GAM-1 Med/Lar Mon/Emp Pangaea Cultural Victory

Hey folks!!!

Just looking at some of these succession games and they look like a lot of fun, so I decided to try and start one up. I've never acheived a cultural victory so would like to play towards one. Lately, all of my single player games turn into Dom victories. I think it would be fun to get a mix of war and building going. Here is the info, and of course, any of this is up to debate:

Civ Version-I have Civ III Complete bought about a year ago
Difficulty-Monarch/Emperor
Land Mass-Pangaea (randon water amount)
Climate Conditions-Random
Victory Conditions-CULTURE, but would probably leave SS and Histograph open
Civs-I was thinking any of the Religious ones, but mostly Spain (I don't think I've ever played as them), Arabia, Egypt, or Babylon
Turns-I would start and play the 1st 10 turns, then each person would play the next 10

Players-5

nerovats
Ansar the King-Up
glenmetz-On Deck
Soul Warrior
Blaze Injun


I am EST (GMT -5) and would be able to play most nights from 6PM-11PM. If interested, I can be reached at glenmetz (at) gmail (dot) com

I'd like to join in. Why not leave all VC's open for the AI, we could restrict ourselves to culture. Do you want 20K or 100K? Prefer to play conquests. Don't play Spain a lot either, so that should be interresting.

Alright, you've been added. In terms of the VCs, I guess when I start the game, I'll leave all VCs available but we'll try for Culture. I'm open to either 20k or 100k, I guess we can start it out and see how it goes. Can you let me know you're time zone and time of play so I can order it properly?

I'd be interested. If possible, could you put me at the end of the roster?

I have finals this entire week, but then it's winter recess!

I'd also be interested, but my computer won't let me play the Conquests 1.22 patch due to won't read disc bug, so I can't join if it's C3C. If it's on PTW or vanilla, though, I'm in.

if its C3C 1.22
and going for a 100K win,
id be interested.

(sorry bout that Choxorn )
but if its a choice between be and Chox, pick Chox...
level - no matter.

spain is very nice...
Egypt would be ok too.

no babylon please. it would be too easy.

Sorry Choxorn, I don't think I have a choice.

Ansar and soul warrior, you've been added. Just waiting for one more and I'll get it started.

Also, Egypt sounds good.

I've actually been wanting to play with the Queen of Culture.

lurker's comment: I figured. Curse this infernal bug (which doesn't have a solution that works for everybody)! Oh well, this still might be interesting to watch, so I'll lurk.

I'm at GMT+1. Egypt is fine too.

I've updated the order and put nerovats at the beginning.

Egypt it is

Anyone objected to 15 or 20 turn rounds? Just thinking that 10 really isn't a long time. Perhaps towards the end of the game, it could be adjusted down to 10 as 20 turns takes for ever to play in the end game (as I'm discovering in the current Emporer Celtic game I'm playing).

If we could get another person here today that would be great. I'm headed out hopefully to finish my holiday shopping. If someone adds on today, I'll start it up tonight.

Could play 20 first round then drop to 10, if this game would take long and enter industrial, or even modern age we could even drop to 5 as by then turns tend to take very long. Would like to urge people will stop and consult team in a major event like getting a leader.

I agree with you on the discovery of SGLs or MGLs. A team consult would be a good idea. I guess I'll start with the 1st 20 turns then once we get a 5th. We can discuss round length after the beginning moves have been made.

Hey,

I'll be the last one. Have full understanding of team concept and rules.

GMT-5 Maryland USA


Blaze Injun

Blaze, you've been added.

I'll get this going now.

Hopefully I'll have an update and save up tonight. If not, then tomorrow morning.

Just had to post this, this was the first start I was given. Think I'll go with this for a while.

So far so good. Heres the run down of what I've done:

4000BC(1)
Founded Thebes->Warrior
Worker->Cow
Science 100%->Pottery (Thinking of trying for a Republic sling shot on this after getting a Granary built in Thebes)

3950BC(2)
Worker-Build Mine

3900BC-3800BC(3-5)
Nothing

3750BC(6)
Thebes Warrior->Warrior
Worker-Build Road
Warrior->South

3500BC(7)
Nothing

3650BC(8)
Worker->Bonus Grassland NE

3600BC(9)
Thebes Warrior->Barracks (To be Granary once Pottery is known)
Warrior->East towards Wheat to investigate
Worker->Build Mine

3550BC(10)
Thebes Expands-Pops Hut and we get barbs, start bringing warriors back for defense

3500BC(11)
Nothing

3450BC(12)
Warrior 1 defeats Barb, promoted to Veteran

3400BC(13)
Warrior 1 defeats Barb, promoted again to Elite
Warrior 2 defeats (no such promotion for this slouch)
Worker-Build Road

3350BC(14)
Research moved to 70%, +1GPT

3300BC(15)
Research->10% +5GPT
Worker->Forest SW of Thebes for chop

3250BC(16)
Pottery learned Science->Alphabet 100%
Thebes is now 3 citizens, unhappy citizen set to Scientist
Production changed to Granary
Worker-Chops forest

3200BC(17)
Nothing

3150BC(18)
Thebes Granary Complete, production set to Settler
Warriors continue to explore area to the south and east

3100BC(19)
Worker-Build Road

3050BC(20)
Nothing

I'd like to put the 2nd city to the south near the Desert Oasis'. Kind of fitting for Egypt, and I think our nearest rival might be that way as well. Try to wall them in if we could. Plus, our loan worker is moving that way with roads, and perhaps we'll be lucky enough to find some incense down there.

I'd say in terms or priorities here, we'd want to get as many cities built. After that, we should be as many Libraries built as possible. Avoid Temples, you get more culture from the Library for the same upkeep cost. Also, we need to meet our neighbors, and a lux wouldn't hurt either. Enjoy.

First thing now is, do we aim for 20 or 100K, capitol could do 20K I think.
Sugested city placement it a bit wide for my taste. Slingshot is always worth a shot.

Looked at save now. We're up against several civ that already have alpha. Slingshot probably won't happen. Maybe if we do philo after writing, and hope for trade of CoL. By the way the game is monarch not emperor.
Don't use scientists/clowns this early, we need al food we can get. I would have irrigated the cow.
My suggestion on city placement:
1-West of hill on river to claim wheat
2-3SE of Thebes claim 2nd wheat
3-3NW of thebes for 3rd wheat
4-3NE of thebes to claim the BG's
5-on hill NE of oases.

well.

lets please NOT use specialists anymore, anytime soon, ok?

id really like to go for a 100K win.

we will need to MM fairly early on.

city placement should be, imho, CxxxCxxCxxCxCxCxC
2 proper rings, followed by ICS...
we will need more temples than you believe.

following the 2nd ring lets go wide, grabbing land, filling it later very tightly.