[Spoilers] The Network assimilates ipecac, Ruff_Hi & Dreylin (Monty of Vikings)

[Dreylin]

Question for the lurkers; is /everyone/ in this game in a turnsplit (valid or imagined) now?

I mean most of the players have fairly specific windows, but the game has had several stretches where we were able to get 2 turns per day rolling during the US play window and the European play window because we were able to play the turns after the roll. Now I freely admit that we are part of this at the moment (much as I'd like us not to be), but I don't think I played particularly late last night and now we're halfway through the turn with just Elum playing.

Maybe it's just the nature of a team-based game, but then I'd expect to see more multiple logins per turn.

Oh well, I'll try to play our turn more promptly this evening and see what happens.

BTW, ipecac I'd kind-of like to get our 5xp Axe on the boat across to the Southern continent as a head start on HE xp level, what do you think?

[ipecac]

I hope this isn't too late: we should be able to delay the chops at ZIF until after maths without resulting in any disadvantage. Also, Axe plan sounds good if we can do it without compromising defence of the North.

[Dreylin]

I hope this isn't too late: we should be able to delay the chops at ZIF until after maths without resulting in any disadvantage. Also, Axe plan sounds good if we can do it without compromising defence of the North.

Shouldn't be too late - I tend to suspend any chopping workers before ending turn just so I can double-check destinations, etc.

If Adrien doesn't expose his Settler, we can drop off the Axe that's on the Galley as a replacement.

[Dreylin]

t102 played.

Adrien's settler is out of view. I moved the Galley 1E to see if he was on the Gems, but nothing in sight. I put the Galley back and we can have another look next turn (or give up the chase).

Elum has switched research from CoL to MC - he still wants that religion for his Prophet!

We did get a free religion spread on the turn roll ... Network Bridge now has ... Judaism.

But the Missionary spread to Patch Panel was a success.

[ipecac]

t102 played.

Adrien's settler is out of view. I moved the Galley 1E to see if he was on the Gems, but nothing in sight. I put the Galley back and we can have another look next turn (or give up the chase).

Elum has switched research from CoL to MC - he still wants that religion for his Prophet!

We did get a free religion spread on the turn roll ... Network Bridge now has ... Judaism.

But the Missionary spread to Patch Panel was a success.

Think cheap temples. And Free Religion!

[Dreylin]

We did get a free religion spread on the turn roll ... Network Bridge now has ... Judaism.

Think cheap temples. And Free Religion!

I guess, but I'd rather think about AP & UoS & SM....

edit: and no-risk Buddhism spreads.

[TheWannabe]

I could probably look at The Plan and try to guess for myself, but what are the current settling objectives? Pushing for one more towards Elum? Spreading to the south for ICTRs? Or planting the Moai city then backfilling while growing vertically?
Maybe the better question is what can be supported militarily? I imagine the options above run from largest to smallest troop commitment.

[ipecac]

edit: and no-risk Buddhism spreads.

Mono may have been

Ah well..

I could probably look at The Plan and try to guess for myself, but what are the current settling objectives? Pushing for one more towards Elum? Spreading to the south for ICTRs? Or planting the Moai city then backfilling while growing vertically?
Maybe the better question is what can be supported militarily? I imagine the options above run from largest to smallest troop commitment.

There's no way we can expand safely towards Elum at the moment. South is indicated (all that land!) though I'm not sure we get ICTRs. We'll be backfilling one city (moai/marble) before that though.

I'll try to get screenshots the next time I log in.

[Dreylin]

edit: and no-risk Buddhism spreads.

Mono may have been

Ah well..

I dunno, it's kinda fun to watch Elum chasing for the Religion he needs to make use of his Great Priest...

I could probably look at The Plan and try to guess for myself, but what are the current settling objectives? Pushing for one more towards Elum? Spreading to the south for ICTRs? Or planting the Moai city then backfilling while growing vertically?
Maybe the better question is what can be supported militarily? I imagine the options above run from largest to smallest troop commitment.

There's no way we can expand safely towards Elum at the moment. South is indicated (all that land!) though I'm not sure we get ICTRs. We'll be backfilling one city (moai/marble) before that though.

I'll try to get screenshots the next time I log in.

There's a spot to the West of Network Bridge that we could try to make a grab for - the main disadvantage being defensively.

We have a good few filler spots identified:
* between Network Bridge & The Hub
* South of Twisted Pair
* Marble spot East of Smurf Tube
* On the Sugar (although I'm not sure how the viability of this has been affected by the founding of ZIF)

As you say, the definite next in line (at least in my mind) is the Moai spot to the East (where the Axe is fogbusting, right?). Around the time that goes down we should be getting a good idea of the landmass to the South with our exploratory force. Whether we start to throw cities down there (or capture them) verses planting filler spots will - in my mind at least - depend on foreign relations and whether we have the army to send to support the new colony.

Unfortunately no intercontinental routes from it, though - there are Mountain connections at the Western edge that link it to our landmass.

[TheWannabe]

Yeah, I just flipped back through old screenshots and realized that the land to the south is all connected. I had though that the western and eastern sections were separate.

As for the spot west of NB, the risk is higher, but isn't it also easier to defend a city, what with walls and cultural defense, than it is to have enough troops on the go to maintain that space as a no-man's land? Or would you bait Elum into taking the risk and hope to take the city from him later? Plus, it might be a useful embarkation point for amphibious war.
I guess the counter-argument is that the same amount of military resources could be used to claim a larger area to the south.