lolagranola
Chieftain
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Game: Civ5 GOTM 45
Date submitted: 2012-10-13
Your name: Lolagranola
Game status: Science LOSS
Game date: 1980AD
Turns played: 403
Final score: 1055
- Did you use your UU and how successful was it?
I built a 2-3 beggars and eventually used them to get out of a war with Catherine by pressuring one of her cities.
- How did you use religion or spying to your advantage?
I didn't manage to get a religion and used the one spread to me, which had the happiness benefit for shrines. I did select a pantheon and I suspect it was a the research bonus for trade routes.
- Was the Polder improvement useful?
The polder seemed pretty useful. Those tiles certainly rocked once I got the full bonus.
I could use a little help. As I mentioned above, I think one mistake I made was allowing techs to be stolen left and right by the other Civs. I did have a spy in Amsterdam for the full game who would occasionally catch others but I didn't get on top of constables until very late. I suspect I need to value them more when I have the tech lead. I'm not sure, but judging from the other screen grabs, I suspect I made a mistake in settling scientists instead of bulbing. Any thoughts on that would be great. As well, it seems that other players here use partial policy trees and I obviously opt in going very deep.
I was done everything but the SS Engine when the UN vote came up. I actually hadn't been looking for it for a few reasons. First, Isabella was going culture and had 4 of 5 policies. That said, she was just starting into the last tree and I knew she wasn't going to win. Second, Elizabeth was expanding like mad having wiped out Rome entirely fairly early and she was my only tech-rival. I had completely forgot about diplo VC
I started off strong, building the same 4 cities I've seen in most of the posts. I aligned with Catherine and Boudica early with Napoleon pestering everyone. Eventually I was friendly with everyone and only Catherine DoW'd late as I was working on parts. I suspect this was because, having no uranium, I used a great general to eat into her and the CS territory to get at some and it ticked her off 2 battleships and a nuke settled it quickly, not that I had to.
I feel like I start strong and get muddled in the mid-game. Any thoughts would be SUPER appreciated. (My happiness was in the positive the whole time... it went negative as the city states got bought up during the UN voting period.)
Date submitted: 2012-10-13
Your name: Lolagranola
Game status: Science LOSS
Game date: 1980AD
Turns played: 403
Final score: 1055
- Did you use your UU and how successful was it?
I built a 2-3 beggars and eventually used them to get out of a war with Catherine by pressuring one of her cities.
- How did you use religion or spying to your advantage?
I didn't manage to get a religion and used the one spread to me, which had the happiness benefit for shrines. I did select a pantheon and I suspect it was a the research bonus for trade routes.
- Was the Polder improvement useful?
The polder seemed pretty useful. Those tiles certainly rocked once I got the full bonus.
I could use a little help. As I mentioned above, I think one mistake I made was allowing techs to be stolen left and right by the other Civs. I did have a spy in Amsterdam for the full game who would occasionally catch others but I didn't get on top of constables until very late. I suspect I need to value them more when I have the tech lead. I'm not sure, but judging from the other screen grabs, I suspect I made a mistake in settling scientists instead of bulbing. Any thoughts on that would be great. As well, it seems that other players here use partial policy trees and I obviously opt in going very deep.
I was done everything but the SS Engine when the UN vote came up. I actually hadn't been looking for it for a few reasons. First, Isabella was going culture and had 4 of 5 policies. That said, she was just starting into the last tree and I knew she wasn't going to win. Second, Elizabeth was expanding like mad having wiped out Rome entirely fairly early and she was my only tech-rival. I had completely forgot about diplo VC
I started off strong, building the same 4 cities I've seen in most of the posts. I aligned with Catherine and Boudica early with Napoleon pestering everyone. Eventually I was friendly with everyone and only Catherine DoW'd late as I was working on parts. I suspect this was because, having no uranium, I used a great general to eat into her and the CS territory to get at some and it ticked her off 2 battleships and a nuke settled it quickly, not that I had to.
I feel like I start strong and get muddled in the mid-game. Any thoughts would be SUPER appreciated. (My happiness was in the positive the whole time... it went negative as the city states got bought up during the UN voting period.)