I was lucky with my map this time. I picked 10 opponents, low seas, snaky continents and got 1 landmass with enough land to get the win (after regenerating about 6 times, the first starting location that actually seemed to indicate an at least 6 tile wide patch of land). I won in 1355 AD, still not very good, but at least it's my best.
I always take very long to get to the other civs, even on this map. It's very annoying to conquer 3 civs and have my land at 15%. After that, it seems to take ages (not only in-game
) to get the others. Slowly my land increases...15...20...25...30, yay half way through. Where's the rest? I see Cyrus' borders, Ramesses', Victoria's, even Isabella's whom I had to get to by detour. Yes, the continent wasn't exactly one solid lump of land either.
My pretorians and macemen take longer and longer to get to the battlezone. Then there is...engineering, +1 road movement. Now it takes only slightly longer and longer. More and more units crawl over the map. The 5-10-15 turns it takes for any produced unit to get where he is needed seems to last forever. Centuries pass by...800 AD...1000 AD...1200 AD (yes it goes that fast, really :O). Finally, I raze Bismarck's capital, shortly after I destroyed the Spanish. It's 1300 AD, and the 4 cities I conquered last have 3 turns remaining for their revolt. *Sigh*...now that too...I was basically done already. I was running at zero science and 50% culture for a little while now. Land was at 52%, 54%, 55,8%...ah dammit! Another turn down the drain.
Then it came...pop-up window...guy slamming flag into earth (realy love that part)...and a big sigh of relief.
At least I'm done, now can I go to bed? First day at college tomorrow...
Maybe I'll find time to try again sometime next week. Until then...I still hate quick speed maps. Quick my foot, or better yet, my soldier's feet.