Civ VI Funny/Strange Screenshots

[Leyrann]

Turn 113 victory (domination) with completely normal settings except for difficulty level (which was Settler), quite proud of this.

I played as the Aztecs so I could get started immediately, zero upkeep 28 strength units with the luxury bonus are quite strong indeed. General strategy was to spam Eagle Warriors, pausing only for a few Encampments. I stole a few Settlers and bought two or so with faith from Monumentality, but other than that I didn't build any, instead living off of captured cities. At some point I simply had so many Eagle Warriors that I didn't need more. I just explored in all directions, the moment I found another civ I'd send all nearby Eagle Warriors there, explore, and declare war the moment I had 2+ (or later on even just one) Eagle Warrior near a city, meaning I would be able to capture it. I researched Iron Working and Apprenticeship back to back, and from that point on I started upgrading Eagle Warriors to Man-At-Arms as my treasury permitted. I had the cheaper upgrades card in permanently, and started to spam Commercial Hubs from turn 70 or something because upkeep was becoming an issue, though I could easily outpace maintenance once I did so.

Also stumbled into the achievement for attacking with the +16 luxury bonus.

EDIT: Bonus points for not losing a single unit all game, lol.

Oh, yeah, and the Game Era was still Classical Era, with 3 turns left.

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Decided to try this again, on a Pangea map with 2 extra civs so I'd have more cities to conquer even early on, with the goal of winning by turn 100.

This is why I failed:

(bonus points for being on the exact opposite side of the world from where I started)

 

[BenitoChavez]

This little warrior is damn near invincible due to the Dead Sea natural wonder. I had no idea units healed to full when next to it before this game.

 

[GalleySlave]

So I'm on a continent with Holland, Phoenicia, Rome. The Dutch have made some very poor choices of settling locations, and The Hague went Free City shortly after founding (Utrecht will follow before too long). I happened to have some forces in the area, and was able to capture The Hague one turn before it would've flipped to Phoenicia. I decided to keep it, and as I clean up, oh my look at what the Dutch are dangling in front of me: 2 naked settlers, and a 3-charge builder to boot. Am I not morally obligated to Surprise War them? I mean, I just don't see that I have a choice here.

 

[kaspergm]

Am I not morally obligated to Surprise War them? I mean, I just don't see that I have a choice here.

You should definitely be giving Wilhemina a helping hand with managing her empire, she clearly needs it.

 

[GalleySlave]

You should definitely be giving Wilhemina a helping hand with managing her empire, she clearly needs it.

"Willy, don't you know it's dangerous out there? There are barbarians on the loose, and everything! Tell you what - I have a couple of spare warriors just hanging around; how about they escort your civilians to their new homes? They have these lovely red coats they'd be happy to lend them..."

 

[Linklite]

Oh look, you already have a site marked.forna new city...what a coinky-dink...

 

[GalleySlave]

Oh look, you already have a site marked.forna new city...what a coinky-dink...

That site is now known as Sheffield, thank you very much. Operation Dutch Treat was a complete success; not only did I snag both settlers and the builder, but another 2-charge builder I found just inside Amsterdam's borders, taking no casualties in the process. Escort services have been provided to all.

To add insults to multiple injuries, Utrecht has gone Free, as expected. Even worse for the Dutch, the lower IJssel River turns out to be teeming with barbarians from the camp to the south, and Amsterdam is now besieged by a force that inculdes swordsmen, archers, and at least one catapult; if it weren't the capital, it surely would've fallen to the hordes.

I'm considering moving my swordsmen in that direction, with the thought that they might just be able to slip in and grab the defenseless city, but I'm dubious that they'd be able to beat off the barbs at the gates.

If the Dutch AI were human, it'd be rage-quitting about now, I expect.

 

[Leyrann]

So I just found Auckland...

 

[Leyrann]

Disaster setting 2, turn 97.

Did a double take thinking it had to be a natural wonder.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Just so you know, Hammurabi, this Cultural Alliance is not going to be renewed.

 

[Leyrann]

Just so you know, Hammurabi, this Cultural Alliance is not going to be renewed.

Just make it another kind of alliance.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Just make it another kind of alliance.

I won a diplo victory before the alliance expired.

 

[Tech Osen]

Nothing too special, it's just satisfying when you got an excellent spot for Petra, but you're brand new city initially says it needs 80 turns to finish and you pull in off anyway.

 

[0urBall]

A very specific theme...

 

[kaspergm]

Welcome to the Philadelphia museum of identical polearms.

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

Welcome to the Philadelphia museum of identical polearms.

"Love Your Brother" - but only at Pike Point.

 

[blackbutterfly]

Zombies R Us

 

[Leyrann]

Zombies R Us

Did you just copy this screenshot from another thread or something?

I know for certain that I've seen it before when zombies were being discussed.

 

[blackbutterfly]

Did you just copy this screenshot from another thread or something?
I know for certain that I've seen it before when zombies were being discussed.

It's in the Zombie Defense thread. It's my screenshot. So I did not copy it.

 

[Leyrann]

It's in the Zombie Defense thread. It's my screenshot. So I did not copy it.

Ah, fair enough then, lol.