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COTM107 Scandinavia - Pre-game discussion
We don the mantle of Ragnar Lodbrok as we begin our quest for glory (or ignominy) on this archipelago map. As you will know, Scandinavia comprises three countries; Norway, Sweden and Denmark. With the recent release of the Lego movie, it was tempting to give Emmet the leaders' role in this game, but I resisted. (Spoiler Alert) He is the saviour of the world after all, and not just Denmark.
The Scandinavians are militaristic and expansionistic, and start the game with the knowledge of pottery and warrior code. Their unique unit is the Berserk warrior which is avialable once your civilisation has learned invention and replaces the longbow unit. The Berserk is the first available amphibious unit in the game, which means it can launch assaults from within sea-based transport vessels. In this game the Berseks have been further modified to increase their attack strength from 6 to 7. The build cost remains the same.
This game continues to use a modified form of the standard Conquests scenario, and although no bugs have been reported in some time, it is possible that play testing has not been exhaustive. Any in-game event or behaviour that a player feels is unintended should be reported to the GOTM staff immediately.
The game parameters are as follows:
Civilization: Scandinavia
Difficulty: Monarch
Map size: 100(X) X 100(Y) - Standard
Map topology: Cylindrical Archipelago
Rivals: 16 selected opponents
Barbarians: Mystery
Victory conditions: All enabled
Below is a picture of your start location.
The starting save file will be available here from 26th July.
Good Luck!
We don the mantle of Ragnar Lodbrok as we begin our quest for glory (or ignominy) on this archipelago map. As you will know, Scandinavia comprises three countries; Norway, Sweden and Denmark. With the recent release of the Lego movie, it was tempting to give Emmet the leaders' role in this game, but I resisted. (Spoiler Alert) He is the saviour of the world after all, and not just Denmark.
The Scandinavians are militaristic and expansionistic, and start the game with the knowledge of pottery and warrior code. Their unique unit is the Berserk warrior which is avialable once your civilisation has learned invention and replaces the longbow unit. The Berserk is the first available amphibious unit in the game, which means it can launch assaults from within sea-based transport vessels. In this game the Berseks have been further modified to increase their attack strength from 6 to 7. The build cost remains the same.
This game continues to use a modified form of the standard Conquests scenario, and although no bugs have been reported in some time, it is possible that play testing has not been exhaustive. Any in-game event or behaviour that a player feels is unintended should be reported to the GOTM staff immediately.
The game parameters are as follows:
Civilization: Scandinavia
Difficulty: Monarch
Map size: 100(X) X 100(Y) - Standard
Map topology: Cylindrical Archipelago
Rivals: 16 selected opponents
Barbarians: Mystery
Victory conditions: All enabled
Below is a picture of your start location.
The starting save file will be available here from 26th July.
Good Luck!