Krugi
At heart
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2010
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Monarch difficulty, Normal speed, no huts:
The initial tech path was Agriculture -> Bronze Working -> Iron Working. I chose to mine the pigs at Rome instead of building a pasture, and since there were neither cows nor pigs anywhere in the vicinity, I delayed Animal Husbandry until quite late. I founded three cities, whose locations were chosen for fastest possible access to food and, of course, iron. Then I built lots of praetorians. Wars were waged, in that order, against Gandhi (knowing that he builds very few units), Hatshepsut, Sitting Bull, Ashoka, Montezuma, and Ashoka again. Zara Yaqob was a full era ahead of me at the end of the game, but that didn't matter, because he never attacked me; we were at Pleased relations throughout the game due to sharing a religion.
I achieved Domination in 1535 AD. Of course, that's not very impressive given the size of this map and Monarch difficulty. I certainly dawdled for much too long in attacking Ashoka, who finished his research on Feudalism when the war had just begun, and almost instantly upgraded all of his silly archers into longbowmen. Even so, the sheer quantity of top-quality units proved overwhelming in the end.
For the longest part of the game I had been living off the spoils of war, slowly losing money at 0% research. Capturing Ashoka's capital, which had the Great Lighthouse inside, cushioned my crashing economy instantly, though. (Losing more than half of my stack against fortified longbowmen might have eased the strain as well.) Currency also confirmed its life-saving reputation. I had to build Research in multiple cities, running 10% on the slider, to reach Currency in time, a mere two turns before my armies would have gone on strike!
The final save (1530 AD, press Enter to win) is attached.
Spoiler :
The initial tech path was Agriculture -> Bronze Working -> Iron Working. I chose to mine the pigs at Rome instead of building a pasture, and since there were neither cows nor pigs anywhere in the vicinity, I delayed Animal Husbandry until quite late. I founded three cities, whose locations were chosen for fastest possible access to food and, of course, iron. Then I built lots of praetorians. Wars were waged, in that order, against Gandhi (knowing that he builds very few units), Hatshepsut, Sitting Bull, Ashoka, Montezuma, and Ashoka again. Zara Yaqob was a full era ahead of me at the end of the game, but that didn't matter, because he never attacked me; we were at Pleased relations throughout the game due to sharing a religion.
I achieved Domination in 1535 AD. Of course, that's not very impressive given the size of this map and Monarch difficulty. I certainly dawdled for much too long in attacking Ashoka, who finished his research on Feudalism when the war had just begun, and almost instantly upgraded all of his silly archers into longbowmen. Even so, the sheer quantity of top-quality units proved overwhelming in the end.
For the longest part of the game I had been living off the spoils of war, slowly losing money at 0% research. Capturing Ashoka's capital, which had the Great Lighthouse inside, cushioned my crashing economy instantly, though. (Losing more than half of my stack against fortified longbowmen might have eased the strain as well.) Currency also confirmed its life-saving reputation. I had to build Research in multiple cities, running 10% on the slider, to reach Currency in time, a mere two turns before my armies would have gone on strike!
The final save (1530 AD, press Enter to win) is attached.