7otM13 (Krampus 2025) - Completion of Age of Exploration Spoiler Thread

[Eyswein]

At the top of your post please post the following:
- Turns in this Age = Number of Turns
- Total number of Turns so far (Antiquity + Exploration)

A few questions to consider:
- How did the Krampus settings (civ to unlock, no legacies, mementos, online speed, etc.) impact your plan/decisions?
- What was your plan for moving toward the victory condition? What are the major steps you planned to take? What events, if any, changed the plan in execution and to what new plan? Any interesting decision points?
- Was the designated Civ a good choice or would you think a different one could have performed better?
- Early order for technology/civics? What did you later prioritize for technology/civics?
- How did the leader bonus and civ unique ability impact your plan/play, if at all?
- How many cities/towns did you settle and/or capture? Where did you settle your first few towns in this Age? What was your mix of towns vs cities?
- What were key production/purchase focuses?
- Religious bonuses chosen and why?
- What government did you select? Which bonus did you chose most and why?
- Any cool info we forgot to ask about?
- How did you focus your use of influence for diplomacy?
- Any surprises/frustration/elations you ran into, how did you deal with it?
- Did you enjoy this Age?

 

[GoblinMatron]

Turns: 54

Civs eliminated: 3
0 Future techs, 3 Future civics

Legacies:
+15% Gold, but -10% Food

Government: Feudal Monarchy (mainly for production on ships)

I convert 2 cities and move my Capital to start the age with 4 cities. Their main focus is to produce a strong navy and wonders. While that is being built, I go to war against Ibn Battuta and then Benjamin Franklin and defeat them. Then I split my army, some go south and fight Augustus, some fight Harriet Tubman. I defeat Augustus, but the war support for Harriet Tubman and her general strength mean, that I don't even come close to defeating her. I make peace and get her 3rd best settlement, then go to war again after rebuilding some of my army.

My fleet sails east finding Amina and fighting with her. She is strong as well and I am happy to make peace with her after capturing one of her small settlements. I also make war against Pachacuti which goes much better. He only has his Capital left at the end of the age.

So I finally have defeated some civs, but the majority of them is still left for the Modern age.

Spoiler End of age map :