HOF Challenge Series X Discussion Thread

[LowtherCastle]

Californians have got the Ozzies hands down. For example, there are the Sierra Nevada mountains...

 

[lymond]

Thanks for clearing that up, Neil. I figured English must at least be a second language for you guys (moar )

 

[Ozbenno]

Strewth, youze is all drongos...

 

[Manco Capac]

Wut? Not used to aussie babbling.

It's truth, yours is all wrongs?

 

[m2v22]

So Game 4 has two entries so far - one going for colonization and one for conquest. I'm slightly surprised that colonization proved to be so much of an advantage. However, its worth noting that neilmeister had barbs off and ric_hard had barbs on. I think I'll have to try it out myself...

Thoughts on which is the best strategy?

 

[neilmeister]

Considering that:
- the AI we have to choose are all annoying, being protective or with good defensive UU
- we have the Carrack to carry settlers after learning only Optics
- there is a massive unclaimed continent that we are certain to reach first (assuming you go with no barbs)

I'm not surprised at all that colonization worked out faster.

 

[Skipity]

Alright i'm a little peved.

I never played an OCC before but figured I'd give challenge x-01 a try. Only once I reached legendary and realized that I didn't win that I read on the forums that you need PA enabled in order to for it to even be possible to win a cultural victory.

So next time, to encourage people who may not realize it: if you're gonna do an OCC culture game: make the settings:

Required: One City Challenge, No Tribal Villages, No Random Events, Permanent Alliances Enabled.

Thanks!

 

[lymond]

^^Not saying your idea is not valid (although probably should read "PAs Required") However, each Challenger has a discussion thread and the topic of PAs for OCC culture was the first topic of discussion. I recommend checking a discussion thread before playing a challenge. There's usually some strategy discussion.

 

[shulec]

Challenge XI is underway. The threads are open and the Challenge results page will be up soon.