[PB 81] Yin-Yang transcontinental game

[giraflorens]

T084 - T091

   
2 turns ago Xist and Dreylin made peace.  And Dreylin keeps asking me for a Peace Treaty. Which I reject always asking for L'Escala city. Which he rejects.
Now it is a moment were feelings decide what to do:  rage - I keep making units and try to beat Dreylin.  intelligence: try to follow as I can and play to grew up as much as possible and hope they fight against each other.
compasion- try to help Dreylin.  Xist has gained already the power of this continent so might be Dreylin has chances if I don't complicate much his life. 
playful - I could test how is the war against humans, which I don't know at all.  With some catas fight Dreylin.
In all cases I don't have any chances in this game.  I will be able to make 4 more cities, and that's all: 9 cities in total. It is not very much.  Xist already has 8 cities.
I need 6 more turns to have catas and that's probably what Dreylin needs also.  The research is very slow due to the cost of the units.
2 turns ago I got a Great Prophet and I started a Golden Age and adopted Hinduism as the Official religion. This is helping with research and culture.

   

[Magic Science]

Did Dreylin ask for a Peace Treaty even after he made a Peace Treaty with Xist? If so, that is a good sign. It means that being immediately threatened by Xist is not the only reason that Dreylin wants a Peace Treaty with you.

Did Dreylin and Xist lose any cities or Power in their war?

Can you get any more Civics before the Golden Age ends? Maybe Organized Religion or even Hereditary Rule. If you get a Peace Treaty with Dreylin, then you could try to use your saved money to discover Monotheism and Monarchy before the Golden Ages ends to get those two Civics.


You should try to send a Scout to Xist's land. Then you can see how much room he has and what units he has near Dreylin.

[Jabah]

@magic : the power graph drops are quite explicit about Dreylin & Xist losing troops

[giraflorens]

When Xist conquered one city of Dreylin they agreed a Peace Treaty (or a Cease fire, don't know very well the difference beyond the 10 turns of the Peace treaty).
I guess that after conquering the city, Xist realized that it was hard to fight the Pretorians, and that was enough for him. He had a good land and possibilities with he's got. Dreylin could not maintain a war in both sides, so he wanted to finish wars. He was lost one city with Xist and gained one with me, so for him it was also enough. I guess that Dreylin is waiting to have catas to take good advantage of his pretorians now.

[Magic Science]

@magic : the power graph drops are quite explicit about Dreylin & Xist losing troops

I was fooled by a spoiler. .

Yeah, that was a bloodbath!

When Xist conquered one city of Dreylin they agreed a Peace Treaty (or a Cease fire, don't know very well the difference beyond the 10 turns of the Peace treaty).

You can tell Peace Treaty versus Cease Fire by checking the deals that exist between Dreylin and Xist. If they have a Peace Treaty, then you will see "Peace Treaty (10 turns)" just like you would see "Corn for Corn" or whatever. If they have a Peace Treaty, then you will not see anything, they will just be at peace again.

[giraflorens]

T092 - T098

   
Next turn I will have 3 Catas ready and in 2 turns I can go with a pile of 14 axemen and 4 catas.  I plan to attach from the West, north of Tarragona.  I don't know what I will find and this is going to be a new experience for me.

I hope that  the forest in the North will protect my troops.

[giraflorens]

T099 - T101

   
A Axes pile is ready to attack the Old L'Escala.  There are 3Pret and 4 axes defending. And only 4% of defending.  I also have 4 Catas attacking.  I hope Dreylin won't make a Wall this turn.  Which would make impossible the success.  I have put all my units attacking, and I am really surprise he is not bringing more units.

[giraflorens]

T102

       
We took the city of Mull and we lost 2 axes and 3 catas, against 4 Prets and 3 Axes. Not bad. I was good I have a pair units that could go up the Hill and see what's on the dark.  There are another Pile of Prets and Chariots.  I think that's all the units of Dreylin.  I put enough units in the city so it can't be taken back.
I still don't know what to do next.  Going on for the next city?  If he makes walls that's going to be very difficult.
Also, I am wandering why he did not defend more this city.  If he'd placed units in the forest there is no way to beat them.  So might be he is giving up in this game?  So far it is clear that the continent belongs to Xist and we two have no options.  When you see no options of winning it is difficult to continue playing, unless you find another small goal at the game.
Below the Demo Screen.  I am number 1 in soldiers and the last in most of the items.

   

[giraflorens]

T103

   
I have doubting about what to do next.  I have two options.  Waiting two turns to have the city expanded or moving units just NE of Mull.  In this place they are defended by the river, and after I could move to the forest North.  I really don't have to wait a lot because I only have 3 axes wounded. But my usual tendency is not go to fast forward.
In the city on the East one Cata has appeared.  I guess he already finish the research of this Tech.  One advantage that I have seen is that his cities are very poor in population, so he can not whip much more.

[giraflorens]

T104 - T105

   
   
The four axes and spear died vs 2 catas and 1 axe.  I was wrong and I though that the growth of the city include the tile NE, and not.  He is got 2 catas in the NE pile so I try to make force in the hill E.  I will try to make a road in this hill, but now I realize that the roads in the hills do not gain 1 move.