[spoiler]Mountainclimbing Elephants: Rowain plays Carthage Old and New

[Rowain]

Just note that you are solely responsible for updating this PBEM, including what your rivals are doing

No wonder. yuris doesn't report (see PBEM64) and Azza isn't the most talkative either. Ichabod might do but matter off fact there isn't that much to say too.

Talking/showing the same map again and again isn't really much fun.
While I take pictures every turn I don't feel a real urge to post hem.
But I will show Ichabods second city which is placed indicating peaceful coexistence for now.

[Rowain]

Turn 46 (2 turns today )

Ichabods and my part of the world:




the Pyramids in progress:




and the minimap:

[Meiz]

It looks like Ichabod has three cities already?

[Rowain]

It looks like Ichabod has three cities already?

Yeah a fresh one which hurts has pushed him into unhappiness.

As long as he stays in the south we won't have a problem

[Rowain]

Turn 53:
I completed the Hanging Gardens and yuris completed The Great Library. Ichabod entered the classical era.

Map.




I wonder if it will come to a fight between Azza and yuris.

Demos:





Now it is time to build 2 more cities.

[Rowain]

Some further news:
Ichabod completed the pyramids and I discovered 2 Natural Wonders. My culture and 1 of those wonders pushed me to friendship with 2 religious citystates earning me 4 fait/turn.

yuris made peace with the CS he was warring (guess he stole a worker). And as best guess he took Drama and Poetry.
Ichabod has currently 24 gold and makes -10gpt.

Thanks to the 2 NW I should reach a golden age in ~7 turns the same for the next culture step.

[Rowain]

Time for another update:

Ichabod is now at 4 cities and Carthago has finally gotten to city 3:




The new city delays the GA for a turn but not the ETA for the next Culture.

Demos for turn 60:




Ichabod is running low on money (he had 5 gold by -2gpt). Azza OTOH has nearly enough to buy himself a new settler.

[Rowain]

Turn 65 sees the start of a Golden Age for Carthage.

That aside it is business as usual building and growing.

An overview about the explored map:




and now a closer look at the 3 non-carthagian nations:

First Azza who bought himself another settler:




then yuri:




and at last Ichabod who has some problems at his 4th city




Yuris and Azza have like me completed the Tradition-tree. Ichabod still needs 2 upgrades for his liberty-tree.
An overview of the diplo-window:

[Rowain]

Turn 68 where I had to make a decision over the course of the game:




I had a move left on my scout so I could declare war and capture 1 of Ichabod workers. But Ichabod is trailing currently anyway and since he expanded towards Russia - the current leader who has already learned the secrets of Civil Service and is most likely busy to build the nice wonder - I decided for peace and left the Worker.

[SadGit]

Turn 68 where I had to make a decision over the course of the game:

Phew, for a second there I was worried that the only player posting was going to take a move beyond pressing enter, that might have led to gameplay beyond "time passed". God I love Civ V

Good job on the posting though, even if V will never draw in the big crowds here.