[SPOILER] Sareln and Spices

[Sareln]

Another thought. Fintourist may not even be in the Lib race and is instead teching gunpowder for Jannissaries. Hmm.

[Sareln]

When I say azza's stack I mean 4-5 axes and 1 chariot. Not threatening.

[Sareln]

Oh hey, we got at turn after 2 days... :|

Mine involved hitting End-Turn and continuing the headlong barrel towards Lib.

[Sareln]

Beaten by 1 bloody turn. Ouch.

[Sareln]

And I popped a prophet. Faaaaantastic. Capital will pop another GP in 3 turns and we'll chain the GA at least. If it's double prophet I'm just going to double-bulb through Theology -> Divine Right for the 20% on Nationalism. Geeze. Research set to Gunpowder. Fintourist took Nationalism based on GNP bonuses it looks like.

[Sareln]

Micro'd the capital for a touch more starvation to see my GP a turn earlier. Got an Artist. Scout shows Fintourist is moving his Music GA south to bomb. I think I need to use the artist to counterbalance or else give up the entire middle. So I need another high costing GP. Sock the prophet away and aim to his the mercantilism Great Merchant perhaps?

[Sareln]

My overwhelming desire to make sure the turn flows through me with minimum fuss is probably hindering me.

[spellman]

Must. Micro. Every. Worker.

[Sareln]

Most of the improvements are built. Or I'm working Colossus Coast *bleah*.

2-Turning Machinery and getting my National Wonders built (National Epic in Dill just finished, setting up the whip overflow for the Globe Theater at the double-seafood location in the south, getting Unis for Oxford in the Capital).

Out of GA GNP is respectable, but too close for comfort. Lagging in Food and MFG Obv. Another GP due in about 10 turns or so if I had to guess, then the two-person GA methinks which ends with me in Nationalism.

[Sareln]

Whipped 5 universities and capital will finish a stone-fuelled Oxford just about time I get the 2nd gp for the 2-man GA. Then tech Rifles and draft/draft/draft.