Vpr1-Monarch & Emperor

[King Alexander]

Nice turns, rrau.

This is my "got it".

 

[King Alexander]

>>SAVE<<

Pre-turn

I rush the US in Salamanca with the SGL.

IBT
We complete the US in Salamanca.

1160AD (1)
Rail Roading…

1170AD (2)
The same. It’s just endless railoading.

IBT
We complete Smith’s Trading Company in Oka.

1180AD (3)
zzzzzzz

1190AD (4)
zzzzzzz

1200AD (5)
Hurry a few courts. Electricity next turn; science down to 40%.

1210AD (6)
We learn Electricity >> Start on Replaceable Parts in 5. We have time to learn Medicine and Scientific Method(for ToE).

1220AD (7)
zzzzzzz

1230AD (8)
RR…

1240AD (9)
zzzzzzzz

1250AD (10)
zzzzzzzzzz

Summary
1)We learn RP the next turn. If we’re going for the ToE, let’s use it to go sooner towards MT. Anyway, all rivals are well behind in the tech field.
2) I have 3 galleons near Cadiz(in our borders with France); since we have a RoP with France, we could unload in Cadiz and send the troops in Bodo(isolated city) and even rush a temple there.

Good luck.

 

[viper275]

Got it.

 

[viper275]

Question: I played a couple of my turns last night and was wondering if we're going to beat up anyone with that large stack of cavs? Spain looks like a nice target, and we're very close to a domination victory (almost 50% land, 71% population.) Since we have an RoP with France it's probably best to leave them alone for now.

 

[fbouthil]

Since we did 3 turns in 24h last weekend, I thought the game would be finished before I was back! It is so nice of you to wait until I was back!

By looking at the save by Alexander, I see that we have a RoP with both France and Spain, but we can break those treaties anytime (20t has passed since its signature) without ruining our rep. I think I said this already but Spain must have a lot of Ancien Cav and some Crusaders due to the wonders they built. I think France is a better target. If you decide to attack Spain anyway, just make sure to get ready for a counter-attack by 20-30 spanish units.

BTW, we have 57% of land, not 50% according to victory status screen.

 

[rrau]

my vote is to go after France (if you haven't already decided)

 

[viper275]

Typo, I meant almost 60% land. Glad those treaties expired, now I know I'll go after France.

 

[TheNemesis666]

at nearly 60% land mass do we really care about our rep? :devil2:

 

[viper275]

Good point... not particularly. We're at 58% now after capturing a French city. *yawn* Getting tired, won't be able to finish and post turns tonight, sorry.

 

[viper275]

Sorry... I doubt I'll be able to get in the rest of my turns today. With railroading and everything each turn can take a long time, plus some RL stuff. I'll post a turn log and save right now if TheNemesis666 wants to take it.

1
Declare war on France, capture 2 French workers. Large stack of weak French units show up at Bodo and capture it next turn.
2
Dijon captured.
3
Poiters and Bayonne captured, we're now at 59%.
4
Rush Harbor in Antalya, it needed growth.

 

[King Alexander]

Well, the party has begun!!! Kill a few units for me!!!

 

[TheNemesis666]

I have to go out tonight anyway. So if you get to this before I post a 'got it' then continue on.

 

[viper275]

I won't be able to play until Friday (about 48 hours from now) and I'm up in lots of SGs so I doubt I finish my turns. If TheNemesis666 can't play it we could even move on to fbouthil.

 

[TheNemesis666]

will play tonight.

 

[TheNemesis666]

got it, will post soon.

 

[TheNemesis666]

1270AD (1)
Finish movement and continue RRing

1275AD (2)
we discover medicine
sci50%, Scientific Method 4t, +345gpt, 1879g
Salamanca bank->cav
Tsingtao temple->aqueduct
Iznik lib->uni
Changdu worker->worker
Antalya harbor->court
shantung aqueduct->market

Capture Brest no casualties
Buy temple in Toulouse for 236g


1280AD (3)
Canton Market->lib
Grand River cav->cav
Richborough bank->cav
Toulouse temple->court

Capture Avignon and get GL "Cornplanter"
Create Cavalry army in Avignon and move them out to explore

buy temple in Poitiers for 228g


1285AD (4)
Niagara Falls cav->cav
Goigouen court->harbor
Poitiers temple->court
Kente aqueduct->harbor

buy temple in Brest for 232g


1290AD (5)
Edrine temple->cav
Oil Springs cav->cav
Centralia cav->cav
Akwesasne bank->cav
Caughnawaga cav->cav
Brest Temple->court

Capture Grenoble and Marseilles, no casualties, 1 cav had to retreat

Army kills a musketeer
switch Salamanca to Heroic Epic (don't know that the Military acadamy will get to build too may armies to GL's will be a better source for them)


1295AD (6)
we discover scientific method
sci50%, +384gpt, 2676g, Corp 4t
Cattaraugus Cathedral->cav
Mauch Chunk cav->cav
St. Regis cav->cav
Aydin Market->lib
Chondote inf->cav
Ganogeh market->cav
Agedincum Aqueduct->market
Alesund worker->aqueduct
Decide to let Oke finish factory, we can start ToE later and pick up some more expensive techs than those currently available

buy temple in Marseilles, Avignon and Grenoble for 236g, 228g and 208g

Hmm, notice Paris is Number 1 in Top 5 cities
Also notice Paris has the highest culture of any city
And Carthage has the only source of Saltpeter that we don't now own


IBT
Spanish are building Mallegans Voyage

1300AD (7)
Alesia cathedral->cav
Grand River cav->cav
Marseilles temple->court
Tonawanda cathedral->cav
Chengdu worker->worker
Avignon temple->court
Grenoble temple->court
Tatung temple->lib

Buy Spains World Map for 95g

Capture Paris losing a v.cav to a pike (and set it to starvation diet)
and Oka sneaks in as Number 5 on the Top 5 cities

Get GL from e.cav performing minor border defense

1305AD (8)
worker actions (nearly completed RR through old french cities)
GL arrives at front (but no movement left to become army)

capture Tours, no losses

Little war weariness has poped up. (didn't notice before, probably from the units that were parked beside Paris for a turn)

1310AD (9)
Entremont um, something, can't remember after looking at the build list->uni
Shanghai lib->cathedral
Niagara Falls cav->cav
Cattaraugus cav->cav
Oil Springs cav->cav
Tyendenaga uni->cav
Kahnawake uni->cav
Oka factory->cav (we're not going to get time to build ToE)

1315AD (10)
we discover the corp
sci60%, lux10%, +131gpt, 3885g, Refining 5t
gergovia court->aqueduct

Army Captures Lyons (sent a cav and a musket on it's way to take over garrison)
Second army kills units in lyons area and returns to Grenoble (most of the rail team is also fort. here as there was too many units to cover them all)
Enemy unit's have nearly been cleared from the area now
EDIT: theres some slaves in Paris too that were hiding from the enemy and the way is now clear to the rail line. (EDIT2: now that I look at the picture again, there is still a musketeer threatening their passage)

Buy temple in paris (missed the price, hit enter)
Buy tepmle in Tours for 232g

World Area: 63%

As you probably noticed, I stop building improvements in favour of cav's.


And a picture of the hole we have carved through France.

 

[fbouthil]

Hum. I never thought I would get another turn. I wouldn't if viper275 did his whole 10t, I think. I do not know the good finishing strategies, so this may be a good practise. Here are my ideas:

• Stop research all together. Increase lux to max score.
• Build temples & lib in all cities that have not grown.
• Set production to settlers & trade goods on our continent. Settler are to grab a few coast tiles if there are still some free.
• the croissant-eating people with berets. They deserve it!
• I see we could do with a few more cav so I may rush a few on the conquered continent. The ones being built on our continent will most probably be too late.

Any other big finish ideas, anyone?

 

[rrau]

[*] the croissant-eating people with berets.
QUOTE]

I haven't looked at the size of our forces, but make sure you don't run out before we get 66%. (we have to hold it in the ibt - I learned that lesson the hard way)

Go finish it up and post pics when you're done

 

[fbouthil]

Actually, I just opened CrpMapStats (recently installed) and we need 61 more tiles to win. We will grow by 26 tiles IBT and Joan would give Bodo (9 more tiles) for peace. We will grow by another 5 tiles in 1t leaving only 21 tiles left! Settlers should be able to grab the rest. Extra money will be used as garrison to diminuish flip chances. I will evaluate getting one more french city before peace as I cannot win this IBT.

This sounds like it is going to be the longest preturn I have ever played!

 

[King Alexander]

@fbouthil: Looks like you'll have the honor to finish the game.