[SPOILER] Close to Win

[Charriu]

T181:

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Looks like Mr. Cairo is ready to capture his next city.




Same can be said about Jowy. Oh and Jowy stopped espionage into me, which granted me tech visibility. Rifling in 2 turns. I definitely take (almost) every peace he offers.




I wonder if pindicator actually bothered to settle this island. This could be my St. Helena.

[Charriu]

T182:

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No flashy images this time. Mr. Cairo continued his conquest of AT with another city and is now almost at the capital. Only one city left there with 2 defenders. ATs main army is at his capital. Noteworthy he too keeps his catapults behind his capital ready to move them into the city or suicide.

Question for the lurkers. Did people do that too, before Mr. Cairo discovered the advantages of collateral immunity in PB43?

Back at home project St. Helena is on its way. The settler got whipped this turn. I kept collecting gold on calendar, which only needed 2 more beakers and was discovered this turn. Now it's only 2 turns to paper. Fingers crossed that I find any island to make an exodus to.

Jowy still didn't attack JuvenileWizard. Of course he bombarded, but by now almost all my units there have full fortification bonus. Just like in our last war, he's attacking very slowly which gives me enough time to build up.

[Charriu]

T183:

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Mjmd joined the war against AT, but it looks more like an opportunistic grab then a meaningful attack. Most likely he takes the island city or Tellerium, which is a great catch. If AT isn't falling down already, now he is.




Still no attack from Jowy. He bombarded the city down to 22% by now and why should he stop there. My guess is he bombards down to 0% and the turn after suicides his catapults. Or he tries attacking the city at 0% without suiciding like he did way back against HillstormGiants. Still an awefully slow conquest. Noteworthy he finished a fort at Mateus, but my caravals are safe on the ocean tile and I made a habit to move to the seafood tile every turn to chase away a working pop.

[Charriu]

T184+T185:

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Mjmd took the island city from AT and then signed peace. Expected.




Turn started with this offer from Mjmd. Yeah, buddy I do my very best to defend. The stone is longer needed. But why the gold offers. Love to hear what you meant with that, Mjmd?




Jowys still didn't attack. I expect an attack as soon as he has modern armor or maybe later.

[Old Harry]

Is that a 50 turn nap?

[Charriu]

Uh yeah could be. I get he wants me to throw everything at Jowy. But I already have everything good at that front and I'm facing rifles there. Those few ancient units at my Mjmd border won't make a difference.

[Charriu]

T186:

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Haven't posted one of these in a long time. Noteworthy things:

• The two FIN leaders are rocking the GNP graphs
  
• pindicator obviously swallowed Superdeath (food)
  
• Jowy is now seriously investing in military
  

Also fun fact. Jowy is researching Archery now after he finished Rifling a few turns ago.




For reference because I will soon have the circumnavigation bonus.

[Charriu]

For reference because I will soon have the circumnavigation bonus.

As a quick reference to that screen. I have 10 cities with 3 trade routes each, so my PRO bonus right now is 30 commerce.

With Organized I would pay 21 gold less on civic maintenance and thanks to that reduction roughly 6 gold less due to inflation adding up to 27 gold reduction from Organized. Nerfing the PRO bonus in 1.4+ was the right decision I would say.

[scooter]

I expect an attack as soon as he has modern armor or maybe later.

This got me good. Can we make this QOTM once a little time has passed and it's not so spoilery?

[superdeath]

I expect an attack as soon as he has modern armor or maybe later.

This got me good. Can we make this QOTM once a little time has passed and it's not so spoilery?

Wont happen. Darrell's QOTM hasnt been taken down for MULTIPLE good quotes suggested