Japper and Alhambram go bongo bongo in the Kongo [Spoilers within]

[Alhambram]

Heh, that is why always guard settler or builder with military unit, unless you are 100% sure that they won't be bothered. Last turns I noticed that barb scout roaming and did wonder whether he manages to cause more trouble.
If barb builder runs away, have your warrior follow and try steer it at southern direction so your slinger can recapture it.
If Brussels warrior somehow manages to capture it, no other choice but declare war at Brussels and recapture builder and make Brussels first target for Ngao.

[Alhambram]

You hasn't posted in this thread for a while, don't tell me that situation has taken for worse!

[Japper007]

Not much happening TBH, though I may now finally have the Builder cornered after spending three turns chasing it with my Warrior. Otherwise Slinger has been healing (after a close fight with a barb). Scout out in 6, monument next turn. I think I'll kick out a Slinger or maybe even two instead of a Settler out of the capital, since barbs are starting to be an issue (well with Builder capture they already are.)

On tech front: Pottery done, on to Writing. I hit halfway point on Craftmanship so I've swapped into Foreign Trade.

[Japper007]

I haven't give up hope yet, but the frustrating barbarian bull is not very encouraging either.

[Japper007]

Builder is gone I hope it is still somwhere in the fog to the north, on the plus side we now have another city state so we boost polyphi and it shaved the monument in Frikandel down to 9 turns from 11.



Even more marble to the South, not very attractive, Pearls is new for us though.



continuing the marble theme, more to the north as well...

[Alhambram]

Not a good sign if you are still chasing builder, that aside there was a city state close east of our capital! It do seem that rho did find it earlier than us due no message at left of screenshot that envoy was granted to us, only request, inspiration for Political Philosophy and meeting city state.
I actually wanted to say when you finished slinger to scout eastwards opposite of warrior who went west. But when you did post picture of turn that you did finish slinger, you was already determined to get archery eureka and I respected that decision.
At bright side, Hong Kong is just another target for Ngao.

And did you notice natural wonder tiles around pearls? That might make settling there worthwhile. I do see at minimap now that east is coast and south tundra, so we are at southeastern corner of map?
In that case there is neighbor further west and another one further northwest since this is 4 player map where each player starts at corner I assume.

[Japper007]

Oh right, yes I noticed the NW (it is Tsingy judging from the yields) just forgot to mention it. The problem is that that is the most northern tiles it's boosting so it is probably once again a Natural Wonder that is only boosting Tundra tiles. That is if I'm not mistaken a coastline though, so with some seafood it might be worth settling anyway, just doesn't look like a priority to me.

The Builder is indeed a shame, I'll probably have to build a new one, maybe in Frikandel?

[Alhambram]

The Builder is indeed a shame, I'll probably have to build a new one, maybe in Frikandel?

Sooner that you get new one out, better it is, don't matter in which city it is built.

[Japper007]

Scratch that Builder moved stupidly so I can take it back in about 2 turns now. God I love how broken this games AI is!

[Japper007]

Ended up being only one turn, nice:





Jade to the north, that city is looking better by the turn, also a good jumping point to add Valetta to our empire.

Finished Writing so I get to do this:



I think the 60 gold is worth it. As the Campus is a 6 turn build I actually intend to finish it instead of the Settler (also 6 turns). We'll soon finish Early Empire to build the Settler more efficiently and we need the State Workforce boost. (also 2 science is pretty strong anyway I'd say)



I'm going to wait to zone in a Campus at Frikandel, it has a nice double-mountain location in third ring and it's busy for a while anyway.

Bronze Working next, want to see Iron so I can knock out the Eureka for Ngao and Wheel.