PART 3: from 1502AD to the
End
Race to UN
With,
according to the previous F9 demographics, already 40% of the world population
and a good friend I decided that the easiest way to win should be UN, so I try
to get there fast, with a few detours to help
Whenever
the research rate was high enough, the cities spreading continue (until there
was no room to expand). Buying World Map and exploring give me the possibility
to get first to 2 of the islands in the western Ocean. Hatshe
was first to circumnavigate (1601AD), but only because I didn’t realise that it
was still not done at that time.
Despite
being with negative relation, even Hatshe accepted
some tech trades
Wonders
wise, Hatshe managed to build Taj
Mahal (1589AD), but after that I managed to get all
the ones I wanted with Huamanga being the most
productive city: Versailles (1637AD) for cultural superiority), Statue of
Liberty (1766AD in Huamanga), Ironworks (1812AD) and
more to come…
In 1790AD,
for the 1st time in all my CivIV game, I
revolted to Environnementalism, mainly to give a good
health buffer for
Modern Era
is reached in 1821AD and UN is built in a record time in 1835AD in Huamanga (with factory, coal plant and Ironworks).
According
to F9, I have now a population of 69M, while my opponents have an average of
12M, so it should be an easy backdoor domination victory…except :
I am indeed
elected Secretary, but even with Louis votes, I will be a few votes short for
the Victory.
As a matter
of fact, I try the UN victory next, in 1839, and Louis even abstains (even if
it would not have been enough).
Clearly, I
was too confident in F9 population to be a good indicator of UN votes.
And now what is Plan B?
The only “good”
thing about this miscalculated election is that Arequipa
was at size 36 and could grow more, especially since I would have some Great
Merchants (4 in total) to help.
To win
peacefully (and military is not a serious option now as US and
- Grow both mine and Louis’
population to get more than 60% of the votes.
- Get Louis to vote for me.
To reach
both these goals, I trade the absolute minimum with US &
In 1842, I
presented and passed the non nuclear proliferation (as I don’t vote to deal
with that and my only uranium is farmed in
I have much
better relation with US (thanks to +6 for civics) than with
I decide
that I will give Louis a last chance to vote for me, but I am now building a
serious army (tanks mainly) to capture all his cities if needed.
I also have
to make sure that
The next
Secretary Election are held in 1851, against
In the 1855
Victory election, versus
Campaign against France
Instead of
declaring straight, I manage to convince US to start the war, which will nicely
breaks all his Defensive Pacts (with Egypt and Me), and hopefully Roosevelt will
ask for help and I will get some nicer relation bonus.
Next year,
I cancel all trade with Louis at
The tanks,
helped with a few battleships and bombers support, stormed the border cities,
on the north coast, capturing
A small
group is sent to capture the French cities in the North-West peninsula,
capturing
During that
time, the main group is progressing inside
In 1868Ad,
it is Secretary Election time again against
The
military campaign continues, a small detour on the eastern island,
On the
mainland,
France is
then reduced to a small island next to US shores, which will be capture in 1881,
note that I manage to have a 0t revolution to Free Religion thanks to a forced “Free
Religion” vote on the UN (didn’t want to try my luck at general election as Arequipa will be growing very soon).
Is it over now?
In 1879, despite
So I stop
all the non vital trade to
On the
other hand, I start colonising anything I can and get ready to remove all
Egyptian cities on the continent as I am now not that far away from winning it
all on my own votes if necessary.
Finally in
1891, I am facing Hatshe in the vote.
And
Quick comment on the F9 at the end of the game, showing my 121M
population versus 29M and 17M for (probably) US and
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Part 3 – from 1502AD to the End