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[Mistfit]

Sorry for the thread jacking but it kind of ties in here.. I just though I'd let you guy know that the SGOTM people are doing a similar game to this as a "Quick" SGOTM to fill the time until the next BTS patch comes out.. IIRC they are doing a OCC on a tiny map with ALL of the AI and I think it is at Deity...

I think it would be cool to see a HOF team put together for this and show em what our little group of CFC'ers can accomplish.. especially after all of you getting some good practice at this..

threadjacking sidenote: Ya think AlanH stole this idea from here?

and now back to your regularly scheduled programming....

 

[bestje]

i'd be interested in following a HOF team play the game but i don't think i'd be able to reliably commit the time to play

 

[manic_bob]

Wastin Time -

A win in the 1600's? Wow, not going to get close to that. I tried again and did much better just building military units as you suggested (but didn't have time to finish).

I have a specific question: What is your first build usually? I almost always build a worker, then wait for a bit of growth and then settler, worker, settler. Is there a better (faster) pattern?

-- Manic

 

[Denniz]

This Gauntlet is finished.

Results
1^st 1670AD WastinTime
2^nd 1894AD manic
3^rd 1950AD ozbenno

Congratulations!

 

[Ozbenno]

Fourth time I've finished third in a gauntlet, must try and get a second place.

Insane time Wastin (as expected)

 

[WastinTime]

Thanks Ozbenno.

I almost always build a worker first, then grow as you said, but rarely build a settler right away. (Of course this was OCC, but normally.) I also don't find a need a 2nd worker that soon either.

My plan this game was worker, warrior, library (get Academy ASAP). Build a few chariots to harrass a couple AI until Oracle used on Education, then Chop University, and Oxford while researching Gunpowder -- On turn 62 -- Then non-stop musketeers (I played France). Turn 104 Communism/PA. Turn 115 -- Mil. Trad. and then non-stop Cavalry. Heroic Epic when available. I attacked each city down to 1 defender and let Catherine clean up.

 

[Casper84]

Great finish WastinTime!
Oracle for Education, PA turn 104, no walk in the park at least for me.

 

[bestje]

a 1600s win is amazing, thats scarily fast. well done!
well done to manic and ozbenno as well. I was two (apparently i couldn't count earlier) turns off 3rd and finished 5th on score, i feel like i was close. Well its my best gauntlet finish so far anyway, will have to see if I can get a top 3 finish next time we play OCC

 

[Conquistador 63]

Hats off to WastinTime, both for his gauntlet idea and outstanding performance. If I haven't been so dumb to get a conquest win the same turn of domination I'd get 3rd spot. This was one of my favorite gauntlets.