I don't like large maps, as you can't really pay attention to minor details (geography and resources). I don't like having many cities, as it feels like work. Thus, I prefer Duel maps and mostly OCC games.
Recently, I started another OCC game on a Duel map and chose the maximum number of civilizations (i.e. 18 including mine). I haven't finished it yet, but it turned out to be quite fun.
At first, everyone was pieceful, so it felt a bit boring (I'm not quite a warmonger, but I like war-related politics). I took the matter in my hands and used diplomacy to make a few AI's fight each other. I found that in such conditions a war quickly pulls more civilizations into fighting each other (oh, the politics). The Relations screen would sometimes look quite red
I was attacked myself a couple of times, once by three AI's at once, but managed to defend my only city, again using diplomacy to set friendly civilizations on my enemies.
I wonder if other civfanatics enjoy something like this, and encourage others to give it a try, especially if you start feeling bored on huge maps.
Recently, I started another OCC game on a Duel map and chose the maximum number of civilizations (i.e. 18 including mine). I haven't finished it yet, but it turned out to be quite fun.
At first, everyone was pieceful, so it felt a bit boring (I'm not quite a warmonger, but I like war-related politics). I took the matter in my hands and used diplomacy to make a few AI's fight each other. I found that in such conditions a war quickly pulls more civilizations into fighting each other (oh, the politics). The Relations screen would sometimes look quite red
I was attacked myself a couple of times, once by three AI's at once, but managed to defend my only city, again using diplomacy to set friendly civilizations on my enemies.
I wonder if other civfanatics enjoy something like this, and encourage others to give it a try, especially if you start feeling bored on huge maps.