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imperfect not unperfect criticism does not need to be pluralised r.e.t.a.r.d is a politically incorrect term for someone with learning difficulties

It makes AH cheaper (by 20% I believe), and you will definitely be teching AH to get your food online. If the elephant wasn't there, then Ag -> AH is probably preferable, but as it is Hunt -> AH will work out beautifully. Why? Because cows are very strong tiles and very quick to improve...

Thanks for the map Qactus, I'll give it a go when I get a chance and let you know how I get on. @Seraiel Nice idea, I'll give it a try if all else fails

I can't be the only one here who finds Immortal too easy but Deity too hard.:cry::cry::cry: Yeah I've beaten Deity a couple of times, but given how many hundreds of maps I've rolled, that's really not too impressive. My win ratio is utterly pathetic, something under 0.5%! In spite of this I...

To 375 AD

Thanks for the update JSS. You did well and I've learnt from your approach. Especially like the capture - gift - recapture idea. I've carried on a bit with my game but I'm not at all sure it'll end in victory. Hopefully I'll post an update soon but rl is getting in the way.

Well I played on a bit but it's looking grim. Poor decisions at the beginning have cost me. My second GP is another spy, so no MC bulb, and CoL is still so far away that by the time I get it everyone else will have it already :cry: Anyway, the point of the thread is to learn and improve, so...

BiC, thank you for your very considered response. I don't have the chance to play or update the thread atm, but I will in a day or two. I'll be taking all your comments into consideration. I'm also interested by your Ag-AH-Wheel opening and am thinking of giving it a go to 1000 BC to see how it...

Thanks for the responses. Yeah I'm behind, but I'm not ready to give up just yet. I have a GSpy already and another GP on the way. If it's a GE I'll probably do as you say and bulb MC to do some tech trading... Land development and a few granaries/libraries on the way... Not sure if I want...

I usually lose on Deity. My games tend to go 1 of 3 ways: -Get boxed in, get DOWed, die horribly -Get boxed in, try to break out, fail, die horribly -Have enough land, get swarmed by countless barbs, a) die horribly or b) build enough defenders but lose all my city spots, get boxed in...

You're right. And I get it now. The OF :hammers: are unmodified, and then the modifiers for the new build are applied, which makes lots of sense.

Is this really correct? :eek: It seems excessive! It means: A 2-pop whip will generate 59 :hammers: OF (and not 44 as I originally thought having overlooked Bureau) Those 59 :hammers: then get *3 to give 177 :hammers:?!? I repeat, :eek::eek::eek: So what started out as 29 :hammers...

I think they don't, but I'm far from sure :) My guess is that Oxford production will be (base prod. * modifiers + OF) * 2 and not (base prod. + OF) * modifiers * 2, which seems very OP.

Calculating when to whip and what the OF will be is easy, if you don't mind doing a little math :scan: First work out the value of a 1-pop whip Hover the mouse over the hammer icon shown in your image. This will show you base production and modifiers. In your case the modifiers are (I think)...

Yes. Why whip on the same turn? Surely you'd get the same result whipping on successive turns, but with the added benefit of extra tiles worked (4 then 2, presuming 2-whips)?