It's a bit special to have 4 spoilers receiving contributions at the same time, so let's start one for GotM 170. It can join 169, 168 and 167 all of which have had posts about current games in the last few days.
Catalin says in the game thread that his spaceship has landed, maybe he is waiting for a chat.
For my game I am still nearer the start than the finish. I remember another game with quite a big map and only two AI. Looking back I see it was #132. We noted then it was not a situation that the regulars were very familiar with, and maybe a slightly different approach might be good.
For my own part I remember pushing out ships to the other AIs asap. I didn't look back at the detail but my memory is that it was not so satisfying, so this time I will more "do my own thing", as we say.
#169 had Barbarian Wrath. Here we have the opposite: a no Barbarian game. That reinforces my decision for splendid isolation.
I see the thought from Jokemaster in the game thread about doing size-1 settler twice - I'm not sure I've ever done that before?
And so off we set, towards monarchy....
But first, fairly extensive black clicking reveals we are on a large continent which stretches out typical game-generated strands of land in most directions. What we can see of the map suggests it may not be a straightforward build-everywhere terrain. Also there are several local lakes, particularly to the north. The start is likely to be "interesting".
For this game I will use alphabetic city names for a while.
4000- Found Asphalt. Intend size 1 trick asap so work oil. Start CB.
3500- Size-1 settler - moves to road oil. Worker on the grassland.
3400- disc CB -> Alp. Settler completes road.
3350- settler stores a turn of work in Asphalt.
3300- settler moves N of Asphalt.
3250- settler completes road.
3200- settler stores a turn of work on the Oil.
3150- settler moves S. River visible.
3100- settler completes a road to S.
3050- settler onto river.
3000- settler onto wheat.
2800- disc Alp -> CoL. Second size-1 settler. Found Bitumen (59,65).
2700- Found Chippings (58,54).
2650- IRB Asphalt. Will do a warrior at Bitumen, for exploring.
2550- Warrior at Bitumen.
2500- disc CoL -> Mon.
Some turns pass quietly.
2050- disc Mon -> BW. Become Monarchy.
2000- Found Digging (57,63).
Status at -2000
Population: 0.08M; Cities: 4; Techs: 4; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 32; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 warrior.
Goals: Trade discovery. Pot to allow HG and continuing growth.
Celts, Sioux: No info.
Catalin says in the game thread that his spaceship has landed, maybe he is waiting for a chat.
For my game I am still nearer the start than the finish. I remember another game with quite a big map and only two AI. Looking back I see it was #132. We noted then it was not a situation that the regulars were very familiar with, and maybe a slightly different approach might be good.
For my own part I remember pushing out ships to the other AIs asap. I didn't look back at the detail but my memory is that it was not so satisfying, so this time I will more "do my own thing", as we say.
#169 had Barbarian Wrath. Here we have the opposite: a no Barbarian game. That reinforces my decision for splendid isolation.
I see the thought from Jokemaster in the game thread about doing size-1 settler twice - I'm not sure I've ever done that before?
And so off we set, towards monarchy....
But first, fairly extensive black clicking reveals we are on a large continent which stretches out typical game-generated strands of land in most directions. What we can see of the map suggests it may not be a straightforward build-everywhere terrain. Also there are several local lakes, particularly to the north. The start is likely to be "interesting".
For this game I will use alphabetic city names for a while.
4000- Found Asphalt. Intend size 1 trick asap so work oil. Start CB.
3500- Size-1 settler - moves to road oil. Worker on the grassland.
3400- disc CB -> Alp. Settler completes road.
3350- settler stores a turn of work in Asphalt.
3300- settler moves N of Asphalt.
3250- settler completes road.
3200- settler stores a turn of work on the Oil.
3150- settler moves S. River visible.
3100- settler completes a road to S.
3050- settler onto river.
3000- settler onto wheat.
2800- disc Alp -> CoL. Second size-1 settler. Found Bitumen (59,65).
2700- Found Chippings (58,54).
2650- IRB Asphalt. Will do a warrior at Bitumen, for exploring.
2550- Warrior at Bitumen.
2500- disc CoL -> Mon.
Some turns pass quietly.
2050- disc Mon -> BW. Become Monarchy.
2000- Found Digging (57,63).
Status at -2000
Population: 0.08M; Cities: 4; Techs: 4; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 32; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 warrior.
Goals: Trade discovery. Pot to allow HG and continuing growth.
Celts, Sioux: No info.