6otM160 Announcement

[Eyswein]

Welcome to game 160 in the 6OTM Series! These games will allow new and old GOTM fans to try out the new features in Civ6 in a friendly environment. Participants are encouraged to post questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads (described below). Each game will specify the Civ you will play and the Victory Condition to strive for. We will be working to refine the 6otM concept as we move ahead with the series. Gifting of cities is an exploit in a religious VC as the AI cant see that it will lose if it accepts the cities.

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We would like to ask you to abide by our most sacred rule: Don’t replay any turns! If you make a mistake, accept it and try to recover. To ensure fair play and prevent results exclusions, please set your Autosaves to 1 turn. In the event of a computer crash while playing, just reload to the previous save and play it as closely to how you played it the first time. Please let Leif know (via Conversation (Private Message)) if you experienced a crash and how many turns you replayed.

Civ VI - 6otM160 Details:

Player (You): Suleiman (Muhteşem) – Ottoman
Victory Condition: Science but all other VCs are enabled. (Goal is fewest number of turns.)
Difficulty: King
Civs/City-States (including player): 8 / 18
Map Type/Size: Small Continents / Standard Size
Resources: Abundant
World Age: New
Start Position: Legendary
Temperature: Hot
Sea Level: Low
Game pace: Standard
Disaster Intensity: 2
Game Mode(s): Corporations, Barbarians

Game options:
Start - Ancient Era
Enabled - Barbarians; Tribal Villages
Game Version: This game was created in Civ6 Gathering Storm version 1.0.12.9.
Game Requirements: vanilla version of Civilization VI with Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions. All pre-NFP & NFP DLCs are required. New Leader Pass required.

Here is where you will start:

Suleiman (Muhteşem) – Ottoman Unique Attributes:

Spoiler Unique Attributes :

Suleiman (Muhteşem) – Leader Bonus: The Magnificent - +15% Science and Culture when in a Golden Age or Heroic Age. +4 Combat Strength when not in a Golden Age or Heroic Age against Civilizations who are also not in a Golden Age or Heroic Age.

Civilation Ability: Great Turkish Bombard - +50% Production toward Siege units. Siege units gain +5 Strength Combat Strength against defensible Districts. Conquering a city doesn't cause that city to lose Citizen Population. +1 Amenity and +4 Loyalty per turn for cities not founded by the Ottomans.

Unique Unit: Barbary Corsair - Replaces Privateer, Unlocked by Medieval Faires
Common abilities: Invisible except when within Sight range of City Centers, Encampments, Destroyers, other naval raiders, or when there is a unit in an adjacent tile. Reveals stealth units within Sight range.
Can perform Coastal Raids. Has a ranged attack with Range 2. Ignores enemy zone of control.
Special abilities: Uses no Movement to perform coastal raids.
Special traits: Lower Production cost (240 vs. 280). Lower Gold maintenance cost (3 vs. 4).

Unique Infrastructure: Grand Bazaar - Replaces Bank; Unlocked by Market
Effects: +5 Gold (boosted by Free Market Policy Card); +1 Citizen slot; +1 Great Merchant point per turn; +4 Gold with each Trade City-States with 3 Envoys; Lower Production cost (220 vs. 290); Accumulate one extra Strategic resource for every different type of Strategic resources this city has improved; Receive 1 Amenity for every type of Luxury resource this city has improved; +2 Great Works Slots for any type with Great Merchant Giovanni de' Medici activated.

Information about threads associated with each individual 6otM -- Must Read if you are new to our Game of the Month!
Please note: If you wish to make a video of your game, please do not post any links to it until after the game submission date has passed. This is because of the potential spoilers that are created by posting before the end date. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Announcement thread (this one): This thread is used to announce the game and clarify the settings and rules (don't be afraid to ask questions). It's also used to discuss the game before you start, and post problems with opening the save. Once you have opened the save, DO NOT POST in the Announcement thread, even non game-related information. Instead use the next thread.

Opening Actions thread: This thread is used to discuss the game's opening decisions and strategies through the first 100 or so turns. Here you can post questions related to the game and share your achievements/anger/frustration/victories while you play. We encourage players to use the spoiler tags for screenshot. During the time the game is active, please do not post any information concerning the game outside of the spoiler threads including screen shots, videos, or recorded/live-cast Let's Plays on other websites.

After Actions thread: In this thread you can post the results of your game. Please state your victory/loss date and final score (preferably in the post title) and describe your path to glory in this post! Players are encouraged to provide feedback on the game. Some players like to replay the game, and although we will not record the results from a replay, you can still post your new experiences. The game will not be closed as such, but after one month, the results will be compiled, and will not necessarily be updated with reports coming in after the finish date.

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In development.

This game runs for a month and ends 1 July 2023.
@The_J @Blake00

The save is attached below.

 

[RocknOats]

Hmmm... Settle on the Grapes? Not much for Campus location, but maybe squish it up next to the volcano and then pack the Gov. Plaza up against it? I'm looking forward to flip-flopping golden age building with non-golden neighbor stomping... My favorite way to play! Perhaps some ocean to the west for Corsair adventures...?

 

[Eyswein]

Hmmm... Settle on the Grapes? Not much for Campus location, but maybe squish it up next to the volcano and then pack the Gov. Plaza up against it? I'm looking forward to flip-flopping golden age building with non-golden neighbor stomping... My favorite way to play! Perhaps some ocean to the west for Corsair adventures...?

Another potential place for a campus, if you settle on the grapes, would be 1W of capital next to the mountain, then the gov plaza NW of capital for a +3 campus still without the volcano risk. Even then allows a +4 commercial hub NE of capital.

 

[Kulko]

Does game mode Barbarians mean Barabrian clans? or just that Barbs are turned on?

 

[Eyswein]

Does game mode Barbarians mean Barabrian clans? or just that Barbs are turned on?

Barbarian Clans selected.

 

[Soger]

How late do you think I can build my first campus and still get a sub 200 game? 4th city?

Been a minute since I played one of these but this start is so broken good I cannot pass it up.

 

[Soger]

Quick question as it will come into play I am sure.
If I secure a domination victory before a science victory can I post the screen shot of the turn I secure the science victory? It will also show that I had won the game in the world rankings screen.

Unlike culture science victory is a static finish line so once the you travel the 50 it’s over no matter what.

 

[leif erikson]

We provide a target for victory condition in order to make the games played more comparable. You are not locked to that condition, you may follow whatever course you choose.

To directly answer your question, yes you may post the Science Victory Screenshot.

 

[Eyswein]

How late do you think I can build my first campus and still get a sub 200 game? 4th city?

Been a minute since I played one of these but this start is so broken good I cannot pass it up.

It really depends. I often place campuses so they will be cheaper when I get around to construction, but don't build them right away so often have 3-4 cities before I complete my first one.

 

[Soger]

We provide a target for victory condition in order to make the games played more comparable. You are not locked to that condition, you may follow whatever course you choose.

To directly answer your question, yes you may post the Science Victory Screenshot.

Awesome.
Thank you. I have done a couple “No modes every victory before 200” games so I figured I would see what I could do here.

The start is incredibly strong for the game modes and difficulty you have chosen.

 

[Soger]

It really depends. I often place campuses so they will be cheaper when I get around to construction, but don't build them right away so often have 3-4 cities before I complete my first one.

I find even in science games early campuses just are not worth the investment. Really early campuses only pay off in domination games imo.

It’s faster and more efficient to focus on expanding early and then going 100% production into science mid/late game

 

[luckymike81]

City "in place", Artemis and Campus at Volcano and up District Bussines.

 

[lordofcivs]

I'm going to play this and will place my first city in place, rather than the grapes. Because I really prefer to utilize the volcano eruption spaces for population work, rather than wasting those spaces to districts, which will keep requiring me to rebuild the destructions repeatedly.