ALC Game 10 Pre-Game Show: Playing as Asoka

[drkodos]

Anyway, I will start the game thread with the opening position tonight. I actually started the game just before hitting the sack last night, and the opening position is sure to engender, as per usual, a LOT of debate.

Awesome. I'm hopping to actually get involved in this one despite my disdain for Asoka and the color purple.

 

[johnny_rico]

Awesome. I'm hopping to actually get involved in this one despite my disdain for Asoka and the color purple.

The movie? Or the actual color?

 

[asabahi]

If you have stone you should go for the GW. Not having to worry about barbs is great, and eventually you will pop a GE and be able to rush another wonder. It is nice wonder to have early.

 

[Sisiutil]

If you have stone you should go for the GW. Not having to worry about barbs is great, and eventually you will pop a GE and be able to rush another wonder. It is nice wonder to have early.

I'll definitely consider it, even without stone, especially if I find myself with a lot of tundra in my back yard. However, other wonders such as Stonehenge may be a higher priority.

 

[LosBlack]

I'll definitely consider it, even without stone, especially if I find myself with a lot of tundra in my back yard. However, other wonders such as Stonehenge may be a higher priority.

i think many of us are expecting you to build both..and probably several more. but if you could only do one, would it be better to get the GW and an early religion to expand borders and move toward an Oracle slingshot? side bonus of a shrine possiblility too. no barbs would be so choice..

 

[flamingzaroc121]

the thing is, this game you have to slingshot to something other than CS because Civil Service requires Math now

 

[drkodos]

the thing is, this game you have to slingshot to something other than CS because Civil Service requires Math now

Math is a pretty quick tech to grab though if you get writing, put up a library or two and run a couple of specialists.

For me, the priciple reason to not go for a too-early Bureaucracy is its high cost barely (if at all) being offset by the capital bonuses.

 

[kniteowl]

For me, the priciple reason to not go for a too-early Bureaucracy is its high cost barely (if at all) being offset by the capital bonuses.

There are only two early legal civics you can switch to, which are vassalage and Bureaucracy both of which are high upkeep, most of the time I'll switch anywayz... because there nothing else to switch too unless my economy is suffering badly.

Plus I'm more inclined to switch if I'm Spritual or Organised, Spritual because I can switch out of it if my economy starts to suffer and Organised is pretty obvious so for Asoka wouldn't be a bad thing. Heck I'd still go for Bureaucracy just for the Hammer's bonus so I can Qucikly build an army to run over the AI, I don't need 7XP units unless I'm Charismatic.

 

[Sisiutil]

The game thread is now underway HERE. Go to it, gang!