Quick domination within 30-40 turn (duel map size)

[titantoma]

I am wondering how can some guy beat the enemy within 30-40 turn (any speed, I saw <40 turn win in HoF at marathon speed), especially at deity level. Could you suggest me some tips how can I do that? Should I reroll the map so long as I found El Dorado or is there a special strategy?

 

[Tabarnak]

GnK? Theorically, i should do this :

-Settle on a mine tile, sell luxury
-Get Honor and the free gg
-Steal a worker from a cs
-Buid 2nd city right close to his capital and buy tiles so that you can put a citadel the closest as possible. You might want to keep the gg if there is almost no units in his cap
- Improve another lux, chop forests, sell and DoW(allowed under HoF rules since you gonna get his capital)
-Build/buy archers and 1 scout
-Put scout close right before you gonna take his capital. He will likely want to kill the weakest unit, the scout, letting other units healthy(and the initial warrior)
-Win

At deity you probably need construction before taking any actions(putting you near the 60 turns mark at standard speed)

Is that strong and fast enough? I'm not sure but it seems good on paper.

Vanilla?

-Settle on a mine tile, sell luxury
-Get Liberty and free settler
-Steal a worker from a cs
-Settle city right close from his capital
-Improve another lux, chop forests, sell and DoW(allowed under HoF rules since you gonna get his capital)
-Build/buy warriors
-Win

 

[Crustacian]

I am wondering how can some guy beat the enemy within 30-40 turn (any speed, I saw <40 turn win in HoF at marathon speed), especially at deity level. Could you suggest me some tips how can I do that? Should I reroll the map so long as I found El Dorado or is there a special strategy?

On marathon they must have built horsemen right off and went for it. Of course this could really backfire if the opponant also went for units. If his stratigy was to slip in a bldg or two before the battles began, then it would suck to be him when the horses or whatever showed up at capitals edge heh heh.

Games like this remind me of the "paper-rock-scissors" game. It can be fun like that.

I have been beat this way, tho not on marathon, and really didn't feel vanquised, and have beat others this way and did not consider myself by any means the better player...

...like the feeling you get on either end of the 4 turn checkmate in chess:

"Oh ok, you got me/I got you, so lets do a bunch of games like this for fun, or else get into a real multifaceted challenge fuller game".

 

[Genghis.Khan]

Well, I have an HOF medal in Duel Domination (on Chieftain).

I won T15 in Standart Speed. What I did was:



Warrior-Warrior



Honor-Warrior Code (For Free Great General)


Strategy:


1. Send your Warrior Explore to meet your opponent Civilization (T0-7)
2. As soon as you meet your opponent Civilization send 2-3 Warriors close to his borders in the best positioning you can find (T7-12)
3. DoW the enemy Civilization and start atacking (T12-15)
4. Always Select the Instant Heal Promotion (T13-14)
5. Conquer his Capital. You just won a Domination Victory! (T15)

 

[Crustacian]

 

[Genghis.Khan]

http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/index.php?show=size&mapSize=Duel&dtSc=0&pubID=42&submit=Go

http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/table_viewer.php?difficulty=2&condition=1&maptype=9&leader=14&mapSize=1&speed=1&dtSc=0

http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/game_info.php?show=generallog&entryID=3502

http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/game_info.php?show=generallog&entryID=2450