Holy Koreans batman!!!

[shattergod]

So this works out pretty well, actually.

 

[Bakspatel]

What? Care to enlighten me?

 

[digrosz]

Holy Koreans Batman.....?

 

[shattergod]

Go pious with Koreans, build lots of prophet buildings with messiah. The sheer number of them you can build coupled with all the boosts you get (End game with about all of the policies you're looking at 10 faith, 5 culture, 3 gold, 2 science) and the fact that they don't *reduce* your other great persons means you'll have fields of great people buildings.

 

[Hippocrates]

I tried this strategy after seeing you suggest it and it worked great. Granted everything that could go right, did in this game. Started desert, next to a mountain and on a river with a ton (4 within 3 tiles) of salt. I had 2 cities out of 3 with an observatory. I had desert folklore, tithe, divine inspiration, pagodas, Messiah as you suggested, and to the glory of God. I launched turn 207 (quick game speed, year 1876). That's one of my quickest ever (if not the quickest) but I still left a lot of turns out there. I never finished Oxford and I could have faith purchased at least one more GS. Since I was just experimenting, I did this on Warlord even though I'm good enough to normally play King and RAs are almost useless on Warlord cause the AI sucks so much. I launched just 2 turns after completing apollo because of all the great people I purchased in the last 10 turns (1 GE, 1 GW, 1 GMer, 1 GP, 1 GS). This is a great strat

 

[Byzantine Bomb]

Good to know, I ought to try this sometime.
I assume your military was always advanced enough to keep the AI at bay?

 

[chazzycat]

so do you open with piety, or is this after tradition? I find it hard to pass up tradition with Korea...the growth is just so good for their specialist economy.

 

[superliminal]

so do you open with piety, or is this after tradition? I find it hard to pass up tradition with Korea...the growth is just so good for their specialist economy.

I've tried this strategy as well. I don't think I'd even bother with piety, depending upon your initial roll. If you have a good start+pantheon, you'll still have loads of faith with all the GP tiles. Tradition seems more useful in the long run. Plus you'll be able to purchase scientists with faith if you finish the Rationalism tree anyway.

 

[Morningcalm]

Go pious with Koreans, build lots of prophet buildings with messiah. The sheer number of them you can build coupled with all the boosts you get (End game with about all of the policies you're looking at 10 faith, 5 culture, 3 gold, 2 science) and the fact that they don't *reduce* your other great persons means you'll have fields of great people buildings.

By "Prophet buildings" you are referring to the Holy Site improvement Prophets can make?