Swap 2012 x2

[comrade_general]

Let us start a new one of these.

Please enlist if you wish to participate.

Any suggestions on faction?

Players:
SotK
CG
Jubal
NA
stormy

[Son of the King]

*Enlists*

Suggestion: PI.

[comrade_general]

oooh interesting choice. Now which campaign/faction?

[Jubal]

Thebes?

[Captain Carthage]

I'll get to downloading then.

[comrade_general]

Right, SotK you can go ahead and start it if you want.

[Cuddly Khan]

Is it RTW? You said next one it could be TWM2.

[comrade_general]

Well the first RTW never got finished...

[Son of the King]

I'll start it if Othko ever stops playing PI :p .

[comrade_general]

Let him start it then.

[Son of the King]

I have RTW now, lets get this show on the road .

Thebes H/H, I assume 20 turns then swap .

[Son of the King]

Almost done, taken two settlements and calmed a very angry Athens down after a tough start .

[Son of the King]

Ok, here is what went down:

Diplomacy:

Sparta attacked Corinth, everyone ditched Corinth but me .
Took a rebel settlement to the north.
Athens attacked me, besieging my two starting cities. I chased them away.
Athens was persistent, but kept withdrawing.
Finally caught them and crushed a large army near Thebes.
We captured Marathon after the Athenian army that tried to stop us was beaten narrowly.
Crushed another besieging army from Athens, which finally settled them down a little.
Last turn before swapping, Macedon attacked us...

Construction:

The usual early game stuff, basic military buildings and economic infrastructure like roads, ports etc.

Next turn ends summer 470BC.

Save is here.

[comrade_general]

Interesting start. I can pick it up from 'ere then.

[Son of the King]

Good luck .

A couple of other things:

Theban Hoplites are incredible.
Light Hoplites are the worst things ever.