shotdown08
Chieftain
I was wondering if i have to ablity to take over the world. Should I do it with cavalry or should i wait until I have armour and make the take over much quicker???
Should I Wait to Take Over the World???
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Anthony Coulter
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Earlier is always better. You get more points that way. Cavalry is sufficient until your enemy starts using mechanized infantry...
Anthony Coulter
Anthony Coulter
It all depends in what context you are playing.
If you're playing for sheer pleasure, then you may want to delay takeover so as to experience the later wonders, units, city improvements and the space race.
If you're playing for a personal high score, then provided you have taken over the world except for one city before, say, the last 150 turns, you'll have plenty of time to perfect and grow. The score bonus that you give yourself this way is FAR greater than the bonus the game gives you for an early finish. And in general you'll get more points for a spaceship finish (400 pts) and world peace bonus than a quicker conquest.
If you're playing in the Game Of The Month competition, then you'll need to finish earlier rather than later as there is an early finish bonus. You may or may not then choose to grow for a while, depending on your city base, because the exponential scoring system will drop your score 1% every turn unless you grow faster!
And personally, if I'm going to wait then I'll wait for howitzers (+engineers+spies) for a really quick conquest (say 3 turns per civ). I only go with Armor alone if I'm running out of time to research the tech.
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If you're playing for sheer pleasure, then you may want to delay takeover so as to experience the later wonders, units, city improvements and the space race.
If you're playing for a personal high score, then provided you have taken over the world except for one city before, say, the last 150 turns, you'll have plenty of time to perfect and grow. The score bonus that you give yourself this way is FAR greater than the bonus the game gives you for an early finish. And in general you'll get more points for a spaceship finish (400 pts) and world peace bonus than a quicker conquest.
If you're playing in the Game Of The Month competition, then you'll need to finish earlier rather than later as there is an early finish bonus. You may or may not then choose to grow for a while, depending on your city base, because the exponential scoring system will drop your score 1% every turn unless you grow faster!
And personally, if I'm going to wait then I'll wait for howitzers (+engineers+spies) for a really quick conquest (say 3 turns per civ). I only go with Armor alone if I'm running out of time to research the tech.
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