Pholkhero Flavor Series: Charlemagne of the Holy Romans

[pholkhero]

okay, i'm going to move the settler onto the blue dot, and then next turn will move the scout some more to get a better idea of the local area.

i'll post the pic in an hour or so.

i must say, all the games i started are having a ton of discussion before even the first set has been played

 

[r_rolo1]

i must say, all the games i started are having a ton of discussion before even the first set has been played

lurker comment

Maybe is because of the legendary ....hmmm..... abilities of the host

 

[Ozbenno]

No no no!

Move settler 1N of blue dot. Much better production (2 grass hills and 1 plains compared to 1 grass hills)

 

[Meatbuster]

Maybe is because of the legendary ....hmmm..... abilities of the host

lurker comment
Pholkhero brings good playing skills and imaginative scenarios to the table; and he definitely has a way with people. Most of all, he is completely dedicated to creating a fun and engaging ambiance in every succession game that he participates in.

P.S. This isn't to meant to replace Pigswill's quote.

 

[Ozbenno]

lurker comment
Pholkhero brings good playing skills and imaginative scenarios to the table; and he definitely has a way with people. Most of all, he is completely dedicated to creating a fun and engaging ambiance in every succession game that he participates in.

And he loses alot.

 

[r_rolo1]

lurker comment
Pholkhero brings good playing skills and imaginative scenarios to the table; and he definitely has a way with people. Most of all, he is completely dedicated to creating a fun and engaging ambiance in every succession game that he participates in.

P.S. This isn't to meant to replace Pigswill's quote.

I know... I already played a couple ( or a little more ) of SG with him and all of that is true. But....

And he loses alot.

is also true ( just lost one with him in this week )

 

[Meatbuster]

More games played and more wacky variants = more chance to lose, I guess.

 

[pholkhero]

lurker comment

Maybe is because of the legendary ....hmmm..... abilities of the host

yes, very funny

lurker comment
Pholkhero brings good playing skills and imaginative scenarios to the table; and he definitely has a way with people. Most of all, he is completely dedicated to creating a fun and engaging ambiance in every succession game that he participates in.

thanks for the compliment i try and usually have more ideas that never make it to SGs simply b/c i KNOW i'll lose 'em

anyyyyyyyway, i moved before i checked in:

settler is ready to move . . .

 

[Hackapell]

Lurker's comment

Perhaps 2N of the stone? Keeps coastal start and leaves the river and wheat for another city. 2 hills, but You have the stone and cow to make up for it, plus you have enough excess food to run both hills and the stone with the cow and fish.
Stone cries out for Stonehenge and Gwall for intense REX; Stonehenge to give a free creative trait, Gwall to stop the barbs and let you get an early start on EP, should you decide to go that route.

Will be lurking this with interest, hope the data mined goes to DM!

 

[pawelo]

I like Hackapell idea - 2N of stone. Rather ocenic I must say, but we still have the hills. Cow & fish is a good combo and we leave the wheat for the next city.

And I like playing with pholk too
( That was my minute of daily altruism )

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

lurker's comment: settle 2W of the stone on the grass hill. pulls 2 more grass hills, one plains hill, 2FP for food. Only one water tile wasted. S of wheat is water. Cows are too far north and settling on stone has too many water tiles, unless you're going to build MS there.

Slaps self on head and runs away...

 

[Ozbenno]

Problem with 2W of stone is you miss all food resources. Problem with 2N of stone is its another 3 turns before we can settle but I like that or 1N of where we are now (where I suggested you move to anyway ).

 

[Ad Hoc]

i still like where we are, production wise both 1N and where we are never going to be outstanding but where we are does mean extra health and in the very long run, if it gets that far, Levees

 

[Meatbuster]

thanks for the compliment i try and usually have more ideas that never make it to SGs simply b/c i KNOW i'll lose 'em

Well, losing is no big deal and part of the (succession) game, and the wackier the variant, the greater risk of losing, but the more fun it is!

 

[pholkhero]

Lurker's comment

Perhaps 2N of the stone? Keeps coastal start and leaves the river and wheat for another city. 2 hills, but You have the stone and cow to make up for it, plus you have enough excess food to run both hills and the stone with the cow and fish.

you just want us to go all espionage with the GWall but i agree with oz. it's so FAR away for us at this point, that i'll doubt we'll get an early religion.

lurker's comment: settle 2W of the stone on the grass hill. pulls 2 more grass hills, one plains hill, 2FP for food. Only one water tile wasted. S of wheat is water. Cows are too far north and settling on stone has too many water tiles, unless you're going to build MS there.

Slaps self on head and runs away...

thanks for lurking, but . . . what oz said: no food make pholk sad (did he say that? odd one, that oz) [also, central pennsyltucky? isn't that in york county??]

much to oz's consternation, i, too, think i north of where i moved is good, but if we miss Poly by one turn, i'll be angry with myself (which is par for the course in civ ) i would also take settling in place.

 

[pholkhero]

Well, losing is no big deal and part of the (succession) game, and the wackier the variant, the greater risk of losing, but the more fun it is!

so, you WANT to see if we can win a no-cottage, all farm, no specialists-but-citizens game?

but, i do agree, as the DM SG guidelines say (which i've neglected to post in the games ): losing is style is preferable to a boring win.

 

[Meatbuster]

I did say "wacky", not "absurd".

By the way...

so, you WANT to see if we can win a no-cottage, all farm, no specialists-but-citizens game?

YES. But choose the correct difficulty. Chieftain? Noble?
(Is this variant even winnable on Noble... kekeke. I remember the Aztec sacrifice game...)

 

[r_rolo1]

lurker and OT comment

so, you WANT to see if we can win a no-cottage, all farm, no specialists-but-citizens game?

As a matter of fact, our good ol'friend mice already done it.... ppl seems to forget that a thing called trade routes exists

 

[Meatbuster]

"All farms" should mean no resources save the farming ones. Right?

We do know this means the early war will be all waged with archers and catapults. Plus, the game must be won before anyone discovers Emancipation. Otherwise, it's like

But we digress too much from this SG. Pholk, do you have a planning thread?

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

lurker's comment:

[also, central pennsyltucky? isn't that in york county??]

close, dauphin

My thought was you could use the food resource in other cities.