great, let's see what krill says. my line of thinking since before the game even started (check the 1st page) was he'd try to run the table on religions. i'd imagine he's got plans to land judaism + we'll need to make concessions, possibly no foreign missionaries for x turns or something along those lines.
i just don't see why he should trade us the pre-requisite techs and allow us to land a religion just out of the goodness of his heart is all - we'll have to make it worth his while.
the good news is we're on good terms with him and as i said earlier after RBP1 he's probably looking for a couple of solid friends. not sure if india's wariness has permeated to the diplo between them but regardless we're a perfect candidate to ally with him in the medium term. he may well be thinking along those lines as well and so maybe willing to cut us a bit of slack.
another thing to consider is we do have a strong UU that comes into play when egypt's is useless - we might want to consider putting the offer on the table of a landknecht or two further down the line.
some of the things we could put on the table
- no foreign missionaries for x turns
- 1 or 2 landsknechts
- beaker credits on future tech trades
i just don't see why he should trade us the pre-requisite techs and allow us to land a religion just out of the goodness of his heart is all - we'll have to make it worth his while.
the good news is we're on good terms with him and as i said earlier after RBP1 he's probably looking for a couple of solid friends. not sure if india's wariness has permeated to the diplo between them but regardless we're a perfect candidate to ally with him in the medium term. he may well be thinking along those lines as well and so maybe willing to cut us a bit of slack.
another thing to consider is we do have a strong UU that comes into play when egypt's is useless - we might want to consider putting the offer on the table of a landknecht or two further down the line.
some of the things we could put on the table
- no foreign missionaries for x turns
- 1 or 2 landsknechts
- beaker credits on future tech trades