[Spoilers] AW with highly promoted LB!! (Liz of North America)

[AutomatedTeller]

2 more turns to my next GP, which is 66% chance to be a scientist.

serdoa sent a keshik into my lands to scout - I killed it with a spear (though, i don't much like CII-shock keshiks... spears are 57% likely to kill them. Fortunately, they still don't get defensive bonuses, so they are killable

4 turns to currency - I may have to drop research, but then, I do get my monastery next turn (forgot to finish it). Then, it's a market, which I will whip if necessary.

My farm finishes HG, then temple->Glib->NE->market.

[AutomatedTeller]

well, blah. I'm getting another prophet. (showed up after i hit end turn)

I mean, a GP is a GP is a GP... but I'd prefer a scientist.

so... settler or bulb? settling gives me +2 hammers and +5 gold, plus if/when I finish pyramids, another +3 beakers.

Bulbing is theology, which is more XP - but it's only 7 turns. I think the thing to do is settle - with the market, it's an extra 6 gold, which is an extra 10% science at breakeven, which will be someting like 10 beakers. Theo is 440, so the payback is 40 turns, but it will actually be faster than that, plus the extra hammers are good.

Or, a GA - bu 6 turns of a GA, with no reason to switch civics, seems small.

[dazedroyalty]

Could you post some more overview shots of your empire and the world? I'd love to see things... I'm like a kid who only reads books if they have pictures!

(Yes, the Vets game is over if you didn't know already)

[AutomatedTeller]

I'll do a "state of the empire" post.

That was some bloody game! It's probably spoilery to go take a look, though I'm guessing that no one there got to anything we can't see.

I just assumed it would take a huge tech advantage to win this one.

[dazedroyalty]

It ended abruptly because one player dropped out.

I'll look forward to your update!

[AutomatedTeller]

In all it's glory, the Grand Empire of Celtic's Pride!!!

Lovely, isn't it? 3 cities, no waiting!!

Top Cities and demos



The Score graphs:




The odd thing is that all the graphics look basically like that, with Serdoa crapping along at the bottom (except power - he had the power, then he lost a lot of his army and is now about average). I don't know why this is - I think he's got some experience.

My cities:

Bird's nest, commerce capitol of the game (pretty sure, at least)

Plan is to get a market in their ASAP - will probably whip it in, then finish off pyramids.


McHale's Navy, GP farm to the stars. HG, GLib, NE, hopefully ToA, as well. Will also get a market

ParishsFort, Military city par excellence

in a bit of a culture war with China right now, which is unfortunate.

[AutomatedTeller]

Settled the GP. I think that was the right move. Turned everything building hammers for HG.

Going to try to get visibility into china's 3rd city. Also, I need to get a level IV unit - that's not gonna be easy...

currency in 2

[AutomatedTeller]

Everyone's power is climbing!!

Serdoa is almost back up to my power, in fact. Time to kick out the HA I'm getting a lot of barbs coming to visit

HG in 2 turns.

[AutomatedTeller]

Eventful turn:

Serdoa got a GG last turn. he's still fighting someone
TT got Confucianism in Drugs. That's a 2 holy city city!! Yikes. That's a lot of culture.

I noticed that TT has only 2 cities, which surprised me.

Zero adopted OR.

I 3 pop whipped a market in my cap and will finish HG and whip a market into the Glib - I finish aesthetics and then should be able to 1 or 2 turn Lit.

[AutomatedTeller]

well, 3 turn Lit need to build a turn of wealth.

I have visibility into everyone's cities now, I think.

I think it's time I start building a huge army, too.