The Quest for Culture (QfC) - An ex-n00b Production

[chriseay]

I revolt to caste immediately.

Turn 3 - A couple of things to note. First, with a forge, industrious and on epic a forest chop nets 123 hammers! Second, the barbarians at the city up north are stupid. They attack our cover axemen fortified in a forest with archers. It allows this:

Turn 6 - Music comes in, we get the free artist. I'm kind of at a loss what to do with him. I pick drama as the tech. I put the artist to sleep in Sadan's castle.

Turn 7 - Liz offers Calendar and 110 gold for music. I accept.

Turn 12 - Drama is in. Theology is next, as we will want to make a run at Sistine in copper city. It is artist GPP's.

Turn 13 - Just this in copper city:

Turn 15 - And to finish it off, in delhi:

My only suggestion to the next player is to go for sistine in Copper city and build as many temples and missionaries as we can. We need to spread religion. I also started Notre Dame in Copper, as it is GA too....it will probably need chops, but then we can farm what is chopped.

 

[pling]

Good turns

I got the save ... will likely play tomorrow

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

nice job! Agree we need to get the missionaries on the road.

 

[chriseay]

Just a little bump....

I saw a post in another thread Pling, where you said you were behind in another SG.....you probably meant this one!

 

[pling]

Yes, I did. Sorry, guys, I've not forgotten, I just got busy. I will play my turns soon, I will (though, given it's my bedtime now, it'll be tomorrow not today).

 

[pling]

Turn 0 (810AD):
All looks well Looks like Chicago will flip to us at some point (0% American!!), and we've got 4 religions in our civ now - Chinook is Taoist. That gives us these combinations of cathedrals: HJC HJT CT even with just 6 cities, though obviously 9 is still better

Turn 1 (820AD):

IBT: The Khan wants us to join in some wars, I say nonono.

TUrn 2 (830AD):
Turn 3 (840AD):
Bombay: Work Boat -> Confucian Temple
Chinook: Library -> Archer

And Chicago joins us!

They start on a Jewish Temple as it's the cheapest building that will give us some culture & I'd quite like their borders to pop at some point

Turn 4 (850AD):
Sadan's Castle: Jewish Missionary -> Archer (we're still pants with power, going to build military up too, don't want people invading)
Delhi: Lighthouse -> Archer (ditto - and archers are good at holding onto cities ).

Ooh, a Great Prophet ... now lets play hunt the shrine Looks like Delhi is due the Kong Miao, so that's easy.

Turn 5 (860AD):
Theology discovered, start to research Philosophy (for Pacifism & the doubling of GPP)

Turn 6 (870AD):
Sadan's Castle: Archer -> Jewish Missionary
Delhi: Archer -> Hindu Missionary

The Khan converts to Hinduism, but doesn't get any happier with us

Turn 7 (880AD):
Turn 8 (890AD):
Madras: Library -> Archer (This is mostly to up the illusion of power - more units, more likely to be left in peace)

Turn 9 (900AD):
Sadan's Castle: Jewish Missionary -> Archer
Delhi: Hindu Missionary -> Archer

Turn 10 (910AD):
Chinook: Archer -> Taoist Missionary

Turn 11 (920AD):
Sadan's Castle: Archer -> Jewish Missionary
Delhi: Archer -> Hindu Missionary
Bombay: Confucian Temple -> Archer
Madras: Archer -> Jewish Temple

Turn 12 (930AD):
I tweak the science rate down a bit, doesn't change turns-to-Philosophy, but means we'll not run out of money for another 11 turns

Turn 13 (940AD):
Sadan's Castle: Jewish Missionary -> Archer

Turn 14 (950AD):
Delhi: Hindu Missionary -> Archer
Copper City: Notre Dame -> Sistine Chapel

Bombay: Archer -> Jewish Temple

Turn 15 (960AD):
Sadan's Castle: Archer -> Confucian Missionary (Sent the archer towards Copper City)

Our culture progresses well:

But I'm a little concerned that our lack of power makes us look like sitting ducks:

Have a roster:

BeefontheBone (Skip till he has a shiny new graphics card to make us all jealous)
AK (Up!)
Chriseay (On deck)
Pling (Just finished)
Sadan (Skip till he's got a shiny new PC to make us all jealous)

 

[chriseay]

Yay for more wonders!

We might, at this point, have to play another game after we finish this one to teach Beef and Sadan the wonders (pun very much so intended) of a cultural game!

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

Got it. Probably not until tomorrow. Would you two mind if I invited a guest player to sub for beef and sadan?

 

[chriseay]

Got it. Probably not until tomorrow. Would you two mind if I invited a guest player to sub for beef and sadan?

Not at all....I was kinda thinking we need one more. I might need some skips coming up here depending on when my turn comes up, so it's definitely a good thing.

 

[pling]

Would you two mind if I invited a guest player to sub for beef and sadan?

Nah, s'fine by me

Turns have been coming round a little too quickly for me anyway (as I'm sure you've noticed ).

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

Roster:

Have a roster:

BeefontheBone (Skip till he has a shiny new graphics card to make us all jealous)
AK (Up!)
Chriseay (On deck)
Pling (Just finished)
Sadan (Skip till he's got a shiny new PC to make us all jealous)
Bede (to give us the proper grumpy component)

 

[Bede]

Just checking in! Nice job collecting all those Ancien Age wonders

 

[chriseay]

Hey guys, had a death in the family and will need a skip until next thursday or so if I come up. I'll chime back in when I can play again, end of next week.

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

Sorry to hear that C. Take as much time as you need.

Turn 226 (960 AD)
AK: Note to self: need Temple of Solomon
Madras begins: Axeman
Madras begins: Barracks
Chinook begins: Fast Worker
Bombay begins: Fast Worker
Sadan's Castle begins: Jewish Monastery
Chicago begins: Fast Worker
AK: Decide we'll expand borders through the use of GA rather than temples outside ou three core towns.
AK: Madras will specialize in military for now.
AK: We really need more workers.
Tech learned: Philosophy
Delhi finishes: Archer
Copper City grows: 7
Madras grows: 6
Confucianism has spread: Old Sarai (Persian Empire)

Turn 227 (970 AD)
Research begun: Feudalism
Research begun: Machinery
Research begun: Guilds
Delhi begins: Angkor Wat
Tech learned: Machinery
AK: Trade Drama and Machinery to Washington for Machinery. Now we have maces. Note to self: do not trade CS unless we want others to have maces.
Tech learned: Construction
AK: Trade Drama and Music to Freddie for construction and 250g. now we have cats.

Turn 228 (980 AD)
Hinduism has spread: Chicago
Sadan's Castle begins: Jewish Monastery
Sadan's Castle grows: 8

Turn 229 (990 AD)
AK: Washington gives dyes for incense. okay.
Madras's borders expand
Chicago's borders expand

Turn 230 (1000 AD)
Chicago begins: Work Boat
Sadan's Castle finishes: Jewish Monastery

Turn 231 (1005 AD)
Sadan's Castle begins: Hindu Missionary

Turn 232 (1010 AD)
Sadan's Castle finishes: Hindu Missionary

Turn 233 (1015 AD)
Sadan's Castle begins: Hindu Missionary
Madras finishes: Barracks

Turn 234 (1020 AD)
Hinduism has spread: Boston (American Empire)
Tech learned: Feudalism
Bombay finishes: Fast Worker
Madras finishes: Jewish Temple

Turn 235 (1025 AD)
Madras begins: Maceman
Madras begins: Catapult
Bombay begins: Barracks
Sadan's Castle finishes: Hindu Missionary
Chinook finishes: Fast Worker
Chicago grows: 3

Turn 236 (1030 AD)
Sadan's Castle begins: Hindu Missionary
Chinook begins: Work Boat
AK: Monte is annoyed. Keep an eye on him.
Delhi begins: Hindu Temple
Delhi begins: Hindu Monastery
Delhi begins: Confucian Temple
Delhi begins: Confucian Temple
Sadan's Castle begins: Maceman
Sadan's Castle begins: Maceman
Copper City begins: Confucian Temple
Copper City begins: Hindu Monastery
Bombay begins: Catapult
Bombay begins: Catapult
Madras begins: Crossbowman
Madras begins: Crossbowman
Chinook begins: Forge
Chinook begins: Courthouse
Chicago begins: Courthouse
Chicago begins: Fast Worker
Chicago begins: Courthouse

I'm sick as a dog with some type of virus. so no pix, just the save

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Quest_for_Culture_AD-1030.Civ4SavedGame

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

bede, pling just played. you wanna take it?

 

[Bede]

On the plate for tomorrow

 

[AyanamiRei]

Glad to see that i'm not the only one who thinks industrious is the best route to cultural victory.

 

[Bede]

Turn 236 (1030 AD)
Mo Tzu (Great Prophet) born in Sadan's Castle

Turn 237 (1035 AD)
Sadan's Castle finishes: The Temple of Solomon
Temple of Solomon puts the economy back in the black
Bombay begins: Jewish Temple

Turn 238 (1040 AD)
Madras finishes: Catapult

Turn 239 (1045 AD)
Sadan's Castle finishes: Hindu Missionary
Chinook finishes: Work Boat

Turn 240 (1050 AD)
Monte declares on Frederik!!

Turn 241 (1055 AD)
Hinduism has spread: Washington (American Empire)
Hinduism spreads into Washington
Sadan's Castle grows: 9
Chinook grows: 6

Turn 242 (1060 AD)
Hinduism has spread: Frankfurt (German Empire)
The little guy in the dhoti gets to Frankfurt
Sadan's Castle begins: Confucian Missionary
Sadan's Castle begins: Jewish Missionary
Sadan's Castle begins: Jewish Missionary
Sadan's Castle begins: Confucian Missionary

Turn 243 (1065 AD)
Sadan's Castle finishes: Confucian Missionary
Bombay finishes: Jewish Temple
Madras grows: 7

Turn 244 (1070 AD)
Sadan's Castle begins: Hindu Missionary
Sadan's Castle finishes: Hindu Missionary

Turn 245 (1075 AD)
Sistine Chapel is built in a far away land
Bombay grows: 6
Bombay's borders expand
Madras finishes: Crossbowman

Turn 246 (1080 AD)

Confucianism has spread: Frankfurt (German Empire)
Bombay finishes: Barracks
Chicago finishes: Work Boat

Turn 247 (1085 AD)
Copper City begins: Hindu Temple
Copper City begins: Jewish Synagogue
Sadan's Castle finishes: Jewish Missionary
Hypatia (Great Scientist) born in Delhi
Chinook grows: 7

Turn 248 (1090 AD)
Hinduism has spread: Bombay
Madras begins: Hindu Temple
Chinook finishes: Forge

Turn 249 (1095 AD)
Tech learned: Guilds
Delhi finishes: Confucian Temple

Turn 250 (1100 AD)
Judaism has spread: Atlanta (American Empire)
Research begun: Paper
Delhi begins: Confucian Academy
We need two more cities for an optimum culture hunt so we can build all three cathedrals in the culture towns
There is a Great Scientist in Delhi and an Artist in Copper City. They can be used for a GA or the Artist could be used to bring Copper City's culture count into line with the other two, or we could save the artist for a culture bomb against a German American town once we found a neighboring village. There is a settler in the queue at Madras. Somewhere on the plain between New York and Boston, we could call it New Haven

 

[pling]

Got it! I hesitate to give an ETA for playing given how appalling my timekeeping has been recently, but I think I can play tomorrow

 

[chriseay]

Hey guys, I'm back. Gonna work in slowly to my games, and since this seems to be in need of people with only three for now, I'll slot in after Pling. Looks like we're still going good though.