The Emperor Cookbook is a concurrent succession game series to help readers learn how to play and win at Emperor level in Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword, v3.17
This is the 3rd game of the series.
For more information or to discuss the format, please visit the Monarchist Cookbook Bullpen.
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Our third Emperor Cookbook game features Kublai Kahn. We will be playing at Emperor difficulty, normal speed, standard size Pangaea map. I didn't set any of our neighbors--so if one of them is Shaka, don't blame me!! Huts and events are disabled for this game, as they tend to make things more random.
Here is the info on our leader, his unique unit and building as well as our starting position and settings:
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Round one lasts from 4000 BC - 1 AD.
Please play this Round and submit your Report into this thread by next Sunday (the 11th) if possible.
IMPORTANT (changed): Please use spoilers if you want to discuss opening strategies prior to starting the round
At the end of your Round, please remember to name your save with your name, game and Round # & game date (i.e. "EC2 Round 1 MyName BC-1500.CivBeyondSwordSave"). (And please don't forget to attach it to your Round report, either! )
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Roster:
YOU! - contributor, voter - our most important fixture, the readers who follow the threads and play along.
Now that we have upped the difficulty level, we will return to the 'best ball' system of selecting and playing saves. What this essentially means is that after we have completed each round, everyone will have a chance to vote on which save is in the best position. The winning save will be used for the next round.
If there is any player who is strong at Emperor+ level, it would be great to have you post your saves to show us how it's done. However, I request that any of you who realize your round was far superior remove your save from the voting. This rule is intended to ensure that the game doesn't get into a overly strong winning position after only a few rounds (because what fun is that?).
Voting Rules:
1. You may NOT vote on your own save (but you are encouraged to state the strengths and weaknesses of your save)
2. Only those who have posted a round may vote (those who are shadowing are always encouraged to express their opinion!). If someone misses a round, but have played all previous rounds, they may vote.
3. Don't vote on a save that has voluntarily been removed from the running by the person who submitted it.
4. At the end of each round you can vote on 3 saves for first, second and third place. I believe that these votes should be made publicly in order to allow for as much discussion as possible. I strongly encourage you to explain why you are voting for a particular save. This is one of the best ways to learn, and that's what this game is all about! If you feel uncomfortable voting publicly, PM me with your vote.
After a couple days for voting and discussion a winner will be declared and we will move on to the next round.
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And with that, let the Game begin...
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Intrathread links (ToC): (note, the turn sets are subject to change, this is a tentative schedule to get this first round underway, we are still trying to find the best length for each round)
Round 0: The starting save (this post)
Round 1: 4000 BC - 1 AD- Chromium
Round 2: 1 AD - 800 AD- now playing
Round 3: 800 AD - 1400 AD- upcoming
Round 4: 1400 AD - ... AD - upcoming
This is the 3rd game of the series.
For more information or to discuss the format, please visit the Monarchist Cookbook Bullpen.
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Our third Emperor Cookbook game features Kublai Kahn. We will be playing at Emperor difficulty, normal speed, standard size Pangaea map. I didn't set any of our neighbors--so if one of them is Shaka, don't blame me!! Huts and events are disabled for this game, as they tend to make things more random.
Here is the info on our leader, his unique unit and building as well as our starting position and settings:
Spoiler :
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Round one lasts from 4000 BC - 1 AD.
Please play this Round and submit your Report into this thread by next Sunday (the 11th) if possible.
IMPORTANT (changed): Please use spoilers if you want to discuss opening strategies prior to starting the round
At the end of your Round, please remember to name your save with your name, game and Round # & game date (i.e. "EC2 Round 1 MyName BC-1500.CivBeyondSwordSave"). (And please don't forget to attach it to your Round report, either! )
========
Roster:
YOU! - contributor, voter - our most important fixture, the readers who follow the threads and play along.
Now that we have upped the difficulty level, we will return to the 'best ball' system of selecting and playing saves. What this essentially means is that after we have completed each round, everyone will have a chance to vote on which save is in the best position. The winning save will be used for the next round.
If there is any player who is strong at Emperor+ level, it would be great to have you post your saves to show us how it's done. However, I request that any of you who realize your round was far superior remove your save from the voting. This rule is intended to ensure that the game doesn't get into a overly strong winning position after only a few rounds (because what fun is that?).
Voting Rules:
1. You may NOT vote on your own save (but you are encouraged to state the strengths and weaknesses of your save)
2. Only those who have posted a round may vote (those who are shadowing are always encouraged to express their opinion!). If someone misses a round, but have played all previous rounds, they may vote.
3. Don't vote on a save that has voluntarily been removed from the running by the person who submitted it.
4. At the end of each round you can vote on 3 saves for first, second and third place. I believe that these votes should be made publicly in order to allow for as much discussion as possible. I strongly encourage you to explain why you are voting for a particular save. This is one of the best ways to learn, and that's what this game is all about! If you feel uncomfortable voting publicly, PM me with your vote.
After a couple days for voting and discussion a winner will be declared and we will move on to the next round.
=======
And with that, let the Game begin...
========
Intrathread links (ToC): (note, the turn sets are subject to change, this is a tentative schedule to get this first round underway, we are still trying to find the best length for each round)
Round 0: The starting save (this post)
Round 1: 4000 BC - 1 AD- Chromium
Round 2: 1 AD - 800 AD- now playing
Round 3: 800 AD - 1400 AD- upcoming
Round 4: 1400 AD - ... AD - upcoming
. I don't have problems with normal even though I prefer epic (Did the latest LHC on normal). I have some problem with marathon (it would make this civ really, really abusive for example), and I have MAJOR issues with quick (so much that I feel the difficulty is irreparable short of fixing the scaling and tech vs troop movement).
[he had two cities so no big surprise]
. [took feudalism, bastard. Obsolete was right it is better to deny wonders from AI.]
. I was looking good until I stalled in a war and wound up having to sabotage my way to a 1960 AD space win. Spectacularly...slow for emp. But I hate space...although not as much as losing...
. Smooth. Fortunately, at least I had the fallback of COMPLETE IMMUNITY TO BEING DECLARED ON. Still, watching me tech to space is probably just as painful for others to watch as it is for me to do it. I hate worker micro that late in the game. I hate switching tiles to hammer tiles and trying to get the food right. I hate having to check the VC screen every couple turns because that late in the game, you have to be careful about sudden backdoor diplo wins (I bribed him out of a war so he wouldn't get another vassal) or culture (although culture is obvious at least).
