G-Major 24

[WilliamOfOrange]

I went with random personalities...but I didin't like it.....I think it is easier to predict their moves even if they are warmongers causing you problems

This Gauntlet should be fun. Playing as Sitting Bull, Saladin, Gilgy and China should be fun and most useful here.

Saladin, Charlemagne and Wang Kon all start with Mysticism.

 

[LuckyAC]

Random personalities seems like an exploit unintended by the creators of the gauntlet... I'll try it next game!

 

[Ozbenno]

I thought random personalities were not allowed in HOF games?!

 

[ParadigmShifter]

According to the Rules/FAQ page at the HoF site, they are.

 

[bestje]

shouldn't random personalities be banned for this particular gauntlet though as it defeats the point of specifying the warmongering civs

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I agree, I just asked the question whether it had been addressed yet or not.

I had a go as Gilgamesh but next door to Toku so I decided to quit that game after failing to rush him.

 

[Methos]

Random personalities seems like an exploit unintended by the creators of the gauntlet...

Though random personalities is allowed in HOF submissions, I'm going to have to agree that it was unintended for this gauntlet. What is the point is specifying leaders/civs if you could just change their personality?

Random Personalities are not allowed for this gauntlet!

 

[WastinTime]

Though random personalities is allowed in HOF submissions, I'm going to have to agree that it was unintended for this gauntlet. What is the point is specifying leaders/civs if you could just change their personality?

Random Personalities are not allowed for this gauntlet!

In every previous gauntlet where you specified difficult AI opponents, I'm pretty sure most people played random personalities (if they thought of it.) I agree it's against the spirit of the setup, but can you even check for that? or is it just the honor system. I think it will be fun either way. I'm glad I didn't play yet though.

 

[cas]

Is a culture victory possible with a OCC (BtS) ?

I acheived legendary culture (75K) in my one city but it doesn't appear to give a victory ?

cas

 

[Ozbenno]

To get a cultural victory in OCC, you need to have a PA and your partner has to have the other 2 cities.

 

[cas]

To get a cultural victory in OCC, you need to have a PA and your partner has to have the other 2 cities.

Ah, well...that will be impossible. It was a fun game anyway.

Thanks for the info.

cas

 

[bestje]

difficult but not impossible, it was a minor gauntlet a while ago

 

[Methos]

but can you even check for that?

Yes

Ah, well...that will be impossible. It was a fun game anyway.

It's not impossible and quite a few players here have done it. Check out the results from G-Minor 32 and you'll find that eighteen players were successful at winning an OCC culture victory.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Maybe you should make no random personalities a requirement for any gauntlet in which you have specific opponents in future.

I can't see any issues with it for regular HOF games though.

 

[cas]

It's not impossible and quite a few players here have done it. Check out the results from G-Minor 32 and you'll find that eighteen players were successful at winning an OCC culture victory.

I should have been more clear. I was referring only to my particular game and level of skill.

cas

 

[azzaman333]

That's the 4th attempt where a neighbour decided I was free land...

 

[WastinTime]

This is a fun change of pace. I've never played aggressive AI on BTS and never played most of these opponents. Not sure what to expect. My game is very odd. We're all one big happy family. I'm right in the middle, everyone likes me. Even stranger, when I trade with someone, no one complains that I traded with their worst enemy. I have not built one single military unit in the first 100 turns. I was waiting for someone to come after me now that I'm ready for a fight, but nothing. So now I have to pick one of my loving neighbors to back stab. Most share my religion. Unfortunately the 3 cities I like best are each under different AI control.

 

[Methos]

Is everyone having the same luck (or skill) as WastinTime? I was really hoping the AI would be very aggressive and let you all play with the protective trait.

 

[Jimmy Thunder]

My game was different to WastinTime's but still not very aggressive.

I played warlords and had the ideal map. My little Civ off to one side of a Pangea with all the good cultural resources nearby. I only got declared on once - by Ghengis Khan when he sent 3 archers against my swords and axes. I did go to war early vs 2 civs and kept my power up by building units.

Because I kept military up, didn't trade away much tech to opponents and got a reasonably quick finish date... there was no risk of having neighbouring civs with rifles and cannons looking at my cultural cities defended by only warriors - as I think the settings of the gauntlet might suggest.

No one was pleased or friendly with me though, I had tons of red -'ve multipliers right throughout the game. (Except for a short spell where I was buddying up with Izzy for some tech trades).

 

[Methos]

I'm curious how players are finding the protective trait with an aggressive approach, rather then defensive.