Pre-flight checks OK
Dotmap for 7.5 Ring
Objectives
1. Settle on the remaining 7.5RCP sites
2. Produce some more Workers
3. Build barracks
Pre-turn
Spot Incense up in Mongol territory
Press the button
1 - 2110BC
Worker road to SW
Warrior arrives at Rheims
Warrior S (explore SW arm)
MM Orleans for 1spt (all that's needed for Worker) & 4fpt
Can't MM Paris - no options
Don't press Mongols to leave as MA believes they are stronger than us
Hold onto CB until Mongols have something worth trading for
Mongol start must be really food-poor as we're romping away at the moment.
IBT
Paris Settler - Settler
Orleans Worker - Spear
Rheims Warrior - Worker
2 - 2070BC
Worker (Orleans) W, irrigate (Wheat)
Settler heads for Red (on my dotmap)
Warrior (N Rheims) heads for Red
Warrior (Rheims) fort - until Mongol Warrior moves away. Then SW
MM Lyons for warrior in 1 turn
IBT
Barb warrior kills Mongol warrior SW of Paris

then retreats SE
Lyons Warrior - Worker
3 - 2030BC
Warrior (Lyons) fort
Warrior (Rheims) SW (Mongol warrior gas returned N)
4 - 1990BC
Worker irrigate - SW, irrigate
Warrior SW
MM Paris for +5fpt
MM Lyons for growth in 1 turn
Mongols have Iron Working! But, obviously, we can't afford it.
Switch Rheims & Lyons from Workers to Spearmen
IBT
Tours Warrior - Spear
Barb warrior shows up ESE of Paris (again)
5 - 1950BC
Warrior fort Tours
Marseilles founded (Red dot) - Spear
Warrior SW
MM Lyons for 3spt
Mongols still only have 2 cities - still unable to trade for IW
IBT
Barb warrior move to SE of Paris (unimproved tile) - I could attack him now but it's dodgy. If I leave him he could move to S Paris in order to pillage or SW Paris (forest). If he does that then I'd have to attack across the river so I attack him this turn and keep my fingers crossed.
6 - 1910BC
Warrior fort Marseilles
Worker irrigate - SW, irrigate
Warrior S (SW arm)
Worker road - irrigate
Warrior kills barb Warrior (SE Paris)

Lux 40% (had to move Paris garrison)
Research 60%
MM Paris for +5fpt
MM Orleans for growth in 1 turn
Mongols have settled their 3rd site (Kazan) but still won't trade IW
IBT
Paris Settler - Settler
7 - 1870BC
Settler heads for Green spot
Warrior re-garrison's Paris
Workers irrigate - road to cow
Warrior SW (SW arm, hill) - spots Ivory

Lux 10%
Research 90%
MM Paris for 5fpt
Still no deal on IW
8 - 1830BC
Warrior fort Paris
Warrior SW (SW arm, spies more Ivory)
Warrior (Orleans) joins Settler as escort
Lux 20%
Research 80%
MM Orleans to avioid wasted shield
IBT
Orleans Spear - Worker (Orleans will be an ideal Worker factory in the short term)
9 - 1790BC
Spear fort Orleans
Warrior SW
Workers road - irrigate (Cattle)
MM Orleans for 3spt + 4fpt
MM Lyons to avois shield waste on Spear (due in 2 turns)
IBT
Rheims Spear - Barracks (up for debate)
10 - 1750BC
Spear fort Rheims
Workers irrigate - 3NE (need to road then irrigate between Orleans & Marseilles)
Chartres founded (Green dot) - Spear
Warrior SW
Warrior fort Chartres
Lux 30% (Paris)
MM Paris for 5fpt
Finally! We have an average military, according to our MA
The World according to Ted
Notes
Most of our towns need careful micromanagement. Nowhere has an natural ideal shield and/or food surplus.
Paris is happily producing Settlers.
Orleans has the makings of a worker factory
I've started a barracks at Rheims. We should probably do the same at Lyons.
Tours could use a temple to bring the BG (2NW) into play for both Tours & Lyons.
I've settled 2 of the 7.5 ring. IMHO this ring is too close (and too overlapped) to be of any real long-term use but will suffice to deal with the Mongols.
There is Ivory to the SW so it could be a better choice to settle there before completing the 7.5 ring. If so then we need to work out the optimum ring distance before committing ourselves. 11.5 would put us on the hill N of the Ivory and capture the Cattle as well. It depends on how well the Mongol territory fits with this.
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Good Luck
JMansell
Ted (from sunny Norfolk)