Turn 204: 890 AD

[DeepO]

save has arrived, it seems. I'm still not certain if I can play the save, I will try to leave work early (which should be within 5.5 hours), if that doesn't work I hope someone will play for me. If you don't see the turn report in 8 hours (that is 8pm GMT?), please go ahead.

DeepO

[Cort Haus]

I won't be home from band until 1am (0000 GMT) tonight. I can play a quickie then if necessary.

[DeepO]

no problem, CH, I just arrived from work, and will be able to play it. It's going to be fast, as I have to leave soon... wine tasting evening

DeepO

[DeepO]

Start
- GoW sends RP accepted. Accept.

- Cyclone builds worker, starts worker.

- D-ville builds harbor. Starts cathedral.

- SS builds worker, starts worker.

- 1331 gold, 70%, 571 bpt, -16 gpt
- 49 workers

Moves
In general, the specific worker moves are not covered anymore, it gets too tedious. Only important stuff is mentioned.

- RR on Arashi 9. eta factory -1
- RR on Inchon 8. eta Aqua -3
- mine on Eli 77. If loss of the WLTKD doesn't disturb estimates, this should time the harbor perfectly (eta -1)
- RR on Hurricane 8, 9. eta hospital -1 (and a bit extra, which should help once Hoover is here)

- RR on D-ville1, 23, 33. with some shuffling and foresting, this should give the cathedral in 2 turns.
- forest chop on D-ville 8.
- RR on SA 99 (no effect for now, just adding some extra shields. shuffling next turn and/or chop gets another -1 off eta factory)
- final worker starts on RR Arashi 99


- Galley2 moves 8899.
- our Southern most galley Moves 662, bothering Lego's pickets a bit, they maybe get used to seeing galleys sailing past.
- our Northern most galleon moves 4444. Will return towards Stormia via the North.
- Northern most galley moves 333. Spots GoW Galleon.
- last Galleon (near RP) moves 4488.

workforce shuffles
- Cyclone set back to ideal pattern (needs this every turn).
- blizzard takes coast instead of mined bonus grass
- SA takes that grass instead of the one closed to D-ville.
- D-ville takes that grass. Next turn, it can be given back to SA to further speed the factory. eta cathedral -1.
-Typhoon gives one non-bonus grass to Sufa, takes coast instead.


Current Builds
long term plans for our cities

Eli : harbor in 3
Inchon : aqua in 15
WoC : Iron Works in 3
Inchoff : market in 7
Diss : cathedral in 2
Santa Ana : factory in 7
Blizzard : factory in 1
Monsoon : factory in 1
Arashi : factory in 1
WW : factory in 7 (loss of WLTKD messed up perfect use of forest chop. Can still do it, if next turn desert is mined.)
Tempest : hospital in 2
SS: worker in 2
Hurricane : hospital in 5(chop for -1 after Hoover?)
OG : factory in 11
EotS : Hoover Dam in 2 (+3 shields, need to be given to Hurricane next turn)
BB : factory in 1
Cyclone: worker in 1
Tornado : galleon in 3 (With Hoover, it can give an additional mined grass to Sufa for 2 turns)
Typhoon : factory in 4
Sufa : factory in 16

Other

- Lego doesn't have Sanitation yet. Vox neither.

- Lego, GoW have Corp, ND hasn't

- Neu-Te-Ben is the first city at size 13. I think it is very slightly possible that they build a hospital after factory, but my guess is they build the factory after the hospital. Which is the wrong way, of course.

- in F11, we're #3 in production again.

- turn will be sent in 5 minute.

Next Turn

- give fur from EotS to Hurricane, taking irr plain.
- mine WW 2, but recount to make sure extra forest chop will get factory here sooner (not sure)
- give bonus grass from D-ville to SA. Perhaps shuffling firther to Blizzard, otherwise forest chop SA until eta goes down
- check Eli, should have eta of 2 on harbor. If not, give hill from Inchon
- WoC can give mountain to Inchon or Inchoff next turn.

DeepO

[Arrian]

I'm glad you got to it. I totally forgot I was backup backup turnplayer last night when I got home.

My gf and I were online looking at big shiny rocks that cost a LOT of money. But that's another matter.

-Arrian

[vulture]

You're buying polished granite boulders? How weird.

Or... are you getting engaged? If so, congratulations. It seems to be contagious in this team.

[vmxa1]

I suggest laying down, until the feeling passes.

[DeepO]

engagement? Congratulations!

DeepO

[Arrian]

Not quite yet. Gotta buy the ring first, fellas.

I'm still struggling with the concept of paying ~ $5000 on an ornament.

Blah. Chalk up one more sucker for the jewelry industry. Bastards!

-Arrian

[Jon Shafer]

Arrian, I have lost all respect for you... Should have gone for the cubic zirconium.

[asleepathewheel]

Congrats

I got lucky and was forced to propose while still in college, thus "escaping" with only a ~2500 dollar ring.

[vmxa1]

Hah, I was in the Navy and out t sea when I bought a double ring. No taxes and only cost about 150 back in 1966. I had to pay twice that a few years later just to clean it up.

[Arrian]

$150... yeesh. Even accounting for inflation since 1966, that sounds good.

Sleepy - yeah, but $2500 in college is more than $5000 after several years of gainful employment

Trip - you had respect for me? Awwww.

Dude, you do what ya gotta do. You pick your battles. This is not a battle I want to fight.

She and I are going to present a united front when it comes to wedding invitations, though, which I count myself lucky for.

Hey, it could be worse. I work with a girl who told me she told her boyfriend she wants a 2 carat rock! She has since revised down to 1.5, once she realized what a 2 carat ring would cost. Still! In comparison, my gf is reasonable.

.75 carat round cut diamond (for those who care, probably G or H color, VVS2, with VG-E cut & VG polish), with flanking saphires. Platinum band. I'm hoping to get the stones wholesale and cut the price a little. Maybe I'll manage to come in closer to $4000 than $5000. Maybe.

-Arrian

[DeepO]

It sounds like alva's home town(Antwerp) is doing good business again... something like 80% of all diamonds worldwide are traded through there, most of them cut in only a few streets in the Jewish quarter of the city.

DeepO

[Krill]

Congrats Arrian, I hope you have propse in a memorable fashion, and don't mess it up

When is the wedding going to take place, then?