eo2: Flailing Around in the Dark (or, war for fun and profit)

[eotinb]

Given the unexpected popularity of eo1, I've decided she should have a sister. Thus, eo2 is born! This game is for SG newbies.

Civ: To be determined, but I'm leaning towards one of the Khan clan
Difficulty: Prince (probably)
Victory: Warmongering is fun! Conquest is the goal.
Map: Pangea -- we'll get to amphibious landings and big navies some other time.
All other settings standard (standard size, medium sea level, temperate climate, normal barbs, normal speed)
Acceptable players: Anyone who has played in one or fewer SGs. If you're not sure but think you'd like to try this SG thing, please join this one. This will be my fifth (none completed yet) and second to lead. A couple of people have already expressed interest, so the roster could fill up fast. If you don't already have the game installed and working you get lowest priority.
Other rules: Don't cheat or use known exploits. Be nice to each other. That goes for lurkers too -- friendly advice and criticism is invited, but don't make us feel any stupider than we already do. Don't automate workers or city production, but feel free to fool around with having the governors manage worked tiles.
Roster size: No more than 6.

Roster closed
eotinb
The Caltrop
Axle
nagash_wa
Double Stack
Truronian

 

[Giga watt]

If your up for it I have alot of free time now adays and could join

 

[eotinb]

Giga, I'd rather save the spot for someone who isn't already in an SG, but I'll certainly take you if this is slow to fill up.

 

[Giga watt]

Ok, if no one shows Ill join

 

[Lord Genghis]

Map: Pangea -- we'll get to amphibious landings and big navies some other time.

Not to mention we are probably going to have enough of these in eo1! haha

Anyone that has been looking at these Succession Games, I thoroughly recommend you give it a go.

I have just joined my first two and am having a ball.

 

[Axle]

Hi,

I'm in. Thank you so much for organizing this so fast.

I hope I won't be too much of a burden since aside from being new to SG, I'm not a very experienced Civ player.

 

[nagash_wa]

Yep I'm in

 

[Double Stack]

I would like to join in too. Will be quite fun!

 

[eotinb]

While we are waiting for our last, any input on leader? I was thinking Genghis Khan (exp/agg). I haven't really played with the expansionist trait much, so I for one would have a lot to learn about it. Aggressive is obviously helpful for a conquest victory. I realize that the Mongolian UU doesn't get the Combat I bonus from aggressive, but I see the keshiks more as scouts/pillagers/lone unit pickoff/general vanguard duty of our early army, rather than its backbone. I realize Rome is a very viable conquest selection, and I'm not totally opposed to playing JC, but he's got a bit of a flavor-of-the-month vibe in my mind as the subject of the first CIV Game of the Month.

 

[Axle]

In my opinion Japan also looks like a good option: their UU is pretty good if you do have iron, and organized can be a good help in a conquest situation: makes it easier to support your (hopefully) evergrowing empire. As of between the two khans, I don't really know. I usually go for creative civs, so I'm fine playing gengis khan for a change.

Japan would be my first choice, but Genghis Khan is really fine too.

 

[nagash_wa]

Well, I've only played a couple of games, so don't really know enough to comment. True noob I am, so feel free to flame me when I kill us

Ancient Japan is pretty cool, but so is Mongolia, so I'm a fence sitter

 

[Truronian]

I wouldn't mind joining. I'm a succesion game noob, and can win on Noble (never tried Prince). Also not much of a warmongerer, so this should be a learning experience.

BTW, my votes is with Gengis. Expansive seems to be a more useful trait than Creative when warmmongering is concerned

 

[eotinb]

Roster now full. Sorry to anyone I missed this time around. Never despair, though, as the future always holds hope (feel free to replace with your own banal uplifting sentiment).

As for civ, I like the suggestion of Japan, and my only reluctance is a personal one -- I'm in another SG (MM7) where we're playing Japan. Since everyone also likes Genghis, I'll go ahead and roll us up a start later today. I think 30 turns for the first person, 20 for the rest of the first round, and eventually 10 after that is working OK over in eo1, so I'll continue that unless someone has a serious suggestion.

And rather than reposting my list of things to think about before we begin, I'll just refer everyone to post #7 over in eo1.

 

[Double Stack]

We have quite a few Civs that are aggressive that are not mention. While I support the idea of being Mongols, remember that these leaders are agressive as well.

Montezuma of the Aztecs
Napoleon of the French
Alexander of the Greeks
Huayna Capac of the Incan
Tokugawa of the Japanese
Mongolian leaders (OF COURSE!)

So we got a lot that many don't try out.

 

[The Caltrop]

to Eo: I Finally got the game! Hurrah.

 

[eotinb]

Our start, in all its uncropped glory. Discuss.
I'll play the first 30 tomorrow after everyone's had a chance to talk.

 

[The Caltrop]

Maybe move your settler to contact the sea square?

 

[Double Stack]

The move to the West is a great idea but we lose a turn doing so...

 

[eotinb]

I agree, bit of a tough call. I'll at least move the scout first and verify it's not a lake.

 

[nagash_wa]

Yep moving to the west would be good, but one turn