Verrucosus
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Does it help to conquer an opponent's capital after he has launched his spaceship?
Space Race
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Zwelgje
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Yes!
The spaceship returns. (basically disappears as it can't be launched again)
I've succesfully used this strategy in the past:
I was in a spacerace with the Aztecs and they launched a few years before I did. I had already anticipated on that happening so I had a transport with a few armors nearby. When they launched their spaceship I nuked their capital and let the armors land nearby and take their capital. I launched my spaceship and defended my capital against enemy troops that never came...
It was one of my proudest moments playing civ.
The spaceship returns. (basically disappears as it can't be launched again)
I've succesfully used this strategy in the past:
I was in a spacerace with the Aztecs and they launched a few years before I did. I had already anticipated on that happening so I had a transport with a few armors nearby. When they launched their spaceship I nuked their capital and let the armors land nearby and take their capital. I launched my spaceship and defended my capital against enemy troops that never came...
It was one of my proudest moments playing civ.
Verrucosus
Warlord
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Great! This will allow me to win the game that I plan to finish this weekend. I haven't prepared anything yet, but the French capital is just across a narrow channel, so I should be able to take it within a few turns.
More generally, I suppose it is best to delay taking the enemy capital and pushing that "cancel button" in their space control centre as long as possible. The sooner their ship is destroyed the sooner they can start building a new one, can't they?
Anyway, thank you for sharing your experience. It really makes me look forward to finishing that game now.
More generally, I suppose it is best to delay taking the enemy capital and pushing that "cancel button" in their space control centre as long as possible. The sooner their ship is destroyed the sooner they can start building a new one, can't they?
Anyway, thank you for sharing your experience. It really makes me look forward to finishing that game now.
