Whimsical Apolyton Succession Game

[Julius Brenzaida]

El Civ, thanks for naming a wonder after me. Although if you had heard me playing music you would have chosen another one
Unfortunately I cannot join in this one, I can already hardly cope with the succession games I am already engaged in.

But I will follow with interest what happens in this one

[El Civ]

Julius, you are welcome. I understand that you cannot join, being the King of Succession Games (currently still at 5).

I'll take a turn at this game Monday morning. If anyone wants to play a turn before then feel free.

[El Civ]

Rasbelin

I have downloaded the last save twice (to make sure) and found it begins at 550 BC. I'm guessing you uploaded the game you began with by mistake. Can you please check for the file of your played turn and let me know?

[El Civ]

I don't know what happened with the game save but when I tried it again it was the right game this time. Sorry but I lost track and played more than 12 turns. At any rate, here is the log.

25 B.C. I’ve decided to change Apolyton from the Great Cell Wall to 4Ever’s War Academy. I’ve also changed production in a few cities to caravans.

1 A.D. Minatopia revolts and Elvis soothes the masses. I notice that there are 2 barb leaders in the group approaching Hoo-Rah.

40 A.D. Aztecs complete Great Cell Wall in Tenochtitlan. Our phalanx in Hoo-Rah is fighting off the barb attackers and I’m hoping to position our horseman to pick off the barb leaders. 300g is at stake. The Romans have completed Marko’s Embassy in Rome.

100 Barb attackers slain and the leaders are on separate squares. Our horseman drools with delight and gets the first of two.

120 Apolyton builds 4Ever’s War Academy after food vans speed things up. SidMeier is founded northeast of Marquiston. More barbs appear near Hoo-Rah.

140 Second barb leader gotten and we are 300g richer. Viking horseman spotted advancing toward SidMeier, which is undefended. Barb horse martyrs our horseman outside Hoo-Rah.

160 Stinking Viking horse plunders SidMeier! Vikes want to talk and I decline, so it’s war. Our archer is nearby but too late to save poor Sid.

180 Second (and until now unseen) Vike horse attacks our archer and dies. First Vike horse attacks out settler and martyrs him.

200 Vike horse disappears. Marquiston now building settler to redeem the name of Sid Meier.

220 We discover Mysticism and begin research into Literacy.

260 Our archer finds the Vike horse and is attacked. Vike horse dies. Road to Oedonia completed.

300 Northbound caravan reveals a Vike horse and legion on the map. Oedonia builds settlers and production of a dip begins there. The newly built settler from Marquiston is at the old SidMeier site, but with Vikes running around any new city would have to rush a defender, unless you move our nearby archer into the city (and he’s in the red). The Vike units scurried away but I’m sure we’ll be seeing them again. I got tired of revolts so I changed the tax rates to 3-5-2, which gives us only two gold more than expenses per turn and discoveries every 26 turns (ugh). Turning Elvises into Eins in Apolyton, Mingatopia and Markosgrad improved discoveries to every 14 turns, but keep your eye on those cities for future revolts.

We need to address our newfound Viking problem and expand. We need more than 7 cities, IMHO. We have 3 settlers who can found cities any time. There are two good spots available. One is west of Oedonia (coal and fish) and the other southeast of Hoo-Rah (two whales).

[Rasbelin]

Good to see that you have solved the problem with the mysterious saving!

And I also agree that we should continue the expansion.

So it's Antlerkov's turn next.

[El Civ]

Go west young Vlad! Expand our horizons. And kill some evil Vikings while you're at it. I'm not sure how big the Vike tribe has gotten but we may be in for a good fight.

[Straybow]

Don't worry about the Cheat menu not being grayed out in MGE—it does that whenever the current instance of MGE has at any time had cheat mode activated and sometimes when a scn is loaded. As long as the CHEAT MODE warning doesn't appear in the Civ Score Window it's OK.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

One problem. No savegame. The most recent save is Rasbelin's from 25 BC.

[Rasbelin]

That's true. El Civ, are you trying to say that you have perhaps even deleted it?

Next 3 turns

Vlad
Rasbey
El Civ

[El Civ]

I didn't delete it but I did forget to post the save. Duh. I'm at work now so I'll post the save in the morning when I get home (if I remember). Sorry.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

[hijack]

El Civ, I noticed that you're from Ohio. Where in Ohio, exactly?

[El Civ]

I am an idiot having a bad day

Vlad, I'm having computer problems (work wasn't so great either--I forgot something and had to scurry around at the end of the shift to get it done). Sorry but can you play from Rasbelin's last game save (i.e. play the turn I already took and ignore mine). If you want to play to 300 A.D. go ahead (I did). I'll jump back in after Rasbelin plays (following your turn). This will sort of allow for a cheat, since you'll know there are Vikes coming north of us. Personally, I don't care if you use it to your advantage.

I live in NW Ohio. I'm originally from around Findlay and still live in that general region. If you are unfamiliar with that it is about 30 minutes or so south of Toledo (straight down I-75). Are you from Ohio also?

[Vlad Antlerkov]

Actually, no, but around once a year, I head out to Akron for the Soap Box Derby (family's involved with it). I live in New Hampshire.

I also have a friend that lives in Willoughby.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

Right, playing 12 turns from 25 BC...

25 BC: Switched GW to Sun Tzu's (now War4Ever's).

AD 40: Aztecs build GW.

AD 60: Romand build Embassy. Hoo-Rah in Civil Disorder, can't turn citizens to entertainers without causing starvation.

AD 100: Barb leader killed. 150 GP!

AD 120: Academy rushed.

AD 140: Academy complete!

AD 200: Archers attacked in the north by the Vikes. Vike horsemen killed.

AD 240: Archers killed by Vike horseman. Horse stack sighted NW of Oedonia.

[Straybow]

Spoon!

I see Vlad has found a suitable battle-cry. El Civ, I would join but I'm about to head out of town. Will return Sat eve and may be able to play Sat night on my shift if work is slow (heh, heh). And if I remember my MGE disc… btw, anybody have a no-CD hack for MGE??