COTM 07: Pre-Game Discussion

[AlanH]

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[LeSphinx]

I'm wondering if in this kind of situation (Bad starting with 11 civs at emperor), It best to build barraks and Warriros/Archers or start on granary in order to produce more settler in the beginning?
Thanks for the help
LeSphinx

 

[Offa]

I have tried quite a few ultra early wars recently in non gotm games, and I am very tempted here. However, I think that if a settler factory or other good start area is available, or there is plenty of expansion room, then the expense of building archers/barracks early on is never recooped. You may cripple the AI (or lose horribly) but lose out seriously in your own early expansion. However, if Ainwood puts the Carthaginians next to us again I will want to attack.

The early archer strat can be awesome with a bit of luck (see celt gotm).

 

[Ronald]

There are so many great games recently and I have sooo little tiime available. I missed to finish the last cotm and gotm, but I desperately want to finish the Iroquoise game and for sure I have to finish the Austrian game, being Austrian myself.
If possible I will go for an 100k culture win. The settings are pretty much in favour of military conquests, but the cultural influence of Austria is the real power of Austria nowadays.