RB PBEM #1 - Gandhi [spoilers]

[Ruff_Hi]

And a screenshot of the world as we know it, taken from the Military Advisor.

[Krill]

I was thinking they would strafe units. The approach to Sparta is just a nasty killing field. While he can't flank your Artillery until Gunships, he can still get a lot of collatoral damage from Cannon and then mop up with Infantry. Being able to pound his units while they are in Sparta will make this tactic if not ineffective, at least less effective. I don't know the numbers but Bombers seem to deal a lot more damage than Fighters.

I didn't realize you could base air units in Forts. That seems like something neat to abuse. Put a half dozen forts on the border and rebase planes there after declaring war.

Darrell

I was the one who suggested that...if you want to continue the discussion we can use email (and I give you permission to post them in the no players thread right now). I had good reason for suggesting it as well.

[Ruff_Hi]

I was the one who suggested that...if you want to continue the discussion we can use email (and I give you permission to post them in the no players thread right now). I had good reason for suggesting it as well.

Ok, but which email address? Your killer one or the other one?

I've just been talking to Dreylin about airships too - seems they are useful too.

Edit: Or was that message to darrelljs?

[Ruff_Hi]

• Cities - the ones with '*' have Mining Inc
  • FF*: West Point -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • LQ*: Wealth -> Infantry [1]
    
  • DV*: Grocer -> Airship [1]
    
  • BH*: Infantry -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • BS*: Spy -> Conf Missionary [1]
    
  • AC*: Aquaduct -> Infantry [1]
    
  • TN*: Observatory [1]
    
  • KS*: Mausoleum -> Spy [2]
    
  • SL: Culture, Mt Rushmore [6]
    
  • MD*: Courthouse [2]
    
  • EC*: Courthouse [1], Granary [8]
    
  • NB*: Courthouse [3]
    
• Tech: Artillery [4], -4g at 60% science, 215g in the bank
  
• Opponent Tech
  • sooooo - Electricity [4], 236g, -60g @ 50% tech
    
  • mostly harmless - Artillery [46], 543g, down from 863g last turn (+278g per turn)
    

I revolted to Free Market (everyone else is in Merc so I only get trade routes with myself, but I get -25% Corporation costs!) and Theocracy. I've started to build another stack of Machine Guns. I've also got word from Dreylin that he has Flight in 7 ... I was considering pushing Artillery out to 7 too and build up some wealth but I decided to finish the tech as soon as possible and start building the suckers.

[Krill]

Ok, but which email address? Your killer one or the other one?

I've just been talking to Dreylin about airships too - seems they are useful too.

Edit: Or was that message to darrelljs?

It was aimed at Darrell, mainly. The explanation involved a bit of game balance, so I'm reticent to post it here.

[Ruff_Hi]

• Cities - the ones with '*' have Mining Inc
  • FF*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • LQ*: Infantry -> Infantry [1]
    
  • DV*: Airship -> Infantry [2]
    
  • BH*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • BS*: Conf Missionary -> Spy [1]
    
  • AC*: Infantry -> Infantry [2]
    
  • TN*: Observatory -> Spy [1]
    
  • KS*: Spy [1]
    
  • SL: Culture, Mt Rushmore [6]
    
  • MD*: Courthouse [1]
    
  • EC*: Courthouse -> Granary [1]
    
  • NB*: Courthouse [2]
    
• Tech: Artillery [3], +31g at 60% science, 245g in the bank
  
• Opponent Tech
  • sooooo - Electricity [3], 198g, -40g @ 60% tech
    
  • mostly harmless - Artillery [43], 714g, up from 543g last turn (+250g per turn)
    

I ran two spy missions (destroyed tile improvement) against Sooooo at his Northern National Parks city - he is now down 2 free specialists in that city. My hope is that he has to pull some workers up North to repair the damage. Only cost me 98 EPs (0% stationary spy bonus) but I am generating 75EPs against Sooooo per turn. It will probably remind him to run a counter-espionage mission against me. He is building a spy in his capital ... maybe he doesn't have one currently in my land .

[Kylearan]

Hi,

it's really great to see so many spy missions in action that rarely get used normally! It's hard to say whether the resources used up in these missions are spent efficiently or not, but to me as a lurker it's nice to see a somewhat different playstyle here.

-Kylearan

[Ruff_Hi]

• Cities
  • FF*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • LQ*: Infantry -> Infantry [1]
    
  • DV*: Infantry [1]
    
  • BH*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • BS*: Spy -> Mausoleum [3]
    
  • AC*: Infantry [1]
    
  • TN*: Spy -> Spy [1]
    
  • KS*: Spy -> Spy [1]
    
  • SL: Culture, Mt Rushmore [6]
    
  • MD*: Courthouse -> Forge [4]
    
  • EC*: Granary -> Forge [4]
    
  • NB*: Courthouse [1]
    
• Tech: Artillery [2], +42g at 60% science, 318g in the bank
  
• Opponent Tech
  • sooooo - Electricity [2], 145g, -58g @ 60% tech
    
  • mostly harmless - Artillery [44], 520g, down from 714g last turn (+221g per turn)
    

Another spy, another destroyed Forest Preserve. 5 more worker turns for Sooooo . I sent 4 more spies North to that city. Still no counter espionage mission from Sooooo.

Sooooo has reinforced his coastal holdings ...

Ephesus (Northern city): Infantry, Archer (destroyer in 4) ... currently blockaded by 2 unknown privateers
Knossos (Southern city): 4 x Infantry, Rifle, Musket, Cannon, Archer, Galley, Destroyer

[Ruff_Hi]

• Cities
  • FF*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • LQ*: Infantry -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • DV*: Infantry -> Machine Gun[1]
    
  • BH*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • BS*: Mausoleum [2]
    
  • AC*: Infantry -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • TN*: Spy -> Airship [1]
    
  • KS*: Spy -> Forge [4]
    
  • SL: Culture, Mt Rushmore [6]
    
  • MD*: Forge [3]
    
  • EC*: Forge [4]
    
  • NB*: Courthouse -> Forge [5]
    
• Tech: Artillery [1], +26g at 60% science, 360g in the bank
  
• Opponent Tech
  • sooooo - Electricity [1], 168g, +32g @ 40% tech
    
  • mostly harmless - Artillery [43], 735g, up from 520g last turn (+225g per turn)
    

Ephesus (Sooooo's Northern coastal city): those unknown privateers better be careful ... a Greek destroyer has turned up.

[Ruff_Hi]

• Cities
  • FF*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • LQ*: Machine Gun -> Artillery [1]
    
  • DV*: Machine Gun -> Artillery [1]
    
  • BH*: Machine Gun -> Machine Gun [1]
    
  • BS*: Mausoleum [1]
    
  • AC*: Machine Gun -> Infantry [2]
    
  • TN*: Airship -> Airship [2]
    
  • KS*: Forge [3]
    
  • SL: Culture, Mt Rushmore [6]
    
  • MD*: Forge [2]
    
  • EC*: Forge [3]
    
  • NB*: Forge [4]
    
• Tech: Electricity [41], +355g at 0% science, 427g in the bank
  
• Opponent Tech
  • sooooo - finishes Electricity, 249g, +55g @ 40% tech
    
  • mostly harmless - Artillery [4], 599g, down from 735g last turn (negative)