SGOTM7 - Team Bede

[soul_warrior]

ohh, just remmebered.
can we now watch the other threads?
theres a certain team iim very interested in lurking.
no info revealed ofcourse.
waiting for permission

 

[eldar]

Team Wacken has gone orbital in their score. Then again, no surprises - look at the lineup. We were screwed by having to build the GL twice, in effect - those Barbs were vicious, and really softened us up nicely.

 

[ainwood]

Bad luck guys! Always-war is difficult enough, but on deity its sadistic!

Yes, you can now go and read other teams threads (and quite possibly experience the joy of schadenfreude!

 

[SesnOfWthr]

Sorry to see that, guys.

Better luck the next go round.

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

Next game. Killem all. let the diety sort it out. My fault for the bad barb actions. sorry.

 

[Bede]

Anybody want to continue this as a "do-over" from the start?

Be happy to lead the charge.

Nice effort from all. Between barbs and neighbors only a tile away.....

And now that I think on it, the Great Library was our downfall, as it cost us too many troops and settlements.

Another challenging map from the baxter, taking all the received wisdom and knocking it into a cocked hat.

 

[MeteorPunch]

Anybody want to continue this as a "do-over" from the start?

Be happy to lead the charge.

I was thinking about redoing this game as well, if not in the succession games forum with you guys, then by myself.

With this difficult a variant, somebody had to lose.

 

[Methos]

Great game guys, it was a pleasure to lurk!

 

[Tubby Rower]

Sorry about the bad advice guys.... Next time I'll lurk some other team I wonder if you had filled in the starting island, if it would have been easier to block the incoming hordes. I'm also curious as whether delaying the contacts would have been more beneficial.

Now off to see how the other teams are faring....

 

[eldar]

Did we have time to fill the island? Did we take too long to realise we could've filled the island, thus allowing us to use Istanbul as a Settler pump relatively safely?

No, I think the ton of shields we lost when the barbs sacked Edrine was what cost us. Think of how many extra Archers/Spears/etc. those shields would've gotten us, and it would probably have made the difference at least long enough for us to get up and running.

 

[Tubby Rower]

I just scanned through team Wacken's thread and they basically went all out expansion. They cleared the barbs early and settled like mad. They also delayed contact with Persia. I think Zulu, India, & Arabs are going to be auto-contacts due to their starting locations.

BTW, Wacken lost the race to the GL. America built it and I believe that America is the furthest away for the starting island so the tech situation would be interesting for team Wacken.

 

[Admiral Kutzov]

I'm in for the do over.

 

[namliaM]

If you are one short(-ish) of a team I will try to fit in.... If you will have me....

Been lurking since the start... looks very very very hard to do....

 

[eldar]

I'm not sure I should go again... I've been a bit of a Jonah in the two SGOTMs I've played!

 

[soul_warrior]

well, the glove has been thrown, the cheek slapped.
i demand satisfacion!
when do we start?

 

[Bede]

Okey. So far it is the Admiral, soul, Meteor, Bede confirmed in the roster.

@eldar, you are in if you care to be. Your SGOTM record is only one victory shy of mine and I have two and now probably three wooden spoons on my virtual "love me" wall. So let us know.

@namliaM - if you think you can put up with this band o' rowdies, welcome aboard.

We should continue to use this thread as we don't want to put any spoilers out and I will ask that all of us refrain from looking at the other threads until we finish.

So, how's this for a rotation:

Meteor
soul
AdmK
eldar
killercane - if available
namliaM
Bede

Roster is a little deep but it will keep the game moving I think.

 

[MeteorPunch]

Anybody still have the 4000bc save?

 

[eldar]

I still have the 4000BC save, seeing as I started with it Yeah, I'm back in!

 

[namliaM]

Cool let the games begin...

@Bede I am quite sure I cannot manage them hordes, same as I am sure I will not be managing the COTM but with the team's help and beeing involved.... I wanted to join cause I think I would learn so much that it would be time well spend for me....

I am delighted that I am allowed to join.

 

[soul_warrior]

ok
first thoughts.
well, we know we have loads of barbs but no AI on hand.
do we go uber expansionist?
wondering the wonder? maybe collossus, as i would REALLY hate to lose so many shields a second time? we can keep up the research our selves?
no other thought right now.