G-Minor 32

[jesusin]

...I agree that research past MM will allow your partner to build more buildings, they almost always build hospitals and bunkers once available. I tried to avoid research in my games, but I don't see that there is any way to prevent your partner from researching new techs. I guess you could micromanage your AI partner and have them research each available tech until it is 1 turn away from finishing and then ask them to switch...

Would you do that to your partner !? What kind of a friend are you ???

I did that too. In fact I did much more than that:

I asked my partner for all his gpt. When he gave it to me, he had to reduce his science slider, so he had more money available for trade. So I asked for all his gpt again… till his science bar was at 0%.

I also built a bunch of workers and sent them to his lands. Every town was farmed/watermilled. I wanted him to work hammers and specialists, not commerce. Now and then he would rebuild a cottage… which my workers would very soon remove.

 

[Shoot the Moon]

I kept researching to get myself more health benefits. I also farmed everything in the legendary cities.

 

[Methos]

G-Minor 32 has closed with jesusin taking first place with a 1822 AD finish date. Shoot the Moon and yDiamond tied for second place with a 1868 AD finish date. Oddly enough, third place was also tied with both Sun Tzu Wu and WastinTime finishing in 1876 AD. Congratulations!

 

[bestje]

To anyone who managed to do this at all and especially those who did it really fast.
I couldn't get the AI to build culture and ended up having to win by space instead... oh well maybe next time

 

[jesusin]

I have had a great time discussing the different approaches, thank you all

I couldn't have got such a result without the help of my dear Vanilla Gandhi, blah blah blah

Thanks to the staff for another really fun Gauntlet.

And wellcome to civfanatics, @bestje. If you are interested you could post the difficulties you found and maybe you'd receive some advice.

 

[bestje]

thanks,
I think it was mostly that my tech speed was too slow and I hadn't planned what I was going to do properly, basically should have followed the advice higher in the thread.
I also had a few problems with the AI refusing to sign PA, but the challenge of this was to get the AI to build culture for you
The next gauntlet looks more straightforward
good luck for number 33, see if you can make it a hatrick

 

[Methos]

Welcome to the HOF bestje!

 

[bestje]

thanks, have found HOF and its gauntlets make CIV even more interesting