Scorched Earth Succession Game

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Thanks, julius - there might well be a window of opportunity tomorrow ...

You're most welcome
I hope the window will be open

[Scouse Gits]

Looking better - I hope

Oh Great! - Exactly why I think Marco is an over-rated Wonder - we're at war with half the universe and the other half hates us - we have no great map knowledge and according to the Gods of Darkness we can't even reach the fertile Egyptian lands in safety - even the benighted Oracle would have served us better!! Ah well -- let us see what can be done - ten turns, move Palace, set up Palace for next move, build Mike's - maybe ...

0580 = switch SKJ production to MP in line with aim ii; Palace completed in Git's Hole as per i; troops shuffled so as to provide SKJ with a garrison; Try to make peace with Greeks - they have been talked to already ...; Lagomorphia switches to MP - needed;

0600 = Capital moves to Git's Hole; two tickles; Peace with Greece!
0620 = Lago rushed to Barracks and back to MP to keep treasury low; Gain Seafaring from the Egyptians for Warror Code; Reaffirm peace with Greeks - Greek elephant withdraws;
0640 = Lago rushed to Granary as above; tickles;
0660 = PaxSTYOM starts MP; Lago finishes MP; tickles;
0680 = MP in Lago releases Elvis; PaxStyom rushes to Barracks; tickles;
0700 = PaxSTYOM rushes to Granary; tickles;
0720 = Wine(d), SKJ-Marseilles, 400g ; MPs completed in Pax & SKJ; Science box full; Unpleasant looking catapult blocked by van;
0740 = Medicine->Bridge Building; Gold, Git's Hole-Marseilles, 220g; We have far too much money - hope the neighbours don't come calling...
0760 = Spend money like mad; tickle;
0780 = SKJ builds Harbour, grows, starts Palace; KK builds MP;

We have 6 vans in, near, or on the way to Git's Hole - another van is exploring the hinterland of darkest Greece - it currently reports itself to be 'near Athens' (which IIRC demands hides ); Spare Oval is about to start WLTCD growth, it might need a MP to get anywhere.

There is plenty of money to rush your Palace, Julius, sorry I did not have time to get any shields in the box ...

Stu

[-Jrabbit]

Looks good, Stu. Those Markets will be most helpful...

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Looks very good.

IMO we should be aiming for peace now, trying to get a big science lead (= better weapons) and then doing our conquer-and-raze act.

[Old n Slow]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
...doing our conquer-and-raze act.

Gee I sure would like a city to build up & glorify...

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by Old n Slow


Gee I sure would like a city to build up & glorify...

Fancy one of the Greek cities?

[Scouse Gits]

Marseille is pretty - size 6 city walls, by the sea

Stu RAR

[-Jrabbit]

I'm planning my captured city to be on another continent, preferably containing a lovely WoW to inspire our razing crew.

This will require some patience...

[Sparrowhawk]

Looks like a good sequence of turns, the only city falling behind is Spare Oval , which despite it's low production has been supporting Settlers which have been used to improve the land around SKJ . I hope our next King will attempt to imrove the land around Spare Oval as they are about to change to size 3 and should start celebrations (btw, the Settler is currently standing on a hilltop, overlooking the future site of a hidden special

/me looking out for his own

[Scouse Gits]

Hidden special? - not on a hill , but the set has two turns of pre-work on board and is set to road that hill so as to connect our northern cities to the rest of the empire ...

Stu

[Sparrowhawk]

The hidden special (I think) is in the Grassland to the west of the hill that the settler is "preworking".

I would rather see the settler reforrest the grassland, and then worry about extending the road afterwards.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
Looks like a good sequence of turns, the only city falling behind is Spare Oval , which despite it's low production has been supporting Settlers which have been used to improve the land around SKJ . I hope our next King will attempt to imrove the land around Spare Oval as they are about to change to size 3 and should start celebrations (btw, the Settler is currently standing on a hilltop, overlooking the future site of a hidden special

* Sparrowhawk looking out for his own

I think the citizens in Spare Oval are slothful; someone really should get them pulling their weight.

(Seriously, you really do have to look out for your own in this game. Do what I did on my last turn and pull Settlers off other tasks to improve land around your city. )

[Julius Brenzaida]

Game downloaded
I will play in the coming days.
It's been quite a while since I last build a palace

[Old n Slow]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man

(Seriously, you really do have to look out for your own in this game. Do what I did on my last turn and pull Settlers off other tasks to improve land around your city. )

Hey what a GREAT idea -- I think I'll do that my next turn...

But wait -- I think I'm missing a prereq on that...

[Sparrowhawk]

Then you could look out for mine....apparently I missed that step when I took my turns, and Spare Oval (about 5 citizens short of the nearest city in size) is paying the price for it