Frederiksberg
Deity
I would like to add that my reason for suggesting stages is not to have all kinds of exotic goals added to the game. The primary idea is to make the game more interesting and exciting by having intermediate standings published during the 4 months of play. This would also help the slow teams keep a better pace which makes for a more interesting competition IMO.
An alternative way of accomplishing this could be to define the stages by date/turn number and use some known score function to determine the stage result. It could be based on the game base score modified by the turn number or some formula could be developed that takes into account population, known techs and maybe also wonders and culture. We have never had an SGOTM where the goal was to maximize score.
An alternative way of accomplishing this could be to define the stages by date/turn number and use some known score function to determine the stage result. It could be based on the game base score modified by the turn number or some formula could be developed that takes into account population, known techs and maybe also wonders and culture. We have never had an SGOTM where the goal was to maximize score.