Succession Game: The Chinese

The Chairmen:

joespaniel -------
donsig ----------
Knight-Dragon ---
Toasty ---------
Ohwell ----------
Gonzo ----------

Game Settings:

Difficulty: Regent
Map Size: Large
# of Civs: 12
Victory Conditions/Civ Abilities: All available

The Rules:

24 hours to check in.
72 hours to finish turns.
No shows will be skipped.
Maximum # of turns: 20 (no minimum)
All players using v1.17 patch
No SGEs or edited Mods allowed!

Can I join?3

Wait! Do you use any patches?

*butts in*

Mind if I play, too? .

Pick me! Pick me!

Be a pleasure to play with you guys. I've been following your German Succession games closely. Learning a lot.

I would really like to play as well! I'm fairly new but I've won several Regent games by myself a variety of ways. Oh, and I'll make good reports too!

Well, it looks like I got here too late to sign up. Put me on as a backup if anybody drops out of the game. Like mike in the german game, or psychosis for a while there. If you have any spots throw me in. I'll be reading this thread anyways.

Holy smokes! I didnt know there would be so much interest in this SG. Very cool.

However, we can only have so many, and experience shows six is pretty much the maximum. I have to give the last two slots to Toasty and Gonzo, because they asked earlier (the topic first came up during our other games). I am very sorry, I wish I could include everyone.

My suggestion to Charlie, Asreq and Das is to start another SG amognst yourselves. Go for it! I for one would check up on it frequently.

For the players, well, it starts tonight! I am off to make our first 1000 years of history!

There is another Chinese succession game already underway and there are openings! It's on a world map with correct starting positions for each civ and we're at 150 BC. There's no set rotation in that one. Just post your intent to play and have at it!

Here's the link:

Chinese succession game, world map

The Dawn of the Chinese Civilization

Our settlers wander for some years, not wishing to build where we start.

In 3900 BC our efforts are rewarded. We discover a river valley with cattle, and found the town of Beijing. There is also game nearby. Much trade could be developed on our many riverways.

Warriors explore outside our lands, and find small tribes. They teach us ceremonial burial, pottery and mysticism.

Wine and Furs are discovered. It also seems our civilization may be on an island...

Suggestions:

An archer is waiting in Beijing to escort the settler finished next turn. I was going to build a city right on top of the wine, but its out of my hands now. Great coastal city spot though, if we get some irrigation on the plains around it. I like cities on rivers alot!

I recommend building another archer and settler right away in Beijing. The 2 cattle keep us growing fast. Lets expand rapidly!

Roads and mines, I started a few. Remember: only irrigate plains for now.

Damn, our worker is fast! I like the industrious attribute!

My BIG mistake: I started researching bronze working, and I should have went for alphabet. It looks like we may need map making in a big way.

I set the science rate to 20%, because it takes max # turns to discover the first 3 or 4 techs no matter how high you set it. I reaped a nice pot of gold that way.

Have fun exploring, Ohwell. I hope there is land south of us...

donsig - Would you be so kind as to post a screenshot of our new empire?

Thank you.

Roads and mines, I started a few. Remember: only irrigate plains for now.

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He means don't irrigate grassland tiles; only mine and road them. We won't get the extra third food fr irrigating before monarchy anyways.

I'm glad that you added me Joe. Thanks! I'm looking forward to a good, long game with plenty of interest for all!!!! Good luck all!!

donsig - Would you be so kind as to post a screenshot of our new empire?

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Your wish is my command, Herr General.

Ooops! I'd better learn some Chinese!

Pink again I see.

Ooops! I'd better learn some Chinese!

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Did someone say learning Chinese? What do you want to know, donsig jiangjun (general)?

A city placement map! The places with the green dot mean a good site. The tundra spot should be up one more square, my mistake .

ALso, down south, I found a ithsmus! A good city cite, so i have a archer fotigied there.

2850- AN Ithsmus found! Archer forified on it.

2670- Shanghai founded on grapes.

2630- Got gold from minor tribe

2470- New settler heads north

2390- Got a nother warrior from tribe

2310- A light green border was found!

2190- Canton founded

2160- The Greeks, a very wierd tribe, greeted us! They gave us aphabet and bronze working in exchange for masonry, pottery, and 30 gold. We still keep ceremonial burial from them... don't sell it until they get more money.

Fun turns! I rarely play 20 turns, but I did now! We aren't on an island, but if you count the isthmus, actually there are quite a few choke points down south.

Good luck, uh, Chinese leader!

I think the new settler to the east of Beijing shld just build a new city right on top of the deer. Our production cities shld ring our capital as tightly as possible to reduce corruption.

Just my 2 cents.

Hmm, if we put it where Ohwell said, we get the fish too. Flip a coin...

The green dot north-west of Beijing could one space over, right next to the river. No aquaduct needed then. Again, either is fine as long as its a coastal city.

The fur is just above the top of the screen, by the northernmost green dot. Just make sure its a coastal city, or it will never grow past size 2.

There! My 2cents.

EDIT: Add a green dot left of the archer on the hill, south of Beijing, right on the coast. That looks good to me.

I love new games, all the planning and building is fun!

If we build on the isthmus, make sure ships can pass through it, like a canal, from one ocean to the other. That will be VERY important later on, when we have a navy.

Nice job, Ohwell. Especialy holding back Ceremonial Burial from Alex, that was smart. Soak him for his gold.

OK, donsig is up. Lets build like crazy! Lots of cities is good, especialy coastal ones. I think this may be an archipelago map. Its your decision as to where they go, we are just suggesting options.

Good luck, donsig-san!

Originally posted by joespaniel
Hmm, if we put it where Ohwell said, we get the fish too. Flip a coin...

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I miss the fish! Ah! Hard to decide now. We'll let donsig decide.

The green dot north-west of Beijing could one space over, right next to the river. No aquaduct needed then. Again, either is fine as long as its a coastal city.

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Would that overlap with Canton?

Also, can we squeeze another city SW of Beijing, on the river-mouth?

Good luck, donsig-san!

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san is a Japanese expression. Chinese equivalent is xianshen (Mister). Isn't Civ3 educational?

2110 BC: The Chinese people decide to build a road to The Isthmus. They look in earnest for ways to make their work easier.

2070 BC: Nanking founded in a forest teeming with wild game.

1725 BC: Another city, Tsingtao, is founded on a hill.

1625 BC: Chinese warriors exploring to the south find the Zhou tribe who use the wheel. The use of this labor saving device spreads quickly throughout China.

1550 BC: China enters the iron age.