"To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead."
-- Samuel Butler
"War is the business of Barbarians."
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
Howdy folks. The challenge this time is "last to die". We've chosen appropriately hard settings:
Immortal difficulty.
Standard size.
Normal speed.
Pangaea, temperate, low sea level.
Five opponents (gives a little more space for the barbarians to spawn).
All victory conditions enabled. Good luck using them.
Raging barbarians.
Always war.
You are Cyrus. Expansive/Creative, Hunting and Agriculture, Immortals (replaces chariots, +50% vs Archery units, 30% chance to withdraw, does receive defensive bonuses).
The winner will be the person who survives the longest. Ties will be broken in favor of the person who killed the most enemy units. In this competition (unlike HoF or GotM), you may restart from the beginning and replay the game as many times as you like. You may not replay from later saves, of course. You're welcome to post whatever you like in this thread, but please use the spoiler tags to hide any information that would "spoil" the game for someone who wants to play without unearned knowledge. The contest closes Sunday, October 22, at midnight (though if you're still having fun, please do keep playing and posting after that). Note that you cannot save the game after you've lost, so you should save it the turn before you expect to die. The starting save is attached below.
Good luck,
lilnev, First Citizen
p.s. Sorry I forgot to take a screenshot of the starting position. Perhaps someone else can? Also, I'll be gone until Monday. If issues come up, work them out amongst yourselves.
-- Samuel Butler
"War is the business of Barbarians."
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
Howdy folks. The challenge this time is "last to die". We've chosen appropriately hard settings:
Immortal difficulty.
Standard size.
Normal speed.
Pangaea, temperate, low sea level.
Five opponents (gives a little more space for the barbarians to spawn).
All victory conditions enabled. Good luck using them.
Raging barbarians.
Always war.
You are Cyrus. Expansive/Creative, Hunting and Agriculture, Immortals (replaces chariots, +50% vs Archery units, 30% chance to withdraw, does receive defensive bonuses).
The winner will be the person who survives the longest. Ties will be broken in favor of the person who killed the most enemy units. In this competition (unlike HoF or GotM), you may restart from the beginning and replay the game as many times as you like. You may not replay from later saves, of course. You're welcome to post whatever you like in this thread, but please use the spoiler tags to hide any information that would "spoil" the game for someone who wants to play without unearned knowledge. The contest closes Sunday, October 22, at midnight (though if you're still having fun, please do keep playing and posting after that). Note that you cannot save the game after you've lost, so you should save it the turn before you expect to die. The starting save is attached below.
Good luck,
lilnev, First Citizen
p.s. Sorry I forgot to take a screenshot of the starting position. Perhaps someone else can? Also, I'll be gone until Monday. If issues come up, work them out amongst yourselves.