Alhambram's PBEM 16 Thread

[Alhambram]

Turn 67:

Scooter's warrior did promote, healing it. I use slinger as bait and prevent Scooter's warrior able to pillage deer tile.
   
Buda reached size 7, tossed down commerical hub across river which can be finished in 5 turns.
Eger shall finish granary next turn, increasing housing and amount tiles that city can work with. Stable next for Eger, to build some better horsemen for black army and increasing GG points so that I don't need GG policy card.
Esztergom builds aqueduct across river, builder just improved 4th cotton tile and he shall chop plain hill rainforest to boost production and hopefully finish aqueduct at turn 70 so I can look for niter at turn 71 already. Then mine that tile for production.
Szeged shall finish monument next turn and after that long build campus, after handful turns tile picker shall pick banana tile and I improve it for food and culture.

Around Changsha my army are healing, I know another flood can happen, but chances are really slim (famous last words).
   
I can move and heal but I waste a turn extra with it. I did pillage trader, 50 gold extra. Scooter seemingly finished horsemen, increasing his defense to 42. Maybe one of western players did donate some horses.


My scout encountered Valletta in west in backlines of Cornflakes, need 2 envoy for 1 if I want invest in Valletta. For now next envoy goes in Mohenjo-Daro, netting another suzerain.

What to do with gold? I consider to do this:
   
TheArchduke is in war with Cornflakes, likely his army is at south fending off Varu's. His frontline cities are walled or about to be walled. His capital however lacks walls.
Maybe I can levy Nazca after 2 turns (260 gold) and strike fast or alternatively pillage. Nazca's borders is akward, so no sword but warrior rush for Tank! 5 warriors with strength of 29 should be barely enough to deal with city strength of 33.

[Alhambram]

Turn 69:

Turn 68 was nothing special, just keep healing units and moving etc.

Turn 69 then:

Finally got rid of Scooter's warrior and I can repair iron mine.
   
Next turn chop out rainforest to complete aqueduct in Esztergom to find out where niters are.

Settler goes SW, to location upon steam fissure, it grabs coffee.
   
It also is starting point of my presence in center of map. I decided to be cautions and not be greedy and grab strong kilimanjaro spot till I am ready for it.

Notice that Bandar Brunei don't show visibility? That is because TheArchduke knocked out my suzerainity there, we both have 3 envoys there now.
This is why I didn't promote warriors of Bandar Brunei to prevent wasting gold and resources upon units of Bandar Brunei and levying them is still cheap now.

I did get envoy from Theology. I decided to not use for Nazca but for Mohenjo-Daro, I also levied its units.
   
2 archers and 1 warrior, giving me Machinery boost. My confidence was shaken after flooding, so extra units to deal with Scooter. This turn last turn of healing, turn 70 march towards Xian and then turn 71 start siege.

[Alhambram]

Turn 70:

New threat at southern border did draw Scooter's forces to south dealing with warrior. My warrior survived and retreated to Mohenjo-Daro to promote and heal. Meanwhile main army is apporaching city which strength did drop due moving horsemen out city.
   
Next turn start siege of Xian, hopefully I can capture city at turn 72, otherwise 73.

I chopped rainforest to complete aqueduct in Esztergom, Military Egineering still 1 turn short before completion.
   
My scout found Hattusa, if every player did have 2 backline city state and in middle of map 2 city states, then I just found all of city states this turn and no need anymore for scout.
   
Hattusa asks for GG, which I do get in 9 turns.

I am playing farmer's gambit from beginning, no need for defense since everyone is holed up in their own borders out fear of possible levied army.

[Alhambram]

Turn 71:

Start siege of Xian, before:
   
Upgraded Mohenjo-Daro's warrior into swordsman and another envoy for city state itself (total 6 now in Mohenjo Daro).


Killed 2 archers and injured one with my own arrow rain, then 2 swordsmen engaged the city damaging most of city wall HP.
   
Scooter gets one more garrison shot before I demolish its wall and then finish off the city at turn 73 likely.

Finishing Military Egineering and niter around Hungarian lands are at akward positions, in desert north of Buda and one in third ring of Esztergom, need to purchase tile.
But I won't need to purchase tile because Longxi's holy site is built upon niter resource and I gains 2 niter resource every turn regardless.

I sent both Cornflakes and TheArchduke ridiculous offer of their gold for 1 niter resource. Meaning of this is send them message that I already have niter at turn 71, still want to continue this PBEM?
Yes? Then don't mind if I decided to go after you with levied musketmen pre turn 100.

[Alhambram]

Well, everyone did concede, probably best decision with new upcoming PBEM. With China's conquest and soon to be completed campus and monuments, my science and culture would be over 80 and 50 at turn 80.

Two main reasons why I did win:

-Hungary is too strong.
-Map luck, my coast is filled with reefs and cotton field nearby which prefectly funds levy economy.

Checking other players threads.

[MJW (ya that one)]

Second fastest Civ6 pbem is Archduke's Mongol rofl-stomp 110 turn game and you won in 71. Scythia in an adventure game won in 103. Hungry OP. I wanted to ban them (and got them banned in PBEM 15) but that doesn't really count because it was about +2 movement being dumb and not belonging in the game.

[scooter]

Haven't read your thread yet beyond this last page, but quickly...

Two main reasons why I did win:

-Hungary is too strong.
-Map luck, my coast is filled with reefs and cotton field nearby which prefectly funds levy economy.

IMO don't undersell yourself. I agree Hungary is too strong, but I don't think anyone knew this or was certain until you proved it. I, uh, just wish I wasn't next to that in my first game. Well done!

[Cornflakes]

Can you make a list of where all your science and culture is coming from? Your yields are truly terrifying for this stage of the game.

[suboptimal]

Can you make a list of where all your science and culture is coming from? Your yields are truly terrifying for this stage of the game.

That would make for an interesting read.  I'm willing to bet that Buda's Campus is probably something like 20 or so on its own.

[Alhambram]

Can you make a list of where all your science and culture is coming from? Your yields are truly terrifying for this stage of the game.

That would make for an interesting read.  I'm willing to bet that Buda's Campus is probably something like 20 or so on its own.

I don't have exactly numbers, for that I need get my turn. Other players can pass on turn or surrender at pydt website.

EDIT: By the way, Buda's campus gives me 16 per turn, however stacked with Pingala 15% bonus and 5% bonus for having many amenities, it gives me 19,2 per turn, so your number of 20 is quite close.