Aggie - Killer part 2, 1 vs 1 *spoiler*

[Aggie]

These are the parameters with which Killer and I started. He is Spain and I am France.

- The berserk is the UU and the original UU (conquistador or musketier) can't be selected
- Archers, swords, medieval infantry have amphibious ability
- Archer has 3 attack
- pikeman has 4 defense
- musket has 5 defense

This was my start:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105131755_AK2start.jpg
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[Aggie]

Turn 40:

My choice for France was well-founded (I think).

I wanted a commercial civ, because on an archipelago map corruption plays an important role. Also, it has alphabet as starting tech, allowing me to beeline to map-making.

I also like the idea of an industrious civ, for obvious reasons.

I had a bit of bad luck when disease struck, but I managed to keep up anyway:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105132429_AK240map.jpg
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Turn 60:

Things were looking good. After map-making I started researching literature. At turn 60 I'm only 2 turns away from that. The idea was to rush build library in order to pick up the tech pace and (hopefully) outrace Killer.
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/200310513288_AK260map.jpg
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The demographics at turn 60:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105132916_AK260demo.jpg
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[Aggie]

Turn 80:

I finished my first library in Orleans. I still hadn't built galleys and about this point I was thinking that it was long overdue.

Regarding research I now focussed on getting currency.

The map:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105133515_AK280map.jpg
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My place in the world:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/200310513369_AK280worldmap.jpg
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Turn 100:
Despite the fact that I crossed the earth to search for Killer, his ship found me first. But: he didn't establish an embassy [eek] So to deny him the chance to find me quickly, I declared war. He got reversed war-weariness, but I think it was worth it.

This is Killer's place:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/200310513416_AK2100worldmap.jpg
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Killer was rather backward:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105134229_AK2100killerbehindintech.jpg
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He didn't have Literature yet, meaning that he didn't have libraries, while I had 7 of them.

[Aggie]

Turn 134:

The present. First of all a couple of recent pictures. My world:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105134733_AK2134map.jpg
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The world map as I know it. I haven't saeen any of Killer's galleys close by:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105134944_AK2134worldmap.jpg
17.66*KB

I am up on techs. I have Engineering and almost know Invention (berserks!)

The demographics:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105135129_AK2134demo.jpg
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As you can see, Killer has the Pyramids. But I have The Great Lighthouse and therefore able to travel over seas with higher speed [hammer]. I also have the Colossus.

I have been sending about 6 galleys towards Killers lands...

[Skyfish]

Very nice game ! You are outplaying atm [thumbsup]
Do the galleys have 'Zerks in them ? [mwaha]

[Aggie]

Not yet...the zerks are there within 2 turns. But I'm afraid that I can't resist to attack him with archers, swords and medieval infantry (all amphibious as you know :)). I may not completely cripple him, but he will:

- get war weariness
- get a blow when losing a couple of cities

As long as he doesn't know where I am, I figure that I'm in the upperhand :). Plus my galleys are all on sea squares. He could attack them, but that is very risky.

[Aggie]

Turn 135:
I raze two cities:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2003105162116_AK2135firstblow.jpg
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And Killer is in shock. He forgot about the tweaks in this game [confused]

[Lt. Killer M]

ahem, I forgot about amphib for all but zerks... this is over here now :(