Arduano
Chieftain
Played till 820 AD and a lot has happened:
Founded Rome on the starting position as there were some great coast tiles around + some luxuries (wine, silk). Went immediately for Pottery and Sailing, produced some working boats to improve those Fish tiles and scouted the continent. Met Budapest, Venice and Germany early in the game. Took some time to meet the other Civs and City-States as Bismarck blocked my access to the rest of the continent with Berlin. Weird Pangeae map!
In the meantime, founded Antium just to the south of Rome, with access to those deer & wheat tiles. Also founded Cumae to the north of Rome, just above the iron tile. Grabbed Horseback Riding and produced some Horsemen. Had more difficulties to grab enough iron to produce Rome's UU. (limited strategic resources are a big change but a positive one). Allied with Budapest for some extra iron. Produced two Legions and one Ballista and threw it in Bismarck's face along with the earlier Horsemen and two Great Generals. It was far too easy... I expected quite a fight from Germany but they were no match at all. Took Bismarck's cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich and wiped him from the face of the Earth. Japan then decided to settle a new city just outside of Munich which of course I had to destroy. Immediately after that, I decided to negotiate peace with Japan on favourable terms. Planning on spending a Great General in constructing a Citadel on that northern chokepoint so I can deny all other Civs access to the Western part of the continent.
Some remarks: I love the new combat system, just love how the battles are far more tactical! And I am impressed by the siege weapons like the Ballista & Trebuchet... they rock!!!
I am leading in discovered technologies although I still have to get used to the fact that you can't trade technologies with the other Civs. I am also not used to seeing the map so full from the start of the game, those city-states are everywhere! And I definately have to do something with my production rates as I wasn't able to build any Wonder yet.
Founded Rome on the starting position as there were some great coast tiles around + some luxuries (wine, silk). Went immediately for Pottery and Sailing, produced some working boats to improve those Fish tiles and scouted the continent. Met Budapest, Venice and Germany early in the game. Took some time to meet the other Civs and City-States as Bismarck blocked my access to the rest of the continent with Berlin. Weird Pangeae map!
In the meantime, founded Antium just to the south of Rome, with access to those deer & wheat tiles. Also founded Cumae to the north of Rome, just above the iron tile. Grabbed Horseback Riding and produced some Horsemen. Had more difficulties to grab enough iron to produce Rome's UU. (limited strategic resources are a big change but a positive one). Allied with Budapest for some extra iron. Produced two Legions and one Ballista and threw it in Bismarck's face along with the earlier Horsemen and two Great Generals. It was far too easy... I expected quite a fight from Germany but they were no match at all. Took Bismarck's cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich and wiped him from the face of the Earth. Japan then decided to settle a new city just outside of Munich which of course I had to destroy. Immediately after that, I decided to negotiate peace with Japan on favourable terms. Planning on spending a Great General in constructing a Citadel on that northern chokepoint so I can deny all other Civs access to the Western part of the continent.
Some remarks: I love the new combat system, just love how the battles are far more tactical! And I am impressed by the siege weapons like the Ballista & Trebuchet... they rock!!!
I am leading in discovered technologies although I still have to get used to the fact that you can't trade technologies with the other Civs. I am also not used to seeing the map so full from the start of the game, those city-states are everywhere! And I definately have to do something with my production rates as I wasn't able to build any Wonder yet.