Us-Against-Them Free-for All

[Scouse Gits]

Time for another Free-for-All game!

Last four invalid seems to work well so we shall stick to that.

Rules
The enemy is the enemy at all times.
We may never establish Embassies - no Marco or UN.
We must refuse all offers of Peace or Cease Fire - unless imposed upon us by The Wall or UN.
We must maintain a Spotless Reputation.
All other Trade & Diplomatic opportunities are allowed.
Standard 'Poly rules otherwise.

MGE, deity, Raging, Largest (Archipelago) Map

20 turns - who wants first go?

[-Jrabbit]

I'm still trying to find time for Lazy Summer but will join in later.

[debeest]

I wanna play! I wanna play!

But right now I'm struggling to complete my Dirty turn, so I won't go yet.

[Old n Slow]

Hopefully it will be my turn soon.

[La Fayette]

Then, it's my turn NOW

[La Fayette]

Green landscape and 3 starting techs: could be worse !

3950:
Hut = archer

3850:
Carthage (coastal, with a whale)

3750:
Utica (coastal with a fish)

3650:
Alphabet

3300:
Code of Laws (Monarchy not offered > we choose Currency)

3000:
Time to retire, with a wandering archer close to the Northern coast of our island and a wandering settler close to where he intends to found our third city (coastal with coal).

[Scouse Gits]

Thanks LaFayette - a good start from safe hands ...

[Grigor]

I have it now for 20 turns.

[Grigor]

Ah, a new map to settle on. A big one I see. I built too many roads. But at least I refrained from mining the coal so far.

3000 Examine Map. Our capital location is (423,29) That's on the Wide Side. I think Magellans and Lighthouse are mandatory. Monarchy will be the next tech demanded unless we are stupid and pop the hut. Buy 2nd row in Utica. Science: 26 /39, 4 beakers/turn. Press ENTER
2950 Thought about mining the coal... if we didn't need that extra beaker for the next advance, I might have done. Oh, we can't get it because we won't be on a grass square soon enough. Hmm... Oh well, better to do it in Monarchy when the growth penalty is not so onerous.
2900* Another island spied to the West
2850 Malaca founded on coast near coal. Another hut to not open found.
2800 Currency=>Monarchy (60) at 5 bk/turn
2750 Nice city site with Whale and Silk foud in the north.
2700* Malaca warrior starts to explore. We will pop this hut and hope for no science (it's in the city radius, so no barbs.)
2650
2600 hut: Mysticism. Packing my toothbrushes.
2550 Utica builds settler
2500*
2450
2400 Carthage builds settlers
2350
2300*
2250
2200
2150
2100* Monarchy=>Maps
2050 gov: Monarchy. The Dean proclaimed Senior Lecturer of the Institutional Monarchy!
2000 Hand over the reins. one settler is possibly in a good spot, the other closing in on a whale.

[La Fayette]

What must be punished is that you knew it and yet you did it (I mean popping that hut and delaying Monarchy).

[Grigor]

True enough, LF - but at least I waited until we were researching Monarchy and cost only 4 turns, as opposed to opening it on my first turn and perhaps delaying it for 15 or more turns. Or opeing the other hut too and really screwing up the start...

I am still unsure about the wisdom of mining the coal in 2950BC. In retrospect, I wish that I had done it - and certainly I should have mined the coal instead of building roads. The turns lost to mining might be repaid in increased production by 1000 BC. OTOH we would be one city smaller. These are the kind of decisions that I have trouble seeing clearly.

[Old n Slow]

Well I tried to open the save, but for some reason, my PC was not up to the task -- maybe JRabbit can do the mac to mac trick.

[Scouse Gits]

Unzip & append a ".sav" to the file name - works a treat.
What no Gardens started?
Will be able to play in a couple of hours - feel free to pre-empt me if you are able to do so.

Stu

[-Jrabbit]

Grigor -- always change the file name to a PC-friendly format of max 8 characters and append a ".sav" before zipping. As Mac users, we have a responsibility to the Gates Dominion.

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
As Mac users, we have a responsibility to the Gates Dominion.