Adv 18 Moneymaking Duke

[TheArchduke]

This is my first Report on RB, so bear with me, also notice that thanks for a new CPU/savegame screwup I couldn´t finish the game completly, not that the outcome was in doubt though.

The game was a blast to say the least.
It was easy on noble, as I tend to play on Monarch but the simple idea of accumulating vast amounts of money really enhanced my game. That and listening to:

I've got ninety thousand pounds in my pajamas,
I've got forty thousand French francs in my fridge,
I've got lots of lovely lira, Now the Deutschmark's getting dearer,
And my dollar bills would buy the Brooklyn Bridge.

There is nothing quite as wonderful as money,
There is nothing quite as beautiful as cash..

Well, you get the idea.

I settle in place. I plan to let my sole city research Currency as to not risk any deficit/defence/barb problems before I can cope with them as having no archery/horses/metals could become a problem..

Early on I got lucky by popping Mysticism and Hunting. As I couldn´t build anything else I build early cottages and 2 mines with my first worker.



In 1720 B.C. Currency comes in, and I hasten to get to Bronze Working. In my game Washington founded Buddhism and Huyana Hinduism, which didn´t make for a peaceful continent. About that time I renamed Timbuktu to Moneybag and renamed several other cities.

Bah, Bronze is found outside of Goldriver, where else..


Marvy Marble is founded in the west. Timbuktu is renamed to Musas Moneybag and Gold River to More, More Gold I think I will go with the flow.

Tech rate is boggling soon, 2 turns for priesthood?? Thanks to cottages and goldmines, so true. And having mathematics/currency, this calls for CS slingshot.. Code of Laws: 7 TURNS. And it works.



Research money runs out in 575 B.C. so I decide to run only profit from now on. And with 90% this is +7 gold, phew Civil Service is sick in a Flood Plain Capital. I also decide to rush a southern city to the spices and the sugar now



Musas Mansion is founded in the south before AD, cutting of Huyana from the north. Lateron I found Taoism there. Meanwhile I build the GL, TGL, Coloss, Oracle, Stonehenge and pretty much every wonder I can get my greedy hands on. And closely missing the Parthenon. I also found Christianity and Islam.

In 375 A.D. Expansion phase is over, I begin to race for Liberalism by researching Paper.

I adopt Free Speech ASAP as I gain Nationalism, as well as Free Religion and take Nationalism as free tech. Free Religion/Free Speech and Caste System adopted, I haven´t whipped once in this game, cottages need to be WORKED.


1030 AD Taking shot of GNP GRAPH.



The next years involve 2 GM sent off for gold and several techs researched at an insane rate.



In 1575 War is declared on Huyana. Cory... Merry Merchant is taken first with other cities following soon after. In 1700 A.D. All cities of the incas are taken, so peace is declared, and to celebrate the SoL is completed.

And in 1710 A.D. 10000 gold pieces secured for the greater glory of Mali..



1725 War is declared on America and soon later my game crashes.

A very nice adventure, that I would have loved to play till the end. I shortened the report, as I doubt that anyone would have enjoyed the multitude of screenies and notes I have taken during the game.

[Dantski]

While short it was a nice read

However that Musas Mansion city location is horrible, 1 tile off the coast and effectively not allowing you to settle another city alongside it south. I think that was major