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**La Fayette** · February 16, 2003, 13:02

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man

3 1/2 techs in 12 turns is doing OK, but I suspect my successor will be able to get a lot more than that if he stays in Demo

I try that (or something else

) tomorrow
( ...except if I stay stuck with my current CD-Rom drive problem

)

**Scouse Gits** · February 17, 2003, 04:24

Nothing serious I hope LaFayette..

Can we help?

SG[1]

**La Fayette** · February 17, 2003, 04:57

Originally posted by Scouse Gits

Can we help?

SG[1]

I'm afraid not. It's hardware failure, and I guess I must buy a new CD-Rom drive

**Straybow** · February 21, 2003, 17:20

Epochal Report from the Ministry of Trade

Straybow

SCG

SG[1]

DaveV

STYOM

Lafayette

SG(2)

Original post:
Lafayette, if you need a Git to take swap with you, just let us know.

Spoiler:

But since nothing else is happening at the moment might as well kvetch

The Division of Canal Development and Operations reports that tonnage levels at Malaga and Salamanca are acceptable. The overall Ministry rating is also acceptable, given our level of advancement.

Too many cities have no trade routes at all. Each city needs one trade route to Bilbao (or Madrid if the goods are demanded there) to get a quick result with large continuing bonus.

We lack proper road connections on the Iberian mainland that can greatly increase bonuses from domestic trade routes (+50%). Mostly, this means more Settlers for construction.

For example, the forest next to Madrid has no road. Cities to the East need a road in that tile in order to get the road bonus to Madrid or Bilbao. Other cities need roads in the swamps around the Madrid Silk tile in order to be officially connected to Bilbao. Saragossa just needs a road to Salamanca. To the NW, swamp tiles between Madrid and Seville/CBeach need roads.

Several of our mature cities still have no Marketplace.

Revenues built caravans, gentlemen! More Mkts means lower Lux rate needed for celebrations, more available for taxes or science.

The resident perfectionist recognizes that Libraries have a lower rate of return than an average caravan, and therefore restrains from complaints about lack of reading material for our scholars.

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**La Fayette** · February 21, 2003, 17:48

I have bought a new CD-Rom drive today.
Should be able to play tomorrow.
(thanks for good advice, Stray

)

**La Fayette** · February 22, 2003, 11:35

LF comes to power and notices that:
1) Tech gifting to the Sioux reduces the number of beakers/tech from 1332 to 1152.
2) Luxuries are set at 40% while NO city is celebrating and growing.

Therefore luxuries are set at 20% (and the mighty musketman who is wandering on the island west of Another canal is disbanded) ... and the previous leader of the Iberians is sent to THE INSTITUTE in order to improve his knowledge of tech gifting and making good use of the luxury slider.

Further look at the map provides 2 priorities: build ISAAC and build numerous settlers.

1220: CHEMISTRY
Beads from Salamanca to Slim Buttes = 236g
Coal from Barcelona to Slim Buttes = 80g
1240: Dye from Madrid to Wounded knee = 304g
1260: THEORY OF GRAVITY
Beads from Granada to Little Big Horn = 100g
1280: Silver from Valencia to Bilbao = 77g
1300: EXPLOSIVES
1340: ECONOMICS
1380: Barb attack close to Pamplona
1400: Rushbuilt crusader kills 3 barb knights and becomes vet (more barb knights left)
METALLURGY
Beads from Saragossa to LBH = 186g

LF makes a long and boring speech to the 14 engineers now at work and retires

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**Scouse Gits** · February 23, 2003, 13:33

Sounds good LaFayette

SG[1]

**Bloody Monk** · February 23, 2003, 13:53

Are you guys PM'ing the .sav now or did someone forget something??

Just asking

Baited breath and all that, you know.

Monk

**Six Thousand Year Old Man** · February 23, 2003, 14:03

Originally posted by La Fayette
LF comes to power and notices that:
1) Tech gifting to the Sioux reduces the number of beakers/tech from 1332 to 1152.
2) Luxuries are set at 40% while NO city is celebrating and growing.

Therefore luxuries are set at 20% (and the mighty musketman who is wandering on the island west of Another canal is disbanded) ... and the previous leader of the Iberians is sent to THE INSTITUTE in order to improve his knowledge of tech gifting and making good use of the luxury slider.

Harumph. Those 4 settlers working near Bilbao were there to irrigate (and clear swamp). 2 turns later, SSC-Bilbao is size 27 and luxuries are returned to normal

**La Fayette** · February 23, 2003, 18:08

Originally posted by Bloody Monk
Are you guys PM'ing the .sav now or did someone forget something??

Just asking

Baited breath and all that, you know.

Monk

I guess 'someone' forgot something, now flying towards The Institute.

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**Scouse Gits** · February 24, 2003, 04:03

(2) -

SG[1]

**Scouse Gits** · February 24, 2003, 19:28

OK ... I have the game and will play tomorrow.

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SG(2)

**Straybow** · February 25, 2003, 02:45

Explosives!

Woohooo!

**Scouse Gits** · February 25, 2003, 11:42

Ex-President La Fayette

has left us with Engineers ... let them become Railway Navvies

The Empire is in good shape ... now we aspire to greatness ... "oh get on with the log!"

1420
Barb Knight kills Engineer at Pamplona Canal.
End celebrations and set Lux rate @ 20%, everyone content.
Hides to Madrid 138

1440
Atomic Theory -> Railroad
Senate enforces a Peace Treaty with the Vikings

Barb Leader captured

Leon-Darwin founded

1460
Wool/Wine to Wounded Knee 348/122

1480
Railroad -> Electricity
Stock Exchange in Bilbao

1500
Darwin's Voyage: Electricity and Industrialisation -> Corporation
Give several advances to the Sioux

1510
Corporation -> Refining

1520
Bilbao builds Granary, Hut 100;

1530
Refining -> Refrigeration; Wine/Spice to Bilbao 54/116;
Food freight deivered to Bilbao to provide a surplus
Gold to Little Bighorn 184; Oil/Salt to Wounded Knee 190/216;

1540
Refrigeration -> Steel
Bilbao = 29

1550
Supermarket in Bilbao; Coal to Little Bighorn 265; Dye to Wounded Knee 348; Wine to Cedar Creek 148

1560
Steel -> Combustion
Bilbao = 30, Gems to Atlanta 924

1570
Combustion -> Automobile;
Courthouse in Bilbao to cure the odd number citizen no celebration problem

Silk to Philadelphia 486; Hides to New York 412; Wine to Boston 236. Unblock the gold supply in Bilbao with a local freight 24g. Give the Sioux some more tech.

There is now a basic Railroad system in place. A few branch lines must still be completed.

Notes for my successor Automobile will be in next turn. There are enough shields in Madrid for Shakespeare's Theatre which is currently not celebrating due to red faces. The sleeping freight outside Bilbao is spice (demanded) but if you deliver it before Bilbao has built a freight its gold supply will be lost.

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SG(2)

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**Six Thousand Year Old Man** · February 25, 2003, 12:12

Seven techs (9 w/ Darwin) in 12 turns... nice work (2)

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