r_rolo1
King of myself
Welcome to the 14th edition of the Lonely Hearts Club for BTS. In the Lonely Hearts Club we explore strategies to cope with one of the most dreaded situations in Civ IV ( possibly the main reason for reloads after the military collapse one 
): starting in isolation....
For the 14th game in BTS the choosed leader was Gilgamesh of the Sumerian:
I could start talking about RL Gilgamesh backround ( real nice story... stupid ending ( after travelling around the world to get to the mountain of the Gods to get immortality ,he lets the plant that would give him that to slip right between his fingers ) .And the guy that wrote shoud had study some algebra... having a God as the father and a half god mother makes him 3/4 of a god , not 2/3
), but let's keep in game...
Gilga is not the average civ that we would think for this kind of chalenge: no strong eco trait , early UU..... but IMHO the UB makes for it. The creative trait also helps with the barb issues and pro gunpowder units are good draftees.... if you want to conquer the world
His UU.
Vultures ( that oddly are not spearmen ( the picture Firaxis based in to make the unit shows a phalanx type group.... as the Civilopedia explicitely says
) are a stronger axe (str 6 ) that has a decreased bonus against melee ( 25% ) . Personally I think that they are pretty brutal for a standart axe rush ( before the normal axes get in line ... and even after ). And they are pretty efficient barb killers as well, especially if you get into woodman promos ( especially the juicy III one ).... Of course that axerushing is not a option in isolation, but barb hunting ( and capturing some barb cities... archers can't stand a str 6 unit with FS ) can be handy...
His UB.
The Ziggurat is courthouse that cames with Priesthood instead of Code of Laws ( accurately describing the central part that priest and temples had in the organization of the Summerian cities... but that is a entirely diferent issue ) ... this put it in the same category of UB than the Ikhanda and the Rathaus, the one of the enhaced maintenance cutters. technically the ziggurat doesn't cut maitenance more than a normal courthouse ,but as it arrives to the game far earlier, it allows to pass the invisible barrier of 4 cities far earlier.... and land is power. Alternatively, it points to a Oracle strat as well... and you don't need to research CoL with the usual hurry.
The start:
( P.S I'm using Blue Marble.... )
One of those all tree starts
And with 2 calendar resources in BFC and sheep: ... Oh well ,it has corn , running water, a suspicious hole in the woods ( i sense a metal there... ), sea ( or lake ) north of those desert tiles ( look closely... ) and another river to the NE ( it also shows in the screenie ,but it is far more noticeable with the yields turned on, because of the extra coins) . Could easily be worse.....
Again a small request ( not mandatory ) :
We ask the participants to do, if possible, a write-up with the victory save and a description of your game ( strategies, techs researched, wars,...). All the info should be in spoiler tags ( to not disturb other people's games ). If you want ( we would like to ) post reports at this moments of the game:
Checkpoint 1 - when we have explored the island and are aware of what resources it has. Its not so important when this is, but this is a time to discuss city sites etc. Don't look into a checkpoint 1 spoiler until you have reached this point yourself.
Checkpoint 2 - first contact - when we have met all the other AIs. At this point we can discuss our strategy to get to this point and our plans for dealing with them.
Checkpoint 3 - when we are committed to a victory condition (or at least think we are).
Checkpoint 4 - Victory (or defeat).
The last words are to wish good luck to all
. And let the games begin!
Saves
Noble
Prince
Monarch
Emperor
Immortal
Deity
P.S We don't have any kind of problem with defeats and reruns. Just play and enjoy
): starting in isolation....For the 14th game in BTS the choosed leader was Gilgamesh of the Sumerian:
Spoiler :
I could start talking about RL Gilgamesh backround ( real nice story... stupid ending ( after travelling around the world to get to the mountain of the Gods to get immortality ,he lets the plant that would give him that to slip right between his fingers ) .And the guy that wrote shoud had study some algebra... having a God as the father and a half god mother makes him 3/4 of a god , not 2/3
), but let's keep in game... Gilga is not the average civ that we would think for this kind of chalenge: no strong eco trait , early UU..... but IMHO the UB makes for it. The creative trait also helps with the barb issues and pro gunpowder units are good draftees.... if you want to conquer the world
His UU.
Spoiler :
Vultures ( that oddly are not spearmen ( the picture Firaxis based in to make the unit shows a phalanx type group.... as the Civilopedia explicitely says
) are a stronger axe (str 6 ) that has a decreased bonus against melee ( 25% ) . Personally I think that they are pretty brutal for a standart axe rush ( before the normal axes get in line ... and even after ). And they are pretty efficient barb killers as well, especially if you get into woodman promos ( especially the juicy III one ).... Of course that axerushing is not a option in isolation, but barb hunting ( and capturing some barb cities... archers can't stand a str 6 unit with FS ) can be handy...His UB.
Spoiler :
The Ziggurat is courthouse that cames with Priesthood instead of Code of Laws ( accurately describing the central part that priest and temples had in the organization of the Summerian cities... but that is a entirely diferent issue ) ... this put it in the same category of UB than the Ikhanda and the Rathaus, the one of the enhaced maintenance cutters. technically the ziggurat doesn't cut maitenance more than a normal courthouse ,but as it arrives to the game far earlier, it allows to pass the invisible barrier of 4 cities far earlier.... and land is power. Alternatively, it points to a Oracle strat as well... and you don't need to research CoL with the usual hurry.
The start:
Spoiler :
( P.S I'm using Blue Marble.... )
One of those all tree starts
And with 2 calendar resources in BFC and sheep: ... Oh well ,it has corn , running water, a suspicious hole in the woods ( i sense a metal there... ), sea ( or lake ) north of those desert tiles ( look closely... ) and another river to the NE ( it also shows in the screenie ,but it is far more noticeable with the yields turned on, because of the extra coins) . Could easily be worse.....Again a small request ( not mandatory
) :We ask the participants to do, if possible, a write-up with the victory save and a description of your game ( strategies, techs researched, wars,...). All the info should be in spoiler tags ( to not disturb other people's games ). If you want ( we would like to
) post reports at this moments of the game:Checkpoint 1 - when we have explored the island and are aware of what resources it has. Its not so important when this is, but this is a time to discuss city sites etc. Don't look into a checkpoint 1 spoiler until you have reached this point yourself.
Checkpoint 2 - first contact - when we have met all the other AIs. At this point we can discuss our strategy to get to this point and our plans for dealing with them.
Checkpoint 3 - when we are committed to a victory condition (or at least think we are).
Checkpoint 4 - Victory (or defeat).
The last words are to wish good luck to all
. And let the games begin!Saves
Noble
Prince
Monarch
Emperor
Immortal
Deity
P.S We don't have any kind of problem with defeats and reruns. Just play and enjoy
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