High Priestess in Space - Succession Game

[Thoth]

Go for it Hydey. Life is still a little hectic for me, so I'd suggest you skip me until further notice.

[Hydey]

Cool , got it, play it real soon

[Hydey]

In the year 1766 Hydey 3 is named Marzipan wizard.

1768 : Build truck loads of stuff

1770 : deliver truck loads od freight and convince Ephesos to change teams

1772 : DiscoverElectricity and convince Odessa that we are the enlightened civ.

1774 : Build heaps more stuff

1776 : capture mycenae , build new city called Capau.

1778 : build heaps more stuff again

1780 : Knossos incited to become part of the master race, deliver excess trade goods, find an advanced tribe

1782 : Discover Electronics , convince Uppsala to see the light

1784 : Moscow (russian) grants womens sufferage , Sneak attack by chinese forces, Stonehenge builds
Hoover dam , capture Pharsale

1786 : build some factories to help build more trade goods.

1788 : Hladir is revolting but we have it anyway gaining Copernicus observatory , deliver a heap of freight

1790 : Discover Refridgeration what clever coneheads we have., capture Aarhus.

Hydey has done his little bit its time to return to the brothels of Stonehenge and had the wizards job to some one else. All is well with our little world.

[Hydey]

i think STYOM is next but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

I've d/l'ed the save... I should be able to play in the next day or two.

Should we be cutting back to 10 or 8 turns, or still play 12?

[Hydey]

I played 12 but they are taking longer, if you want to do less go ahead

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

I played 4 turns before leaving for work today; so I'll play at least 4 more and see how it goes.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Popes in sunglasses.

STYOM retakes the seat of power... oooh, magazines .

We have no embassies with anyone! Obviously someone has discovered Communism... but who? And what other sciences are out there for us to steal?

Goals:
1) Regain science lead
2) Capture Trondheim (Pyramids), then grow Stonehenge (23) and Temptation Isle (8) with food Freights
3) Establish embassies with everyone... or at least build UN

1790: Some production orders near the front lines changed to diplomats and cavalry. A few are rushed - we're swimming in cash.

1792: Peace refused with Vikings. Vikings have no new techs.
Embassy with Russians - they know Communism!

1794: Trondheim captured (Pyramids). Embassy with Vikings. Some Freights delivered.

1796: Kaupang captured; Vikings destroyed.

Ummm... help me out here... who cleared the Jungle w/ Gems near Temptation Isle??

Eritrea captured.

Diplomats report that the Babylonians are almost finished UN!

1798: STYOM violates several vows.

Nineveh builds UN!

1800: Communism stolen from Babylonians.

1802: Embassy with Babylonians. Nineveh revolts to our cause with UN inside! Diplomatic enquiries reveal that there are no unknown techs in the hands of any of the infidels.

1804: Amphibious Warfare discovered. Mmmm, tough call... we choose to research Espionage before Genetic Engineering. CfC would be nice, for celebrations, but those spies are really needed if we are to keep our technology lead (it seems most AI cities have already had technology stolen from them!)

1806: Much freight delivered. Trade with Egypt = Coordination of shipchains.

1808: Pulp It founded.

1810: Espionage discovered. Researching Steel (Genetic Engineering not offered )

Drowning in money (and thus feeling very much like a Pope now), STYOM retires to contemplate the loopholes in his vow of poverty.

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We're in position to roll now. We have a very profitable shipchain set up to Egypt. Demanded goods are routinely bringing 500+ g per freight - I only needed 3 freights to Alexandrie to fill the beaker window last turn

As a result, we have enough money now (9000) to rushbuy a lot of freights - or to rushbuy most AI cities, too... My successor can choose which, though the AI cities are great to trade with.

I also intended to route all freights through our original island as follows:
-Stonehenge departs for Egypt (shipchain in place);
-Sacred Buffalo departs for Babylon via Coolfundy and Western Text; (boats nearby)
-Slim Buttes departs for Russia via New Lutefisk and Vodka ImPort. (need to set up chain with boats from New Lutefisk)

There are 3 Freights sleeping near Egypt on a transport that can be delivered next turn - no point wasting the science bonus now.

I was building up Temptation Isle with Food Freights... I did build Stonehenge too big, stupidly

Next!

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
I've d/l'ed the save... I should be able to play in the next day or two.

Should we be cutting back to 10 or 8 turns, or still play 12?

I only played 7 for lack of time. Do what you will! The leader of righteousness need not ask.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Re: High Priestess in Space - Succession Game

@Marquis

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
We suggest that the next players take 15 turns for the first round and then 12 turns for a while.

That's why I asked. 'a while' is kind of vague.

[Hydey]

come on, come on. next player up

[Vlad Antlerkov]

IIRC, La Fayette is next, then Jrabbit (though I don't know if his comp problems were fixed). If he doesn't show up soon, I'll go ahead.

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by Vlad Antlerkov
IIRC, La Fayette is next, then Jrabbit (though I don't know if his comp problems were fixed).

Not fixed. Watching the field reports with interest and glee however.

I think I've ID'd the problem but it probably makes sense to consider me unavailable until further notice.

[La Fayette]

Ready...NOW!
Should manage to play 10 turns until tomorrow night.

[La Fayette]

It is midnight and I managed only 5 turns until now, but I shall play the other 5 in the morning.

The current business is very simple: build as many freights as possible and deliver them in Alexandrie, which is a very fine example of 'repeated commodity' (the most common is hides, but in Alexandrie it is SILK ). This provides a rate of research close to 1 tech/turn, only with freights .

Here is the report of deliveries in Alexandrie:

1812: Salt = 228g; Silk = 624g; Cloth = 220g.
1814: Gold = 350g; Silk = 744g; Jewels = 180g + 202g; Salt = 245g.
1816: Pearls = 154g; Hides= 122g; Cloth = 180g.
1818: Silk = 818g; Pearls = 248g.
1820: Pearls = 208g; Silk = 608g + 690g; Salt = 224g.

Techs discovered: Steel, Machine Tools, Refining, Combustion and Automobile.

Other events:
A horde of barbs lands close to Jihadsville and asks for 9100g after having killed our 2 valiant riflemen.
We say 'nuts' and they take the city, that we buy back on the same turn for 65g . This gives the following balance sheet for units:
Lost: 2 riflemen and 1 spy (= 110 shields)
Acquired: 4 dragoons + 2 partisans ( = 300 shields)
( = a friendly smile to my pals the barbs)