[SPOILERS] Pindicator Walks With Dinosaurs

[Ceiliazul]

obligatory lurker goading:

[Ceiliazul]

is there a source of 'raptor' nearby? that would make guilds a definite beeline!

Raptor Mount:
str18
mov3
+100% attack vs goats
ignores electric fences

[spacetyrantxenu]

is there a source of 'raptor' nearby? that would make guilds a definite beeline!

Raptor Mount:
str18
mov3
+100% attack vs goats
ignores electric fences

I think we've just identified the unit pindicator really should promote to leadership. Who's going to kill that thing? Last I recall they end up taking over the island, may as well work here right? gg all!

[pindicator]

Now I just need to find out where the Cloning tech is one the tree and we can hook up our source of raptors!



In all seriousness, I can have 6 chariots at TBS' borders in 6 turns. Probably 8 if i don't mess around with useless crap like 'granaries'. And another wave to be chopped out shortly after. I'd actually feel pretty good about success if I can get 8 chariots at him in that timeframe.

Until I see a spear, of course

[pindicator]

It probably makes more sense to wait for Numidians, except I'm not sure I can actually tech to there in any reasonable timeframe. HBR is 373 beakers and by then I really expect Black Sword's landgrab/wonder grab to have paid off for him. He's probably just as shocked about our close borders as I am, and I'm willing to bet that he isn't nearly as prepared now as he will be in 20 turns, or however long a HBR rush would take.

[pindicator]

Here's the plan:



Sadly city #4 will not have the worker support I first envisioned it getting. But if we're not going to go all in on this then it's not worth doing.

I think next tech has to be archery. I don't know how I'm going to get metal short of sending a settler way up northwest of my position with no support, so we're going to thumb our nose and say "who needs metal?" Just like Luddite taught us! (Read the thread if you haven't already!)

Next problem: how to best conceal these troups from any prying eyes? The approach will not be an easy one to hide, especially if he sends a warrior to scout our borders.

[Ilios]

So, have you found mongolia already? Because it looks like zulu in your screenshots...

[pindicator]

So, have you found mongolia already? Because it looks like zulu in your screenshots...

Screw it, we're chariot rushing zulu

[BRickAstley]

So, have you found mongolia already? Because it looks like zulu in your screenshots...

Screw it, we're chariot rushing zulu

[pindicator]

So, have you found mongolia already? Because it looks like zulu in your screenshots...

So I'm not sure how to proceed here and I would like some lurker input. Obviously I had made a pretty big mix up earlier when I confused Thoth with Black Sword. And a very obvious mistake. But for whatever reason I do these kinds of things and they're my mistakes to make. I remember way back in the day when I was playing in the first or second SGotM over at CFC and my task had been talking about declaring on the Celts (no idea what civ it actually was now, but we'll just say it was the Celts). I got my 10-turn set, built up forces, moved them into position, and finally attacked. Only it wasn't the weak Celts I declared on. It was the first-place Dutch (again, placeholder name). Just sometimes I get my writes crossed like that.

The point of the story is I'm not sure I would have caught my error if it hasn't been pointed out to me. And I think I need to stay the course now, not because I want to chariot rush zulu, but because I don't know how else to play it in regard to getting outside help. And there is a bit of me that is saying to go for it because this game had felt like a series of bad choices so why not end on a high (or low) now.

Oh shoot, Thoth is creative. There's no way this attack won't be spotted ahead of time. We'll, maybe but only with some creative roading