MjM
Deity
oh and I think we should restart with a completely new map.
Team Smackster : Training Game 01
- Thread starter smackster
- Start date
Looking at the save now.
This really looks grim.
Well, I guess we wanted a hard game, but this is a bit over the top.
But, do you others want an uphill struggle?
I am not all for giving up this.
My guess is we would just have to get peace with portugal asap, so that we can get a couple of more cities up real soon.
We can also trade with the french for HBR and trade it to the chinaman.
The wandering warrior should get his behind homewards asap.
London needs mm, and the slider needs adjustment too. Down with lux.
JJ
This really looks grim.
Well, I guess we wanted a hard game, but this is a bit over the top.
But, do you others want an uphill struggle?
I am not all for giving up this.
My guess is we would just have to get peace with portugal asap, so that we can get a couple of more cities up real soon.
We can also trade with the french for HBR and trade it to the chinaman.
The wandering warrior should get his behind homewards asap.
London needs mm, and the slider needs adjustment too. Down with lux.
JJ
Attachments
If any of you arent keen to keep playing on this map I got a real nice one here the other day.
It looks VERY nice at first sight, and then it sort of grows challenging
Would work well on deity I think, and also as a training game.
Have a look at it. Sorry, but I dont know how to get seed numbers and so.
It was all random for the map, at standard size though.
JJ
It looks VERY nice at first sight, and then it sort of grows challenging
Would work well on deity I think, and also as a training game.
Have a look at it. Sorry, but I dont know how to get seed numbers and so.
It was all random for the map, at standard size though.
JJ
Back from a communications shadow! Spent the xmas in a location with no mobile (cell phone for you americans) access. Nice in itself but really scary. First time I have been off-line for three consecutive days for I do not know how many years, no e-mail, no mobile phones nothing!!! My wife was jubilant though...
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
lurker's comment:
This looked like a really interesting start to me, so I decided to give it a go.
Being most likely the only player around who prefers huge commerce over growth, I settled right on top of the Incense. This also saved me from the useless irrigating of the Sugar in Despotism. London is not on a River, but still has both Sugars after expansion, and a good production. And, the city centre gives 4gpt, plus the Lux is already connected.
Started with a Curragh (then Warrior, Curragh, Settler, Warrior, Granary); can always switch to a Warrior if theres an AI nearby.
Writing on min, of course.
Worker started mining/roading the Sugar.
2710BC, meet France.
2670BC, contact Korea and Aztecs. Get BW and WC from Korea for Pottery and 87gp.
2590BC, York on the coastal hill 4 S of London.
2350BC, get Masonry from Aztecs for 5gpt and 112gp. Wheel, Cb and 30gp from Portugal for Masonry. Wheel and Masonry to Korea for Iron Working and 120gp.
Played on for a couple more turns, but, once Portugal completed the Colossus (=GA!), while already being the largest Civ on Earth, that one was pretty pointless.
As usual, it is not your start that really matters, but the start of the neighbour Civ.
This looked like a really interesting start to me, so I decided to give it a go.
Being most likely the only player around who prefers huge commerce over growth, I settled right on top of the Incense. This also saved me from the useless irrigating of the Sugar in Despotism. London is not on a River, but still has both Sugars after expansion, and a good production. And, the city centre gives 4gpt, plus the Lux is already connected.
Started with a Curragh (then Warrior, Curragh, Settler, Warrior, Granary); can always switch to a Warrior if theres an AI nearby.
Writing on min, of course.
Worker started mining/roading the Sugar.
2710BC, meet France.
2670BC, contact Korea and Aztecs. Get BW and WC from Korea for Pottery and 87gp.
2590BC, York on the coastal hill 4 S of London.
2350BC, get Masonry from Aztecs for 5gpt and 112gp. Wheel, Cb and 30gp from Portugal for Masonry. Wheel and Masonry to Korea for Iron Working and 120gp.
Played on for a couple more turns, but, once Portugal completed the Colossus (=GA!), while already being the largest Civ on Earth, that one was pretty pointless.
As usual, it is not your start that really matters, but the start of the neighbour Civ.
smackster
SGOTM
I'm on the slowest dial up line ever, its taken ages just to get here. I spend the last three days in a hotel without a phone line!!!!
I probably wont catch up until Friday and wont be able to play again until the weekend.
I probably wont catch up until Friday and wont be able to play again until the weekend.
smackster
SGOTM
Lets see when everyone gets back into the swing. This will be a tough game to win, but I'm still sure we can do it.
Sorry for the delay, I was under the impression that I was to wait for a decision on staring anew or not.
1790 BC - Pre Turn:
Micromanage London. Move down lux.
Buy HBR from France for 190+1gpt. Trade it to China getting BW and 20g.
First Half:
London: Settler-Warrior (paper-tiger defence.)
We get writing. Now set research towards Lit.
Trade writing to China for Masonry.
Second Half:
Portugese wont give peace.
We fight at our doorstep, two warriors take out two enemies apporaching, one dies in the struggle.
Finally they grant us audience.
We get peace for Writing + 12 gold, getting Ceremonial Burial in return.
Not that bad. But we are seriously lagging because of this early conflict.
Portugal found a city close to the ruins of York.
We have a settler ready to settle on the insence, or on the river further south if
prefered.
JJ
1790 BC - Pre Turn:
Micromanage London. Move down lux.
Buy HBR from France for 190+1gpt. Trade it to China getting BW and 20g.
First Half:
London: Settler-Warrior (paper-tiger defence.)
We get writing. Now set research towards Lit.
Trade writing to China for Masonry.
Second Half:
Portugese wont give peace.
We fight at our doorstep, two warriors take out two enemies apporaching, one dies in the struggle.
Finally they grant us audience.
We get peace for Writing + 12 gold, getting Ceremonial Burial in return.
Not that bad. But we are seriously lagging because of this early conflict.
Portugal found a city close to the ruins of York.
We have a settler ready to settle on the insence, or on the river further south if
prefered.
JJ
Attachments
smackster
SGOTM
Roster
Tomasjj - just played
Dmanakho - playing
Wotan - on deck
Smackster
MjM
Tomasjj - just played
Dmanakho - playing
Wotan - on deck
Smackster
MjM
Pre-turn: nothing
IBT: French completed oracle.
T1. 1525BC. Curragh sees red border
T2. 1500BC. We meet Rome.. Ceasar is quite backward... I sell him writing and CB and we get back IW and 60gold
T3. 1475BC Notthingham is built on the same place we we had the previous city.
IBT. Barbarian galley redlined our curragh.
T4. 1450BC. London settler->warrior.
IBT. Another barb. galley kills our 1hp curragh.
T5. 1425BC moving settler south.
T6. 1400BC. London warrior->settler
T7. 1375BC. Buy Myst from Romans for HR.
T8. 1350
T9. 1325.
T10. 1300BC. Hasting is founded. London settler->warrior.
There is one move left for warrior-settler pair. We can settle on the west from where they are now. Or we can move them and try to claim that narrow peninsula west from us.
IBT: French completed oracle.
T1. 1525BC. Curragh sees red border
T2. 1500BC. We meet Rome.. Ceasar is quite backward... I sell him writing and CB and we get back IW and 60gold
T3. 1475BC Notthingham is built on the same place we we had the previous city.
IBT. Barbarian galley redlined our curragh.
T4. 1450BC. London settler->warrior.
IBT. Another barb. galley kills our 1hp curragh.
T5. 1425BC moving settler south.
T6. 1400BC. London warrior->settler
T7. 1375BC. Buy Myst from Romans for HR.
T8. 1350
T9. 1325.
T10. 1300BC. Hasting is founded. London settler->warrior.
There is one move left for warrior-settler pair. We can settle on the west from where they are now. Or we can move them and try to claim that narrow peninsula west from us.
MjM
Deity
Hmm I thought we were settling on the incense 
'
It looks like a perfectly good spot now.
'It looks like a perfectly good spot now.
