AUSG101 - Domination Team DAR 3

[Rhothaerill]

This is the DAR (“during action report”) thread for the third turn block of 30 turns (1250bc – 550bc) for the domination team. Please post your DAR of the next 30 turns, including thoughts of why you did what you did in the game, along with a screenshot at 550bc and a savegame at 550bc. Please name your save with your nickname, team name, and the time (i.e. rhoth-domination-550bc).

Team registry:

The Arsenal
Konquest02
Theseus
Master Zen
Taian
Beta
Charlie_Six

Current voting (by domination team)

Beta: 2

Total votes: 2 of 7

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Downloading.... . Too much wine with dinner. Tomorrow.

[Konquest02]

No need to download...

Always wanted to say that... Sorry, it was too easy!

--Kon--

[Theseus]

1250 BC:

Made a number of changes to build orders. We need a lot more Workers, keeper cities need Temples, I hate reg units so several Barracks. Also sold Masonry to Japan for 50g. Decreased research to an 87 turn pace, now generating 14gpt. Sent the northern Scout towards Japan to look for legal pillaging opportunities.

Why Mapmaking? Hmmm, maybe try to turn Basra into a coastal GW builder.

1100 BC:

Sold MM for 50 gold to Carthage, and gifted it to Japan.

800 BC:

Polytheism for Math from Carthage and Code of Laws from Japan.

730 BC:

7 Chariots descend on Atlanta... razing commences by the 6 that survive.

690 BC:

1 Sword and 4 Archers attack and raze Chicago, losing 1 Archer. 6 WCs attack and raze Philly, no losses. Almost ready for peace.

650 BC:

Pillaged America's horses.

630 BC:

Peace with America for WM, 17 gold, Seattle, Miami, and... HBR (it's time, with fifteen Chariots, of which FIVE are redlined). Leaves Abe with only Washington (Pyramids) and New York. Circle back for Washington in 20 turns. I abandon Miami and Seattle.

Given the location of Carthage's only horses, I sell HBR for WM and 30g.

550 BC:

I see that Carthage has settled the southern isle, so they have Galleys out... I therefore sell them contact with the Americans, and sell contact to Japan.

This gives me enough gold to get all of my Horsemen upgrades done, except two reg Chariots.

I build Aden at the chokepoint.

[Theseus]

I've built Temples in all of the keeper cities except Aden. I am using solely MPs for the moment for mood, as I spent just about everything on Horse upgrades, and want to build up some bank again.

I also brought down pop a bit building Settlers.

[Theseus]

In addition to the forces listed below, I've got 1 Scout, 3 Settlers, 10 Workers, and numerous slaves.

[Theseus]

The power of Temples.

[Theseus]

The power of... POWER.

[Theseus]

Pretty solid.

[Theseus]

Here is the save.

[Beta]

Ok - speaking of Solid!

Here are the major events:

1100bc - MM to Carthage for 75 gold.

I had finished Map Making and went to Polytheism.

I picked up on Kon's theme of building chariots, and had most of the central cities producing chariots for future upgrades.

In the meantime , the archers and warriors closed on Washington - bypassed it, and move to the iron supply on the mountain further north. Our warrior defeated the sole Amerian swordsmen who appeared. By then, the iron was pillaged and it was strictly spears and archers.

950bc - figured I had enough chariots (17), so traded MM to Japan for HBR and 48 gold.

Then traded HBR to Carthage for 25 gold.

It is worth noting that the domination team has Carthage bottled up, unlike the last tean I voted on - spaceship I think. This is useful as you can always get some cash out of Hannibal for techs, and you are the only one trading with him.

Upgraded 10 chariots to horsemen. Time to rock. Next turn they head for Washington. And btw - a road north has been under construction.

800bc - build Aden to the Nw - towards Edo. Barracks in Damascus.

Also - this turn the Lux (spices) near Kurasan is connected.

775bc - Washington conquered. We now have possesion of the pyramids. Delayed the major push against America until the pyrmaids were produced. We also get some workers.

Move on to crush the other American cities in the area, capture an American settler (two workers), and use one to build a colony on the furs to the north. Now have two luxuries connected to the empire.

650bc - war with Japan. Took the opportunity as we could nail a spear and settler team. Add two more Japanese workers.

Made peace with America for two workers.

Also - in this turn, traded Poly to Carthage for Code of Laws and 50 gold.

Two more horseman upgraded.

And oh yes - back to the techs- after chewing through Poly in quick order, went on to Monarchy. Researched at relatively high rate - which is why there are still some warriors and chariots waiting for upgrades.

But switched to monarchy - don't you just love religious civs - one turn of anarchy only - and then switched to math - which by 550 will be done next turn.

So research wise, that is Math in 1, Code of Laws, HBR, MM, Poly and Monarchy.

570bc - Muscat settled near the lake - workers irrigating and roading in the area.

Also - in 570bc - we roll over Edo and the first Japanese city falls. Others won't be far behind.

Another oh yes - built a galley earlier - and dropped a sword and a spear on the Japanese iron. Also moved our scout into the area. Disconnected the Japanese iron.

A number of units are mopping up Japanese warriors and barbarians to the east.

Also - 3 spears are guarding the straight to Carthage. Not taking any chances.

As of 550bc, now pushing through a number of temples to expand some borders and enable city growth.

Numerous units moving into or through Japan.

5 Arab workers, 7 cpatured workers
2 scouts
7 warriors
4 archers
12 spears
7 swords
2 chariots
15 horsemen
1 galley

14 cities
2 Luxuries connected
Pyramids

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the screenshot

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Histogram:

edit - score below.

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Details

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And the save: