[Vanilla] GOTM 133 First spoiler - 1ad

[neilmeister]

GOTM 133: KK ... First Spoiler

So, how rusty is your Vanilla skills? Did you enjoy all the cows, and raging barbs?


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[nocho]

I certainly enjoyed the cows, the barbs a bit less so, but managed by building chariots and going for archery soon. Happiness was quite the problem though, so teching went slowish. Snailed my way to HBR and killed Alex who had a wonderful capital full of river, but totally resourceless. Sparta with 4 food sources was more attractive though. Then went for Toku, as he had built the mids. By 1 AD got his two main cities, planning to wipe out the rest soon. 12 cities and pretty much in the driving seat now, though tech will take a while to pick up still. Fun game so far!

 

[Cactus Pete]

Evil map maker at work here. Happiness resources scarce, so can't grow cities to gain commerce (and production), which makes achieving a grand and powerful civilization difficult. Failed to appreciate early on the value of Monarchy and HR on this map, so, without a growth option, Slavery and the whip seemed the best approach. Conquering the world with success, but my tech is not much advanced over the ubiquitous barbarians. Engineering and faster movement would be awfully nice on this map, but can't hope to get there. Just trying to stay solvent until I've killed them all.