ngraner42
Ultrarunner
My save is fine. I actually had great luck getting a Setter from a goody hut. I was just hoping to play this game in a traditional succession game format rather than playing every set from the best save.
Myth01- Training Day- Regent
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CommandoBob
AbstractArt
Generally, in a Training Day Game, everyone plays 20 turns from the starting save and then compares their results. But that is only on the first turnset. After that, one save is picked as 'The One' and play continues from that save.
Some of LKender games (now on the CIV forums) did feature everyone playing every set of turns and he (LKender) would select the best one each time. I found that going through the archives; I haven't seen anything like since I've been here.
Rating the Saves
Of the three saves I think yours is the best. I fumbled on mine with having too many units (instructional, yes; good playing, no). You got lucky with a settler-in-a-hut
goodjob and met the Zulus and got Masonry from them and Bronze Working from another goody hut.So your save is two techs ahead of the other two saves.
(But, I like my city names better than yours!)
ngraner42
Ultrarunner
Maybe we should take a save with more normal luck to get a more realistic view of the level.
CommandoBob
AbstractArt
Let Pinman decide which one to use?
CommandoBob
AbstractArt
Yes, from here on out plan on 10 turns at a time.
mythmonster2
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I just realized, we still have an open Experienced Player slot! Anyone want to join?
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CommandoBob
AbstractArt
If nganer42 can take, I would let him. The Experienced Player (if another one joins, not a sure thing this far into a thread) can follow after Pinman in the next round.
Uh, exactly how do you define an Experienced Player?
That might help the lurkers know if they are qualified to be one.
mythmonster2
BEC NOIR! RUN!
Basically, anyone who has plays above Regent regularly and wins, and who can possibly provide the newbies with info about Regent.
darski
Regent in Training
lurker's comment: has the group given any decisions about where cities will go and for what purpose? This is an area where I feel challenged in my own games.
I have been following from afar for a tad so I am not up on your dotmaps or other discussions on this.
I have been following from afar for a tad so I am not up on your dotmaps or other discussions on this.
ngraner42
Ultrarunner
Tonight is pretty busy, but tomorrow I will post some plans and take a try at a dot map.
eldar
ChiefTank
lurker's comment:
If I may offer a couple of pointers:
1. It looks like Shanghai is built on floodplains? I'd have put it 1 tile NE. It would then have 2 floodplains to use, giving it +4 food in Despotism, and +6 in any other government! It would also be less corrupt.
2. The worker from Shanghai should be improving land around Shanghai, starting with irrigating those floodplains. In the early game especially, Food=Power, and you want as much of it as you can get.
3. Have you learned Pottery yet? Because both Shanghai and Canton would benefit from Granaries (both can get +3fpt in Despotism, +4fpt out of it, so will make good Settler/Worker factories). At Regent, you can nearly always get away with self-research Pottery before going Alpha->Writing->CoL->Phil->Republic. I would consider doing that before CoL now, and using Palace/Pyramids as Granary pre-builds.
If I may offer a couple of pointers:
1. It looks like Shanghai is built on floodplains? I'd have put it 1 tile NE. It would then have 2 floodplains to use, giving it +4 food in Despotism, and +6 in any other government! It would also be less corrupt.
2. The worker from Shanghai should be improving land around Shanghai, starting with irrigating those floodplains. In the early game especially, Food=Power, and you want as much of it as you can get.
3. Have you learned Pottery yet? Because both Shanghai and Canton would benefit from Granaries (both can get +3fpt in Despotism, +4fpt out of it, so will make good Settler/Worker factories). At Regent, you can nearly always get away with self-research Pottery before going Alpha->Writing->CoL->Phil->Republic. I would consider doing that before CoL now, and using Palace/Pyramids as Granary pre-builds.
ngraner42
Ultrarunner
We have pottery and are working on a Granary in Beijing. I would finish the Granary and start work on another Settler. Shanghai could produce a Granary after the Warrior and Canton could do a Granary after the Worker. With Granaries in all 3 cities we could get busy with getting Settlers out; of course mixing in a few military units.
I like sending the worker to irrigate the flood plains and then go back to improve one more tile for Beijing. The new worker will hook up and irrigate the Wheat at Canton.
I marked some city location ideas on the attached screen shots. I would think settling toward the cows would be a priority to grab land. Should we be super aggressive and put a city near the neighbor to the south west right away?
I will go ahead and play tomorrow night.
I like sending the worker to irrigate the flood plains and then go back to improve one more tile for Beijing. The new worker will hook up and irrigate the Wheat at Canton.
I marked some city location ideas on the attached screen shots. I would think settling toward the cows would be a priority to grab land. Should we be super aggressive and put a city near the neighbor to the south west right away?
I will go ahead and play tomorrow night.
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ngraner42
Ultrarunner
Followed the plan mentioned above. Since you can switch builds without penalty in Civ3, the next player can change the granaries if there is something better. Writing is in 1. The Indians are already expanding toward us and taking that good cow land.
Turn 2: Popped goody hut and got 3 barbarians. Popped another goody hut and learned the secrets of Wheel making.
Turn 3: Our warrior is attacked by one of the barbarians and survives. We move out of range to heal.
Turn 8: A barbarian attacks our healed warrior and we survive. We move aside to heal again.
Turn 9: We destroy a barbarian camp for 25 gp.
I am not sure of the turn count. How can you see what turn you are on.
Turn 2: Popped goody hut and got 3 barbarians. Popped another goody hut and learned the secrets of Wheel making.
Turn 3: Our warrior is attacked by one of the barbarians and survives. We move out of range to heal.
Turn 8: A barbarian attacks our healed warrior and we survive. We move aside to heal again.
Turn 9: We destroy a barbarian camp for 25 gp.
I am not sure of the turn count. How can you see what turn you are on.
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Elephantium
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