First game played :)

[alva]

I still get caught with those, old habits die hard.

[snoopy369]

Oops, forgot the pic

At least I'm researching it before the first worker is born

[snoopy369]

Medina founded ... an ocean city with some fish I guess i need to research some water-based stuff now

Found many opponents, 5 already... open borders across the board

Working on barracks now in Mecca.

[Ninot]

GARRHHHH!!! Renaissance Europe has never seemed so torturous

I NEED TO GET TO A STORE!

[Solver]

I'd build a Work Boat in Medina if I were you, working that Fish resource will give you a real food boost. In fact, the city has very nice potential. Two hill tiles to be mined for acceptable production, coast and cottaged plains for loads of commerce.

[Ninot]

It'll really get into shape when Mohammad goes there.

[snoopy369]

Medina indeed gets a workboat and some mines ...

600bc, I get my first Great Prophet, thanks mostly to Stonehenge in Mecca. He makes the Hindu Shrine, instantly solving my gold income problem

Rome a few turns before also got a Hindu Missionary sent to them, to try and convert one of their cities; it succeeds, and a few turns later Rome converts to Hinduism Probably saves me from a war with them, they were getting annoyed at our proximity. I love the fact that "our close borders cause tension" is a major reason for AI aggression ... it makes a lot of sense

[Fidel]

okay, time to spill some blood find some heathens and see if they bleed red (to paraphrase RTW speeches )

[snoopy369]

475 BC and I got my first city flip! Hinduism caused antioch to flip over to me. It was right on my border anyway ...

Also was first to Theology, meaning Medina is now the Christian holy city. I guess I should convert some heathens to that, also, so i get more gold ... Maybe the indians, just to be ironic.

Went ahead and converted to Theocracy, also ... seemed appropriate for a religious-based state Will that hurt my christianity movement, is the question though (and do I want any of my people converting to christianity??) Can I work with them not bein christian but still gain advantages of the christian holy city?

[Fidel]

okay, it seems that julius is a wuss. let's see if alexander and asoka are any better
built any archers yet?

[snoopy369]

No... I'm a peace loving civilization, whose only interests are spreading Hinduism and the word of the Lord throughout the lands...

[Fidel]

i've heard it through the grapewine....'you don't build archers, you get your a** handed to you on a plate'

[snoopy369]

Well, I'm building war elephants... good enough? Archers are useless at this stage in the game (nearly gunpowder now) and nobody's tried attacking me yet ... Romans (my near and dear friends) are staying well bought off, and nobody else has any reason to attack me

Anyway, I'm apparently getting too much of a tech lead ... the AI won't play nice with me anymore in tech trading

[Fidel]

cool. tech whoring is indeed dead.
are you playing on noble?

[alva]

Snoopy, you can't spread non-state religion in Theocracy.

It's a very good civic for war though, those extra XP points can really make teh difference.