RB PBEM #1 - Mehmed (SPOILERS!)

[Dreylin]

t13 - Western Scout finds Rice near the Gold. Northern Scout spots a hut just outside Charlie's territory - should be able to get it next turn. Northern Warrior finds a small inlet on the Sea. Tweak the tile usage to get the Scout to coincide with growth.

[Dreylin]

t14 - This turn's news comes from the North; Scout pops hut on m_h's borders for 55g ... and finishes next to a Bear. Probably around a 50/50 whether he survives.

Pig Pasture is finished, and Istanbul is configured for maximum hammer overflow into the next build (Worker or Settler). Drop research to 20% to discover Pottery next turn.

[Dreylin]

Another thought about the map; I've found Tundra to the North of m_h's capital which opens the option that he's near the top and that rather than being arranged in a circle around a central lake, the five civs are actually arranged in an "M" or "W" pattern along the map.

[Dreylin]

t15 - and ... 65.5% odds for the Bear ... the Scout survives! And at 0.8/1 health!? Well, that's my good result used up for the game! Promote Woodsman I & heals for 1t.

Warrior beats a Wolf on the way up the centre. 1.8/2 1xp.

Discover Pottery, start Mysticism.

Scout completes, starts Worker (4t)

[Fenton Denton Smith]

t15 - and ... 65.5% odds for the Bear ... the Scout survives! And at 0.8/1 health!? Well, that's my good result used up for the game! Promote Woodsman I & heals for 1t.

Call him "Bear Slayer"

[Sullla]

If I remember correctly, on Price you're guaranteed to win the first combat against barb animals regardless of the odds. That doesn't make it any less cool though.

[T-hawk]

Sullla's right, but in the guarantee-win scenario, your unit survives with damage one hit shy of being killed. If the unit survived at 0.8/1, it won fair and square.

[Dreylin]

Well there's another thing I never knew about this game!

[Dreylin]

t16 -

Bear Slayer wakes from his healing turn to see the first Bear's twin Brother waiting on the same tile ... despite the promo flipping the odds into his favour, ~2/3 is not great odds so discretion in the better part of valour and he retreats away to the East.

Things are coming together in the centre; Wheat is now visible, andI should have the whole area de-fogged on t18 - so expect a dotmap to appear over the weekend.

[Dreylin]

t17 - big news this turn: I spot Saladin's pastel green borders under the fog in the West. Looks like he's about equidistant from Banana Lake as I am ... we'll meet him next turn.