Embassy In Barb City

[ramses II.]

I've read about this in a german forum:
Don't open an embassy in a barb city. Next time, when barbs land, there will be an intervention of the senate if you want to attack them ...
Do you believe that? What are your experiences?

[Scouse Gits]

An embassy with a barb city is a waste of time. Instead use your diplomat to bribe the city.

-------------------

SG(2)

[Scouse Gits]

An embassy with a barb city only lasts for one turn - so is a waste of a diplomat.
The Senate intervention on behalf of the Barbs is a rare, but well documented happening - and is unrelated to having previously contacted them diplomatically

SG[1]

[Messer Niccolò]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
An embassy with a barb city is a waste of time. Instead use your diplomat to bribe the city.

-------------------

SG(2)

Or wait outside and just bribe the NON units

[War4ever]

been there, done that....didn't know it only lasted for one turn though.....stupid senate....

[rah]

Yes, definately unrelated. It happened to me once, and I have never even attempted to establish an embassy with them. But the lasting one turn part, does it truely last only one turn, or is it because they attack you the next turn?

RAH

[Hydey]

Why would anyone want to build an embassy with the Barbs?

[Rasbelin]

Just for fun? At least that's why I've done that once.

[War4ever]

there was talk about being able to play as the barbs a few years back IIRC.....

perhaps that is when i first heard about this stuff

[Rasbelin]

I suppose that program which gave you the ability to play hotseat MP with the standard Civ II, and even as the Barbarians, is still floating around in the program archive. At least that's where I downloaded it back in 1999.

[ramses II.]

I think it was just for fun - or to find out or to prove something.
It seems there are still some secrets hidden in the game. Correction: THE GAME.

[Scouse Gits]

The 'one turn' part - if you create an embassy with a barbarian city you get the expected information screen showing techs, cities etc ... - but they never enter the F3 window so it is impossible to recall this Embassy Screen after the initial establishment of the 'embassy'

SG[1]

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by Messer Niccolò Or wait outside and just bribe the NON units

Yes indeed
See the my enlightened design in the Sticky Mouse succession game