bathsheba666
Fast 'n Bulbous
Actually I don't know much about the early game, as I was adrift from the main continent, and somewhat backward.
I also forgot how it started, just gone back to post #1 to remind myself there were 5 starters.
I assume there were 3 on the main continent: Eclipse, NightHawk, and Mitiu Ioan
with Scienidez and myself on other islands.
I guess Ioan killed off one other tribe - not sure if Eclipse or NightHawk.
Then Scienidez allied with Hercules' predecessor to attack Ioan, and jointly managed to hold him - I think this was because Scienidez was early to galleons and could dominate the coast.
Basically, with the other 3 tribes fighting to stay in it, my economy and research eventually caught up and then took off, as I had very few cities to defend. By the time I had rifles and could join in to finish Ioan off ( and at the same time brought myself up to the same number of cities as everyone else ) rifles were massively ahead of everyone else.
To be honest, in the early part of the game, I thought I was just there to click end of turn, so was not paying huge amount of attention.
If we are talking about a northern ice bound island, I think that was all barbarian camps.
Never played in any previous game where I hold so many tiny one city islands....
I also forgot how it started, just gone back to post #1 to remind myself there were 5 starters.
I assume there were 3 on the main continent: Eclipse, NightHawk, and Mitiu Ioan
with Scienidez and myself on other islands.
I guess Ioan killed off one other tribe - not sure if Eclipse or NightHawk.
Then Scienidez allied with Hercules' predecessor to attack Ioan, and jointly managed to hold him - I think this was because Scienidez was early to galleons and could dominate the coast.
Basically, with the other 3 tribes fighting to stay in it, my economy and research eventually caught up and then took off, as I had very few cities to defend. By the time I had rifles and could join in to finish Ioan off ( and at the same time brought myself up to the same number of cities as everyone else ) rifles were massively ahead of everyone else.
To be honest, in the early part of the game, I thought I was just there to click end of turn, so was not paying huge amount of attention.
If we are talking about a northern ice bound island, I think that was all barbarian camps.
Never played in any previous game where I hold so many tiny one city islands....