[PB62] naufragar and Rusten earn their wage in rostygold

[Rusten]

Turn 5 should be correct yes. I don't remember when warriors pop up on emperor. I believe it's from T10 already on deity, but I don't recall if that number differs on lower difficulties.
I agree that a city on the wine is a natural spot, albeit very passive if you don't intend to settle further. But we can push our luck in other directions.

My yucky comment is not meant as a complaint BTW. I prefer "natural" maps like this. The endless green cottage cornucopia of PB59 is not what I want to play.

[naufragar]

Food!


It's surrounded by desert, but it's food! Our borders popped but didn't reveal anything especially exciting. A city 2E of the corn can turn those lakes into 3f/2c tiles with a lighthouse.

[Charriu]

Nah I think it's only a mirage.

[naufragar]

Nah I think it's only a mirage.

Mapmaker being sneaky and irrigating with the oasis.

Oh neighbor, where are you?


The oasis and spices screams semi-symmetry to me. There's got to be somebody right around here. No borders visible yet.

[Rusten]

2S1E of the wheat looks good as a front city.

[naufragar]

2S1E of the wheat looks good as a front city.

What is this map that makes us think a city with 3 2+ food tiles is good? But I agree. 

I plan to move the scout to the grass forested hill and then start circling back depending on what we see.

I really, really want Pyramids on this map. Tile value is very low, which means specialists are relatively better, I guess.

(I watched the first couple episodes of Squid Game. Really good. And (potential spoiler)

I was tickled that I recognized the voice of Lee Byung-hun despite his mask from his performance in Mr. Sunshine. (Excellent show and this is a hill I will die on.)

[Rusten]

Wheat, ivory, grass mine and 2 Phi scientists -- sign me up!! And we could even find a usable tile in the fog, although on this map I doubt it.
Pyramids is super important yes. Worth sacrificing things for.

One Squid Game episode in particular messed me up real bad. You'll know which it is when you get there.
I've not seen Mr. Sunshine -- I shall add it to my list.

[Amicalola]

Squid Game Spoilers Beware. Do Not Read Yet.

We watched it over the last few days, with English subtitles. I thought the first 6 episodes were fantastic, 7-8 were pretty good (Korean television apparently does not put their budget towards the English-speaking actors, who were hilarious but immersion-breaking), and the last one wasn't great. The twist with No. 001 in particular did not gel for me, weakening previous plot points to tell us something we could already guess (the game is run by a bunch of rich jerks getting their rocks off; late-stage capitalism bad). Not sure whether I would recommend the show for the strength of the first 2/3rds, or whether the final episode makes it not worth it. But I understand some disagree with me on all of that, and quite like the end. 

Curious about what you think. After you finish the show, mind.

[Rusten]

(End of show spoilers)

The ridiculous VIP acting didn't bother me that much, I just choose to look at it as intentional. The whole show is a criticism of predatory capitalism. I'm not sure they're even supposed to be believeable characters.

[Rusten]

SD last to finish 3 times already after just 6 turns!* 

*The turnpace is pretty good though, makes me want to sign up for a (small) pitboss again once my schedule is more predictable.