[spoilers]Casually, Commodore: Isabella of Sumer

[Commodore]

So...can I make it?

[teleh]

Hmm.. Your 'teaser trailer' conveniently has banana (of all things) obscuring Taj eta. Let's say, yes if you get it, no if you don't. I can't imagine Nicolae isn't trying to power through to it too, and I doubt he researched Nationalism first heheh.

Actually, starved for recent intel as I am I thought that AT had pink-dotted you, but instead it looks like you've used the ole 'zipper move'. Those borders have popped quite quickly.

Lol@ the Great Wall, love how it neatly marks the correct line between dazed, and Your marble!

[fluffyflyingpig]

First person to correctly guess my next three names in correct order gets to decide my victory condition. Domination or Space, guys, nixing Culture right now.

Huzza. I pick AP vote.



Or conquest. I guess that would be okay too.

[Commodore]

Okay, this thing is back online after a handover and a hiatus. Guess what turn I've been waiting on?


Yep! Got Liberalism in a single heavy push, only took two turns even out of a golden age...hah, Nicolae! He's showing a bit restless, it's anyone's guess about how thestick will use this.


Meanwhile, I'm still pushing forward. Getting a GA, plus the National Epic online, means I can pop a lot of good tech and GPP...just need to be careful and grow, too.


Cuirs, incoming.

[Commodore]

So let's see, we fired a golden age via Taj, and just grabbed Military Tradition with Liberalism. Good deal , but now what? Well, the capital is easy; actually decent growth now means it needs a university with a goal of Oxford before too long. Maybe its just the timing in multiple games at once here, but swear next game I'm picking, I'm going to take Phi. These things build slow...


Here's Sumer as it stands: Advanced beyond the ken of all others, but small, underexpanded, and weak. Need to fix that.



Having 2t'd Liberalism, I follow the Military Tradition slingshot with a 1t HBR, 1t Gunpowder, and 1t Theology. Let's make some scary things...


This is where I'm contractually obliged by the RB Code of Reporting to show you my Moai spot in a golden age. Building the UoS because I'm Spiritual and it's cheap. If I land it, then we can talk AP/SM. Heh, spam.


Aconcagua is a bit of a bastard, defying all those odds for a GSci to give a Great Prophet. No matter, it'll just add six turns to this golden age. Possibly visible, I also built an Academy in Everest. For Science!


So, leading up to this turn. This turn, I 1t'd Monarchy for wines, and 1t'd "Flop Sweat" for my rivals, revolting to Representation/Nationhood/Slavery/Theocracy. Also, lookie lookie what I got!

[Kurumi]

And before we reopen our eyes you'll wreck them with Cavalry and Cuirassiers will be here only as police units.

[Commodore]

Um, well, the Banking requirement for Replaceable Parts is a stoneplated bitch, given I need Feudalism, Machinery, Guilds, Banking, Printing Press, and Replaceable Parts for rifling. I'm going to hit up Printing Press next, then either go the long Rifling road or else burn over to Communism.

[Commodore]

Poor timing, Dazed. You should have done this before I could draft and whip and was in Theocracy and had cuirs rolling out.

[Commodore]

Zerging leads to killin' and killin' leads to XP and XP leads to Great Generals and Great Generals lead to saving the city!

[fluffyflyingpig]

Your silence is tacit approval of my selection of the religious victory condition. I approve! Go forth an conquer.