Pre-flight checks... OK
Pre-turn
Push Research to 90% (Mono in 5 @ -32gpt, 322gp in the Bank) - I'll see how much I can make from trading our WM next time and adjust accordingly
Press button
FA Horse - Horse
1 - 340AD
Move 3 vet Gallic Swords & 2 Elite Horse to gold mountain North of Heidelburg
Move vet Pike, vet Horse & Catapult to 2N of Zaragoza (prep)
Send vet MDI towards Valencia
Spot a foreign border just peeking out of the fog Southwestish of Seville - must be our last neighbour stuck alone on an island - could be our first off-continent conquest target

Gallic Sword (2NE Zaragoza) forts
Hawk WM for 15gp
IBT
Germany lands lone Horse SW of FH
FA Horse - Horse
SM Court - Granary
FH Heroic Epic - Sun Tzu
FW Colosseum - Market
2 - 350AD
Bombard Horse for 1hp damage
Vet Horse kills 2/3 Horse
Sun Tzu hurried in FH
Assault on Heidelburg:
Elite Horse kills Spear
Elite Horse retreats from Spear(2/3)
Vet Gallic Sword kills 2/3 Spear
Heidelburg is destroyed - we get 3gp & 1 Slave (Stella)
Stella roads to NNE FH
Make peace with Germany - they give WM + 12gp (broke)
Demand WM + 13gp from Spain - they refuse
Declare war on Spain
Vet Horse retreats from reg Sword
vet Horse retreats from reg Sword(2/3)
MDI takes station North of Valencia
Assault on Valencia:
Vet Horse kills Spear & promotes
Vet Horse kills Spear
Raze Valencia
Capture 2 Slaves (Sarah & Steph)
Catapult, vet Pike, vet GS & 2 vet Horse arrive North of Zaragoza
Lux 10%
Research 80% (3 turns @ -36gpt, 287 in the Bank)
Hawk WM for 11gp
IBT
Spain grabs our Silk Colony as expected
FA Horse - Court (pre-build)
TC Court - Horse (nothing for pre-build)
FH Sun Tzu - Market
3 - 360AD
Assault on Zaragoza:
Catapult bombards and misses
Vet Horse kills Spear & promotes
Vet Horse kills Warrior & promotes
Zaragoza is destroyed
Units start the long march SW
Hawk WM for 7gp
IBT
Vet Horse killed by Sword
TC Horse - Galley (let's meet our last neighbour)
4 - 370AD
Vet MDI kills 3/4 Sword
Units regroup in the South
Research 70%
Hawk WM for 4gp
IBT
Discover Monotheism - Theology
SM Granary - Cathedral
TC Galley - Cathedral
5 - 380AD
FA, FH & FW switch to Cathedrals
Silks Colony re-established
2 vet Horse + GS head for Salamanca
Galley (New Hope) sails West to meet our hidden neighbours
Lux 0%
Hawk WM for 3gp
IBT
FA Cathedral - Pike (Colony guard)
FW Cathedral - Market
6 - 390AD
Fortify Pike & Catapult on Gems Colony
MDI & Warrior fort Silks Colony
Slave starts fortress on Silks Colony
New Hope sails West
Pike's Paladin joins Army
Research 70% (8 turns @ +4gpt, 244 gp in the Bank)
Hawk WM for 4gp
IBT
FA Pike - Horse
7 - 400AD
2 vet Horse + vet GS arrive N Salamanca
Elite Horse + vet Horse 2 moves from Salamaca
Catapult + vet Horse 2 moves from Silks Colony
Northern Gambler positioned for Ocean crossing
Land routes from Munich now blocked
Pike (FA) starts long march to Silks Colony
2 elite Horse (FA) head towards Spain
Hawk WM for 4gp
IBT
FA Horse - Pike
SM Cathedral - Pike
TC Cathedral - Pike
FH Cathedral - Market
8 - 410AD
Assault on Salamanca:
Vet Horse retreats from Spear
Vet Horse retreats from Spear
Vet GS kills Spear & promotes
Battle group retires North to mountain
Northern Gambler attempts Ocean crossing
Elite Horse & vet Horse join Battle Group
2 Elite Horse join Silks Colony re-inforcements brigade
Hawk Wm for 4gp
IBT
FA Pike - Horse
SM Pike - Horse
TC Pike - Galley
Northern Gambler sinks
9 - 420AD
Pike (FA) positioned midway between FA & FH
Pike fort TC
Pike fort SM
Elite Horse & vet Horse arrive N Salamanca
Units in the hills 2N Salamanca fort to heal
Research 80% (4 turns @ -26gpt, 257 in the Bank)
Hawk WM for 3gp
IBT
FA Horse - Granary
SM Horse - Cat
TC Galley - Granary
FW Market - Court
10 - 430AD
Cat & vet Horse arrive at Silks Colony
2 elite Cav at mountain 2SE Santiago
Vet Horse kills Spear at Salamanca
Galley sails NW from TC
Research 70% (3 turns @ -7gpt, 234gp in Bank)
Notes & pictures follow...
Ted