So I started a game on Immortal as Poland. It was a very, very nice starting location with the exception that my only horse resource was in a very precarious spot close to Harold Bluetooth. Which is a BIG exception for Poland. But it also provided an opportunity because right next to the horses was a wonderful spot for a city which completely chokes off one of the only two access directions to my starting area, is on a hill, is ABSOLUTELY defensible, and is within range of 3 fish, a truffle, gem, and Dye resources. Excellent! So I give up a little early development to throw down two early cities, one on a mass of flood plains and desert hills plus Mt Sinai and the other in the spot you see here.
I'm all set, right? It sure seems so. Except the AI pulled the best stunt I've ever seen it pull, by far. Attached are before and after shots. When the first general appeared I was like "hey not a bad move from an AI but a human player would realize one fort doesn't buy you much there, I still have the horses and I have 3 defensible tiles next to the fort such that I can capture and raze it in one turn. When the second general appeared I was all like... NO. NO. NO. NO. But yes. Lost my horses and had to pay through the nose to the Huns or somebody to get more, much of my production squares for that city gone, and very difficult to deal with until at least cannon since, while I can raze the forts with a big effort, I can't get rid of them without capturing Copenhagen which is extremely difficult at my current tech level and have to maintain constant war since as soon as I make peace they fix the forts.
Ugh. I couldn't believe the AI did that to me.
I'm all set, right? It sure seems so. Except the AI pulled the best stunt I've ever seen it pull, by far. Attached are before and after shots. When the first general appeared I was like "hey not a bad move from an AI but a human player would realize one fort doesn't buy you much there, I still have the horses and I have 3 defensible tiles next to the fort such that I can capture and raze it in one turn. When the second general appeared I was all like... NO. NO. NO. NO. But yes. Lost my horses and had to pay through the nose to the Huns or somebody to get more, much of my production squares for that city gone, and very difficult to deal with until at least cannon since, while I can raze the forts with a big effort, I can't get rid of them without capturing Copenhagen which is extremely difficult at my current tech level and have to maintain constant war since as soon as I make peace they fix the forts.
Ugh. I couldn't believe the AI did that to me.