Civ3 GOTM #2 Results

[Thunderfall]

The results for Civ3 GOTM #2 are uploaded!

http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3gotm/civ3gotm_results_02.shtml

Here's Matrix's news posts
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Here are the results of second Game of the Month. This time SirPleb has won it, followed by Aeson (who ended second again) and Grey Fox. Aeson does lead in the Global Ranking now. Congratulations!

Also, an award for the highest histographic victory has been added, though no one has retired in 2050 AD this time, so it only applies for the previous GOTM. May I also please remind everyone that you may not retire on any occation. You must end the game, so retirement is only valid at 2050 AD.
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The submitted saved games should be available in a day or two...

Good job Matrix.

 

[Aeson]

I think congratulations are also in order for the earliest victories of each type: Airness (conquest), Patrick Fremont (diplomatic), and Taé Shala (space launch).

*considering changing his sig to "always the bridesmaid, never the bride.."*

 

[Dirty Clint]

Thunderfall, my result is missing. I just sent Matrix an email about it. I sent my score in on 20/12/01 and scored 15445. It took like 80+ hours to play so I hope it will still be included.

Boohoo,

 

[Matrix]

I can't remember seeing and email of yours. Just send it again right away and I'll add you to the list ASAP. (After thoroughly checking it's validy. )

 

[Dirty Clint]

Matrix, I just sent it to you again buddy, but I also sent it over an hour ago so i'm wondering if you have an email problem. I notice that there are way fewer entrees this month, wondering if anybody elses is missing.

 

[Aeson]

And with that, Aeson's short (and undeserving) reign as leader of the Global Rankings has been overthrown into Anarchy...

Congrats Clint , though I was pleasantly suprised that I even placed in this one.

 

[Cruise]

Aeson i think you'll still be #1

 

[Dirty Clint]

here's the file Matrix in case your email is playing up:

Final score 15445
Finish date 2050
victory type Conquest

Thanks Aeson

 

[Taé Shala]

@Aeson.
Thanks for your congratulations.

It is a nice feeling to see that I´ve done the fastest space launch. Even when my score isn´t as good as I thought compared with others.

Congratulations to all competitors for their scores.

 

[Aeson]

I admit to having little to no knowlege as to how the Global rankings work. I was just assuming that my 300 point edge in the GOTM1 over Clint would be overcome by his 2600 point edge in GOTM2.

I just looked at your replay Clint, those dirty Germans I'm glad the English weren't so uppity. Were most of those city losses near the end due to cultural reversions? Or did they actually mount an offensive?

 

[Dirty Clint]

can't remember without looking at the replay again but at least 2 cities were reversions and after that they launched an attack - I had dismantled my army to save money because of SERIOUS financial shortfall so had to rebuild a few units. Cant understand reversion when you rule the world and they have only one city, lol

 

[Taé Shala]

@ Aeson

How global ranking works is easy to tell.

Every month an average score is worth 25 points.

If you have more you will get more points.
In your case this month you had a score of 12951; the average score was 3596. So you have 12951 divided by 3596 = 3.60 ... 25 multplied with 3.6 is 90.0. Your points for global ranking.

Then you take the best three results of the last five month and divide it by three.

Until now we have only played two GotMs so we take the best two games and divide it by two.(67.1 for GotM1 and 90.0 for GotM2)
(67.1+90.0)/2= 78.55. Round up and you will get 78.6.
Your score for global ranking.

Easy, isn´t it?

 

[Matrix]

Couldn't have done better myself, Taé!

By the way, Clint, I'm not at home now. That's why I don't know if I got your submission.

 

[Aeson]

Thanks for the info Taé Shala

If my math is correct that would indeed mean Clint is the global rankings leader now.

 

[Dirty Clint]

Ah, ok thanks Matrix, you have it in triplicate now lol.

 

[Taé Shala]

It is correct.
Dirty Clint is leader with a score of 85.5.

Congratulations.

(Uff, I will still be in the top 10). :jump:

 

[Matrix]

I've updated the pages, Dirty Clint. Now we have to wait for Thunderfall to upload it.

 

[Lucky]

Congratulations Dirty Clint!
Everybody else too!


Dirty Clint:
I was wondering whether you still have some other saves of your great game. It would be wonderful for me and others to see more of it and to learn!:enlighten
Some saves of your conquest of the main continent would be especially interesting, judging from the replay I´d really like to see how you did that and how many units you needed.:soldier: I like well planned offensive wars myself very much and this seems to be a masterpiece!
So please post any saves you have, a lot of players could profit from viewing them, which is exactly in the spirit of the GOTM.

You are the king ! (this time )

Same goes for other top scorers!
Saves, strategies, maybe a timeline and other hints and tips from top scorers are always greatly appreciated by GOTM participants and everybody else in this forum!

 

[Aeson]

I don't have any of the save games left, though I had posted a 500AD one on another thread (the romans keep kicking my a** IIRC) for someone who was interested. The main difference between my game and Clint's was the timing of the final conquest, and I razed everything while he captured cities. My Calvary invasion of the mainland was a little before his, but stalled after taking the Indian and Northern German territory. This was partly due to indecision on my part. The other factor, which in Clint's replay didn't seem to be a problem (probably due to not razing cities, and the ROP tactics I didn't use enough), was that when I declared war on any AI civ, all the others would as well, taking many cities for themselves. My Calvary defeated the armies of the Germans, Japanese, and Chinese quite easily. Most of the cities were claimed by the French, Russians, and English though. I was razing the cities I took, and then sent in a large number of settlers (~30) to claim land and resources. After a scuffle with the English on this point (if you see the replay, you'll laugh), I just decided to hold back for overwhelming tech superiority (mech infantry, modern armor) to continue. I'll know better next time

An interesting thing, I didn't build a single Knight (which I used almost exclusively to take out the Aztecs), or a single Calvary (used to take out the Indians, Germans, Japanese, and Chinese). All my Knights and later Calvary were upgraded from the original Horsemen built for the conquest of the Romans. I had built roughly 60 Horsemen, and ended up with about 30 Calvary (even after the scuffle with the English). Such is the power of 2+ movement units against the AI, that 50% of my army would remain after several hundred battles. Even during the French, English, and Russian invasions (against riflemen/infantry/tanks), the Calvary I had left almost all survived (they didn't win many battles though, just retreated from infantry and picked off a few wounded tanks for the most part). The only thing they couldn't survive was the cost cutting measures employed shortly thereafter!

On the subject of how I used my Calvary on the final war... When I captured (well, razed) AI cities, they would usually have an artillery or two. I would set these artillery out in the open, (moved them to non-railroaded sites) luring the AI to attack them instead of my Mech Infantry/Modern Armor. This left a lot of AI Calvary and Tanks out in the open for my next turn. For the most part I used my Mech Infantry to take out the Tanks and Calvary, but in some cases used my Calvary, the Modern Armor were only for attacking cities. The main purpose the Calvary had though, was retaking Artillery each turn. I don't know if this tactic made much difference, as my stacks of units at that point were quite invincible (as many as 30 Modern Armor and 5-10 Mech Infantry per stack). There are times when the AI's thirst for workers/bombardment units can be used against it to great effect though.

 

[SirPleb]

Congratulations Dirty Clint! I enjoyed being at the top of the list for a moment as I read this thread, but not at your expense, you belong there!

I posted a short description of my game in the GOTM #2 spoiler thread with the name "pieterb" on December 30. I'm now and henceforth SirPleb.

Thunderfall and Matrix: thank you!! GOTM is the most fun I've had with any game in a long time. It is great to see how people play from the same starting point and to read their stories.

Lucky: I'm just finishing my shot at GOTM #3 and this time I kept a bit of a diary as I played. If I place well when the results are in I'll post my diary. Once I'm done my GOTM #3 (am so close that I can't resist finishing that first!) I will go see what I can resurrect from my GOTM #2.