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...a technical problem.
But an accurate explanation would be unnecessarily detailed on the complexities of my RL gig.
So let's just say I've been busy...
President Large Mean Bunny-Bun looks over the world situation and sees that is is giga-. It's 1660, and we've managed to get 9.94 MM people squeezed onto a small grassy continent. Just 175gp in the bank, and taxes set to zero, so the government is set to go bankrupt if I so desire...
Studying Railroad, vow to prep for Darwin's. About 1/2-way there, but need cashflow.
Hmm. Check for celebrations, reset to 30-30-40 and press ENTER...
1670 AD -- 7.55 MM ppl, incremental camels being produced, the odd aqueduct is rushed. 3 civs get new techs. Notable that Americans completed Democracy.
Our boats are really slow. Cloning some Einsteins.
1680 AD -- Wandering ship finds Akka (Babs) near Cumae (Roman). Celebrations grinding to a halt (Mean City = 25).
1690 AD -- Sliders mysteriously move to 50/30/20 (for 274gp minus 57 in costs). Babylonians complete Statue of Liberty (Indians abandon). Eins convert to the tax trade pending the completion of...
1700 AD Railroad!! Choice of Economics, Feudalism, Industrialization. Seeing the Romans are building Adam's and won't talk to us, Economics is selected. (Silly Wabbit Wuvs ASmith!!) Americans go demo! Romans again decline give us a chance to wheedle Econ out of them despite gifting them first. Rail network begins.
1710 AD -- Americans learn Steam Engine, start on la Tour Eiffel. We land a gem caravan and they demand an audience. Then they demand 150gp. then confirm we remain at WAR. We say a little prayer for the exposed camel, continue to incrementally acquire more of those cute little beasties.
1720 AD -- Spanish learn Invention. Americans permit camel to deliver Gems to Boston, payoff is 724gp. Start to think I might get both ASmith and Darwin... Sewers installed in Sticky Meanie.
1730 AD -- Germans get RR, we discover Economics, then offered Atomic Theory, Magnetism, and Feudalism. Tough call, as Sun Tzu is still there for the taking. But we want other Wows and our boats are ssoooo slow, we go Magnetism. Pop exceeds 8 MM. We've got some cash over 1500gp) for infrastructure, so sliders move to 10-30-60 to get back into celebration mode.
1740 AD -- Romans build Adam Smith's Trading Company (in distant Cumae...) with NO WARNING! Meanwhile, several lovely white goods are purchased to enable/encourage growth in our cities. Growth noticeable in several cities...
1750 AD -- Romans get Explosives. Bad Leroy Brown takes Darwin's Voyage. Really wanted Adam Smith first!!! Had the camels and cash to get there if I'd only had a warning...
Anyway, we get Magnetism and Industrialization and are now studying the Corporation. Suddenly our slowly meandering fleet is no longer unhappy!!!!
Spice to Cumae nets 207gp. Sewer built in Pool of Grace.
1752 AD -- Spies report that specialist workers are now very different-looking. Transportation vessels are similarly bigger and stronger, too. Meanie population now at 9.14 MM and still growing, with Mean City either size 25 or 26.
I want to exploit growth under democracy, especially with our very limited number of cities (not to mention, shields!!) before going Fundy. I think both Commie (pre-vet Spy!!) and Fundy will be offered among next techs.
There are a couple of Dye camels (soon to be freights!) awaiting a transport, and a few wonder-feeder camels in Mean City.
Considering the gloves are off in a mere 49 more turns, we could either (a) grab Sun Tzu, get to Commie/Fundy and build a huge strike force to unleash at Jihad.
Oh, and here's the zipped-by-an-actual-PC version of the save...
Considering the gloves are off in a mere 49 more turns, we could either (a) grab Sun Tzu, get to Commie/Fundy and build a huge strike force to unleash at Jihad.
apparently I couldn't think of a better alternative... although growth and mass trade under Demo should come first.
My turn already? I just finished playing 8 turns of moving 40 freights at a time in the no science game!
I doubt I can play this weekend, early next week looks more like it, if that's OK. Otherwise someone else can jump in this weekend.
"I'm a guy - I take everything seriously except other people's emotions"
"Never play cards with any man named 'Doc'. Never eat at any place called 'Mom's'. And never, ever...sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own." - Nelson Algren
"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." - Joseph Stalin (attr.)
Scouse Git (2)La Fayette Adam SmithSolomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
"Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house? This is what I wished for..."
2015 APOLYTON FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPION!
OK, I have the save - as an aside only the .zip from your office opened, Jrabbit.
Nice to see that not much has changed - same roster of cities as when I last played.
I'll play it today/tomorrow.
"I'm a guy - I take everything seriously except other people's emotions"
"Never play cards with any man named 'Doc'. Never eat at any place called 'Mom's'. And never, ever...sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own." - Nelson Algren
"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." - Joseph Stalin (attr.)
1752: Order of business - finish irrigating our lands to facilitate growth. Keep celebrations going as long as possible to maximize our limited potential for growth. Get Genetic Engineering to build CfC and keep that 'odd' citizen celebrating. And above all, keep trading! A number of our cities have only 1 or 2 trade routes.
Change a bit of production around... rush the Sewer in Leroy so that we can start building Freight there.
I can't find any of our ships at sea... but they'll turn up, I'm sure. Damn gigamaps!
None of our Caravans are en route anywhere - they're all at home. So no trade for a while
1754: Just noticed the Americans have Magellan *heavy sigh* Transports begin to head home. The Romans have some decent sized cities, and they're not too far, let's trade with them
'Murricans learn Railroad, and change governments to Republic.
1756: Corporation... we choose Genetic Engineering to facilitate celebrations down the road. I considered Communism for the UN, but given that we're going Fundy anyway, why bother? Also considered Electricity for fast escorts for our Transports. Feudalism, Refining, and Atomic Theory were the other choices.
No cities are in a position to grow currently, due to happiness issue (lux @60 currently) or lack of food/infrastructure. Accordingly taxes are adjusted to 3.2.5, and science goes to 3 turns/tech, net taxes to 152.
Americans swap Engineering for RR with Romans, and ally against us... What? WHAT? Americans learn Gunpowder from Romans.
1760: Transport incrementally rushed in Beggarsville.
Babylonians learn RR, and form Republic. Americans are almost finished Eiffel.
1762: Genetic Engineering discovered; researching Refining.
Transport sails from Beggarsville w/ 4 Freight.
Romans form Democracy.
Americans build Eiffel
1764: More rushing of various things. We need cash, production, growth, and more Freights!
1766: More of the same...
1768: Refining>Combustion. Bee-lining for Automobile and big growth.
1770: Land's End founded. We land a Freight in Roman lands and they declare war after we decline to give them Industrialization. Dye>Rome 166 g, Spice>Rome 62 g, Gold>Rome 78g, Dye>Antium 152 g.
Romans and Americans learn Industrialization Both change to Monarchy. Americans start Women's Suffrage.
1772: Combustion>Electricity. Tax rates adjusted to 2.2.6 to keep the science coming.
All of our cities except 3 have Sewers now and can grow indefinitely. I added factories in 2 cities, and we have the cash to continue rushbuying. Proto-shipchain is in place towards Rome, but we may want to rethink that if they stay in Monarchy long.
"I'm a guy - I take everything seriously except other people's emotions"
"Never play cards with any man named 'Doc'. Never eat at any place called 'Mom's'. And never, ever...sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own." - Nelson Algren
"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." - Joseph Stalin (attr.)
Shall I take our glorious empire into Fundamentalism?
Scouse Git (2)La Fayette Adam SmithSolomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
"Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house? This is what I wished for..."
2015 APOLYTON FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPION!
Hmmm, with Corp & Elec almost in hand, Elec2 is around the corner …Steel & Mini shouldn’t be too far behind -- I’d think that we’d like a few more techs in hand before we shift into major production mode. What we could do now is to build up the wartime infrastructure & have a fleet of transports ready -- maybe a working boat chain in place for he great “missionary work” to be undertaken…
Those with lower expectations face fewer disappointments
Since we are 100 years still from 1850, why don't we work up to howitzers?
Scouse Git (2)La Fayette Adam SmithSolomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
"Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house? This is what I wished for..."
2015 APOLYTON FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPION!
Rail network begins.
Start to think I might get both ASmith and Darwin... Sewers installed in Sticky Meanie.
although growth and mass trade under Demo should come first.
I just finished playing 8 turns of moving 40 freights at a time in the no science game! 
but Obiwan is before me. 
What? WHAT? Americans learn Gunpowder from Romans.
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