[SPOILERS] Don't mention the war

[plako]

It is just size 1 so ~10 gold maybe even a bit under it.

edit. And indeed it takes a long time to get that city profitable and some culture buildings in it to start reclaiming tiles.

[NobleHelium]

Quick, chop that forest into a temple or something. Any news on Paya?

[plako]

Quick, chop that forest into a temple or something. Any news on Paya?

I'll leave the forest alone. That would be too much asking for trouble. No need to annoy TMIT too much. Paya has not yet landed.

T85

Finished IW and converted to slavery that also initiated a huge whip a courthouse day. I finished 5 of them this turn and more will be built in following turns. Now I just need 3 more settlers and I've all of my land settled + few workers more to get rid of the jungle.

Serdoa bulbed Theology so obvivously he is heading to Apostolic Palace.

[plako]

I also took a victory screen shot. The city TMIT gifted to me is making me a big winner here. I still have some free unsettled land and even if I might lose lose some tiles in cultural battles I've more than my fair share of land.

[NobleHelium]

Nice. And great spot for iron too. So I take it you'll try to build Paya if Serdoa hasn't gotten it by the time you get gold from Rome? I assume you meant gold the resource.

[Rowain]

It is a sign of your great play that you, who has been dogpiled by 3 and had to whip up an army, have more pop and more land than WK who didn't see any war at all.

[plako]

Nice. And great spot for iron too. So I take it you'll try to build Paya if Serdoa hasn't gotten it by the time you get gold from Rome? I assume you meant gold the resource.

I did know the positioning from the Rome's territory, but as you said it is quite secure spot.

I got gold resource from Rome this turn, but Serdoa has had Aesthetics for so long that I don't have high hopes. Nevertheless I'll start building it when I get next turn at least some fail gold is possible.

[plako]

T86

To my surprise Serdos didn't finish Paya so I get myself a bit of a dilemma. 300 gold versus building it. In the end I decided to finish it. I can totally skip theology and postpone Philosophy unless I really want to get a religion and culture in the border city is always useful. Every hammer really counted .

I also made a little check what techs others have and biggest surprise is that apparently someone has Construction. Also there is more than 1 nation having Metal Casting. TMIT is my best guess at the moment.

Otherwise I'll try to fill up as soon as possible the 3 spots I've left. I did choose Literature as my next tech, but there are lot of good other alternatives so that might change. Although Literature is very cheap and Epics very useful so I might finish it next turn.

[NobleHelium]

Fantastic! Definitely take the wonder, it's well worth it when you have the doubler. Of course there may be some diplomatic fallout though.

I'd hurry to plant that city north of Kainho soon, there's incense across the lake there.

[plako]

Yeah. I'll probably whip the settlers under production next turn and they both should go to east.

I also chatted shortly with WK and apparently he wasn't the one who has Construction. However his biggest news was that apparently Serdoa is going for Music. That feels a mistake to me. There are economically better options. Nevertheless it potentially can provide Artist that he could use for GA or bombing some of his borders. I'll probably run some artists alongside the Prophet after I've converted to Caste+Pacifism in 3 Turns. Prophet would obvivously found Shrine and in case of Artist I could bulb Music.