| Epic 37: Ditchdigger |
| Being the report for the Realms Beyond Civilization Epic 37, the rules
for which can be found here.
This one is going to be sort of unique. Arid, flat, cold land, which is some of the worst terrain going. Raging barbarians. And of course five AIs who start in the Middle Ages, and they all act like Deity AIs. That's going to be some rough going. About the only plus side I can see, and it's not going to be the biggest one, is that AI tech pace will be slow going...for a while, until the research base can catch up to the techs. Hopefully that will be enough. We'll just see, won't we? |
| Hut Hut Revolution |
| And lo, it was 4000 BC, and I was RBCiv-37 of the Iroquois, who were
rather Religious and Expansionist, as well as being a pleasing purple
color and having the most ridiculous Ancient Age unit anybody has ever
seen. The people were, in fact, so in awe of this gigantic unit that
all they could do was sit around marveling at it, which meant that not
only did they totally forget how to build it, they couldn't figure out
how to do anything else, either.
At any rate, the starting spot looks like good times, so we found Salamanca there. This ends up being something of a good idea.
Our wise men come seeking guidance. Seeing as how their wisdom has turned us into the stupidest nation on the planet, never mind that we know nobody yet, we see how much they'll fetch on the slave market as laborers. Our scouts venture out, find a hut, and get...maps. Doh. Another hut, and...maps. Back in the capitol... "I'm vexed. I'm terribly vexed. Advisor!" "Uh, yes Chief?" "Send me the...say, you don't look like an Iroquois...what's your name, anyway?" "Ah, Flunkius, Chief." "Hrm. Sounds familiar, strangely. Well, send for the scouts! I want them beheaded for their uselessness!" "Ah, Chief? We haven't got any more scouts. You're building a granary that's consuming all our manpower, remember?" <sigh> "Yes, I suppose so. Well, send them a strong warning or something, then." "Er, yes Chief." About then, we pop a third hut, and...maps. ARGH! A fourth hut, and...maps. "So, Flunkius. Let me get this straight. You're saying the barbarians are even MORE backwards than we are?" "Well, Chief, they at least have map making, but they won't teach it to us." "Well, let's go kill them and take it then!" "But Chief, we haven't got a military!" "Still working on that granary, I suppose?" "Yes Chief." A fifth hut, and...
"You see that, Flunkius? They're in awe of our brilliance!" "Maybe so, Chief. Say, have we progressed beyond pottery and ceremonial burial yet?" "Quiet, you. Go see how the wise men are doing mining the lush grasslands." "Yes Chief." On the plus side, Niagara Falls is in a good location. On the downside, it's going to waste a few tiles between it and Salamanca. Ah well. A sixth hut, and...
"You see, Flunkius! They ARE in awe of us!" "Ah, yes Chief. Those other barbarians seem slightly annoyed, though." "Oh, they'll come around eventually, I'm sure." 77 gold and the scouts later, they do, in fact, come around. And in 2710 BC, upon the emergence of our first homegrown settler, the lands of the Iroquois looked thusly:
I only made one pass at that particular dotmap, but it took a tad bit more thought than your average dotmap. There are a few tiles what get wasted, and I still can't quite bring myself to do a dense build, but overall I'm satisfied. I've won games with less. |
