[spoilers] Pindicator Steals the Mapmakers Naming Theme

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Though I shouldn't say my plans have been perfect. I definitely made a strategic blunder in trying to capture the second barbarian city when I did. But it's also hard to assess how good my other plans have been when I keep messing them up.

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And Comm burned it.

Well l can't wait to put this one behind me

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How would you lurkers have settled my land? At this point I think it's safe for you to comment. Was I wrong to try to settle the spots that had food and reach? Should I have gone for a tighter settling pattern and made sure everything was within 3 tiles like Commodore has done?

Send me your dotmaps!

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So its a weird game because both the expansion, economy, and war are so much faster. I still remember whipping a ziggurat vs axe in PB63 and I suspect this game is that times most decisions.

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I agree.

Dot map please :D

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Comm switched civics to Caste and Pacifism, and I was trying to figure what tech he would bulb. Obviously Guilds, but then he's got to get through Paper.

And then I realized he's probably going to pop 2 GMs and power through it.

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Oh, he's probably running an Eng too, hoping for the low odds GE that will bulb Guilds directly:

Edit - wait, no, Engineering

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So here's the plan:

Develop & grow. Round of workers right now to replace all the ones i foolishly lost. Cottages and watermills at the capital. Get that city working all the land tiles. Leverage bureau. At the same time, settle the last two spots in our area. Farms, watermills, and mines.

Our two production cities are LA Fontaine and Wolfpack. They need to be pumping catapults for a bit. Need at least a dozen to deal with the upcoming knight stack. Try to let the capital develop some infrastructure and have every other city be for units.

Tech is Optics next. Get a leg up on the sea, make him come by land.

Still thinking about great people. Long Term goal is Gunpowder & Nationalism, then Mil Trad. Just thinking about how we get there.

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t56

Comm got his Great Merchant.

Still nobody with Paper yet though.




Yuri is being a jerk about the Cows, but whenever I lose that tile I just turn it into an artist specialist. Still, gifted him a fur. And asked scooter to trade for for spice.

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Aha, been wondering when Thoth would show up.




I've been building up Wolfpack Tower in anticipation of this. Two crossbows, 1 pike, and I'll finish an archer end-of-turn that was supposed to be the MP for Alhambra. I've also put out a trireme from Wolfpack which I retreated to protect the empty city. With luck I'll catch a viking galley or two in a trap.

However, if Thoth is going to come raiding, then unfortunately this means it's time to give Commodore the peace that he's been asking for the past 3 or 4 turns.

He poked a Keshik up to sniff around; I made sure to kill it.




Comforting to see that this is nothing my 4 pikes & 1 mace can't handle. But I do not want to be dancing with two partners at once. Shame, because I also don't want to give Commodore 10 turns of peace while he is on the precipice of getting knights, but ... I need to protect my own first.

Optics finishes end-of-turn, which will be huge for keeping things secure by water. Not just movement, but also by sight. Yuri caught on to this too, and has also finished the tech about 2 turns ahead of me. I think I will do a round of caravels everywhere next.

Have graphs on everyone for the first time this game. I'm not doing too bad for someone who just lost 2 cities and half his workers.













2nd to Commodore for now.