....and I decide to build another Archer in Gao after a Worker has arrived.
The Zulus invite me to join their war against Ethiopia but I decline, for a simple reason: they may be friends of Egypt, or worse, Carthage and the last I need is a war on more than one front. I simply don't have enough troops to defend all my cities.
I start building a second Spices Plantation for Export purposes - more Gold :)
Mathematics has been researched which means I have arrived in the Classical Era - Sailing is the next Technology I intend researching.
1570 BC: A Portuguese Settler has arrived off the African coast and I don't want it to build a City in "my" territory!
The Granary has been completed in Tombouctu and I start a Spearman next - the City is undefended.
A new Social Policy is available and I choose Representation - it starts a Golden Age which means extrs Gold and Production Points as long as lasts - this time 20 turns.
I decide to add a Catapult to the Production Queue in Gao and can be pleased that Tombouctu is now connected to my Capital - that brings in more Gold, too :)
Fortunately the Portuguese Settler entered the Mediterranean so I purchase a Sea hex to block the way back into the Atlantic.
I start building two more Gold Mines which will greatly help my export economy.
We meet another City-State, Hanoi, and we become Friends with Ethiopia. Haile Selassie is more useful to me as a friend than an enemy. The Zulus are always agressive and Ethiopia lies between the Zulus and my Realm.
I've finished researching Sailing and I choose Construction next - amongst other things, it enables me to upgrade my Archers to Composite Bowmen - much more powerful. Colosseums are also great for more Happiness Points.
My Scout arrives at Malacca and I start building a Work Boat - near Georgetown there is an unimproved Luxury Resource - Whales :)
My Caravan needs a Trade Destination so I choose the Ethiopian City of Harar this time. Dido and I aren't on the best of Terms at the moment and if we go to war I would lose my Caravan if it still had a Trade Route to Carthage. Just being cautious....
I trade my second Spices Resource with Sweden for 7 Gold/turn and the Worker can now start improving the second Ivory hex :)
I add a Settler to the Gao Production Queue and purchase a Trireme in Rabat - my first Warship. I want to send it exploring....
In Rabat I also order a Cargo Ship. Sea Trade Routes tend to be more lucrative :)
Haile Selassie agrees to a Trade Deal for my surplus Gold resource and purchase more land between Rabat and the Carthaginians.
Oops, Dido is a little upset but I do apologize....
That's all for this post - I feel that I'm making progress...Ciao :)
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