The (Second) MGE Sailing Succession game

[Bloody Monk]

Good turns La Fayette

And good choice to wait on stirring up the Greens for a bit. Polyphemus is too small and undefendable now if they should spill out of their huts and flood down the peninsula.



This is for The Duke. Why not change production to markets and disband the camels to speed their completion. Definitely should go prefectionist, definitely.

Monk

[Elephant]

1550: Hut gives musket

More "potato chip syndrome"? Anybody count the techs yet - are you below or above 20?

Spanish chariot will have Republic ... or else... we say "please, help yourself" = peace, OK for tech swapping

Whoa: who let that peacenik in? Must be a refugee from one of the anti-Bush rallies! Burn him!
On second thought, you've made more progress by peaceful tech swapping than all of the RAR combined...

Astro, Feudal, Gunpowder, IronW, Magne, Math, Myst, Navig, Philo, Physics, Steam, WarriorC

You don't have Mysticism yet? Then again, not many Temples, right?

Zulus aren't known for their great researching ability, so if this is what they have imagine what the Chinese have. Then again, Zulus have the GL, right?

[Bloody Monk]

@Elephant

Looking at the save...

--Sivians are researching tech #23, Democracy
--Sivians have 11 cities, 5 temples
--Sivians are rated Weak...up from the mire!!
--Greens have 15 white techs...not Magnetism though
--Greens have the #1 city in the world, Zimbabwe, size12 with three WOW's

Monk

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by duke o' york
Does anyone fancy telling me what I won't do then?

IMHO you won't let the Chinese get SoL
(because if they do, I can foresee hard times for us )

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Elephant


On second thought, you've made more progress by peaceful tech swapping than all of the RAR combined...


You don't have Mysticism yet? Then again, not many Temples, right?

Zulus have the GL, right?

1) (tech swapping) Glad you noticed it

2) The rabbit started several temples and I completed 2 of them IIRC (because I found nothing better to switch to, and I hope they will be useful after we switch to Commie and grow those cities like mad).

3) Yes the Zulus have the GL (that's probably the reason why they are 17 techs ahead, but the Spanish have no GL and are 12 techs ahead of us )

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by La Fayette


IMHO you won't let the Chinese get SoL
(because if they do, I can foresee hard times for us )

If we don't get SoL, I think our best strategy is to trade within the island core, maybe build some improvements (harbours) for the future. In the fringes of our nation, we'd be ICSing, hut hunting, and stealing techs.

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
If we don't get SoL,

I cannot discuss this

The duke is DEFINITELY going to get SoL

[La Fayette]

... or maybe Straybow, since I sent a message to him

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Updated play list

Rule reminder: No Caravans/Freight to enemy cities; no city bribe for a while longer.

12 turns apiece.

Play list:

1. Oldnslow
2. Ben Kenobi (skipped)
3. STYOM
4. SG[1]
5. Jrabbit
6. La Fayette
7. Straybow
8. duke o' york (only on Sunday mornings)

[Old n Slow]

Hey, if we miss the Lady, Mikes would be nice; a democracy with galleons & camels for trade, dips for "research", some ICS to flesh out the ranges...

Hmmm a temple, Mikes & xin -- might work even of we don't have commy to work with.

Of course, the question (in that situation) then becomes -- when to we jump to 'acquisition mode'?

[Bloody Monk]

La Fayette,

When the Spanish came calling, could you see from which direction they came??

Monk

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by Old n Slow
Hey, if we miss the Lady, Mikes would be nice; a democracy with galleons & camels for trade, dips for "research", some ICS to flesh out the ranges...

Hmmm a temple, Mikes & xin -- might work even of we don't have commy to work with.

I was sure it was gone and so just checked the save; I'm a little amazed that Mike's is still available. At least it's a fallback option.

Unless duke is secretly a democrat

[Scouse Gits]

Just which part of "We need The Lady" is causing difficulty, gentlemen?

The next player has a clear imperative - and an equally clear alternative.

* Stu - still trying to invent Gunpowder for his rabbit hunting expedition *

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Bloody Monk
La Fayette,

When the Spanish came calling, could you see from which direction they came??

Monk

The Spanish chariot appeared close to Polyphemus, apparently riding along the peninsula from northwest to southeast (exploring, I would say).

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Just which part of "We need The Lady" is causing difficulty, gentlemen?

The tech (Demo) can be available within 3 turns. All 8 camels can be completed within 4 turns, with some incremental rushbuilding. The problem is that those camels are spread on 5 different islands and the only galleon available at the moment will be on the spot within 4-5 turns.
That is why STYOM and I think that one more galleon should preferably be rushbuilt and careful choice of where to build the Lady and how to transport all camels there should be done.
Careful planning could provide SoL within 6-7 turns. Careless organization could provide SoL within more than 10 turns (and probably losing it to the Chinese).