Mrs Mongol's Gold - A Crazy Succession Game - Page 2

Straybow · June 16, 2002, 18:33

[Colossus addict mode]
Arrows, gimme more trade arrows! Gimme, gimme, gimme!

[/Colossus addict mode]

Ahhhhhh, I feel better

When I took over No Decorum was making Colossus, and I had not the wherewithal to change it.

As to military value: trade arrows can be arranged to supply combinations of science beakers and gold, either of which can be highly useful for kicking of butts.

Scouse Gits · June 16, 2002, 22:54

1) SG(2)

2) Julius
3) SG[1]
4) Straybow
5) La Fayette
6) Messer Niccolò
Six is a good number of players but if anyone else is interested we can always have a couple more.

Now the game is established I suggest the number of turns per person should be around 12.

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SG(2)

Scouse Gits · June 17, 2002, 03:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Straybow
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1800 Pottery, how handy! Not much useful to choose from…
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1500 Hut 100! Our treasury permits us to rush the great statue of Crom…
1450 Colossus 18b increases to 20b

... (and later ... Ed)

When I took over No Decorum was making Colossus, and I had not the wherewithal to change it.

Perpetual happiness sacrified for 2 beakers - I hope the elixir was suitably alcoholic (and red)

I suspect your anxiety to imortalise The Protector got the better of you there, Strabo

Looks like a good line-up for this game, should be fun again - Mercatia, where are you? - anyone seen the lady since the end of the mad game?

SG[1] - dying with rotten ****ing hayfever

La Fayette · June 17, 2002, 05:49

sorry, away from home, shall join you next week-end.

Messer Niccolò · June 17, 2002, 07:28

I'll d/load this evening.

Straybow · June 17, 2002, 09:30

I PMed Mercatia and others who had expressed interest in Mad². Does nobody read and answer PMs?

SGs, 2 arrows is 2 arrows. Soon it will be 4 and 8 and more, MORE, MORE! So build HG, too.

Scouse Gits · June 17, 2002, 11:57

You are next Messer Niccolò...Good Luck!

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SG(2)

Messer Niccolò · June 17, 2002, 13:12

Here I am!

Messer Niccolò · June 17, 2002, 14:24

In the year 1000 MrNiccolò rises to power (applause).
975 - Hut 50g
950 - Xerxes the fearless gifts us 100g from his personal treasury

;
925 - Hut Currency

900-875 Hut - Archers, Xerxes has no more gold to gift...
850 - The camel is discovered

825-775 Tickling is made on our caravans to prevent the dirty russkj to complete "The Gardens" but our efforts are vain... The only gardens we have are the backyard ones...

750 - Russian goes for Lighthouse (we don't have mapmaking, I switched to Marcos)
725 - Nomads (free!

)
700 - MrNiccolò disappears... some camels are almost ready, our treasury is empty...

Harder than the last mad succession!

Messer Niccolò · June 17, 2002, 14:24

Here is the save!

Scouse Gits · June 18, 2002, 03:35

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For failure to complete the Gardens on schedule the High Synod decrees that those miscreants formally known as 'StrayBow' and 'Messer Niccolò' shall be required to perform an 'Act of Faith' under the otherwise useless very large statue in the centre of No Decorum.
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So the hated Russians are next for shaving huhn?
Have the despicable Persians taken their last breath yet?
At least everyone will now agree that Monotheism has become The Most Desired Technology ...
Who is going to found Sticky Mouse?
Clearly a new Institute is required although with a more eclesiastical bent...

- Fundamentalism for ever -

SG[1]

Straybow · June 18, 2002, 04:41

We don't know where the Ruskies are, and the Persians were left alone. Neither Mike's nor Bach's expires… and it may take us that long to find our enemies anyway.

Scouse Gits · June 18, 2002, 22:22

OK - I'm starting to play the second round.

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SG(2)

Scouse Gits · June 19, 2002, 04:38

There seems to be a lack of infrastructure within our empire - not a single road around No Decorum

0675 - Tribute of 50g from Persians. Port Remote founded with nomad. Settlers produced and despatched to the capital area to improve a potentially great city with four trade specials.
0650 - Literacy now for Philosophy; Hut: Nomad; Sell barracks at Oil Well and Miraculous Fish as cash is needed to tickle caravans.
0625 - Athens builds Lighthouse; Hut; Map Making
0600 - Breaking rocks and building roads

0575 - Hut; Philosophy

Lake Ferry founded
0550 - Monotheism is the freebie for Philosophy - starting on Republic Marco Polo's Embassy in No Decorum.
F3 Diplomacy
Swaped tech with Greeks Masonry who are top of Powergraph...peace maps.
Peace/Maps with Egyptians and swapped science for Republic & Mathematics
Peace/Maps with Russians Memo to King Rodent, somewhere in a cave...Moscow and its beautiful shrubbery is due south
Peace/Maps with Babylonians Alas, no alliances!
0525 - Now researching Construction ... We are now Supreme and Spotless ... well for now anyway

0500 - Settler joins capital now size 4
0475 - Food caravan sent to capital to boost the food box so No Decorum can ejoy working both gold mountains even though the city is in hunger
0450 - South Whales founded. Hut 50g
0425 - Thebes builds Pyramids. No Decorum builds Granary. Another food caravan establishes route with capital. Settler joins capital now size 5.
0400 - Gems to No Decorum 48g.

Julius is next

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SG(2)

Julius Brenzaida · June 19, 2002, 11:46

I am playing now

Scouse Gits · June 19, 2002, 13:10

The Hammers of the Faith shall march South, My Children, South to victory over the heathen and glorious foliage.

SG[1] - preparing his totally impromptu acceptance speech ...

Julius Brenzaida · June 19, 2002, 14:51

375bc, fun to see Paris in Red.
350bc, we discover Construction, Egyptians get banking, we might trade for it later ... Medecine from hut.
325bc, russians developp IronWorking.
300-275bc, nothing happens.
250bc No Decorum completes a marketplace, and starts optimiscally an aqueduct.
225bc, North Star founded, north of Port Remote. Both towns are so far away from the rest that it’s like starting a new civ. It’s just for the fun, a mad decision, as the founding of this new city provokes unrest in 3 cities, No Decorum included.
200-125bc, nothing significant. Unrest stopped with 10% luxury.

Julius Brenzaida · June 19, 2002, 14:53

Food caravans are coming, we’re slowly expanding. Not having the HG is hurting us. I’ve cited the 2 techs we can trade, demand or steal. Good luck to the next player ..

Scouse Gits · June 19, 2002, 16:44

Rabid Rex has the game - and is planning the disinterrment, disembowelling and otherwise discomforting of his forebears ...

You sold WHAT to tickle caravans!!
How can the Hammers of the Faith go forth with "no place to rest their mighty lances"?

Probably won't be able to get it back before tomorrow.

SG[1]

Scouse Gits · June 20, 2002, 04:53

Rabid Rex was not happy. He needed Flowers now and all his predecessors had left him was religion tomorrow. He conceived a Wild Scheme:
1) Build a Cathedral in every city of the Realm, so that the people might be happy.
2) Import flowers.
So the command went out to the Mrs. Mongol's People - the realm shall tear itself in twain - those to the North shall build Caravans that our capital might erect a mighty edifice so as to achieve Wild Scheme (1). Meanwhile, those to the South shall prepare the greatest Invasion Force the World has ever seen, this shall consist of no less than 6 vet Crooks and 2 vet Phallanges and they shall be borne by new vessels that we shall name Caravels and they shall expedite WS(2) - or they shall not return.
Rabid Rex loudly cursed the incompetence of his forebears, building Statues and researching Useless Technologies - who cares about the Stars when Flowers are in sight - if you want a large ugly statue - why can't it have a nice light at the top to guide our mighty vessels? How can a healthy sleaze be performed with the people unhappy?
The bean counters objected strongly interjecting comments about technological advantage and enlightenment influencing the world. Rabid Rex would have none of this - "Give me Ships, give me vet Troops, give me BLOOD!" - and he had them burned - after removing their eyelids so that their last view was of a very large, very ugly statue of a man with a wart on his nose.

-125 = Adjust production in accord with the Wild Scheme, Barracks construction commenced (

for the second time

) in Oil Well some 1875 years after it was first mooted.
-100 = Goldilocks produces caravan - until a settler can get here to irrigate it can never grow beyond size 1 - maybe we'll discover Refrigeration first; Unhappy citizens of NPV starve so as to allow maximum production from their city - note to self, "Send the city Priest a congratulatory note on his oratory powers."; CashFlow builds caravan and maxes production at the cost of food deficit;
The Russians start on the Great Wall - we must make haste ...
-75 =
-50 = Miraculous Fish completes Caravan; A Russian Chariot has come to visit Short! Extract Iron Working and a much needed 100g from the Persians; Russians declare war; They are Inadequate, we Supreme (and Spotless); Short Horse despatches Chariot; Persian gold tickles several caravans;
-25 =
0001 = Useless Tech 23 (some call this Astronomy) discovered Scribes set to invent Caravels; Moscow is now size 5 - but still unwalled

; Oil Well completes Barracks;
0020 =
0040 =
Babylonians offer 150g for alliance against Egyptians - irresistable!
0060 = Barracks in Lake Ferry; Settler joins No Decorum now 6

; Our navy - a single trireme - patrolling off the South coast of our nation, sights a potential location for the Sticky Mouse Institute, but as they are sending this news a white trireme loaded with Russian Invaders is also sighted. Their Shaman consulted his bones and, finding the auspices favourable - and the alternatives painful - our gallant sailors launched an assault - successfully. Two Russian units sent to the bottom. However, tragically, our vessel had no more movement left and (because our predecessors had discovered Useless Techs) sank within far sight of Sticky Mouse Island. The Nation Mourns those brave men and women who shall serve as an inspiration to the members of our soon to be Invasion Fleet!
0080 = South Whales builds Barracks - why is this city not on the coast? No Decorum builds Silk Caravan and there is much activity around the Temples and Shrines as the Shamans, Priests and Haruspexes grow excited ...
0100 = New Settlers leave Port Remote; Wild Scheme (1) - Michelangelo's Chapel is raised in No Decorum; Rodent Rex smiles; Celebration requires 30% to start; Wild Scheme (2) starts The First Guards of the Faith (Git's Fist) emerge from Oil Well where their support troops start training; 66g from No Decorum - Spamarkand trade route;
0120 = Celebration in No Decorum @ 20%; Tickling now concentrated upon our Southern cities developing the Hammer of The Faith; Rabid Rex retires far happier than he acceded.

StrayBow, my son, please get my Flowers ...

SG[1]

Messer Niccolò · June 20, 2002, 06:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
2) Import flowers.
- if you want a large ugly statue - why can't it have a nice light at the top to guide our mighty vessels?
SG[1]

Two reasons:
a) we don't have mighty vessels, only a semi-sunken trireme...
b) being not yet able to draw maps and without the proper "camel" aid....

Quote:

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
How can a healthy sleaze be performed with the people unhappy?
StrayBow, my son, please get my Flowers ...
SG[1]

We are angry, we are mighty we don't put flowers on the top of our mighty lances!
We'll see if wielding flowers instead of swords will help the hatred russians to be spared by the holy Hammer...

Btw, the "Mr. Niccolò, flowers from the world Ltd." has distributed huge amounts this year...

Straybow · June 20, 2002, 09:41

The young Scion of the Straybow clan tends to the dying Khan. "Flowers, Lord, carried hither by my own hand from far South Whales." Poor old Git, in his senility forgets that South Whales is indeed on the coast. A Khan shold die in battle, not drooling on his pillow. We shall mourn his passing, and then battle shall be had!

Scouse Gits · June 20, 2002, 13:34

Comrade Git[1]...So sorry about your blessed barracks...but when I came to power there were three such buildings in the empire and I didn't see any point in watching our gold dwindle over centuries of maintenance costs. I'm sure a High Priest who loves to wallow in Fundy tithes will understand such matters.

The people will make you see Communist wisdom even if I have to use my entire wine caravan on Friday night

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SG(2)

Straybow · June 20, 2002, 19:49

Mike's frees up all those Horsemen to attack the viscious black areas on the Mongol map. Oil Well Horsemen gladly trade in their saddles to become part of the First Mongol Legion. Since Goldilocks can't possibly grow enough to make use of those wonderful trade specials she is reset to produce Settlers.

North Star produces Settlers and changes to Trireme. Lake Ferry and South Whales produce Crusaders. Meawhile, Horsemen roving east of M-Fish find mercenary Crusaders. Barbs appear just as other Horsemen find an Adv. Tribe. For one turn Quinsay joins our glorious Kingdom, only to be sacked by barb Charioteers despite the brave defense of venerable Horsemen. The barb leader becomes separated, and the remaining Horsemen give chase.

Goldilocks' Settlers found Three Bears. Short Settlers found Cut. M-Fish, Short, and Cut are producing Triremes, which may need to be tickled. I've set NPV to Dip, in case we need one. We shall need half as many Triremes as land units, so S-Whales should be set to Trireme after the next Cruc.

Julius Brenzaida · June 21, 2002, 03:58

Well, this one is really mad and becoming a "family" quarell : Gits (1) versus Git (2). To build barracks or not to build barracks, that is the question and the best incident since the sack of Rhodes in the hellenistic succession game

BTW, should not someone post the lineup

Messer Niccolò · June 21, 2002, 04:05

Quote:

Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida
the best incident since the sack of Rhodes in the hellenistic succession game

I remember, I remember ... but the good Marquis increased the kingdom trasury sacking Rhodes!!

Scouse Gits · June 21, 2002, 04:43

1) SG(2)

2) Julius
3) SG[1]
4) Straybow
5) La Fayette
6) Messer Niccolò

With La Fayette away it's all up to you Messer Niccolò

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SG(2)

Messer Niccolò · June 21, 2002, 06:24

SGs, Julius, La Fayette, Straybow,
I'm sorry but I will be away from office, from home, and from my pc for the next 10 days.
Time to go on holiday!

I'll be in Elba Island just to see where Napoleon has been exiled... some history, some sunbathing, snorkeling & swimming.

I'll miss civ... (for the next 10 days of course!!!

)

I'm confident that the infidels will have their *** kicked by some High SG Priest and that the "Mr. Niccolò, flowers from the world Ltd." will continue to distribute profits....

Scouse Gits · June 21, 2002, 08:55

Have a good one MN

SG[1]

Scouse Gits · June 21, 2002, 09:44

Have fun Messer Niccolò!
I will play next - probably with SG[1] tonight.

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SG(2)