PBEM5(Q) Everybody Wang Kon tonight!

[AutomatedTeller]

Well - he 2 turned rep parts, too, basically by doing calendar and getting huge overflow. That's actually pretty impressive.

Getting Liberalism next turn, will get Curaissers in 2 (gotta get gunpowder first, of course).

I'll have to hit one of his cities when I get curaissers, probably burning plains. I figure maybe a stack of 20?

so, Gunpowder->constitution. Then, it's either rep parts->rifling (cavalary) or chemistry->steel. Not sure which one.

Will 1 turn Gunpowder, though had to run 1 turn of wealth to do that. Building something like 8 Curaissers - am hoping to surprise him with them. I think he thinks I took Nationalism with them

[AutomatedTeller]

I have a force of 16 knights and what will be 7 curaissers I can drop into that same woods I had before, up by burning plains.

I'll also dump 5 curaissers, a pike and 3 knights down by Jericho, to his south.

I get constitution next turn and can switch into Rep & Theocracy, which will be great.


I am thinking of waiting 2 turns, though. Turn off research, upgrading more knights and going in later. Also, will have more curaissers built by then. Not sure what I will do...

[AutomatedTeller]

k - I kind of wimped.

I did dump 5 curaisser and 3 knights to threaten jericho, and I moved in some units to threaten Burning Plains, but I upgraded other units and will continue to upgrade (Formation cuiraissers will be nice)

He might get rifling, in which case I'll have an issue, but then, I coudl just move in with cats, too...

[AutomatedTeller]

Tatan made a mistake and left 2 maces and an LB out in the open near my 3 knights. Those units are dead, which means his back up for burning plains is a lot of knights, and I have cuiraisssers. He did, however, get rifling, so he will probably have a rifle in that city. Unless, of course, he has a dastardly plan where that isn't a mistake and I'm going to get hit with I dunno what. But I think I have his defenses stretched.

I have 25 mounted units and 2 pikes that can hit Burning Plains. He has an archer, a WII jag, a catapult andsomething like 11 knights in the area.

My thrust at Jericho of 5 curs and 3 knights ended seeing 10 knights show up... so I retreated, upgraded the knights and kept building curiassers. Next plan is to hit Riften with cats, some foot and a bunch of curiassers.

Switched to Rep/Theo. Debated switching to caste, but figured I'd just stay in slavery.


On to rep parts->Rifling->chem->steel.

I brought up my cats, though, so if I can't take it next turn, I'll move in and bombard/suicide.

I did get constitution and turned off research (Oxford next turn)

A pic:

[AutomatedTeller]

Course, i didn't promote the new Curaissers. Any one know how the program chooses a unit to defend if they have the same strength, but one has untaken promotions? (ie, a curaisser is 12, and a CII knight is 12)

[AutomatedTeller]

I burned the city.

He countered and killed my pikes and knights, losing a cat (ah well), but he basically just had a rifle and an archer in the city. I lost a knight and had one withdraw and I burned the city - pyramids and his FP, so that's a blow to him.

I also dumped a stack over by Riften and got a GG, which I plan to use to get my GG knight up to 26 xp for West point. he whipped in a bunch of rifles and seems to be going to nationalism, probably for drafting. Still doesn't have engineering.

I 1-turned rep parts and am 2 or 3 turns rifling (cavs and rifles),then chemistry->steel or mil science, depending on if I can get another GG for a mil academy.

[AutomatedTeller]

Tech update:

he is up replaceable parts and rifling

I amup Aesthetics, Theology, Literature, Drama, Music, Engineering, Education, Nationalism, Constitution, Mil Trad, Liberalism and Economics. he just picked up Philosophy.

Personally, i think he should have gone back for Literature, possibly Drama too, if he's going nationalism for drafting. If he starts drafting, Any offensive will stop dead in it's tracks until cannons... but I've actually increased my tech lead, espeically now with representation.

My larger cities are beginning to give me 2 cpt routes on more routes.

A city overview:


As far as I can tell, he has no cities over size 9, which gives me a pretty large production bonus in my Golden age. I do have to figure out if I want to go into Nationhood and draft. Losing 50+ commerce by dropping out of Bureau is a lot, though saving 22 gpt from being in nationhood and not in the very expensive bureau...

[AutomatedTeller]

ok, well... time to retreat.

he counterattacked and it was pretty bloody. I lost a lot of my eastern stack (which I had split into 2, mainly to protect a forward unit - never a smart thing to do), including my 23 xp Medic III GG (grr)

So, I'm regrouping - I think I'm safe where I've pulled back, but he could hit me.

Rifling in 2, so he shouldn't be able to push into me, at least.

I did kill a lot of attackers, so not a total loss. But I think it's time to go to building/teching mode. Maybe get out a few more cities - my support costs are pretty high.

protective rifles are pretty damn tough.

[AutomatedTeller]

Also... I'm beginning to run into happy problems, so after rifling, I think I'm going to go compass/optics for whales. I havd 5-7 whipping unhappy is some of my commerce cities.

Also, probably need to build some hammers in those cities.

[AutomatedTeller]

And, in other news - he kicked off a GA and went into Vassalage and Pacifism.

So, i'll be seeing a lot of 2 promo rifles created over the next 5-6 turns.

It will be interesting to see what civics he ends up with at the end of this.