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OK here we go. Pick Your Leader I = FINANCIAL!!
I want to start by saying that I fully realize there are a LOT of games out there, and one more seems like a case of "flooding the market" so to speak, but I cant get this idea out of my head, so I want to have a go.
I also want to give major Props to r_rolo1, who unselfishly makes these maps for us, as well as the Nobles Club maps, and his own Lonely Hearts Club maps. He has a great eye for map-picking, and properly edits the WB saves so that they can be played in this fashion, so that each difficulty and game speed is correctly applied by the Scenario menus.
I am hoping this format will appeal to a higher level crowd as well as lower level players. I would love to see some Emperor and Immortal tries at these. However, that being said, I am not going to place any restrictions, I think thats bogus, and this series is really more of a "Fun" idea than a true learning exercise. If we learn stuff, Great! Bonus! But the idea is to have fun, and see how the same exact map gets played out simply by placing the "Human" element in different places with different leaders.
I am going to request that all comments be placed in spoilers. I am not asking for detailed reports on a specific timetable, but you are more than encouraged to be as detailed as you wish, naturally. What I am going for is a sort of "Wow! Cool!" effect when people look at the other games.
I am placing all the Leaders starting positions in Spoilers, so if you WANT to play it fairly "clean", you can (you will know who your opponents are, but not where they are or what they start with. You usually meet the AIs pretty quickly on maps like this anyway). Of course, you can check all the starts and pick the one that looks best, but I am hopeful that folks will choose a leader, and THEN check his start. Heck, it may even be best NOT to post the starts at all, and simply list the leaders, and post the WB save. Plenty of flexibility in this idea, I think, lots of room for discussion and input from those who play these. If this idea does take off, I will post a "bullpen" type thread to discuss adjustments and modifications of the format, and ideas for future games, much like the Lonely Heart, ALC, Nobles Club, etc.
One request I would like to make though, is that you avoid comments that indicate a pre-knowledge of an AIs position, even when using spoilers. For example, "Since I know XXX AI has YYY resource in his BFC, I am not going to bother with ZZZ Wonder". Stuff like that, I am sure you see my point. Of course, if you have wandered your scouts around and gain the info in the natural course of the game, then its perfectly acceptable to have strategies that take that sort of information into account, and mention them at that time.
Also, if you are planning to play, please indicate which leader you are choosing, and what speed/difficulty you plan to play it. I would further ask that you include that information in a "header" to the spoilers on each of your game updates and progress, and such, including the years you are posting about.
For example:
Ramesses, Emperor, Epic, 4000 BC - 1 AD:
This is to prevent giving out information about the map and AIs and such by accident, so those who dont want such hints can avoid looking at them until they wish too.
I am hoping each leader will get at least one player, but I want it made VERY clear that there are no hard-and-fast "rules" here. Pick whomever you wish, peek as much as you want too, re-load, re-play, whatever, its all good. FUN is the primary focus every time I play this game, and the major reason for trying this format, it looks like a lot of fun.
So without further ado, I present to you:
PYL I - Financial Leaders!
Mansa:
And his start:
Hannibal:
And his start:
Elizabeth:
And her start:
Darius:
And his start:
Pacal:
And his start:
Wang:
And his start:
Willem:
And his start:
And here is the save. For those not familiar with this format, the saves are created in a manner that will allow each player to choose his or her leader, difficulty, and game speed. You can also play it in your favorite MOD, since these are not "saved games" they are Scenario.
To play, simply download the ZIP file, and extract it into your Beyond the Sword/Saves/World Builder folder. Open the game in your preferred MOD, select "Play a Scenario" and look for the "PYL_I_FIN" Scenario. Choose your leader, difficulty, and speed, and there you have it! Game on!
I want to start by saying that I fully realize there are a LOT of games out there, and one more seems like a case of "flooding the market" so to speak, but I cant get this idea out of my head, so I want to have a go.
I also want to give major Props to r_rolo1, who unselfishly makes these maps for us, as well as the Nobles Club maps, and his own Lonely Hearts Club maps. He has a great eye for map-picking, and properly edits the WB saves so that they can be played in this fashion, so that each difficulty and game speed is correctly applied by the Scenario menus.
I am hoping this format will appeal to a higher level crowd as well as lower level players. I would love to see some Emperor and Immortal tries at these. However, that being said, I am not going to place any restrictions, I think thats bogus, and this series is really more of a "Fun" idea than a true learning exercise. If we learn stuff, Great! Bonus! But the idea is to have fun, and see how the same exact map gets played out simply by placing the "Human" element in different places with different leaders.
I am going to request that all comments be placed in spoilers. I am not asking for detailed reports on a specific timetable, but you are more than encouraged to be as detailed as you wish, naturally. What I am going for is a sort of "Wow! Cool!" effect when people look at the other games.
I am placing all the Leaders starting positions in Spoilers, so if you WANT to play it fairly "clean", you can (you will know who your opponents are, but not where they are or what they start with. You usually meet the AIs pretty quickly on maps like this anyway). Of course, you can check all the starts and pick the one that looks best, but I am hopeful that folks will choose a leader, and THEN check his start. Heck, it may even be best NOT to post the starts at all, and simply list the leaders, and post the WB save. Plenty of flexibility in this idea, I think, lots of room for discussion and input from those who play these. If this idea does take off, I will post a "bullpen" type thread to discuss adjustments and modifications of the format, and ideas for future games, much like the Lonely Heart, ALC, Nobles Club, etc.
One request I would like to make though, is that you avoid comments that indicate a pre-knowledge of an AIs position, even when using spoilers. For example, "Since I know XXX AI has YYY resource in his BFC, I am not going to bother with ZZZ Wonder". Stuff like that, I am sure you see my point. Of course, if you have wandered your scouts around and gain the info in the natural course of the game, then its perfectly acceptable to have strategies that take that sort of information into account, and mention them at that time.
Also, if you are planning to play, please indicate which leader you are choosing, and what speed/difficulty you plan to play it. I would further ask that you include that information in a "header" to the spoilers on each of your game updates and progress, and such, including the years you are posting about.
For example:
Ramesses, Emperor, Epic, 4000 BC - 1 AD:
Spoiler :
This is to prevent giving out information about the map and AIs and such by accident, so those who dont want such hints can avoid looking at them until they wish too.
I am hoping each leader will get at least one player, but I want it made VERY clear that there are no hard-and-fast "rules" here. Pick whomever you wish, peek as much as you want too, re-load, re-play, whatever, its all good. FUN is the primary focus every time I play this game, and the major reason for trying this format, it looks like a lot of fun.
So without further ado, I present to you:
PYL I - Financial Leaders!
Mansa:
And his start:
Spoiler :
Hannibal:
And his start:
Spoiler :
Elizabeth:
And her start:
Spoiler :
Darius:
And his start:
Spoiler :
Pacal:
And his start:
Spoiler :
Wang:
And his start:
Spoiler :
Willem:
And his start:
Spoiler :
And here is the save. For those not familiar with this format, the saves are created in a manner that will allow each player to choose his or her leader, difficulty, and game speed. You can also play it in your favorite MOD, since these are not "saved games" they are Scenario.
To play, simply download the ZIP file, and extract it into your Beyond the Sword/Saves/World Builder folder. Open the game in your preferred MOD, select "Play a Scenario" and look for the "PYL_I_FIN" Scenario. Choose your leader, difficulty, and speed, and there you have it! Game on!
... Liz with stone in the BFC or Mansa with a plains gold riverside hill would be so fun 
Not that this one doesn't have some jewels ( marble + double plains fur ( one of them riverside ) ... 
... too bad the lack of food ).....
).
. Maybe I'll be forced to be creative about how I play for a change. Don't hold your breath though.
Well, hopefully it is a pangaea map anyway 
)
