SimpleMonkey
King
Sorry to see you have to step down, harriet, and just when you were about to launch to big campaign. Please keep posting, at least!
SHWH01 - Iroquois Tree Huggers
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Pre turn: Knock a few turns off ToG to 9 by converting some citizens and taxmen to scientists. We have a 3 research lead on the Arabs. MT, physics and Mag. They also are paying us 40gpt for 4 more turns and 6gpt for 19 more turns. They have silks but I think I'll wait until the 40gpt deal expires. We're at 57% pop and 52% land. Let's see if I can improve on that.
IT Mayans drop off a lone LB. Elite material. The Bab caravel concerns me though since it could do some damage.
1305Whack the LB but no promo. Take two spears and...
WW drops a lot so I move lux down to 10% from.
On to the Babs...man is this a sweet set up. Whack two spears with cavs (one promotes) and a LB with a MI at Shurrupak and raze it. Man that is some serious culture since the rubble is still covered with Bab borders 3 tiles out. Take 2 more spears and raze another. Eulbar takes 1 retreat to a musket but a pike and the musket are taken. Eulbar is kept for a turn so I can off load some of the cavs to our next destination. Crank up research to 40% and we'll get ToG in 5 and cash at 97gpt. Rush an odd numbered cav for 40g
IT bab caravel backs away.
1310 Make a mass landing on a mountain at Eridu. Rush a galleon a turn early at Sumac City with 2 settlers waiting. Wow there's no cities with a flip possibility. I don't think I've ever seen that.
IT Redline a cav but take a LB, lose another cav to a AC. I may have to keep this city.
1315 Attack at Eridu--1st 2 cavs retreat to muskets, 3rd is flawless, 4th loses to a 2/3 musket, 5th takes the city. Debate for a minute what to do since there's 3 AC's looking to attack. Raze. Get 5 slaves out of the deal with the 3 that were hiding. Reload the injured as well a bunch of others. Fortify 3 on the mountain. I'd like to draw them in while I land next to the next city as reinforcements are coming.
On the IT this what appears...
Ikes...
1320 I'm gonna wait for some muskets before I make the next landing. Hopefully my fortified cavs can keep those AC's busy.
Somewhere around here we make a deal...
IT well that didn't work out so well as they lose 6 AC's but we lose our 3 cavs. Not sure I like those odds. I'm not sure I'll be able to land.
1325 Do it anyhow. Close my eyes and...
IT Get attacked by 8 AC's lose 1 musket and 1 elite Cav. ToG comes in and start on steam.
1330 Battle royale at Samarra. Bomb the city. 1st Cav takes a vet musket, 2nd retreats, 3rd loses, 4th loses, 5th promotes flawlessly vs. AC, 6th promotes taking an AC, 7th takes the redlined Musket, 8th takes a redlined musket, 9th, 10th and 11th and 12th take injured AC's and we take Samarra (now Virginia Creeper). That was probably the tough way to take a city but I'm pretty sure they're gassed after that. Attack Ellipi redline a MW army and it retreats. That was really lucky. I've never seen a army retreat. Lose 2 cavs but waste two muskets. Ellipi will have to wait. Upgrade all of our caravels in Samarra.
1335 Take Elippi (Prickily Ash
)without any damage. Reload a bunch of units so I can hit Uruk and use the mountain ranges.
IT
1340 Move units toward Uruk. It looks like a safer route.
IT
1345 Not only do the babs have AC's they have crusaders. haha
IT A pile of AC's and crusaders are dropped off near our new holdings.
1350 Lose 2 cavs but take 3 muskets getting Uruk. Whack 3 crusaders and 3 AC's that landed at Samarra. No promos.
Summary The babs are putting up a fight with their muskets, AC's and crusaders. I'm not sure I took the right tact by moving to Uruk (renamed Swamp Oak). We're at 58% land and 67% pop. We're getting close.
Not the greatest tree picture and it definitely doesn't do our empire justice but here it is...
IT Mayans drop off a lone LB. Elite material. The Bab caravel concerns me though since it could do some damage.
1305Whack the LB but no promo. Take two spears and...
WW drops a lot so I move lux down to 10% from.
On to the Babs...man is this a sweet set up. Whack two spears with cavs (one promotes) and a LB with a MI at Shurrupak and raze it. Man that is some serious culture since the rubble is still covered with Bab borders 3 tiles out. Take 2 more spears and raze another. Eulbar takes 1 retreat to a musket but a pike and the musket are taken. Eulbar is kept for a turn so I can off load some of the cavs to our next destination. Crank up research to 40% and we'll get ToG in 5 and cash at 97gpt. Rush an odd numbered cav for 40g
IT bab caravel backs away.
1310 Make a mass landing on a mountain at Eridu. Rush a galleon a turn early at Sumac City with 2 settlers waiting. Wow there's no cities with a flip possibility. I don't think I've ever seen that.
IT Redline a cav but take a LB, lose another cav to a AC. I may have to keep this city.
1315 Attack at Eridu--1st 2 cavs retreat to muskets, 3rd is flawless, 4th loses to a 2/3 musket, 5th takes the city. Debate for a minute what to do since there's 3 AC's looking to attack. Raze. Get 5 slaves out of the deal with the 3 that were hiding. Reload the injured as well a bunch of others. Fortify 3 on the mountain. I'd like to draw them in while I land next to the next city as reinforcements are coming.
On the IT this what appears...
Ikes...
1320 I'm gonna wait for some muskets before I make the next landing. Hopefully my fortified cavs can keep those AC's busy.
Somewhere around here we make a deal...
IT well that didn't work out so well as they lose 6 AC's but we lose our 3 cavs. Not sure I like those odds. I'm not sure I'll be able to land.
1325 Do it anyhow. Close my eyes and...
IT Get attacked by 8 AC's lose 1 musket and 1 elite Cav. ToG comes in and start on steam.
1330 Battle royale at Samarra. Bomb the city. 1st Cav takes a vet musket, 2nd retreats, 3rd loses, 4th loses, 5th promotes flawlessly vs. AC, 6th promotes taking an AC, 7th takes the redlined Musket, 8th takes a redlined musket, 9th, 10th and 11th and 12th take injured AC's and we take Samarra (now Virginia Creeper). That was probably the tough way to take a city but I'm pretty sure they're gassed after that. Attack Ellipi redline a MW army and it retreats. That was really lucky. I've never seen a army retreat. Lose 2 cavs but waste two muskets. Ellipi will have to wait. Upgrade all of our caravels in Samarra.
1335 Take Elippi (Prickily Ash
)without any damage. Reload a bunch of units so I can hit Uruk and use the mountain ranges.IT
1340 Move units toward Uruk. It looks like a safer route.
IT
1345 Not only do the babs have AC's they have crusaders. haha
IT A pile of AC's and crusaders are dropped off near our new holdings.
1350 Lose 2 cavs but take 3 muskets getting Uruk. Whack 3 crusaders and 3 AC's that landed at Samarra. No promos.
Summary The babs are putting up a fight with their muskets, AC's and crusaders. I'm not sure I took the right tact by moving to Uruk (renamed Swamp Oak). We're at 58% land and 67% pop. We're getting close.
Not the greatest tree picture and it definitely doesn't do our empire justice but here it is...
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
well played Whomper!
We'll need to keep cranking out settlers. The babs have way too much culture.
What is the roster looking like these days?
We'll need to keep cranking out settlers. The babs have way too much culture.
What is the roster looking like these days?
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Roster:
Bugs
gmaharriet <reserved>
Whomper just played
Admiral Kutzov => Up if he's still playing
scoutsout
SimpleMonkey
So can you guys wrap this thing up before it gets back to me? taking babylonian lands to might just be enough for domination. Or do we have free the entire planet from the enemies of Mother Earth?
Bugs
gmaharriet <reserved>
Whomper just played
Admiral Kutzov => Up if he's still playing
scoutsout
SimpleMonkey
So can you guys wrap this thing up before it gets back to me? taking babylonian lands to might just be enough for domination. Or do we have free the entire planet from the enemies of Mother Earth?
gmaharriet
Ancient Crone
Very nicely done, Whomp!!! 
I'm still just near the beach, trying to make do with a dial-up modem. Some people's idea of a "cabin" makes my home look like a shack, but the internet connection is a bit dated. I have the place to myself all day while the guys are out on the boat, and I'm trying to soak up all I can of the fresh sea breeze to carry me through the summer. Newspaper says it's about 105 degrees back in Sacramento (108 by Sunday
), and I don't EVER want to go home.
Last I heard, AK was supposed to be back by today, and the roster would be:
AK - up
Scout - on deck
Simple Monkey
Bugs
Whomp - just played
Wish I could download the saves.
Oops! X-post with Bugs.
I'm still just near the beach, trying to make do with a dial-up modem. Some people's idea of a "cabin" makes my home look like a shack, but the internet connection is a bit dated. I have the place to myself all day while the guys are out on the boat, and I'm trying to soak up all I can of the fresh sea breeze to carry me through the summer. Newspaper says it's about 105 degrees back in Sacramento (108 by Sunday
), and I don't EVER want to go home.Last I heard, AK was supposed to be back by today, and the roster would be:
AK - up
Scout - on deck
Simple Monkey
Bugs
Whomp - just played
Wish I could download the saves.
Oops! X-post with Bugs.
Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
fee fi fo fum, i have it
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Aaaaaa-choooooo!
Oh, excuse me. Allergies
Oh, excuse me. Allergies
SimpleMonkey
King
And now will AK pretty please with sugar cane candy on top please kill some Babylonians? Just a few would be nice. 
scoutsout
Minstrel Boy
@SM: Yes, that would be nice. 
@Whomp: Thanks for marching us forward.
@Bugs, Harriet: Thanks for keeping us on track. I worked all weekend...so I think today is my second Wednesday of a rather looong week... and I've been slacking badly as a game host. Sorry.
Let's see if AK comes back victorious with his shield, or upon it.
@Whomp: Thanks for marching us forward.
@Bugs, Harriet: Thanks for keeping us on track. I worked all weekend...so I think today is my second Wednesday of a rather looong week... and I've been slacking badly as a game host. Sorry.
Let's see if AK comes back victorious with his shield, or upon it.
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Me?scoutsout said:@Bugs, Harriet: Thanks for keeping us on track. I worked all weekend...so I think today is my second Wednesday of a rather looong week... and I've been slacking badly as a game host. Sorry.
Keeping us on track? I just caught a cold.
gmaharriet
Ancient Crone
Um, I think he meant the roster updates.Sir Bugsy said:Me?
And, gezundheit!!!
Summer colds are the absolute worst...I hope you feel better soon.
Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
apologies to all. I picked this up and then the rains started. I've been busy in the basement cleaning up water for three days. If y'all can wait until tomorrow, I can kill some babs. otherwise, please skip me this round
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
Scout - your turn.
scoutsout
Minstrel Boy
Pre flight check: I think I'm going to dedicate this turnset to Brother Bede.
104 tiles to domination... at war with Babylon...
I don't think we need Steam Power to bring this one to endgame...so shut down research. From now on, everything with a Barracks will queue up a Cavalry. No more micromanaging, I'm pushing for endgame. Cash will be spend on Kulcha for border expansions.
36g to short rush a worker into Ziricote's Temple.
20g to short rush a worker into Mesquite's build, swapped to Temple.
Short rush a worker at Monkey Pod, swap to Temple.
IBT - Babylonian Crusaders retreat a couple of Cavalry outside Babylon.
English Walnut completes a harbor, starts a Frigate that'll never complete unless I really need a frigate.
Spanish Bayonet Worker>Barracks
P-Pine Cav>Cav
Coconut Palm Market>Rax
Turn 1/1355
Plant some trees on a mined game tile outside Eucalyptus. I don't know who used to own this island, but they were not kind to our Mother Earth. Weeping Willow is founded to cry for her (and claim some tiles for the Iroquois Tree Huggers).
Rushes/short rushes:
76g on a settler to the Temple at Monkey Pod, 72g at Ziricote.
24g on a worker at American Balsa.
36g on an Explorer at White Oak, and another at Blackbrush Acacia.
28g on a settler at Pau d'arco.
Whack an Ancient Cavalry at Izibia, promoting our Cavalry to Elite.
Mounted Warrior Army whacks a Musket at Ashur.
Sailing ships homeward to get more Cav.
IBT - A Babylonian Cavalry dies attacking our Elite Cav fortified in Swamp-White Oak.
A Bab Crusader dies attacking a cav outside Babylon
Another Bab Crusader dies attacking a fortified MDI outside Prickly Ash.
We complete the Military Academy in Douglas Fir. It'll only take 29 turns for it to build an Army.
Queue up a Cavalry in Douglas Fir.
Virginia Creeper deposes our Governor.
Turn 2/1360
76g spent short rushing a settler into the temple at Cuello.
116g finishing the temple at Monkey Pod, another 112 at Ziricote. 108 at Muhuhu.
36g on a Pike at White Oak and at Blackbrush Acacia.
Elite Cavalry takes care of the Babylonian Musket at Virginia Creeper, no leader.
IBT - Babs attack a Cav outside Akkad. We win... but our attacking strength is reduced a bit. We get a cultural expansion somewhere...
Mecca completes J.S. Bach's Cathedral.
Turn 3/1365
We are now 88 tiles from Domination. Whack a musket at Ashur. Shuffle some troops.
IBT - not much.
Turn 4/1370
112g into a Temple at White Oak and Blackbrush Acadia.
220g into a Temple at Flowering Crabapple.
212g into a Temple at Prickily Ash.
64g into an Explorer at Swamp White Oak
Whack 2 vet and a regular Musket at Babylon.
IBT - a Babylonian Cavalry clips our MDI outside Prickly Ash.
Turn 5/1375
We capture Ashur this turn.
A Veteran Musket kills a full-strength Mounted Warrior Army at Akkad.
Spend 156g rushing a Temple in Swamp White Oak.
108g on a temple in Cuello.
Turn 6/1380
79 tiles to Victory
Whack 2 Muskets at Babylon, lose 1 Cav. Pillage 1 source of Babylonian Salt. The other should have been cut off when we captured Ashur.
Turn 7/1385
We had 3 cultural expansions, but only picked up 4 tiles towards Victory, thanks to the Arab expansion at Fustat.
172g to the Temple at Mesquite.
Cannon reveal a Pike at Babylon. Whack a Pike with a Veteran Cav, then lose an elite to another Pike. Whack a Musket with a Vet cav. MW Army takes care of the redlined pike, and an Elite Cav fails his boards going after a redlined Crusader that knocked our pillaging Cav off the salt last turn.
IBT - Arabs complete Magellan's Voyage.
Turn 8/1390
We're 66 tiles from Domination.
Izibia has grown to size 2. Grab some Cav and go after it.
I'm about to found a town next to a volcano... a quick google search reveals a state park called "Lava Tree". I doubt this is the name of a real "tree", but I have to go to work tomorrow. Lava Tree is founded next to the volcano.
216g into a Temple at Virginia Creeper. 204 into a Temple at American Holly. When American Holly's borders expand we should pick up 2-3 more tiles with a border expansion at Lava Tree. 80g to a worker at Lava Tree, then 200g to finish the Temple.
Advance a bunch of troops in the general direction of Akkad.
Turn 9/1395
The first 3 Veteran Cavalry into Akkad whack 3 Veteran Muskets. The 4th retreats to a Regular, and the MW Army takes the city.
Grab an Elite Cav to go after a redlined Longbow, and we get the makings of an Honest Injun Cavalry Army.
Spend some more gold on a Temple at Izibia.
We began this turn at 14 tiles to domination? Is that right?
Cultural expansions will take place at Cuello (1 land tile) Silver Birch (no land tiles) and Swamp White Oak (should pick up 4 land tiles). By capturing Akkad's 9 tiles... let's see if the rest of this turn matters....
IBT - Akkad Riots.
We are Hiawatha the Magnificent, with a Firaxis score of 4284 and a whole bunch of trees.
104 tiles to domination... at war with Babylon...
I don't think we need Steam Power to bring this one to endgame...so shut down research. From now on, everything with a Barracks will queue up a Cavalry. No more micromanaging, I'm pushing for endgame. Cash will be spend on Kulcha for border expansions.
36g to short rush a worker into Ziricote's Temple.
20g to short rush a worker into Mesquite's build, swapped to Temple.
Short rush a worker at Monkey Pod, swap to Temple.
IBT - Babylonian Crusaders retreat a couple of Cavalry outside Babylon.
English Walnut completes a harbor, starts a Frigate that'll never complete unless I really need a frigate.
Spanish Bayonet Worker>Barracks
P-Pine Cav>Cav
Coconut Palm Market>Rax
Turn 1/1355
Plant some trees on a mined game tile outside Eucalyptus. I don't know who used to own this island, but they were not kind to our Mother Earth. Weeping Willow is founded to cry for her (and claim some tiles for the Iroquois Tree Huggers).
Rushes/short rushes:
76g on a settler to the Temple at Monkey Pod, 72g at Ziricote.
24g on a worker at American Balsa.
36g on an Explorer at White Oak, and another at Blackbrush Acacia.
28g on a settler at Pau d'arco.
Whack an Ancient Cavalry at Izibia, promoting our Cavalry to Elite.
Mounted Warrior Army whacks a Musket at Ashur.
Sailing ships homeward to get more Cav.
IBT - A Babylonian Cavalry dies attacking our Elite Cav fortified in Swamp-White Oak.
A Bab Crusader dies attacking a cav outside Babylon
Another Bab Crusader dies attacking a fortified MDI outside Prickly Ash.
We complete the Military Academy in Douglas Fir. It'll only take 29 turns for it to build an Army.
Queue up a Cavalry in Douglas Fir. Virginia Creeper deposes our Governor.
Turn 2/1360
76g spent short rushing a settler into the temple at Cuello.
116g finishing the temple at Monkey Pod, another 112 at Ziricote. 108 at Muhuhu.
36g on a Pike at White Oak and at Blackbrush Acacia.
Elite Cavalry takes care of the Babylonian Musket at Virginia Creeper, no leader.
IBT - Babs attack a Cav outside Akkad. We win... but our attacking strength is reduced a bit. We get a cultural expansion somewhere...
Mecca completes J.S. Bach's Cathedral.
Turn 3/1365
We are now 88 tiles from Domination. Whack a musket at Ashur. Shuffle some troops.
IBT - not much.
Turn 4/1370
112g into a Temple at White Oak and Blackbrush Acadia.
220g into a Temple at Flowering Crabapple.
212g into a Temple at Prickily Ash.
64g into an Explorer at Swamp White Oak
Whack 2 vet and a regular Musket at Babylon.
IBT - a Babylonian Cavalry clips our MDI outside Prickly Ash.
Turn 5/1375
We capture Ashur this turn.
A Veteran Musket kills a full-strength Mounted Warrior Army at Akkad.
Spend 156g rushing a Temple in Swamp White Oak.
108g on a temple in Cuello.
Turn 6/1380
79 tiles to Victory
Whack 2 Muskets at Babylon, lose 1 Cav. Pillage 1 source of Babylonian Salt. The other should have been cut off when we captured Ashur.
Turn 7/1385
We had 3 cultural expansions, but only picked up 4 tiles towards Victory, thanks to the Arab expansion at Fustat.
172g to the Temple at Mesquite.
Cannon reveal a Pike at Babylon. Whack a Pike with a Veteran Cav, then lose an elite to another Pike. Whack a Musket with a Vet cav. MW Army takes care of the redlined pike, and an Elite Cav fails his boards going after a redlined Crusader that knocked our pillaging Cav off the salt last turn.
IBT - Arabs complete Magellan's Voyage.
Turn 8/1390
We're 66 tiles from Domination.
Izibia has grown to size 2. Grab some Cav and go after it.
I'm about to found a town next to a volcano... a quick google search reveals a state park called "Lava Tree". I doubt this is the name of a real "tree", but I have to go to work tomorrow. Lava Tree is founded next to the volcano.
216g into a Temple at Virginia Creeper. 204 into a Temple at American Holly. When American Holly's borders expand we should pick up 2-3 more tiles with a border expansion at Lava Tree. 80g to a worker at Lava Tree, then 200g to finish the Temple.
Advance a bunch of troops in the general direction of Akkad.
Turn 9/1395
The first 3 Veteran Cavalry into Akkad whack 3 Veteran Muskets. The 4th retreats to a Regular, and the MW Army takes the city.
Grab an Elite Cav to go after a redlined Longbow, and we get the makings of an Honest Injun Cavalry Army.
Spend some more gold on a Temple at Izibia.
We began this turn at 14 tiles to domination? Is that right?
Cultural expansions will take place at Cuello (1 land tile) Silver Birch (no land tiles) and Swamp White Oak (should pick up 4 land tiles). By capturing Akkad's 9 tiles... let's see if the rest of this turn matters....
IBT - Akkad Riots.
We are Hiawatha the Magnificent, with a Firaxis score of 4284 and a whole bunch of trees.
gmaharriet
Ancient Crone
Fantastic finish, Scout! Kudos to the whole team as well.
SimpleMonkey
King
Nicely done, scout! It was a real treat to be part of this team. Kudos to all! 
Would it be possible to post the save before the last turn? Not just to load a victory into my own HOF, of course, but also to take a look at our lovely glades and forests.
Would it be possible to post the save before the last turn? Not just to load a victory into my own HOF, of course, but also to take a look at our lovely glades and forests.
Wow. That's pretty amazing. I would've never guessed that we could win this one so easily. It did feel kind of easy, didn't it?
Is it the Iroquois are that overpowering or are my teammates that awesome?
Is it the Iroquois are that overpowering or are my teammates that awesome?
Admiral Kutzov
Idiot Emeritus
Nicely done scout. I was checking in to post my set. it took me 13 turns to win. I managed to lose an army.
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