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Chieftain
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Hi all,
I've noticed in many of my games (and the one just gone) that Alex is by far the most difficult AI civ to counter.
I recently played a huge archipelago map where he nearly won a DV (he needed about four more votes at the first World Leader Vote and I won a SV a few turns before the next vote where he was only about 1 vote short.
By the time I actually managed to find most of the CS he'd already allied about 7. Unfortunately, there were only 2 CS reachable over shallow ocean tiles - and even they weer major island hopping. By the time I got to deep water embarkation, the CS were mostly already won to his side.
Other than deliberately prioritising CS quests, is there much you can do? Deliberately war with him early to weaken him?
I did notice that a global war (Me, + 2 AI civs, + CS vs Alex + 1 AI Civ + CS) actually worked in my favour. Since it basically made it impossible for CS to change sides. A CS that's at war with you can't be effectively couped or bought... Locking the CS down like that bought me time to win SV.
I've noticed in many of my games (and the one just gone) that Alex is by far the most difficult AI civ to counter.
I recently played a huge archipelago map where he nearly won a DV (he needed about four more votes at the first World Leader Vote and I won a SV a few turns before the next vote where he was only about 1 vote short.
By the time I actually managed to find most of the CS he'd already allied about 7. Unfortunately, there were only 2 CS reachable over shallow ocean tiles - and even they weer major island hopping. By the time I got to deep water embarkation, the CS were mostly already won to his side.
Other than deliberately prioritising CS quests, is there much you can do? Deliberately war with him early to weaken him?
I did notice that a global war (Me, + 2 AI civs, + CS vs Alex + 1 AI Civ + CS) actually worked in my favour. Since it basically made it impossible for CS to change sides. A CS that's at war with you can't be effectively couped or bought... Locking the CS down like that bought me time to win SV.