NEWS: TSG67 Announcement

[leif erikson]

Welcome to CivFanatics and GOTM.

Good luck in your first game.

 

[Lord Yanaek]

I wish they could make it so that all of us would get the same rewards for each hut. I think some dont like it because since we are comparing scores it could make the difference between a 220 turn win and a 222 turn win. I still would rather have them, but I can deal with it as long as we get hut games too

I think ruins might make more than 2 turns of difference. Some ruins are pretty powerful, an early culture gives easy Tradition without monuments meaning more scouts/faster worker. Early population can be even more powerful. Shoshones early game power mostly comes from grabbing the best ruins consistently.
Personally, i like ruins but also find them frustrating. I always play with them on, but an occasional no-ruins game is nice for a change.

is a scout first still worth it?
Especially when speculating on a continents map?

Probably yes, unless you plan to explore the map with your warrior and leave your workers/settlers vulnerable to barbs. As for myself, i will build 1 but not 2.

 

[Ribannah]

In BNW, barbarians are eager to destroy your tile improvements, so it is essential to have a defending unit. You can still expore with your original Warrior, but then the Scout must often stay at home (perhaps gaining some sight promotions!) until you have built a defender.

 

[kcd_swede]

Woohoo! No DLC, I can finally play one of these things and get embarassed by those who know what they are doing.

 

[Muaziz]

In BNW, barbarians are eager to destroy your tile improvements, so it is essential to have a defending unit. You can still expore with your original Warrior, but then the Scout must often stay at home (perhaps gaining some sight promotions!) until you have built a defender.

^^^ Quoted for truth. Barbs will pillage you to death if you have zero defenders. It will be never-ending and a constant source of nuisance.

I find that you generally want to do 1 loop with a Warrior (maybe steal a Worker around turns 20-30) then head back and defend while your Scout continues to explore.

You can always build an Archer for defense, but if you are going for a fast Great Library you probably won't have one early and by then the Barbs will be all over your improvements.

 

[WxDan]

King is my difficulty and I've been meaning to play Morocco. Pushing for Colossus and Petra sounds like an idea. I think I'll copy it and see what happens.

 

[Tesuji]

In BNW, barbarians are eager to destroy your tile improvements, so it is essential to have a defending unit. You can still expore with your original Warrior, but then the Scout must often stay at home (perhaps gaining some sight promotions!) until you have built a defender.

What I do is scout the first ring around the capital with the warrior. Then send a scout out to explorer further reaches. Another task of the warrior, when possible, is to post outside the nearest CS around turn 35 (on King?) and wait for a worker to pop out.

As Morocco I definitely want Desert Folklore. Scouting may still be fastest way to get it.

 

[Zilkin]

Can you play this with the new hotfix patch?

 

[leif erikson]

Yes, you should be able to.

Good Luck.

 

[Muaziz]

Can you play this with the new hotfix patch?

Yes it does work. I tried it just to see although did not play long.

PS: Are there any patch notes on the recent patch? Haven't seen them yet.

 

[leif erikson]

Yes, they are located in this forum where Monthar posted them for us.

 

[Ribannah]

How exactly is the number of turns determined before the World Congress convenes again?

I can't seem to find this rather essential bit of information.

 

[Stellarnight]

Always wanted to jump into the fray for GoTM but I am not at the Diety/Immortal levels
This seem perfect for me as I have not gotten a diplomatic victory in ages.
First GoTM for me ever. Wish me luck!

I have 1 month to gain a victory right? I'm getting pretty busy with my uni work and then there is Rome II:TW.......

 

[Hammer Rabbi]

Always wanted to jump into the fray for GoTM but I am not at the Diety/Immortal levels
This seem perfect for me as I have not gotten a diplomatic victory in ages.
First GoTM for me ever. Wish me luck!

I have 1 month to gain a victory right? I'm getting pretty busy with my uni work and then there is Rome II:TW.......

Welcome and good luck! And you have until September 15th to complete it since this started on August 15th, so roughly 3 weeks left.

 

[Cragspyder]

I plan on moving to the coast as well. Hopefully it's not an inland sea!

 

[Arnold_T]

where's the beef? no food anywhere? and tundra?! I'm marching south looking for cows, deer, and wheat!