Welcome back to Groundhog Day! I do apologize for the slow pace of the episodes; most of my time these days is dedicated to writing a book.



Anyway, today we have guest narrator Silent Forza (the guy who made Kosovo)!

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Hello fellas! It’s your favorite host u/SilentForza sending you good vibes and doing arguably one of my most high-profile commentary work to date: that’s right, Jet Set Radio is now officially on the Groundhog Day Network! Hope you have fun and that your favorite team wins this time around! … Except if it eliminates Kosovo, of course



Alright, I’m kinda trash at spotting second cities, but the minimap tells me two civs have yet to settle down their second city: Cyrus’ Achaemenids and Kato Kiyomasa’s North Kyushu! That doesn’t bode well for them. Also, Megara is on a settling spree, as usual



And we have our first war on turn 36! Jimofuta wants to shoot Lincoln- OF COURSE WITH AN ARROW! Guns haven’t been invented yet, why do you believe Jimo would do that?



The second war is between MY BOY Rugova and Kato. While Kosovo’s UA hasn’t had a chance to trigger, I still don’t see success in Japan today



Vasil Levsky has some bad blood with Ana Nzinga. And the warrior queen is very ill-prepared, as her warriors and archers have to face spearmen and composite archers (with a few warriors too)



For someone named Kato, Kiyomasa doesn’t seem to have people in awe before his cuteness, because Sardus also wants some of that Kat’



But before he could have have anything really done, Rugova takes Kumamoto and puts down Kat’. Kato Kiyomasa of North Kyushu has been eliminated at the 21st place! You can boo now



Turn 100 means infoaddict, boys! So, first, manpower… Sardus has a short headstart above Theagenes



For crop yields, surprising the sandy boys Garamantes have a comfortable lead over Levski and his bulgars



Meanwhile, the Nuraghian workshops are the most active of the world, just above the australian ones



And our first non-capital fall goes to… Australia? I didn’t see them declare war, the sneaky rats! … of Tobruk



And the award for biggest and bestest wall goes to… DJALLA OF THE GARAMANTES! Congratulations, you can sit back until Dynamite!

… Abd, my man, did you know that Sardus couldn’t even reach you properly? If so, WHY DID YOU GIVE ANNUAL TO HIM? Disaster of Annual, my bosom, that’s your defeat!





After not being able to lure Lincoln into a theatre, Jimo’ has decided that Cyrus is a juicy enough target. Which is understandable since the Achaemenids only have their capital. Say goodbye to Cyrus while you can! cIn other news, Mexico is at peace with Namibia



It seems that Porfirio Diaz and Djalla have signed a “We hate Billy Hughes” treaty as both declared war on the Australian PM. In his interview, Hughes said he was baffled that he’d receive such hatred



And Pasargadae has fallen, and Cyrus with him. Well that was anticlimactic. Cyrus of the Achaemenids has been eliminated at the 20th place!



And to add on to the apparent central corridor mess, Vasil Levski of the bulgars declare war on Quanah Parker and the Comanches! That ought to be fun!



Oh, and Billy Hughes join in on the fun. For good measure, I suppose?



In a war that I think I overlooked, Ranjit Singh is currently attacking Lundenburgh. Can Canute do something?



Everyone Wants Nzinga must be a big sitcom in this universe, as even Djalla goes to war with her! Meanwhile, Emilio and Vasil declared peace after what seems to have been a boring war



And Djalla signed the finale of the sitcom by taking M’Banza-Kongo and Nzinga with him! Ana Nzinga of Kongo has been eliminated at the 19th place!



Oh, Canute cannot into winning, I think. Not only does Ranjit have control over lundenburgh, but Rugova and his friendly clique have joined in on the fun. What’s worse, Roskilde and Ribe are wide open! Meanwhile, Sardus is very religious- Wait, Can Caesar take Gujranwala?

And the rankings are back! In manpower, Djalla has a clear lead, a bit ahead of Hughes, his closest rival in more ways than one



In technologies, the Garamantes lead too, although only by one technology



And even in manufactured goods, Djalla excels, being the only leader above 100 production!



In what seems to be a catastrophe, Quanah has let Vasil plant his roses in Kuhtsutuuka, a name that I wish I won’t have to say again in the future



Kosovo is on a capital collection spree, as Roskilde becomes the second one Ibrahim Rugova has conquered!



And Ribe follows soon after, not able to live without the capital. Canute definitely cannot into win. Canute of the Anglo-Norse has been eliminated at the 18th place!



Theagenes, spotting a weak Parker, decides it’s right about time to conquer the Comanches. It also is a good excuse to watch the massive fleet of triremes he has! DAMN!

But before the fleet could even enter the harbor, its flag has been replaced by a filipino one, much to the dismay of the Megara...nese? Anyways, Quanah Parker of the Comanches has been eliminated at the 17th place!



Well… Not only do we see that the roman assault against Gujranwala was an absolute failure, but Ranjit Singh has decided that Julius is fun to play with, so he declared war on Rome! Although Julius has his Praetorians and Ballistas, they are getting outdated, and Singh’s army seems bigger. Crossing your Rubicon was a mistake after all, uh



Kosovo is back at its usual antics as Rugova wages war against the namibians. Surprisingly enough, William Lyon Mackenzie King is the best placed for the war… Or the worst, depends



And Julius has lost his seat at the roman triumvirate, replaced in extremis by a surprise Vasil Levsky, who strategically peaces out with the Dictator Perpetuo just after taking his seat! What tactical brilliance! Maybe a payback for not getting Nzinga?



And now that Levsky has a major seat at the roman government, he now desires the colonies of Megara. What ambition!



Despite not getting the big prize of the capital, Ranjit Singh still looks on the bright side of life. In this case, the roman territories are still ripe for the taking! … But it seems he still wants Rome for him



Nevertheless, the ambitious Levsky has taken over Chalcedon. But with the defence Theagenes holds up, I don’t believe he’ll go further for now



And it looks like Kosovo doomed King, as he witnesses Montreal slipping away from his grasp and getting under the sphere of influence of Jacob Morenga of Namibia





Julius Caesar has lost everything: his triumvirate, his title, and now his last icy hideout of Cumae, conquered by warlord Ranjit Singh. Julius Caesar of Rome has been eliminated at the 16th place!



Sardus is Sar-done with the relatively tranquil Porfirio Diaz, and he launches an offensive with a seemingly bigger army than his mexican homologue



And it didn’t take long for Diaz to wimp out and let Sardus keep Guadalajara… Damn



Ranjit Singh looks how undefended Rome is, and uses the opportunity to attack Levsky. The bulgars are polarising figures this game. Neat!



Kosovo is still in its “pointless wars” mentality, which is often accompanied by bringing the bad friend King into Rugova’s mad plans. And it looks like Winnipeg will soon be ashes under Abd’s renewed might!



After witnessing the Disaster of Guadalajara, Qian Liu of Wuyue and Billy Hughes have decided to do a friendly race of “how fast can we conquer Mexico?” Diaz gets ready to wimp out even more



Warlord Singh has taken over his rightful capital of Rome from Levsky, proceeding to kick him out of the triumvirate and take the bulgar’s place



Veracruz is now proper Wuyue clay, but the mexicans, in spite of their leader, seem ready to defend themselves with all their might. Admirable



In a stunning diplomatic move, Levsky not only retake his place in the triumvirate he took over earlier, but he does so by making peace with Singh, who is stunned at the abilities of the bulgar leader!



… ABD! WHAT HAPPENED? On one shot, you had a strong navy threatening Winnipeg, and on the other, you are slain by Mackenzie King! HOW DO YOU FAIL SO HARD? Abd el-Krim of Rif has been eliminated at the 15th place!



And in the most absolute show of wimping out, Porfirio Diaz gets conquered by Billy Hughes, while Veracruz stays in the fiery-oiled hands of Qian Liu. Porfirio Diaz of Mexico has been eliminated at the 14th place!



After what seems to be a disastrous war between the filipinos and the ‘MURICANS, Levsky, still the master strategist, declares war on the ruined Aguinaldo!



And ranking slides! (Wait, those are late by ten turns. UNACCEPTABLE!) In manpower, Kosovo is the strongest nation, but Australia is close by



In science, Levsky proves that his diplomatic might may come from his technological advance, as minuscule as it is



In production, the australian are slightly above the kosovars. I think I can say we have our two biggest powers there





And to get back into action, a 2-on-1! Mackenzie King, not trusting Rugova, hires Billy Hughes to join forces against the monstrous Morenga. In canadian cities, word has spread that the namibians would burn them to the ground…



Levsky, in his first effort of war, aimed at taking over the former Comanche city of Hupenuu. And does so successfully! Levsky the master strategist strikes again!



… Wait, when did Lincoln declare war against Levsky? Do they blame the bulgars for not allowing them to manifest their destiny towards the Comanche? … I dunno



King seems to be on a roll! After taking over the disastrous Abd, he retakes his rightful city of Montreal and stops potential australian prospects!



And another Triumvirate War has been declared, and Ranjit Singh has taken again his seat in the consulate of Rome. But for how long?



And the capital of the Philippines has been conquered! Let’s see who did it… The Wuyue? Not even the mighty Levsky? … Is the bulgar wonder rusting out?



In another attempt of showing he is a changed man, King of Canada (who is not king of Canada) attacks Sardus and his weird colony of Annual. If the canadians can’t take that city, it will be a massive disaster!



Rugova is officially a madlad! He declares war on both Punjab AND the Nuraghians, bringing Hughes into his affairs! While Lahore and Lundenburgh quickly feel the effect of the war, the southern battlefield seems to be on a more stalemate situation



Qian Liu’s seawide antics triggers the ire of his new neighbors, along with people who barely know him. Maybe Malolos is not as worth it as it seems



Sardus might regret his decision of attacking Rugova, as Hughes has taken Guadalajara, consolidating his mexican holdings



Speaking of Rugova, I just learnt that he took over Lundenburgh, consolidating his anglo-norse holdings. Neato



This time around, Annual isn’t as much of a disaster, as Canada swiftly woops in there, crushing the nuraghian colonial dreams



And another round of Bulgaria vs Megara! Will Levsky go beyond Chalcedon? With Theagenes retake his long lost colony? WHO KNOWS?



Of all the neighbors that could take over Malolos, it had to be the surprise neighbor Australia. Come one guys, beef up!



Speaking of the australians, they made the recent acquisition of Windhoek, severy handicapping the namibians



It was such an handicapping move that Jacob Morenga couldn’t hold it together and got crushed by Hughes. Jacob Morenga of Namibia has been eliminated at the 13th place!



Ooh, that’s a hot peace deal! Punjab has given its second city to Kosovo! Oh that’s real hot! (This commentary has been offered by the 69th picture)



In a somewhat surprising move, Qian Liu has taken the island city of Zabol from its founder, Jimofuta. Well… That was unexpected!



Cloudberg's note: It's not on an island lmao

Ibrahim Rugova, now having only one front to worry about, has taken over Tibula from Sardus. The nuraghians don’t seem to fare well now, do they?



Uh oh… Wuyue is in trouble! Both Canada and, worst of all, Australia, have declared war on them, and they seem kinda outteched! Qian Liu must be worried



Oh hey, it’s the World’s Fair, where all surviving nations show their future war equipment- I mean, inventions for the world to see! I heard Billy Hughes has found a way to communicate from Melbourne to Kactchanas…



The first victim of the Australian Tidewave on Wuyue is the old mexican city of Veracruz. Hughes has truthfully crossed the line, and they seem like the big victor of the game



It’s promptly followed by Yuezhou and, most of all, Xifu, the capital. Once again, reconquest seems impossible for the chinese warlord



And now, as the walls of Qiantang have crumbled, we assist at the fallout of the Wuyue state, devoured mercilessly by the australians! Qian Liu of Wuyue has been eliminated at the 12th place!



Stats time! And we notice quickly that Australia starts to be quite dominant in manpower



Tech wise, Djalla and Rugova are the top lads! Nice



But in production, australia is back at it!



And we start again at the fall of Losa! Now Sardus only has Su Nuraxi as his dominion! That has to be a somewhat harsh fall for the sardinian!



In some unexpected news, Ibrahim Rugova has accepted Sardus’ peace at the cost of the island city of Nora, a remnant that I actually didn’t see because I’m that blind



Here we can see 4 civs: most of all, we see Punjab and a bit of the Garamantes, but we can also spot Kosovo and Bulgaria. But who cares about that, uh?



Oh, big war incoming! Canada and the United States have decided that Rugova, despite letting Sardus live, is a filthy warmonger and declare war on Kosovo! I think that they actually want the island riches, though. Also note that Kosovo is all alone now. Rugova has no friends





And quickly, Nora is not kosovar anymore. Now I wonder if there was a scientist named Victor Fries working in Nora. That’d be fun



And Gjilani soon follows suit. Will Lincoln be able to go further? I doubt it, to be fairly honest



In an effort to retake Gujranwala, Ranjit Singh attacks Kosovo when it’s already occupied with maritime endeavors! That’s sneaky!



Well, if Kosovo wasn’t going to do it, someone else would do it! This someone else being Djalla of the Garamantes, and the it being conquering Su Nuraxi! Sardus of the nuraghians has been eliminated at the 11th place! … Hey, we arrive at this round’s top ten!



The first mainland blow to Kosovo has been done by Mackenzie King, and it was to take Tibula! This calls for a grindfest!



But in better news for Rugova, he has taken over Lahore, exiling the Singh’s government to his triumvirate of Rome. Ironic, maybe?



The last war declared on the filipinos has been uncommented because, let’s face it, Canada is too far away to be bothered. Bulgaria, on the over hand, would LOVE to have that piece of the cake!



And Levsky makes a quick meal of Cavite el Viejo, finishing of Aguinaldo’s dreams! Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippines has been eliminated at the 10th place!



A wrathful Rugova has retaken the city of Tibula, but canadian pirates politely wait to plunder the formerly nuraghian city once more!



Cloudberg's note: Point is, they made peace, so it's staying with Kosovo for now.

And another capital falls! This time to good old Lincoln! Megara has lost… Megara. What originality, let me tell you!



Both Cumae and Antium are now part of the Kosovar lands! Ranjit Singh, in panic, signs a peace treaty! … With Jimofuta. He didn’t read the name



And the former anti-Wuyue “allies” (let’s face it, Mackenzie King was more or less left in the dust) are at war! And Billy Hughes has the clearer advantage there



Theagenes has to go to the city naming school, because two of three cities he settled had “Megara” in the name! … Anyways, Megara Hyblaea is now american clay!



And Montreal has been bitten off Canada by the australian, making it the first city to fall in this new conflict!



While Ranjit Singh has conquered back Cumae, he has been forced to stay there by the kosovar army! This caused the Singh to sign another peace treaty… But he has read Theagenes as Ibrahim Rugova. That’s the second time you do that mistake, come on!

And just like that, the punjabi city-state of Cumae is no more. Historians will remember it as the last home of mistake master Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh of Punjab has been eliminated at the 9th place!



And the 100th screenshot is a shot of Canada and Australia signing both a peace treaty and a “screw Rugova” treaty, as both declare war on the recent killer of Punjab!



But before anything, stats! Australia slowly runs away to the top of the manpower. Maybe the US should attack them while they’re distracted



In techs, Billy Hughes replaced Djalla as the leader, sitting besides Ibrahim Rugova



And in manufactured good, Australia has a bigger lead than before, followed by Kosovo. I think we can safely start to predict the winner there



… I don’t think this was your optimal target, Lincoln. But, eh, the United States declare war to Bulgaria. Levsky is still rather screwed there, because despite the carpet, the might of the bulgarian army is far lower than that of the american one!



But that doesn’t stop the brilliant Vasil Levsky in his war efforts! The first cities to fall are the former megaran cities of Megara and Megara Hyblaea!



However, Lincoln is still on the road to kill, as he takes Cavite el Viejo



Megara has been taken by… the Zunbils? Okay… Anyways, Lincoln has taken the lesser Megara in the meantime



It seems that it’s the “Everyone hates Levsky” week, because now, it’s Djalla who wages war against the bulgarians!



Here we can see the fall of an empire. The garamantes have taken Varna, while the americans both took Megara and the comanche core that I won’t try to write



In a somewhat surprising move, alongside the bulgarian-american peace, Kosovo has taken Kactchanas, ruining Billy Hughes’ telephone dream...



… Only for it to live on through the reconquest of Kactchanas, just in time for peace!



The australian lust for blood! And the closest neighbor they can conquer is poor Canada. I guess they’re Cana-done now



Montreal didn’t hold for long. But I can’t blame King there: the australian army is TERRIFYING!



Oh hey, Byzantium, AKA the city-state of Megara will be dead soon! And they won’t have the time to become an holy empire



Mackenzie King does try to continue the fight, but Billy Hughes still steamroll his lands



One thing I can give to the canadians is their fighting spirit: they may take two step backwards, but they keep trying to go even one step forward!



While Canada resists with all its might, Bulgaria crumbles under the might of the desert dwellers



Despite all their best effort, Montreal, Toronto and Kactchanas are now solidly Australian



And Byzantium is FINALLY taken by Lincoln! Which means… Theagenes of Megara has been eliminated at the 8th place!



After this victory, Lincoln decides to finish what he started and goes to war with Levsky once more!



Before anything though, Djalla breaks the door of Sofia and makes it his!



And quite literally one turn after, Lincoln takes Chalcedon! Vasil Levsky of Bulgaria is eliminated at the 7th place!



Ottawa, the canadian capital, has fallen. The canadians may flip it, but in the end, they won’t be able to hold it, that’s for sure



Lincoln REALLY wanted Sofia. So Lincoln goes to Djalla and declares war to him!



Here we can see the australian tech tree. Since they haven’t researched Biology, they have yet to have access to oil. Imagine if they had it.



Wow, they really bullrushed Lasers, uh?



Lincoln finally gets Sofia, and it seems it’s solidly his for now. As a bonus, he even took M’Banza-Kongo.. In the background, Ottawa flip-flops



Plovdiv is next on the american chopping block!



And another round of Info Addicts! We can see that Australia DOMINATES the manpower rankings!



AND the technologies



But it’s overtaken in production by both his rivals, America and Kosovo



In a desperate push, the garamantes capture Plovdiv, M’Banza-Kongo AND Sofia! Lincoln must be red!



Now that Ottawa is solidly australian clay, Annual is the new conquest of Hughes



Lincoln has retaken Sofia from Djalla’s hands. Seriously, gentlemen, stop fighting for Sofia’s heart!



And Canada’s continental holdings are gone with the conquest of Adjir. They only live through Winnipeg and the other city on their island



And another round of America vs Garamantes! Is it for Sofia’s heart, or just out of spite? Also of note, the australian military spilling EVERYWHERE



Sofia, is, again, flipped around. Poor girl



And another round of power rankings! Australia is WAY above any competition now: it’s close to stronger than the second and third COMBINED





They also lead a lot in tech!



And in manufacture! I think the winner is that much clearer



It seems Lincoln has underrated Djalla severely, as he steps into Chalcedon!



But the president isn’t ready to give up! He takes both Chalcedon and Sofia from Djalla in return!



HUPENUU HAS BEEN NUKED! Djalla REALLY didn’t like those new conquests!



Cloudberg's note: The main point however is that they made peace.

Ibrahim Rugova, the only relevant leader at peace, has taken over the Olympic Games. Not that it will give him anything good for a domination game, but that’s neat



Oh my god LOOK AT THAT AUSTRALIAN CARPET!



America has gotten the ISS. Uh. More useful than the Olympic Games, that’s for sure



We reached turn 761, nothing much happened, so you know what’s going on! It’s WORLD WAR BAYBAY! We’re gonna see nation stuff themselves with their best troops and atomic bombs!



The first conquest of the war is Pasargadae, taken by Australia from the Zunbils!



Oh lord, this sea is full of green and orange! … But seemingly more green



Su Nuraxi has fallen!



Winnipeg and Hamilton are soon to be australian clay… Wait, Jimofuta is so late in tech?



Clouderg's note: Worth pointing out that Hamilton, at 42 pop, is the largest city in the world.

Djalla lost another city, this time Thelgae, and this time to Kosovo



The Australian tidewave has taken M’Banza-Kongo, Kuhtsutuuka and Chalcedon, and threatens Garama and Sofia!



Winninpeg is australian!



And so are Zabol and Zami Kalay!



And so is Zinchecra!



Zamindawar is american!



Sofia is australian- *cough cough* Urgh, I destroyed my throat with the excitement



Jaguda has fallen, killing Jimofuta in the process! Jimofuta of the Zunbils has been eliminated at the 6th place!



And in the same turn, Hamilton and Winnipeg have been conquered by America! Mackenzie King of Canada has been eliminated at the 5th place!



Djalla’s remaining holding don’t include a capital anymore, but Hughes feels cruel today



He even took Jaguda away from America!



Su Nuraxi and Losa fall to Australia



And so does Plovdiv



And so does Tibula, between the peace and war declarations between America and Kosovo



And Varna falls! Djalla of the Garamantes has been eliminated at the 4th place!





WHAT A PUSH! America recaptured all cities up to Cavite el Viejo on their homeland!



Thelgae has been captured by Australia, while Kosovo retakes Tibula



Cavite el Viejo, Pasargadae and Jaguda go back in australian hands



Kumamoto has been taken by America, of all civs… Out of the three. Losa is kosovar again too



As we can see, Jaguda, Hupenuu, Thelgae and Rome are all in australian claws!



As we can see, Jaguda, Hupenuu, Thelgae and Rome are all in australian claws!



Roskilde is blue too. Dabedi dabeda



Lahore falls to Australia!



And so does Antium, while Roskilde is kosovar again



Pasargadae and Jaguda fall again, this time accompanied by New York!



Kosovo pushes back, retaking Lahore, Thelgae, Antium and Rome!



Megara is australian now!





Lincoln pushes Hughes back to Cavite el Viejo!



But Kosovo got pushed back, and even had to flip their capital, Prishtine!



The americans got pushed back too, now holding only New York and Washington on their continental holdings- wait, did Australia settle right in the front of a war? What cockiness!





Prishtine has fallen once more! Only two more capitals to go!





But Ibrahim Rugova flips it back!



New York has fallen! The war is at the gates of the american capital!



Washington is down! But New York is blue again!



Now Lincoln has lost all its continental holdings!



Prishtine and Prizreni are both down! Roskilde is close to fall!



AND ROSKILDE IS DOWN! This means one thing…



AUSTRALIA WON! Well, this was a rollercoaster! This was SilentForza, and I’m forced to shut down Jet Set Radio for now, because I have no voice anymore, from all of that. Ciao- *COUGH COUGH*

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Cloudberg here at the end with the score. Australia has taken the lead with two points, meaning that this is now their game to lose.



Australia - 2

The Garamantes - 1

The Zunbils - 1

The Achaemenids - 1

The United States - 1



Thanks for reading, and I'll try to get the next one out soon!