SJ1 - Save the Capitals

[SirJethro]

I wasn't able to play this weekend and we haven't heard from Trickey. If you guys are okay with it, I say we make this a bit more open.

We won't worry about the turn order (except no-one can play twice in a row). First person to post a "got-it" gets the turn.

If you object, let me know. Also, if anyone knows of a sixth who would like to join, feel free to bring them in.

Current Players:
5. Trickey
1. SirJethro
2. Pillager
3. Eklekticos
4. T-Hawk

NOTE: This post is NOT a "got-it". Feel free to play....

 

[Pillager]

Right, I'll sneak in and have a bash. I haven't yet 'got-it', but I will soon. (Got to finish my turn on another SG first )

 

[T-hawk]

I'm on vacation until Monday night, but I can jump in then for a turn.

 

[Pillager]

OK, got it. Will post back ASAP, probably in about 24 hours.

 

[Pillager]

Right, a bit of guidance needed.

I took Persopolis, and only after remembered that we cannot take capital cities. I would just go back and redo it, but we gained workers, 36 gold, and the Great Library, from which we have gained Republic and Invention.

I've played a dozen turns, btw.

If SirJethro (and others) is happy, then I'll continue. If not, then I suppose I'll restart.

It is just such a good city to have.....

 

[SirJethro]

I'll let the other players weigh in on this. My initial reaction would be replay it since it was one of the rules. However, I want to keep the game moving.

There are two options:
- Pillager replays
- We let it go (once) and consider Persia's new capital the one that cannot be taken. If we do this, I think we should give back the gold, workers, and give them free any future techs that we get free from the great library.

Thoughts?

 

[Pillager]

Well, I'll do whatever you all say. If there is no or little response within twelve hours, I'll continue, but give gold, workers and techs to Persia.

OK?

 

[Barker]

I'll join as a sixth if you will have me. Sounds like you guys are having a good time here

 

[Pillager]

Right, that's about 12 hours. I'll play now, to keep it going, and do what I sad in my previous post. Apols for making the error

 

[Pillager]

610: Babylon and America sign peace treaty
Peace with Egypt, as they had 8 swords about to attack

620: Babs offer war against India. Reject for time being

630:

640:

650:

660: Mustering force for attack on Persia
Successfully tempt Persia into attacking kinght on hill. Get élite

670:

680:

690: Reject peace treaty with Persia
India peace with Babylon

700: India peace with Russia

720: Capture Persepolis - gain workers, 36g, and Great Library (see above posts)

730: Gain Republic and Invention through GL
Gain élite Knight
Gain 2 Persian workers

740: India peace with America

750:

760: Give Persia 36g and peace as above. Have to wait to give workers and tech.
Preparing for war on India

770: America offers peace and wants 2 workers and chivalry. Rejected.
Return 2 workers to Persia

790:

800:

810:

820:



Advice for next player:

Work on Heidelburg - mines and irrigation
Beware American swords to west
Take Minsk
Continue to move pikemen around so as to maintain WLTKDs
Give Rep. and Inv. to Persia when they can accept it.
Try to take Indian cities.
Good luck!

 

[Pillager]

Savegame:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/sj1-820AD.zip

 

[SirJethro]

Originally posted by Pillager
Right, that's about 12 hours. I'll play now, to keep it going, and do what I sad in my previous post. Apols for making the error

No biggie. Just a game.

 

[SirJethro]

Are we still in Despotism? If so, I would suggest using our last shot at pop-rushing to rush a few of these culture/science improvements. Specifically the libraries in Miami and Persep.

 

[SirJethro]

Originally posted by Barker
I'll join as a sixth if you will have me. Sounds like you guys are having a good time here

Barker...sure, welcome to the game. The rules are on the front post if you haven't read that yet. Also, we are not playing with a particular order right now. If you are available to play and no one else has posted a "got it", then go ahead.

 

[Barker]

Got it. Will play shortly

 

[Barker]

Pre-Turn – 2 lazy Elvis impersonators put to work in Persepolis. 1 Works on tile for 2 food / 1 gold, other becomes scientist. Change lux rate to zero science. (Net gain 2 food/turn, 1gpt, treasury grows from 36-44 gold per turn) Citizens of Hanover win exclusive rights to work in the Iron ore mines NE of Cologne. Improved production time for Library from 12 – 5 turns, and leaving Cologne unchanged at 2 turns remaining for marketplace.

820 AD – A horde of American sword are approaching Miami. Berlin trains a new Knight – another knight started. Persepolis completes library, and begins building a new worker. Toynbee compiles his great work identifying the most powerful nations of the world. The Americans beat us to the top prize! We come in second, followed by the puny Egyptians, French and Indians

Our knights defeat 2 swordsmen near Miami with only 1 hp loss. Fortify pike with remaining knights and prepare for counterattack. Russian city of Minsc is conquered without a loss. 5 new workers for our glorious empire! We have captured a new source of gems. We inform the Russians that we will spare them for 21 gold and 5 gpt. They accept our demands.

840 AD – Cologne builds marketplace – begins work on knight. We lose 1 vet knight to the Americans, but kill 4 swordsmen. No promotions awarded.

850 AD – Knight kills American sword near Miami and is promoted to elite. Workers begin clearing river/jungle, irrigation and mining efforts near Heidelburg.

860 AD – France declares war on America. We learn Education from the Great Library, and try to share this knowledge with the Persians, but they already know these secrets Munich builds granary and begins work on marketplace. Our troops begin marching towards American homeland.

870 AD – Heroic Epic completed in Nuremberg, begin work on marketplace. Hanover completes Library, and begins work on granary. The Egyptian city of Heilopolis completes Sistine Chapel.

880 AD – zzz

890 AD - Berlin builds knight, and begins another. Leipzig does the same. Heidelburg builds granary and starts on marketplace. Paris completes Sun Tzu’s art of War. 3 German knights approach the American city of Madras.

900 AD – 1 knight dies, and another gets promoted to elite killing 1 American sword.
The French bastards take the city of Madras right from under our noses! We will continue on to the city of Buffalo.

910 AD – zzz

920 AD – Our people grow weary of the war with the Americans. They give us 5 gold for peace. We have set our sights on the Indians. We will attack once our units are out of their territory. We buy gunpowder from the French for incense, world map and 376 gold. (22 turns remained to research) We begin “researching” Astronomy. Hey, who are we kidding. We aren’t a nation of scientists. We’ll buy or steal what we need.

930 AD – France allies with Egypt against the Americans. The citizens of Akkad yearn to join our civilization. (Who could blame them) We install a new governor in the city. We establish an embassy in Egypt for 71 gold. We annulled our ROP and Peace Treaty with the naive Indians. We will attack in the next year.

940 AD – Americans re-capture Madras from the French. An Indian spearman falls to an elite knight. – The hostilities against the Indians have commenced.

950 AD – Berlin builds knight and commissions another. Miami builds a library to be followed by a harbor. We have captured the city of Bangalore without any casualties. Bombay falls to our veteran knight who gains a promotion to elite. Our troops are looking for a champion to lead us to victory.

960 AD – Leipzig builds knight and begins another. Our knights win 2 easy victories against laughable Indian longbowmen. We sell the secrets of Chivalry to the Babylonisns for their world map and 35 gold. They are no threat to us anymore.

970 AD – Nuremberg builds marketplace. We commission another knight to be trained. Cologne finishes another knight and we begin training another pikeman for defense of our frontier cities.

Terrible news has come to us that the city of Marseilles has completed Leonardos Workshop. Our city of Konigsberg uses its’ stored materials to build a University. We waste 156 units of production, however. ( I should have been checking completion dates, but wanted to save our treasury for rushing barracks etc.)

We capture the Indian city of Kolhapur, and disband a settler into 2 workers. Locals tell us of strange resources in the mountains to the NE. Exploration reveals our first saltpeter resource. Our new workers are dispatched to build a road to it. Our southern forces near Bombay destroy an Indian horseman, and capture another slave worker.

980 AD – Konigsburg completes University and begins work on a marketplace. 2 stupid, dead archers land near Kolaphur trying to capture our new workers. Unfortunately for them, we have 2 elite knights in the city. We begin massing troops for our invasion of Calcutta. We hurry barracks in Bombay and Bangalore for a total of 164 gold.

990 AD – The Indians shamelessly enter our palace, groveling for peace. We laugh as we refuse their pitiful request. Bangalore and Bombay begin building libraries after completing barracks. Kolhapur builds barracks for 72 gold. We attack Delhi with an elite knight and kill 1 pikeman. We leave the city in peace, and return to Bombay to protect our new worker.

1000 AD – Egypt and Persia sign a military alliance against the Americans. Hamburg finishes knight and begins on pikeman.

We have captured the city of Calcutta. We only lost 1 knight, and killed 3 spearmen. We have destroyed the Indian civilization except for the capital city.

Now that my war with India is completed, I will end my reign as King of the Germans. I would suggest to my successor the following edicts:

1 – Rush some culture into our captured Indian cities. Delhi has a very strong influence.
2 – build some catapults, and spend some time bombarding the Indian capital. If we are lucky, we should be able to destroy some cultural buildings there.
3 – Build up for an invasion for France. Our friend Joan is getting too big for her own britches.

 

[Barker]

Screenie attached.

 

[Barker]

Here is the savegame. Sorry, but it is not zip file. I have not downloaded a Zip program yet.

 

[SirJethro]

Agree on the bombarding of Dehli. They are going to be a real pain in our campaign against America unless we secure an ROP later on...their borders take up the whole continent.

While we are at it, we should pillage most of their lands as well.

We need to remember not to station many troops in Calcutta. That city is going to flip one day no matter what we do, I think. Starvation is going to be pretty important there I believe.

Do we have a palace build going somewhere? Would it have been possible to save the shields from Leo's with that? If so, we might have snagged Copernicus's Observatory, or even have taken a b-line to Smiths if we could hold it out long enough.

 

[Barker]

Do we have a palace build going somewhere? Would it have been possible to save the shields from Leo's with that? If so, we might have snagged Copernicus's Observatory, or even have taken a b-line to Smiths if we could hold it out long enough.

There are no pre-builds of palace ATM. Changing from Leonardo to Palace would have completed in same turn.