War Academy:Where the rubber meets the road

[UnOrthOdOx]

Amateurs. Couldnt find an old save if you sat on it.

This thread has a brand spanking new save, 3950 BC:

http://www.apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60389

But to find the one you want, just search for words like 'report', or 'lost civs'. That will net you the first save from that time.

[Meshelic]

Originally posted by joncnunn
Don't sell Rubber to anyone on our contientant! Don't allow any civ that doesn't have a local supply of Rubber to upgrade Riflemen to Infentry. Even if they are are currently our friends. (Rubber is also needed for Tanks, so they same civs wouldn't be able to build them either.)

Monopolize Rubber is much as possible. Oil and Uraninum will fall into the same category.

Do we really even have any friends at this point? And what are the odds that we'll have ANY friends or allies once we take on Germany, Greece, England, the Aztecs...

our list of friends is diminishing because we're beginning to conquer them all before they can even try to be nice to us...

[zeit]

Well, it does seem like the banana is once again on our side, and besides being graced by it with an abundance of the divine yellow fruit, we will also be blessed with a never-ending supply of the black elastic thingy.

This situation calls for an embarfo on germany before a future war with our tanks against their riflemen. This can be achieved IMO, and would be most challenging and exciting to perform- Getting to replacable parts before germany- embargo on germany with all rubber suppliers besides us (if any at all )- building tanks etc. very quickly - a REAL blitz against germany with its complete anihilation - nationwide celebration with Bismarck being carried on a cart and the crowd bombards him with bananas...

What do you think?

[joncnunn]

I think Germany is currently the fastest reseracher in the game.

The only way we can have Tanks against German Riflemen is if Germany does not have access to Rubber.

(And can't Rubber come from tiles that are originally forest in addition to jungle?)

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by joncnunn
(And can't Rubber come from tiles that are originally forest in addition to jungle?)

Yes, as was mentioned earlier in this thread.

Still, there is hope they still don't receive any rubber at all.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Meshelic
I think supplying the Iroqouis with a portion of our soon-to-be rubber monopoly would be charitable to their cause. They've been to small too long, and could use a little grit in their teeth. Then we can send them to Rome and Moscow....

No, not until we have St Regis. The Iroquois and Russians are the worlds only owners of Dye except for us.