Turnset
Preturn
Count 35 AOL units visible in our west
Appear very vulnerable at Blogger (1 archer - no roads), Google (Sw and Sp, but surrounded by lots of units) and at Print (1WC)
Query why building harbour in Print when it will have lots of food after jungle chopped? -> whip lib for cultural expansion and then plan to build workers
Switch a couple of builds to archers for upgrade to 4 attack LBs soon
IT
lots of Apple units killed, Safari razed
Print lib -> worker
Talk worker -> court (I know I'm often guilty of building way too many courts, but this will later be a very powerful city and a court will speed later infrstructure builds - it will take a while, so next player will have opportunity to change if I have failed to convince
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1) 230AD
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11 AOL units move adjacent Picasa - hope they have somewhere to go
Googleplex pike -> pike
Froogle market -> lib (for culture expansion - we are under pressure)
Penguins building Magellans
2) 250AD
Gems wont connect this turn as 2 workers roading are slaves
- have go a turn or 2 without gems
Trade Linux Invention + WM + 42g for furs, silk and gems - hire taxman in Googleplex
Switch Menlon Pk to Leos - due in 2
Trade IBM Theology for Invention, WM + 198g
Trade AOL ROP, WM, 1gpt, 33g for silks (an unbalanced trade, but they may have demanded silks anyway and at least this way they will be less inclined to attack us whilst we remain very vulnerable)
Send archers and spears to rax for upgrading after Leo completes
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AOL moves units on to Apple cith Quicktime
Blogger walls -> lib
Yahoo and Big Blues commence Leos - too late suckers
3) 260AD
Whip lib in Orlut
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Menlo Pk completes Leo's
-> worker
Orkut lib -> worker
4) 270AD
REVOLT - draw 5 turns anarchy
Hire 3 taxmen to keep positive gpt
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Apple demand TM + 49g, I refuse and they dow
Quicktime razed by AOL - no Apple cities left on our continent
AOL, Sun and Linux have chivalry
5) 280AD
6) 290AD
7) 300AD
8) 310AD
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We emerge as a republic
Penguins building Adam Smith
Apple -> anarchy
9) 320AD
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Googleplex pike -> worker
Menlo Park worker -> market
Scholar pike -> worker
Apple -> Monarchy
10) 330AD
Decide EDU too expensive - 21gpt +548g and no avail ontrades as at war with Macs (wont acknowledge envoy) or no gpt avail
IT
Googleplex worker -> WC for knight upgrade
MV lib -> ducy
11) 340AD
Shortrush market in Menlo Park
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IBM signs MA with Apple v us
GMail builds lib -> market
Desktop worker -> worker
12) 350AD
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Googleplex WC -> lib
Menlo Pk market -> duct
Web Search duct -> lib
13) 360AD
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Frooglr lib -> worker
14) 370AD
shortrush duct in Menlo Pk
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Print worker -> worker
Scholar worker -> WC
Video market -> worker
Apple galley pair sail by GMail
15) 380AD
send 4 horses to shadow galleys
IT
Menlo Parkduct -> WC
Froogle worker -> worker
16) 390AD
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Pike d IBM sword at Blogger - promotes elite
Googleplex lib -> WC
Web Search lib -> WC
Video worker -> duct
17) 400AD
Apple will talk peace but want 160g - have seen no action so decline
Best deal avail for EDU is with Linux (dont want to boost them further, next best is with Sun (? consider after Chivalry researched -> PP)
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Menlon Pk WC (sorry just realised had no rax
) -> lib
Froogle worker -> duct
18) 410AD
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Apple and AOL sign peace treaty
Googleplex WC -> WC
Web Search WC -> WC
Linux completes Magellans
Apple's galleys now on east coast going past Googleplex ? heading for Leo's
19) 420AD
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Apple galleys reverse direction
Desktop worker -> worker (too much jungle to start infrastructure on this city yet)
Orkut worker -> worker
20) 430AD
Apple still want 160g for peace
IBM will now talk - they want 120g for peace
EDU costs all gold, WM + 2gpt from Linux
Sun now able to trade lux -
will sell EDU for silks, WM and 438g (? give gpt) - I leave this for next player
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