BOTM 287: Pacal, Monarch - Final Spoiler - Game Submitted

[MarleysGh0st]

BOTM 287: Pacal, Monarch - Final Spoiler - Game Submitted

Use this thread to tell us what happened in your game, particularly anything after 1AD.

Did you win?

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If you are participating in BOTM 287 then you MUST NOT read this thread unless

• You have submitted your entry

Posting Restrictions

• Do not post any savegame file from the game. Discussions and screenshots are fine but not actual games.

 

[aitkensam]

I haven't played one of these in ages but thought I'd give this a go as I've never played this map script. Learned a lot of stuff as I went in terms of the strange tile yields. Was pretty surprised by how much toroidal impacts city maintenance even on Monarch. Ended up with a 960AD conquest after attacking with construction. Didn't tech much further, or at least none of the other tech I got was relevant!

Spoiler :

 

[LowtherCastle]

Hey! I finished a game for the first time in ages. Unlike some I enjoyed the fantasy map. Required a bit of thinking and lots of workers. Early IW. I played a rather psychotic game. Maybe because of the toroidal map. Pretty confusing figuring out where your cities are after you're buttered all over the place. Domination victory in the 1700s. Mostly I just enjoyed the game. Think I lost four super medics to misclicks and other stupidities. Didn't even let it bother me. Lost my second city to Famine who was at .1 health. I actually had had a warrior garrisoned but I decided to explore a neighboring AI thinking erroneously that the HA would attack my city before 3 cities per player were on the map. Luckily I had already grown it to pop2 and captured it right back. Lost a granary in the process and hammers into something else. Oh well.

THe AIs were pretty stupid on this map. COUldn't tech very fast. THanks for the game, MG.

 

[CowboyCub]

About half way through the game I realized someone would get a really early conquest, I had no idea that fantasy setting would slow the AI down that much, their teching was just pitiful. My army wound up being way overpowered, especially by the end with a conquest date of somewhere around 1600. Was it the fantasy settings threw the AI off that much? Or just a coincidence? I've never actually played through a fantasy realm game before.

 

[Conquistador 63]

I considered going for space, but a some point got tired of the confusion while moving units due to the toroidal wrap, and ended up going for a Diplo victory in the 15xx's, after conquering/vassaling most of the AIs except Asoka.

Most unexpected moment was a few turns after the elimination of Roosevelt: Victoria, who had fought that war on my side, declared on me! After conquering all but one of her cities, I took peace for some tech and let her live, but then she peace vassaled to Asoka, and later I learned they shared favorite civic Vassalage, so I'm almost certain she got Alex's personality.

 

[kcd_swede]

Aaaahhhhhh! I had mixed parts joy, frustration, vindication and want just one more turn. How many years have I played this game? I guess I'm too busy having fun to actually learn anything. I kinda miss the SGOTM's since that was a way to force me to think rather than just act out emotionally. But really, I love the game because it lets me act out. 1814AD domination win. I keep playing for domination since one day I will be the last man standing and actually earn an eptathalon... I just need to live longer than all you competent players. lol
I had tons of fun and really appreciate other mapmakers making it possible for me. But yeah, the Death horseman really ruined my day. Not really, I need to sometimes just blast the bad guys to give me faith in mankind. I think my score was circa 89500. I remember when that would have made me proud. But I did have fun with rifles against longbows... cannons and cavalry against weenies, and love the respite from making maps. I will play all of these BOTM's that I can, while doing Civ7 stuff that I don't really understand. Thank you for the game, and wish I was focused enough to make a mark... but better to have fun than to be competitive. I had fun. Thanks for a challenging scenario!

 

[LowtherCastle]

I’m with you kcd. My concentration has flagged so much I just focus on having fun and hope one day I accidentally won’t make any stupid mistakes and pull off s good game. I actually finished and submitted two in a row so I must be doing something right.