Civilization 5 - Game of the Month Training Series Game 72
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Welcome to the Seventy-second game in the GOTM V Training Series! There are plenty of features in Civilization 5, Gods & Kings and Brave New World to explore and the Training Series games will allow new and old GOTM fans to try out these features in a friendly environment. You are all encouraged to post your questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads described below. You can read more about the GOTM and Training Series concept in this thread. Before going into the details of this game, we would like to ask you to abide to our most sacred rule: don’t replay any turns. If you make a mistake, accept it and try to recover. It's better to do the bad moves in the Training Series instead of in the actual GOTM competition, once it starts.
Please note: If you wish to make a video of your game, please do not post any links to it until after the game submission date has passed. This is because of the potential spoilers that are created by posting before the end date. Thank you for your cooperation.
In this game, the designated VC is Science. All VCs are enabled but results will be published by fastest Science victory turn.
In this game you will play as Assyria and lead the Assyrian Empire to victory. It's a standard-sized mystery map (Pangaea) played at Immortal difficulty and at standard pace. Science is the designated VC for this game, all victory conditions are enabled. You will have until December 1st to complete the game and submit.
You must have the Brave New World expansion to play this game.
Civ V BNW - TSG72 Game Settings:
Playable Civ: Ashurbanipal - Assyria
Number of AI Opponents: 7
Number of City-States: 18
Map type: Mystery (Pangaea)
Map Size: Standard
Difficulty Level: Immortal
Game pace: Standard
Game options: No Game Options were selected for this game. Huts are enabled. Quick Combat and Quick Movement are disabled. (You may turn them on using the game options menu at any time during gameplay.)
Game Version: This game was created in Civ5 Brave New World version 1.0.3.142, but was reloaded into version 1.0.3.144. Mongols, Brave New World and Gods and Kings are required for this game.
In this game, you will be playing as Ashurbanipal, you possess Treasures of Nineveh. When a city is conquered, gain a free technology already discovered by its owner. Gaining a city through a trade deal does not count, and it can only happen once per enemy city.
You can train the Siege Tower, which replaced the Catapult. This melee siege unit must move next to an enemy city to be effective, and it is devastating. It not only has a powerful city attack of its own, but also gives a bonus to any of your nearby units also attacking the city. You must discover the technology of Mathematics and you do not need a resource to build them.
You can also build the Royal Library, which replaces the Library. The Royal Library, in addition to the regular abilities of the Library, grants a Great Works writing slot. Once filled with a Great Work, it provides extra experience points to units trained in that city. You need to discover the technology of Writing but you do not need a resource to build it.
This is where you will start:
Information about threads associated with TSG
TSG Announcement thread (this one). This thread is used to announce the game and clarify the settings and rules (don’t be afraid to ask questions). It’s also used to discuss the game before you start, and post problems with opening the save. Please don’t post any information from a game you have started. Instead use the next thread.
Opening Actions thread. This thread is used to discuss the game once it's on the way. There are no reading or posting restrictions as such (apart from normal decency), although we encourage players to use the spoiler tags for screenshots. Here you can post questions related to the game and share your achievements/anger/frustration/victories while you play. During the time the game is active, please do not post any information concerning the game outside of the spoiler threads including screen shots and videos.
After Action Report thread. In this thread you can post the results of your game. Please state (preferably in the post title) your victory date and score, as recorded in the Hall of Fame, and the most important: your path to glory! , We will create a separate thread with the results at the end of the two week period (sorted by date and score). Players are encouraged to provide feedback on the game. Some players like to replay the game, and although we will not record the results from a replay, you can still post your new experiences. The game will not be closed as such, but after two weeks, the results will be compiled, and will not necessarily be updated with reports coming in after the finish date.
File Upload System
We now have a game file upload system you can find here. Please use it to upload your completed first attempt by saving the game on the turn after your victory or defeat. (by using the "lemme play one more turn" feature) Please note, you must submit your game on the turn following Victory. If you continue to play, the game overwrites the data and your submission could be rejected by the submission system.
This game runs for a month and ends Sunday, 1 December 2013.
The Save can be found here.
/turn early, and that doesn't go very well with early wars. Also, you want to have friends for RAs. 
