RPB3 SPOILERS Bismarck of India (regoarrarr, darrelljs, sooooo, sunrise089)

[darrelljs]

That Settler should settle 2E of the Spices (grabs Sheep (x2), Spices, Iron). Portugal is settilng 2W of the Wheat.

Darrell

[darrelljs]

T113 - Ottomans asked for our map. Are we trading them maps?

Yes.

Darrell

[sunrise089]

I don't like that spot, but I'm told diplo constraints force us to avoid the ideal tile.

[darrelljs]

Well regoarrarr says we can always settle where we want and then kill people who don't like it.

Darrell

[regoarrarr]

Well regoarrarr says we can always settle where we want and then kill people who don't like it.

Darrell

Well that's not QUITE what I said...

(runs to check IM logs)

Nevermind, that's about it

[sooooo]

Moved a few workers. I turned down selling our map for 50 gold from bobchillingworth because I didn't know if we'd agreed it.

Sunrise - do you still need all of those workers in the south?

Also, I'd like to start 1 or maybe 2 new settlers next turn. I think we should settle "sunrise's spot" which is now revealed to have cows and also "NW border city" for which I'm building a 1t longbow for defence out of HE city. Did someone mention we could get a source of gold? One of our cities is unhappy.

[darrelljs]

I will let Maya know we need gold.

Darrell

[sunrise089]

Moved a few workers. I turned down selling our map for 50 gold from bobchillingworth because I didn't know if we'd agreed it.

Sunrise - do you still need all of those workers in the south?

Also, I'd like to start 1 or maybe 2 new settlers next turn. I think we should settle "sunrise's spot" which is now revealed to have cows and also "NW border city" for which I'm building a 1t longbow for defence out of HE city. Did someone mention we could get a source of gold? One of our cities is unhappy.

Sooooo - I need the ones standing with units in the south.

[darrelljs]

I will let Maya know we need gold.

They have offered the Gold in game.

Darrell

[sunrise089]

Ok, a big detailed post for me (!)

Metagame

1) Krill is super-paranoid. In the last 48 hours he's asked each member of our team about a HA strike at least once, and logged in today the moment after I did. I think I will keep logging in really late in the turn to freak him out

2) Talked to BobChillingsworth of Byzantium and he advised me to email all of CUDDLE to discuss military strikes by Byzantium, HRE, Aztecs, and Ottomans. I think I will email everyone asking who wants to sign on board for a strike (and hope peer pressure makes most people sign up) and then ask them to agree on a turn to be ready (like in the center of their land). That way we can then figure out a target and path to get there. The goal is for people to understand the effectiveness of slaving/emphasizing units is maximized if allies do it at the same time.

Strategy

1) Ilios of HRE landed the Parthenon.

2) Ottomans got a GScientist.

2) We got Guilds from Byzantium.

3) I've not settled our southern city yet, but will do so next turn when the Mace arrives. Sooooo tells me he will make a settler for "sunrise's spot" in the north.

Tactics

1) Borders with Aztecs, Portugal, Byzantium, and Mayans are getting filled in. Diplo team - do we have good NAPs with all of the above? If so I propose the following unit plan:



Yellow circles are sentry units (7), Red+Blue circle blobs are where our stacks should do. I'm thinking a split of around 40% south, 40% northwest, 20% northeast. Yellow cities are planned, red cities are border cities, blue cities are core protected cities. Note all of the "R" tiles as well - we need roads there.

2) Soooo - as unit builds finish we want to maximize Knights and Cats, with maybe some Maces as well. 5:2:1 is probably a good mix, since without elephants knights also defend fine - we have stables and the Cataphracts are on our side
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Apolyton Style Report

Turn 115

City Report:
*Ladies Knight - Library complete. Cat (previously on hold) due in 1.
*Happy Hour - Fast Worker complete, Market (previously on hold) due in 10.
*Karaoke Tuesday - Cat due in 6.
*Bison Burgers - Longbow complete. I recommend a Knight next.
*Mechanical Bull - Library due in 3.
*The Dance Floor - Mace due in 1.
*[Wet] T-Shirt Contest - Barracks due in 9.
*Cabaret - Forge due in 56.

Worker Report:
*Heavy D, Daft Punk, Go Gos, and Daughtry - On Assignment
*Black Eyed Peas - Idle, waiting for settler to plant next turn? If Soooo approves he can road 3S1W of his current tile.
*EMF - Mine (2t) at The Dance Floor
*Fu-Schnickens - Idle at Happy Hour after finishing a Plantation
*ABBA - Farm (2t) at Bison Burgers
*Cascada - Cottage (1t) at Cabaret
*MGMT - Cottage (1t) at Cabaret
*B52 - Mine (3t) at [Wet] T-Shirt Contest
*New Worker - Idle in Happy Hour

Domestic Military Composition Report:
*Bison Burgers garrison - I longbow, to be moved
*[Wet] T-Shirt Contest garrison - 1 spear
*Cabaret garrison - 1 longbow.
*Southern scout - 1 warrior
*Northern sentry - 1 chariot
*Northwestern army - Mace, 2 HA, archer, chariot
*Southern army - 2 HA, 3 chariots, 1 cat.

Enemy Military Composition Report:
*Krill's sentry net: Longbow, archer, warrior, war chariot.

Comments and Notes:
*Our new worker needs an "I" band name, and we need to rename some of the other workers.
*I've not moved our units yet, since the turn has only just begun.