After further thought, I decided to go with Rome as our civ. Greece has a UU that replaces the Horsemen, so I'd rather not make it even easier. I also like the Classical UUs as they could possibly be still available for attacking other continents.
Game Settings:
Information on Rome:
Our Starting Location:
Early Goals: It's been my experience that one of the biggest problems for new players is warmongering. I've found the early AI tend to be unprepared for war, so I typically aim for Horseback Riding first and take over my closest desireable civ as soon as I have one archer and at least two horses, though I tend to go with three horses. I'm thinking that we should make our first goal to take over one of our neighbors.
What I Expect From the Players: At this point I would like to hear discussion on the game. Don't play the save yet, but let's discuss our options and any specific goals that you have, or desire. Note, if you're unsure what to do when its your turnset, then stop, save the game, take some screenshots, and post in the thread asking for help. This game is all about learning how to get better at Civ V, so don't just stumble through your turnset. We're here to help.
Here's the
4000 BC starting save for anyone who is interested. Remember, please don't play ahead. It loses the fun if someone plays ahead on the save and then knows where all the resources/civs/etc. are. The plan is to play in turns. I play ten turns, upload it and then Centerfinger plays the next ten turns and so on through the roster until it gets back to me.
The typical rule is you have 24 hours to claim the save and then 48 hours from your claim to play it. If for some reason you can't play during that time, feel free to ask for a skip or swap with the next player. Life can get in the way, so I understand.
If there are any questions, don't hesitate to ask. If you don't want to ask them here, feel free to PM me. I don't mind.
Note to Lurkers: Even though you're lurkers, please follow SG rules. Don't play ahead if you intend to participate in the game. Yes, I said participate. This is a learning game, so I look forward to help from our lurkers. For those who don't know, the vb code for lurkers is [delurk][/delurk]. For instance...
lurker's comment: Great game guys!
Current Roster:
- Methos - Up!
- Centerfinger - On Deck
- Aldor
- Sindri Pink
- shanodin
- eris
Edit: Adding CFC TG1 before thread title and moving it to the SG forums.