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Vpr5- April Fool's!
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Bigfoot
Emperor
Checking back in. Sorry for the long absence, but it was for medical reasons. You can spare me the cookies and the sarcasm.
Bigfoot
Emperor
OK, got it!
Bigfoot
Emperor
Viper05 750AD:
Pre-turn:
- We have 1061G, make -10 gpt, Magnetism is due in 2.
- Up Banking, Chem. & Astronomy vs. the Vikings and Byz.; up Econ., Nav. & Metal. vs. Russia (war).
- Our army: 23 workers, 3 cavs., 8 caravel, 12 legions; rated avg. vs. Russia, weak vs. Byz., strong vs. Vikings.
- No changes to cities.
<IBT: Russia starts Newtons; Lisbon CH => library; Brundisium caravel => univ.;
Pisae cav. => cav.; Nicomedia worker => harbor; Byz. are building Sun Tzu.>
T1 760:
- Cavs. return from Russian front to rest up.
- Swap Theo. TM for WM; they have salt. by Rostov. She is polite now, so I demand ivory -- she declines and reverts to cautious.
- Trade Ragnar TM for WM & 28G. They are barely hanging on, the next war with Byz. will likely finish them off.
<IBT: Magnetism => Steam Power; Palmyra library => harbor; Vikings are building Leo's and Great Wall
; Russia completes Newtons 
.>
T2 770:
- Switch Antium to Leo's.
- Change builds in Ravenna and Brundusium to privateers (so we can mess with Theo's dromons).
<IBT: Cumae cav. => cav.>
T3 780:
- Upgrade a caravel to galleon.
<IBT: Rome univ. => bank.>
T4 790:
- Upgrade 2 more caravels.
<IBT: Oporto cav. => cav.; Neapolis cav. => cav.>
T5 800:
- Theo. knows Music Theory & is polite again. I tell her that her playing sucks and demand the tech., she reverts to cautious.
T6 810:
-zzz
<IBT: Pisae cav. => cav.; Viroconium rax. => cav.>
T7 820:
- Force of 8 cavs. departs for Yakutsk.
<IBT: Palmyra harbor => privateer; Moscow completes Leo's.>
T8 830:
- Change Antium to palace to avoid losing 471 shields. Possibly we can still get Sci. Method in time to rush Newtons and then switch Antium to Hoovers, although it is pretty tight (just 24 turns are left on the palace pre-build).
- We need another lux. to crank up research to 100%, so I trade Theo. banking for ivory, 8 gpt and 8G. She is polite again, so I demand MT, making her cautious.
- Drop off our cavs. by Yakutsk, and then call on Cathy. She agrees to peace and gives us 28G, WM and TM (all she has).
- Research at 100% gets us Steam in 2; hire a couple of clowns temporarily.
<IBT: Cathy demands that we leave -- I tell her to take the matter up with her horse, and we are at war; Vikings finish the Great Wall.>
T9 840:
- Privateer sinks a dromon and promotes.
- We capture Yakutsk, killing 3 muskets at the cost of 1 cav.
<IBT: Steam Power => Medicine (5 turns at 90% research); Cumae cav. => cav.>
T10 850:
- Move 2 cavs. into position to pillage the Russian salt.
Post-turn:
- Too bad we lost Newtons and Leo's in the cascade. Medicine is due in 5, but we still need Electricity and Sci. Method with just 22 turns left on the pre-build in Antium. If the team doesn't think this is feasible, I guess we can go for Industrialization instead and use the shields to build Universal Sufferage.
- We have a gpt deal running with Theo. that we will need to break during the next 18 turns.
Roster:
Bigfoot -> just played.
BigNHuge -> UP
IroquoisPlisken -> on deck
Beorn-eL-Feared
viper275
Pre-turn:
- We have 1061G, make -10 gpt, Magnetism is due in 2.
- Up Banking, Chem. & Astronomy vs. the Vikings and Byz.; up Econ., Nav. & Metal. vs. Russia (war).
- Our army: 23 workers, 3 cavs., 8 caravel, 12 legions; rated avg. vs. Russia, weak vs. Byz., strong vs. Vikings.
- No changes to cities.
<IBT: Russia starts Newtons; Lisbon CH => library; Brundisium caravel => univ.;
Pisae cav. => cav.; Nicomedia worker => harbor; Byz. are building Sun Tzu.>
T1 760:
- Cavs. return from Russian front to rest up.
- Swap Theo. TM for WM; they have salt. by Rostov. She is polite now, so I demand ivory -- she declines and reverts to cautious.
- Trade Ragnar TM for WM & 28G. They are barely hanging on, the next war with Byz. will likely finish them off.
<IBT: Magnetism => Steam Power; Palmyra library => harbor; Vikings are building Leo's and Great Wall
; Russia completes Newtons .>T2 770:
- Switch Antium to Leo's.
- Change builds in Ravenna and Brundusium to privateers (so we can mess with Theo's dromons).
<IBT: Cumae cav. => cav.>
T3 780:
- Upgrade a caravel to galleon.
<IBT: Rome univ. => bank.>
T4 790:
- Upgrade 2 more caravels.
<IBT: Oporto cav. => cav.; Neapolis cav. => cav.>
T5 800:
- Theo. knows Music Theory & is polite again. I tell her that her playing sucks and demand the tech., she reverts to cautious.
T6 810:
-zzz
<IBT: Pisae cav. => cav.; Viroconium rax. => cav.>
T7 820:
- Force of 8 cavs. departs for Yakutsk.
<IBT: Palmyra harbor => privateer; Moscow completes Leo's.>
T8 830:
- Change Antium to palace to avoid losing 471 shields. Possibly we can still get Sci. Method in time to rush Newtons and then switch Antium to Hoovers, although it is pretty tight (just 24 turns are left on the palace pre-build).
- We need another lux. to crank up research to 100%, so I trade Theo. banking for ivory, 8 gpt and 8G. She is polite again, so I demand MT, making her cautious.
- Drop off our cavs. by Yakutsk, and then call on Cathy. She agrees to peace and gives us 28G, WM and TM (all she has).
- Research at 100% gets us Steam in 2; hire a couple of clowns temporarily.
<IBT: Cathy demands that we leave -- I tell her to take the matter up with her horse, and we are at war; Vikings finish the Great Wall.>
T9 840:
- Privateer sinks a dromon and promotes.
- We capture Yakutsk, killing 3 muskets at the cost of 1 cav.
<IBT: Steam Power => Medicine (5 turns at 90% research); Cumae cav. => cav.>
T10 850:
- Move 2 cavs. into position to pillage the Russian salt.
Post-turn:
- Too bad we lost Newtons and Leo's in the cascade. Medicine is due in 5, but we still need Electricity and Sci. Method with just 22 turns left on the pre-build in Antium. If the team doesn't think this is feasible, I guess we can go for Industrialization instead and use the shields to build Universal Sufferage.
- We have a gpt deal running with Theo. that we will need to break during the next 18 turns.
Roster:
Bigfoot -> just played.
BigNHuge -> UP
IroquoisPlisken -> on deck
Beorn-eL-Feared
viper275
Beorn-eL-Feared
Idiot riding pedals
Don't you get away not receiving my cookies !!! ![[party]](/images/smilies/partytime.gif "Party [party]")
nice that you're back, hope you're well - and I meant no sarcasm earlier. Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll unskip you in B02, so you get your turns whenever you say you've got it.
nice that you're back, hope you're well - and I meant no sarcasm earlier. Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll unskip you in B02, so you get your turns whenever you say you've got it.
BigNHuge
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Preturn- Looks good, except Id hoped wed be done by 1000, that doesnt look like its gonna happen.
IBT- Rome Bank->Cavalry. We need more if we want to get that sweet Russian land.
Turn 1(860AD)- Lose an elite cav to a spear with one hp left
.
IBT- Babylon Library->Market. Nineveh Court->Library. Veii Cav->Cav. Syracuse Library->University. Selelucia Library->Courthouse.
Turn 2(870AD)- This was a great turn! We capture St. Petersburg and Newtons! Start the production of railways that will eventually meet in Rome. The Romans say "w00t!"
IBT- Get a little view of the Russian->Byzantine war. To think in RL that most of the culture of Russia was modeled after Constantinople and the Byzantine buildings/teachings. (A little history lesson for you children.)
Turn 3(880AD)- A priv beats a dromon. These things are helping already! Have another one, with a priv being created as a slave! This is a first for me, as usually when I go naval, these have no value. Lose a cav up against Moscow and decide to wait for some reinforcements.
IBT- Nothing
Turn 4(890AD)- Next turn I will assult Moscow. Nothing special elsewhere
IBT- Medicene->Electricity
Turn 5(900AD)- The attack on Moscow goes miserably. We got one stinking defender, had one redlined by our elite with no damage, then he kills the cavalry. We might need some seige...
Im only playing 5 because of the simple fact that I only played 5 in my other sgs I was up in this round, because I was sick. So were in great shape, got St. Petersburg, Russia and Vikings are low on cities. Byzantines might be tougher, we'll need seige there most likely. But, by the time we hit them, we might have flight, never know. To the next player, just get cavs, cavs, and more cavs. Finish Moscow for the fallen.
Da Save
IBT- Rome Bank->Cavalry. We need more if we want to get that sweet Russian land.
Turn 1(860AD)- Lose an elite cav to a spear with one hp left
. IBT- Babylon Library->Market. Nineveh Court->Library. Veii Cav->Cav. Syracuse Library->University. Selelucia Library->Courthouse.
Turn 2(870AD)- This was a great turn! We capture St. Petersburg and Newtons! Start the production of railways that will eventually meet in Rome. The Romans say "w00t!"
IBT- Get a little view of the Russian->Byzantine war. To think in RL that most of the culture of Russia was modeled after Constantinople and the Byzantine buildings/teachings. (A little history lesson for you children.)
Turn 3(880AD)- A priv beats a dromon. These things are helping already! Have another one, with a priv being created as a slave! This is a first for me, as usually when I go naval, these have no value. Lose a cav up against Moscow and decide to wait for some reinforcements.
IBT- Nothing
Turn 4(890AD)- Next turn I will assult Moscow. Nothing special elsewhere
IBT- Medicene->Electricity
Turn 5(900AD)- The attack on Moscow goes miserably. We got one stinking defender, had one redlined by our elite with no damage, then he kills the cavalry. We might need some seige...
Im only playing 5 because of the simple fact that I only played 5 in my other sgs I was up in this round, because I was sick. So were in great shape, got St. Petersburg, Russia and Vikings are low on cities. Byzantines might be tougher, we'll need seige there most likely. But, by the time we hit them, we might have flight, never know. To the next player, just get cavs, cavs, and more cavs. Finish Moscow for the fallen.
Da Save
IroquoisPlisken
Brigadier Idiot
I will avenge our fallen troops!
I'll play tomorrow.
I'll play tomorrow.
IroquoisPlisken
Brigadier Idiot
OK, I had started playing, then wondered something.
We still haven't used our Great Leader. If we have him, can we still get MLs? Should I trade and get Music Theory from Theo and use him to get Bach's, or are we saving him for ToE. The palace build is only 17 turns left, so I think that should be used for ToE. We could also use him on Hoover's or US.
We still haven't used our Great Leader. If we have him, can we still get MLs? Should I trade and get Music Theory from Theo and use him to get Bach's, or are we saving him for ToE. The palace build is only 17 turns left, so I think that should be used for ToE. We could also use him on Hoover's or US.
IroquoisPlisken
Brigadier Idiot
Alright, I was leaning towards Hoover too. I'm playing now (well, after I post this message...).
IroquoisPlisken
Brigadier Idiot
Pre-turn You know, we still have that Great Leader. Are we saving him for ToE? Or did we forget about him? Can we get MLs if we still have him? Im thinking we cant, so we should probably use him ASAP.
910 (1) Palmyra Privateer->cannon (well probably need a lot of these for Byzantines).
We could also build Magellans with the Great Leader, but I think Hoovers is still a better choice.
There are 6 full health vet cavs ready to assault Moscow next turn.
I decide to trade Theo Economics for Music Theory, both maps, 23 gold, and 11 gpt.
Hmm, I was hoping she had found a new island in all that fog, but nope.
IBT Theo brings a knight and an AC and a longbow up to attack Moscow next turn. Hopefully she wont be able to use them. Her pike pillages another hill NE of Moscow.
920 (2) Oporto cav->harbor. Cumae cav->cav.
Battle for Moscow: First cav dies, taking 2 damage off the musket, but promoting him. 2nd cav takes 2 damage killing the musket. 3rd dies redlining but promoting a reg musket. 4th takes one damage killing a reg. 5th kills the first musket unscathed. 6th retreats doing just 1 damage to a spear! And were out of cavs.
Weve got some WW now, too. Were allowed to switch to Communism when we get it, right?
IBT Those Russians spears are tough! One retreats an Ancient Cav, and the other redlines a knight! Yakutsks resistance ends. The Byzantines capture Yekaterinburg.
930 (3) Battle for Moscow: 1st vet cav takes 2 damage killing the musket. A spear is showing now. Next cav takes 2 damage killing him. Another spear showing. Full health cav dies redlining him! Stupid RNG!!! 3/4 cav is redlined killing the next spear. Just the redlined spear left. A 3/4 cav kills him with no damage to himself, and Moscow is ours! We also get Leos, Hanging Gardens, the Pyramids, and 2 workers.
I move the 2 slaves to start roading the silks.
The Russians have 3 cities left (including the capital), and they wont give any of them for peace. The Vikings also have 3 cities left.
Increase Sci to 80%, Electricity due in 5, -1gpt.
Now that we have Leos, I upgrade the 6 caravels for 90 gold.
IBT Byzantines capture Vladivostok. We quell 4 resistors (1 left) in Moscow.
940 (4) Rome cav->cav. Lugdunum cav->harbor. Pisae cav->cav. Lutetia cav->cav.
The good news is that Theo will not capture Yaroslavl (Russian capital) next turn. The bad news is that she will block it next turn. I think Ill just focus on capturing Smolensk. Its defended by a reg spear, so the galleon full of cavs I just sent off towards that direction should be enough.
950 (5) Ravenna privateer->cannon. Not much else.
IBT Some minor battles by Yaroslavl. Byzantines are still blocking the path to the city, though. Might try going the other way around, but by the time I arrive, Theo will probably have captured the city.
960 (6) Oporto harbor->cannon. Palmyra cannon->cannon. Tarentum court->cannon.
Kill a Russian caravel with a privateer, but dont enslave it.
I decide to attack Yaroslavl from the other side. It will take two turns to get there.
Lower Sci to 70%, Electricity due in 2, +20gpt.
970 (7) Rome cav->cav. Neapolis cav->musket. Byzantium cav->barracks.
The cavs arrive next to Yaroslavl but are out of moves. The Byzantines have a Knight, an MDI, and 4 longbows ready to attack the city, so I doubt well capture it. The galleon with 4 cavs will arrive outside Smolensk next turn, and since its a 2-tile island, well be guaranteed to capture that city, since Theo wont be able to land any units on it once we have.
Slaves complete road connecting Moscow, and we now have another Silk.
Electricity due next turn.
IBT The Russians put up an amazing defense and lose only 1 musket. Still, there are quite a few still in the city so Im not sure 3 cavs will do much.
A barb appears north of Yakutsk
Electricity->Sci Method.
980 (8) Hispalis cav->cav. Cassius kills the barb and promotes. Land the 4 cavs by Smolensk.
I will wait another turn to attack Yaroslavl. I dont see any chance of capturing it with just 3 units. Ill let Theo soften it up some more. She has 5 units ready to attack next turn.
Sci Method is due in 6 turns and the palace pre-build has 15 turns to go. Well have to waste some shields but we should get ToE on the same turn as Sci Meth comes in.
IBT I believe there are just a couple of units left in Yaroslavl now.
990 (9) Cumae cav->cav. Lutetia cav->cav.
Kill a barb galley and enslave a new Privateer! Cassius kills the camp and we get 25 gold now that I think about it, maybe I should have left it and harvested the galleys, getting lots of Privateers
Capture Smolensk (ended up only needing 3 cavs) along with 22 gold, and destroy a galleon.
Battle for Yaroslavl: First cav dies after redlining the musket who is still showing. Attack with a second cav, and we capture Yaroslavl along with 68 gold. The Russians are dead!
Theo is now furious with us and shes got 2 ACs, 2 MDIs, and a longbow outside Yaroslavl
IBT Thankfully, Theo sends MOST of her units back home there are still a couple ACs left, though.
1000 (10) Rome cav->cav. Oporto cannon->aque. Veii cav->harbor. Pisae cav->cannon. Ravenna cannon->cannon.
There are 4 cavs in Lugdunum that are waiting to be shipped over to Byzantine land. 3 more Galleons are headed towards Lugdunum and are up by Oporto right now.
Continue railroading the home continent. Should we continue building cannons? We are now average to Theo. Soon well have Infantry and tanks while shell still be with muskets, or maybe rifles.
4 turns until Sci Method comes in and Antium can be switched to ToE. Maybe get Atomic Theory and Electronics for the 2 free techs, and rush Hoovers. Then start on Sanitation, Rep Parts, or Industry.
910 (1) Palmyra Privateer->cannon (well probably need a lot of these for Byzantines).
We could also build Magellans with the Great Leader, but I think Hoovers is still a better choice.
There are 6 full health vet cavs ready to assault Moscow next turn.
I decide to trade Theo Economics for Music Theory, both maps, 23 gold, and 11 gpt.
Hmm, I was hoping she had found a new island in all that fog, but nope.
IBT Theo brings a knight and an AC and a longbow up to attack Moscow next turn. Hopefully she wont be able to use them. Her pike pillages another hill NE of Moscow.
920 (2) Oporto cav->harbor. Cumae cav->cav.
Battle for Moscow: First cav dies, taking 2 damage off the musket, but promoting him. 2nd cav takes 2 damage killing the musket. 3rd dies redlining but promoting a reg musket. 4th takes one damage killing a reg. 5th kills the first musket unscathed. 6th retreats doing just 1 damage to a spear! And were out of cavs.
Weve got some WW now, too. Were allowed to switch to Communism when we get it, right?
IBT Those Russians spears are tough! One retreats an Ancient Cav, and the other redlines a knight! Yakutsks resistance ends. The Byzantines capture Yekaterinburg.
930 (3) Battle for Moscow: 1st vet cav takes 2 damage killing the musket. A spear is showing now. Next cav takes 2 damage killing him. Another spear showing. Full health cav dies redlining him! Stupid RNG!!! 3/4 cav is redlined killing the next spear. Just the redlined spear left. A 3/4 cav kills him with no damage to himself, and Moscow is ours! We also get Leos, Hanging Gardens, the Pyramids, and 2 workers.
I move the 2 slaves to start roading the silks.
The Russians have 3 cities left (including the capital), and they wont give any of them for peace. The Vikings also have 3 cities left.
Increase Sci to 80%, Electricity due in 5, -1gpt.
Now that we have Leos, I upgrade the 6 caravels for 90 gold.
IBT Byzantines capture Vladivostok. We quell 4 resistors (1 left) in Moscow.
940 (4) Rome cav->cav. Lugdunum cav->harbor. Pisae cav->cav. Lutetia cav->cav.
The good news is that Theo will not capture Yaroslavl (Russian capital) next turn. The bad news is that she will block it next turn. I think Ill just focus on capturing Smolensk. Its defended by a reg spear, so the galleon full of cavs I just sent off towards that direction should be enough.
950 (5) Ravenna privateer->cannon. Not much else.
IBT Some minor battles by Yaroslavl. Byzantines are still blocking the path to the city, though. Might try going the other way around, but by the time I arrive, Theo will probably have captured the city.
960 (6) Oporto harbor->cannon. Palmyra cannon->cannon. Tarentum court->cannon.
Kill a Russian caravel with a privateer, but dont enslave it.
I decide to attack Yaroslavl from the other side. It will take two turns to get there.
Lower Sci to 70%, Electricity due in 2, +20gpt.
970 (7) Rome cav->cav. Neapolis cav->musket. Byzantium cav->barracks.
The cavs arrive next to Yaroslavl but are out of moves. The Byzantines have a Knight, an MDI, and 4 longbows ready to attack the city, so I doubt well capture it. The galleon with 4 cavs will arrive outside Smolensk next turn, and since its a 2-tile island, well be guaranteed to capture that city, since Theo wont be able to land any units on it once we have.
Slaves complete road connecting Moscow, and we now have another Silk.
Electricity due next turn.
IBT The Russians put up an amazing defense and lose only 1 musket. Still, there are quite a few still in the city so Im not sure 3 cavs will do much.
A barb appears north of Yakutsk
Electricity->Sci Method.
980 (8) Hispalis cav->cav. Cassius kills the barb and promotes. Land the 4 cavs by Smolensk.
I will wait another turn to attack Yaroslavl. I dont see any chance of capturing it with just 3 units. Ill let Theo soften it up some more. She has 5 units ready to attack next turn.
Sci Method is due in 6 turns and the palace pre-build has 15 turns to go. Well have to waste some shields but we should get ToE on the same turn as Sci Meth comes in.
IBT I believe there are just a couple of units left in Yaroslavl now.
990 (9) Cumae cav->cav. Lutetia cav->cav.
Kill a barb galley and enslave a new Privateer! Cassius kills the camp and we get 25 gold now that I think about it, maybe I should have left it and harvested the galleys, getting lots of Privateers
Capture Smolensk (ended up only needing 3 cavs) along with 22 gold, and destroy a galleon.
Battle for Yaroslavl: First cav dies after redlining the musket who is still showing. Attack with a second cav, and we capture Yaroslavl along with 68 gold. The Russians are dead!
Theo is now furious with us and shes got 2 ACs, 2 MDIs, and a longbow outside Yaroslavl
IBT Thankfully, Theo sends MOST of her units back home there are still a couple ACs left, though.
1000 (10) Rome cav->cav. Oporto cannon->aque. Veii cav->harbor. Pisae cav->cannon. Ravenna cannon->cannon.
There are 4 cavs in Lugdunum that are waiting to be shipped over to Byzantine land. 3 more Galleons are headed towards Lugdunum and are up by Oporto right now.
Continue railroading the home continent. Should we continue building cannons? We are now average to Theo. Soon well have Infantry and tanks while shell still be with muskets, or maybe rifles.
4 turns until Sci Method comes in and Antium can be switched to ToE. Maybe get Atomic Theory and Electronics for the 2 free techs, and rush Hoovers. Then start on Sanitation, Rep Parts, or Industry.
Beorn-eL-Feared
Idiot riding pedals
Enslavement off barb camps is cheap, Iroq ... especially as the Mayans 
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IroquoisPlisken
Brigadier Idiot
Beorn-eL-Feared said:Enslavement off barb camps is cheap, Iroq ... especially as the Mayans
Got it
Cheap, yes. Effective, too.
Beorn-eL-Feared
Idiot riding pedals
Pre-Turns: I want the first strike at Theo's forces, so I threaten war and she takes the bait.
Also, I prank Ragnar into allying with us against Theodora. The prank is he'll get his stupidity crushed under Theodora's own stupidity.
T1: All goes well, only one crusader remains alive, in sight. Take Vladivostok.
T4: Sci Method comes in, take indus and Nationalism off the ToE prebuild we had and work on espionage.
T5: I'm finally done with the yo-yo war on the hills between her offensive force and our cavalries.
T6: Theo asks peace, I agree, and I keep the offense going.
T7: Rush a lib so that we can get gems. Useless a bit, but hey, I like libs. Home continent is 99% railroad-connected (take the southernmost 2 cities).
T10: Espionage in 1. We'll need more cavs, so we might wanna rush a few here and there on the 2nd continent; all in all, the greatest resistance we face is the RNG
Also, I prank Ragnar into allying with us against Theodora. The prank is he'll get his stupidity crushed under Theodora's own stupidity.
T1: All goes well, only one crusader remains alive, in sight. Take Vladivostok.
T4: Sci Method comes in, take indus and Nationalism off the ToE prebuild we had and work on espionage.
T5: I'm finally done with the yo-yo war on the hills between her offensive force and our cavalries.
T6: Theo asks peace, I agree, and I keep the offense going.
T7: Rush a lib so that we can get gems. Useless a bit, but hey, I like libs. Home continent is 99% railroad-connected (take the southernmost 2 cities).
T10: Espionage in 1. We'll need more cavs, so we might wanna rush a few here and there on the 2nd continent; all in all, the greatest resistance we face is the RNG
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