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[Spoilers] TheArchduke thinks it is all a dream as Japan

How many turns until the Era ends?

If you get you religion before it ends, you should get a Golden Age for Monumentality (2 points for religion, 1 point for great person). Then you could buy a few builders and chop out walls and Encampments once you research bronze working.
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8-9.

Yeah, panic chops will commence. 4 turns to HBR and 3-4 to BW.

I make it expensive, but I am out of the race.
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A better report coming as soon as I am able. Basically crunching out units.
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Turn 55

Only units. Nothing else. HS finished. Horseman production starts next turn.

   

Basic defenses in all cities are ready in 3 turns. Religion next turn, we will see how things go.
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Turn 56

I had 10 minutes for my turn. Pressed for time due to work atm.

In a nutshell, spamming units like there is no tomorrow. Going for Horseman in all cities after the current batch. 

I expect a attack by India down south and hungarian troops from the east. If not, hooray.

2 warriors and 1 archer for Gotta. 3 warriors and 3 archers for Space Lion, 2 archers for Capital and backline.

A mobile force of 3-4 horseman for defense.

Screenie:

   

AD out.

If I am overreacting, I think I will go to kill Bandar Brunei and Zanzibar and spam envoys into Nazca.
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Turn 57

Well, there is an attack coming.

   

Even worse, I have no fucking clue what Alhambram is thinking.

He does not seem to attack me, as the DoF with China and the non-appearing units show. But it seems he wants to levy/harras me whilst India attacks me.

Which basically means his attack on China is more likely to fail and he ensures Cornflakes can eat me. Both of which are seriously stupid. banghead  banghead Use your damn levies on China not me.

Or he waits with a HUGE army and does a two pronged attack on me. Which means less spoils for both of them. I am on the fence in taking Amani or Victor, I will defer for a turn there. Victor could be good to turtle up with a promotion. Amani could turn around some levied troops.

   

In any case.

   

Shields are defensive warriors. Swords Horseman. Ranged are Archers. This is the best I can do.

I am better of with a 13 turn wall instead of a 9 turn horseman. I will faithbuy workers to chop the wall as soon as I am done with the two forests into horseman at the capital.

As a final note I found my religion. Short term panic instead of any good plan. I need to survive so Crusade has to wait and the +6 gold helps me NOW instead of later. Jesuit Education gives me a quick way to get my science up a bit (Need a bit of faith for 2 monumentality workers). I will sell my hide dearly.

   

I do get the feeling that my middle position, coupled with an overmighty Hungary really screwed me there. Cornflakes being aggressive is not a suprise, but Hungary levying every single CS? Does he have money to waste? He should go after one player only, not two.
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Turn 59 and 60

Bought some defensive tiles, got some horseman, getting walls. Fortifying frontier.

I am as ready as I can be in 2 turns.

   

   

   
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Turn 61

If there was an easier target, Cornflakes would probably opt for it.

Only one horse is out of position. I think I get another turn of fortification (Turn 62 DoF expires, I really need to keep better track of this). Terrain is rough, defensive depth is there. I should be able to hold on. Flanks are secured.

I bought one trader and a builder at Space Lion with faith. Next up a settler. I could do great things with faith right now, get more cities or stuff.  smoke

   

Even if I manage to hold on, this game is over. Hungary´s yields are out there and instead of catching up Cornflakes decided on a classical age slugfest (both our milpower is equal). And China does not have the milpower to hold against Hungary.

I call the game for Alhambram, I am ready to concede. I do like to do 10 more turns, just to see if Cornflakes attack succeeds or it does not.

A shame about my naming sheme thought, but:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03qBqP2I4p8
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Turn 63

Cornflakes will surely dow. The effect will be that Alhambram wins the game.

Cornflakes probably thinks he has Varus and that is equal to win or something.

He is going against rough terrain, a prepared, dug in opponent. No possibility of ranged support on his side. Plenty on my side.

In 5 words. I do not get this. But hey, this will be fun. crazyeye

   
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Turn 64

2 more turns and I got the +5 melee as well.

Not that any of this matters with China conquered and Hungary´s yields exploding.

   
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