"Nothin' Fancy" Sxn Game

[DaveV]

SG[1]: SHMBO = She who must be obeyed? Shouldn't that be SWMBO, then?

[Scouse Gits]

What! Who has a W?

Hoops - I mean woops

SG[1]

* thinks * would they buy it I told them I got my keyboard from the White House?

[DaveV]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
* thinks * would they buy it I told them I got my keyboard from the White House?

I'm surprised an Englishman would know about the "W-challenged" keyboards.

[Bloody Monk]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
What! Who has a W?

Hoops - I mean woops

SG[1]

* thinks * would they buy it I told them I got my keyboard from the White House?

Brilliant recovery

Condolences and best wishes for a better than expected weekend experience.

Monk

[Scouse Gits]

OK - I'm back and on it...

SG[1]

[Scouse Gits]

Somewhat in haste

Strategy: Gain Democracy and Lady Liberty
Tactics: Trade and Xin

0820 = Mild Xinning in non-celebrating cities moves tech to 3 turns; Viking Warrior on mountain falls to legion;

Sioux and Vikings sign secret pact against us; Japanese start Sun Tzu's; Vikings sue for peace we say no supported by the senate - war;

0840 = Colosseum in Bilbao; Marketplace in Saragossa -> Aqueduct; Gunpowder -> Democracy, Leo does his stuff ; Aqueduct in Seville -> Temple; Musk kills cat becomes vet; Avila founded; Switch most production to caravans; Still Xinning tech at 4 turns;

Americans develop Bridge Building - note to swap after Demo;

0860 = (oedo year); hut 25g; Beads, Hello-Trondheim, 26g ; Switch cities with MPs to anti Xin to inflate the treasury; still at 4 turns;

Kyoto builds Oracle;

0880 = Copper(d), Central Beach-Bilbao, 50g; nearly there...

Vikings start Magellans

0900 = Wine, Malaga-Izumo, 76g; Gems, Valencia-Izumo, 120g; Science box full!; Science Xinning stops - slider to 20% science - a few meanies;

0920 = Democracy->Steam Engine (was there another choice ); Aqueduct in Saragosa; Bank in Madrid; Bridge Building and maps from Americans; Cities now stable;

0940 = Democracy established - for the moment ; only two cities gave trouble;

0960 = Empire stable and I am out of time so I pass the responsibility...

Madrid has 4 vans in situ and the rest are on the way ...

Played rather hurriedly, but I hope with not too many blunders...

SG[1]

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[Straybow]

Found the Americans—good!

STYOM next.

[Scouse Gits]

Self Critique

In an attempt to avoid another lengthy stay at The Institute

Before anyone else points it out - I forgot to demand tribute from everyone when I revolted.

Told you I played rather hurriedly

SG[1]

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

I see the save - I should be able to play by the end of the week.

Not that anyone is in a position to complain about how long it takes

[Straybow]

[Straybow]

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SG(2)

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

960 AD:

STYOM takes over as President, sees quite a few cities celebrating but many without the irrigation to allow further growth. As well, despite being a democracy with several (17, 16, 12, 11) large cities, we only are learning tech at 5 turns per. Priorities are more settlers, university (if in Demo), continued trade, and ideally, explosives.

Some production changed... a few workers moved to prolong celebrations.

Sioux learn Engineering, change production to King Richard from Magellan and complete it. Vikings abandon KRC.

Vikings force us to withdraw units near Kaupang

980 AD: A decision is made to send big shipments of Freight to the Republican Sioux, rather than the backward, Despotic Vikings. Shipchain begins to assemble.

1000: More ship movement.

We have a decision to make about now - Fundy or Demo for 1020? Celebratory growth is pretty much at an end, due to food shortages. We need more Settlers to improve the land. But for celebrating Fundy to work, we need Science via trade - and we have no shipchain set up yet. We stay in Demo for now, and save our Freight that would be needed to build the Statue.

Americans liberate New York from the barbarians. I've been to New York, and I beg to differ, thinks STYOM

Japanese finish Sun Tzu, switch to Magellan.

Vikings sneak attack us, they lose a Chariot and a Legion against our Musketeers

1020: Many Freights built. A decision will have to be made to buy Magellan soon, ere the Japanese build it.

Vikings sacrifice another unit to the Spanish Musketeer god.

1040: Steam Engine discovered; choices are Feudalism and Magnetism... go for Magnetism to lose some of the unhappiness from those Caravels.

To rub salt in Viking wounds, we capture Kaupang plundering 43 g.

Americans declare war on English.

1060: 6 Caravans sail for Sioux lands.

1080: Plans begin for Magellan to sail around the world Science drops to 4/tech, Bilbao at Size23.

1100: Nothing much...

Japanese and English declare war on one another.

1120: Magnetism discovered... choices are Feudalism (no) Railroad (definitely NO) and University (Yes).

We rebuff Viking offers of peace and blow up a Catapult of theirs.

1140: Our greedy eyes turn to Trondheim, a natural 'canal' city

Sioux start Magellan.

1160: Caravans begin to arrive at Sioux lands.

1180: Hides Saragossa>Wounded Knee, 154 g,

1200: University >Chemistry. Magellan's Expedition in Valladolid, Japanese switch production to SoL.

Gems Madrid>Trondheim, 120 g., Wine HelloThere>WoundedKnee 88 g, Salt Bilbao>Wounded Knee 174 g. University rushed in Bilbao with the cash.

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Some thoughts: Kind of fell between 2 stools, there - didn't want to lose the science by building SoL and going to Fundy, as I was afraid of losing Magellan that way. As it turned out I needn't have worried. However, at this point, we have lots of options - 6 move/4 carry Galleons along the way to Siouxian lands, 4 'vans to deliver there next turn, and we also are knocking on the door of Trondheim

3 1/2 techs in 12 turns is doing OK, but I suspect my successor will be able to get a lot more than that if he stays in Demo

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
I see the save - I should be able to play by the end of the week.

Luckily I have one of those calendars where the week ends on Sunday

[Scouse Gits]

Good turns [1] and STYOM...though the RAR will be disappointed that STYOM eschewed Fundy

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SG(2)

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Good turns [1] and STYOM...though the RAR will be disappointed that STYOM eschewed Fundy

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SG(2)

There was a thought process there

If we went fundy at that point science would have slowed to a crawl - no shipchain in place, nowhere to trade! Plus, around 980 it looked as if we'd have to hurry to get Magellan.

Plus I wanted to grow Bilbao...

And irritating the fundy proponents was just a bonus