The "Barren 'Burbs" Succession Game

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Sorry to hear the news, Zedd... good luck. Hope we'll see you back here.

OK then, La Fayette and then SCG...

/me updates the list

1. atomant
2. Jrabbit
3. OldnSlow
4. SG(2)
5. STYOM
6. Bob_Smurf42
7. SCG :doitnow
8. La Fayette
9. ?
10. ?

[Bob_Smurf42]

Originally posted by SCG
ack! spent 3 days volunteering for Special Olympics and never saw BobSmurf_42's post mute point, but go ahead and skip me wouldn't be able to play before saturday

Would a mute point be when a mime picks out a man from a police lineup?
Anyway, hope you keep your job, Zedd.

BB

[La Fayette]

La Fayette comes to power and HE IS NOT SATISFIED: our empire is a bunch of cities widespread over the map and corruption is killing us.

*constructive criticism* someone has built a library which provides 1 beaker for the cost of 1 gold/turn and a market place is being built in another city which earns 1 trade arrow/turn: this is a waste *constructive criticism*

What we need is a bunch of diplomats onboard numerous triremes, able to explore and explore and explore, and provide us nomads that we shall send to the area close to our glorious capital city (that we CANNOT move = thank you STYOM?).

Main events:

260: Hut = nomad ; hut = Masonry
300: Hut = Construction
360: Hut = Feudalism
380: Hut = 50g
500: OXFORD (site with 3 specials on the West coast)
540: LIVERPOOL (site with 3 specials on the West coast)
560: Barb attack (3 legions close to Liverpool); hut = nomad ; hut = 50g; hut = Advanced tribe (Douvres).
580: Barbs will have 143g; we say 'No'; they take LIverpool.
600: Liverpool bought back for 26g (with a legion inside)
620: Hut = nomad
640: Hut = Barb horsemen

[La Fayette]

and the save

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Wow... great turns La Fayette! Lots of nomads

Originally posted by La Fayette
*constructive criticism* someone has built a library which provides 1 beaker for the cost of 1 gold/turn and a market place is being built in another city which earns 1 trade arrow/turn: this is a waste *constructive criticism*

What we need is a bunch of diplomats onboard numerous triremes, able to explore and explore and explore, and provide us nomads that we shall send to the area close to our glorious capital city (that we CANNOT move = thank you STYOM?).

Well, I agree about the corruption issue. The library is sort of justifiable... the beaker might help a bit, but the marketplaces, no.

As for moving the capital... sure you can move it, by building another Palace

SCG is up!

[SCG]

ok, have the save, will see how much i can get done this weekend

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
As for moving the capital... sure you can move it, by building another Palace

Thank you very much!
What happens in this game is that I am not offered to build any palace in any city
Could you check what happens in your game?

[Scouse Gits]

Originally posted by La Fayette

What happens in this game is that I am not offered to build any palace in any city
Could you check what happens in your game?

I can build a Palace - one under diplomat in the city build list.

I built a Library in Freaky Finds ... without it we would have missed the Oedo year of 1050BC for a revolution as Monarchy would have arrived just too late! Despotism was crippling us with massive unit support from hut units not to mention the rampant corruption. So Monsieur, in answer to your constructive criticism, I would do it again in similar circumstances

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SG(2)

[La Fayette]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
So Monsieur, in answer to your constructive criticism, I would do it again in similar circumstances

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SG(2)

So would I, I suppose
... but I hope you grant me that it is easier to swallow with your explanation

[La Fayette]

BTW I suggest that someone who can build a Palace moves our capital city to the South (perhaps all the way to Rhodes) because it would make it much easier for us to concentrate most cities close to the new capital and fight corruption.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

@ La Fayette - (belatedly) I checked and Palace is available on the build list. I'm sure you checked after tipping Masonry, of course... that's the only thing I can think of which might have prevented the Palace option.

And, yes... I agree moving the Palace south would be a good move. When you said that you couldn't move the capital, I thought you meant that you couldn't move the actual city (shrinking it down to size 1, building a Settler to disband it and resettling on a sweet spot) Which is definitely not allowed!

[La Fayette]

@La Fayette

Masonry allows one to build a Palace

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Uh oh!

Just noticed a couple of things which SCG may want to take note of: Highway Robbery is set to build a Settler next turn, which is not allowed;

Rules: Only one special rule. You may not build Settlers or Engineers.

And, Douvres is also building a Settler.

Also, NoWhalesForYou is supporting a Settler - is he a rehomed NON, La Fayette, or does the Institute need to be founded?

[La Fayette]

Now I must have been VERY sleepy when I played the last turns.
Wait a minute!
I'm well awake now and shall play it again from the start.
Finished within an hour or so.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by La Fayette
Now I must have been VERY sleepy when I played the last turns.
Wait a minute!
I'm well awake now and shall play it again from the start.
Finished within an hour or so.

OK ... please stand by, SCG (I'm guessing SCG hasn't started yet, or he would have asked what to do with the supported Settler)