Interesting Screenshots

[thetrooper]

Just a question for you lads; how often do you see the AI build barricades?

I've got a pic from my recent game where the Americans built two forts and then two barricades on adjacent tiles. I'll post it next week if you're interested.

 

[choxorn]

Heck, I've never seen them build fortresses, let alone barricades! (then again, I don't usually build them either... )

 

[psweetman1590]

I think the only time they build them is when it's on a bottleneck. Of course, when you attack it in the industrial ages, it's only held by a warrior or spearman... What a waste...

 

[Ansar]

Just a question for you lads; how often do you see the AI build barricades?

When they control a chokepoint and it is not covered by one of their cities.

 

[Sashie VII]

On the upside, you're industrious and you have spices

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

On the upside, you're industrious and you have spices

Wow, what did you do to anger the RNG gods?

 

[Sashie VII]

Wow, what did you do to anger the RNG gods?

Probably for a very lucky game previously, 7 SGLs with a wonderful start and five lux on my continent once I kill everyone else plus an extremely long-lived
Aztec-Rest of the world war of attrition on the other landmass that slowed everyone and let me race ahead a whole age-on Emperor

 

[sercer88]

HOLY COW Sashie!!

How far did it go on?

 

[Sashie VII]

1-turn

I was looking for an acceptable start for an AWE try, so this is not acceptable. Saved a screenie then generated another map

 

[choxorn]

Well, at least it isn't all marsh. You would have to build a lot of workers in that case...

 

[Desertsnow]

I got an almost all-marsh start in a recent game. I didn't even bother.

 

[Sashie VII]

Actually, the starting spot was the only grassland tile, so if I played this position I would've moved towards the river

 

[choxorn]

Yes, if I played that, I'd go 1N for the river and the coastline.

 

[psweetman1590]

You can't do that Chox... You can't found cities on marshland.

 

[choxorn]

Oh, right. Oops. I forgot that.

 

[Sashie VII]

Yes, if I played that, I'd go 1N for the river and the coastline.

Marshes..

I'd have gone 1SW, get two bananas at least..

 

[thetrooper]

As promised (?):

The infamous American Barricades. What a waste of worker turns. I think they planted a city next to a volcano too.

 

[thetrooper]

Anarchy in the UK?

I believe you guys have seen this one before.

I revolted from despotism and got the lucky number seven. I hired a lot of scientists instead of clowns to finish Feudalism during anarchy.

 

[Mirc]

No need for a change, we are happy with Anarchy!

 

[Bartleby]

Re the barricades: it seems to work...I presume the Elite Spear used to be a regular like the one behind him
Re Anarchy: I see that more frequently with Republic than Feudalism...I usually revolt in the interturn when slingshotting.