Recent content by Raiser

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: Congrats Uberfish! If your going population somebody back in the 'Let's get Cultural' suggested using the 4th city as the target to make things more interesting. Seems like it could be used here. i.e. Fatties: First person to hit 18 population in their fourth...

Well Wonder Woman and her wily ways has defeated me. :rolleyes: Thought I try a few more times before the challenge ended. When I pushed hard I got beaten up by the barbies or by a sulky Monty. If didn't push hard I ended up loosing wonder races and ended with a best score of 1130AD. Not...

Responses to strat comments by ShannonCt, lilnev, Serdoa and uberfish in the spoiler: In previous challenges we have said the posted saves are valid as long as it is before midnight Sunday "somewhere in the world". Not sure where the last place to get midnight is, but you don't have to...

Thanks for the suggestions ShannonCT: ---

Well done ShannonCT. I'm jut not cutting the mustard here (is that an UK-only expression??) My best attempt is 1190AD. I'll try once more at the weekend. (Maybe. Maybe not. I've got Neverwinter 2 arriving Friday and Medieval 2 demo is out now! :run:) I'm working a good specialist economy, and...

I tried reversing my first and second cities. 1st city on the silk-cows-clams-dye site north of the start position and the 2nd back down south on the site one square south-west of the start position for the cows-pig-wheat and stone. I like the strong start this provides, as the workboat...

Yeah, I was vaguely aware of this, but it never crossed my mined to do it for this challenge. :suicide: How far did you go with it, ruff_hi? Theoretically you could hold out for a long time. ---

For me it comes down to the fact that in a game that finishes at 800AD the most efficient of a Great Prophet is a lightbulb. And the best lightbulb is probably CS. As I seem to be getting two prophets. I think I'll try super-specialist for the first while going the Metal Casting route and...

Congrats on 800AD Uberfish. I have no idea what the lowest possible date is for this, but I will damn well try and find it. Started over after my first attempt went south. This time I'm going to try a more extreme route. ---

Welcome to the forums Serdoa. (Does Serdoa mean anything or is it just a name?) :beer::cheers::beer: My advice is don't worry too much about getting a large number of early wonders. I'm targeting specific (useful) early wonders but focusing on building a strong base to my civ. The road to...

No probs. I think roll with the save we've got as some people might have started. I don't think it will make that much difference here, and we all like getting presents. :D On small challenges I think it's a very good idea to remove them. Although I can't see where that option is on...

And we're off! Congrats again Garath on winning Ironman,and thanks for putting this together. Did you remove all the goody huts? --- So I wonder who is going to be the first to post a save that accidentally includes a National Wonder as one of their 12 World Wonders? HeHe...

Shrines are technically World Wonders, but I don't mind if they are included or excluded. As long as it's clear. --- HeHe. Challenge #7: Just Wondering does sound good. I like this new verb 'To Wonder'. "I wondered myself into an early lead, then I lost it with tooo much wondering."...

I did originally suggest 7 wonders :blush: , but here's my 'passionate argument' for a upping the target to 'First person to own any 12 World Wonders' instead of going for Monarch diff. 12 Wonders does make the challenge a bit longer and so reduce the opportunity to repeat attempts, but it...

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: Congrats Garath. I spoke too soon. :D I considered throwing in the National Epic for one extra great peep, as you did. But I feared it would tip me into an Artist instead of a Priest, as it did with you. If anyone tries this strat again I'd look at...