GOTM-09 First Spoiler

[Harok]

Goal: Fast domination (Contender class)

I started by moving the Quecha SW onto the hill and saw the second sheep so settler went west and settled next turn. Like many others I planned to steal a worker or settler or even try to take out another civ early on, but when there were none for miles and miles I changed course and used the early Quechas I built as fog busters. I found one hut early on (I found another much later which I popped with a mace and 3 warriors popped out almost killing him) which gave me some gold that helped my early research after I founded a second city. I researched AH to use the sheep first, then mining for the gold, followed by wheel to hook up resources, chariots, and connect cities.

Initial build was a worker followed by 3 Quechas and then a settler. I founded Tiwanaku NE of capital near the horse/corn/fish. It built a barracks first and then a couple of chariots. All this early defense and fog busting meant barbs were never an issue. With no one near to attack and only 2 civs on the continent I decided to not attack anyone until Maces and cats so I went into science mode with Cuzco doing a CS slingshot with the Oracle (1330BC) going to Bureaucracy and then following that up with a library, monastery, and soon after that the Great Library (265BC). My first Great Person was a scientist which built an academy and Cuzco was a science monster powering me to the tech lead.

I founded a couple of more early cities Machu Picchu (700BC) SE of capital near the iron and corn. Ollasomething (625BC) SW of capital near the Pig/Gem/Stone. I also captured the barb city Cimmerian to the NW (125BC) near the copper/sheep/iron/clam. These all focused on building barracks, units, and courthouses.

My research was geared toward getting cats, macemen, then caravels. It would probably have been better to focus on caravels and astronomy first which would have enhanced my tech lead even more.

Techs Reasearched:
3460 - AH
3130 - Mining
2800 - Wheel
2560 - Meditation
2410 - Priesthood
2140 - Writing
1330 - CoL
1300 - CS (Oracle)
910 - Alphabet
895 - Pottery (Trade)
895 - Fishing (Trade)
835 - Polytheism
715 - Literature
670 - Masonry
520 - Math
415 - Hunting (Trade)
415 - Bronze (Trade)
310 - Construction
205 - Iron
160 - Currency
145 - Archery
40 - Metal
25 - Sailing
20AD - Monarchy
50AD - Compass
215AD - Machinery
365AD - Feudalism
500AD - Optics

At 500AD I had a nice stack of cats and maces outside of Julius's territory ready to attack.

 

[gorilladf]

LOL I don't know if anyone is reading this thread anymore, but I started GOTM last night. I suck

I went with adventurer because I've not played Civ4 in ages. I'll give you my notes in a nutshell.... I forgot to pay attention to maintainence costs!!!

I blew off religions because it wasn't one of our traits, went straight to build a military empire. Weee...I battle Barbs...where the hell are the other civs?! Finally I see them way south. Still building my military. I settle most of the same areas as everyone else. Grabbing lots of resources.

Here is the kicker! I didn't pay attention and my costs skyrocketed! I had 0, ZERO, science! I was in trouble! For the longest time all I could produce was military units, as I had no new techs to build anything for my cities! Oh did I screw up! So the only thing I could do was start a war!

Ceaser asked me to join war with ghandi, and I was more then happy to. I swept units in. timing was horrible as many units were lost due to no money I didn't take any of his cities, but managed to pillage almost all of his lands. Giving me enough money to increase science. LOL, it was my ONLY income for a while!! Pillage for profit!

I'm now VERY far behind in techs. I rotate between the bottom 3 scores with Ceaser and Ghandi. Our waring has kept us all down. I'm friendly with everyone but ghandi. He refuse peace Buddism spread to me, and I spread it thru all my cities myself. This long distance battles suck.

I'm slowly getting myslef out of the hole now. I refuse to give up. My goal is to make peace with ghandi now, and get myself caught back up in techs. Then destroy ghandi.

By 0 Ad I have about 10-11 cities.
At one point I was 3rd richest with 500g. Yet running at 30% science
Oh, and I got the Hanging Gardens. Yeah me!

 

[Shillen]

Just started playing again after 6 months off. I was able to win on monarch without too much difficulty and decided to give the GOTM a shot. I didn't find any copper until I already had my second city down and had learned ironworking so I saw the nice clams+iron+copper spot. I put my third city right there and about 3 turns later a barbarian axeman showed up. Well no use trying to defend against an axeman. I whipped out some quechuas but they can't really do anything against an axe. And then after that axe took my first city a barb archer wandered into the town to garrison while the axe went off to my next city. It took that city as well and then I quit. I didn't have archery and no way to hook up one of the other iron sources anytime soon. I might have been able to turn the game around but it's late in the month anyway so I'll just give it a go next month. It's good to be back playing civ.

 

[jesusin]

@Shillen

Sad story. I settled on the copper, maybe that would have saved your game.