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I decided against a testgame on this one as I am curious on how things develop without milking the AI for money.
The american trait at the start is a nice boost to exploration giving you an edge on ruins and early settling decisions. Although the city location northeast is nice.
As an added boost I decided to revisit the honourable rules from Civ 3 and Civ 4 as this is the very first adventure.
This means, no offensive wars on City States or Civs, no ganging upon one (honouring defensive pacts is ok), no taking workers from barbarians and not returning them, no milking CS for experience nor barb camps for influence and experience, no pillaging, no razing, no destruction of an enemy civ, no nukes, no slaves from civs or Cs no Autocracy, Order or Piety(instead we go with Freedom, Liberty and Patronage as they strike me as suitable for America.) and nothing sneaky (I look at you worker steal!). If someone declares war on us twice! we are free to wage war on them till the end as they have choosen unwisely.
1944 Diplomatic victory. Apart from culture bomb we used every specialist for his two actions. I had fun in this game and I think with the SG and this ADV we should definitely consider no milking the AI for money to go on the standard RB exploit list.
In depth report in Spoiler, only three screenies. One of hawkeye my american super scout.
I decided against a testgame on this one as I am curious on how things develop without milking the AI for money.
The american trait at the start is a nice boost to exploration giving you an edge on ruins and early settling decisions. Although the city location northeast is nice.
As an added boost I decided to revisit the honourable rules from Civ 3 and Civ 4 as this is the very first adventure.
This means, no offensive wars on City States or Civs, no ganging upon one (honouring defensive pacts is ok), no taking workers from barbarians and not returning them, no milking CS for experience nor barb camps for influence and experience, no pillaging, no razing, no destruction of an enemy civ, no nukes, no slaves from civs or Cs no Autocracy, Order or Piety(instead we go with Freedom, Liberty and Patronage as they strike me as suitable for America.) and nothing sneaky (I look at you worker steal!). If someone declares war on us twice! we are free to wage war on them till the end as they have choosen unwisely.
1944 Diplomatic victory. Apart from culture bomb we used every specialist for his two actions. I had fun in this game and I think with the SG and this ADV we should definitely consider no milking the AI for money to go on the standard RB exploit list.
In depth report in Spoiler, only three screenies. One of hawkeye my american super scout.
Off we go, despite the promise of a nicer city 2 tiles to the NE, we settle in place as I spot a nice city location east of the northern wheat.
4000 BC
We start of with a scout and Pottery.
3940 BC
Pottery is popped from a hut, Mining next, I aim for Masonry as Marble is a good wonder builder and with liberty early expansion is taken care off.
3700 BC
Edinburgh is found (15 gold) whilst my first scout starts exploring, my second is enroute.
3640 BC
I get a Pop hut and meet Japan to the east. If he has his capital nearby an early dow is assured in my experience.
3580 BC
I do not want to rely on capturing an early worker. Washington starts one before a monument. Masonry is started
3520 BC
Barbs camps spotted through hut, bleh.
3460 BC
Monaco spotted to the north.
3400 BC
Southern Scout is now an archer courtesy to advanced weaponry in a ruin.
3280 BC
The Rock of Gibraltar is found to the northeast, becoming a high priority target to obtain. It will probably mean war with Tokuwaga.
3100 BC
Liberty Opener taken, first worker built, monument next, France found. I bring home the warrior to help protect settlers and workers.
3040 BC
A great general is spotted in Kyoto. Another ruin popped for pop.
2800 BC
In preparation for the marble I start building stone works, relying on my second city on Liberty.
2680 BC
My scout turned archer and my warrior are back, my free settler pops from Liberty. Time to expand.
2440 BC
I get writing. About -200 gold now compared to a normal game as I would milk AIs for cash from now on. Bugger.
2380 BC
I start the GL in the capital supported by 5 pop, marble, stone, stoneworks this means 9 turns.
2320 BC
Normally I would have settled New York City on the coast but this being Pangea and the ability to cheapily buy 2 tiles towards the Rock makes me settle inland on the river. Coupled with the Rock, I get 12 gold per turn, enabling a possible buy of a library and focus on the National College before filling my corner of the continent out.
2140 BC
Barbarians plunder the marble shortly costing me valuable time.
2020 BC
My free worker from Liberty starts to chop a forest to support the GL.
I sign a RA with Rome with open borders.
1840 BC
I enter the Middle Age with Theology from the GL. Things progress nicely it seems. Except for the library in New York which is not buyable for some more turns thanks to the RA. I aim for the Oracle next. Expansion has to wait for NC.
1780 BC
I settled New York on 2 Horses, at least I get +1 production the city tile.
1600 BC
I refuse a RA from Bismarck. I need to keep my money together more. I decide to hand build the library in 10 turns in New York.
1420 BC
Bismarck after denouncing me, goes after Napoleon.
1300 BC
The Oracle is done, to support my diplomatic victory way, I go for Patronage next. But not before finishing Liberty nearly.
1060 BC
New York starts a settler.
1000 BC
Ramkhamheng demands cotton after a Friendship declaration. And as I am not selling the stuff, I can give it away for free.
920 BC
More as a placeholder, I built Stonehenge in Washington. Normally I play Emperor or higher, so I am surpised how easy I get those wonders.
800 BC
My Scout gets promoted to visibility +1 which together with Americas UT makes him quite special. I finish Liberty, taking the GE more out of habit. Normally I would rush a wonder, but I will build a manufactory for a northern city.
760 BC
New York finishes a settler and starts on an archer and latter another warrior for more protection as Washington churns out settlers after NC.
640 BC
The third planned city location is blocked by a sieged barb camp. Awesome. Well I clear it up for Siam.
600 BC
New York builds a catapult and Washington a swordsman to discourage Japan from disturbing me.
560 BC
Better then building two workers, I start the Pyramids in Washington.
480 BC
Boston is founded north near the sea. A destroyed barb camps gives a worker I return it.
440 BC
Rome dows me for no reason, i guess he will send warriors my way. My catapult and swordsman stand ready.
My archer runs into a horseman of Rome, after loosing 9 hp I retreat.
240 BC
The Pyramids are finished. I now start to build settlers in Washington.
160 BC
Japan wants to be friends, and someone builds the Great Lighthouse, you can not have them all and on Pangea... Ah well.
80 AD
I destroy the odd roman unit and return a worker to Kuala Lumpur. Damn you rules!
200 AD
Supported by a Manufactory, Boston builds the Coloss.
470 AD
Rome makes peace.
560 AD
Napoleon completes the Hagia Sofia before Boston. I churn out settler after settler.
620 AD
New York finished Chitzen Itza, Washington Hanging Gardens quickly before another settler.
680 AD
Napoleon reaches the Renaissance Area before me. Ah well I am still in the expansion phase.
840 AD
Napoleon dows, as I reach 2 important patronage policies, I defend myself with 2 swords and 2 catapults.
1100 AD
Notre Dam is finished giving me a much needed happiness boost as I have too many cities with pop 2-3. The Forbidden Palace is rushed immeaditly afterwards with a GE.
1180 AD
Thanks to markets and colloseum coming up I get 1-2 more pop each turn.
My balance goes from -1 to 17. My Science doubles from 40 to 80. I am getting somewhere by now.
I build an academy near Washington.
1240 AD
The Porcelain Tower is built in New York. This time I will pop a tech in the future.
1320 AD
My infrastructure gets better.
Monuments-Workshops-Markets-Collosei-Banks come online. I get my first citystate ally with my first 500 gold ever in this game. Friendly Ragusa, Maritime. With Sugar.
Science: 106
Eco: 32
Pop: 34
1360 AD
I miss Angkor Wat, but land Himeji Castle in Boston. I start trading luxuries around for 3 luxuries. Money at 150, wow, how we rely on the AI for money.
1440 AD
Science: 122
Eco: 62
Pop: 45
1480 AD
I ally Helsinki.
Houston is founded as filler city.
1530 AD
I ally Sydney
1560 AD Turn 146
I find an island with a gold ressource to the west. Taj Mahal triggers a golden age with
Science 176
Eco 153
Pop 79
1580 AD
I ally Venice, together with Aqueducts and 4 Maritime City States things go quickly. First theatres being built.
America 976
France 499
Greece 503
1610 AD
Edinburgh is allied.
Portland is founded on Gold Island.
1630 AD
We ally Monaco
1640 AD
We finish Patronage.
1655 AD
Cape town is allied.
1665 AD
The golden age from Taj Maha ends. We have
Science 258
Eco 82
Pop 98
1680 AD
I use a GE to start a GA.
I ally another maritime CS, Singnapore
1695 AD
I get a Great Artist from Ragusa, used to build a landmark.
1720 AD
Bismarck dows and I adopt Freedom as America. And finally a GG thanks to France being bombarded. A Citadel is built.
1740 AD
We get Replaceable parts and peace with France and Germany. We now embark towards globalization.
Science 394
Eco 121
Pop 127
1755 AD
A Great Merchant pops in Washington building the Customs House near it.
I go for a specialist economy now, going for SoL in New York next.
1775 AD
Napoleon robs me of the Louvre and with it perhaps my Culture Bomb.
1795 AD
Singnapore gifts a great merchant who embarks on a trade mission.
1805 AD
Democracy is adopted, netting 22 happiness thanks to a plethora of specialists. Hospitals are in place in most cities.
1840 AD
Running out of useful things to build, I build 5 stables for the 1-2 hammers per city. SoL is finished.
1845 AD
GE out of Washington, Manufactory
1850 AD
Napoleon dows a 2nd time. Our patience is exhausted, they have choosen unwisely.
All cities start one round of infantry and artilleries to smash Napoleon into dust.
1862 AD
Upgrading units is done with caution as money is still tight. 242 per turn in golden age must go to CS..
1866 AD
Napoleon steals the Brandenburg Gate, but my troops advance on Lyon.
1868 AD
Free Speech gives us 30 gold per turn for 8 free units.
Science: 653
Eco: 244 (GA)
Eco: 181
1870 AD
A gifted GE is killed by an english sneak attack after their dow. English troops land near San Francisco.
1872 AD
Lyon is taken which hosts the Sistine Chapel and the Louvre.
1878 AD
Down to 60 gold per turn thanks to the war.
1882 AD
Shortly before Paris falls, my second GG who now can support the war.
1884 AD
Paris falls.
1886 AD
The Freedom tree is finished.
1894 AD
Plastics due in 3 turns.
Science: 744
Eco: 123
Pop: 229
1900 AD
Napoleon is left in peace in his surviving city Frankfurt. The Sydney Opera House kickstarts us into Rationalism.
1906 AD
With +2 science per specialist from Rationalism 2nd row, we jump from 849 science per turn to 1114.
1913 AD
Rome looses its capital to Greece.
1918 AD
Christo Retentor, Oxford and Combustion pop. I am 3 techs away from globalization. 3 Great Scientists are ready.
1920 AD
1743 science per turn as Free Thought is taken.
1922 AD
3 Great Scientist and we are on Globalization. One GE rush and UN is due in Washington in two turns.
1926 AD
The UN is built in Washington.
Science: 1877
Eco: 469 (Golden Age)
Pop: 270
Culture per turn: 551
Allied City States: 16 (all)
9 turns till UN Vote.
1928 AD
A Great Artist is gifted in a CS. Yay, now to get him back in time.
1934 AD
Thanks to scientifc revolution we are in the future.
1940 AD
One turn after leaving greek territory, Alex dows me, the Artist won´t make it.
1944 AD
Ah well, Victory. No culture bomb, everything else done and played honourably.
Science: 2302
4 techs left to future tech.
All in all, enjoyable and fun game.
4000 BC
We start of with a scout and Pottery.
3940 BC
Pottery is popped from a hut, Mining next, I aim for Masonry as Marble is a good wonder builder and with liberty early expansion is taken care off.
3700 BC
Edinburgh is found (15 gold) whilst my first scout starts exploring, my second is enroute.
3640 BC
I get a Pop hut and meet Japan to the east. If he has his capital nearby an early dow is assured in my experience.
3580 BC
I do not want to rely on capturing an early worker. Washington starts one before a monument. Masonry is started
3520 BC
Barbs camps spotted through hut, bleh.
3460 BC
Monaco spotted to the north.
3400 BC
Southern Scout is now an archer courtesy to advanced weaponry in a ruin.
3280 BC
The Rock of Gibraltar is found to the northeast, becoming a high priority target to obtain. It will probably mean war with Tokuwaga.
3100 BC
Liberty Opener taken, first worker built, monument next, France found. I bring home the warrior to help protect settlers and workers.
3040 BC
A great general is spotted in Kyoto. Another ruin popped for pop.
2800 BC
In preparation for the marble I start building stone works, relying on my second city on Liberty.
2680 BC
My scout turned archer and my warrior are back, my free settler pops from Liberty. Time to expand.
2440 BC
I get writing. About -200 gold now compared to a normal game as I would milk AIs for cash from now on. Bugger.
2380 BC
I start the GL in the capital supported by 5 pop, marble, stone, stoneworks this means 9 turns.
2320 BC
Normally I would have settled New York City on the coast but this being Pangea and the ability to cheapily buy 2 tiles towards the Rock makes me settle inland on the river. Coupled with the Rock, I get 12 gold per turn, enabling a possible buy of a library and focus on the National College before filling my corner of the continent out.
2140 BC
Barbarians plunder the marble shortly costing me valuable time.
2020 BC
My free worker from Liberty starts to chop a forest to support the GL.
I sign a RA with Rome with open borders.
1840 BC
I enter the Middle Age with Theology from the GL. Things progress nicely it seems. Except for the library in New York which is not buyable for some more turns thanks to the RA. I aim for the Oracle next. Expansion has to wait for NC.
1780 BC
I settled New York on 2 Horses, at least I get +1 production the city tile.
1600 BC
I refuse a RA from Bismarck. I need to keep my money together more. I decide to hand build the library in 10 turns in New York.
1420 BC
Bismarck after denouncing me, goes after Napoleon.
1300 BC
The Oracle is done, to support my diplomatic victory way, I go for Patronage next. But not before finishing Liberty nearly.
1060 BC
New York starts a settler.
1000 BC
Ramkhamheng demands cotton after a Friendship declaration. And as I am not selling the stuff, I can give it away for free.
920 BC
More as a placeholder, I built Stonehenge in Washington. Normally I play Emperor or higher, so I am surpised how easy I get those wonders.
800 BC
My Scout gets promoted to visibility +1 which together with Americas UT makes him quite special. I finish Liberty, taking the GE more out of habit. Normally I would rush a wonder, but I will build a manufactory for a northern city.
760 BC
New York finishes a settler and starts on an archer and latter another warrior for more protection as Washington churns out settlers after NC.
640 BC
The third planned city location is blocked by a sieged barb camp. Awesome. Well I clear it up for Siam.
600 BC
New York builds a catapult and Washington a swordsman to discourage Japan from disturbing me.
560 BC
Better then building two workers, I start the Pyramids in Washington.
480 BC
Boston is founded north near the sea. A destroyed barb camps gives a worker I return it.
440 BC
Rome dows me for no reason, i guess he will send warriors my way. My catapult and swordsman stand ready.
My archer runs into a horseman of Rome, after loosing 9 hp I retreat.
240 BC
The Pyramids are finished. I now start to build settlers in Washington.
160 BC
Japan wants to be friends, and someone builds the Great Lighthouse, you can not have them all and on Pangea... Ah well.
80 AD
I destroy the odd roman unit and return a worker to Kuala Lumpur. Damn you rules!
200 AD
Supported by a Manufactory, Boston builds the Coloss.
470 AD
Rome makes peace.
560 AD
Napoleon completes the Hagia Sofia before Boston. I churn out settler after settler.
620 AD
New York finished Chitzen Itza, Washington Hanging Gardens quickly before another settler.
680 AD
Napoleon reaches the Renaissance Area before me. Ah well I am still in the expansion phase.
840 AD
Napoleon dows, as I reach 2 important patronage policies, I defend myself with 2 swords and 2 catapults.
1100 AD
Notre Dam is finished giving me a much needed happiness boost as I have too many cities with pop 2-3. The Forbidden Palace is rushed immeaditly afterwards with a GE.
1180 AD
Thanks to markets and colloseum coming up I get 1-2 more pop each turn.
My balance goes from -1 to 17. My Science doubles from 40 to 80. I am getting somewhere by now.
I build an academy near Washington.
1240 AD
The Porcelain Tower is built in New York. This time I will pop a tech in the future.
1320 AD
My infrastructure gets better.
Monuments-Workshops-Markets-Collosei-Banks come online. I get my first citystate ally with my first 500 gold ever in this game. Friendly Ragusa, Maritime. With Sugar.
Science: 106
Eco: 32
Pop: 34
1360 AD
I miss Angkor Wat, but land Himeji Castle in Boston. I start trading luxuries around for 3 luxuries. Money at 150, wow, how we rely on the AI for money.
1440 AD
Science: 122
Eco: 62
Pop: 45
1480 AD
I ally Helsinki.
Houston is founded as filler city.
1530 AD
I ally Sydney
1560 AD Turn 146
I find an island with a gold ressource to the west. Taj Mahal triggers a golden age with
Science 176
Eco 153
Pop 79
1580 AD
I ally Venice, together with Aqueducts and 4 Maritime City States things go quickly. First theatres being built.
America 976
France 499
Greece 503
1610 AD
Edinburgh is allied.
Portland is founded on Gold Island.
1630 AD
We ally Monaco
1640 AD
We finish Patronage.
1655 AD
Cape town is allied.
1665 AD
The golden age from Taj Maha ends. We have
Science 258
Eco 82
Pop 98
1680 AD
I use a GE to start a GA.
I ally another maritime CS, Singnapore
1695 AD
I get a Great Artist from Ragusa, used to build a landmark.
1720 AD
Bismarck dows and I adopt Freedom as America. And finally a GG thanks to France being bombarded. A Citadel is built.
1740 AD
We get Replaceable parts and peace with France and Germany. We now embark towards globalization.
Science 394
Eco 121
Pop 127
1755 AD
A Great Merchant pops in Washington building the Customs House near it.
I go for a specialist economy now, going for SoL in New York next.
1775 AD
Napoleon robs me of the Louvre and with it perhaps my Culture Bomb.
1795 AD
Singnapore gifts a great merchant who embarks on a trade mission.
1805 AD
Democracy is adopted, netting 22 happiness thanks to a plethora of specialists. Hospitals are in place in most cities.
1840 AD
Running out of useful things to build, I build 5 stables for the 1-2 hammers per city. SoL is finished.
1845 AD
GE out of Washington, Manufactory
1850 AD
Napoleon dows a 2nd time. Our patience is exhausted, they have choosen unwisely.
All cities start one round of infantry and artilleries to smash Napoleon into dust.
1862 AD
Upgrading units is done with caution as money is still tight. 242 per turn in golden age must go to CS..
1866 AD
Napoleon steals the Brandenburg Gate, but my troops advance on Lyon.
1868 AD
Free Speech gives us 30 gold per turn for 8 free units.
Science: 653
Eco: 244 (GA)
Eco: 181
1870 AD
A gifted GE is killed by an english sneak attack after their dow. English troops land near San Francisco.
1872 AD
Lyon is taken which hosts the Sistine Chapel and the Louvre.
1878 AD
Down to 60 gold per turn thanks to the war.
1882 AD
Shortly before Paris falls, my second GG who now can support the war.
1884 AD
Paris falls.
1886 AD
The Freedom tree is finished.
1894 AD
Plastics due in 3 turns.
Science: 744
Eco: 123
Pop: 229
1900 AD
Napoleon is left in peace in his surviving city Frankfurt. The Sydney Opera House kickstarts us into Rationalism.
1906 AD
With +2 science per specialist from Rationalism 2nd row, we jump from 849 science per turn to 1114.
1913 AD
Rome looses its capital to Greece.
1918 AD
Christo Retentor, Oxford and Combustion pop. I am 3 techs away from globalization. 3 Great Scientists are ready.
1920 AD
1743 science per turn as Free Thought is taken.
1922 AD
3 Great Scientist and we are on Globalization. One GE rush and UN is due in Washington in two turns.
1926 AD
The UN is built in Washington.
Science: 1877
Eco: 469 (Golden Age)
Pop: 270
Culture per turn: 551
Allied City States: 16 (all)
9 turns till UN Vote.
1928 AD
A Great Artist is gifted in a CS. Yay, now to get him back in time.
1934 AD
Thanks to scientifc revolution we are in the future.
1940 AD
One turn after leaving greek territory, Alex dows me, the Artist won´t make it.
1944 AD
Ah well, Victory. No culture bomb, everything else done and played honourably.
Science: 2302
4 techs left to future tech.
All in all, enjoyable and fun game.
