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Ithaca:
I have one word to describe this episode: evil! Without the enormous pile of cash I had accumulated previously this would have been a much more troublesome proposition. I squeeze in one of my standard blocks near the entry point, and start gathering urchins. Scylla shows up immediately, so I plonk down Odysseus' Hall. 8 Elite housing? I won't be getting those too quickly, so I undo the hall and start work on monster management plan (b): otherwise known as the Oracle of Apollo. In the meantime, Scylla makes a nuisance of himself by destroying the odd urchin quay, but spends most of his time swimming aimlessly around the middle of the map.
For reasons best known only to me, I decide it is a great idea to place the Oracle of Apollo on the northernmost island, so it takes a bit longer than was strictly necessary to build, but soon enough the man with the golden bow is making mincemeat of poor old Scylla
I immediately start work on Ares' fortress, and simultaneously start my elite block. With my first block at townhouse supplying not quite enough labour, I add a second, smaller block on the southernmost sizeable island. When fully developed this allows me enough labour to fully staff my two triremes.
About this point Cyclops shows up on an island not connected to the rest of my city, which is unfortunate: for him. Apollo puts in a brief appearance and the one-eyed wonder is back where he belongs: six feet under.
I develop my Elite block until I have 3 companies of Hoplites and 1 of cavalry. I would have developed it further but I'm feeling bored. This army, together with my navy, the boys in black (Sparti), and the Martial Master (Ares to his friends) make a very nasty mess of Delos indeed. Thank goodness that's over! I crawl back to Sparta some 20000 Dr poorer.
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