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Ok, seriously my thoughts on this. I'd be much more afraid of them seeing our F11 screen as it shows we're not such a runt as they think (and also that we are ahead of ND in every demographic). Btw, did anyone notice that we were 2nd place in land area up until like 2 turns ago? Check that last F11 screen I posted.
My biggest worry, however, is that we might be making Lego think that they are so ahead that our hopes rest in an invasion of Legoland sooner or later. That will mean they will start to be getting prepared.
Now, I am ALL for invading Lego, but 1) we need GS support and 2) we will need to do it before RRs.
Now, if we want to play builder we will be in a very good position to win the space race since we have some rather potentially productive cities and we can have ND build ICBMs and nuke the **** out of anyone while we build the little spaceship and declare a joint victory.
Btw, I am also a bit paranoid about ND but they have shown good faith in the land transfer. They still owe us Dar-el-Killam, Stonedina and Mavdad but think about it, we would also NEVER have handed out 3 of our most productive cities immedately after the war. Once we get Dar-el-Killam, I believe it is safe to say that ND will not backstab us in the near future.
That, however, does not mean that we should not be prepared. I think we can organize our defense a bit more efficiently and especially once we get our riders back home. Unfortunately our border with ND is very invadable with mobile units since it is too big: it is impossible to make an effective wall to block any massive Cav assault. Our border is like an egg, and it can crack at any of the 5 cities.
Fortunately we are 3 turns from building a bank at Imperial City, after that, it will start cranking Musket/Settler combos which should be a boost to our defenses. We should also start thinking in banks in certain key cities so that we can maintain our current Riders (I for one am not in favor of disbanding even one Rider). Also, our priority should be simple: GROWTH. The more our cities grow the more commerce they can bring in from extra tiles. Our FP will also be a boost and make some of the eastern cities more productive.
As long as we produce more muskets we should be relatively safe. The most important part is having a credible deterrent in our own Cavs. ND must realize that they might inflict permanent damage on us with an invasion, but that our counterattack can be equally brutal to them. Not so different than Cold-War-era M.A.D.
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