GOTM #4 - Are we having fun yet?

This topic will attract spoilers, so proceed at your own risk.

I feel like I'm really into the spirit of the GOTM: I don't care about what scoring system we use, I'm just having a good time.

I got off to a bad start, always just a step behind in getting to the Wonders. I think my first mistake was exploring too many huts. Warrior Code is about as useful as basket weaving when you are trying to rush to Monarchy.

I did manage to get the science wonders, Copernicus, Newton and SETI. Some timely trading allowed me to build Leo. Then I went after Darwin to gain some tempo in the science race. That let me get to espionage - probably the best thing I did in the entire game. The only other wonder I built myself was Hoover. That's not much of a list but I'm still in the game.

One of my careless spies got caught in the act, bringing down my Democracy, but by then I had stolen Fundy so I made the switch and have been there since.

The Sioux got carried away and started building a spaceship but I had the counter for that. Imagine their surprise when, in 1976, they launched. They had about 24 cities and 17,000 gold so they were looking pretty strong. But I had 20 Howies, a few spies, etc. sitting in one of their forts. By 1979, no more Sioux. (I do have Spanish and Babylonians to deal with now as the Sioux had two civil wars on the way down.)

It looks like the Russians will launch next. Time to relocate the Howies. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/rocketq3.gif" border=0>

So as I was saying, this is fun. Deity, once you get behind, doesn't have many dull moments. My score won't amount to much, but I can't wait to get back to the game and figure out how to snatch victory....

[This message has been edited by BigWheel (edited May 16, 2001).]

Great story and great sentiments BigWheel: I applaud your attitude!

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Well I tried to play my game as I usually do, but I had a pretty hard time destroying the AI Civs so they ended up being pretty advanced before I could do anything about them - and a few of them even went to democracy so I couldn't bribe their cities!!!!!!!

But they never reached the space age, the Sioux were the most advanced and they build the UN at the pinnacle of their Civilization.

I never really had to use any military unites, well not all that many and most of the unites that where used came from cities that all the sudden thought that the Chinese Democracy was better and decided to join me....

For the first time in a long long time I actually got three advances from the great library, I didn't build it, the Russians did, but I got it latter on and I was pretty amazed!!

But all in all a fun game that ended in 1763 with 130 cities and only the Russians and Vikings left to watch me rule the world....



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Veni Vidi Vici.

Coolbook:
Håkan Eriksson, Stormerne, vladmir_illych_lenin, Cunobelin Of Hippo, Bluemonday.

I'm having fun now. My game really bogged down for awhile. I was just gearing up to invade the English, when they got Great Wall, so I bagged that idea and went exploring and expanding. Haven't done either particularly well, but have a plan in mind now for taking out the English and the Russkies eventually. It's fun to have a long-range plan formulated. We'll see where I am after that concerning everyone else. Still need to establish embassy with the Viks, and need to find the Sioux (who I don't think are doing quite as well in my game).

First post. I had a good time with this game. Didn't do near as well as I ought to have. Didn't land on AC until 1964. This is my first GOTM. Am looking forward to the next.

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No better friend, no worse enemy.

Yeah my game didn't go as well as other games I've played, but it was a LOT of fun. The English beat me to both G. Wall and Leo's, which made them rather well-entrnched even though they weren't very powerful.

I went after the Ruskies, then the English, then swung around to mop up the hopeless Vikings and engage the fairly well-developed Egyptians.

But the real struggle was against the Sioux. THey were ahead of me in science most of the game (as I concentrated on Fundy ass-kicking). They developed tanks, bombers and nukes before me, which really kept me on my toes. I had to get down and dirty by planting a few well-placed nuclear devices, and in the end I didn't get nuked once. Came WAY too close to global warming too: two turns past the "scientists predict global warming" warning until everything was mopped up and I had a couple of rushed Solar PLants in place.

Strange too: I must have nuked 6 or 7 cities with my spies, and every single time it was reported as a "mysterious nuclear blast" instead of "CHinese spy gets caught red-handed." Is that because I was in Fundy, or did I just get really lucky?

In my game, Egypt got bad luck, I suppose. I bribed a size-4-city, Thebe, from barbarian. Memphis is its capital and the last city Egypt left. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif" border=0>

Viking once was the strongest AI, it had GW and Pyramid on its capital. Unfortunately it's so close to the water. After the fall its capital, no more Viking on the earth now.

English is our best friend. We did a lot of trade with English. She also contributed GL to great Chinese. We do have some argue about land once a while, but I still have to say she is our "best" friend.

Russian are also a great nation. He contributed Light House in a city very close to China. Also the Oracle in Moscow. Now his capital is at Minsk I remember. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif" border=0>

Sioux people just began a great project called Statue of Liberty. She has a good taste on Colossus building. She is still keeping the old one. Chinese people plan to visit the Statues once it's completed. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif" border=0>

The year is 1780. English just discovered the secret of Gunpowder.

[This message has been edited by sekong (edited May 17, 2001).]

[This message has been edited by sekong (edited May 17, 2001).]

I killed the English, the Vikings killed the rest of the civs. I retired in 2020 A.D. with a for me very nice 75%. I think GOTM3 made me do this; I played a game every day to practise after GOTM3.

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Concordia res parvae cres****.

Hey all.

This is my first GOTM, so i was very eager to see the results of the other participants. I myself thought i would do worse than i'm doing now, but i see that i have a long way to go. My current situation is normal, just killed the russians, 1936 AD, starting to build my spaceship, and since i have a huge heavy armor/howitzer army left after the Russian Crusade, i guess i'll throw them at the Vikings.
That's it i guess. See you when the scores come in.

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"The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong."

- Georges Bidault

Yay, I finished! Low scoring game but I'm still pleased.

My stats:
Year 1975
Own Spaceship win.
Civ score 542 = 70%
25 cities, 12.3 million population

Wonders built:
Hanging Gardens
Oracle (beaten to Leo's)
Mike's Chapel
UN (this saved my game)
SETI (this allowed me to win)

GOTM score 4.1 (seems very low but never mind )

Now I can get on with important stuff like brewing some beer for a contest (and writing a talk to give at a conference).

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What? 70%? I'm better than you! I don't want to offend you, but that's something I'd never thought. It's probarly because I built more wonders and finished later.

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Concordia res parvae cres****.

Yes and no Willem!

For a start I'm not a regular deity player and I don't pretend to be. I usually play at King level because then I get time to enjoy parts of the game that I rarely do at deity level because of the mad rush. I expect to just beat the other Civs at deity level, but I also expect many other players to beat me in competition.

Secondly, although my low Civ score was below yours, I finished 45 years earlier than you. Using the new exponential scoring system, this means that my GOTM score will be about 40% higher than yours!

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I invaded the English very early through Arctic routes. I've taken 5 of their cities. But their units just seem to be endless!!!!! They just keep coming and coming and coming!!!!! Like they are multiplying on the field. Anyway......I should finish them soon, if I plan it right. Haven't met any other civs yet, soooo......

And I can't remember the year.

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Well Corn, here is a piece of advise:

Hurry up - there is only 10 days left, and trust me it's a bugger to rush finish a game.



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Veni Vidi Vici.

Coolbook:
Håkan Eriksson, Stormerne, vladmir_illych_lenin, Cunobelin Of Hippo, Bluemonday.

Aaah! Well, great job, Stormerne! I only saw your finishing score, that's all that matters to me. But, you're right! BTW, I don't get the new ranking system anyway. How many points would I get? My score wAS 580

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[This message has been edited by willemvanoranje (edited May 21, 2001).]

I had a very interesting beginning to my game. I found the English very early (antarctic route) and they were unprepared for my one chariot (from a hut) and were wiped out.

Further, the Vikings killed off the Souix very, very early, and the Russians were killed off by barbarians. That left the Egyptians and the Vikings as my only competition, and they were on the same continent and constantly fighting one another.

It was actually NOT very helpful that all of that happened. It was very difficult to get any foreign trade and the Great Library was basically useless. I was able to get most of the Wonders, however.

The Russian situation was actually rather interesting. Moscow remained in barbarian hands for quite a while, and by the time I found it, it was a size 6 city! It was actually one of the largest cities in the world at that time and I even thought to establish trade there.

I am still on the West Coast in the real world, so I have not had a chance to finish the game. I have a feeling that I will not be medal-worthy this go-around.

I am happy to see that so many people are doing so well on Deity level!

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Diplomacy - the art of
saying "Good Doggie"
until you can find a rock

Well, I was just gearing up to stretch some railroads into England, when they went and discovered Gundpowder! Vikings discovered nearly same turn (so I got it from Grt. Lib. ). I"m rushing into war with the Russians earlier then I want, hoping to get them before they too get gunpowder. I may yet have to go isolationist and try to win the space race soon, like by the end of the month. Not looking too likely at the moment. I think during the summer we should make it a game every two months

Originally posted by willemvanoranje:
How many points would I get? My score was 580

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For a 2020 finish, you get... [drum roll]... 580/200 = 2.9 [crash of cymbals] !!!


[This message has been edited by stormerne (edited May 21, 2001).]

I got off to a pretty good start but this was my first Deity game. What I thought was a good start wasn't really that good. I'm used to king, anyways. I made contact with the English very early. I filled my small continent with cities quickly and filled the one to the left with 3. I took one english city and got my 1 wonder done. My war with the English went on until I finally submitted to them in the early 1800s. I have just retired in 1867 because I feel the Chinese are going nowhere fast. This was my first GOTM and I enjoyed the challenge, I hope to do a little better next time though.

I'm not sure how to calculate my score,

My Score was 92 (I know, I know)
And I retired in 1867

I thought retiring was strictly forbidden at any time!

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Concordia res parvae cres****.