I've now Settled my 4th city.

I've also noticed that DZ has either scouts or Warriors all around me. He's had one fortified around my second city for a while, that has moved north to the new city. There's also a warrior by the copper in the S and another Scout by my capitol.

I don't know if he has iron working yet and can see where my Iron is, or is just keeping a close eye on me inpreparation generally. But as I don't need Iron to build my Gallic Warriors I think I will avoid conneting it to keep him guessing and keep my GWs out of sight.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...enShot0029.jpg

Yikes, I was sure I'd posted a spoiler since September, but obviously not.

I have a 5th city on the peninsula, but am pretty much squashed in by everyone else now.

I have been building Gallic swords (stack is the one in the jungle under the axe by the border), but any plans I might have had have been changed by Azza dropping to AI. I was roading so I could get troops there, but this turn I noticed that Donovan Zoi has declared on Azza. Not sure If I'm too late to pick up any of the cities.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...enShot0031.jpg

Got to the city of Y and found a stack of DZ's troops on the hills next to the city. Too late.

Logged in tonight and found he had take the city to the NE and the troops had left Y bar one Axe to the N of the city. I lost 2 Swords attacking the 4 Archers in the city, but it is now mine.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...enShot0032.jpg

awesome - copper, a mined hill, pigs, river, dyes - that is one very well-balanced and -resourced spot.

do you think you will have a problem with DZ now?

I hope not. We're talking by PM, and can trade luxuries which is what DZ was after.

I am concerned with Socrlynnec to the N of me (Mongols), he has settled right on my northern border. He wants an open border and peace treaty, I'm not sure that would be in my best interest.

OMG squares, where are the hexes :)

Yes, people made so much fuss about moving from squares to hexes and I never worked out why.

Well grahmiam has taken the next city down of Azza's so things really stop on that front now unless I want to go for cities seperated from my own.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...enShot0035.jpg

However a far more pressing situation has arisen. Socrylnnek has declared on DZ with not one but 2 SODs. One city has fallen, and I have no illusions about who would be next once DZ falls so supporting DZ would be a good idea, but dealing with that many troops is beyond me...

(Left hand info is stack on hill, righ hand info is stack in city)
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Can't you go at Soc right now, while he is still busy with DZ ?