G-Major 16

[Dianthus]

While the general Hall of Fame is an ongoing competition, we like to run time-definite competitions between updates that we call Gauntlets. Standard Hall of Fame rules (*) still apply, but any games meeting the settings will be counted towards the Gauntlet.

[size=+1](*) Please read the >> HOF rules << BEFORE playing!
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Settings:

• Victory Condition: Score (though all victory conditions must be enabled)
• Difficulty: Monarch
• Starting Era: Any
• Map Size: Large
• Map Type: Any
• Speed: Any
• Civ: Any
• Opponents: Any
• Version: 1.74.001 or 2.13.001
• Date: 27th September to 24th October 2007

The highest score wins.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Only 2 weeks for this major?

I guess this will be my attempt for the time victory slot anyway. Has anyone got any tips? Never played a large map but I think I can probably give this a go since Monarch is about my current skill level.

I'm thinking someone with a late UU so Germany or The Septic Tanks (Yanks), or maybe an early UU to cripple as many civs as possible from the get-go.

Should be fun but I think it will get pretty boring towards the end.

And any era or map type eh... interesting. I've only ever played ancient era starts myself.

 

[Dianthus]

Only 2 weeks for this major?

Ooops! Thanks for pointing that out, it should be a month. I'll fix that ASAP.

 

[Gosha190]

The earliest finish date wins, with score as a tiebreaker.

anther one thing to fix

PS by the way: where is new minor?

 

[Dianthus]

anther one thing to fix

Testing, testing, 1..2..3..

PS by the way: where is new minor?

We haven't got one planned, I thought 2 new Gauntlets would be enough. We'll most likely start a new minor next update.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I think it always says that regardless. EDIT: The "earliest date wins" thing I mean.

I've been looking at my Warlords manual for leader/civ ideas anyway.

I like Washington for America, expansive/charismatic, I think expansive will be handy to get a big score, and charismatic is just super for a long game.

Both German leaders look good to me.

Mehmed with expansive/organised seems like a dark horse but his UU is a bit ordinary to say the least, although it could probably waste all the earlier units with its bonuses against melee/archers/mounted. His UB is great, an aqueduct that gives +2 happiness (EDIT: I had written health before this edit, duh).

I really don't fancy playing on marathon speed but I'm guessing that's where the big scores will be or am I wrong about that? I know I'm not likely to come top of the table anyway so I'm not too bothered about having a competitive score.

 

[Conquistador 63]

We haven't got one planned, I thought 2 new Gauntlets would be enough. We'll most likely start a new minor next update.

Just when I was starting to get addicted to gauntlets...I'm out of luck as I don't have BTS and a time victory in a large map seems to be beyond my PC's capabilities.

Sorry for the noob question, but when will the next update occur?

 

[Dianthus]

Sorry for the noob question, but when will the next update occur?

No problem, we're nice (mostly...) here . We aim to do two updates a month, one around 10th, another around 25th.

 

[Dianthus]

Just when I was starting to get addicted to gauntlets...I'm out of luck as I don't have BTS and a time victory in a large map seems to be beyond my PC's capabilities.

It's not time, it's score. That means whoever gets the highest score via any of the victory conditions wins!

 

[Gosha190]

When major will be finished

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Oh I see... hmmm domination win then with extra score miliking thrown in I guess.

Or I could just play any old how and if I win I get my major tick anyway... sounds good to me.

 

[Gosha190]

It's not time, it's score. That means whoever gets the highest score via any of the victory conditions wins!

Which kind of score you mean? Game score or Sid's score?

 

[shyuhe]

ooooo. I was thinking it's a large map time game... Now this is an interesting gauntlet indeed... I'm guessing the high score is going to be 200-300k? Time to go sharpen those axes.

 

[Gosha190]

I see! This major must be named "domination for highest score")))

 

[ParadigmShifter]

278250 is currently the best score... Inca domination on Marathon. No big surprises there. Finish date was 1055AD. Terra map though, I was expecting Pangaea.

 

[shyuhe]

do maps with more land tiles give higher final scores? If so, what map type has the most land squares?

 

[Gosha190]

do maps with more land tiles give higher final scores? If so, what map type has the most land squares?

highlands, great plains, inland sea, oasis...

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I'm thinking of going for Great Plains myself. Already did domination on Oasis for a GMinor (I think it was #11), that took ages though (1970AD, quite lame really, 2nd to last, but it was my first gauntlet attempt), and it was getting pretty tedious near the end.

I guess we have no choice but to go for Huayna Capac on marathon then. Zulus look OK for maintenance reducing barracks and expansive trait for lots of big cities, but I expect lots of wonders will be in order too, so Capac gets the nod for me I think.

 

[Jimmy Thunder]

I guess we have no choice but to go for Huayna Capac on marathon then.

This is what I'm going to do.

Let's get building those Quechas!

 

[Conquistador 63]

Now that I finally understood the game objectives I might consider giving it a go.

And I expect to be flamed for this, but if HC is so overpowered I personally think that having to have HC as opponent would add more diversity and fun to this gauntlet.