[SPOILER] [PB38] OT4E plays this one because lurking around takes too much time

[chumchu]

Passive war with option for opportunism sounds prudent. Our immediate goal is then to choke OH, force whips without losing our stack. Adding another spear or two seems good for that. I would say that should take precedent over chariots.

We need economy badly to sustain expansion if we are only at + 16 gpt at 0%. Planting some good eco cities and letting the ones we have grow seems reasonable. We might need to make more cottages/coastal cities than we like to get to MC fast enough.

[OT4E]

More cottages sounds like we have one :D . +16 is rather good , I have more concerns about food. We havent hooked pigs in #2 and deers in #3 yet and have just 4 workers for 5 cities and plenty of chops. Also I would farm up some flood plains but it takes damn 7 worker turn each.

For atack we have 2 spears and still 5 axes. To have some opportunities and make OH's life even worse we need chariots.

[chumchu]

: D. Sounds like we need more of everything then and especially worker labour. Whipping workers and regrowing on chariots maybe?

[OT4E]

Axe, archer and warrior in Baldur's gate. Also need to mention that OH power jumped to the sky after those 4 whips (it represents the situation with delay of 2 turns). Probably. I think it was 4 axes.

WilliamLP made 3 whips this turn so something can happen.

[OT4E]

Here is the bait OH is trying to make us eat:


He made 3 more whips, this means 7 whips in consequental turns. And we can see the power graph:


Our graph is not growing, WilliamLP's is at the same level. And demographics shows 100k power for the top:


I think it can be OH. His power was above average before we started war and 6 more whips brought him at least 30 k more power. So I dont see any point in going in right now except may be stepping inside for 1 turn just to make him whip even more. But imho we have already harmed him enough and gave WilliamLP right sign that we can be serious for mutual gains.

[OT4E]

I put 2 workers and settler in production, some more will be added in a few turns. We will hook main food, farm flood plains and then make some first cottages when we can get some extra pop.

Dot map is pretty clear. We go for another coastal city first, then plant near gems and then plant filler city to the east from Carthage. Or alternative option is to plant further to east on stone. It makes sense if we are considering Great wall or Pyramids. Also we might need our own walls if OH continues pushing military up.

I am going to send workboat to explore to the south. Need to know how close our next neighbor is. Or we can send it north to OH. However I dont know what do I want to see there. I would be happy to send galley or trireme to pillage seafood he probably has at Baldur's gate.

[OT4E]

WilliamLP and OH were at war and there is a power spike in both curves. Also WLP has 3 points of WW and top power has also dropped from 106k to 102k




But they signed peace on last turn. I am not offering peace because I dont want to let OH replant city at least for 2-3 more turns.


Here is our land and domestic business:

[OT4E]

Some other information:
- Judaism has gone this turn
- earlier Rusten got Oracle
- very much earlier Dreylin got Stonehenge

Both WLP and DZ got 4 cities. It doesnt look like DZ could turn his early conquest in any advantage so far. Holkan rush is never a cheap thing.

[OT4E]

I am going for vacation tomorrow evening. I will take my laptop with me to make turns but it will be nice if you can cover me if necessary. Or if you have some time and desire to play moves.

Nothing special is happening. I think that we can offer peace to OH in 2-3 turns when our fronts starts gathering some culture. I havent signed it yet because he could just replant and make walls once again.

[chumchu]

I can cover if necessary. I am still quite busy with moving apartments so I have not put that much thought into the game. However, it is getting better which leaves me more time for games. Would be nice to have a look around. If you have any specific instructions for a turn let me know.