US pbem game - part 6

[Av8tor]

What the h*ll happened to the Canadians?

Turn to Birdman

[Swissy]

It is very difficult to recover from the revolts that happen last turn. The cities lost during the first wave of revolts were probably the big gold producers. On top of that all the trade that disapeared means even less gold. So no matter what Don did with the sliders for unhappiness, the big drop in gold meant that wages would be automaticly reduced. I know this as it has happened to me in this game, Granada revolted. I was lucky as only my largest city went, and it was right next to my capitol which had 3 Plasmaticas, 3 war walkers and a couple of space fighters. I easily retook it. Don had the extra problem of cities that were not easily acessed as they were in space or underwater.

I have come to the realization that in PBEM games, a compact empire of 30 cities or so is the way to go. There must be something related to empire size, both population and spread of cities, that triggers revolts. I have seen it happen twice in APQS and in a two player PBEM game I played last year. In the two player game I was invading the other players homeland on a gigantic map. We were on opposites ends of an earth style map. We had four AI civs and I had taken out two of them, so I really spread out. I was rolling along at 75 Empire happiness, when all the sudden my 10 largest cities revolted. All but two of my trade routes were gone and my empire happines was 69 due to no capitol and low wages. I went to anarchy and maxed out the happiness for my remaining cities, but the damage was done.

[TheBirdMan]

Turn 321 to Maestro.

Hamilcar is chocked. First a admiral from the navy, now from the spaceforces.

The canadians are no more - and in our inspection of this new thread called babarians, we have had really heavy losses.

We are not sure what will happend now - but I think we should prepare our citizens for the worst now.

The babarians has shown to be stronger than any enemy including the spanish, that we have ever meet.

[Flandrien]

The Egyptian government is VERY concerned about what happened in Canada.
Luckily, our scientists came up with a solution to counter such a threat.
They call it 'the AI entity'.



turn 321 -> Swissy

[TheBirdMan]

AI Entity - with the Egalitarian under babarian control?

Are you completely insane? First time half you empire revolts, nearly half the world will be under babarian control.

[Flandrien]

oops

[Av8tor]

Turn to Birdman

[TheBirdMan]

Turn to Maestro.

One fusiontank and one spacefighter lost. This can be a fight for our own lifes - maybe the final fight.

[Flandrien]

Birdman, you are absolutely right.
The egalitarian act should not stay in barbarian hands.
It took us many casualties, but we have the egalitarian act now.

(It didn't help the Canadians though. I wonder if it will help us.)


turn 322 -> Swissy

[Swissy]

This is getting scary I've lost a dozen units to the Barbarians. Almost lost a city Taken most of the cities on the northerrn island I shared with the Canadians. Anyone want to take on the old Canadian home island?

Turn to Nuke Boy

[TheBirdMan]

Out of turn.

I'm closing in - but I do not have sufficient troops to make an invasion. The looses are too high.

[Av8tor]

Turn 322 to Birdman

[TheBirdMan]

Turn to Maestro.

The babarians didn't use me as target this turn

[Flandrien]

Originally posted by TheBirdMan
I do not have sufficient troops to make an invasion.

Better hurry up, or there will be nothing left.

By the way, the Egyptians have lost interest in the AI project.
At least, officially.



turn 323 -> Swissy

[TheBirdMan]

Better hurry up, or there will be nothing left.

Nothing left of me, you and Swissy
Or the babarians - surely you think of the babarians, sure