Everything sounds good! Except the whip in Dunkirk, but that's also a must.
About next turn:
Let's try to log in early and offer:
1. Open Borders with Ichabod
2. Open Borders, world map trade + 5 gpt (for us) with plako
We could also try to squeeze some gpt from Ichabod, but since he is also our neighbor offering the simple deal might be a good idea. Suttree gives us enough to think about currently so we might as well try to make Ichabod our friend.
Now that we have a deal with mostly_harmless, getting OB with plako & Ichabod would be enough for filling our cities with 3 commerce trade routes. Consequently, I think that if we receive other offers, our general guideline should be this: We turn them down first, discuss if we can profit from the deal somehow (e.g. gpt demands) and then re-offer. For example if we manage to get deals with Ichabod and plako, we could offer slowcheetah also something similar to what we are offering for plako.. I don't know how we should deal with dtay. Give him free trade routes as a friendly sign or try to squeeze some gpt or simply decline, because he is a real competitor in our region?
About next turn:
Let's try to log in early and offer:
1. Open Borders with Ichabod
2. Open Borders, world map trade + 5 gpt (for us) with plako
We could also try to squeeze some gpt from Ichabod, but since he is also our neighbor offering the simple deal might be a good idea. Suttree gives us enough to think about currently so we might as well try to make Ichabod our friend.
Now that we have a deal with mostly_harmless, getting OB with plako & Ichabod would be enough for filling our cities with 3 commerce trade routes. Consequently, I think that if we receive other offers, our general guideline should be this: We turn them down first, discuss if we can profit from the deal somehow (e.g. gpt demands) and then re-offer. For example if we manage to get deals with Ichabod and plako, we could offer slowcheetah also something similar to what we are offering for plako.. I don't know how we should deal with dtay. Give him free trade routes as a friendly sign or try to squeeze some gpt or simply decline, because he is a real competitor in our region?