Map 1764 AD

[Kuciwalker]

Rome is dead anyway, but better soon.

[Hydey]

I would hope we take out the roman capital rather quickly

[JCP]

1/ ROMA DELENDA EST
2/ What is hidden in the dark face of our map ? Carthagenians ? Other civ ? Only huts ?
3/ Normally, there is huts in North and South Poles too !
4/ Why no mention of our relationship with Carthago ? As we have Marco Polo's Amb,we have contacts to determine if they are at war or at peace !
5/ Babar seems weak to me, and difficult to be defended if the city is attacked by the hill ! We must discourage Indians to look at our Babar !

[cavebear]

Carthage apparently has not even established relations with anyone. There is no indication of being at war, at peace, or being allied with anyone. They are a backwards Despotic land with 12 cities and poor units (Catapaults and Archers at best, given their techs.

Babar is a walled city on a river with 3 Musketeers defending it. It should be safe. It is just completing a Marketplace, and I will build a Dragoon next for offensive capability.

[Kuciwalker]

There's no mention of Carthage because we haven't contacted them.

[atawa]

If chartage is that far behind, we might send over the clads after we destroy the Roman and Indian coastal city's.

Better put them to good use while they still have an edge...

[shade]

Originally posted by JCP
1/ ROME DELENDA EST

1/ URBS(or ROMA) DELENDA EST
(please don't make it multilingual in one sentence )
or as -JRabbit could start his history
"Arma virvmqve canno, Apolytonia qvi prima ab oris,
Apolytonia fato profvgvs ...."



What the hell is going on...are we going to start a WW or something???

Shade

[cavebear]

Originally posted by shade
What the hell is going on...are we going to start a WW or something???

Shade

The Romans and the Indians independently launched sneak attacks on us while we were fighting the Egyptians and Americans. Right now, we are staying in a defensive posture concerning the Romans and Indians, until we finish with the American/Egyptian campaign.

[shade]

Originally posted by cavebear
The Romans and the Indians independently launched sneak attacks on us while we were fighting the Egyptians and Americans.

ok that's not that strange that's the only thing the AI knows....

Right now, we are staying in a defensive posture concerning the Romans and Indians, until we finish with the American/Egyptian campaign.

...
ok 1 more question though: I know there is the issue of capturing Rome...reason--> stop them researching gunpowder.(euhm is it fact or hope that they will stop when we take their capital, never heard of that before,if not I would suggest only taking the cities out of containment and keep the rest to abuse with trade)

Aleae iacta est.
Shade

[JCP]

Originally posted by shade
reason--> stop them researching gunpowder.(euhm is it fact or hope that they will stop when we take their capital, never heard of that before,if not I would suggest only taking the cities out of containment and keep the rest to abuse with trade)
Aleae iacta est.
Shade

Rome is the main roman city. Taking it will not stop researching but may delay its discovering. Il's a hope, not an automatism, and we'll have to conquer the other cities to stop it and avoid proliferation as it's possible.

BTW, we say "Alea jacta est" in my history books, thats the grammatical correct form (indicative form of the word)
Is the Rubicon River flowing between Citadel and Rome ?

[cavebear]

The rationale for taking Rome (capital) is that the Roman civ will suffer a severe reduction in science research and therefore be delayed in discovering Gunpowder. Of course, the AI might cheat anyway, but we want to at least make things difficult for it.

[shade]

Originally posted by JCP

Rome is the main roman city. Taking it will not stop researching but may delay its discovering. Il's a hope, not an automatism, and we'll have to conquer the other cities to stop it and avoid proliferation as it's possible.

hmm in that case...I would stop with the 2 cities...the AI will get gunpowder anyway if it's now or in 10 turns the effect for us will be minimal.

BTW, we say "Alea jacta est" in my history books, thats the grammatical correct form (indicative form of the word)

I wanted plural...so the est had to be sunt...my mistake...only slept 3h last night and had a killer-exam this morning...*sends message to brain to wake up*

Is the Rubicon River flowing between Citadel and Rome ?

I would say so...since are going to win.

Shade

[Kropotkin]

What kind and number of troops do we have that can strike against Rome without taking strength from out brave armies on the Americogyptican continent?

[Kuciwalker]

We have 3 Ironclads in theater.

[cavebear]

Aside from the 3 Ironclads (2 in yellow condition), we have 3 Musketeers a Dragoon, and a Diplomat in Citadel (with a Cannon being built), and 2 Dragoons, 4 Musketeers, and a Diplomat (and a Crusader being built) in New Castellon. 2 of the Musketeers and a Dragoon from New Castellon are about to enter the defensless Pisae.

Probably, we should take Rome with Ironclads and Musketeers, then bribe Neopolis (walled and landlocked). Then we can take the other Roman cities by Ironclad attack (8 active and 9 in production).