6otM161 Annoucement

[Eyswein]

Welcome to game 161 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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Civ VI - 6otM161 Details:

Player (You): Sundiata Keita – Mali
Victory Condition: Culture or Diplomatic but all other VCs are enabled. (Goal is fewest number of turns.)
Difficulty: Immortal
Civs/City-States (including player): 8 / 18
Map Type/Size: Seven Seas / Standard Size
Start Position: Balanced
Temperature: Hot
Rainfall: Arid
Game pace: Standard
Disaster Intensity: 4
Game Mode(s): 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:

Sundiata Keita – Mali Unique Attributes:

Spoiler Unique Attributes :

Sundiata Keita – Leader Bonus: Sogolon – Patronage of Great People costs 20% less Gold. Markets gain 2 slots for Great Works of Writing in Cities founded by Mali. Great Works of Writing grant +4 Gold and +2 Production.

Civilation Ability: Songs of the Jeli – City Centers gain +1 Faith and +1 Food for every adjacent Desert and Desert Hills tile. Mines receive -1 Production and +4 Gold. May purchase Commercial Hub buildings with Faith. -30% Production towards buildings and units.

Unique Unit: Mandekalu Cavalry – Replaces Knight, Unlocked by Stirrups; requires Iron
Common abilities: Ignores enemy zone of control.
Special abilities: Prevents friendly Traders within 4 tiles from being plundered as long as they are on a land tile. Provides Gold equal to 100% of the base Strength Combat Strength of each defeated enemy unit.
Special traits: Higher Strength Combat Strength (55 vs. 50).

Unique Infrastructure: Suguba – Replaces: Commercial Hub; Unlocked by Currency
Effects: Lower Production cost (27 vs. 54). Major bonus (+2 Gold) for a nearby River or Holy Site. Major bonus (+2 Gold) for each adjacent Pamukkale tile. Minor bonus (+½Gold) for each nearby District. 20% discount on all Gold and Faith purchases in this city. +1 Great Merchant point per turn. Specialists add +4 Gold each

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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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This game runs for a month and ends 15 July 2023.
@The_J @Blake00

The save is attached below.

 

[MaddAddams]

Disaster Level 4 does make a speed Diplo run intriguing

 

[Lord Yanaek]

Disaster 4 might indeed change the game ... or not. I don't have much experience with high disaster games. In fact it's been some time since i played a civ game (again) so Immortal will probably be a challenge but at least Mali is a strong civ.
Gonna scout SW with the warrior then decide between settling on the coast SW of settler if there's another desert to the SW of that spot or where the warrior starts. Coast would give more production and coastal boost while warrior would give more faith and food.

How is the 7 seas map? Is it something like the lakes with inland waters or something different? Don't think i've ever played on that map before.

 

[Eyswein]

Disaster 4 might indeed change the game ... or not. I don't have much experience with high disaster games. In fact it's been some time since i played a civ game (again) so Immortal will probably be a challenge but at least Mali is a strong civ.
Gonna scout SW with the warrior then decide between settling on the coast SW of settler if there's another desert to the SW of that spot or where the warrior starts. Coast would give more production and coastal boost while warrior would give more faith and food.

How is the 7 seas map? Is it something like the lakes with inland waters or something different? Don't think i've ever played on that map before.

Seven seas is a big map like lakes, just larger bodies of water, but still mostly connected land.

 

[Soger]

Ok so you convinced me to play a second game in a row.

Another insane start, although it kills me to settle on a removable feature.

I will say that it’s not possible to finish a diplomatic game faster than a culture game with the game settings. Disaster level 4 does not increase the rate at which they happen just the severity.

As is unless you get incredibly lucky the diplomatic points to win come around turn 210 in a deity game, that’s assuming you build all the wonders and get to the end of the culture tree. On immortal they will come 30ish turns later as the eras as longer.

A culture game on the other hand with this start is easy turn 170 without much effort.

 

[Soger]

Disaster 4 might indeed change the game ... or not. I don't have much experience with high disaster games. In fact it's been some time since i played a civ game (again) so Immortal will probably be a challenge but at least Mali is a strong civ.
Gonna scout SW with the warrior then decide between settling on the coast SW of settler if there's another desert to the SW of that spot or where the warrior starts. Coast would give more production and coastal boost while warrior would give more faith and food.

How is the 7 seas map? Is it something like the lakes with inland waters or something different? Don't think i've ever played on that map before.

I will say the coastal tile to the sw is the absolute strongest tile if you know how to utilize it. What is covered by the fog of war is irrelevant. I have yet to download the file but unless there is a wonder in the immediate vicinity the opportunities provided by that spot are unmatched.

I kills me to waste a tree chop by settling but it’s just too good