"As long as the world exists, neither the fame nor the glory of Tenochtitlan will ever end." - Mexicáyotl Chronicles.
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Eager to see if my Aztecs could survive meeting the Europeans, I opted to play the Age of Discovery scenario as them- instead of France or Spain, like I originally planned.
I started the scenario with four Jaguar Warriors, a settler, and a worker. Considering the preview of the map, I opted to send three jaguar warriors north and one south. I wanted to enslave as many barbarians as possible for sacrifice. The worker started travelling to a riverside wheat in my area, and the settler headed north to some cows by another river. My southern Jaguar Warrior discovered the Mayans on the third turn. I enslaved their worker and besieged the city. I sent another Jaguar warrior for scouting.
The game progressed. I began sending archers to the siege, all the while producing a few more settlers and workers. I kept at the JW-producing as well, and my warriors found splenty of barbarian archers to exploit. I notice the barbarians are archers and spearmen in this scenario. Odd.
I meet the Spanish, who have established a city in Georgia. They tell me of my Iroquios brethren to the north, and I meet them. I keep researching blood cult at the same time I trade my maps for European techs. Silly Europeans. Why do they want maps of jungle? My warriors meet the Incans. I use the Incans to buy workers from as well as selling their contact for many European secrets.
Once Blood Cult is researched, I attack Maya's solitary (and besieged) city with my Jaguar Warriors and Archers to kick off my golden age. Tenochtitlan builds the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Ku-somebody. I keep the sacrifices coming (there was a barbarian uprsing that was EXTREMELY useful) and win the cultural victory six turns before the time limit. (France was going to win- but thank goodness for barbarian uprisings)
Mesoamerica:
I decided to play as my Aztecs again. The start location was very productive- nothing but hills and moutains. I couldn't irrigate things until the post-classical age, so I wound up mining everything. I didn't know which victory I wanted, so I decided to go for both. I first established a strong kingdom with key city locations, good roads, and fast production. All of my productive cities produced my military, and the outskirts produced workers. I didn't squash any barb camps until I got Jaguar Warriors- the more slaves, the better. I accidently overran the Olmecs due to a right of passage incident. They wouldn't let my workers pass their city, so I took it over. The golden age helped production immensely.
Jaguar Warriors were changed for this scenario- 2/1/2 units. Very nice. I overtook the Mayan empire easily, then turned toward the Toltecs, who also perished. I took many prisoners, and Tenochtitlan's culture skyrocketed. From then on, I beat the mess out of my cities to produce settlers. Three turns before I got Domination, I received a cultural victory in Tenochtitlan...again.
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I loved the variety of wonders and improvements in the Mesoamerican scenario. I decided to continue playing the game just so I could flesh my nation out some more.
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Eager to see if my Aztecs could survive meeting the Europeans, I opted to play the Age of Discovery scenario as them- instead of France or Spain, like I originally planned.
I started the scenario with four Jaguar Warriors, a settler, and a worker. Considering the preview of the map, I opted to send three jaguar warriors north and one south. I wanted to enslave as many barbarians as possible for sacrifice. The worker started travelling to a riverside wheat in my area, and the settler headed north to some cows by another river. My southern Jaguar Warrior discovered the Mayans on the third turn. I enslaved their worker and besieged the city. I sent another Jaguar warrior for scouting.
The game progressed. I began sending archers to the siege, all the while producing a few more settlers and workers. I kept at the JW-producing as well, and my warriors found splenty of barbarian archers to exploit. I notice the barbarians are archers and spearmen in this scenario. Odd.
I meet the Spanish, who have established a city in Georgia. They tell me of my Iroquios brethren to the north, and I meet them. I keep researching blood cult at the same time I trade my maps for European techs. Silly Europeans. Why do they want maps of jungle? My warriors meet the Incans. I use the Incans to buy workers from as well as selling their contact for many European secrets.
Once Blood Cult is researched, I attack Maya's solitary (and besieged) city with my Jaguar Warriors and Archers to kick off my golden age. Tenochtitlan builds the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Ku-somebody. I keep the sacrifices coming (there was a barbarian uprsing that was EXTREMELY useful) and win the cultural victory six turns before the time limit. (France was going to win- but thank goodness for barbarian uprisings)
Mesoamerica:
I decided to play as my Aztecs again. The start location was very productive- nothing but hills and moutains. I couldn't irrigate things until the post-classical age, so I wound up mining everything. I didn't know which victory I wanted, so I decided to go for both. I first established a strong kingdom with key city locations, good roads, and fast production. All of my productive cities produced my military, and the outskirts produced workers. I didn't squash any barb camps until I got Jaguar Warriors- the more slaves, the better. I accidently overran the Olmecs due to a right of passage incident. They wouldn't let my workers pass their city, so I took it over. The golden age helped production immensely.
Jaguar Warriors were changed for this scenario- 2/1/2 units. Very nice. I overtook the Mayan empire easily, then turned toward the Toltecs, who also perished. I took many prisoners, and Tenochtitlan's culture skyrocketed. From then on, I beat the mess out of my cities to produce settlers. Three turns before I got Domination, I received a cultural victory in Tenochtitlan...again.
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I loved the variety of wonders and improvements in the Mesoamerican scenario. I decided to continue playing the game just so I could flesh my nation out some more.
