Chapter 3: The Long Hundred Years – G1

Hello again, everyone! Today we’re a day late because of personal scheduling conflicts. As such, I’m gonna try and make this a quality part that we can all enjoy. If you’re new here, welcome! Don’t forget to shout us out on twitter using the #CivGrandRoyale or #OneMoreTurn hashtags!

In review of the last part, we had our first conflicts, including the Shoshone’s conflict with Texas which resulted in a great expansion of their empire. Washakie is a force to be reckoned with already, but treacherous terrain will make it hard to expand elsewhere.

Another winner from last episode is Makhnovia! Nestor Makhno’s home city of Huliaipole is the base for a thriving anarchist empire… Wait, isn’t that contradictory?

In any case, with Atil in their grasp, they hold the most capitals so far. If they can keep up the pressure, Makhnovia may become a force to be reckoned with.

Like the heads of a French nobleman, we’re off! Maravi creates a monarchy with Kalonga Mazula as their first king. However, they seem like they’re going to be engulfed by Lesotho. Could their Divine Right be wrong?

Sam ‘The Zemurray Man’ Banana leads the UFC into the Medieval age, being the first to do so. This suggests that they have a pretty decent tech lead, considering a lot of civs JUST entered the classical era!

Bulan (Khazaria) makes peace with Nestor Makhno- a crucial move but ultimately too costly, as they part with Samandar in the trade deal. Having divided their empire, Khazaria can only keep digging their own grave at this point, hoping that they’ll strike gold.

Bengal, in a critical peace deal, holds onto the two cities it captured previously: Mayurkhandi and Pattakadal. With the large-scale empire they’re forming, they could easily be one of the first major contenders. Time tells all, however.

Meanwhile, Sweden gets the Forum Magnum and the Azande make white peace with Yemen.

In the city of Kellog, Chief Shaman Olgit of the Ket meets in the center of Stonehenge to conduct the first ritual of the Samanist religion. It’s a good bonus, sure, but they still need to expand somehow before they’re swallowed up by Kazakhstan.

Stockholm is the center of the Swedish Kingdom, but what exactly can we expect from Sweden? While they don’t have their UU or UB yet, the Pinnace and Konstpalats respectively, they’re in a pretty good position. Norway to the North is relatively weak, Finland is wide open, and for a naval civ to have control of the Baltic Sea? Hell, they could create a pretty decent empire.

Timur has a pretty decent shot at victory. Not only does he have a large empire, but a lot of the available land at his disposal can give incredible yields- lots of freshwater, salt, and even some floodplains and oases? Those cities can rack up population, and given that the Timurids do get some science bonuses as well, they might be able to form a large tech lead.

Lula (Brazil) has declared war on the Guaycuru. With the bustling Amazon in his way, I don’t expect much from this war- especially if someone like the Omagua or Marajoara were to get involved.

Elsewhere, Dido completes the Terracotta Army.

France, 1760 B.C.Jeanne d’Arc declares the French army serves the forces of God and Jesus Christ.

There’s some murmur in the crowd, and some confusion. Who’s this ‘Jesus’ guy? Nobody complains, however, as they enjoy the prospect of getting presents in December.

The Eastern Finns worship the Goddess of Love, which nets them a total +2 Happiness from all their 6+ population cities. Joy.

Bad Boys III is looking pretty bad for Texas, as their former ‘Good Cop’ partner Pushmataha of the Choctaw pushes towards El Paso. However, it doesn’t look like they’ll take the city.

Yes, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the Hundred Years’ War! Henry V of England declares war on France, presumably jealous of their newfound faith, and sends a pretty solid army towards Reims. This could be pretty damaging for French prospects.

Tyushtya of the Eastern Finns also declares war, this time on Makhnovia! Nestor Makhno must be quaking in his boots, surely- they’ve sent a total of 4 warriors, with another on the way!

In all seriousness, if Tyushtya can scrap together his forces, there could be a decent push here against the Makhnovist Menace.

Sun Yat-Sen (China) and Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan (Bengal) declare a joint war on Shu Han! Baidicheng looks to be under immense pressure, and I can only expect things to ramp up in the future.

To make matters worse for Shu Han, their most famous general has retired to enjoy their waning days in Lisbon! Zhuge Liang, disputed inventor of the repeating crossbow, sips a fruity drink while wearing a flower laurel. Upon hearing of his home’s invasion, he reported “I’m on vacation, please leave me alone.”

The UFC has founded a Banana Republic. Go figure. However, of greater importance is that settler they seem to be sending into South America. Things are looking good for the Banana Bonanza.

The Wahgi, based in Papua, have founded a principality and GOOD LORD WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THERE!

Yes, the Wahgi have built an impressive army and have some settlers ready to colonize Australia! Ambang is already in the top end, right near Junjuwa, but it remains to be seen whether the Phantom Thieves can steal the heart of the Bunuba Republic.

Alright, that title wasn’t that good.

As you can see, Baidicheng is down to half health and the siege seems to be intensifying. Chinese forces are also taking severe damage- let’s hope this battle doesn’t stall.

Texas and the Shoshone make peace, and Choctaw forces have pulled out of El Paso. While things have greatly diminished for Texas, they still don’t seem that bad, to be honest- they have 4 cities, but Austin is the only one with a decent population.

Miklos Horthy of Hungary has been designated Regent for the King of Hungary- the as of yet seen Matthias LXIV ‘the Invisible’ of Hungary. Who is this missing monarch?

Egypt has reformed Pesedjet, thus fulfilling King Tut’s historical duties. This also gives me the time to talk about how literally sweet Egypt is. Look at it- there’s 6 sugar in their empire currently. They must be doing a lot of baking.

The Shoshone field one of their UU: The Daigwahni, which replaces the Great General. The Daigwahni is a historical Shoshone term referring to a war chief, and it gives a massive yield bonus to cities within their radius. For the one based in Wind River, expect to see some massive gains in that city.

Cascadia and Deseret are biding their time.

As Baidicheng falls down to red health, Sun Yat-Sen of China gets a bit bored with one war and decides to declare another, picking on the distracted Shang forces. El Cid, who lives in Zhaoge, leads the defense.

Of note: Yakutia also declared war on Shang.

James Brooke of Sarawak has declared war on Rama V! This might be the first war we’ve seen that will be decided by naval forces- and it’s a big one. This could easily end up poorly for either of these contenders, but it’s also the most opportune moment for Jakes Brooke.

Remember when I said that Eastern Finns only sent 4 warriors? Apparently that’s all they needed. Huliaipole’s under siege and the Timurids have joined the war on the Eastern Finnic side! Samandar might be a critical loss upon the Makhnovist forces.

New France builds the Statue of Lib- I mean, the Colossus. I guess they got confused? Deseret also builds Petra on the other end of North America.

On the other end of the East Coast, Pushmataha of the Choctaw makes peace with Texas.

Intiism has been founded in Cusco, and this has already attracted the ire of the Omagua, who declare war on the Inca! An eventful turn for a civilization who has normally tame performances in testing.

Ah. It’s no wonder China’s winning. They have Zhukov, a man with so many medals that you could melt them down into yet another statue of Zhukov. A man with so many war honors that he could give 1 away each day and at the end of the year, he’d still have a net gain.

The Titan who felled Hitler. Yeah, that’s who’s leading the Chinese offensive.

Brazil’s forces have been eradicated, and Lula quickly makes peace with Guaycuru. This disastrous war has depleted the military of Brazil, and has left them with meager defenses until they replenish their armies. Oof.

Kazakhstan has completed the Great Wall! While this might not be the biggest benefit to Kazakhstan in particular, it’s a HUGE detriment to their neighbors, the Ket, who are left with no good options of neighbors to invade until Dynamite.

Luba has recently started an expansive streak, with Kipushya and Kabongo trailing up north. Perhaps Luba looks to expand Northwards rather than South?

Also, I had no clue we were in a Golden Age, but we aren’t anymore I guess.

OH COME ON!

This was THE moment we were waiting for, and it’s gone! WHERE DID THE ENGLISH ARMY GO? How did you mess up this invasion?

Nevertheless, this historic rivalry has at least begun with both sides on an even playing field. We’ll have to see how this duality plays out.

The Pahlavi dynasty declares war on Khazaria, and Mohammad Reza’s forces are already taking steps towards Balanjar.

Meanwhile, Samandar has fallen to Timurid forces, but Mahknovia has pushed back the Eastern Finns. This seems to be the end of any front for this war.

I took a close-up picture of Ngarrindjeri territory to showcase this- their Unique Improvement, the oven mound. Yes, they are big. I told TopHat to adjust the size down before he released them. What did he do? Nothing.

In any case, it’s a pretty good improvement, but it’s limited to freshwater tiles and unfortunately the Ngarrindjeri don’t seem to have that many options for freshwater.

With peace between Makhnovia and the Eastern Finns, peace has returned to Europe. Unfortunately, that likely means we won’t be seeing these guys for a while.

Yunnan has been captured by China, but Baidicheng remains in the red with the only Melee Unit nearby being a spearman in Beijing. China needs to start pushing harder if they want to take out Shu Han.

Japan has founded Shintoism in Kashiwabara. This means it’s EW story time!

I always used to found Shintoism when I got a religion and then renamed it Anime Thighs, so whenever the religion spread, it said “Anime Thighs have spread to CityName!” and I would chuckle while my parents fought in the background. Good times.

Shang has the pressure applied to them, but fear not! They have earned their UU: the Yue Axeman! This unit earns a unique promotion for every policy tree completed, and prevents adjacent tiles from being pillaged. Unfortunately, they only have 1. Let’s hope they can increase that number quickly!

Things have suddenly turned sour for Sarawak, who have not even damaged Chiang Mai, as the Wahgi launch an impressive naval invasion!

Also, Senshi constantly reminds me that this island is shaped wrong. It is. Moving on.

Kazakhstan declares war on Makhnovia, but they have the Timurids in the way of any conquest dreams. The Timurids, however, have plenty of options to launch an invasion into Makhnovia, and are currently taking none of them.

Daji of Shang, in the midst of defending Yinxu, has declared war on Shu Han. El Cid, now a former general, calls it quits and walks back to Iberia.

New Zealand constructs the Apadana.

Washakie of the Shoshone has declared a good war against the Choctaw and is already besieging Doaksville. Say what you want about the Shoshone already climbing to the top of the rankings, at least their performance lives up to their expectations.

James Brooke (Sarawak) gets down on both knees and begs Rama V (Siam) for forgiveness.

“Eh, sure.”

Peace is quickly declared while James Brooke struggles to figure out a good defense against the Wahgi.

Seeing that his colonial prospects are going nowhere, Jimmu (Japan) signs a peace treaty with Goguryeo. Goguryeo, meanwhile, has been sieging Yinxu down to yellow, having completely forgotten about Japan’s invasion.

Khazaria founds Judaism in Balanjar, which the Pahlavi forces have already put under siege. Honestly, this is kinda tragic. Out of the 3 horde civs, Khazaria was my favorite in CGR testing, and yet they look like they’ll be the first one out.

Leonidas leads a Zande charge up north. Perhaps they could be heading towards Egypt? In any case, this could be a critical moment in African history- if you recall, there has been only 1 war in Africa so far, and this one looks a lot more relevant.

If you look south of Kashiwabara, you’ll see the Torii- Japan’s unique improvement! It’s a wonderful little unique, but it seems Japan only has 1 so far. In any case, this allows us to get a better look at what Japan has been doing with their land, as well as giving us the opportunity to talk about the island nation.

Japan has a Composite Bowman replacement, which they should be getting soon, and obviously the Torii. However, they’re a civ more focused on Faith than anything else, and it’s hard to say whether the civ has much of a fighting chance. However, they’ve been doing well so far, and I hope to see more from them.

Doaksville is besieged by Shoshone units from the west, and there’s no major reinforcements coming from the east. I don’t expect much of a comeback on this front, despite how major it is. If Doaksville falls, Bok Chukfi Ahilha could be next.

Lol, JK, Balanjar is under intense siege and could fall any minute. However, the Khazars have one last hope- their enemy, the Pahlavis, have also declared war on Makhnovia at an inopportune moment for Mohammad Reza.

Also, white peace was declared between Hungary and Illyria.

Daji may not be the friendliest leader on the cylinder, however she sure does know how to strike a peace deal- she manages to salvage Yinxu at the last moment and declare a white peace with Goguryeo. However, it seems only temporary. Meanwhile, Rouran is carving out the desert to the west, and Mongolia is also settling a lot.

As the Azande have declared war on Egypt, let’s take a look at those unique units in Orange: the Mpinga. These are a deadly composite bowman replacement with less range but powerful bonuses. However, these bonuses won’t be much use in Egypt, where there aren’t forests or jungle. However, this could do some serious damage to the Egyptian core.

Yemeni forces approach the Sumerian capital of Ur. Ur has basically no Units, whereas Yemen has a pretty impressive composition. If the Sumerians don’t quickly produce some defenses, their 2 cities are in jeopardy.

Our first dumb peace deal goes to Texas, who gives up Corpus Christi to the Deseret for seemingly no reason! This is a momentous occasion that will scar the face of history for generations to come.

Baidicheng finally falls to China, splitting Shu Han between the North and the South. Sun Yat-Sen seems to be the major victor in this part. However, that’s not the end quite yet...

The United Fruit Company declares war on the Mixtecs, with Texas joining in! Yes, Texas joined in despite JUST giving up their city to the Deseret. However, things look pretty bad for the Mixtecs, even despite fielding one of their UUs: the Zandaru, which gets a siege bonus when near Great People and generates Great Writer points from kills and City Captures.

Yes, Yemen does indeed declare war on the Sumerian City-State of Ur! This could easily end up being one of our first eliminations if Shulgi doesn’t play his cards right. However, our chapter ends here- thank you for joining me, I hope you continue to enjoy our series.

With love, ExplosiveWatermelon.

Shoshone tops the list, but look out for some surprises- Pomerania, Shu Han, and Srivijaya are in the top spots as well. Don’t expect them to stay for too long, however.

Rashtrakuta takes the bottom spot. Amoghavarsha I may have founded a Kingdom, but it’s clear that Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan (Bengal) has destroyed it.

With Shinto, Inti, Samanism, Judaism, and Catholicism having been founded, our list of religions is complete! Good job everyone!

Here’s a list of beliefs, I’m not going to describe them all but God of War is pretty good for the Ket.

Catholicism actually gets a pretty good bonus in Interfaith Dialogue, which is nice.

Inti Pagodas are a fun little quirk, but otherwise it seems the religion list has been rounded out with these as our beliefs. Thank you for joining me, I’ll see you next time!