB. And again!
finally kill a LB with a legion, and he promotes. Kill another. Bombard some units, but again, no real stacks to attack.
IT The English start Shakespeares.
See a couple Am knights trying to flank to our east.
670 ad (2) Gonzo cat -> cat. Army retreats vet knight. Vet legion kills elite LB. Vet legion kills vet LB.
IT Elite legion behind walls loses to a reg LB, -1hp. We retreat a few attacking knights.
680 ad (3) Rome legion -> legion. Pompeii legion -> legion. Pisae legion -> cat. Hispalis legion -> cat. Byz leg -> cat. Luna walls -> cat. Vet legion wins and promotes vs reg LB. Vet legion kills Aztec settler pair. Elite legion wins vs rl knight.
IT We fend off a lot of attacks, gaining two promotions. Japanese start Megellans. :sigh:
690 ad (4) Veii legion -> legion. Antium legion -> legion. Ravenna legion -> legion. Vet legion kills vet LB. Elite legion kills 2/4 LB. Army kills vet knight. Bombard a few units/improvements. AAARRRGGGHHH! A misclick leaves 4 workers out in the open, rather than in Ravenna. Not sure that I can protect them from the two knights right next door. I risk two vet legions. Hopefully at least one will hold.
IT one legion does indeed hold.
700 ad (5) Rome legion -> legion. Cumae pike -> legion. Neap legion -> legion. Lug legion -> cat. Brundisium cat -> cat. Even though cats go 0fer, vet legion wins and promotes vs vet spear in tlalosomething, city is burned. Caesaraugusta is founded. Elite legion wins vs reg LB.
I watch in nothing short of horror as the 10 hp slayer army loses
flawlessly to a 2/4 knight on pastoralis. The worst part is that the slayer army was trying to escort home TEN cats. They are way out in no mans land, and there is zero possibility of saving them. I bombard everything in sight anyhow.
Kill a couple more LBs with vet legions.
IT We hold off several attacks, but lose an elite legion to a knight, again flawlessly. The people give us a palace expansion!
Aztecs begin Smiths.
710 ad (6) Try to bombard a couple units, but Im largely unsuccessful, surprisingly enough. On the upside, we now make 17 gpt.
IT Somehow we manage to avoid losing any units.
720 ad (7) Pompeii legion -> legion. Elite legion kills reg LB. Two vet legions destroy Kish. Elite legion kills rl knight. Elite legion gets rl killing reg LB.
IT Lose an elite legion in counters.
730 ad (8) Rome legion -> legion. Antium legion -> legion. Cumae legion -> legion. Aeson rax -> cat. Elite legion kills rl knight, and the rng offers me a token. Anthony is born, and Sesns slayers are reborn.
IT Lose a vet legion, fortified, behind walls, across a river, in Brundisium (hills), and the attacking knight lost a single hp. :sigh:
740 ad (9) Veii legion -> legion. Neap legion -> legion. Gonzo cat -> cat. Elite legion kills reg LB. Two vet legions kill two vet swords that were dropped off next to Caesaraugusta.
IT We lose two more legions in Brundisium. What is it about that town? German sword also cuts road to Syracuse.
750 ad (10) Rome legion -> legion. I miss Antiums growth, and Antium riots. Pompeii legion -> legion. Pisae cat -> cat. Ravenna legion -> legion. Vet legion kills vet sword near Caesaraugusta and promotes.
I have left most of the offensive units unmoved for two reasons: I am getting rather frustrated with this game tonight, and it seems like that has become something of a habit in this game.
I have no comments at this time, but I will post some thoughts tomorrow.
Firaxis - 606
Jason - 296
GRRRRR