bed_10 - Random, Deity, Standard

[bed_head7]

Map Size: Standard
Difficulty: Deity
All Else: Random
Variants: None

Rolled a start, and this is what I got:

Save, 4000 BC

The Arabs are a fun civ, and I have been wanting to try them out for awhile in an SG. We have a river and some potential food. Overall, a fairly good start.

Anyone want to give this one a shot?

Roster:
Kaiser_Berger
MeteorPunch
dl123654
ThERat
open
bed_head7

 

[MeteorPunch]

I'd like to play if you'd want a emp/demi-level player. If not, it's cool.

 

[LKendter]

Edit - never mind.

 

[ThERat]

maybe it's too plain? what about a variant like: onlt conquest or domination enabled (my Sid idea actually). Since I am going for a break, I won't join this...but still a loyal bedhead games supporter

 

[bed_head7]

I am a little suprised at the lack of interest. No one willing to give straight Deity a shot?

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

Alright, I'll give it a go.

 

[bed_head7]

Roster:
Kaiser_Berger
MeteorPunch
open
open
open
bed_head7

 

[dl123654]

Never been Arabia, sign me up.

 

[bed_head7]

Are you sure you don't want to join, ThERat? If you don't you're missing out on the reunion. So what if you are gone in May? We'll have the game wrapped up by then.

Roster:
Kaiser_Berger
MeteorPunch
dl123654
open
open
bed_head7

 

[ThERat]

ok ok if you don't mind me being absent for 2.5 weeks, I'll join. looking at the members (you got your SID team here), how could I say no

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

Awesome. Since we conquered SID with this team before, we should wrap this one up in the early AD years, I'm certain

 

[ThERat]

so, who gets this started? KB? we want to wrap it up in April (hope you didn't include the possibility of defeat there )

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

I suppose I can get us started. Got it.

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

4000 BC

Scout moves to the mountain, revealing a cow. Move settler NE to get it with expansion.

3950

Mecca founded.

3350

Not a soul yet met. We’re on a peninsula, if not an island.

3150

We finally stumble upon a Byzantine spear. They are up several techs.

3100

Contact America. Trade CB to America for BW and 10g. CB and 67g go to Byzantines for WC.


Summary

We have a nice little area to fill up. Since we aren’t really pressured, I had us do a granary before a settler. I think a 4-turn settler factory is very feasible here.

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

 

[bed_head7]

Nice start, good call on the granary before settler.

Roster:
Kaiser_Berger
MeteorPunch <- up
dl123654 <- on deck
ThERat
open
bed_head7

 

[MeteorPunch]

Got it. Next city on the river's edge W of Mecca?

 

[MeteorPunch]

ugh...I didn't like my turns:

3000
2950 meet Carthage. He doesn't have CB. The best he'll give me is 20g for it. I figure his friends will trade it to him, so I take 20g.
2900
2850
2800
2750
2710 Granary completes.
2670
2630
2590 meet Aztecs. He won't give anything for CB.
2550

- next up needs to help Mecca. The settler factory is not running yet, so do we make the settler now, or wait for size 6?
- I started -1,-2 negative research midturn to gain 2 turns of research which I thought would be higher because 3+ civs know alphabet.

 

[dl123654]

Got it

 

[Kaiser_Berger]

I'm not sure what Mecca looks like, but it might not be a bad idea to pop a settler out while we complete mining the BG for the factory. Once we have the BG mined it should run fine from 5-6.