Turn 14
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Eagles & Condors got their first tech and a 2k power increase, so seems like AH as predicted. I was really conflicted about the scouting move this turn. Was it better to scout the gold now, head east then backtrack, or just ignore it completely? Cal and I chatted about it for quite a bit before we ended up with E-SE:
I think we'll end up going SE-SW next turn.
Eagles & Condors got their first tech and a 2k power increase, so seems like AH as predicted. I was really conflicted about the scouting move this turn. Was it better to scout the gold now, head east then backtrack, or just ignore it completely? Cal and I chatted about it for quite a bit before we ended up with E-SE:
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I'm going to log in to play our turn
Caledorn
Moving over to the forest tile yes?
YossarianLives
What do you think about scouting?
S-SW to check out the coast by the gold, or E-SE to uncover more fogged tiles and progress more quickly towards our neighbors?
Caledorn
Hold on. I need to see the latest screen. Damn this game progresses quickly!
YossarianLives
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nowxodq8gbqqe0...ot0755.JPG
Caledorn
And that's a real tough decision!
What would you most prefer?
YossarianLives
My preference is E-SE, but I think that might just be me being impatient. I would hate to miss something by the gold, but I feel like we'll have a quechua out checking that area before we need to choose a city 3 site
Caledorn
Let's go E-Se.
I think the gold site will be city 3 anyways
But! And this is a big but
That gold may mark the middlepoint between us and our neighbour
I would not be surprised if plako did that
YossarianLives
But it's right on the coast
Unless that's another snaky lake, like the one our capital is on
That might be what all the bodies of water end up being, come to think of it
Damn, now I'm thinking s-sw to test the shape of that water by the gold...
Caledorn
Lol
YossarianLives
I couldn't decide with the scout, logged off for dinner
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Caledorn
the sooner we settle that gold city the better, since I'm pretty certain that gold will be disputed with a neighbour
7 tiles from our starting loc to the gold .. sounds plausible that our neighbours would be 7 tiles further away
YossarianLives
Yeah, I guess that makes sense
So then do we go south and continue south if that "ocean" is just a snaky lake?
Caledorn
yeah, I think we should do that
YossarianLives
Ok, logging in to do that
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Ok, just logged in
We can get south faster by moving east now
Caledorn
yeah
YossarianLives
If we go south, then we need to move e-ne next to stay on protective terrain
If we move east now, we may be able to move south faster and explore that ocean/lake faster
Caledorn
you don't want us to end up at the forest near the gold?
at the little lake that is
hm .. it looks like the gold is on a peninsula .. I just noticed
so that means we have to move E-SE yes
then SE-S
next turn
YossarianLives
Yeah, exactly
So now I'm thinking e-se again, to check the gold coast next
Is that ok?
Caledorn
yep
YossarianLives
More corn
Caledorn
that's nice
uh oh
that looks like the real deal sea
YossarianLives
I don't trust Plako anymore
Caledorn
plako stated that the map would include some naval warfare options
lol
YossarianLives
I think these are all snaky salt lakes
Caledorn
I understand why
I don't think snaky salt lakes would include much naval warfare fun
"our frigate is wending it's way through the howling fjord of salty snake to fight off the extremely dangerous orgynized privateer in the epic battle for the 24 tile fjord!"
YossarianLives
lol, apparently seas under a certain size won't allow for ship builds other than workboats
Caledorn
well .. I guess our work boats could fight it out then?
YossarianLives
But the fort canals will be EPIC!!!
Caledorn
lol
http://media.elnuevoherald.com/smedia/20...t.138.jpeg <-- should meme that pic saying something along the lines of "Plako's idea of naval warfare: Epic Workboat battles!"
YossarianLives
lol
Maybe there is land dividing the fogged coast we see
But most likely it is the real deal ocean
Caledorn
we can always hope
YossarianLives
So then I don't know what we do next turn with the scout
SE-SW?
Caledorn
but I guess this means we're going to scout eastwards for a neighbour there instead
SE will reveal the hill 2S of the current scout position
we should be able to make out if there's water S of that hill by that
if there is, I guess we more SE NE ?
that could end us up in open terrain though, it would appear
YossarianLives
SE-NE leaves us on vulnerable terrain
Caledorn
meh
YossarianLives
Maybe SE-NE?
Caledorn
do we want to gamble that that isn't the open sea?
YossarianLives
I think we need to play it safe and scout the gold
Caledorn
SE-SW or SE-S are the only sensible moves then?
we should ask our lurkers too
YossarianLives
Otherwise, we'll be kicking ourselves if we left fish or copper or something unscouted
Caledorn
yeah
I think we'll end up going SE-SW next turn.