Do you use mementos?

[StargazingDog]

I personally have yet to use any mementos. I haven't really looked into them, but they would seem to smooth out the interesting edges of specific leaders and civs. To me, they seem like cheat codes. I expect I will try them someday, but for now, I am still exploring the game as-is.

Do you use mementos?

 

[Ryansinbela]

If I can remember

 

[Yzman]

Yes they arent really that powerful and it is a feature of thr game. What would i be serving by not using them?

 

[Noble Zarkon]

Yes they arent really that powerful and it is a feature of thr game. What would i be serving by not using them?

Yes, they're a clever way to help make every game different.

 

[stealth_nsk]

Yes, they're a clever way to help make every game different.

Well, I still take Imago Mundi in each my game despite of it being nerfed. For the rest... I usually take additional social policy slot as it's very flexible bonus. I change this setup only if I target specific strategy, i.e. if I start with some diplo leader and Greece, I get diplomatic legacy point instead of free policy slot to quickly grab city-states. So, in most cases they don't make that much difference.

 

[Isca Dumnoniorum]

I'm struck by how widely the usefulness of the bonuses varies betwen the different mementos - they're defintiely not all created equal. For my part, I primarily use Imago Mundi and the one that adds extra movement to ships. While I'm sure I derive a benefit from using them (in terms of scouting goodie huts or good settling locations etc), their attraction for me is that it reduces the time I have to spend micromanaging the exploration minigame, which has never been the part of the early game that I enjoy. Auto-explore on scouts will be great when it lands.

 

[UWHabs]

I don't. I'm still playing through the base leaders/civs. Maybe once I get through everything once, I might try them out to change things up. The only time is I once took the one to give commanders +1 movement, because to me that just felt like I wanted my commanders to have more movement.

 

[queenpea]

I don’t. They feel like cheats to me, and the game is easy enough as is.

 

[Sprenk]

Since I play peacefully, I always start with the basic +1 science and +1 culture attribute mementos to get a head start on working down the attribute trees. Then I switch them out entering the Exploration Age, based on how my game is going

 

[shaglio]

So far I’ve been using the one that gives scouts better sight on their search ability and the one that gives an extra policy slot (so I can slot in the card that gives scouts +1 sight and movement without giving up any more crucial cards). I play on random leader/civ and those two seem the most universal for any combo I get.

 

[Rob Airdrie]

I like the extra social policy, but I also like the expansion point - 25% faster settlers

 

[Leucarum]

I was pretty against them at first when revealed, but I have to admit they are nice for shaking up games. There are quite a few that could stand to get buffed but I love that several of them can completely shake up your game.

i think my favourite is Chalcedony Seal. Aksum probably being my favourite antiquity civ that has some really fun synergy!

 

[Goodenuf]

The one that gives your scouts extra sight range when searching is a huge benefit.