I would like to share my short term goals with any lurkers that still check the PB3 threads. There seem to be less of them these days, which is quite understandable, with the drama that is PB2 and the easy to follow PBEM games.
But first I would like to give a little update on the current geopolitical situation. It is now T128, and as most of you know the world in PB3 has been divided into two opposing tech trading camps:
PAT:
Gandhi (SPI/PHI) of Egypt (Krill)
Suri (EXP/CRE) of England (Cyneheard)
Pacal (EXP/FIN) of Carthage (ShootTheMoon/MrNiceGuy)
Pericles (CRE/PHI) of Babylon (Kyan/Twinkeltoes/Whosit)
HuPac (IND/FIN) of Mali (SwissPaulie/Dplaisted/Broker33)
Ragnar (AGG/FIN) of Maya (ManiacMarshall/RefSteel/Cull)
CUDDLE:
Bismarck (EXP/IND) of India (Regoarrar/Darrell/Sunrise089/Soooo)
Willem (CRE/FIN) of Portugal (Dantski/Mukha)
Napoleon (CHA/ORG) of Aztec (Ruff_Hi)
Joao (EXP/IMP) of Inca (Athlete4Life/Nakor)
Zara (CRE/ORG) of Ottoman (WarriorKnight/Sockboy/Pegasus)
Hannibal (CHA/FIN) of Byzantium (Bobchillingworth/SleepingMoogle)
Kublai Khan (CRE/AGG) of Rome (Sandover)
Mehmet (EXP/ORG) of HRE (Ilios)
Even though CUDDLE has a numerical advantage, please note that PAT has a very healthy combination of FIN, CRE and PHI leaders, meaning CUDDLE has some difficulty keeping up with the tech race. Added to this, they PAT work together much better than CUDDLE (makes sense, since we're forced to cooperate, while PAT members chose to cooperate).
Maya have just discovered Liberalism, and have taken Military Tradition (which gives access to Cuirrassiers with Gunpowder) as free technology. They also have Music, Nationalism and Theocracy.
From CUDDLEâs side, India is working on Gunpowder (ETA 3 turns I believe), Iâm working on Printing Press (ETA 4 turns), and Portugal is working on Liberalism, although Dantski might have switched to another tech since we got beaten by Maya. Ottomans are working on Nationalism and should get it in a couple of turns.
India and Ottoman have declared war on Carthage. In response Egypt and England have declared on India and Ottoman (sparking off a vicious PR battle over who abused the rules the most, which has turned a lot of players and lurkers off Iâm sure).
Mali have declared on Inca, but it would seem it this was done only to destroy a settler/escort pair, and not a full scale invasion of Incan lands.
My NAP with England, my closest PAT neighbour to the south, runs out next turn. Iâm sure our cooperation in eradicating France counts for something, but still, thereâs a possibility Cyneheard will attack. Heâll have a hard time if he attacks alone though, since the closest HRE cities he can reach already have 40% defense and hold most of my growing army.
Iâll try to add a screenshot of the world map later today, I guess using the F5 (Military Advisor) is the best map I can use.
But first I would like to give a little update on the current geopolitical situation. It is now T128, and as most of you know the world in PB3 has been divided into two opposing tech trading camps:
PAT:
Gandhi (SPI/PHI) of Egypt (Krill)
Suri (EXP/CRE) of England (Cyneheard)
Pacal (EXP/FIN) of Carthage (ShootTheMoon/MrNiceGuy)
Pericles (CRE/PHI) of Babylon (Kyan/Twinkeltoes/Whosit)
HuPac (IND/FIN) of Mali (SwissPaulie/Dplaisted/Broker33)
Ragnar (AGG/FIN) of Maya (ManiacMarshall/RefSteel/Cull)
CUDDLE:
Bismarck (EXP/IND) of India (Regoarrar/Darrell/Sunrise089/Soooo)
Willem (CRE/FIN) of Portugal (Dantski/Mukha)
Napoleon (CHA/ORG) of Aztec (Ruff_Hi)
Joao (EXP/IMP) of Inca (Athlete4Life/Nakor)
Zara (CRE/ORG) of Ottoman (WarriorKnight/Sockboy/Pegasus)
Hannibal (CHA/FIN) of Byzantium (Bobchillingworth/SleepingMoogle)
Kublai Khan (CRE/AGG) of Rome (Sandover)
Mehmet (EXP/ORG) of HRE (Ilios)
Even though CUDDLE has a numerical advantage, please note that PAT has a very healthy combination of FIN, CRE and PHI leaders, meaning CUDDLE has some difficulty keeping up with the tech race. Added to this, they PAT work together much better than CUDDLE (makes sense, since we're forced to cooperate, while PAT members chose to cooperate).
Maya have just discovered Liberalism, and have taken Military Tradition (which gives access to Cuirrassiers with Gunpowder) as free technology. They also have Music, Nationalism and Theocracy.
From CUDDLEâs side, India is working on Gunpowder (ETA 3 turns I believe), Iâm working on Printing Press (ETA 4 turns), and Portugal is working on Liberalism, although Dantski might have switched to another tech since we got beaten by Maya. Ottomans are working on Nationalism and should get it in a couple of turns.
India and Ottoman have declared war on Carthage. In response Egypt and England have declared on India and Ottoman (sparking off a vicious PR battle over who abused the rules the most, which has turned a lot of players and lurkers off Iâm sure).
Mali have declared on Inca, but it would seem it this was done only to destroy a settler/escort pair, and not a full scale invasion of Incan lands.
My NAP with England, my closest PAT neighbour to the south, runs out next turn. Iâm sure our cooperation in eradicating France counts for something, but still, thereâs a possibility Cyneheard will attack. Heâll have a hard time if he attacks alone though, since the closest HRE cities he can reach already have 40% defense and hold most of my growing army.
Iâll try to add a screenshot of the world map later today, I guess using the F5 (Military Advisor) is the best map I can use.