Hard Times Succession Game

[Bloody Monk]

If newish players are needed, I volunteer.

The Monk likes the cold

[Hydey]

Hydey will play in the frozen wastelands if you can fit him in .

[Scouse Gits]

Views cold wastelands, shivers. Not sure what to do, except expand our power base so eventually we can take out the Zulus with style (Zimbabwe is on a river), or become a peaceful Republic.

1950 - Peace with Zulus ... they give us Mysticism and 50g.
1900 - Stokes fire.
1850 - Zulus declare war!
1800 - Woebegone builds Trireme.
1750 - Writing Now researching Seafaring. (Not much choice, the other alternatives were Literacy and the Wheel. If there was a little more production/food Literacy and the route to Republic would be an option as the rivers offer plenty of trade arrows. But at this stage I fear terrain is against us. Wheel ... not over exciting as we have Poly for good attackers. Our capital needs to grow by having a harbour!)
1700 - Pop 100,000
1650 - Woebetide builds settler - Woethe lake an Elephant. Cease Fire with Zulus after they donate Masonry
1600 - Zulus offer war instead of tribute!
1550 Futile attempt to kill our horse on a hill. Fur Coat founded on rivered fur between Woebegone and Woebetide.
1500 - Hut Nomad
1450 - We are now mighty.
1400 - Woethe lake builds settler
1350 - The Admiral sights a stray Barb King
1300 - Woebegone builds diplomat. Accept Cease Fire with Zulus as I'm going to build all over their borders.
1250 - Seafaring Now targeting Construction. Woebetide builds Settler. Cold Harbour founded near Zimbabwe. Frozen Vines founded on wine ... another front line city. Zulus throw in 50g for peace. Hut 25g.
1200 - Woebegone builds Harbour ... it is now growing slowly!
1150 - Whale Woe founded.
1100 - As at the start of this year: 81 gold and researching at a tech every 7 turns. I'm on the next trireme to the sun

Zipped for floppy ears
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SG(2)

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Play list updated

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Seeing that we now have 7 cities and a fair amount of diplomacy/war potential, let's cut the turns down to 15, so as to make more than 2 rotations likely.

[Scouse Gits]

If you're still short - I would like in - can't play before Tuesday or Wednesday though...

SG[1]

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Play list updated!

@ (2) Good turns

@ [1] - You're in... and I doubt that it will get to you before the weekend.

15 turns each

1. STYOM
2. La Fayette
3. SG(2)
4. Jrabbit
5. Bloody Monk
6. Hydey
7. SG[1]
8. obiwan18

[-Jrabbit]

Rabbit Ready

DL complete.
Emailing to MacWorld.

No special rules? Really?
MWAAHAHAHAHAaaa!!!

[Ben Kenobi]

Put me in the last slot.

No limitations seems a good way for a newbie to be broken into sucession games.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

@ obiwan18 - Done.


Let the mayhem commence

[-Jrabbit]

Boring Bunny

boy, I get back from LA and... it's COLD up here!

survey says -- need to explore, maybe find some polar huts. Note that the grass is much greener on the Zulu side of the fence. Also note a black-click city at 68,4. Another note -- every bit of land seen is on continent #1. No WoWs for anyone. No top 5 cities for us.

Checked Civ Score and it said -- in big red letters -- CHEAT MODE. Hmm.

1100 -- Surveyed the kingdom
1050 -- trireme built. Zulus deny tribute, declare war.
975 -- Discover Construction. Choose Literacy over Math and the Wheel. Heading to Mono via Philosophy -- we hope! Decide that new boat will explore our inner wastelands.

950 -- Polar hut found by western trireme yields NONE nomads
925 -- Trireme heads homeward. Vikings start Pyramids. I lose a bit of production when Woebetide grows.
900 -- Zulus offer peace, withdraw troops in tribute. diplomat establishes embassy. They have 2 cities, no techs we need, are "Aggressive" and studying Pottery.
875 -- We grow to 200K ppl. Hut in frozen north yields 25 in cold cash.
850 -- Very little happens.
825 -- Zulus demand we vacate "their" lands.
800 -- We withdraw our troops. Parley with Zulus yields -- WAR!
775 -- Literacy finally discovered. Philosophy not offered. choose Math over Republic and Warriior Code. (We'll need navigation with this starting position...)
750 -- Find Ulundi as expected per black-click survey.
725 -- Make landfall with returning Nomad. Zulus offer 50 GP for peace -- We take it!
700 -- city of 2 Whales founded in hills south of zimbabwe.
675 -- Zulus discover pottery. No tribute, but no war.
650 -- Beads delivered to Zimbabwe from Woethelake. nets 28 GP, and Math next turn.

We're at 7 turns/tech now, and are building camels in hopes of grabbing Mike's when we get to Mono. HG is still out there, though...

Attached file is labeled .sav, but it's acutally a zip... (Hey, it's late, I may be wrong, but it's what I found when I browsed for the file...)

[-Jrabbit]

Went back and re-zipped with a .zip extension. Here ya go.

NEXT!

[-Jrabbit]

Checked list -- Bloody Monk is up.

First time I've ever seen his name on a sxn list. Must be feeling cocky since his successful Aztec shield-starving tactic.


Welcome, O Bloody One!

[Scouse Gits]

Hmmm - this sounds ?fun?


SG[1]

[Scouse Gits]

Re: Boring Bunny

Originally posted by -Jrabbit

Checked Civ Score and it said -- in big red letters -- CHEAT MODE. Hmm.

Eh?
Was this originally the case, STYOM? If so why not resave as a scenario? If not, who has been fiddling?

SG[1]