THE Noble's Club Bullpen, MK II

ilikepies · Dec 15, 2009

One one hand, it looks like most of the past leaders have been on the warlike side, but on the other, Gandhi was played in 30. I'd go with Mehmed in a normal game, but the purpose here seems to be to explore more interesting leaders, so Asoka would make for a more interesting game. I'd go with him.

Honestly, I think that a continents would be fine, but maybe more interesting continents than the typical "two long tall continents directly X squares across the sea from each other". Perhaps a well balanced Fractal would work? I don't care for map choice too much though.

Groogaroo · Dec 16, 2009

ilikepies said:
Honestly, I think that a continents would be fine, but maybe more interesting continents than the typical "two long tall continents directly X squares across the sea from each other". Perhaps a well balanced Fractal would work? I don't care for map choice too much though.

Taken onboard

So that's...

Asoka -> 2
Mehmed II -> 1

CivilizedTiger · Dec 16, 2009

Well... I very rarely have a reason which I can objectively support for my preference in playing certain leaders. I don't even have a clue what traits Mehmed has, I just like that he looks sneaky in one of the animations.

If you want to go with teaching values, then my vote isn't to be considered, since I haven't considered any game-learning aspect in suggesting Mehmed.

Groogaroo · Dec 16, 2009

Mehmed's still a solid leader choice (no matter the reason for suggesting him) so I'll leave him in the running.

I'm actually hoping he might pick up a couple of votes :mischief:

CHEESE! · Dec 16, 2009

I'd love Mehmed.

CivilizedTiger · Dec 17, 2009

Hm... and I've mixed the two leaders up.

Suleiman is the one who looks sneaky in the animations.

Groogaroo · Dec 17, 2009

Went with Asoka in the end on a fractal map.

Everything is set up, link is below...

Nobles club 39 - Asoka

Hopefully Dalamb will be better in time for the next game, I think he's better at organising these things than me... plus I'm curious to see what he has planned for his Qin game.

lymond · Dec 17, 2009

Asoka should be interesting, but can't wait for the Qin crossbow rush

dalamb · Dec 17, 2009

Well, given a typical 2-week interval, I sure hope I'll be able post a game by the end of December! Recovering slowly but surely.

Groogaroo · Dec 18, 2009

dalamb said:
Well, given a typical 2-week interval, I sure hope I'll be able post a game by the end of December! Recovering slowly but surely.

Good to hear

Organising these is game is more hard work than it appears, I even made a hash of the save on first attempt

Plus hosting the game seems to have taken my appetite off actually playing it. :crazyeye:

CivilizedTiger · Dec 20, 2009

I've noticed that some of the games are missing from the list. Were they played and just not linked to?

ilikepies · Dec 20, 2009

The Prince's Clique just picked Qin...

Sorry dalamb.

By the way, nice map Groogaroo. What setting did you pick exactly.. was it snaky continent archipelago?

Groogaroo · Dec 21, 2009

CivilizedTiger said:
I've noticed that some of the games are missing from the list. Were they played and just not linked to?

I think it's because TMIT was hosting NoblesClub for a while and set up this bullpen, only he can edit the opening post.

ilikepies said:
The Prince's Clique just picked Qin... Sorry dalamb.

By the way, nice map Groogaroo. What setting did you pick exactly.. was it snaky continent archipelago?

Glad you enjoyed it

Map type was just a fractal map with standard settings, I had to reroll a few times until I got something a bit interesting.

BigTime · Dec 21, 2009

That was a fun Asoka game, thanks for hosting Groogaroo!

dalamb · Dec 22, 2009

Since CivIVMonger used Qin for his recently-posted Princes' Club VIII :cry:

I'll have to pick somebody else for my end-of-year map. Mehmed was the most recent suggestion. The Hammam (aqueduct with +2

) synergizes with exp/org to allow for bigger cities earlier, and more of them. Janissaries are Mustketmen with +25% versus older units, so a gunpowder beeline might make sense.

Any suggestions as to map type? Some water to take advantage of cheaper lighthouses and harbors, I think, but maybe not too much of it.

lymond · Dec 22, 2009

Yeah....Monger kinda threw this one off and such a terrible name for a series. Still playing it though. "Clique" just makes me thing of a bunch of teeny schoolgirls.

How 'bout a bells-out Terra map.

dalamb · Dec 22, 2009

"bells-out" ???

Groogaroo · Dec 23, 2009

Shame about the Qin game

luckily I love Mehmed

dalamb said:
Any suggestions as to map type? Some water to take advantage of cheaper lighthouses and harbors, I think, but maybe not too much of it.

I agree, the cheap Lighthouses/harbours make Mehmed a good choice for a GreatLightHouse strat.

Cheap courthouses are always great and I love the Janissary, if you get to gunpowder early enough it's basically a str 11 musket. Ofcourse against another musket... it's just a musket :blush:

lymond said:
How 'bout a bells-out Terra map.

Not sure what that meant to mean either :confused:

dalamb · Dec 24, 2009

OK, so I plan on the next leader being Mehmed. If we keep to a 2 week schedule that would be a new game January 1 -- but given the holidays, is that too soon? Obviously too late for TMIT!

I figure 2 weeks after that should be some other leader, followed by Qin -- about 6 weeks after the PC Qin game. Seem reasonable?

Amao · Dec 24, 2009

@dalamb, can we have a new game on X'mas?

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