The Shortest Game Ever

[NovaSilisko]

So the other day, I started a quick game on a small map with some AI, to kill time.
Turn 1, I founded Moscow.
Turn 2, I fortify my warrior.
Turn 5, I build a second warrior.
Turn 6, I tell my second warrior to explore.

Now this is where things started to get bad.

There was a barbarian approaching my capital, but I wasn't too worried about it, just a barbarian I thought, my defenders will take care of it.

I look back at the city and notice something: What defenders?
Lo and behold, the warrior who was previously defending my city now had movement orders to go about 50 tiles to the east, and had already advanced 2 tiles. The barbarian was standing right next to the city.

Turn 8, "You have been defeated"

I still don't know how it happened really, but it's not the first time. Just the only time that it's resulted in...you know, loss at turn 8.

I'm so good at this game.

 

[ylea]

hahahahahah great story

 

[Sparthage]

Wow. I've had some really short games, but NEVER that short.

 

[The Soleutator]

Wow, if that were me, I'd just revert to save 1, since it was an accident... Shortest game I've had was ending 1868--via competitive space race victory. Let's not even talk about the relatively close (AI was technologically right with me) 1595 space race victory I had in Civ III. I've never been conquered though, but I have had quite a few cities taken by barbarians.

 

[capnvonbaron]

I wish I had the exact history of my shortest game ever... but it went something like this:

1) Researched Bronze Working. No copper within the known world, which included my subcontinent and a small part of the portion on the other side of a land bridge (where my scouting warrior got eaten by ninja panthers)
2) Tech AH, no horses. Finish a worker, start building a pasture on some cows. Start teching fishing or something and set the build for a warrior.
3) A Barbarian uprising is occurring! We are likely the target! 4 axemen spawn just outside my BFC.
4) Alt+Q.

 

[Naxle]

Something like 15 turns. Earth 18civs as mansa, wanted to cripple hatshepsut from the start [as much as i adore egypt ] and left my capital defenseless. surrounded her capital-her exploration warrior took my capital. I don't usually die at the start like that because i turn barbs off whenever possible.

 

[obsolete]

Kick ass.

I'm looking forward to part II of this story

 

[Naxle]

by the way, i'm new here. Hello civ fanatics forums!

 

[AOS9001]

Wow... My shortest game was getting a historical victory as Greece in RFC by 1100 AD or so...

 

[NovaSilisko]

Kick ass.

I'm looking forward to part II of this story

There is no part 2. I lost at turn 8

 

[bestbrian]

There is no part 2. I lost at turn 8

Of course there's a part two.

Oleg: What the hell are you doing here?

Ivan: Exploring. The Tsar told me to go exploring. What the hell are you doing here?

Oleg: You numbskull; the Tsar told me to go exploring.

Ivan: No he told me. You go back.

Oleg: No. You go back.

Ivan: Hey, what's that big fire over there?

Oleg: Is that....

Ivan: Wow. This is a pretty big oops.

Oleg: The Tsar is gonna be pretty pissed.

Ivan: Ugh, what Tsar?

Oleg: Oh, jeeez.

Ivan: Yeah. This is awkard.

Oleg: Yep. So, ugh, what do we do now?

Ivan: I dunno. Ever seen Brokeback Mountain?


See. One way or another, the story always continues.

 

[NovaSilisko]

Of course there's a part two.

Oleg: What the hell are you doing here?

Ivan: Exploring. The Tsar told me to go exploring. What the hell are you doing here?

Oleg: You numbskull; the Tsar told me to go exploring.

Ivan: No he told me. You go back.

Oleg: No. You go back.

Ivan: Hey, what's that big fire over there?

Oleg: Is that....

Ivan: Wow. This is a pretty big oops.

Oleg: The Tsar is gonna be pretty pissed.

Ivan: Ugh, what Tsar?

Oleg: Oh, jeeez.

Ivan: Yeah. This is awkard.

Oleg: Yep. So, ugh, what do we do now?

Ivan: I dunno. Ever seen Brokeback Mountain?


See. One way or another, the story always continues.

Oh man. Saving that.

 

[AOS9001]

Of course there's a part two.

Oleg: What the hell are you doing here?

Ivan: Exploring. The Tsar told me to go exploring. What the hell are you doing here?

Oleg: You numbskull; the Tsar told me to go exploring.

Ivan: No he told me. You go back.

Oleg: No. You go back.

Ivan: Hey, what's that big fire over there?

Oleg: Is that....

Ivan: Wow. This is a pretty big oops.

Oleg: The Tsar is gonna be pretty pissed.

Ivan: Ugh, what Tsar?

Oleg: Oh, jeeez.

Ivan: Yeah. This is awkard.

Oleg: Yep. So, ugh, what do we do now?

Ivan: I dunno. Ever seen Brokeback Mountain?


See. One way or another, the story always continues.

Brokeback Mountain? I think a Ivan and Oleg's Excellent Adventure would make a better story.

 

[katipunero]

defeat at turn 8! but wiat, how come human barbs appeared so early in the game? did you pop them from a hut?

 

[DMOC]

My shortest game was on turn 0 when I deleted my settler.

 

[ilduce349]

the shortest game i had was a turn 2 got my settle eaten by a wolf
the second shortest game i ever had was a turn turn 5
when 4 barbarian archers appeared due to a barbarian uprising

the quickest i have seen an ai die is in 2 turns when i rushed
the quickest i have seen a human die is in 4 turns when an barbarian archer destroyed Greece

 

[Lade]

Playing FFH I've been able to lose turn 0 before by having a lair spawn appear on my city.

 

[bakshi]

Lade on my first FFH2 game I didn't know what I was doing and this is pretty much how the game went.
*randoms race*
*settles in place*
*sends scout to the lair next to town*
*explores lair*
Screen says YOU LOSE.
That was my first turn of FFH2. I never even got to end the turn.

 

[biggles1]

my shortest game was the first time I played deity, I was playing a tiny map with Monty and Roosevelt against me (victoria)

I started the game, did my usual 2 warriors, 1 worker, 1 warrior, 1 settler and got a second city. I then found the other 2 civs (25 turns in) who immediately after me discovering them declared war on me!

they then proceeded to kill my puny civ with horse archers and longbowmen.

Took me a while to figure out a strategy for playing deity, still wanna try a deity, raging barbs, agressive AI, one city challenge on a huge map

 

[MethanalCHO]

There is a way to have a game last for only one turn.

1. Disband your settler.
2. Game over.

You took eight turns more than you needed to be defeated by the game.