Many Leaders Game 2 - Sword Training

Welcome to the sequel to the Many Leaders Game with many thanks to mice for letting me steal his idea.

The premise is simple. Eveyone plays from the same starting save but as different leaders. With the release of Beyond the Sword, what better idea than having everyone play the new leaders.

We report our games every 50 turns.

I know most of you don't have BtS yet, so this won't start until next weekend, with 1 week the gap between turnsets. I'll start posting saves and put in a starting position over the next week or so.

I'm only going to have the difficulty on this game set at Noble, because I want it it to be a training game for Beyond the Sword. Particular notice should be paid towards the new aspects of the game (Apostolic palace, spies, corporations etc).

Its not a competition (although MLG3 might be ) just a bit of fun to demonstrate how the new game works.

So jump in and grab a leader and an area (areas) of the game you want to concentrate in. Only one player per leader as well.

I'm going to have Darius and look at Corporations and the new space race system.

Reporting:

Try and treat it like a normal SG game. Give as much info as posible about your tactics, plans etc. Screenshots are good, particularly those relatating to BtS content. Can every post a screenshot of their UU and UB and say how useful they are etc?

Don't publish half or incomplete reports and then edit later. Wait until you're finished and publish it all, even if you're late.

All turn reports to be enclosed in spoiler tags.

Reports are due on Fridays. The weekends are for discussion of the round and the next round will start the following Monday.

Game:

Map: Big_and_Small
Level: Noble (to make sure everyone can win and report on all the new stuff)
Size: Standard
Speed: Normal
Leader: ? up to you.

Starting Position:



Roster:

Ozbenno - Darius - Space Victory 1830AD
ChrTh - Pacal (espionage)
Conroe - Willem van Oranje - Diplmatic Victory 1920AD
Sealot - Sitting Bull (units/promotions)
azaris - de Gaulle - Diplomatic Victory 1460AD
mice - Zara Yaqob - Domination Victory 1953AD
pigswill - Gilgamesh - Space Victory 1919AD
r rolo1 - Joao II - Space Victory 1956AD
TheLastOne36 - Augustus - Domination Victory 1828AD
Kodii - Justinian - Diplomatic Victory 1410AD.
FeedBack - Pericles - Domination Victory 1665AD
Jet - Boudicea (Agressive AI) - Conquest Victory 1921AD
Bindamel - Hammurabi - Domination 1982AD
TriviAl - Lincoln - Space Victory 1931AD

Saves are here

First round reports (up to 2000BC) can be found here. Half baked analysis here.
Second round reports (up to 375BC) can be found here. Half baked analysis here.
Third round reports (up to 800AD) can be found here. Half baked analysis here.
Fourth round reports (up to 1400AD) can be found here. Half baked analysis here.
Fifth round reports (up to 1700AD) can be found here. Half baked analysis here.
Sixth round reports (up to 1860AD) can be found here.
Final reports (post 1860AD) can be found here.

Complete game links for each leader can be found here.

I'd like to sign up as Pacal. I think I'm going to focus on Espionage because that's my biggest ? going in to BTS.

4000 BC Save

pre-4000 BC thoughts

First 50 Turns

2000 BC Save

2000 BC to 375 BC Report

375 BC Save

Thoughts at 375 BC

375 BC to 800 AD Report, Save, and Future Thoughts

800 to 1400 AD Report, Save, and Next Turnset bullet list

Ozbenno said:

So jump in and grab a leader and an area (areas) of the game you want to concentrate in. Only one player per leader as well.

Click to expand...

I'll take the Dutch. I'm interested in checking out their ability to pull hammers out of the sea. I'm thinking a Dike and Maoi combined with the bureaucracy bonus should make for quite a capital. Since he is financial, as well, I shall probably also target the Colossus.

I'm also interested in the seapower changes. I'll definitely be having a look at those Privateers, as well.




The turn reports can be found in the following posts:

• Starting Save
• Turns 1 - 50
• Turns 50 - 100
• Turns 100 - 150
• Turns 150 - 200
• Turns 200 - 250
• Turns 200 - 250 continued
• Turns 250 - 300
• Turns 300 - 340 "Diplomatic" Victory

Excellent!

Good point about the new naval changes Conroe. The Levee also gives one hammer for all river tiles. Well go hemispheres (multiple continents) as a map with 2-3 continents so we can look at these naval changes.

I have an interesting strategy in mind with the new civilization, Native Americans and their leader Sitting Bull. Will be demonstrating the new units, promotions and such

No idea how I'll do against the enchanced AI, let's hope history don't repeat itself with my native americans If you'll just have me i'm sure those without bts can get something out of it!

I would like to reserve a spot for new-leader-to-be-decided.

However, depending on whether I have time to get a copy of BTS next week in Chicago, I may not have BTS in 2~3 weeks (if I am going to get it when I am back in Singapore). So it's fine if you kick me out.

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Can I play de Gaulle? I could try and demonstrate the new wonders by trying to build as many of them as I can and try to find new paradigms for interfacing synergy with existing strategies vis-a-vis the key stake holders.

L'Histoire de la Republique:

4000 BC - 2000 BC
2000 BC - 375 BC
375 BC - 800 AD
800 AD - 1400 AD
1400 AD - 1460 AD

The spots go fast around here. I'll grab Zara of Ethiopia.

Focus will be using the 25% culture boost of the UB to grab land and resources. Not cultural victory though. The new space race is what interests me, with the Oromo warrior having some say in how much land I have to build it with.


Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Final Round

I'd like to give this a whirl when I get bts. I'll see which leaders are left; there should be enough to choose from.

GreyFox - Just jump in when you get BtS, it'll go much longer than 2-3 weeks, I'm sure you can catch up pretty quick

I would like to join in when I get BTS ( hopefully before Tuesday) . I'll try D. João II ( a naval UU, settler spamming traits ( my basis idea, with a sowehat SE eco) and a UB from a new building (go the southern route (for the UU) and beeline economics for the Feitoria). And maybe colonies will enter in play...

My path

2000 BC
375 BC
800 AD
1400 AD
1700 AD
1860 AD

This will be a fantastic game to lurk. Thanks you, friends, for taking the Guinea Pig role in BtS.

I have it now, the game just arrived!
Time to go do some personal testing before the sg

I'll join, but keep me on hold, i'm gonna get BTS in a day or two.

IF I get BtS relatively soon, I would like to take Justinian and play with the Apostolic Palace, but I have a feeling I won't. Leave me on the backburner and maybe someone can pick it up if I can't.

Justinian I of the Byzantine Empire
Round 1: 4000BC - 2000BC
Round 2: 2000BC - 375BC
Round 3: 375BC - 800AD
Round 4: 800AD - 1410AD

OK, keep 'em coming. There are 16 new leaders, so 11 are taken. Those who haven't given a preference start thinking.

Kodii, let us know in the next while if you're going to get BtS or not. If it makes a difference, I sorted out the dual install issue pretty easily this morning, so you can keep on with other SGs and RB events.

On another note, I've played fully through 1 game and mucked through another couple. I'm finding the AI is much better at defensive warring (except for a problem with protecting workers). They will whip and transfer troops most turns (I was attacking a size 15 city and by the time I captured it, it was size 4) as well as actively target your wounded troops. If anyone considers themselves master warmongers, you could try for domination and comment on the improved AI and changes to seige weapons.

The start will be on map script Big_and_Small, which is a big continent (which we'll start on), a small continent and other islands between. The game I'm on at the moment has 5 civs on the big continent, 1 on the small and 1 on the islands.

I'm on the same lines with Kodii. If I get BtS next week, I'll jump on the bandwagon. I'm thinking about giving Boudica a whirl, going for some excessive warmongering.

I'm supposed to get BTS today, if they deliver it....

Anyway, i don't like to do warmongering, but i'll give it a shot in BTS with Augustas's new traits.

I'm also going to try Espionage a bit.

Seeing that the initial recruitment drive is so wildly successful, I will gracefully asked to be allowed to bow out.

Enjoy a good Beyond The Sword initiation game, guys!

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While waiting for the save, here's a peek of my solo game for all you unlucky non-bts owners: