High Priestess in Space - Succession Game

[Scouse Gits]

First hard decision - which version - after much thought we selected MGE - sorry to anyone who only has 2.42 - (* cough * but it can be upgraded * cough *)

Map: 100x100 this is the largest non-giga map size; small land-mass, varied
Civilisation: Purple - that way we have no problem with high tech Purple civs or massive tech costs - we have chosen to play the Zealots.
Special Rules: There is only one more government change permitted and that MUST be to Fundamentalism at the first (oedo) opportunity or on the turn that SoL is completed - Victory MUST be by Spaceship - so don't kill the last guy standing!!!

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4000 = It's hard to believe that this is a real genuine first effort random start - but it is. We can see two whales and we are one tech from Monarchy!!! - but we are probably on a smallish island (land-mass 37).
3950 = Stonehenge founded (two Whales) and a rather nice buffalo located.
3900 = Glastonbury founded on the Buffalo.
3700 = Monarchy -> Currency; Revolution;
3650 = Monarchy established, Mother Jezebel now leads the Zealots;
3400 = Currency -> Mysticism (Trade not offered);
3250 = Temple in Stonehenge
3100 = Men-an-Tol founded
3050 = Mysticism -> Pottery (Trade will be available next time unless we pop a useless tech) Lest anyone has any doubts - the Wonder in Stonehenge SHALL be the Gardens!!! (unless you want me (SG[1]) sulking for the next 4 thousand years!!!)
2750 = Pottery -> Trade;
2500 = that's our 30 (15 each) turns

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We suggest that the next players take 15 turns for the first round and then 12 turns for a while.
First come first served, please post that you are on the game and take your turn.

Current order

is on the last page ...

The SGs - extraordinarily getting sozzled on Saturday

The zip file contains the current 2500BC save file and the original 4000BC start

[Xin Yu]

SG: you should change your rule to two government changes instead of one, since you have already used one change to Monarchy. I can't commit to anything now but thanks for inviting me.

[Hydey]

As you invited me to join, I have taken the save and will play and post within 12 hours.

[El Civ]

Gulp!

I shall download the 5 piece patch and, with anxiety, join the ranks of the brave and fundamental.

[Marquis de Sodaq]

As it is MGE, I shall join the throngs of the religious and righteous! The heathens shall be damned to an eternity on this map while we fly to the heavens!

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

If there's still room, sign me up! And I shall practice the nuances of celebrating fundamentalists, as soon as I can convince myself that this isn't an oxymoron.

STYOM

[La Fayette]

Fundy has no vet spies, too bad.
But sending the High Priestess to the moon should be fun. Count me in.

[Scouse Gits]

Welcome one and all ...

SG[1]

[Vlad Antlerkov]

JIHAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!

(I'm in. How'd you figure that one out? )

[Hydey]

Hydey has his turn

The reign of King Hydey 1

2500bc King Hydey takes the thrown in a wave of sexual adventures
2350bc Wise men discover Trade, begin researching writing
2250bc Horseman finds metal deposits worth 50 gold in a hut
2050bc discover the last available land of our very tiny island
1950bc Slim Buttes founded on grassland
1900bc Wise men discover writing, begin researching literacy
1850bc Three Forks founded on silk, caravan from Glastonbury helps in wonder production.
1800bc The Hanging gardens of Stonehenge completed , the world stares in wonder.
1750bc King Hydey is found dead after a night spent with 150 young maidens.

Demographics show us 1st in everything apart from land area and Military service.
Population of 160,000 , Gold = 87 , discoveries every 7 turns

[Thoth]

If you've got room for one more, I'd like to give this a try.

[Scouse Gits]

Welcome Vlad & Thoth -- and thanks Hydey - did you leave any juicy young virgins for us?

I guess Map Making & The Lighthouse could figure in our future

SG[1]

[El Civ]

I've downloaded it and will have a go.

[El Civ]

El Civ ascends to the throne while more qualified candidates are not paying attention. Surrounded by throngs who know he's never done this before, El Civ calms them by announcing, "We have nothing to fear but my inexperience and lack of particular knowledge!" The throngs murmur.

1700--Men-an-Tol builds settlers.

1650--no news to report

1600--Glastonbury builds settlers.

1550--Zealots become literate and decide they wish to make maps.

1500-Slim Buttes builds phalanx, as does Three Forks (rats! I should have re-named it Three Tenors).

1450-1300--no news to report, save for cities building things and settlers making roads and mining a hill outside Men-an-Tol.

1250--Machiavelli terms the Zealots the largest civ in the world and the Vikings undertake the Pyramids.

1200--The Chinese wish to keep up with the Jones (or the Canutes, perhaps) and undertake Pyramids also.

1150--Map Making is learned and out of work shipbuilders rejoice! Stonehenge sets right to work on Lighthouse while Glastonbury and Men-an-Tol rush caravans (food).

1100--Caravan form Glastonbury arrives at Stonehenge and cheers are heard.

1050-- Caravan from Men-an-Tol arrives and more cheers are heard. It turns out the cheering is for a streaker that has gained access to the palace courtyard, but gains are made to the wonder of the Lighthouse.

1000--The hill at Men-an-Tol is now mined, Lighthouse is very near completion and Glastonbury is busy building a Trieme. Population is 260,000 and we are 2nd among all civs in disease! Hoorah!

El Civ is frightened by the palace streaker and heads for the only hill in all of the Zealot's land, whereupon he is put to work in the mines.

Please let me know what I could've done better, what I didn't do and should have and the like.

[El Civ]

This just in...

I forgot to state that I selected polytheism as the next advance of Zealot theologians. Also, since installing the MGE patch I have gotten some civ2.exe errors that shut down my game. I had to play my turn twice (for this game) as it happened during the first try. Hopefully this will not manifest itself as the game grown into longer turns per player. In case you are wondering, I used Cedric's patch to take me from 2.42 to MGE.