suggestion which civ to try first in BtS RFC?

[KMadCandy]

hubby plays civ4 but never posts. i think he'd really like Rhye's, particularly given his love of history and how he gets a kick out of seeing "what-if"s of alternative history. i've never tried it, can't pull away from normal BtS and history's not my thing, but i've read about it off and on and it sure seems interesting. so he's be brand new to it and i'd be no help at all.

any suggestions for what civ you think would be best to try out first, to get a feel for the how the whole thing works? i looked at the FAQ and the wiki last night but didn't see that specifically addressed. i did gather some stuff, like America is probably suboptimal since he'd miss seeing a ton of the game *giggle*.

i'm not asking which civ is the easiest to win with. what i want is to get a sense of how it's different from Civ4, see the fun (and frustration) of the events as they happen, etc. i hope that makes sense. and he may ignore all advice and just play somebody whose traits/UU he likes anyway . thanks!

 

[Ringan]

I like the Turks a lot, they aren't too difficult. They start centrally in Eurasia, so you can expand in many directions. Their special ability, assimilating captured city culture, seems pretty easy to use well. I have fun just conquering a large part of the world as the Turks.

 

[Thonnas]

I'd say it doesn't matter. He's probably going to have to play a hundred or so turns on a number of different starts before he gets the gist of how it all works. I'd say he should test out egypt, china, greece, rome, spain, and england before he expects to play a 'real' full game. Be sure he reads the RFC specific section(s?) in the civilopedia, too.

 

[Ryry]

I would suggest Japan. It was the first one I played in RFC. It is fairly easy, but for a beginner to RFC you may well lose once or twice. The nice part is you can concentrate on RFC concepts. Japan is an island, so no barbarian distractions. Plus no one will attack you for a long time.

Another choice (especially if he is not interested in the far east), would be England. Hard to win the UHV's at first, but England starts with a lot of power, and is easy to build up quickly, so you get introduced to a lot of RfC stuff right away.

Ryry

 

[onedreamer]

He should start from China IMO.

 

[Rhye]

I'd say England for having little invasion problems (but more fun than Japan), Russia for more room to expand, or Rome/Greece/China for a complete game.

 

[Theodorick]

In my first game I played India. I knew nothing about the UHV, and was actually going for the space race win. O.o I won it too.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned India. I had a fun first game! That was back when the plague ripped your civilization apart, and when Europe for some reason was totally collapsed by 1800 AD in most of your games.

 

[KMadCandy]

thank you folks . i'll point him to this thread. he doesn't ever post, but he reads what i nag him to recommend to him, and i think he'll have some fun!