TSG 265 Announcement

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Civilization 5 - Game of the Month Training Series Game 265
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Quick links: Upload submission | Opening actions | After actions

Welcome to the 265th game in the GOTM V Training Series! This Series allows new and old Civilization V fans to try out many features from Civ5's expansions and DLCs in a friendly environment. Participants are encouraged to post questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads (described below). Each game will specify the Civ you will play and the Victory Condition to strive for. You can read more about the GOTM and Training Series concept in this thread.

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TSG 265 Details:

Game Settings:
Player (You): Maria Theresa - Austria
Victory Condition: Science (but all VCs are enabled)
Difficulty: Prince
Map Type/Size: Frontier/Large (10 Civs, 20 City-States)
Pace: Quick, Other: RAGING BARBS

Your Unique Characteristics:
UA: Diplomatic Marriage: If a City-State is allied to you and has been for 5 consecutive turns, you may spend gold to annex or puppet it into your empire.
UB: Coffee House (Windmill): Production bonus +2 hammers and +5% on the total produstion output. Can be built in any city.
UU: Hussar (Cavalry). +1 movement point, flanking attack bonus.

Required DLC: All DLC
Starting Era: Ancient
Required game options: None
Enabled game options: None (You may turn on/off Quick Combat/Quick Movement using the game options menu at any time during gameplay.)
Game Version: This game was created in Civ5 Brave New World version 1.0.3.279.

Here is where you will start:

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We have a game file upload system you can find here. Please use it to upload your completed first attempt by saving the game on the turn after your victory or defeat. (by using the "lemme play one more turn" feature) Please note: you must submit your game on the turn following Victory. If you continue to play, the game overwrites the data and your submission could be rejected by the submission system.
This game runs through April 15th 2025.

@The_J @Blake00

 

[raider980]

Nice, Austria on a low level where we can practice using the UA. On higher levels I feel like I don’t really want to marry a CS; I’d rather keep them as my ally. But on a lower level I can do without CS allies and still be successful.

And wow! What a start. DF and Petra here we come! I’ll move to the hill one tile SW and settle. Don’t see any reason to do anything else.

 

[Bol]

Assuming you move SW to the hill, is it better to work Salt or Wheat T1? Is there consensus on 2f1p vs 3f? Does it change based on hill vs flat start?

 

[Axolaan]

Assuming you move SW to the hill, is it better to work Salt or Wheat T1? Is there consensus on 2f1p vs 3f? Does it change based on hill vs flat start?

IMO it depends on whether you can get your scout out 1 turn quicker. On quick speed I think you work the 2 food tile for 1 turn and the 3 food tile for 2 turns, if you're on a hill. In general I think 3 food is better.

 

[lymond]

ugh..quick speed = fail for me

I don't like her UA...maybe eat some military cs, but I generally want all the others around. On this level though these CS will be in bad shape.

If I miss Petra I'm gonna throw out the computer

 

[Rhodro]

Frontier map = lots of hills if i remember correctly. In combination with raging barbs this might become a terror for our workers and unprotected settlers!
We will see if there will be a nice target CS for our UA. Most of the time I feel CS are not in a good spot on the map.
At least its nice coffee house can be built on hill for 25% more scientist generation.

 

[Ecocrexis]

looks fun.

Don't think i have ever played austria so should be interesting