SGOTM4 - Team Smackster

[Wotan]

Fantastic turns Smackster, pity we did not get another AA wonder though... Will have a go on my turns today. As you both said the game is down to simple mechanics now so not too much thinking required.

 

[Wotan]

Turn log

0 – 1625AD
Nada

1 – 1630AD
A few elite attacks.

2 – 1635AD
Nada

3 – 1640AD
Nada

4 – 1645AD
1 elite attack. Traded Combustion to Otto for 28 gold, started researching Flight, hoping for Otto research into MP.

5 – 1650AD
Gifted Nidaros and Oslo to Ottomans.

7 – 1660AD
Scandinavia destroyed.

IBT: Celts want to renegotiate Peace I decline and they DOW. A Knight attacks a Cavalry and Hamilcar appears.

12 – 1685AD
Celts destroyed, a leader in Utica so the game is now a question of finishing it ASAP and if possible get a MA wonder rushed in Utica with the leader…

13 – 1690AD
Flight researched, Mass production started.

17 – 1720AD
MP researched, MT started.

20 – 1735AD
Ottomans research Radio. We trade MP and Flight for Radio, 127gpt and 43 gold from them.

23 – 1750AD
MT researched, gift Greece, Ottomans, Persia and Germany into IA. We made it into the Modern Age!!! Trade for Computers from Persia. Impossible to trade for Fission from Germans or Ecology from Ottomans… We must have damaged our rep in the past? Rush the Seti Program in Utica with Hamilcar. Hit return with 68 culture still to go in Utica…


24 – 1752
Seti Program built in Utica. We win! Firaxis: 2118 Jason: 5104

 

[dmanakho]

Ta-Da!!!!
We won! We won!!!



Congratulations teammates and

It will be my pleasure and honor to be invited to play for the team Smackster again.
I hope at least 4 of us will continue the journey next time around.

 

[smackster]

What was our final culture.

Thanks for fininshing this, I wonder if the only change we could have made was to try to get the AI to research more for us, not sure how much quicker we could have got to the MA, or if it would have made any difference.

 

[Wotan]

What was our final culture.

Thanks for fininshing this, I wonder if the only change we could have made was to try to get the AI to research more for us, not sure how much quicker we could have got to the MA, or if it would have made any difference.

68 to go last turn so probably around 20075.

I guess another early wonder would have been the only way to finish earlier, but overall only conquest was really an option. The AI was also so weak it would have been an overrun.

The good thing with SGOTM5 will be the single VC. But we will probably have to play it on a very thin line re. what is allowed and not allowed. I just looked through a few of the other threads and SGOTMs seem to attract more borderline behavior than I hope GOTMs do. maybe Mad-Bax should introduce a honorable code of conduct for SGOTMs since I myself hate to play in a fashion where I feel like I am abusing the gamesystem. RCP is one such area but... it is impossible to play PTW wo using it. Palacejumps is another and teleportation of units when gifting cities a third. I know I used them myself in this game but would prefer a game that did not allow them...

 

[dmanakho]

I looked at few other teams threads, nothing impressive.
Haven't checked all threads though.

 

[dmanakho]

Been a little busy with SGOTM5 lately so I haven't been able to offer my congratulations sooner.

The Sign up thread for 5 will be posted over the weekend sometime. It will be a new map this time, and not a variation on a previous game.

I lurked in X-Team folder and that's what i found - message from M-B...

@Smackster: Do you want to sign us up as the same team again? The reason i am asking, I haven't heard anobody's plans for the next game, whether you guys want to play together again or split....

Oh, I forgot, Smackster is out until next Tuesday.... So It is just me and Wotan here...
and Tarkeel has not showed up for more than a week on this web site.

Anyways, question is in the air

 

[smackster]

Yes, keep the same going, assuming Tarkeel can start playing again.

I'm always on-line, but not able to play my SG's. Well actually I have a few flights, so I probably can play, but can't be sure

smackster

 

[Wotan]

Keep the team!

 

[dmanakho]

I am glad to hear that...

@Smackster again: Why don't you sign us all in when you see the new SGOTM5 thread.

We will have to look for the 5th player though... Is Scoutsout an option now when the hurricane season is over? He seems to be active in other threads and we can always ask M-B add a random choice.
My mind is absolutely opened and i can go with whatever suggestion you guys may have.

 

[dmanakho]

Sorry double post, but i was lurking again, and here is what M-B said

Well played team.

I'm not in to being particularly secretive about future games, so long as I know myself

The next game variant will be OBCC. One Built City Conquest.
The sign up thread will be posted tomorrow.

Ironically, i am playing SG right now using the same scenario.

Bede04B- The Greasy Silver Spoon

So i could use that game to learn techniques, since i never ever played such a variant before...

M-B will start a thread tomorrow, so hopefully Smackster will sign us all up.

 

[dmanakho]

Sorry for the triple post
SGOTM5 signup thread is up and running

 

[Tarkeel]

I'm still alive Although barely.. Not even had time to surf the boards the last week, so sorry for my absence. Will calm down from tomorrow.. So count me in for SG5

 

[dmanakho]

Welcome back!!!
You are just in time for another adventure

 

[smackster]

Tarkeel, welcome back, I'll edit the posts in the sign up thread, and you are in.

 

[dmanakho]

SGOTM5 thread is officially opened....
Let's roll