An AI Great Leader

[WildFire]

Ok here was the dilemma...

I was playing the Marla Singer Europe Map (tres bien) and I signed an alliance with the Austrians vs the Celts. Every turn after that, someone got a military alliance against the Celts. So then they have one city left (with all elites cause the AI attacks with warriors :argh: ). Turns out, the Germans get a leader and run him back, just inside Austrian territory, easily killable by my knights. They have 1 pikeman protecting him. The Germans were in second place and had a good military, they were average compared to me, plus they were polite with me. What do you do, kill the leader or let him live?

 

[gunnerxtr]

kill him, he wont do u any good if they use him!!!!

 

[WildFire]

But it won't do me any good to get the AI all ganged up on me.

 

[Sarevok]

id hold off for now, wait till nationalism, then get MPP's mixed up and then start a war.

 

[WildFire]

I always do that

 

[Hygro]

Originally posted by Sarevok
id hold off for now, wait till nationalism, then get MPP's mixed up and then start a war.

Either he goes to war now or it doesn't matter. The point is to kill the great leader or not, not to take land.

 

[Gainy]

I almost always let em live. The AI will only build an army with it anyway... (better than having the world against you)

 

[Darkness]

The big question is: are there any good Great Wonders available to the Germans? Most likely they'll make the GL and army but if you wnat to keep a certain important wonder out of their hands for sure, I'd attack. If not, I'd let him live, he'll most likely be an army anyway...

 

[Grille]

I say block the GL, if possible.

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by Gainy bo
I almost always let em live. The AI will only build an army with it anyway... (better than having the world against you)

I do the same Gainy. But not always AI made army, just in my game few days ago France made Magelans Voyage. I was at that time also in polite relations with France. Ofcourse later I conquest this city and had this GL bonus for me. he he he..

WildFire tell us what happened next with Germans and your civ in that game.

 

[civzombie]

Yea, yea, just make a right of passage agreement with whichever AI player whose land the leader is on, then surround the leader so that he cant move. The AI wont be able to use the leader, and you wont have to declare war!!!

 

[WildFire]

Btw, I let him live I decided that is wasn't worth it at the time to attack him and probably 3 more civs after they got alliances.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

I think you made a good decision WildFire. I really don't think it is worth starting a war over a GL.