Can you beat this? (Deity)

[pixiejmcc]

Rolled this save last night. We are Pacal of the Maya. Pangaea/Normal/Deity. Huts and events off. Its rather tricky for a number of reasons. I've tried several different approaches and I just can't beat it. But I'd be interested to see if anyone else can! So if you like a challenge, step right up

EDIT: Changed the save so that it is for an unmodded version of BTS.

 

[lymond]

It's a courtesy to mention the use of a stand-alone mod like Buffy. Kinda annoying to open the save to an infinite loop crash

edit: ha...yeah, that's a pretty rough start indeed.

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Tough thing is trying to beat an extremely close Joao to the horse/deer spot. Only way I can see it is to worker/steal...choke. Of course, I say that in hindsight.

 

[pixiejmcc]

It's a courtesy to mention the use of a stand-alone mod like Buffy. Kinda annoying to open the save to an infinite loop crash

Apologies.

 

[lymond]

I'd like to see AZ take this one on. I may try it again, but don't like retrying maps generally

...if you

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can't get that horse, I don't see much success here since the land outside the cap is beyond hideous...at least as far as I scouted

 

[pixiejmcc]

I'd like to see AZ take this one on. I may try it again, but don't like retrying maps generally

...if you

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can't get that horse, I don't see much success here since the land outside the cap is beyond hideous...at least as far as I scouted

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Even if you settle by the pig/wheat (and therefore have the horse in your capital) its really tricky to tech to HBR in a decent time. And chariots really don't work. At least in my hands hehe.

I don't like to replay either but I'm kinda obsessed with this one!

 

[Mylene]

Key tech here imo is fishing early, i picked Agri - Fishing - AH - writing - BW..

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With Fin water tiles you can tech reasonably well, i can steal horsies back from Joao with monument/library (if needed) and prepare HAs. Can fail, but should be doable

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[AbsoluteZero]

Unless Jao gets copper really REALLY early, choking him with warriors / holkans should be no problem, and considering how close he is it would be a natural move whether or not you knew the map.

I don't have buffy or I'd give it a go.

 

[shakabrade]

Unless Jao gets copper really REALLY early, choking him with warriors / holkans should be no problem, and considering how close he is it would be a natural move whether or not you knew the map.

I don't have buffy or I'd give it a go.

You can give it a go since I played it with BUG+BULL.

Joao built The Great Wall so I died to barbs. Ok, not actually died, but was pillaged and swarmed and that's defeat.

 

[kazapp]

Map screenshot?

 

[shakabrade]

Joao built TGW again, but this time I had holkans in time to deal with barb infestation. Units maintenance slowed me a bit, but I managed this:

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Wonders captured: Pyramids, Shwedagon Paya, ToA
Plan is killing Inca and then Sumeria cause it is only matter of time before Giggles attacks me. However, I'll need better units to do that.
Inca bribed Monty in war but he is behind two civs who have no OB with him

 

[pixiejmcc]

Unless Jao gets copper really REALLY early, choking him with warriors / holkans should be no problem, and considering how close he is it would be a natural move whether or not you knew the map.

I don't have buffy or I'd give it a go.

I changed the save so its for an unmodded version of BTS.

@Shaka Nice! What was your tech order?