Training Game Interest?

[ChrTh]

Speaker:
I'm not going to be able to participate. I reviewed my upcoming time, and I don't believe I'll be able to maintain a TDG pace for longer than a few weeks, so I rather drop out before starting rather than after going for only a little while--this way someone else can have my spot and therefore the benefit.

Expect lurking

 

[Speaker]

Without further ado, I give you Ender's Game 1 (EG1): The Training Game Competition. Sirp and I will each manage one team of four aspiring Emperor players.

Team 1:
Speaker
Grimjack
SHard
Infoman
Orbit

Team 2:
Sirp
Shaesha
Stuck as a Mac
Rubberjello
Smurf

Sorry 6thgenTexan but you probably are a little overqualified.

Game Settings:
Pangaea middle land setting
Normal, Temperate, 4 billion
Sedentary Barbs
Civilization: Russia

I think the biggest difference between Regent/Monarch and Emperor is the increased importance of diplomacy. A Regent or Monarch player very likely is used to doing his or her own research from the getgo, rarely needing to trade with the AI except to get resources. Emperor is a very different world. Without brokering and careful diplomacy, the AI will leave you in the dust. I have selected Russia because I want to stress diplomacy. Scouts will get early contact and give us the best maps around. The Scientific trait will help us with the "slingshot" at the beginning of each age which can be very important in taking the tech lead and solidifying a strong position.

I have hand selected our rivals to include an even range of the 6 characteristics. There are 3 Commercial and 3 Industrious and 2 of the rest.

Rules:
Strict 24/48
No building the Pyramids or Great Library
Scouts may step into huts, but any advanced tribe must be abandoned and any settler must be disbanded.
No exploits
No checking the other thread until the game is over (duh)

Here is a sneak peak at the start and the start file can be found in the threads that I have created.

 

[Orbit]

So this is on Emperor? That'll be a big step up for me.
Which patch are we playing with?
And finally, that is one good-looking start.

 

[Sirp]

Yes it's on Emperor. I don't think anyone should worry too much about the difficulty level. Speaker and I will make sure to take care of you

It'd be with patch 1.21f, I hope everyone is fine with that...

-Sirp.

 

[hotrod0823]

Good luck to you all! You are in good hands.

As far as the huts are concerned taking away the settlers is a good idea to even the playing field but the easiest way to ensure you don't get a settler is to have a settler being built while you pop the hut. Does anyone know if there is a way to stop an advanced tribe?? It would really be ashame if the expansionist trait is wasted because you got stuck with an extra settler! Now that isn't something you would hear too often now is it?

Looks like a great start - ENJOY!

 

[amirsan]

Is there an open space for me?? I am realy struggling on Emperor and probably joining this will help.

 

[Speaker]

Sorry but we have already started. Feel free to follow along with EG1-Team1 and EG1-Team2. You will be able to learn a lot just from reading (but please no spoilers).

 

[amirsan]

Ok, oh well.