SUccession Game

[Sovy Kurosei]

Anyways, not to worry. We have Rome in our way to get to the Germans. The Germans shall soon join us under our name in our glory!

[Rotten999]

Rotten II stared sadly at one of the few surviving portraits of his imfamous ancestor, wondering how he would handle the current crisis. Mass executions of scientists, probably. Nevertheless, the end of the Pax Rotten had been disasterous for Civland, and that was a rather charitable assessment.

Rotten inhaled new world tobacco. This new import had recently become the rage amoung the wealthy, and with things as they were Rotten was an enthusiastic user. He frowned as he looked over the reports from advisors. Not enough science funds, Rottenopolis is rioting, their military outnumbers us, Rome has the Rifleman. Bad news, bad news, bad news. There was a hill to climb.

1520: Rotten puts Scientists back to work (20%) an odd move considering his ancestor's disdain for Physics. Stop-gap measures were implemented to control rioting in formerly Greek territory.

Failed offensives at Selucia and Eburam. In both cases, the knights withdraw faced with untenable situations.

Bloody fighting at Pisae. Two Roman Legions and a Longbow unit destroyed with minimal loss.

1525: Four Legions die at Pisae, at the expense of a single knight unit. Whole fields are stained red to mark the senseless sacrifices.

Thermophylae revolts, returning to Greece.

Rotten's tobacco habit doubles.

1530: Brutal fighting at Pisae. Four Legions and a Cavalry (!) unit are defeated with minimal loss.

1535: The battle around Pisae has become the stuff of legend. In a final insane push the Romans sacrifice two more legions and a longbow unit on the altar of war. Dismayed by the carnage, Caeser accepts peace talks, paying a tribute of 31 gold.

Pisae renamed Civblood to commerate the battles there.

1540: A general shift to peacetime economy.

New Frankfurt overthrows the Germans and joins Civland!

1545: Civblood is garrisoned, perhaps for future conflict. (Note to others: garrisoning conquered cities prevents "flipping." Losing Corinith really broke my heart.

1550: Knights move against Greece to avenge the vile assualt of this decadent "culture."

1555: Seige laid on Thermophylae.

Military Tradition discovered. Rotten bitterly suggests that the knowledge be put in an envelope and mailed back a hundred years or so.

1560: Thermophylae recaptured. What Rotten calls "The Greek Tradegy" has been avenged. (be sure to garrison this city, next person!)

1565: Cavalry will ship off to the new world from Hiobane.

Peace concluded with France in exchange for Grenoble and Chartes.

Rotten II dies of a strange lung condition that may have been related to his aggressive "stress-busting" habit. His reign sees the restoration of a stable situation, the acquistion of three cities, and hopefully a bright future.


Notes: Zululand had no interest in any kind of alliance against Rome. Understandable, considering how weak they are.

We were lucky to get a status quo peace, in my opinion. Rome has Cavalry and Riflemen...against knights.

The game will not give us a leader! I must have had at least six elite victories!

Our new world position will improve when the "cavalary arrives."

Zeroing science..not a great idea.

Anyway, things look better. I enjoyed the challenge.

[Rotten999]

Here's the file.

[godinex]

Pary everyone!
Godinex is near to come!
Pray!

[civman2000]

i'll play this afternoon...trade for nationalism if possible...big question when we get it: draft riflemen or upgrade...in big cities draft'll be better, and upgrade in smaller cities when the loos of 1 person and 1 unhappy person is more sginificant...

[godinex]

The glorius hand of the holy king is near to us!
The magnificiemt of his name is knowed by the generations!
The time is ending!
Pray!

[Rotten999]

If we'd just waited until military tradition to start a war...if wishes were horses, they would be traded as a strategic resource.

How much longer until Communism?

Loading the save and wincing...the true joy of the succession game!

As long as no more cities undergo preventable culture flips, I'm happy.

[Sovy Kurosei]

Bah! Dang Romans! We had them on their knees!

Hehehhe... Can't wait til round two shapens up

[godinex]

Infidels!

No more war, make love not the war!
Give a chance to the Republic.

[Sovy Kurosei]

But no war is boring...

Plus, the Romans have Newtons University! We MUST take back what is rightfully ours!

[civman2000]

Originally posted by Sovy Kurosei
But no war is boring...

Plus, the Romans have Newtons University! We MUST take back what is rightfully ours!

"take back"?????

PS: ill probsbly stay at "war" with greece (but no artime production/aggression) just so we dont have to bvreak another treaty if we lose another city...

[godinex]

Tremble to the precious heart of Godinex I, the fair!
His hand will guide our nation to infinite and beyond!

[Sovy Kurosei]

Yes Civman, they took.

In my term, on the date of 1475 AD, I began construction of the Newton's University. A few turns later, the Romans took it for themselves.

Obviouslly, they stole OUR wonder for themselves! They must perish!

[Sovy Kurosei]

Oh, yeah, my concept of how my wars work

Shove troops down the enemies throat until the bugger suffocates to death!

Hehehehehehehhehehe!

[godinex]

Sovy Kurosei, the devil own Your Soul!