Game Three!!

[rooboy]

910 AD: Noticing that his predecesser had been a little leniant on the lazy Australian people, Rooboy II reduces wages by half, as well as increasing the work day from 10 hrs to 12 hrs. The people also seemed to be a little obese, so he cuts rations from 5kg to 2 kg.

920 AD: Geometry is discovered by the scientists in the Snorf Academy, adjacent to the Ponds Institute. They decide that Hullmaking will alow the construction of vessels to traverse the raging oceans that surround the islands. The same year Academies are opened in Iratland and Jonnyopolis. Rooboy II gives orders to kill the bastards on the southern island near NSJ.

930 AD: Snorf begins producing a settler to found a city somewhere, possibly on Van Diemen's Land (the southern island), where NSJ is located.

940 AD: The last remaining barbarian is slaughtered.

950 AD: Aargh builds City Wall because there is nothing else to produce.

960 AD: NSJ is rioting. Hoplite re-enters town centre in an attempt to exert martial law.

970 AD: After 10 long years of rioting, people decide to return to their homes as if nothing had ever happened. Rooboy II couldn't give a toss about these backwards southerners.

980 AD: Yawn

990 AD: Settlers say "auf weidersein" to Snorf. They are stoned for speaking some weird dialect.

1000 AD: Young builds city walls, and removes N.S.W. from it's title, as it wishes to become more cultured.

1010 AD: Young, Aargh and Iratland are currently producing catapults, but Rooboy II's last order to his no.2 was to change production to longships when hullmaking is discovered. Work day is once again increased, the lazy Aussies must now work 14 hours a day. Boredom once again kills the leader of the Aussies, apparently the 18th time such a fate has befallen the leader of the time, and hopefully the last.

[Sean]

Boredom once again kills the leader of the Aussies, apparently the 18th time such a fate has befallen the leader of the time, and hopefully the last.




Excellent, we seem to be advancing at a quicker rate now. Soon we will be able to actually find some of these mysterious civilisations we hear about, with the soon to be discoved hullmaking. We might even be able to orfanise o few units so that we can engage in an offensive war...it is the only way will ever catch-up...

[Pilfur]

Indonesia Found!

1010 AD

The King has died without an heir. Many barons vy for power, including the long time fisheries minister, Pilfur, famous for his constant cry for "more nets! more nets!". He uses those nets to entangle his adversaries and takes the throne.

1020

After a decade of research, hullmaking is developed! Boats are ordered into production in every coastal city. Pilfur inteds to build the world's greatest fleet. Land is scarce. Pilfur plans to find it and seize it.

"Find What?" Demand his detractors "There is no other land".

1030

The "Platypus" is constructed and sets on an epic journey to find a new world. It sails out over the eastern horizon, manned with only the bravest of sailors.

Will it ever be seen again? Will it fall over the edge of the world?

1040

A second boat, the "Dolphin" is constructed at Iratland and sets sail in the westward direction.

Nervous sailors on the Platypus spot a giant sea serpent off the port bow, which they call a "squid".

1050

New Zealand is founded on the southern island and a phalanx is garrisoned there to protect it. It takes full advantage of the fish nets already there.

1060

As Pilfur waits for his boats to return with news of great new worlds he realizes that he will need more boats and more foolhardy sailors to crew them. But all the idiots - er - brave men have already departed. Nobody else is willing to go.

Pilfur turns his eye to those who ridicule his great plan. Enslaving them (slavery discovered) and sending them on the perilous journey should silence them, and will certainly show them he's right. There is more land out there. There is. There is. There is.
Is there?

1070

THERE IS. The Dolphin lands at the new world and dispatches some explorer archers to investigate and map it.

Meanwhile, the Platypus continues to sail further east, dangerously close to what is thought to be the edge of the world.
Mines are build across the empire to speed up production of the rest of the great Australian Fleet.

1080

Barbarians appear outside New Zealand. Fortunately phlanx units are prepared for them.

The Dolphin explorers find natives in the new world willing to sell Australia their land for a few small shiny trinkets and to join (Archer unit) in Australia's exploration of their neighbouring tribes' land.

1090

The Platypus finds land! And not only land, but a whole thriving civilization! The people call themselves Indonesians and appear to be incredibly advanced and powerful. Their city is massive (size 17!!).

With this news, Pilfur is proven right about the other worlds and fuffils his goal as King. He steps aside for others to decide how to deal with those other worlds.

[Darkknight]

Re: Indonesia Found!

Originally posted by Pilfur
1010 AD

Pilfur inteds to build the world's greatest fleet.
...
Their city is massive (size 17!!).

With this news, Pilfur is proven right about the other worlds and fuffils his goal as King. He steps aside for others to decide how to deal with those other worlds.

I think are fleet will be composed of museum relics =)

I found in my last game, That when I found another civ in 1300AD! It was better to trade techs with them. so maybe instead of charging in with all bows blazing we should trade some of their techs for our massive stockpile of gold. We do have a massive stockpile of gold don't we?

I'm actually looking forward to my next turn =). Though I might be gone. If it's anytime past July 13th I'll be in France basking in some glorious sunshine thinking of the next three weeks that will be excactly the same.

Just me lying in the sun without any worries until the guy selling sunglasses walks over me.

Reader: Enough enough already...

Just hurry up and get through your goes!

[rooboy]

I find it highly insulting that an Australian city be named New Zealand. Our farmers only shear them, not shag them!! Only kudding!!

I'll have a pound of whatever Darkknight is on too!!

In regards to the Indonesians, is there a city named Dili anywhere?

[Sean]

Rooboy,

Someone must of given you that pound....

Good call Pilfur, on naming a city after NZ. It seems all my efforts...sob...are finally being....recgonised...


LOL

Sean.

[rooboy]

One can only hope the barbarians wipe it off the face of the earth.

[Jonny]

Originally posted by rooboy
One can only hope the barbarians wipe it off the face of the earth.

Or maybe me_irate will just rename it Bob's New Island Cottage.

[bj]

you'd never get a game going around the globe like that, Real Life (TM) would get in the way, and thats ignoring crashes, mail outages, disconnections and other internet annoyances. but thats irrelevant anyway, my idea was to run one game simultaneously in 2-4 areas of the world. Take USA for example, they would not pass the game on to anyone else but in their zone.

I only originally thot the 72 hour rule could be reduced coz of the fact ppl in the same zones would probably log on roughly same time so there'd be minimal delay between passing it on.

maybe we could get started organizing soon so that its ready when existing games are complete, im on break now for 3 weeks

btw without making any jokes, for i disrespect ppl not on location but personality (and possibly profession eg politicians), but being youngish i've only heard (noticed) the double header jokes the last year or two. everyone I ask cant tell me what they're on about. someone care to explain?

[Skeeve]

SIZE 17 CITY!!
DOH.

Looks like we're walking on eggshells guys!

Hey, Pilfur, that was a great summary.

Is it safe to say that Boredom is officially dead in the Australian empire? Mortality rate of our leaders should go down quite a bit.

Whoever plays next, try and be careful not to upset the Indonesians by keeping troops or ships in their territory! They will probably pummel us.

[Darkknight]

I don't think anyone in Irelands online at the same time as me =)

Pessimist!

We'll beat those Indonesians someday!!

[rooboy]

Clever!!!!!!!!

Here's my effort.

[me_irate]

Yea it sounds like new Zealand took the same spot (and my fishnets) for my island cottage. But thats ok, im in the market for a one square island so it could be kinda like a resort and also safe from barbarians.

my second summer class political science just started up and in the remaining 3 weeks of class i have 3 10 page research papers and 3 quizes due each with about 100 questions. Also the entire textbook is asigned reading. I watch the history channel for fun and i tell you that this is the most boringest book i have ever read. The worst thing is i took this as my fun class I dont know what i was thinking

[VivalaCTP2]

The reign over the period 1100 AD to 1200 AD will be remembered as a fruitful era of unprecedented exploration. The Australian come in contact with new and much stronger civilizations. Namely, the Mexicans who treat us with disdain, the English who are humble and respect us.

1100 AD Indonesians offer to exchange maps and naturally we accept. Discover masonary and research begins on horse riding (hmmm whats a horse ... )

1130 Meet Mexicans.

1140 Meet English

1170 discover HR, research feudalism in line with science policy aimed at attaining beauracracy.

1190, archer exploring distant land meets wandering band of nomads, new city founded, Sinboy.

And thats it from me, we are now coming 6th (or 3rd last) ...

[Skeeve]

Wow! We're not coming in dead last anymore.

We've made some real progress. Now... if only we could get out of last place in science.