The President Reports - 1440 AD

[cavebear]

The Tale of the Years - 1440 AD

A long session this time, as things went well, and I had long-term recommendations from the Ministers to follow.

1160 - Begin Revolution! Set Luxuries to 50% for safety.

1180 - REPUBLIC achieved. Checked all cities and reset tax rate down in steps checking for unhappiness. Lux rate at 10% and everyone is content/happy! We gain 12 gold per turn and tech rate is down to 10 turns @ 70% science. 4 Barb Horses appear near Saragossa, so I rush a Phalanx and move an Elephant out of Avila.

1200 - Barb Horse attack Saragossa and we lose a Horse. We are "Most Advanced Civ" according to world traveller Thucydides. Cloth Caravan to Tsingtao for 260 gold and beakers. 1/3 way to Invention in one trade. Discover Chinese city 'Izumo'.

1220 - Lose 2nd Phalanx at Saragossa, but kill Barb Leader there (snuck up on him with the Elephant) for 150 gold. Rush Warrior. Tip Hut for a NONE Crusader!

1240 - Move Elephant to protect Saragossa. Moving Triremes and Caravans. Exploring.

1260 - Chinese learn Engineering. Fortify Elephant in Saragossa.

1280 - Barb Horse kills 3rd Phalanx at Saragossa; 3 Barb Horse and we lose fortified Horse and 2 Phalanx! Elephant kills last Barb Horse and becomes Vet. We chain a Silk Caravan toward Chinese with convenient Triremes. That Caravan advances 7 squares along polar waters.

1300 - Cordoba in Disorder; I thought they were OK with a new citizen with Temple and Mike's but was wrong. I make a Worker into a Scientest.

1320 - We finish INVENTION!

Gunpowder is not offered, so I choose Economics. Tip Hut and get NONE Legion. Spice Caravan to Shanghai for 270 gold.

1340 - Tip Hut and find Barb Horses. The Warrior is doomed, so I move the Trireme along.

1360 - Decide to finish Leo's early. With the Barb attacks, I want upgrades, and the buyout is only 288 gold. I feel we are in a race against more Barb attacks, and we have only Warriors in most places…

1380 - We have LEO'S.

1 Elephant becomes a Crusader, but no other upgrades. Why didn't the Warriors all become Phalanxes? Tip 2 Huts for 100 gold each.

1400 - Tip Hut for 100 gold.

1420 - We finish researching Economics, start Gunpowder (finally).

1440 - Silk to Shanghai for 294 gold! Bribe remote Carth Trireme for 102 gold. Tip Hut and discover more Barb Horses, but Crusader can get back on ship and is safe.

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We are in Republic, we are exploring, we are growing. If we can set ourselves militarily in the next few years, we will be on our way! My thanks to all the Ministers for their excellent reports. Those reports definately help! And, of course, there wouldn't be good reports without all the Citizens who vote in the polls. We need more Citizens!

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For those who wonder:

Game session: 5:45 pm to 10:00 pm
Transcription of game notes: 10:00 pm to 10:45 pm
Screenshot production: 10:45 pm to 11:15 pm
Posting: 11:15 pm to 12:05 am.

[shade]

Re: The President Reports - 1440 AD

Originally posted by cavebear
1380 - We have LEO'S.

1 Elephant becomes a Crusader, but no other upgrades. Why didn't the Warriors all become Phalanxes?

--> phalanxes aren't the upgarded version of warriors.
Musketmen are the upgraded version of warriors/phalanxes/legions/pikemen/archers/...
(take a look at the rules-file and see when they are outdated(I believe it's gunpowder))

btw nice play
and very strong barbs

Shade

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Re: The President Reports - 1440 AD

Originally posted by cavebear
......1300 - Cordoba in Disorder; I thought they were OK with a new citizen with Temple and Mike's but was wrong. I make a Worker into a Scientest........

Maybe because it wants a Colosseum?

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Re: Re: The President Reports - 1440 AD

Originally posted by 123john321

Maybe because it wants a Colosseum?

I'm sure that would take care of the problem. But think about the happiness count. Cordoba has a Temple, 2 Phalanx, and a Cathedral (Mike's). Those should make 1+2+3 unhappy citizens content on their own, and there is a Marketplace and good trade with 10% Luxuries. And we have Mysticism which "increases the efficiency of Temples". I think that *ought* to take care of 7 citizens. Yet it went into Disorder at 6.

Is it because there is some corruption? We are "at war" with other civs? Our reputation is "Dishonorable"? 20 cities?