{SPOILERS} 2metra, Dreylin & OT4E. This is the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

[OT4E]

Btw i am almost sure I've traded one sugar to Gawzdak for whales...

[OT4E]

I made some signs in game.
- We need 1-2 workers constantly working cottages around our coastal cities.
- In Stronghold lets make some settlers to fill in remaining space.
- On the island it is granary time
- few more turns before we start researching, maintance is big...

[OT4E]

Gawzdak started golden age and adopted bureau. Dtay has also started his researches and got not bad gnp.
He had like +160gpt.
German ~205, he has his unique cartage buildings everywhere.

[OT4E]

I started researching meditation on 40%, so we get it in 1 without overflow. We need to start building monasteries. AP in 4 turns. I had to perform some whips because religion wont spread itself in time.

Our GNP is greatly below average, though we are not last in food. But my plan is to whip most important building as soon as we can. Later we grow while building wind/watermills on serfdorm. This must be considered when we choose where to build farms. Keep in the minds that we can only make watermill on one side of the river. Though right now the most important job is to make cottages for Maryland, Rhodes and Bodmin.


Adrien lost almost all as Dreylin predicted. Well, those nerfed elephants and buffed numidians did their evil job. He had enough to survive that hit otherwise.

[Dreylin]

Since we'll be out of space soonish, I was wondering what you thought about trying to grab some of the land to the NE - where AI/REM had their barb upset. I don't see there'd be value trying to grab any of AI/REM's homeland since we'd just lose it to Joey, but there seemed to be a lot of space up there that we could build a colony. Of course we'd need Carracks for that, but those aren't too far off.

[OT4E]

I dont think that we need to drop from the score REM/AI's land. I doubt Joey get it so easy. And especially if he does we need to take our piece of it. It is not bad at all. I think REM/AI will last for a while but lose their chances to do well of course.

[OT4E]

Just for a note I am away from pc this week end, so play turn if when you can.

I was planning to send missionary to double S and 54cents.

[2metraninja]

I am going out to a party and will be able to play the turn somewhere tomorrow.

[Dreylin]

Played and rolled the turn. Didn't play the second because kids are waking up from naps....

[Dreylin]

Have sent last chop into AP; due in 2t by a few hammers, unfortunately. Actually, maybe there's something I can ... never mind, misremembering the tiles.

The problem with grabbing some of AI/REM's core is that we'd have a couple of cities only on Joey's continent so there'd be no reason for him not to take them from us. But there's acres of open space on that NE landmass (South of Cornflakes) that we could land a bunch of cities unopposed. Anyway, just an idea ... we need to climb out of our current economic hole first!