No Science Succession ... Sticky Mice in Trouble!

[Straybow]

15 turns about it?

0160 Washington's Phalanx falls before the thundering charge of heffalumps. Our
–––– newest province is dominated by the Pyramids, and thus our awed peasants
–––– are inspired to create granaries in every city. The phenomenon isn't easily
–––– explained by our wise men.

0180 New York's defending Archers bravely (and futilely) aim for the eyes of our
–––– fearsome eleys. 8 gold are recovered from the ruins (26 had been plundered
–––– from Washington).
0220 Our antarctic explorer discovers wandering nomads (boy are they lost ).

0240 Explorer discovers the nomads' angry neighbors. Fortunately, they get lost
–––– before they decide to vent their anger on our explorer. Indian eley killed.
0300 Indian settlers killed outside Madras.
0320 Indian Legion killed in Madras. Indians kill our damaged eley.
0360 Barb leader wanders away from his escort—150g
0380 Straybow the Nincompoop vaguely remembers some advice about
–––– collecting tribute at every opportunity. Greeks ask for peace, it's worth 50g
–––– to them. Spanish sue for peace, and give our emissary 75g to make it worth
–––– our time. Indians do the same. Good, 'coz we've only 2 eleys left nearby, and
–––– we've got an explorer wandering nearby. Been busy with settlers and ships.

0400 Baltimore founded near Washington (canal )
0420 Barbs kill Minsk settler Adv tribe Sevastapol on island S of Kiev

[Straybow]

Czar Straybow the Looney

Convinced that Mother Russia exists primarily for the purpose of building canals, a Great Plan is put forth. Straybow's heirs immediately decide he's hit the vodka too much. Straybow retires to take the position of Imperial Surveyor of the Great Canal.

[-Jrabbit]

Looks like the SGs are up next.

FYI, I'll be away from home base through Sunday and thus unable to play. Will be forced to play golf in LA instead.

Looking at the rota, that shouldn't hold things up. Go get 'em Gits!!

[Ben Kenobi]

"Our newest province is dominated by the Pyramids, and thus our awed peasant are inspired to create granaries in every city. The phenomenon isn't easily explained by our wise men."

-Straybow

I'll give it a shot. The real life Nile floods every year enriching the delta with fertile mud. Unfortunately all the fields get rearranged every time. The pyramids create a reference point, allowing land plots to be re-established more quickly, increasing yearly food production and city growth.

How's that?

[Scouse Gits]

Originally posted by rjmatsleepers
I was asking for tribute every other round, but DaveV says to ask every round. Do the AI civs react differently if you ask too often, or do they just go on paying whenever they have the money?

In my experience demanding cash every other turn - alternating with swapping maps - works well if you want to keep the neighbours sweet.
In this game we have no such intentions so acting like greedy imperial rodents is just showing our true colours

SG[1]

[Straybow]

Is anybody playing this round??

[Scouse Gits]

Yep ... both Gits will play a double-header on Friday night

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SG(2)

[Hydey]

Must have a case of wine for a double-header

[Scouse Gits]

Happy to oblige - wine caravan delivered to (2)'s - Gits on the job

The SGs

[Scouse Gits]

Yikes - it's difficult to utilise eins when your largest city is size 3!!!

The SGs loading their robust constructive criticism cannon!

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

*puts on anti-robust constructive criticism hat*

[Scouse Gits]

Tsar Pissed Gits

First priority was to improve the infrastructure then to go for the war academy - choose your favourite target...
0440 = Feudalism from Spain; Nada from all else
0460 = MarketPlace in Moscow; Temple in Washington; Japanese 100g; Spain War; Greeks War; Indians nada
0480 = Temple Minsk; Japan War; Spain War; Greeks 100g for CF; Indians War
0500 = Harbour Moscow; 400,000; Japan War; Spain 100+100 Peace; Greeks War; Indians 100 CF;
0520 = hut Tbilisi; Japan War; Spain 0; Greeks 50 CF; Indians 50 Peace;
0540 = We are the MOST ADVANCED nation! No tribute;
0560 = 500,000; Beads Kiev-StP 24; Sverdlovsk; Japan 50 CF; Spain, Greece 0; Indians War;
0580 = Courthouse Kiev; Trondheim(Indian) razed 6g; Greeks 50 Peace; Indians 150 CF;
0600 = 600,000; Salt Wash-Bost 12; No tribute; We have an Ein in Moscow;
0620 = Temple Sevastapol, Kiev; We start research on Bridge Building; Salt Mosc-Kiev 44; Yakutsk; Vladivostok; hut Navigation a trade killer ; No tribute, War with Indians (they have a stack next to our vet legion!) they had a stack next to our vet legion;
0640 = Harbour StPete; 700,000; Novgorod; Japan 50 Peace;
0660 = Harbour Kiev; Krasnoyarsk; hut 25g ; Beads Iron-Athens 6 ; We are Supreme; Japan War; Spain 75; Greeks War; Indians 50;
0680 = 800,000; Riga; Spain 50;
0700 = Market Kiev; hut 50; Spain 25; Greeks 50 CF;
0720 = Boston Temple; Spain 25; India 50;
0740 = 900,000; Japan 50 CF; Spain 25; Greece 50 Peace;
0760 = 1M; Spain 25;
0780 = Temple Baltimore; Rostov; Japan War; Spain 25;
0800 = Temple Iron Mount, Moscow; Indians War;
0820 = Market St Pete; Beads Mosc-Wash 38; Spain 50; India 50 CF;
0840 = Temple Sverdlovsk; India War;
0860 = Sun Tzu Boston; Astrakhan; Hides Iron-Athens 6; Japan 50 CF;
Don't forget to sell the last couple of barracks ...

The SGs well pissed after 5 and a half hours of solid drinking...

[Scouse Gits]

For the second round play about 12 turns.

Order of Play

SG(2)
SG[1]
La Fayette
STYOM
-Jrabbit
DaveV
Straybow

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SG(2)

[Straybow]

Kibitzing/Nitpickification

Yakutsk, Astrakhan, Riga... Vladivostok

I guess you didn't catch the barb leader near Minsk
I see a NONE Settlers in the arctic exploration trireme—Nomads that weren't mentioned in the report?

Rostov in peril!!

[La Fayette]

I play tomorrow morning