News: TSG208 announcement

[Knowtalent]

Civilization 5 - Game of the Month Training Series Game 208
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Welcome to the207th game in the GOTM V Training Series! This Series will allow new and old GOTM fans to try out these features from Civ5's expansions and DLCs in a friendly environment. Participants are encouraged to post questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads (described below). Each game will specify the Civ you will play and the Victory Condition to strive for. You can read more about the GOTM and Training Series concept in this thread.
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Civ V BNW - TSG207 Details:

Player (You): Isabella of Spain
Victory Condition: Diplomacy all other VCs are enabled, Difficulty: Immortal
Civs/City-States (including player): 8/16
Map Type/Size: standard/Continents
Game pace: Standard

Game Options
Start - Ancient
Enabled - Quick Combat, Quick Movement,
(Regardless of starting options, you may turn on/off Quick Combat/Quick Movement using the game options menu at any time during gameplay.)
Game Version: This game was created in Civ5 Brave New World version 1.0.3.279.
Game Requirements: Korea,Ancient Wonders,Babylon,Dlc_sp_maps,Gods And Kings,Brave New World.

Unique Abilities:

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UA: Seven Cities of Gold - Gold bonus for discovering a Natural Wonder (bonus enhanced if first to discover it). Culture, Happiness, and tile yields from Natural Wonders doubled.

UU: Tercio - This Unit has a higher Combat Strength than the Musketman which it replaces, as well as a Bonus vs Mounted promotion. However it is also more expensive to build.

UU: Conquistador - Medieval Era unit that specializes in scouting and colonizing overseas (may found cities on other continents). Replaces the Knight.

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[Rhodro]

I think I will move the warrior to the forest SW of the settler to see if it is worth to move the settler down the river. The chance is not that high though. Settle in place is already 3 gold mines and marble plus a lot of good (granary) food tiles. We're gonna need a coastal city too if it's continents to meet all the city states. The extra gold income from mint is gonna be nice to buy city states for diplomatic victory.
I wonder if there are gonna be juicy 500 gold natural wonder discoveries I usually buy settlers with them but sometimes I'm wondering if other things are better, like more scouts or workers.

 

[Zlither]

I think I will move the warrior to the forest SW of the settler to see if it is worth to move the settler down the river. The chance is not that high though. Settle in place is already 3 gold mines and marble plus a lot of good (granary) food tiles. We're gonna need a coastal city too if it's continents to meet all the city states. The extra gold income from mint is gonna be nice to buy city states for diplomatic victory.
I wonder if there are gonna be juicy 500 gold natural wonder discoveries I usually buy settlers with them but sometimes I'm wondering if other things are better, like more scouts or workers.

I can't decide which way to go with the warrior (and often move the settler). That the image looks the way it does (on tile) and even more, the 'IGE' in the banner, makes wondering what is near seem reasonable.

Immortal so [easy, early] "diplomatic victory" via military seems unlikely.

 

[raider980]

I'm still playing the Iroquois game, its a fun one but slow going on all that rough land, but I'll start this one too. I'll move the warrior to the Gold tile to the SW (assuming the Marble is flatland), but unless I see Mt. Kili, Lake Victoria or something I'll settle in place. I don't really like settling on flat plains but its coastal/river and next to 2 Wheat and a Deer so hard to move away from that even is there aren't any sea resources in sight. If I do see a great NW I'll probably still SiP and just buy a settler with the 500g and build my second city at the wonder.

I think a settler with the 500g is always the right choice. Its such a head start, almost like you're a Deity AI. And if you find a second one, a worker with that money.

 

[beetle]

As usual, first move the Warrior; but it does not seem like he is in position to unfog much of anything! Coastal river start is sweet, so SIP.

I agree with @raider980 that best use of early 500g is a Settler. I enjoy Spain since it encourages different pattern of play. I will probably settle the two-three best spots nearby, then try and get Conquistadors out to claim late expos on any loose NW.

Thanks @Knowtalent for the map!

 

[JeffreyLXV]

Cheers.