Succession Game IX - Don't throw those bloody spears at me!

[Shadow]

Hmmm... the plot thickens... good stuff.

[HuangShang]

looks like Tamerlin at least guessed the Ai absorbtion half right

as for the Phonecian... i can only think that the gold given to them was useless

as for Egypt... i was surprised that we had peace that long anyway

BTW wut is the max martial law in theo empire?

i'm definately finished 24hr from this post

[Maquiladora]

CTC_govern.txt tells me its 2 martial law units max that can have a maximum of +1 on happiness for each unit. I think even if we get a government that onlu uses 1 or 0 martial law units we should keep 2 in there, a defender and a ranged, I almost lost one of our cities from a roaming M.Archer on my last turn.

[HuangShang]

well it seems we have no ranged units to go around...

BTW i'll be pushing back my finishing day back one, or three if you dont see it in 24hr

[HuangShang]

300AD- the reign of LengXue start admist a great war, the lack of a military presence troubles him

400ad- im sorry but this isnt nearly as fun as when it just started, the Ai is everywhere and i dont know how to handle it
lose too cities right before this turn, souldnt be a problem getting it back though, in either one or two turns

[Shadow]

...and Shadow the Ludicrous assumes power...

[Shadow]

I'm getting there folks, give me 12 hours or so...

[Tamerlin]

You have them my dear, provided you Kick some b*tts before I have to take over the power.

[Shadow]

400 AD A few minor skirmishes, we lose about 5 units all up. Gathering 12 stacks where possible in order to take a few enemy cities. Two more Peace Treaties signed. We now have five Peace Treaties, and two declarations of war.

410 AD General harassment of the enemy.

420 AD Egyptian attack on Kora is unsuccessful. We lose no units. To rub their loss in, we send message to the Egyptian leader saying that their Sphinx looks like a diseased rodent, and their women smell.

Our valiant warriors then take the city of Oryx!

430 AD Enemy attacks on Kora, Natal and Pedi are all unsuccessful. Many units being built to fortify the front line cities.

450 AD Our warriors retake Swazi! We also mop up various small bands of enemy units, resulting in some losses for ourselves.

460 AD We capture the Phoenician city of Utica! We were going to hang the Phoenician mayor from a tree, but didn’t want to waste the rope on his sorry behind… he’s still in his cell living off the mice he can catch.

490 AD We are beaten to the completion of Guttenberg’s Bible. Attack on Xhosa proves unsuccessful. There are a few threats still remaining deep within our borders that must be dealt with.

If we can marshal our forces sufficiently to beat back the evil Egyptians and take a few of their cities, we may just be able to crush them completely within the next few centuries… time will tell.


Shadow the Ludicrous finds himself a buxom wench, and retires to a secluded hilltop cottage far in the northern reaches of the empire, to live out the rest of his days…

[Shadow]

Here 'tis...

[HuangShang]

tight narration Shadow, a few surprises, esp. b/c i thought that we had no competition for the printed Bibles

[Shadow]

Yeah, there were a couple who began it during my turn, but there was nothing I could do to speed up production significantly enough to get there first.

I think our best bet for now is to crush the Egyptians, and hopefully they will surrender to us.

With our new-found might from their cities, we should be able to reasonably take on the Phoenicians and win.

[Tamerlin]

Aaargh! Once again a very busy week-end, I should have the time to play tomorrow night though....

[Shadow]

No huge rush Tamerlin, we all know how it is from time to time.

Even if you simply play your turns without a huge writeup I'm sure the guys would be happy. Just a few lines about what went on should be fine if you're really pressed for time.

[Tamerlin]

Bad times for the Zulus

520 AD
Ngwak captured by the Egyptians
Tswana captured by the Phoenicians
Battle around Oryx, eight Egyptian units destroyed (two lost on our side)

530 AD
Zareptha captured
Ngwak taken back from the Egyptians

540 AD
Assault on Xhosa repelled

550 AD
Harquebusiers around Zarephta
Assaults on Kora and Swazi repelled
Galileo's Telescope built by the Koreans

570 AD
Tswana reconquered (defended by gunpowder units)
Cease Fire rejected by the Phoenicians and the Egyptians
Ballista Towers started in Ngwak

580 AD
Maximum number of cities reached
Assault on Kora repelled

590 AD
Assault on Ngwak repelled
Edmonton and Taung taken by the Phoenicians (armies largely made of gunpowder units and a Bombard)

600 AD
Chemistry discovered
Researches started on Gunpowder





Next time, please, would it be possible to choose a mod where you don't have anything to produce but military units...