[SPOILER] PBEM21, "Zero to Hero" (Kuro, Pericles' Ottomania)

[mackoti]

Very strong opening in my opinion, just keep going same if i was you i will build asap a second setler(after netting the fish) for the double clam site and after that straight to the continent.I will not worry to much with granaries in the beggining just work special tiles in evry cithe for begging and after sailing go for potery.And to the victory ...

[Kuro]

I'm probably going to put some turns into something before the second Settler, just so it can work the Fish. Since the fish will massively improve the Settler time(Essentially 3 hammers per turn) while also giving me 2 commerce. Fortunately, I'm pretty sure I can basically complete a scouting Work Boat ASAP due to overflow, so I won't have any trouble with that.

Yeah, I'm thinking for Settlers...

The next one will come from the capital and go to Double Clams
Two will be chopped from Feferi once it grows to Size 3 for Gold. I will load them both into the Galley at the capital and sail them over for founding cities.

Then Feferi can grow to Size 4, whip out a Library, regrow to the Scientist plan quickly with food surplus. I'm thinking after the Settler/Galley Whip at Erodan, I'll let it regrow a bit and go for a Worker to sail over?

[mackoti]

Yes , you want the fish worked 2 comerce and 3 food its precious , about a library no need to hury until you have 4 or 5 cities setled but this is the way i go and just after a granary. I think its very important to start scouting the 'main island' to see whats on it so you can plan beter your tecs so definitly build a waroir(or evn a scout) so you can sent him with your first galey.

[Kuro]

Libraries going in Fef, not Erodan, so no need to worry about that(I'll probably have the Settlers chopped before I have Writing anyway). Scout over Warrior seems fine to me, because 1. We won't probably be attacked soon and 2. We can probably secure a NAP anyway.

[Kuro]

NobleLewwyn talking a lot. Wonder if I freaked them out a little, heh heh.

[Kuro]

And as I am prepping for bed, at 9:44 AM...A TURN.



I get the splash for Hunting.

Pottery will come in 7 turns. Let's go for that.

NobleLewwyn's score goes up, by six. Is it a tech?



Nope. NobleLewwyn founds city #2, confirming he went to a different spot due to city radius.

Jkioan:
T5 - Fishing
T14 - Meditation
T21 - Masonry/Priesthood
Slow built a Work Boat.
T26 - Mining OR Warrior + Tech
T27 - Growth Size 4
Building ???(Possibly Worker)

Ellimoogle Carpathia:
T8 - Agriculture
T17 - Growth
T21 - Bronze Working
T22 - Grew
T26 - Mysticism
Built a Worker
Built a not Worker(Probably)
Building a ???(Possibly Worker/Settler)

NobleLewwyn:
T8 - Agriculture
T21 - Bronze Working
Built a Worker
Built a Worker
T30 - Second city
Building a ???

By the landcount + food count, we can surmise he probably built 1S of my Feferi. I believe bato suggested that: I presume he chose it because, unlike me, he gets no creative culture.

Everybody's hammer count is 5, so we've got potential Worker builds EVERYWHERE.

Um...I'm too tired to say more, especially since I have no units to move. Erodan is whipped next turn.

End tu-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[mackoti]

Why Potery? Its your game dont get me wrong, are you planing on getting some granaries or is just from habit potery in first 5 techss? Why not sailing ang get a fast galey to explore the main land?

[Kuro]

I can't whip out the Galley before I would finish Sailing and by the time Pottery is done, I'll have the gold online and worked and my capital I believe around Size 2/3. So I want Pottery for both cottages on what we have + the Writing prereq.

[Kuro]

To be precise:

Size 1 is 22 food. Corn produces a 6 food surplus. Growth in 4T, starting from this turn when I whip the Work Boat.
Size 2 is 24 food. Fish produces 5 pre-Ligthouse, so that's 9 food per turn, 3T growth.
Size 3 is 26 food. I have to work a food neutral tile, so I should be getting 7 FPT. That's 4 turns for growth.

So that's 11T growth, so once I work the Gold, Sailing should be down to roughly 7 turn ETA, so I put in about 3 turns on the Settler before I whip the Galley. I figure that's worth it.

[Kuro]

So, T30 is in. I'll make sure to do a big, in-depth update T50. I'm hoping to have more cities by then, of course.



No score changes, as you can see. Before whipping, we're second in score. Hehehe.



Not sure if you can see in this image, but post-whipping, we have 8 hammer overflow. We'll also produce 2 hammers this turn. Those 10 hammers will go to a scouting Work Boat, as contact will probably be possible pre-Optics.

With no techs by Jkioan, I am sure he got the Mining. Ducky has movement, so he's moving to the Gold. Feferi and Erodan will both grow in 4T, Feferi will whip a Work Boat(Mrow! )

Aside from that, nothing this turn.