Preturn check - Well, we're doomed.
Lots and lots of enemy units far within our borders.
East coast: 6 vikings, including cavs.
west front: 31 persians, nothing with more than 4 attack points though.
South front: 43 iroquis, dito there. But also 6 aztec cavs with more to come.
We could abandon a few cities, retreat to our core and fortify there. But then our enemies would use our roads and move even faster to our remaining cities. And to our retreating units. Besides, we do not have many units to retreat anyway.
I draft units in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Cape Cod, Phoenix and Cleveland.
IBT
Vikings attack Cape Cod. They bombard the city forever, just how many frigates do they have? Barracks destroyed, citizens killed, defenders down to a single hp. They lose 1 berserk, we lose 1 rifleman, 1 cav army and Cape cod falls.
Spain attack Red Sea Port. They lose 3 knights, we lose 1 knight army and the city falls. Lose a cannon too.
Mongols land 3 horsemen near Las Vegas.
Persians bombard and pillage a lot. They attack Baltimore and lose 2 cavs, we lose nothing.
Aztecs attack Red Sea Whales. They lose 1 cav, we lose 1 rifleman, the city falls.
Lots of Aztec cavs arrive.
French ships bombard a little.
Iroquis move around a lot and finally pillage our saltpeter.
Gunpowder Source riots.
Buffalo: cav->rifleman
At least we can still build riflemen, as they need no resources at all.
And. We discover coal in Portland!
(1) 1305 AD - No peace.
France, Aztecs and Spain won't even talk to us.
We bombard a few units.
Draft units in Ironman, New York, Washington, San Francisco.
Rush the barracks in Portland.
We abandon horsetown in an attempt to hold the southern front a little longer.
We kill 2 aztec cavs.
IBT
Vikings bombard Las Vegas and Chicago back to the stone age.
They attack Miami, lose 2 berserks, we lose nothing.
They attack Las Vegas from the sea, we lose 1 rifleman, 1 cavalry and the city falls.
The Spanish attack Gunpowder Source, we lose 1 rifleman, the city falls. We also lose 2 cannons and a bunch of workers.
Mongols attack New York, they lose 1 horseman, but the defenses hold.
Persians bombard a little and move around a lot. Persian cavs arrive.
Aztecs attack Los Angeles, we lose 2 cavs, the city falls.
Iroquis attack Cleveland, they lose 10 longbows and archers, we lose 2 riflemen, the city falls.
Washington, New York, Miami, Ironman: cav->rifleman
Portland: barracks->rifleman
Phoenix riots
(2) 1310 AD - Still no peace.
We increase the luxury slider a notch to keep our people from rioting.
Shuffle around units waiting for the next attack wave.
IBT
Endless bombardment from the vikings but no attack.
A Spanish conquistador reach deep into our core and attacks San francisco but our defenses hold.
Celts and Mongols sign an embargo against us.
Persia attack Buffalo, they lose 1 cav, we lose nothing.
Aztecs attack Ironman City, they lose 4 cavs, we lose 1 musketman, 1 rifleman and the city falls. Lots and lots of workers are captured.
Iroquis attack Portland, they lose 1 rifleman.
Boston riots.
(3) 1315 AD - Still no peace
The Aztecs advanced even faster than I thought, but now our cav army is eager to get back in the game.
We take back Ironman City, killing 2 Aztec cavs. We also get all our workers back.
Kill 1 viking cav, 1 persian musket, 2 aztec cav.
Draft units in Chicago, Washington, New York.
IBT
The vikings strikes again. They lose the first cav, but the second kills our rifleman and razes Baltimore.
The vikings also attack New York and San Francisco, but our defenses hold.
The mongols attack New York, they lose 1 horseman, our defenses hold.
Scandinavia and India sign an MPP.
Persia attack Buffalo, they lose 1 rifleman, 2 cavs, we lose 2 riflemen and the city falls. Some workers are captured too.
Aztecs attack New York, we lose 3 riflemen, they capture the city.
They attack Dallas, lose 2 cavs.
They also attack San Francisco, but retreat again.
Iroquis attack Portland, they lose 1 rifleman, we lose 2 riflemen, they capture the city.
Chicago: cav->rifleman
(4) 1320 AD - Still no peace.
Kill 2 viking cavs.
Draft more units in Boston, Washington, Phoenix, Ironman city.
Increase lux rate another notch.
IBT - And here they come...
Vikings land a stack of death near Miami, at least 15 units.
Mongols land some cavs and horseman also near Miami.
Persia send in lots and lots of units. They attack San Franciso and capture Boston.
Spanish conquistadors reach far into our core.
Aztecs attack San Francisco and lose several cavs but the city stands.
Washington: rifleman->rifleman
San Francisco: cav->rifleman
Houston: cav->rifleman
(5) 1325 AD - Still no peace. France, Aztecs and Spain still won't talk at all.
This is all that is left of our kingdom. From 20 to 8 cities in 5 turns...
I haven't moved much this turn since I feel that we need to discuss how we shall survive this.
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