6otM179 Announcement

[Eyswein]

Welcome to game 179 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 - 6otM179 Details:

Player (You): Jayavarman VII - Khmer
Victory Condition: Culture, but all other VCs are enabled (Goal is fewest number of turns.)
Difficulty: Deity
Civs/City-States (including player): 8 / 18
Map Type/Size: Wetlands / Standard Size
Start Position: Legen...wait for it...dary
Resources: Sparse
World Age: Old
Temperature: Hot
Rainfall: Arid
Sea Level: Low
Disaster Intensity: 2
Game pace: Standard
Game Mode(s): Dramatic Ages

Game options:
Start - Ancient Era
Enabled - Barbarians; Tribal Villages
Game Version: This game was created in Civ6 Gathering Storm version 1.0.12.54.
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:

Jayavarman VII - Khmer Unique Attributes:

Spoiler Unique Attributes :

Leader Bonus: Monasteries of the King- Holy Sites grant Food equal to their adjacency bonus, receive a +2 adjacency bonus from Rivers, grant +2 Housing if built next to a River, and trigger a Culture Bomb when built, claiming surrounding tiles.

Civ Ability: Grand Barays- Cities with an Aqueduct receive +1 Amenity, and +1 Faith for every Citizen Population. Farms receive +2 Food when adjacent to an Aqueduct, and +1 Faith when adjacent to a Holy Site.

Unique Unit: Domrey – Replaces Trebuchet; Unlocked by Military Engineering
Common abilities: Deals bombard-type damage, effective against District defenses; -17 Bombard Strength against land units.
Special abilities: Can move and attack on the same turn; Exerts zone of control.
Special traits: Higher Strength Combat Strength (40 vs. 35). Higher Bombard Strength (50 vs. 45).

Unique Infrastructure: Prasat – Replaces Temple; Unlocked by Craftsmanship
Effects: +6 Faith; +1 Citizen slot; +1 Great Prophet point per turn; +1 Relic slots

Spoiler :

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 15 April 2024.

@The_J @Blake00

The save is attached below.

 

[Thorak]

That's an incredible start. I don't even know where to place my capital...

One left to settle on the luxury + fresh water or one right and skip fresh water but get very good tiles to work early? One sw would also be possible but I think housing might be a problem there. But given the civ bonuses perhaps not? Or perhaps even settle in place? hmm, decisions, decisions...

 

[CiJay]

Beautiful Start and Deity - Dramatic ages though.
Anyhow, there goes my evening

 

[Monthar]

I think settle on the luxury then I can get 2 other cities around this natural wonder.