Turn 65 - 1440 BC

[polarnomad]

The iron situation:

[polarnomad]

[Kloreep]

Sarantium has iron. That's a big strain off our diplomatic relationship...

[UnOrthOdOx]

Crappy spot for iron on our part. I don't think it worth going out of our way to settle.

[inamirrordarkly]

How long before AB's borders expand and bring the iron within our cultural boundries?

[UnOrthOdOx]

We need to decide on a length and tech point value of the copper trade.

[Kloreep]

Length: (Depending on the price) Sarantium would probably be happy to continue it up until they hook up iron. As for us: I see no problem with giving them all the copper they can buy until our tech trades are complete, since we won't be taking action against them before then. And since the completion of the tech trade means we give them IW and they get to hook it up, we really have the same timeline for when we're both happy to keep it up.

So, length: As long as Sarantium is happy to do so, just keep it going until we trade them IW.

Tech point value is more difficult, particularly with a military resource - we could at least try to calculate the value if it were a happy/health resource. Since that's rather impossible, I'd say milk them for all they're worth. It's hard to determine just how high they'd be willing to go, though.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Well, I say we need definitive numbers.

20 turns is as good a length as any, and they could of course renew after that.

Now, pricing. Considering the era, I'm thinking 2-3 GPT. Seems reasonable. Say split the difference and make it 50 Tech points for 20 turns?

[UnOrthOdOx]

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[UnOrthOdOx]

Nothing exciting.
Started Metal Casting, 26 turns at the moment. Suspect it to be a few less.
Set rush to chopping
Moved Spear/Axe 1
Moved the other Axe in the south 3 (we need names)
Axe to the NE moved 3 just to take a peak.
Will post pics in a new thread momentarily.