JR-O1: Noble, New Players

[pholkhero]

well, if we defend the city with at least 2 units, i think we'll be okay, esp if we station a unit inside the barb's radius.

so, why not stick a city right above the gold? we can grab that, the wheat and the iron once the border pops (we can chop the obelisk) ~ it may not be much of a city, but it'll get us iron. and that'll let us get to some smashy-smashy

 

[Japanrocks12]

I see it and I'll try to play this evening

 

[picardathon]

@Pholk: If we take that route we either miss out on multiple fish or we build erroneous cities.
The site originally placed two north of the barb city was the one I was talking about settling. Is the experience we get from the barb city worth the hassle of containing it rather than destroying it ASAP?

 

[pholkhero]

well, in my mind, we could settle above the gold for the iron, take the barb city for those other resources there (which, admittedly, i don't know what they are ~ is that one of the fish you mean?), settle Beavertown with the cows as food, and then settle up north for just a fishing village.

edit: okay, i re-examined my original dotmap since i'm at work and can't see the save. You're right. We SHOULD eliminate that Barb city ASAP and found right above the Corn. I *think* that should net us the Iron, too. Let's whip out some Chariots, then!

did you know that in Vanilla if you whip a build immediately, paying the 1 pop penalty for whipping on the first turn, you still get the extra shields? So, if we whip a chariot on its first turn, we should be able to produce them in consecutive turns ~ as long as we have 2 pop to whip with, that is.

 

[picardathon]

Yes, it grabs the Iron.

 

[ironic_lettuce]

Hi guys

Are you going to be finishing this game? I was really enjoying it!

I'm a Noble player as well and picked up some great tips! For instance - I knew you could chop wood to get settlers quickly but didnt realise you could whip for them as well! Also, I really like that tip about chopping a forest and putting a worker in the queue just as you're about to get the shields

Thanks guys

 

[Meatbuster]

I didn't play here, but don't think this game will continue since Japanrocks kinda disappeared.

Just an idea: why don't you start a new succession game? This time on Prince since it sounds like you learned a lot since then?

 

[ironic_lettuce]

I didn't play here, but don't think this game will continue since Japanrocks kinda disappeared.

Just an idea: why don't you start a new succession game? This time on Prince since it sounds like you learned a lot since then?

oooooh no, not Prince! I've literally only just read this thread and havent had a chance yet to try out the new stuff I've learned! I need to be able to beat Noble comfortably a few more times first!!

(well, a lot more times actually!)

 

[pholkhero]

well, playing an SG on prince isn't as difficult as it sounds. You'll probably have players who can beat that level sign up, as well as the fact that, most times w/SGs, you can win a level higher than what you're normally able.

 

[LlamaCat]

Hey I am up for joining a game on Noble or Prince level - I would like to learn from the pros and get better. I don't have Warlords but it can be any kind of game otherwise, I don't care