[spoilers] Pindicator and Regoarrarr - Bismark of Ethiopia

[regoarrarr]

Okay turn rolled.

We got line of sight on Azza's pink dot city, and we also found our first Egyptian city



Also notice his iron mine.

So it is good that Krill has an eastern neighbor.

Next turn I'm going to move our axe/spear combo near CPH to get line of sight into Krill's cow / horse city.

We need to log in a bit later and revolt to OR. That will let us overflow 26-some hammers into a missionary at CJ.

[pindicator]

We need to log in a bit later and revolt to OR. That will let us overflow 26-some hammers into a missionary at CJ.

Woohoo, way to set that bit of micro up

[regoarrarr]

I revolted to OR and ended turn (last). It cost us 5 gold, and we make 15gpt at max tax

We have a new turn now

[regoarrarr]

Okay it's time for another edition of "Make Pindicator earn his keep, since technically this is his game and I'm just the ded-lurker"

That's right it's another MM puzzle! Perfect for those boring Friday afternoons at work (and I'm already home for the weekend :neenernee



Behold the beautiful city of More Cowbell.

The puzzle: How do we most quickly get out next GP out, and how do we maximize its chances to be a prophet (for the Church of the Nativity)

Information not available in the screenshot:
* Christian Temple costs 80 hammers, and provides 1 happy
* Currently we have 8 turns of whip unhappy there (lightweights)
* There is also a grass mine available that is currently shared with Celebrity Jeopardy (and Church Lady too)
* We do have a library there already
* We are in Organized Religion, so temple whips should be 37 / 62 / 87 hammers.

Sub problems:

a) What's the absolute fastest 2nd GP, regardless of prophet odds
b) What's the fastest time we can get one with >60% odds of a prophet
c) What's the fastest time we can get one with >70% odds of a prophet

Go!

[regoarrarr]

In [strike]more depressing[/strike] just as depressing news, Krill built the Great Library this turn.

Also, I realized the flaw in our "convert Azza to Christianity" plan - he's the one who got Monotheism when we had to abort due to "stupid Commodore"

[regoarrarr]

But wait! There's more!

Actually this is good news - we got another free spread - to Crazy Plant Hand.

I was thinking of building some wonders for failgold - we could net 20gpt in Blues Brothers if anyone builds the Great Wall any time soon.... That's really our only option other than Hagia Sophia and Temple of Artemis

[SevenSpirits]

How can this puzzle be solved without knowing how many workers are available?

[pindicator]

The puzzle: How do we most quickly get out next GP out, and how do we maximize its chances to be a prophet (for the Church of the Nativity)

Information not available in the screenshot:
* Christian Temple costs 80 hammers, and provides 1 happy
* Currently we have 8 turns of whip unhappy there (lightweights)
* There is also a grass mine available that is currently shared with Celebrity Jeopardy (and Church Lady too)
* We do have a library there already
* We are in Organized Religion, so temple whips should be 37 / 62 / 87 hammers.

Sub problems:

a) What's the absolute fastest 2nd GP, regardless of prophet odds
b) What's the fastest time we can get one with >60% odds of a prophet
c) What's the fastest time we can get one with >70% odds of a prophet

Go!

And I'm having the most boring day at work, too. Hundreds of pages to scan and file? Or this? Sadly the scanning has a deadline so I'll have to save the fun stuff for when I get home. But it's funny how fast that woke me up

And what's this you're my ded-lurker stuff? I thougth I was your ded-lurker

As for the "convert Azza" rebuff, I'm going to give that as a bonus perk to my "tech Math and bulb Alphabet if we get a GSci" idea.

[regoarrarr]

How can this puzzle be solved without knowing how many workers are available?

There is one forest (S-S-SE) that could be chopped for 13 hammers. Consider it an axiom that we have a worker available that coudl do that if it's worth doing

[regoarrarr]

And what's this you're my ded-lurker stuff? I thougth I was your ded-lurker

As for the "convert Azza" rebuff, I'm going to give that as a bonus perk to my "tech Math and bulb Alphabet if we get a SC" idea.

Hey your name's first on the thread

I'm not opposed to the bulb Alphabet plan, but not getting a prophet with this GP essentially means that we are giving up on ever getting a shrine (unless we pop one at really low odds)

Of course maybe we should just make our shrine the Mahabodhi or Temple of Solomon