Turn 1
Corney Hills build axe change from library to granary whipping not avail too many pop needed.
Move workers to hill for mining
Turn 2
Start two workers in CH. Wait for axes to barb city
Turn 3
Axeman finished in Paris start another.
Khan’s second city has archers running around would like to see if copper is worked move axes to foresthill to look
Turn 4
Losing money dropped to 40% science (auto). Corney Hills granary can be whipped but 2 pop growth in 7 turns whip in 6
Turn 5
Mine finished in CH go plains hill next
Turn 6
Axeman finished in Paris but costing us start another 40% science -1 gpt
Didn’t loose any axes raze barb city got 33 gold inc science to 50% -3gpt for 10turns although axes cost
PS: cover only makes 1% differ from CR . Personally I prefer CR to cover for future upgrades.
Turn 7
give KK call he has 2 iron not good. Think about OB but don’t need him checking our cities out (with weak defenses)
Call JC he has horses – also ivory. Nothing to trade. Cyrus has nothing
Turn 8
Copper city finishes axe start another still -3gpt
Add axes medic for healing has cover/combar/cr
Worker starts 2nd mine in CH, axe moves to Forest hill to view copper and it is being worked
Turn 9
gpt at -4 now fortify axe on Forest hill near KK 2nd city. Axes healing at razed barb city.
Turn 10
Ok gpt at -5 now.
7 axes in field axe done in Paris we bleeding money fast.
3 turns to growth in CH can whip for 1 pop wait 2 more turns
axes killing us in expense
Mine finished in CH – we can’t build anymore axes, to break even we need to be at 20% science.
Turn 11
move more axes towards KK 2nd city (6 in total after healing)
move two axes to CH for Old Sarai
Turn 12
Workers start cottage on FP near CH for moola $$$
Two axes on CH/Old sarai border, whip granary in CH 1 turn to growth/granary
Turn 13
Axe finished in Paris start another but cannot afford anymore. We have 3 turns left at 40% 12 gold -4gpt. CH done granary stays at 4 axe 1 turn
Turn 14
KK ask for OB I oblige want to scout his cities before he can scout us. We will cancel when we can or declare war.
We are now at -5gpt cannot build any more axes unless we do something about finances.
Turn 15
CH cannot afford any more axes (after finishing one leave him there) start library in CH but useless hopefully cottage on FP will change that. Copper city finished axe leave him there for now, start obelisk for border expansion.
Oh goody we have 2 unhappy people in CH loose production.
we have to be careful with whipping has more negative effect in EmperorEDIT: maybe whip again to reduce pop to 3 but still one unhappy because of whipping
Cottage make 2 gpt difference go with for now (little prod in CH)
Turn 16
Ok 2nd city lightly defended (1 archer/1axe) defense at 50% DOH!!!!!
Start another cottage in CH but change mind send to Paris for a cottage. We need money bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Sarai also weak defended 20% on hill will loose 1-2 axes need at least 3-4
Turn 17
Paris done axe leave him there start library we need science even just a few beakers will help. Great Lighthouse has been built somewhere in a galaxy far, far away
YUK!!!! Science now at 10% +1gpt with cottage. Ok Paris autoswitched to wheat kept it for future whipping. (whip it good, you know you got to whip it, whip it good)
Move workers to Paris for cottage nothing to do in CH for now
3 axes at OS border incl. one CH
Here is Rome too…….(picture omitted because of limitations)
Turn 18
Here is Karakorum well defended
Start cottage in Paris need money. 5 axes at Beshbalik the other is scouting for a total of 6 however pillaging copper good to reduce production but KK has 2 iron so he can still build sword/axes. (maybe some melee axes might be in order)
Turn 19
Pasargadae (picture omitted because of limitations)
Zzzzzz
Turn 20
Looking for iron but can’t see it because we don’t have IW yet!!! DOH!!!!
CC finish obelisk nothing else to build start another axe in 6 turns
Paris has cottage put citizen on it, when Library finished I would add scientist.
Ok some after the fact observations. We should have settled Paris with fish in BFC since it would have helped science. The copper city is place for speed but would have been beter 1n to get wheat. OH well live and learn and I am sure people will disagree.
Also we need to do something about happiness bad staying at 4 pop is going to kill us and that’s Paris only the other can only be at 3 and we can’t afford any more axes or cities. If we go to war and take cities we will be bankrupt. I say spawn cottages to deal with that but again I am sure others will have different ideas so King Hendrik 1st turns the reign of the Despot to another. May the force be with you, You are going to need it……
Edit: Yep another one after having a close look at Paris screen maybe switch from plains forest to wine (although not yet worked) still will yield 1f1h1c which will help our science dilemma or plains near river and get a cottage there.
Another EDIT: Worker is starting cottage on plains river so two gold will result hopefully putting us back to 20% science. Also Barbs start another city in razed spot. ARGH!!! So Greyfox if you want to go for it there are 3 axes near CH and 5 on forest hill near Beshbalik.
Henry (Cosmichail)