AU 601: sabrewolf's DAR

[sabrewolf]

here's mathematics... since i've replaced my advisors, the gods favour rome

[sabrewolf]

current standings... not bad at all

nr. 2 in approval rating is clear... with 5 oponents at war against greece, they are probably celebrating WLTMFD even at city size 2

[sabrewolf]

here's the power graph. frightening germanics... i'll have to either keep them on my side or keep them busy with others (celts, egyptians). but that's later...

speaking of germanics and celts... their cities are gradually coming south... that sucks

[sabrewolf]

here's my tech tree...

egyptians have polytheism, but i can't buy it yet (they lack HBR) ... but when prices plunge, i'll "invest" mathematics. at the moment, the world doesn't yet need maths.

[sabrewolf]

and last screenshot for now, a golden oldie... snapped 200 years ago, when i started an embassy in egypt.

look at the completed settler, but the city only just grown to size 2... why can't my neighbors be that inefficient?

[sabrewolf]

1475bc a carthage warrior passing right by, probably heading to my undefended city. but that's 10 tiles away... wierd... i'll try to get him with my archer being built in antium...

[sabrewolf]

1450bc

babylon has acquired polytheism... which makes it cheaper. i traded it with them against HBR+6g... i good deal, imho, and i've still got the mathematics monopoly and on the way to philosophy/monarchy.

as long as andy doesn't get an SGL, i've still got a chance

[sabrewolf]

btw, i score, i'm up to 3rd position now (160), just past egypt (159) but still enough behind persia (180), germans (179). greece has 125, but a good momentum. carthage has 126 and has placed a 4th city south... damn, i need another archer/spearman pair...

[sabrewolf]

1375bc, we're at a rapid fire session

i have only slept 2 hours last night and feel quite rotten. probably my decisions will be suboptimal, but hey... shït happens...

nothing new really. killed a barbarian with my archer and a carthagian warrior over the river. took damage both times and no promotion. antium will finally get some food soon. currently they're producîng spearmen and archers every 4 turns... when they get some food, more could come.

one of my settlers is heading to the far end to grad the cattle and make carthage think twice before placing their cities past that spot.

[sabrewolf]

1350bc darn, 3 barbarian horsemen... NE of my settler-spearman pair

hope they don't move SW or NE of me or i'm toast... my spear is a mere regular

[sabrewolf]

1325bc

took out a barbarian horseman with my reg archer. again no promotion

good news: iron will be connected in 4 turns and ETA for philosophy is in about 10. i'll try to complete settlers just before anarchy so i can set them wandering during the revolt...

[sabrewolf]

1300bc

they didn't follow me, but went further SE. got a vet spearman fortified on the mountain waiting for them... that's going to be either an elite promotion, or a dead spearman

another spearman is coming from behind to pillage the gem source of the carthagian mountain...

[sabrewolf]

1275bc

remember that spearman facing 3 horsemen? well... he's elite now, without a single dent!!!

rome building 2nd-last settler before anarchy (philo in 6, but i may delay until 8 to get that settler

[sabrewolf]

1250bc
gems pillaged successfully

1225bc
killed another carthagian warrior with my archer. and he has finally promoted to veteran. unfortunatly, 2 HP loss. elite warrior has been posted on the mountain in the carthage territory. he should see any settler coming out. but i think i've crippled carthage quite well so far.

in monarchy, i'll have to concentrate on the celts or germanics. i'm already sending up a settler to set a border north of the marshlands.

[sabrewolf]

1200bc
i'm surprised, he still hasn't bought himself out of any war. ok, maybe hoplites don't make this neccessary, but he currently can't trade any tech or anything.

persia has somehow acquired literature. now i don't want that to spread, because there are 4 cities building the oracle, persepolis going for the pyramids. even if they should chose ToA as alternative to the oracle, my GL is in grave danger. so i won't be able to risk 0% research

edit: oh, and my regular spearman going to the roaded hills right beside carthage got attacked last turn, probably by an archer, over the river. lost 1 HP and didn't promote. but that's another 20 lost shields for carthage


last turn for today... i need some good rest now