Bindy's Road to EQM -- Round 2

[Ozbenno]

Well in the spirit of better late than never, I completed my game today, only 1 day late. 1926AD win on Monarch.

A truly terrible starting position as I only had room for 1 non-jungle city to start and for some reason best known to myself, I moved off a river for my capital to bring a resource into range forgetting the health issues.

From there a standard run to space, highlighted by pacal declaring on me 3 turns before I researched Rifling (he was way behind in tech). Needless to say that didn't end well for him. Especially when the AP voted for all-in war on him.

 

[Bindamel]

Well in the spirit of better late than never, I completed my game today, only 1 day late. 1926AD win on Monarch.

A truly terrible starting position as I only had room for 1 non-jungle city to start and for some reason best known to myself, I moved off a river for my capital to bring a resource into range forgetting the health issues.

From there a standard run to space, highlighted by pacal declaring on me 3 turns before I researched Rifling (he was way behind in tech). Needless to say that didn't end well for him. Especially when the AP voted for all-in war on him.

Nice date. If you can dig up the submission number, I can add the link (although it won't work until the next update, of course).

 

[Ozbenno]

Here's the link from my submissions.

 

[ruff_hi]

Finally got around to playing this game. I am not going to start my ship until I have all techs. Then I'll see how long it takes me to bang the ship out.

 

[ruff_hi]

Game finished (1930 I think) - teched max rate until I knew all of the spaceship techs (about 1885) - finishing up all of the spaceship multipliers (space elevator, labs, etc). Had 2 GPs on ice and generated a third 1 turn after finishing the last spaceship tech - triggered a golden age and build my ship during it (within a turn or two). Reset all of my big hammer cities away from silly towns to workshops, turned down tech, up spy work.

15 turns after launch were fairly boring - finished the manhatten project and someone started lobbing round nukes against America.

Mansa liked me - best buddy. JC and Washington hated me. It was funny watching JC declare on me but not being able to get to me (closed borders with Mansa).

See that little circle, that is the only tile access that America has to my lands except for another hill based city. Both of these cities are stocked full of units. Washington declares, attacks one of my cities and looses about 20 units. Its really fun to watch. One of the things I love about rainforest.

Edit: And it got accepted. 2nd fastest time for the map. Only 4 turns behind Ozbenno. Looking at our games side by side ...

Ozbenno: Ben has won a Space Race Victory!!! Time spent: 3 hours, 57 minutes
Ruff: Ruff_Hi Bindy #2 has won a Space Race Victory!!! Time spent: 14 hours, 38 minutes

If I hadn't given myself the task of not starting my ship until I knew all fo the ship techs, I would have finished more than 4 turns faster.

 

[Bindamel]

Grats ruff.

I added your game link to the first post. You just missed edging out Ozbenno for the top spot at Monarch!

 

[Ozbenno]

Bad luck ruff.

What on earth did you do in those extra 11 hours.

 

[ruff_hi]

no friggin clue. I guess I fought bloody washington. Or looked at the log for all of his dead units.