Gr4 - AW Demigod, Standard Continents

[ThERat]

bedhead, just sit out for 3 weeks and then rejoin. look at me, my schedule isn't that much better now.

as for the idea, it sounds really good. any Civ would do, maybe those 2 last games were too easy.

 

[Greebley]

Preturn: We can optimize our core cities better. Not really important, but I do it anyway. I switch around ownership of squares and replace Irrigation with Mines for towns that have too much food (wake all the workers).

IBT: A Galleon of our is sank.

1395 AD: Capture Vilcabamba (Incan), Hispalis(Roman). Auto-destroy some new Incan town. Bombard the island we couldn't land on.

IBT: Cumae deposes us. Bombarding the blocked island worked. The unit retreats into the city to heal.

1400 AD: Capture Cumae (Roman), Vilcas (Incan Capitol), Pisae (Roman)
Land some units on the now unblocked island.

1405 AD: Capture Ravena (Roman), Vitcos (Incan) which clears the other main continent.

1410 AD: Starting Island Assaults:
Capture Arequippa (Incan), and Calkamul (Mayan on the big island).

1415 AD: Capture an Island town I forgot to note the name of.

1420 AD: Capture Ica [Last Incan city - they have a settler], and a Hittite island town.

1425 AD: Capture Viroconium
Romans Destroyed!
Capture Emar (Hittite).

IBT: Lose Twixt for a turn due to not paying attention.

1430 AD: Capture Hubishna and Alaca Huyuk. Hittites have no more cities either.

1435 AD: Incans landed a settler. They are destroyed when I kill it.

1440 AD:
Destroy some Hittite Galleons and the Hittites have been destroyed.

1445 AD:
Capture the last Mayan city.

We win by Conquest. (Domination would have been a bit faster, BTW).

Notes:
It was interesting that the Bombardment did in fact work in terms of allowing us to land on the island.

With the early settler, I think we could have won this on Deity.

 

[ThERat]

excellent job!!!

won with ease, not even as tough as GR3...is deity next?

 

[handy900]

Excellent job!!!

won with ease, not even as tough as GR3...is deity next?

This seemed easy for DG, but we played well with a great setup.
The early extra settler
The early horse army
No iron for Persia or Russia.
Easy access to lux and iron for us.
Ag civ with lots of food and water.

Just about a perfect match of map + civ + good players.

Diety or DG is okay by me. The key the DG & above AW SG's we've won seems to be early access to an attack army and easy acess to iron & lux. The bowman army in the Babylon AWDG Pangaea game was very powerful, although in that game I think the AI were at war with each other a lot. In the AWS Sumeria win, it was an early archer army. Sumeria was also the game where Greebley Invented the Sumerian Suppression strategy of parking a spear on a mountain near a city to get Cathy to whip her towns.

Another interesting game might be a wonderless Monarch or Emperor where we are not allowed to build any iron based units, or no defensive units or something like that. If we play no defense, we'll need easy access to the math tech path. Not sure AWE is winnable with no defensive units allowed.

With regard to civ - I don't recall ever playing Japan in AW.

 

[ThERat]

interesting thought Handy, a variant seems interesting, Japan too. let's hear what greebley has to say

 

[Greebley]

By the way Handy, I was reading multiplayer civ and the Sumerian Suppression was one of the four primary strategies. I forget what they call it, but it was interesting seeing it in that context. I have never tried multiplayer, but I could see it being useful in those fast civ games (as compared to the epic ones). It also told how to counter it. The AI should read the article

Agree this start was an extremely good one. I will probably start the next game tomorrow.

So far Handy, and ThERat have shown interest.

Good luck with the AP's Bead_head. I remember taking those long ago.

 

[bed_head7]

Good luck with the AP's Bead_head. I remember taking those long ago.

Thanks. I think I have an easy 5 on U.S. Gov, Biology, and English Lit. I haven't done much work towards passing Stats and Calculus BC, which are only offered independent study, and then there is Spanish, where I will definitely need some luck. I suppose it doesn't matter all that much though, as I can probably already graduate from Berkeley in three years with the AP credit I already have, and I doubt I'll be getting out of any math classes even with AP credit if I go for a math/science related major.

 

[Greebley]

I had a chance to start Gr5. Here is the link. I chose Persia.

Gr5 - Persian AW Demigod, Continents on a standard map


Bed_head, I was the opposite. I knew I could make Math and Bio and Chem, but US History was pretty doomed (I got a 3). The math got me out of Freshman calculus which I was glad of. I was a math/comp sci double major.

 

[handy900]

Thanks. I think I have an easy 5 on U.S. Gov, Biology, and English Lit. I haven't done much work towards passing Stats and Calculus BC, which are only offered independent study, and then there is Spanish, where I will definitely need some luck. I suppose it doesn't matter all that much though, as I can probably already graduate from Berkeley in three years with the AP credit I already have, and I doubt I'll be getting out of any math classes even with AP credit if I go for a math/science related major.

WOW. I only took two AP tests. Biology and
- you won't believe this one after reading my SG posts -
English.

Math? Forget about it. Math is hard.

 

[bed_head7]

It is my lazy nature and the fact that both Calc BC and Stats are independant study that has me in trouble, not an aversion to math. The AB test was easier than most of the tests I had to take in the class throughout the year. I actually do pretty well in everything, it just depends on motivation to work. Though I guess I have had to work a little harder to get some subjects than others. I slept through AP Chem and got a 5, but I had to work more than I am used to having to work to get a 4 on both parts of the Physics C test last year.

 

[romeothemonk]

lurker's comment: As someone with some experience with testing out of college subjects I will chip in my $0.02.
Calc BC is usually worth Calc 1 or someplaces calc 1 and 2 credit. Varies by school.
I have not seen a science or engineering school accept any AP physics, except to let people out of remedial physics. (I have a Physics degree, AP has nothing to do with "real" physics, not that I am doing that anyway)
A very nice version of testing out of humanities is CLEP testing. College Level Exam Placement. There are some very nice study guides out there. If your prospective school accepts CLEP tests, I would take them. No essays, 90 minutes, multiple choice, computer based tests. They cost ~$75 bucks per test. You only get 1 shot, but if you aced classes like you say, then you should have no trouble. I know CLEP is accepted by South Dakota and Minnesota state schools, and I believe Wisconsin as well.
EDIT: BERKELEY ACCEPTS CLEP RESULTS
Link to More Info
I can give you info on certain books to read before testing. They are really fun and easy tests.
On the Western Civ 1 test I had to match regions with their religions. I think that England is Russian Orthodox, and Russia has Anglicism as their respective majority religion bases.
Just a little FYI.

 

[bed_head7]

Thanks for the info. I hadn't ever really seen/heard anything about CLEPs before. If they are as easy as you make them out to be, I doubt I would have any problem. Once I get a better look at some of the introductory courses that will required, I'll see about taking some CLEPs.

I am not at all surprised though that AP Physics doesn't get credit at most schools. I knew surprisingly little and still managed a 4 on the Mechanics and E and M portions of the Physics C test. Even if I did get any credit, I would want to take a lower level class, since skipping straight to Physics C didn't really help my understanding of physics. Skipping to something past the level of that class would be completely pointless.

 

[romeothemonk]

I would not take remedial physics. Jump straight into "normal" physics.
After having taught both of them, remedial and "normal" physics, the difference is that "normal" physics requires you to use calculus 3-5 times in the semester.
At my school we have physics 111, and physics 211. 211 is "normal" and 111 is remedial. AP gets you out of 111, or there is a locally administered test that gets you out of 111. 111 doesn't count for an engineering/science degree, and I recommend that no one takes it that can avoid it. Caveat: I got a C in reg physics, progressed to Quantum, E&M, and the "higher" level physics and aced em. I think the low grade was due to system shock of 1st semseter college.
Than you go on to quantum mechanics, and classical mechanics and realize that no one really knows what is happening.

 

[bed_head7]

I didn't mean to say that I would take anything remedial. Instead, I should have said that even if AP credit got me out of the "normal" course, it would probably be best to take the "normal" course anyway.

Are you sure that Berkeley gives credit for passing CLEP exams? I checked the College Board, and it seemed like Berkeley did not give any credit.

 

[romeothemonk]

This is what I used
It appears that I searched by City name rather than university. Silly me.
I saw Cal State locations on the list, and I assumed that they would be accepted everywhere in the state college network.
It might be worth a call to the Admissions office at Cal, and see what the official policy is. Sorry for any misleading info

 

[bed_head7]

Not a problem at all. I appreciate all of the Physics-related stuff you've already told me. And it is not like I have already changed my college plans based on what you told me about CLEP exams.

 

[Greebley]

One other thing to consider:

I really liked college - not so much for the education, but rather for the social aspects. I ended up going for two majors and two minors in 4 years rather than trying to finish in 3 years. Your own tastes may differ - some ppl hate college. It is something to consider however. Basically, I enjoyed learning stuff and having my friends living down the hall. I ended up staying an extra year to get a masters degree as well since everyone else was still around.

So maybe 3 years will work well for you, but I would keep your options open in case you find a great group of friends and don't really want to leave a year early.