I've read somewhere about unofficial HOF challenges - I think one of them was a Persia Deity domination game where ranged units were banned. Maybe such a series could be revived? Basically the DCL/ICL under HoF rules and perhaps some special rules from time to time. As Manpanzee says, Deity challenges might attract more players. Though in DCL you don't need to roll your own map.
I'd be willing to play the Polynesia game, that could have some interesting results. I think it can definitely be done without Internet, especially on Quick speed. My first thought was a Futurism + Hotels rush. Another challenge that I think would be fun to play is an Assyria diplo game, but now on Deity to make some real use of the UA. I also want to make Portugal's Nau spam work some time.
Any civs gauntlets sound fun to play, that's true. I'd gladly participate in those, and you have a great point about it being helpful with VVV. But can you really use them for tier lists? The problem is that land matters more than the civ you choose, particularly for civs that are "in the same tier".Speaking of tiered lists, I really like the "choose any leader" HOF gauntlets. It might be even more fun to limit the list of allowed civs that you can play, perhaps say to civs that are part of a hotly debated thread about who's better at Science or Continents, or what-have-you.
Of course, the problem with that is picking a difficulty level. Not everyone wants to play on Deity, and on Prince, strategy and choice of civ hardly affects success rates. But, it does affect turn of victory... so that could be fun regardless. As much as I hate Shuffle, I enjoyed the Shuffle Science gauntlet because everyone came in with a theory about which civ was best. I was actually quite surprised when Babylon didn't even make the top ten. Same with the any civ Time game, it was very fun to debate which civ would do the best.
So, I vote for Any civ gauntlets. Especially because this helps people fill in their VVV.
Funny thing about the hotly debated Deity tier lists is how few debaters submit Deity entries in the HOF, and how few people participate in Deity gauntlets... just sayin... lots of theories out there, maybe not so much based on experience?
Any civs gauntlets sound fun to play, that's true. I'd gladly participate in those, and you have a great point about it being helpful with VVV. But can you really use them for tier lists? The problem is that land matters more than the civ you choose, particularly for civs that are "in the same tier".
This sounds really good to me. How would everyone feel about a monthly unofficial "any civ" game alongside the gauntlets, occasionally with specified opponent lists? Perhaps Deity only as well, so that there's at least one Deity HoF challenge every month.+1 choice of civ gauntlets. Make them majors unless very fast games though. The idea of a blacklist sometimes along with that (I am looking at you, Isabella) is also good.
Speaking of tiered lists, I really like the "choose any leader" HOF gauntlets.
This sounds really good to me. How would everyone feel about a monthly unofficial "any civ" game alongside the gauntlets, occasionally with specified opponent lists? Perhaps Deity only as well, so that there's at least one Deity HoF challenge every month.
This sounds really good to me. How would everyone feel about a monthly unofficial "any civ" game alongside the gauntlets, occasionally with specified opponent lists? Perhaps Deity only as well, so that there's at least one Deity HoF challenge every month.
I don't care much about "any civ', but very like idea of Deity HoF challenge every month.
The reason why I don't play many gauntlets is because they are almost always either low difficulty or huge map or highest score or meh...
I would like to make more immortal or deity games but we barely get any submissions then.
I would like to make more immortal or deity games but we barely get any submissions then.
I'll bring in more "any" civ. Sadly, it is not possible to create a gauntlet with a possibility of some civs. We can only eliminate with opponents.
I could not agree more. Everything has been either SS or Culture bomb or Liberty liberation. We are overdue for a Cultural Deity game.I do believe that having more Immortal/Deity culture games would be good. The thing about the "culture" victory is that lower levels are generally either Sacred Sites or a domination variant. Deity (and to a lesser extent Immortal) culture is distinctly different, and they're the only difficulty levels where the Culture victory actually is what it's theoretically "supposed" to be.
Science is alway Science, no matter the difficulty level. Domination is always domination. Diplomacy is always either science of a science/domination hybrid. Culture is the victory condition that has the most variation in what it actually *IS*, and the only way to access that variation is by having Immortal/Deity games.
Anyway, I looked at the previous Gauntlet list, and I don't think there's been a Deity Culture gauntlet since BNW came out. So it seems like it's about time, anyway.
To me, there is a difference between submissions, and participation on Gauntlets.....
I think the goal of CivFanatics is participation,...
Some guys only check the requirements, then submit results....While others engage in friendly debate, exchange strategies, and communicate with their fellow competitors.
My comment with submission was mend the same as participation.
It's rare that an immortal or deity game received a gold medal.
A deity culture game is coming