how long does it take to play a scenario and how long does it take to play...

[Advance]

an average game in terms of hours?

 

[civfan1]

On my prefered diffuculty,(As in deity.) you have to constantly restart so on normal speed about a 200 hour estimate. Also depends on your speed and diffuculty. The way to happieness is ............... (censored.)

 

[Advance]

On my prefered diffuculty,(As in deity.) you have to constantly restart so on normal speed about a 200 hour estimate. Also depends on your speed and diffuculty. The way to happieness is ............... (censored.)

200 hours??? i know you want to make the game last long but DAMN. what about an 'average' game/scenario on settler? does the game time go longer as you raise the difficulty level? its not worth playing a long game if im going to continually loose.

 

[Sisiutil]

As with many things in Civ, it depends. The difficulty level, the size of the map, the number of opponents, and especially the game speed (i.e. number of turns) all play a factor. On top of that there's your strategy and playing style. Generally, warmongering takes longer than a peaceful game because you have to micromanage all those units. Whipping also requires more micromanagement and can therefore take longer if you indulge in it substantially.

And everyone plays differently. I watch TMIT's YouTube tutorials/examples and his play speed makes me dizzy. He can play a complete game in a couple of hours. Me, I'm a plodder and a micromanager who likes to warmonger on large maps at marathon speed against a few extra opponents, so my games usually take 12-24 hours to complete. (That's even taking into consideration the fact that I almost always play an Advanced Start game to relieve the tedium the first 100-odd turns of Marathon would otherwise entail.)

 

[Derakon]

I usually play Monarch / Small / Normal speed, and my games take anywhere from three to seven hours, generally depending on how much warmongering I do. Making the map bigger, and reducing the game speed, will of course make the game take much longer.

 

[Advance]

I usually play Monarch / Small / Normal speed, and my games take anywhere from three to seven hours, generally depending on how much warmongering I do. Making the map bigger, and reducing the game speed, will of course make the game take much longer.

ah ok. yeah, i should make my maps smaller. whats a good setting to play for a civ beginner? i just don't see the value in playing a very long game when i really don't know what im doing. its not very fun in that way. i think short games at this moment will be better and more fun in this stage of learning.

 

[Derakon]

I suggest starting with Small Pangaea and 5 AI civs. Pangaea means there's only one continent which you all start on, so discovering new civs is straightforward and so is waging war. It simplifies the game significantly.

 

[Sisiutil]

I suggest starting with Small Pangaea and 5 AI civs. Pangaea means there's only one continent which you all start on, so discovering new civs is straightforward and so is waging war. It simplifies the game significantly.

That's a good suggestion. I myself learned to play the game using the default settings--standard sized continents map, 7 civs total (so 6 opponents). The continents map usually results in 2 continents and demonstrates the value of the Astronomy on many maps. That type of game usually 4 to 8 hours to complete, more if you warmonger a lot. The strange thing is, when I warmonger, although the game takes longer I usually don't notice it--I get too wrapped up in the game!

 

[awesome]

I suggest starting with Small Pangaea and 5 AI civs. Pangaea means there's only one continent which you all start on, so discovering new civs is straightforward and so is waging war. It simplifies the game significantly.

and quick speed.

 

[karadoc]

I on normal size maps on emperor difficulty, my games typically take around 20 hours. Not all of that would be actual playing time though, because I sometimes leave the game running while I do other things.

 

[Junuxx]

Typical game times for me:

Less than 30 minutes for something like a Quecha rush
One or two hours for an One City Challenge or a Tiny Culture victory (quick HOF entries!)
4-6 hours for a Quick Small warmongering game
8-20 hours for Standard map size and Normal/Epic speed Dominations and such, the kind of games I play most