aarman4
Chieftain
Hey guys, long time lurker hear, and very first GOTM ever, so I gave adventurer a try. (My wife has managed to haggle with me down to one civ game a month, so I might as well use the GOTM as the one!).
I am thinking I will be going up to regular class next month, as I did quite well and I am sure the bonuses had alot to do with it.
I will make sure to do something detailed like alot of you have on an event by event deal with sopme screenies fro show, but this is the best I can recount offhand. (And yes, I started my game late in feb, but no reading the forum..)
I settled my first city(kyoto) just to the SW square of the lake. I seen the silk, and I am in the habit of settling ASAP my first citu unless I can see something supersexy on my first warrior/scout movement.
Osaka got settled on the amazing hillplain with the ivory, corn, and dyes in it's soon to be expanding border. Tokyo near the gold, and then Edo to the East near the river bu on the ocean. I was going to put edo to the north on the mountain and chop the heck out of it, but Monty grabbed the spot for his own city first.
Monty to the East, and Hat to the South, I figured I would go after hat right away, but that plan changed after she got quite powerful in the early game. Monty and I tussled, I foget who started it, but I went into axemen production fullspeed, and after alot of unit on unti fighting, I finally managed to push him back and take all but his last 3 citied using my samurai's. I bartered for piece and 2 cities, and then 10 turns late took his last 2 cities. I should mension that hyuana was bribed by me to attack monty early on, and remained a good frined until the late game.
MY army was extremely powerful, and afetr claiming most of the land all the way to the furthest east water inlet, knights became available and I could afford to build them from the east, and they were fast enough to send west to hit on hat. I pumped as fast as I could for a long time, and then upgraded them all to cavalry the second I could. Cats, cavalry, and grendiers made work of the egyptians, and soon they were as good as a memory.
I GUESS THIS IS THE PART IF YOU DON;T WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DID PAST THE CAVALRY/GRENADIER AGE, DO NOT READ FURTHER?
Anyways, I had enough military to spread some defense around the egyptian cities close to saladin. Him and I were always close. Hyuana and Asoka both like me as well. Vic, on the other hand, not so much. Alot of time past, and I entered the tech race. Salasin and Vic had a defensive pact, and this worried me, so I grabbed a pact with Saladin as well. I am wondering if maybe I should've gone defensive with hyuana and asoka if possible, and then tries a little 3 on 2?? ANYWAYS.........
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..........no more war for me, although vic really hates me. I arrogantly made demands ona regular basis til I hiut the 10 mark, hoping she might attack me and caus myself and saladin to team up, but no dice. hyuana is really starting to get bossy, although his military isn;t backing it up. I refuse to stop trading with whomever, and refuse to give him nice techs all the time, and soon he is cautious to me rather than friendly.
spaceship parts are being built in india!!!! I haven;t even started the apollo!!!!
I get the tech, and build apollo, and start my ship, but when I can build the UN, I rush it with most of the cash I had. (4700 I think on second turn). I have more than 50% of the votes, and declare myself the secretary general right away. I try for diplomatic, and am quite amazed that hyuana abstains.... NO!!!!!
Asoka votes for me, Saladin and Vic vote for vic, with hyuana keeping quiet.
I notice that saladin has a +6 with vic for being his sister of the faith(buddhists). He is friendly with both of us, so I go for free religion on my next shot and it succeeds.
I was quite surprised when I went for diplomatic victory again, and saladin switched to supporting me! I was sure he would just abstain, and I would have to settle for a spaceship victory possibly.
Anyways, I won my first dip victory ever, on my first prince game, and my first GOTM, however, I don;t think I will play adventurer class next month.
I am thinking I will be going up to regular class next month, as I did quite well and I am sure the bonuses had alot to do with it.
I will make sure to do something detailed like alot of you have on an event by event deal with sopme screenies fro show, but this is the best I can recount offhand. (And yes, I started my game late in feb, but no reading the forum..)
I settled my first city(kyoto) just to the SW square of the lake. I seen the silk, and I am in the habit of settling ASAP my first citu unless I can see something supersexy on my first warrior/scout movement.
Osaka got settled on the amazing hillplain with the ivory, corn, and dyes in it's soon to be expanding border. Tokyo near the gold, and then Edo to the East near the river bu on the ocean. I was going to put edo to the north on the mountain and chop the heck out of it, but Monty grabbed the spot for his own city first.
Monty to the East, and Hat to the South, I figured I would go after hat right away, but that plan changed after she got quite powerful in the early game. Monty and I tussled, I foget who started it, but I went into axemen production fullspeed, and after alot of unit on unti fighting, I finally managed to push him back and take all but his last 3 citied using my samurai's. I bartered for piece and 2 cities, and then 10 turns late took his last 2 cities. I should mension that hyuana was bribed by me to attack monty early on, and remained a good frined until the late game.
MY army was extremely powerful, and afetr claiming most of the land all the way to the furthest east water inlet, knights became available and I could afford to build them from the east, and they were fast enough to send west to hit on hat. I pumped as fast as I could for a long time, and then upgraded them all to cavalry the second I could. Cats, cavalry, and grendiers made work of the egyptians, and soon they were as good as a memory.
I GUESS THIS IS THE PART IF YOU DON;T WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DID PAST THE CAVALRY/GRENADIER AGE, DO NOT READ FURTHER?
Anyways, I had enough military to spread some defense around the egyptian cities close to saladin. Him and I were always close. Hyuana and Asoka both like me as well. Vic, on the other hand, not so much. Alot of time past, and I entered the tech race. Salasin and Vic had a defensive pact, and this worried me, so I grabbed a pact with Saladin as well. I am wondering if maybe I should've gone defensive with hyuana and asoka if possible, and then tries a little 3 on 2?? ANYWAYS.........
.....
..........no more war for me, although vic really hates me. I arrogantly made demands ona regular basis til I hiut the 10 mark, hoping she might attack me and caus myself and saladin to team up, but no dice. hyuana is really starting to get bossy, although his military isn;t backing it up. I refuse to stop trading with whomever, and refuse to give him nice techs all the time, and soon he is cautious to me rather than friendly.
spaceship parts are being built in india!!!! I haven;t even started the apollo!!!!
I get the tech, and build apollo, and start my ship, but when I can build the UN, I rush it with most of the cash I had. (4700 I think on second turn). I have more than 50% of the votes, and declare myself the secretary general right away. I try for diplomatic, and am quite amazed that hyuana abstains.... NO!!!!!
Asoka votes for me, Saladin and Vic vote for vic, with hyuana keeping quiet.
I notice that saladin has a +6 with vic for being his sister of the faith(buddhists). He is friendly with both of us, so I go for free religion on my next shot and it succeeds.
I was quite surprised when I went for diplomatic victory again, and saladin switched to supporting me! I was sure he would just abstain, and I would have to settle for a spaceship victory possibly.
Anyways, I won my first dip victory ever, on my first prince game, and my first GOTM, however, I don;t think I will play adventurer class next month.
