Turns 66-104
Scientific Theory was discovered this turn, and the countdown begins. We have 26 techs to go before Globalization.
Of course, by now we have long found everyone. England, Aztecs, India and Persia share a continent that doesn't seem to offer enough room for all to survive. Even so, the entire center is still undeveloped. If we weren't in a hurry, we could swim over and claim it.
So far the City States have not offered any decent quests. Arabia - they started with the cash from El Dorado and are sitting on an ocean of Cotton - is gobbling them up, so we'd better pay attention to our treasury. In fact four City States are way into the red from when Arabia declared on us on turn 93. Not that they got anywhere. We upgraded our lone Warrior to Swordsman, built a Trireme in 1 turn and a Trebuchet. The Trireme alone killed most of the Arabian units since for reasons only known to them, they kept falling into the water.
Not much cash was around for research agreements. We signed just two, on turn 85. Hopefully the next round will be better.
The choice of settling Atlanta on the Silver is working out nicely. It has two sources of Iron! If only the Arabs had been more decent about this. No Coal, but that popped up near Philadelphia.
Washington is now size 17, thanks to the Hanging Gardens. The total headcount is 58. Of course, happiness remains a concern.
Science output is already growing nicely, with the policies from the rationalism tree. We have four Great Scientists sitting around, waiting to get sacrificed in the Big Spurt.
Policies
86 Secularism
94 Humanism (Oracle)
103 Sovereignty
Technology
66 Compass
71 Astronomy
72 Bronze Working
73 Iron Working
74 Metal Casting
75 Engineering
76 Currency
79 Physics
81 Machinery
84 Chivalry
87 Banking
90 Printing Press
94 Economics
97 Navigation
99 Acoustics
104 Scientific Theory
Washington
71 Great Scientist#2
72 THE HANGING GARDENS
78 Workshop
82 CHICHEN ITZA
85 Aqueduct
87 Great Scientist#3
90 IRONWORKS
94 THE ORACLE
96 Garden
98 Market
101 Bank
New York
72 University
80 Workshop
83 Colosseum
90 Observatory
94 Aqueduct
98 Monastery
99 Great Scientist #4
101 Market
Boston
67 Workboat
77 Colosseum
84 Workshop
89 Aqueduct
98 Observatory
Philadelphia
69 Workboat
77 Harbor
83 Workshop
85 Workboat
91 THE COLOSSUS
95 Aqueduct
99 University
Atlanta
67 Lighthouse
74 Stable
80 Workshop
84 Harbor
87 Forge
91 University
94 Colosseum
95 Trireme
98 Trebuchet
100 Aqueduct
to sign RAs.
