drewisfat
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- Feb 8, 2011
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I got my first record bringing St/N/D/Dom down 200 years to 300AD dethroning Julius Caesar and replacing him with our rightful Caesar, Augustus. Poetry that today happens to be March 15.
Sorry @Anysense I was trying to further the fall of the Inca by going for Kait's conquest, but the last war failed and I had to salvage what I could
As an S&T player I've spent the last month transitioning to a HoF player to go for the record that is most relevant to the way I've always played: non-cheese victories on standard/normal. Since this is my first record I figured I'd live it up with a writeup.
Leader choice: I went with Aug. Originally I tested some farfetched Ram plan, but I never could get lucky enough for a game to proceed. Figured I should at least get some experience with what had been proven: Rome. I've always been a big Augustus fan and I prefer him to Julius. ORG's power is in big and late games, but I think IND can outperform here through stuff like Oracle -> MC/forges and failgold.
Settings: Deity/Normal/Standard, No Barbs, AGG AI. Micropangaea size. Nanos should have faster potential, but I struggle to build more than one city, so I'm fine with giving micros a chance.
T0-50
First hurdle: T8 worker steal on Gandhi. Bit far, but good time. Only got one hut, a scout. Didn't get a single positive event the entire game either come to think of it.
T17 second worker gets a steal on nearby England. Off to a nice start.
There are only 3 tiles worth speaking about in the capital. But I went with it because those are the 3 best tiles. Since those are gems and not gold, wet corn is plenty food. I prefer forests to floodplains, so I like it even without river or ph.
Agri -> TW -> Pot on the way to an Alpha rush. Settler at size 2 looks questionable with gems going unworked, but it made sense to me with IMP and working timings.
Second city isn't amazing but it sure beats Atlanta. Marble nice for Oracle.
Went writing and with Atlanta's proximity I can get instant trade routes
This steal is only possible because I just got writing. If I couldn't OB with Wash I'd be trapped lol
Confession: I was the school bully.
I steal a third worker from Gandhi. His response is to feed me another worker. That third archer in Delhi is very sus though. I decide not to take the bait. I don't benefit from a 6th worker. I don't have many tiles worth improving lol. At one point in this game I disband my scout and use a worker to scout. I have no idea how Gandhi can take a big score lead while bleeding workers.
4th city looks pretty nice though. I SiP with oasis and cows. Preconnected to the road network, because I've got worker turns to burn.
Alphabet comes in and I can immediately get the cows up and running. (no horses revealed).
Sorry @Anysense I was trying to further the fall of the Inca by going for Kait's conquest, but the last war failed and I had to salvage what I could
As an S&T player I've spent the last month transitioning to a HoF player to go for the record that is most relevant to the way I've always played: non-cheese victories on standard/normal. Since this is my first record I figured I'd live it up with a writeup.
Leader choice: I went with Aug. Originally I tested some farfetched Ram plan, but I never could get lucky enough for a game to proceed. Figured I should at least get some experience with what had been proven: Rome. I've always been a big Augustus fan and I prefer him to Julius. ORG's power is in big and late games, but I think IND can outperform here through stuff like Oracle -> MC/forges and failgold.
Settings: Deity/Normal/Standard, No Barbs, AGG AI. Micropangaea size. Nanos should have faster potential, but I struggle to build more than one city, so I'm fine with giving micros a chance.
T0-50
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Agri -> TW -> Pot on the way to an Alpha rush. Settler at size 2 looks questionable with gems going unworked, but it made sense to me with IMP and working timings.
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Second city isn't amazing but it sure beats Atlanta. Marble nice for Oracle.
Went writing and with Atlanta's proximity I can get instant trade routes
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Confession: I was the school bully.
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