turn 42
ever expanding, this one looks like i have a heafty neighbor (india) and a relatively weak one (dutch). gozpel must get the maya and english. if i can get to india before the MA, then it should work out better for me.
techwise, i just got writing and am 10t from philosophy. i'm up writing on india but not the dutch, however, they do not have map making yet so i should have a shot, unless gozpel beats me to it (not unimaginable).
pump is nicely setup and horses are very close. currently doing 1 chariot and 2 settlers every 8T, with Mandarin Beef adding settlers as well. i had 1 riot which delayed my granery by 1T and allowed gozpel to zoom ahead in score (up by 20 at one point) but i seem to have recovered (he's now up by 1 point, 188 vs 187). however, i have no doubt that he will easily out expand me as he has quite a unique technique of expanding his empires. i expect to see a large jump from him soon, but we'll see. my more immediate concern is the indians and cutting off the top part of my land from their settlers.
core area
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local area
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