Turn 112, 330 BC

[Aeson]

11 isn't a lot... but it's enough.

I think we should start a Market (or the Collosus) in Hurricane. EotS stays on Horses.

Our last desert city... I still want Blizzard!

Seriously though, I don't think putting "Victory" in our city name is going to go over well with anyone. Modesty!

[Arrian]

Blizzard is fine. Eliopolis could be Seabreeze, then? Or does that name just suck?

I agree with you about being modesty, btw. I was mostly kidding.

You don't actually think we can get the Colossus, do you?

-Arrian

[Aeson]

Maybe we should rename Elipolis "Voxian relocation camp"... er... maybe not.

We should nail down the exact time our GA ends. If we have 2 turns at 30, we should do the Markets now. 30, 60, 80, 100 works well.

*goes looking for the date...*

[Arrian]

Turn 93 was when we triggered it. This is 112. So 1 more turn?

-Arrian

[nbarclay]

I think taking a shot at the Colossus might be worth it. The Great Wall could be an interesting fallback wonder if we lose the race too late for a marketplace; I know it's essentially worthless in SP, but walls and defense are a lot more important in MP.

We got the kill that triggered our GA on turn 93. I'm not sure exactly how the mechanics of a GA's winding down work, though.

[Aeson]

If not, we should know it soon. It will only take 10 turns at most (if our GA ends next turn). I wouldn't mind it as a Leo's, JS Bachs, or Copernicus prebuild if we get beat to the Collosus, as those will be worth more money long term than a Market in the meantime most likely.

Leo's is going to take us 25-30 turns, so if we don't start now we probably won't get it. (Leaders will play havoc here, but we are at the meaty part of the wonder building curve... we should have at least one prebuild always on IMO)

[nbarclay]

I'm going with Blizzard for our new city's name. Nice touch of irony.

[nbarclay]

By the way, I'm thinking aqueducts in our size-6 cities so they can start growing again, probably followed by harbors in most of them.

[Aeson]

I think turn 94 counts as turn 1. The turn that the "GA has ended" pops up is turn 21... but we don't get GA production or commerce boosts that turn. The bonuses drop off on turn 20 after production.

I'm not sure what that means.. math eludes me at this point.

[nbarclay]

I'd like to get marketplaces in place before we start going for the big wonders. Otherwise, we could be stuck cranking the luxury slider way up for a single city. Probably build a marketplace in Tempest and then start it on a prebuild (and go ahead and pump its size up over the next few turns). By the way, a temple would be a good in O.G. to get access to its whale.

[Aeson]

I'd prefer to keep at least EotS and one or two of the secondary cities on units for now. Or EotS goes with a Market (probably best), and we keep all the secondary cities on units.

[Arrian]

Yeah, a shot at the Colossus is fine, but if we lose it, switch to a market (unless we're talking serious shield loss).

Temple in O.G. works.

-Arrian

[Aeson]

Definite on the OG Temple.

How about a 2 turn Market in Hurricane, then the Collosus? 30 shields, rush a Library, then switch to the Market?

[Arrian]

So a 50-shield rush? 200 gold?

-Arrian

[Arrian]

Oh, wow, past 3am, must sleep. You and Nathan work it out.

Later!

-Arrian