[SoI]Fatimids Cultural Victory

SanJose, Should you pick up my save and play from there ~20 turn set and we can finish this together?
 
SanJose, Should you pick up my save and play from there ~20 turn set and we can finish this together?
I go to Kudus(+2 workers, 2 relics) and beeline to Algebra now.
We can capture Tungul with hire additional Camel merc.
Report later.
 
Main events:
Moved javelinman to Palestine. Send 2 workers in Lower Egypt. Healing mounted units in Aswan. Hire Camel archer.
Peace with Makuria for 10:gold:
Farama after worker start Shia missionary for send it to Aswan.
Steal 2 workers near Kudus with javelinman and berber cavalry.
Capture Kudus without losses, recovered 2 christian relics.
Al-Qahira completed HoW, start SM. Makuria collapsed.
Meeting Sindhs&Yemen, 10:gold: for OB both.
Finish Education, beeline to Algebra.
Trade CrucibleSteel for Education with Sindhs.
Capture Sur, hire skirmisher in Kudus, steal worker near Dimashq.
Capture Dimashq with losing unpromoted skirmisher and camel archer.
Trade AgriculturalScience+40:gold: for TexileArts and TrueCross with ByzantineEmpire.
Crown of Throns block Acra.
Spoiler :

Jusos2108, i completed about 20 turns, but in last do not specify an action for BCs in Dimashq, workers near Farama&Aswan and spy in Cilikia.

So now we should decide few things:
Development of Sur, especially :culture:;
Invasion in Hejaz;
Preparation to Crusaders;
Meeting with Georgia, Buids, Seljuks;
Tech path after Algebra.

P.S. Indie recovered second iron near Dimashq:crazyeye:
P.P.S. Crazy idea: capture Tungul, liberated for Sindhs:espionage::D
 

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I have to postpone this a bit, but I might get to it today or at the latest on the weekend.
 
I played my set and conquered Hejaz in it.
I sent the berber cavalries straight to Medina and mopped the indies around, which made the city revolt surprisingly quickly, so we were able to take it without losses. We recovered the Holy Banner from there.

Spoiler :


We progressed towards Makkah and took it with casualties of one Camel Archer and one Berber Cavalry.

Spoiler :



Otherwise it was pretty much cruising, we discovered Engineering and went for Mosaic Art next for the wonders. Spiral Minaret and Naverank (whatever) were built. I spent one GS for an Golden Age, because I though that will benefit us most early on.

To do:
  • Decide tech path after Mosaic Art
  • Meet Seljuks
  • Meet Buyids
  • Connect the marble asap for Al-Azhar
  • Decide which city will be our military machine, currently Holy Banner and one GG are in Cairo
  • Abbasids respawned, I set espionage on them
  • Should we conquer Iraq after the crusaders are repelled?
 
To do:
  • Decide tech path after Mosaic Art
  • Meet Seljuks
  • Meet Buyids
  • Connect the marble asap for Al-Azhar
  • Decide which city will be our military machine, currently Holy Banner and one GG are in Cairo
  • Abbasids respawned, I set espionage on them
  • Should we conquer Iraq after the crusaders are repelled?
1. Algebra: bulbed Great Scholar or not? After Assymetric Warfare, next WorldWonders containing techs;
2,3. Yes, we need silk or conquer Yazd/Instambul;
5. Dimashq with two iron mine great for that plus its near Crusaders spawn; Aswan good for setler farm; Farama for support stuff(missionary, spy, war galley);
7. Agree.

More questions:
Raze barbarian Edessa or waitng PoA flip;
We go for 1st and 3rd UHV?
Capture Tartus?
 
I actually bulbeb Algebra during my first set iirc, so no worries there.
Seljuks/Buyids sometimes trade silk, but that's a bit iffy. Constantinople would be my choice (Tarsos -> Constantinople).
Dimasq is fine for me.

Btw, I think it is very lucky to get workers from both Medina ja Mecca this early on.
 
I planned:
1. Block Homs and Sis spawn, dont raze Edessa(reason - Rum settled Adiyaman/Perre (1W horse) in N.Syria);
2. Build in Dimashq blacksmith and tannery before army spamming;
3. Develop infrastructure (mosque, souk, market, monastery, monument) in Egypt and Hejaz;
4. Trained missionaries in Kudus, spy in Farama or Sur;
5. Hire HAs and CAs if possible;
6. Tech - after Algebra beeline to Assymetric Warfare for free Great Spy.
 
Good event in Al-Iskandariyya, plus shia missionary for Madina - we have state religion in all cities. Buids collapsed in 1069AD, we never meet them. Received access to gems and marble.
Spoiler :

Capture 2 workers near indie Mosul, but Abbasids capture this city and block me for searching Seljuks:( Razed Raqqa, capture worker(totaly 15).
Trade Mosaic Art to Byzantine Empire for 140:gold:, barley to Armenia for 3:gold:per turn.

To do:
We need 5 settlers(Luxor, Duba, Irbid, Hamah, Maras);
Road to Aswan;
Received access to silk;
Receive Great Engineer for Kizil Kule, stop spawn Great Scholar, switch to spamming Great Merchant;
 

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I played 21 turns just the get things in order at the Levant. KoJ was easily destroyed and we are now sieging Antioch. Otherwise quite uneventful.

I founded Duba and Aswan is going to finish a settler on the next turn.

Our empire:
Spoiler :



To do:
  • Raze(?) Antioch
  • Found new cities, Aswan can spam settlers
  • Capture Tarsos
  • Continue towards Constantinople or Iraq?
  • Keep science up, infrastucture!
  • Suggested Tech path below, we could squeeze in Guilds at some point though
Spoiler :


P.S. The forum doesn't let me attach the save, but I'll try again later.
 
I played 21 turns just the get things in order at the Levant. KoJ was easily destroyed and we are now sieging Antioch. Otherwise quite uneventful.
To do:
  • Raze(?) Antioch
  • Found new cities, Aswan can spam settlers
  • Capture Tarsos
  • Continue towards Constantinople or Iraq?
  • Keep science up, infrastucture!
  • Suggested Tech path below, we could squeeze in Guilds at some point though
P.S. The forum doesn't let me attach the save, but I'll try again later.

Raze Antioh of course, doubts about the only city in Transjordan:mischief: Irbid or Kerak or B'ir
Tartus - could i spread catholic in this city?
For answer to other questions need to view save file.
 
I don't know why, but the file upload still doesn't work for me. Does it work for you?
 
It worked:)
Jusos2108, can you send save in skype?
 

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