[PB 81] Yin-Yang transcontinental game

[giraflorens]

T050 - T055

   
A warrior destroyed our Horses tile, and it is repaired.  The Chariots have done their work. I've researched Politeism and Priesthood and now I started the Oracle.  I don't think I will make it, but I try, and if not I will get a good reserve of Gold.
Next turn the 4th city will be founded: Tarragona.  Near the Copper. Some one has researched Iron already and I wouldn't surprise me that was Dreylin. He is got Rome and the Pretorians are his chance to do something.  I am researching Archers just in case.  Still I keep looking at his graph and there is no a sudden increase.

       

[giraflorens]

T056 - T0059

   
Greenline is eliminated.  Xist eliminate him very fast.  And his power graph is the double that Dreylin and I. See Spoiler.
An Spearman is near Girona and Lleida and as I don't have Axeman, is being difficult to get rid of them.
Two mistakes I've made:  not putting a chariot on a hill to unreveal land in the NW and to avoid the appearance of Barbs and 2nd was to send a Warrior to the Spearman.  The warrior was killed and the Spearman now has been promoted, so it will be more difficult to eliminate.  I have to Whip and Archer in Girona and the Granary in Lleida to get fast two archers.
A warrior of Dreylin keeps showing in the north of Tarragona.

   

[giraflorens]

T060 - T068

   
L'Escala was founded on the North just beside a city of Dreylin. And the Oracle was built in T66. I took Forges as the new Tech, although I don't know if I will be able to built forges. It would be great because I have the 100% building bonus.
Now, as you can see in the Screenshot Dreylin is coming with a new Settler. It is likely to be place on the hills NE of Lleida.  That would steel us  the Wheat... Brrrrr  and he is got several Pretorians already.

In the power graphs we are already a little behing, but not much.  I should make some more units but I want to finish the Granaries first.

       

[Magic Science]

Just read the thread so I will be ready to play for you on Saturday/Sunday. .

What are the stories of Lleida and the newer cities?

[giraflorens]

T069 - T071

       
Main things: 

• the password is "yingyang".  Wacht out that I wrotte "ying" with g.  It was a mistake, but I haven't be able to change it.
  
• there is a threat of invasion by pretorians of Dreylin, although he does not seem to produce a lot of them.  He is chopping all the woods around his cities.  I don't know if he is queing units or making granaries or barracks. Anyways I try to put Axemen and Archers in queue in all cities. My defence could be Catas or Crossbows, but I don't know if I will arrive to them.
  
• In Girona after the granary I would start making an axemen.
  
• In Barcelona after the granary I'd continue with the forge. The worker could help with the farm in north of Barcelona. This is needed because Tarragona has no food.
  
• In Lleida I would finish the axemen and start a new one.
  

Feel free to modify anything you want

   

[Magic Science]

Turn 72 and Turn 73 - 1120 BC and 1080 BC

I played a double-turn.


   

Your 2 Chariots in Dreylin's land are watching.
Dreylin has 3 Praetorians + 1 Axeman + 1 Warrior in the north at Lewis 'n Harris + Great Britain.
He has 3 Praetorians + 1 Spearman (in Skye, not visible in screenshot) + 2 Warriors in the south at Shetland + Skye.


   

Dreylin has a Chariot over here and a Scout by Barcelona.
I saw the Barbarian Archer on "city3" on Turn 72, but decided to leave it alone. The Barbarian Archer moved towards Dreylin's Chariot instead of your Chariot, so that worked out.


   

Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona are training Axemen.
Barcelona started building a Forge like you wanted and L'Escala continued building a Granary.

1 Worker built a Road on the Ivory 1SE of Barcelona, 2 Workers are Chopping/Farming 1N of Barcelona, and the last Worker finished the Mine by L'Escala, so I decided to have him chop the Forest 1SE of the city.

Gira, if you see this, do you want me to whip any cities or not? You didn't mention about whipping.

And about tech: 3 turns to Mathematics. I checked and after that it would be about 23 turns to Construction, 39 to Machinery (but you need Iron too for Crossbowmen) and 14 for Horseback Riding.


   

Power graph. Dreylin's Power increased by about 30,000.


   

Last little thing, I sent this fortified Medic I Scout to look over here. Don't worry, he is perfectly safe! Now you can see a few more tiles and the Barbarians can't spawn there.

[giraflorens]

Thx. I'd wait to whip until is necessary. As his attack is inminent, i think an axemen in Barcelona is better.
And do you think I should close borders?

[Magic Science]

Turn 74 - 1040 BC

   
His attack is imminent.

There are 2 Praetorians + 1 Axeman + 1 Worker 2NE of L'Escala. The Worker can make a Road, so the 2 Praetorians from Lewis 'n Harris can catch up and everyone will be 1NE of L'Escala at the end of this turn. 4 Praetorians + 1 Axeman can attack L'Escala on the second half of Turn 85. Chariots could come out of the fog and attack by then too.
Dreylin has the second half, by the way.

There are 3 Praetorians + 1 Axeman + 2 Warriors farther south closer to Lleida. They will take 4 turns to reach the city, so they can attack on the second half of Turn 77.


   
Power graph. Another 20,000 soldiers.


   
This is what I did.

Canceled Open Borders with Dreylin, so our 2 Chariots teleported back home to safety.
But Dreylin's Chariot in the west teleported a bit further west, not back home. So he still has 1 Chariot to threaten our backlines now. The Chariot cannot attack any cities or Workers this turn, but it could hit Girona, Barcelona, or Tarragona next turn. I think that you will be okay against this threat, but the Barbarian Archer is still coming too.

Whipped Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Swtiched Barcelona to an Axeman. Switched L'Escala to an Axeman.
If Dreylin attacks as quickly as possible, then L'Escala will not have time to finish the Axeman (second half).

Chopped the Forest 1N of Barcelona.
2/3 Chopped the Forest with the sign "Choice Forest". You could let Tarragona, Lleida, or Barcelona have the production from that Forest next turn depending on which city you give the Forest too at the time of the Chop.
The Fast Worker by L'Escala ran 2SW. Chopping the Forest there is useless because Dreylin will capture the city too fast.


Two little things:
Gave Tarragona the Deer tile from L'Escala. That tile will not do L'Escala any good.
Brought the Scout back closer to home. Another Medic I unit could be useful.

Good luck. As I post this, Dreylin already played Turn 74 and the turn has rolled, but I think that I will wait and let you play this turn. Spain is 12 hours ahead of Alaska, so Sunday afternoon is already almost here for you, right?

I can play Turn 75 if you want me too, though.

EDIT: 2 turns until Mathematics. That will be a big boost to wartime production.

[Magic Science]

Dreylin's Praetorians have 8 base strength but no promotions. He does not have AGG.

Our Axemen are 5 * 1.5 = 7.5 against Praetorians, which loses about 2/3 of the time. But with just +20% from a city with 10 culture and Axemen are 5 * 1.7 = 8.5 against Praetorians, which wins about 2/3 of the time.
So if you have enough Axemen, you can hold out against Praetorians while defending in a city.
But you cannot attack out unless you have the advantage of numbers, so Dreylin can try to walk around to attack the next city.

Also you probably need 1 or 2 Spearmen to counter any Chariots that he brings.

I think that you can survive this, but you will lose L'Escala and if you lose Tarragona's Copper then it's Game Over. Dreylin can attack Tarragona or its Copper Mine on Turn 78 with his Praetorians, though it might take him a little longer if he waits to heal or bring more units.
Also keep in mind that his Chariot could try to pillage the Copper. You can stop that, but he might try.

[giraflorens]

T076

   
Dreylin conquered L'Escala in the North.  He had 3 units, and me one archer and one axeman. He loses one Pretorian.
Now he moved 4 units near Lleida, and I have 2 axes, 1 archer and 1 Chariot as defenders but I moved one Axe to the mountain forest North of Lleida, to avoid him placing in this mountain.
In turn 77 I will have 2axes, 1 archer and 1 Chariot against his 4 units. I don't know which unit will defend first archer or axeman. Anyways I don't think he can take righ away.
And the next turn 78 I will enter one more axe from Barcelona and one more archer, and he brings two more Pretorians.