[Spoilers] The Vikings Search for the Perfect Land Longboat

[Ruff_Hi]

I have no idea what I have got myself in for. Guess we'll see when the game turns up.

[Ruff_Hi]

I am Ragnar of Khmer

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So that is ...

Aggressive: Free Combat I promotion for melee and gunpowder units, Double production speed of Barracks and Drydock.
Financial: +1 commerce on plots with at least 2 commerce

- Baray - Replaces Aqueduct and gives +2 health and +1food

- Ballista Elephant - Replaces War Elephant, +50% vs. Mounted units, Doesn't receive defensive bonuses, Targets Mounted units first in combat outside cities

I am actually expecting the AI to do a pretty good job here. Or ... am I kidding myself and will have 2 tons of units, no infrastructural and no road network?

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[Gawdzak]

That's a portrait of Gilgamesh if I'm not mistaken.

Hey at least you are financial.

[Ruff_Hi]

That's a portrait of Gilgamesh if I'm not mistaken.

Gaaaa - true. Fixed now.

[Ruff_Hi]

Here is some game info to get us started ...



You have 2 guesses regarding the white dots. This pic was lifted from F5 with one unit highlighted. What unit was that?



FYI ...

• Molach -> Napoleon of Inca
  
• Ruff -> Ragnar of Khmer
  
• Commodore -> Brennus of Persia
  
• Hashoosh -> Shaka of France
  
• Kuro/Whosit -> Suleiman of America
  

More to follow this afternoon.

[Dp101]

You have 2 guesses regarding the white dots. This pic was lifted from F5 with one unit highlighted. What unit was that?

Jewish missionaries?

[Brian Shanahan]

Workers, definitely workers.

[Ruff_Hi]

Workers, definitely workers.

Correct. And two of them a deep in enemy land.

[Ruff_Hi]

I've posted a few pictures above regarding the pre-game save that I got. Here is a more in-depth review.

Firstly - my land ...


Fairly nice - a little light on for food, especially in the middle of the map. Not to mention the luxuries ... Wine (2) and Ivory (2 but one of those is under Jute). Lucky Ragnar landed a few religions to compensate.

Here is my tech position ...


I feel that I am in a pretty good position here (more on my economy later). One of the cities I have is Jute (ex-Barbarian?) and it is the Christian holy city. That makes me feel like Ragnar just finished Theology ... that and that Hagia Sophia is being built and isn't finished. I wish he had finished it before we started the pbem ... that would have been awesome with the lack of workers.

Re next tech ... part of me says Engineering for the extra movement (getting more out of my workers) and part of me says to try for the Great Library (not yet taken).

Here are the top-5 cities and my unit make up ...


France went on a wonder spree ... as did Ragnar in his capital. The combination of Great Lighthouse and The Temple of Artemis is pretty nice.

On the unit front ... only one spy that I get to delete ... so not to many wasted hammers there. But 5 workers!! For 9 cities! I guess I will be building some more workers. Also notice the missionaries. Hagnar has managed to land the Jewish and Hindu shrine ... separate cities ... but you cannot have everything.

Here is what everyone has re resources ...

[Ruff_Hi]

Here are my cities. I will put them in the order that they are presented starting at the Capital and using the right arrow key ...

Yasodharapura ...


Nice trade income. I hope everyone doesn't close borders on me. I have some plans for this city but it does need some worker love and attention.

Nagara Jayasri ...


No food. No lighthouse. Arrg. Possible future Moai Statues site with 13 water tiles.

Isvarapura ...


What the hell? It was a brilliant move in an Always Peace game as it blocked settler access to the balance of the north ... but really! What am I going to do with this?

Hariharalaya ...


Shrine! Little by way of food. Needs some better irrigation and tuning that riverside farm to a cottage. Lots of forests to chop. Or I might save them for lumbermills.

Angkor Thorn ...


Shrine #2! Definitely going to chop these forests. Cottages all over for this city. This seems a better place for Wall St ... might hold onto some forests for hammers.

Nubian ...


Heroic Epic city. Close to American border and needs some extra units but is putting out some nice culture (Pathenon!). I like the build suggestion. As per my conjecture re landing Theology ... I don't think that this wonder is under threat.

That reminds me ... all of the GP counters are reset. France will be pumping them out like crazy. My capital should be able to generate them pretty quickly too. The Parthenon here is huge!

Rajavihara ...


More units needed here. Hmm - not 100% ... or 50% for that matter ... what to do here.

Jute ...


Christian Holy City. Deep in Incan land. Not much else to say. I might try and sell it to Inca for some gold and a permanent lend of their 2nd stone. I could whip 3 workers out of this city and then give it away.

Angkor Wat ...


Back over on the east coast. No food. Slow growing ... no chance at irrigation given the hills. Good solid protection from invasion by the mountain range to its south. Also room for another city that picks up the seafood further east. I believe I know where that settler in Angkor Wat is going. And what Angkor Wat is going to build (WB).