Succession Game - The Sticky Mouse Academy Strikes Back

[Scouse Gits]

-Jrabbit
Yes, that was me with the download. I have played 1892 (the turn you started) but am waiting to see what happens when I hit enter

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SG(2)

[Straybow]

Of course, the wascally wabbit could post the 1892 auto so we can build the fastest ship before launch…

[-Jrabbit]

i don't think that's cricket, is it? Everyone plays their turn, and it is what it is...

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

I'm with Jrabbit on this... basically, that's just the same as reloading after rethinking a move that didn't pan out.

I didn't reload after my accidentally sending cities into disorder in the no science game... even though it was only a minor flaw to correct, it wouldn't be fair play, lads!

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
i don't think that's cricket, is it? Everyone plays their turn, and it is what it is...

... and no Git would ever be afraid to fight the enemy one more turn.

(BTW what's cricket?
I have heard of people oddly twisting their arms in remote parts of the world... must explore that)

[Scouse Gits]

...Breaking News... It's now 1893... over to our war correspondent in the recently captured Egyptian city of Abydos.

"Yes I'm speaking to you from the eastern edge of the town on the road to the other city on this island -Hieraconpolis. This is still in Egyptain hands as it houses two wonders. However, the army are placing blockades along the route to prevent diplomatic activity.

The Sticky Mouse Joint Military Chiefs have realised that an assault on the Egyptian home continent would be foolish. There are insufficient forces in the area to capture further cities and to protect them from theft of the Superconductor.

Needless to say all scientific activity is frozen to stop Fusion Power becoming available to enemy intelligence.
We are in a containing and consolodating position gradually shipping troops to the war fronts through a growing network of airports.

SDI will be operational in the capital from next year"


SG(2)

[Scouse Gits]

Analysis of 1892 Position
With a scheduled landing in nine years time there are only two ways we can lose.

a) Our capital is captured.
Fortunately our policy of expansion has meant that we are fighting some distances away from our native shores, and there appears to be no imminent threat around our home waters. As a precaution the capital defences will be strengthened and SDI constructed as both the Egyptians and English have nuclear capabilities.

b) The AI builds a faster spaceship.
Looking at the techs available to foreign powers only the Egyptians have a remote possibility of launching a rival attempt. They have Space Flight and Plastics and as soon as we lose any city they will have Superconductor too. With such a sprawling empire we could lose the advance to theft at any time so security must be tightened.
The Egyptians are the prime military target but no large scale invasion force will be attempted on their main continent as it would allow them too many opportunities to steal.

Total shutdown of Science. We are researching Fusion Power which can now only benefit a foreign spaceship.

To finance the new military imperatives, redundant city improvements will be sold. The network of Airports will be expanded.

We have high levels of pollution on our home continent and not enough engineers to clean up!
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1892 - Fighter spots Egyptian transport off Douvres and sinks seven units. These boys do mean business.
Carmarthen destroyed (JSB now red) Celtic government escapes to Tintagel.
Rhymney captured 124 plundered.
Fighter kills Jap Bomber over Liverpool ... leave my home town alone eh?
Battleship sinks Celtic Cruiser off Durrow.

1893 - Aegis sinks Celtic sub off Durrow.
Kagoshima Armoured Division kills Dip/Cannon/Cavalry
Cruise Missile Sinks Egyptian Battleship! And I had a reserve ready
Demand Tribute from the English and they declare WAR!! Battleship sinks English Transport and 3 other units near Liverpool... what were they hoping for ... a tour of The Beatles' Museum
Oil/Coal to One Wonders282/259/222; 155g for Wine to Not the Gardens;
Abydos Captured by the Cruise Missile/Paratrooper trick - 158g plundered; Egyptian Govt overthrown ... they are now Communists. Engineers shipped from former Germany to clean up pollution at home. The former English island with Oxford etc, is reinforced by an influx of Paratroopers.

1894 - One Wonders builds SDI. Egyptians discover The Laser, now working on Superconductor. They begin Spaceship building but I think we can relax as its too late for the construction of a fast ship.
Cruise Missile sinks Egyptian Battleship.
Freights: 115/98g
Fighters kill two Celtic Bombers

1895 Yes, an Oedo year but no revolution! If the game was progressing further than 1901 Fundamentalism would have been an attractive option. The loss of revenue caused by anarchy isn't worth the government change with only six years to go
Egyptians have 3 S/ship Structurals + 3 Components.
Japanese Bomber kills paratrooper ... in turn killed by our fighter. Another Japanese espionage attempt - dip killed.
Dye to ByeMike 96g; Oil to Not the Gardens 478g; 2 x Copper to One Wonders260/682g
Rhondda captured 104g plundered.
Fighter patrol spots and kills Celtic transport and 6 other units.
English sub sunk off Avaris

1896 Egyptians develop Superconductor ... but time has run out for them! Silk to Elephantine 816g.
Elephantine liberated 210g plundered. An interesting feature was the complete lack of Partisans after capture. Although the major defensive tiles like forts were already occupied some squares were vacant.

We have won! The Egyptians have only completed 6 spaceship parts. We land in 5 years. As they now have only 12 cities they can never recover the position.

Thanks to all who took part. I enjoyed a succession game that took us into the modern world. It's a change to use Paratroopers instead of knights. If you look at the game you'll see what I mean

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SG(2)

[La Fayette]

Hurrah!
Lively endgame, SG(2)


(the sticky mouse academy now relaxing)

[Hydey]

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Nice work, and it looked like a fun game, sorry I missed it...
...time to start another game!

Oh right... already done

Nevermind then... I'll start a successor to the no trade monster once Hydey finishes it off...

[-Jrabbit]

ALL HAIL SG (2) !!!!

Well done, you Git! Excellent analysis and action plan, flawlessly executed. And, yes, paratroopers can be great fun, especially when the navy and air force have succeeded in bringing a distant city to its knees.
(See, that wasn't such a huge challenge, was it?)

(Oh, what the heck... )
ALL HAIL SG [1], too...

[Scouse Gits]

Good turns (2) - and not a nuke in sight

SG[1]

[Bloody Monk]

Congratulations all on a very interesting game.

You guys are way too good!!!

[Straybow]

Hydey got skipped and might want to play out the last 5 turns just for the formality of finishing the game. Shoot, we could've claimed we won 50 turns ago.

[Straybow]

Hmmmm

BTW, SGs, I'm still getting the anomolous trade route value at Nil…