[PB75 Mjmd] Call to Power

[Mjmd]

T135

GNP is good. Too good. I actually changed tech from finishing monarchy to HBR because I was too high with both double arrows and 6 ktbs. Will finish monarchy with overflow after I turn off tech. I've obviously been sacrificing this power thing people seem keen on. In general I'm just building 4 markets (3 in process), but lot of my libraries, monasteries, and courthouses are done. Got IW and archery. Now getting HBR and monarchs. Still preparing for 2nd GA while other people do fun stuff.



Edit: 6th in food!!! something about other people whipping I suspect, but I WILL TAKE IT!

[Commodore]

So, what's your least-time on CV?

[Mjmd]

CV?

[Commodore]

CV?

That's a culture-victory capital if I've ever seen one.

[Mjmd]

Oh the capital for sure could reach it. I may try mind you, but will require some work for other 2 cities, but first things first and all that need to get merc up. Will see if I can get bureaucracy in GA as well.

I won't lie to you all, I half just want to put a bunch of wonders in this city just because its fun. Sure I should probably spread some out to other cities for culture, but just stacking wonders also sounds fun and I do plan on putting national epic here.

[Mjmd]

PB65 random coast city. I just like the song.

T137

So lets assume I don't fail my GP roll, I don't get attacked by newly at peace Gav, and I get rep & merc. What is the plan? Well even with knights, my solid middle of the pack production and no longer whipping empire won't be able to produce enough of them to conquer Gav even if I wanted to (which I don't). So what do I do with them / keep myself safe in the meantime?



IE please don't turn around with your huge army and attack me. In return I'll help you!!! And I will. Not saying it will be my entire army, but maybe the first 10 knights I produce.

I have a whole bunch of filler sites to settle. I will try to get some settlers out for shortly although I have almost no cities that want to whip. I also think its time to get out to the gold floodplain desert area. Sending a chariot to scout the rest of the desert to see if that is where my future lies. And then I just have to hope that someone contains Ginger....... Man I hope Ib makes good progress on GT so he can be a counter balance to Ginger. My bet is Ginger and Greenline will split Dreylin within 25 turns, but that might still be ok if Ib and Greenline combined can stop full monk wonder Ginger.

[Mjmd]

Finished the fantasy map with friend tonight. Here is weird capital as promised including worlds only source of oil.



This has to be one of my weirder empire shapes. I basically went NE first for some floodplain cities. Also Bismark settled Oporto super early. I then built some HAs and took some barb cities in random positions and ended up super stringy. While some of the land was good there were also some barren stretches I avoided due to cost and AIs took. We basically just teched away and chilled most of the game. One small easy war just because / to make sure the rest of the Jewish block didn't get enough votes to win AP (we were also part of block for long time and had lots of votes, but even though we were liked people we kept losing elections and we were afraid of a diplo vote, so short war to prop up peter and seize some votes.

[Mjmd]

PB66 city that I originally settled super early because I just wanted the hill vision vs Jack. I had not yet decided to rush him. Ended up being a kick off point for that war and honestly did a surprising amount of work considering it just ended up with a bunch of regular farms. Like yes I was Imp, but it produced a surprising amount of settlers later on.



T141



Surely those GT workers want a trade route. He definitely isn't pulling the maneuver where you relocate your entire empire RIGHT!?!? (btw someone link the thread where someone galley evacuated away from Commodore and took over someone else, I forgot what game that was). Anyways, I'm just going to pretend everything is fine because that is my only chance this game anyways. It is only 2 workers and if it was an empire move I'm assuming he would be using more.

Had some diplo with Gav that I hope got he understood despite me not knowing some important info. He has had a scout watching me road north, so I indicated I wanted wheat and that once I had two silver I would give him one (sent demand wheat and Babylon and offered silver 2g). I meant the gold mind you, but there is a 2nd silver to my north as well and honestly fine giving him both spare. What I didn't realize is that he has a newly settled silver!!! WHOOPS. He  sent back demanding wheat and silver. I'm assuming he meant he is fine with me taking wheat and northern silver, not that he wants. I'm assuming the later would have had more in the message.

Anyways debating worker movements ect even though things might change next turn. I can't reach merc before GA, but I can reach bureaucracy so doing that. GA will be in 6 turns assuming I don't roll double merchant ( combined 15% chance).

Settled whale filler this turn. 3 four turn longbows did go into queues this turn which has nothing to do with all those red power numbers on the right. HA into knight production to start in those cities and more soon.

I know its been a second since I reported, but just been doing boring macro stuff, but 2 GT workers showing up is enough to get me to post.

[Krill]

(btw someone link the thread where someone galley evacuated away from Commodore and took over someone else, I forgot what game that was)

You philisitine, that is a cornerstone of RB culture.

Here is the start of the thread

Unfortunately, drop box have killed most of the pictures. Scooter and Pindu still have them but they are not hosted anywhere.

[Mjmd]

Heh I at least remembered it existed and general plotline! I think Scooter went through and redid pictures at least of the important timeframe. Looks like page 90 or something maybe. Jeesh and I though Ij was writing a book.