Warlord- Egyption succession Game

[Thrawn]

Igor, you're up. Nothing wrong with only taking 10 turns, I only took 5.

We can switch to expansion mode, but the ai always seems to expand until there is no land left, and will even build cities which are surrounded by ours. Even when those cities are so far away as to be useless cos of corruption.

When we attack, I vote for the russians. (can't remember why I thought they were a good target, they had luxuries that we didn't or something). I also reckon it would be good to wait for cavalry b4 we attack, and just blitzkrieg the others, one at a time. Cavalry make it so easy to do this, with their 3 moves. I have personal experience with this.

Did you beef up our defense charlihoke? It's not a good idea to go to war unless we have a decent defense in all our cities. We should also wait until we have sun tzus b4 going to war. Barracks in every city would greatly help in a blitzkrieg. We wouldn't have to wait a couple of turns for injured units to heal themselves. We'd also need to bring some pikeman along as well, to defend newly captured cities. And hope like hell those cities don't flip of course.

Can we build the forbidden palace yet? Alexandria would be a good place.

Good luck Igor, hopefully the zulus don't get a massive force thru those mountains b4 we make peace with them. Maybe you could try and get one of the other civs down there to declare war with them?

 

[Snaproll]

I really think it would be a mistake to wait for Cavalry to go to war. We are getting Sun Tzu's in a few turns, we are the only ones with Chivalry, and several of our neighbors don't have iron. Knights against a civ without iron is in every way as good as cavalry later in the game. We can go on our second war with cavalry, but I really think we should attack with knights.

:die!:

 

[Thrawn]

Igor, are you there? 24hrs has passed, and he hasn't posted.

 

[LayZMan]

Igor didn't post intention to play, so I guess 6Oct can go.

 

[6-of-october]

IF Igor shows up he can pick up from where I leave.. I will play and post tonight..

 

[6-of-october]

I got really stuck at work so I have to pass.. I though I could finish early but something came up and I am still at work ( 11:30 PM ) .. So go ahead and skip me.

 

[LayZMan]

Guess Ill do my thing tomorrow. If you feel like doing your turns before say, 7 pm Central US time then go ahead.

Wait a sec, it hasn't even been 24 hrs. You have a 48 hr timeframe after posting intention to play to complete turns if you like.

 

[6-of-october]

I guess I still pass . although I looked at the game and really wished I could play..
I will still get another turn anyway

 

[Thrawn]

Looks like you're up LayZMan.

 

[LayZMan]

Found the file, going to play. Probably do just 10 myself

 

[LayZMan]

Alright, did 10 turns. Nothing major happened except
1) A Zulu swordsman crushes one of our warrior (Gunther shall be avenged!)
2)We completed the Hanging Gardens, forgot which yr though
3) Upon completion, everyone else switches wonders and guess what, the Zulu complete the Great Wall. We might have fits seizing cities.

Also, I noticed an Aztec warrior taking on a Zulu archer, so they must be at war. The Japanese are also on the march, so the Aztecs might have an alliance.

 

[LayZMan]

Forgot the save.

 

[Dominix]

Gonna give a shot at succession games. I'll probably just go 5-10 turns so I can't screw things up too bad (and if I do, it'll just provide a challenge for the next dude!).

 

[LayZMan]

Well, actually i was a closed game, but w/ one guy dropping and most of us doing just 10 turns, what the hey, you're in the mix. Since it's Sman's spot, this would be the position you play, but I'm going to let the guy who's currently up (the one who's already a member) decide whether (s)he'll let you go or if you gotta wait..

 

[Thrawn]

Dominix, you can take the turn after LayZMan. I've got another sg to play, and I'm going out l8er. So the roster would now be:

Dominix(up)
Thrawn(me, on deck)
charlihoke
igor(if he's still playing)
6-of-october
LayZMan

 

[Dominix]

Hehe, accidentally played 11 turns instead of my intended 10, oh well. I guess I really stirred things up a bit. I thought attacking the Zulus would be a little tedious so I picked someone easier. Here's my scoop:

550AD - Annoying Zulus land an arches near our borders, quickly dispatched by nearby
Swordsman.
560AD - Numerous Zulus converging on Buto, not a good sign.
570AD - Zulu forces attack Buto, they lose a warrior and an archer, we lose a swordsman.
580AD - Egyptians counterattack, Zulus lose a swordsman and an archer. A small army gathers outside Kagoshima, Japanese seem unconcerned.
590AD - A source of incense is acquired. The people rejoice! Zulus redouble their efforts.
600AD - Zulus attack and easily repulsed, they lose one archer.
610AD - Counterattack by Egyptians kills another archer. Small army outside Kagoshima grows slightly. Zulus persistence on Buto failing rapidly.
620AD - Egyptians attack the Japanese and Kagoshima is sacked.
630AD - Egyptian forces are once again victorious as Edo is sacked. So far no casualties. Zulu forces continue their fruitless campaign on Buto.

 

[Thrawn]

I've got it. Will play and post later.

 

[Snaproll]

Hey guys, I can't play this weekend because my fiancee forced me to visit her!!! Yeah, I know, I'd rather be playing civ also. Sorry! I'll be back next tuesday, but skip me if my turn comes up.

 

[Thrawn]

Arg. I'm sorry to break this too you, but I feel I'll have to retire from this game. Its just taking too long between turns. Heck, even my standard map games can take a while near the end. So whoevers up next can take their turn. Just so you know, I'll post the roster here.

charlihoke(skipped)
igor(if he's still playing, its his turn)
6-of-october
LayZMan
Dominix(don't know about him, don't think he realized it was a closed game)

I'll pop in from time to time too see how things are going, and maybe offer advice. Good luck!

 

[Snaproll]

I have a really fast computer so I'd really like to continue this game, although I understand why it's hard for others. As soon as I get home I can play the turn I missed - let's not let this one die!