COTM74 - First Spoiler

[Lanzelot]

I tried "early extortion" as well, but the AI wouldn't give even a lousy tundra town to me...
Memento must have had a lot of units early on to really scare the AI...

 

[Memento]

and those... were presents of the nice AI civs?

templar_x

Yes
On low Levels the AI is always nice

 

[I. Larkin]

Managed to submit in time. Tried conquest BC but failed. Don't know where could improve. AIs did not cave at early stage, probably Phoney war could help to extort Cities . Key point was Colossus for early GA and long long ship chain. At late stage chain took a turn per day approximately. Anyhow:
Entry class: Open
Game status: Conquest Victory for Portugal
Game date: 50 AD
Firaxis score: 6615
Jason score: 11561
Time played: 40:02:29

Spoiler :

Turn 2 : 3950BC
-- -- settled Lisbon

Turn 15 : 3300BC
-- -- settled Oporto

Turn 32 : 2510BC
-- -- settled Guimarães

Turn 44 : 2030BC
-- -- settled Lagos

Turn 48 : 1870BC
-- -- settled Emerita

Turn 52 : 1725BC
-- -- settled Sagres

Turn 56 : 1625BC
-- -- settled Coimbra

Turn 61 : 1500BC
-- -- settled Leiria
Republic

Turn 68 : 1325BC
-- -- settled Évora

Turn 70 : 1275BC
-- -- settled Braga

Turn 73 : 1200BC
-- -- settled Faro

Turn 77 : 1100BC
-- -- settled Rio Janeiro

Turn 79 : 1050BC
-- -- settled São Paulo

Turn 81 : 1000BC
-- -- settled Luanda

Turn 82 : 975BC
-- -- settled Alcácer do Sal

Turn 85 : 900BC
-- -- created The Colossus in Lagos
-- -- started golden age

Turn 87 : 850BC
-- -- settled Guarda

Turn 92 : 730BC
-- -- captured the Aztec city Texcoco

Turn 93 : 710BC
-- -- captured the Aztec city Tenochtitlan

Turn 94 : 690BC
-- -- settled Castelo Branco

Turn 95 : 670BC
-- -- captured the Aztec city Teotihuacan

Turn 96 : 650BC
-- -- captured the Spanish city Barcelona

Turn 99 : 590BC
-- -- settled Badajoz

Turn 101 : 550BC
-- -- captured the Incan city Corihuayrachina

Turn 104 : 490BC
-- -- settled Lourenço Marques
-- -- captured the Incan city Vilcas
-- -- captured the Incan city Cuzco
-- -- settled Viseu

Turn 105 : 470BC
-- -- ended golden age
-- -- gained great leader Viriato

Turn 106 : 450BC
-- -- captured the Spanish city Santiago
-- -- captured the Spanish city Valencia

Turn 107 : 430BC
-- -- captured the Spanish city Madrid

Turn 112 : 330BC
-- -- captured the Greek city Sparta
-- -- captured the Greek city Thermopylae
-- -- captured the Greek city Corinth

Turn 117 : 230BC
-- -- captured the Greek city Athens

Turn 118 : 210BC
-- -- captured the Zulu city Bapedi
-- -- captured the Zulu city Mpondo
-- -- captured the Korean city P'yongyang

Turn 119 : 190BC
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Alexandria

Turn 121 : 150BC
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Giza
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Elephantine

Turn 122 : 130BC
-- -- captured the Egyptian city El-Amarna

Turn 123 : 110BC
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Memphis
-- -- captured the Korean city Seoul
-- -- captured the Korean city Cheju
-- -- settled Ourique

Turn 124 : 90BC
-- -- gained great leader Afonso
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Byblos

Turn 125 : 70BC
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Heliopolis
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Pi-Ramesses
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Hieraconpolis

Turn 126 : 50BC
-- -- captured the Egyptian city Thebes
-- -- settled Goa

Turn 128 : 10BC
-- -- captured the Zulu city Ulundi
-- -- captured the Zulu city Zimbabwe
Portuguese city Ulundi razed

Turn 129 : 10AD
-- -- captured the Zulu city Swazi

Turn 130 : 30AD
-- -- captured the Zulu city Intombe

Before RoP rape

 

[Lanzelot]

Key point was Colossus for early GA

I assume you timed the GA right after the switch to Republic? Around 1400BC?! How about the Lighthouse? Did you get it from a neighbor?
(In my game I didn't want to build two wonders, and I didn't want to rely on AI help for the Lighthouse. So I thought, combining Lighthouse with the GA would be good. Of course it meant a slightly later GA (700BC).)

And the interesting question is: did you build the FP at all?

In any case, BC victory or not: this game of yours is in a different league...!

Lanzelot

 

[I. Larkin]

I decided to build Colosus 900 BC at near lake City (number 4) to prepare massive assult. Republic was at 1550 BC. Lighthouse at 700 BC might be an option, but I want more swords/ Galleys ASAP. I calculatetd that FP will give not a good return for 200 Scields.