G-Minor 20

Methos · Jun 10, 2007

While the general Hall of Fame is an ongoing competition, we like to run time-definite competitions between updates that we call Gauntlets. Standard Hall of Fame rules (*) still apply, but any games meeting the settings will be counted towards the Gauntlet.

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Settings:

Victory Condition: Domination (though all victory conditions must be enabled)
Difficulty: Monarch
Starting Era: Ancient
Map Size: Standard
Map Type: Terra
Speed: Epic
Civ: Any
Opponents: Any
Version: 1.61.011 or 2.08.004
Date: June 10^th to June 24^th

The earliest finish date wins, with score as a tiebreaker.

Airny · Jun 10, 2007

This looks interesting.
I guess it will be a close call again.

Ozbenno · Jun 10, 2007

Gee, I wonder if the Incas might get a work-out again :rolleyes:

AnitaGaribaldi · Jun 10, 2007

Terra map again! My first (and only) try with the major, against 10 civs, I think the old continent was big enough for a domination win without Astronomy. (Terra/Medium sea level). :coffee:

Spoiler :

Methos · Jun 10, 2007

AnitaGaribaldi said:
Spoiler :

It's pretty interesting seeing the great wall from the global map.

Harbourboy · Jun 10, 2007

What? Someone has submitted a game for this already? Insane! Hopefully this one should not be too much of a challenge (to complete anyway) given that it should just be a rerun of the last G-Minor, except with less razing and more settling. Time to resurrect Cyrus for another epic Ride of the Immortals.

Infantry#14 · Jun 11, 2007

Do you think the old world on terra map has up to 56% land (10 opponents)

CliftonBazaar · Jun 11, 2007

I have submitted for this Gauntlet this morning as I was going for a conquest victory (for gauntlet 19) when I mis-calculated and got the domination win.

I knew I had screwed up for the gauntlet but submitted anyway :lol:

AnitaGaribaldi · Jun 11, 2007

Infantry#14 said:
Do you think the old world on terra map has up to 56% land (10 opponents)

Yes, I do. I just checked the land % from the last autosave (before the crash), I had more than 90% of the new world and just 31% of land. Sure the old world has more de 70% of the land. I needed 58% for domination. I checked my August Ceaser game, I had 44% of land and needed 64% for domination. It was a conquest game but I razed just few cities, most of the old world was mine.

Thrallia · Jun 13, 2007

I will probably try this game on vanilla...it might even become my first vanilla submission! lol

Gosha190 · Jun 14, 2007

Infantry#14 said:
Do you think the old world on terra map has up to 56% land (10 opponents)

- not always unfortunally, as it seems to me. So a game result becomes unpredictable. It is not do for me.

Misotu · Jun 17, 2007

Well ... I am rubbish at domination. Time for some practice I suppose, although I've been away so I have about a week. Anybody feeling kind enough to give an indication of the sort of date that is at least respectable? Just don't want to embarrass myself - when I say I'm rubbish, that is an example of the famous British understatement :blush:

Andrei_V · Jun 18, 2007

I submitted 1394AD, but it was one of my failed Space Race attempts for G-Major 12. So far I can see 2 alternatives: 1) capture all but one or two civs in pre-AD era, then settle whatever land is available at once, and wait until borders expand by running Artists under Caste System. 2) Beeline to Astronomy, deploy like 10 Settlers, build them at once, and wait for border expansion. It can give like 25% land, so the rest must be still conquered in the Old World. So, something like 500 or 1000 AD.

Harbourboy · Jun 18, 2007

I'm at 1600 AD and still only about 30% in population and land.

Moonsinger · Jun 18, 2007

To win this gauntlet, I think all we need is Bronze Working and Pottery. Using the Inca (no barb) to assimilate all AI capitals (except for the last civ, of course). Chop+pop-rush and position around 30 settlers all over map (the old world by itself usually big enough for domination), then build all the city at once. This can be done by 1000BC.

Misotu · Jun 18, 2007

Thanks for the replies guys, it helps a lot. My first run-through I'm trying Julius in Warlords & it's going quite well, but as usual I'm too slow with the conquering business. It'll hang on whether the original land mass is large enough. I'm at 720 AD and around 25% of land area so I won't make it by 1000 AD or anything like, but that gives me something to aim for on my next attempt.

Misotu · Jun 18, 2007

Having trouble with connecting to the internet today & have just seen Moonsinger's post. Good grief. 1000 BC. Now *that* really is something to aim for :eek:

azzaman333 · Jun 18, 2007

My best date fir this minor so far is 12 years before my best date in the major. :lol:

I don't think my strategy was terribly ideal.

Gosha190 · Jun 18, 2007

azzaman333 said:
My best date fir this minor so far is 12 years before my best date in the major.

Congrats! Your cosmic win is very-very fast! :crazyeye:

Harbourboy · Jun 18, 2007

Just finished my 4th attempt at this one. 1871 AD with good old Cyrus. I love all the promotions you get with him.

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