[SPOILERS] Asoka of Aztec (DMOC/Nakor)

[Nakor]

Worker done in MV, so Settler next, will be whipped next turn.
Oracle due soon, Pottery at eot.
What do we tech next? We might need HBR....

[Nakor]

Very fast turn!



Decided on Writing next (3T) to get a Library in MV and run 2 scientist for an Academy.

Whipped MV for the settler. Spear - Axe next while growing back for the new city.



Chop went into the Oracle. 2 turns left, I can whip, but think we should let it finish by hand and then whip the settler for site 4.



Depending on the war, we can tech Archery - HBR next, or Math, or Monotheism for OR and another religion. Meditation is an option as well since Budism hasn't been founded yet....

[DMOC]

Okay - the Oracle situation is fine. What I'm curious about is why you didn't let the capital work the pigs for this turn and switch MV to the other seafood resource? I believe it would still result in the Oracle in 2 turns. Or was it because the settler wouldn't have been completed? Regardless, I would not whip the city - we really need to get another settler prepared after the Oracle. We're down one city and will need to make it up for later.

I thought KK had razed our other city, but if he kept it, we should definitely try and get it back.

Your plan for Writing + Libraries in MV sounds good. It can easily run 2 scientists at size 4+ by working the two seafood resources. We could also have it slow-build some workers while it's running scientists.

For the following turn, may I have a screenshot of the city KK captured, as well as a count of our total forces vs his total (visible) forces?

[Nakor]

Sorry, KK razed the city but build a city between our empires. I'll take a screenshot next turn.

Good point about working the seafood-pigs. Didn't look at it after the whip.

[Nakor]

Here's the contested area. Pretty poor city placement from Kublai in my opinion.



Spear after the settler in MV. Swapped the Pigs to Calc.
EOT sees us finish Oracle!

[DMOC]

At least we're doing well technologically - definitely get Metal Casting.

It looks like he placed his city above the corn, so we can still resettle the razed city spot. But we definitely need a minimum of three non-warrior units there within the next 10 turns. We can't afford to waste a second settler.

Since the Oracle is done, build a settler after that for a spot to the south, which will hopefully be safe enough to defend with just warriors. I think the capital should build: Settler (and whip for 2 pop) followed by a library (slow-build, with the aid of a chop), and once it's done, build another sequence of axeman - worker - settler. Multivariable can whip a library and run 2 scientists at size 4, while it builds a worker or a military unit. Either will be fine, but production will be slow regardless with just two citizens working seafood. What should we build in our third city? I would like to get culture there immediately, but that would require a monument. Let's hope we have some religion spread. I actually think a military unit, such as a chariot, would be a good build there.

Edit: That's actually pretty good placement, in my opinion. It keeps two food resources, and is on a hill for extra protection.

[Nakor]

Started a Settler in Calc, will 2-pop whip next turn. That settler will go north 1 SW of the sugar, the settler after that can go south. I roaded most of the way to the sugar site, so going there is the best option. It also gives us Ivory for more happy. Nexyt city should get gold/silver/gems to profit from Forges.

Differential II founded as well.

EOT sees us finish Writing.

What do we tech next? Want to go for Colossus? Or do we go Aest - Lit? Or Archery - HBR?

[Nakor]

Fast turn. We can't whip Calc this turn.

Then again, we get a free Hinduism spread to Calc!

Put IW as a placeholder, to get Jaguar's in play, but we might want to consider Masonry - Mono to use OR. Or CoL for our UB... but I feel that can wait...

[Nakor]

Whipped Calc. Not much else happening...

Still don't know what to tech... DMOC?

Kublai keeps building military, but the should be horse-based imho.

[Nakor]

Okay, didn't end the turn since we're in a bit of a fix. Here's the situation:



This spear is moving but will come to late, I think:



Here's MV, going for an Axe, can whip next turn, but also to late:



And the - again doomed - Differential II.



What can we do? Even Archery is a 3-turn tech for us.

Need some input before ending the turn!