Lightning Strikes!

[Ribannah]

quote: Originally posted by DaveV on 02-26-2001 04:33 PM Germans declare war when asked for tribute. Aztecs ignore our feeble threats. Greeks ignore our feeble threats. Zulus: no maps, war. Persians: no maps. 125 Russians undertake GL, Zulus complete Lighthouse. All AIs demand tribute and declare war when I refuse.

Arrrghh! What happened to making friends and exchanging knowledge? Where are our Temples? I should not have left the poor Sioux, they're lead by a heretic!!



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[Ribannah]

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 02-26-2001 05:09 PM I don't think I've ever built the Oracle. Should I consider that in future ICS games?

Maybe in this one yet, if we can rebuild the temples .
I always build the Oracle if I can (unlesss I'm playing OCC of course), it's a marvellous wonder. Very cost-efficient.



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[Scouse Gits]

Tis you that art the heretic, Rib! The Oracle is of little use to a civilization that believes Temples are a way to create 40g. ICS does not encourage the build up of improvements in the outer cities.

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"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"
"A short cut has to be challenging,
were it not so it would be 'the way'." - Paul Craven

[Ribannah]

Well, I didn't build any in the first place, but that is beside the point . Methinks there is room for improvement in this ICS scheme!

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[DaveV]

quote: Originally posted by Ribannah on 02-26-2001 05:15 PM Arrrghh! What happened to making friends and exchanging knowledge?

Well, I did milk them for techs and maps before demanding tribute. If they had been forthcoming with cash, they could be my friends for a while .

[Thoth]

quote: Originally posted by Ribannah on 02-26-2001 05:20 PM I always build the Oracle if I can (unlesss I'm playing OCC of course), it's a marvellous wonder. Very cost-efficient.

I prefer to use those sheilds towards Mike's chapel....even more cost effecient. Then go for Theology and grab JS Bach, essential for war as a democracy.

[kcbob]

Turn completed and sent to John-SJ and Roman.

In the year 50 BC, the people welcomed a new leader, kcbob the Confused. Where were the temples that had been begun under the reign of his great, great, great, great, great, great, grandfather? The people cried out for happiness! “How long, O Lord, must we be unhappy? How long must we do without cable TV, hot tubs, and religious houses of worship?” And so it was decided to begin build caravans in anticipation of building a great wonder of which the world would stand in awe.

Three new settlers were trained and sent out into the world so the kingdom might continue to prosper and grow. And then, in the year 25 BC (how the heck did we know it was BC, anyway?), the golden age of Philosophy began in the kingdom of the Sioux. We thought, therefore we were. And with our next thought, a choice had to be made. Fish or cut bait. Engineering or Monotheism? Leonardo’s or Michelangelo’s? Did it really matter since they were both of Italian extract? Yes! It mattered! The cries of the people were heard and Monotheism was chosen! Fortunately, Engineering was hot on its heels and chosen next.

And then, in a most strange chain of events, cities were founded with nonsensical names. Great River on a plain. Seven Brothers when, in fact, there were only five brothers, one sister, and a dog from Wayside Waifs. And strangest of all, Snake Canyon. Strange? There were no snakes! Lots of frogs and lizards but no snakes! But the scribe digresses.

The great chapel by the artisan Michelangelo was begun in Killdeer, its vary own caravan beginning the glorious project. And none too soon. For with the end of kcbob’s reign, the symptons of the dreaded ICS malady began to appear. The chapel will come none too soon.

In other news this evening, the Russians have nearly completed the Great Library.


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[John-SJ]

60 AD to 160 AD.

This was a quiet time in our history, no new projects were started, no scientific breakthroughs, no wars, just peaceful improvements made to infrastructure, trade routes and expansion. About the most significant event during my rule was the Russion completion of the Great Library, a happening already predicted by my predecessor, that great indian wise man, Chief kcbob.

Turn sent to Roman, cc to thoth and kcbob.

John-SJ

[Ribannah]

quote: Originally posted by Thoth on 02-26-2001 08:59 PM I prefer to use those sheilds towards Mike's chapel....even more cost effecient. Then go for Theology and grab JS Bach, essential for war as a democracy.

kcbob, could you send me the original 4000 BC save? I'd like to try out the Oracle route for comparison
(And of course I will keep the NONE Settlers, too )



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[Roman]

File received. I have just stayed up all of last night working on my international relations paper.
You will have to forgive me if I make some "sleep affected" decisions.

[Roman]

File played and sent.

After the death of King John, Roman assumed the throne. Immediatelly he decided that new cities must be built to reduce overpopulation, not realizing the Monarchy limits had been reached. This was a fatal mistake. After commisioning three new nomad groups, a new city was founded. Separated from their family members sent to colonise the virgin lands, people across the Kingdom rebelled. Our mighty treasury of 124 gold was reduced to 7, by attempting to placate the people through temple rushing. The extra temples make our economy operate at a loss, as the upkeep now exceeds income by 1 gold piece per turn. This, however, was not enough to stop the rebbelions, as they were spread across too many cities. Clowns had to be hired to preform in the cities and divert people's attention. To avoid such problems in the future, Roman instructed his political scientists (noblemen/noblewomen, lords/ladies, and such) to develop a new political system designed to appease the people. He termed it the Republic.

In the meantime our emmisaries reported that the barbaric Greeks have finished building the oracle. Our own efforts at Michelangelo's are luckily progressing well. The rebellions did not affect the building process and caravans with marble blocks and extra workers poured onto the building site.

After his 150 year attention span expired , Roman finally fell into an enchanted sleep , while siting on the throne (read "behind the computer").

[kcbob]

quote: Originally posted by Ribannah on 02-27-2001 08:41 AM kcbob, could you send me the original 4000 BC save? I'd like to try out the Oracle route for comparison (And of course I will keep the NONE Settlers, too )

Done. Good luck.

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[kcbob]

Roman,
Your emails had no attachments!!! :O

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[Roman]

Oops. Maybe I was too sleepy.

[Ribannah]

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 02-27-2001 07:08 PM Done. Good luck.

Dang! The NONE Settlers have already been sacrificed in your 3800 BC save.

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