Scorched Earth Succession Game

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Care to jump in, Julius - I don't think I shall get to this one before next week

Stu

Game downloaded, I will play in the coming days,
before sunday at least

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by Old n Slow
Save me some $$ and a few units -- I have my eyes on a particular Egyptian city...

I will try to spare some money for you
But I think I should bribe one for myself too
Please tell me which one do you want so that you are not once again on the bad side of the story.

I'm so glad to be back in my upcoming palace in Sad King Julius that I feel very generous

[Julius Brenzaida]

1836ad What ? We don’t have more cities than that ? And no espionage yet. With the special rules to obey, it’s going to be tough. I start building a palace in Sad King Julius and hit enter. Only bright point : we are rich, 4847 gold.
1838ad. Greeks lose many units. We steal Communism from Corinth. Embassy with Babylonians. It’s hard to raze cities when you have no spy and there is no unit in them !
1840ad Newly founded greek city of Sycon razed. Embassy with the Mongols. We’re now looking for espionage.
1842ad Corinth walls are down. No more units in.
1844ad Still killing greek units and trying to establish some railroads.
1846ad. With moderate power and spotless reputation, we are sneaked attacked by Egyptians. They sink our transport with the 4 camels that should have brought us espionage !!!
1848ad. We raze another greek city, Pharsalus, I believe. Spice to Avignon. For more than 3000 gold cost, we incite revolt and capture Heliopolis. I like the name, so I don’t change it. I hope we can defend the city. I wanted to avenge the loss of the caravans, but was it a good decision as my second city ?
1850ad More beating on the greeks. Egyptians can’t get at us … yet. Pergamon razed.
1851ad. Chinese sneak attack us ! (why ???) and they sink an empty transport. A transport with five caravans leaves for the French continent. May the gods be with us.

[-Jrabbit]

Some very impressive razing, Julius -- 3 cities in 8 turns, without spies. Plus, a foothold city in Egyptia. Outstanding!

Hope that transport has an escort...

I believe that makes is SG[1]'s turn, to be followed by Old n Slow.

[Julius Brenzaida]

Greeks are annoying but no real threat. Egyptians, Chinese and French should be another story. Why did they sneak attack me. We have 2651 gold. If the transport and its 5 caravans reach the French, we should get espionage and the power to bribe another fat city.
Overall, the situation is quite difficult and I am afraid I did not improve it enough.
Good luck to my successor : here is the save.

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit

Some very impressive razing, Julius -- 3 cities in 8 turns, without spies. Plus, a foothold city in Egyptia. Outstanding!

Hope that transport has an escort...

No, there is no escort

Heliopolis is protected by 3 riflemen now, but if it is bribed on the next turns, we don't have no foothold

Got to cross fingers and hope my luck is better than my skills

[Bloody Monk]

As to "why??" you were attacked.... It is probably as simple as this is MPGE and it is post 1750 and the AI hate all humans.

Don't take it personally.

Monk

[Old n Slow]

Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida
...we are sneaked attacked by Egyptians. They sink our transport with the 4 camels that should have brought us espionage !!!

Friendly recommendation -- send out an empty boat, then a second, then ship chain the camels -- try not to have a loaded boat at sea longer than necessary (hard to do in the beginning, but at this stage, it should be standard operating procedure.)

[Scouse Gits]

Sounds good JB, but I would echo the ship chain suggestion.
Will get to this asap - but probably not today unfortunately.

Stu

[Scouse Gits]

Sod work - have d/led

Stu

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Sod work

Now that's more like it!

[Scouse Gits]

Sorry, Julius, but back to The Institute for the classes on celebrating Fundy - will post within the hour

Stu

[Scouse Gits]

We hate Greece!

1851 - We are Fundamentalist with sliders at 8.0.2 giving 415-59g income and 26 beakers @ 50 turns/advance. Move sliders to 6.4.0 to establish celebrations. Start Courthouse in Heliopolis to make bribery less attractive and consider the prospects of defence in depth on this continent. Decide to concentrate on domestic matters. Employ 3 Elvi to encourage celebrations. Start Bank in Six's Torch for similar reasons. Change to Transport in KenobiKave for ship chain - hope loaded transport is not tacked :fingers crossed: Press Enter.

1852 = Greeks counterattack near Heraklia repulsed. Egyptians bombard Sad King Julius and kill one Rifleman. Egyptian Cavalry wastes itself against Heliopolis. SKJ Destroyer fails to lift blockade - but knocks second Egyptian Destroyer into the red. Heraklia razed. Cavalry kills Heliopolitan Partisan. Diplomat scopes out extensive Egyptian rail network. CH rushed in Heliopolis. Sliders to 7.3.0, Elvi fired giving 483-59g income. Bank rushed in Six. Destroyer rushed in SKJ. Transport rushed in KK.
1853 = CH in Heliopolis, Bank in Six. SKJ again wastes Destroyer against blockading fleet knocking IronClad into red. Bloody polution everywhere - I hate factories. Flag down in Corinth(3).
1854 = Palace in Git's Hole, more bloody pollution. Five caravans unload on French soil. Three brave diplomats rape and die in Mycenae. Greek Galleon sunk.
1855 = Bank in Heliopolis, Temple in Six. More pollution! Lago spits out free Engineer. Hidesx2 Git'sHole-Chartres, 272g - box full. Revenge, SKJ Destroyer sinks Egyptian IronClad and becomes vet. Flag down in Corinth(2).
1856 = Espionage->Amphibious Warfare (no choice). Leo works his magic. Git spits out free Engineer. At last the whole Empire celebrates! More Revenge SKJ destroyer sinks Egyptian IronClad & Destroyer - her sister ships did not die in vain! Day of Rejoicing ordered by the Patriarch! Oil, Git's Hole-Chartres, 136g; Gold, PAX STYOM-Chartres, 126g. Memphis has no Barracks & 3 Riflemen. Income, 546-66g.
1857 = Our troops survive a Greek all out assault near Mycenae. Barracks in Heliopolis. KenobiKave produces Engineer. Spy steals Corporation from Egyptians and becomes vet. Leo does magic. French demand 1000g - war Gold, Lago-Chartres, 164g; Hides, Git-Chartres, 194g; Copper(d), Spare-Chartres, 404g, Dye(d), Lago-Chartres, 328g, Box full, but three Freights at risk ... Corinth Flag down (2).
1858 = French sink Destroyer in the Straits of Julius, but leave the Freight alone. We lose three units in the Second Battle of Mycenae. Amphibious Warfare->Steel. Our Empire is now fully linked by rail. Greek Diplo nabbed. Mycenae Walls down three spies - one became vet. Beads, Pax-Chartres, 178g; Silver(d), Keno-Dijon, 345g; Spice (no longer demanded ) Spare-Rouen, 206g. Third Battle of Mycenae costs the Greeks 2 Knights, a Rifleman, 3 Fanatics & 4 Cannon, Flag down size 5. Beads, SKJ-Amiens, 76g; Hides, Git-Amien, 96g; Hides, Lago-Amien, 104g.
1859 = French kill 2 Engineers by SKJ. Coastal Defence in SKJ, Walls in Heliopolis. SKJ Destroyer send French Destroyer to the bottom . Two poisons on Mycenae one vet.
1860 = SKJ Coastal Fort sends French Destroyer to bottom. Mycenae razed. Corinth razed. Hides, Git-Chartres, 194g; Beads, Keno-Chartres, 160g; Hides, Lago-Chartres, 164g; Wine, spare-chartres, 198g - box full.
1861 = SKJ sends another French Destroyer to Nirvana. Steel->Refining. Port Facility in SKJ. Walls down in Thesalonica. Flag down in Thesalonica (6).

Go get em guys ...

[Old n Slow]

Nice, Nice, Nice! We have ben Kenobi & STYOM listed as next, so I could be up soon! Need to check my fingernails first, though...

[Scouse Gits]

Yup, looks like you're up OnS