Free-for-all Succession Game

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Old n Slow
(Where are our boats? A ship chain to Persia might bring in a few $$.)

1540 (10) New cities: Quick Coal & Rapid Buff. Pop = 5M

1) I had to choose, and preferred the wonders (Magellan + Leonardo + Isaac (planned)). Though one caravel was finished building IIRC.

2) What use those 2 cities on rather rough terrain?

[Bloody Monk]

Good turns!! this is working out nicely.

I agree with La Fayette about Rapid Buff, especially with the still undeveloped river system, with buffalo, north of Sweetwater; and with Explosives coming next. But, I wasn't there.

We are moving right along. Let's try this as a roster...

• Old n Slow...R1
• Grigor
• Bloody Monk...R4
• SG[1]
• -Jrabbit
• Rasputin...R3
• La Fayette...R2
  [*The Unknown Soldier (s)

Someone not on the restricted list call the ball.

Monk

[Old n Slow]

Originally posted by La Fayette
2) What use those 2 cities on rather rough terrain?

The territory around both of those cities was ours -- the gap looked like it needed to be filled. As it turns out, the buffalo & coal mine should pay for themselves with future trucks if nothing else.

[Bloody Monk]

Yep. I agree they will pay off long term. I think the queries were more about why 'those' sites now instead of others.

Monk

[Bloody Monk]

Originally posted by La Fayette
LF comes to power and wonders why the previous leader was busy building an aqueduct in the city of 4Monks (size 6),
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1180: Republic chosen (sure the Monk will love that ); lots of units disbanded; SHAKESPEARE completed; lux at 10%, enough for our SSC to celebrate (thank you HG!).

Yes, my friend, this is now the time for Republic. Growth can begin w/o interruption from unhappies in the Capital.

But there were 10 cities at size three and 8 of them could have celebrated for at least one turn with luxuries at a mere 30%. In this context, I believe you will find the answer to your question about the aquaduct at 4Monks. Rasputin was thinking that more growth would be initiated once Republic was suggested. At least, that is what I thought when I noticed that build order.

Monk

[Grigor]

Playing now. Give me three hours.

[Rasputin]

Originally posted by La Fayette
LF comes to power and wonders why the previous leader was busy building an aqueduct in the city of 4Monks (size 6),

probably a stuf fup ooops

why the marvelous Wonder of Shakespeare was left half-built and why there were so many caravans left idle here and there (this is not the 'lazy' succession game is this ?).

this was becuae i wasnt sure if that the right wonder to build and paniced so didnt build it left to next leader , yourself, to make that decision

[Rasputin]

and the city i built was jsut to fill in space too, hope that not to bad , this my firs treal attempt at a succesion game, did do one a long time ago, but that was sort of a fun one

[Grigor]

Well, we have INC, Explosives, Chivalry, Metallurgy, Steam Engine, and Democracy, but what will be done with it is up to my successor. I had some sticky mouse issues and the shipchain is a mess - be careful, we are at war with the Persians.

1560 Take the torch. Finish Harbor. press Enter

1570 adjust shipchain.
1580 INC.
1590 Explosives=>Chiv. Polar hut: 100g Lux up to 50 to grow some small cities
1600 Ur completes Sun Tzu
1610 Canal Zone Gems to Antioch (d, 282)
1620 Chiv=>Steam Eng. Lux back to 20
1630
1640
1650 Steam E=>Metallurgy
1660
1670 Metal=>RR. Great Wall in Siouxland is history Persians Sneak Attack, kill a galleon
1680 Trade guns and steam engine to Babs for Demo. My successor can revolt or build SoL if desired. Dye is going to Pasargadae.

[Rasputin]

good session ...

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Bloody Monk

But there were 10 cities at size three and 8 of them could have celebrated for at least one turn with luxuries at a mere 30%
Monk

You are perfectly right
... but it was such fun to celebrate at 10% lux

(I had in mind our friend Jrabbit setting lux at 70% in another game in order to celebrate, and that pleased me mightily ).

[Scouse Gits]

Eight Turns Each from here ...

My apologies RL issues will probably stop my playing for a few days ...

[duke o' york]

I could play this evening, but if overnight is too long to wait for the rest of you then please say so. Anyone can jump in now - I'm not claiming it yet by the way.

[Rasputin]

go for it !!!

[duke o' york]

I was just saying that if I take the .sav home from work with me that'll be in four hours time (3am your time), then I shan't return with it until 9 tomorrow morning (7pm your time), which isn't really fair on everyone else.

Besides, maybe my girlfriend would appreciate an evening without the delights of Civ 2, as only I see them.

I think I'll withdraw my offer to play this. Maybe later, if the game is still going by the time I get round to it again.