[SPOILERS - PBEM17] novice and spaceman - Suryavarman of India

[mackoti]

I,ve seen that you give money to rego, do you get anithing back or was a prevoius deal?

[novice]

I,ve seen that you give money to rego, do you get anithing back or was a prevoius deal?

We've given him 1350 gold in total now. He's given us a great prophet and a great scientist. We haven't really decided on an exact exchange rate. Anyway the gold was also to help him defend against Shoot and Dave. We funded his Railroad research and some critical upgrades.

[novice]

Turn 142 in pictures:















We did gift an airship to Rego, and the Cash Cow thing was to force a great person out from that city while we could, as that city just finished Iron Works and will get workshops (soonish, at least) so we can't expect many more GPP from that city. The specialists will have to work coast or get whipped away.

Next great person in 2 turns from Investment.

[spacemanmf]

Heh, our specialists are mental.

[novice]

Got it.

[novice]

Turn 143 played.





In Rego's north, he suddenly has some injured Destroyers in the waters, and Darrell's destroyers are gone. So maybe Rego is gaining control of the seas there.

[spacemanmf]

From rego. Sounds like his days are numbered...

If you want / can use anything from my carcass, now's the time. Not sure what you could use, since I doubt you could get away with it if I gifted you my cities, but just sayin.


I have 6 cities left:

Plako: Dave's stack of 24 rifles and 4 cannons has advanced near it
Zakalwe: Shoot has landed a stack of 10 infantry, 10 rifles, 1 knight and 2 catapults 2 tiles away. My destroyer blockade did stop me from that stack landing right next to Zakalwe (or amphibiously attacking which they probably could have done)
Mardoc: 3 infantry and a rifle from shoot landed next to the city
Bato: Dave landed 11 rifles and 9 cannons near Bato (also 2 tiles from Mardoc)
Profane: Dave landed 4 rifles
Commodore: No land troops landed on that island but it's being blockaded (not literally) by Dave and Darrell's destroyers so I would assume some of Dave's EIs are heading up.

[novice]

Got it.

[novice]

Today's message from Rego:


And today's great person is a...



Scientist!



I did gift the airship in Plako, btw. Next GP from Investment in 2, most likely a merchant.

[spacemanmf]

Oh my, how many scientists is that now? 5 or 6?