Where to send those caravans

shade · May 12, 2002, 07:17

Most caravans are assigned to help build SoL(in theory that's possible in 6-7 turns),but we have 2 caravans left.

Caravan 1: is beeing build in Umbra
time to completion 2 or 3 turns
the only possible thing to trade is Salt.
If our president follows the SoL buildingplan I send him there will be a trireme ready to transport this caravan to wherever we want.
These are the best options we have:
1) Antium (Roman)[3]
2) Cumae (Roman)[3]
3) Nova Hispania [6]
4) Babar [3]
5) stack it for the next wonder after SoL

My personal suggestions are the Roman cities ... and esspecially not Babar( to far away and to little profit)

shade · May 12, 2002, 07:27

this caravan will take 6 or 7 turn to complete
here there are 2 things we can send for trade: Beads and Hides

so best options are :
1) Babylon (Babylonians)[8]{cap}--->beads
2) Bombay (Indians)[4]--->beads
3) Delhi(Indians)[5]{cap}--->hides
4) keep it to build next wonder after SoL

maybe it's worth to send it to Babylon a size 8 capital + we can send a diplo allong( there is still room on the ship) and establish an embassy wit them( if that's ok with our Foreign advisor)

cavebear · May 12, 2002, 09:57

Sending the kIndalia Caravan and a Diplomat to Babylon seems like a good plan to me. There is an empty Trireme heading North that can arrive at kIndalia via Apolytonia (to pick up the Diplomat there) in exactly 7 turns. Then it can head straight for Babylon.

The Trireme involved in the SoL project can then pick up the Crusaders the first Trireme was inteded to transport.

shade · May 12, 2002, 13:18

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Originally posted by cavebear
Sending the kIndalia Caravan and a Diplomat to Babylon seems like a good plan to me. There is an empty Trireme heading North that can arrive at kIndalia via Apolytonia (to pick up the Diplomat there) in exactly 7 turns. Then it can head straight for Babylon.

The Trireme involved in the SoL project can then pick up the Crusaders the first Trireme was inteded to transport.

nice to see these triremes can be planned so perfectly

Shade

cavebear · May 12, 2002, 16:32

I am not the best strategic player. I would not have concieved on the attack on Elephantine, for example. But I seldom fail in tactical planning. If someone points me to an objective, I will find a way to accomplish it. I will count the advantage of every last Worker toward accomplishing a goal. I will move every ship efficiently. I will take a city or a tech as best possible. I will take advantage of evey unit that can be moved to our gain, and I will sacrifice an ocassional unit for known gains.

It takes both kinds...

Marquis de Sodaq · May 12, 2002, 23:07

I recommended using that trireme to scout the egyptian/american coastline in my military plans thread... It is not a necessary ship in this plan, as the other two can simply return to friendly waters via the scenic route. Use it for caravan transport!

James Adams · May 13, 2002, 06:47

I think we need to go with them all!

shade · May 13, 2002, 16:14

Normally I'm not that thourough my research either but we all have time now...a dozen turns are planned in a week when otherwise we only would take a few minutes.

(btw cavebear your cityplanning-strategies were also very impressive

)

Shade

James Adams · May 14, 2002, 06:37

Well shade get going!

shade · May 14, 2002, 16:58

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Originally posted by adamsj
Well shade get going!

relax...this poll is still 14h open.

Jrabbit do you still have some of those chill-pills???I think our foreign advisor needs them...

btw Cavebear when do you want your reports in??(by friday?)

Shade

cavebear · May 14, 2002, 18:19

Yes, I would like to receive the Minister's Reports on Friday GMT Noon, so I have them when I get home that day.

James Adams · May 16, 2002, 07:02

GO Get all the way!

James Adams · May 16, 2002, 07:03

Sorry, need too continue ... Go Get all the way to all of these sites!

shade · May 16, 2002, 07:09

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Originally posted by adamsj
Sorry, need too continue ... Go Get all the way to all of these sites!

that will be kinda hard having only 2 caravans and 7 destinations and knowing that even in special circumstances you can get 1 electron on 2 different places there are still 3 unreachable objects.

Shade

James Adams · May 16, 2002, 07:10

We need to build carvanas and transport for them then!

shade · May 16, 2002, 07:13

and settlers and millitary units and improvements and techs and embassies and....

but we only have so much production and at this moment we are at war so millitary gets priority...

Shade

James Adams · May 16, 2002, 09:58

We need a general city building list poll, I PM the city planner!

cavebear · May 16, 2002, 21:21

Minister of Trade Shade - I note that Washington desires Salt. And we want an Embassy with the Americams anyway. I would like to send the Salt Caravan to Washington and include a Diplomat on the trip. The voyage is about the same distance, and Washington is a larger trading target than Antium, and we will benefit from the Embassy even if it takes a couple of extra turns.

If that meets with your approval, I will divert the Salt Caravan from Antium to Washington.

shade · May 17, 2002, 04:09

No problem with me...I had skipped the American cities because I thought the distance to be a lot bigger(I keep forgetting we are playing o such a little map

) and I took a look in my cristal orb and saw the Americans beeing destroyed by the ferociously batteling troops of our noble MdS

.

maybe an embassie would be nice before we whipe them out

.

Shade

James Adams · May 17, 2002, 06:26

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Originally posted by cavebear
Minister of Trade Shade - I note that Washington desires Salt. And we want an Embassy with the Americams anyway. I would like to send the Salt Caravan to Washington and include a Diplomat on the trip. The voyage is about the same distance, and Washington is a larger trading target than Antium, and we will benefit from the Embassy even if it takes a couple of extra turns.

If that meets with your approval, I will divert the Salt Caravan from Antium to Washington.

Great Idea do it!

JCP · May 17, 2002, 08:56

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Originally posted by cavebear
Minister of Trade Shade - I note that Washington desires Salt. And we want an Embassy with the Americams anyway. I would like to send the Salt Caravan to Washington and include a Diplomat on the trip. The voyage is about the same distance, and Washington is a larger trading target than Antium, and we will benefit from the Embassy even if it takes a couple of extra turns.

If that meets with your approval, I will divert the Salt Caravan from Antium to Washington.

To prefer always delivering caravans to cities asking for transported goods !

shade · May 17, 2002, 18:43

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Originally posted by JCP

To prefer always delivering caravans to cities asking for transported goods !

Duuh...

Shade