TSG111 After Action

[stormtrooper412]

I think a big difference between me and good players is the excessive use of 'radaring' which I've seen pretty much everyone do. Also, tommynt is doing things MUCH differently (in different order) than I did

 

[Mesix]

Spoiler :

Well, I wasn't able to finish in under 200 turns as I had hoped. I got to Plastics by turn 167, but it took me 33 turns to finish the game. I made several mistakes which cost me a few turns. The biggest was when I was one turn from finishing a GS and I finished a policy for my Liberty finisher. I looked to see if it would be possible to get another policy in time to get the one extra GS before Liberty & Hubble put any more natural GS out of reach and missed the opportunity to use Sydney Opera House (with a GE which I had available) for this purpose. That extra GS cost me probably 2 turns (so still would not have been under Plastics +30 turns).

- Did you use your UU?
I built a couple for defense, but I would have built Archers anyway. The UU doesn't make much of a difference.

- Did you use spying to your advantage?
Not really. As Babylon I kept up in science in the early game and ran away by about the Renaissance Era. I put one spy in my capital for defense and the rest were diplomats.

- Did the map type help or hinder victory and how?
The extra space really helped (as did all of the salt). Aside from my conquest of Assur, I was at peace for the whole game. Having only one continent makes scouting easier and allows an earlier World Fair.

- How did the difficulty level affect your game decisions?
I did not build Great Library. AI always gets it on Immortal. There were a few other early wonders which I did without as well. By about the Renaissance Era I was far enough ahead to get my pick of the wonders.

I also built the Porcelain Tower as soon as it was available. On Emperor and below I can generally allow this one to wait until the end so that natural GS are cheaper (perhaps 1-2 extra GS). With Korea in the game on Immortal I knew this wold go if I didn't grab it.

- Was Faith helpful to achieve victory? How?
Yes, I was able to build a Shrine and get Earth Mother for extra Faith from all the salt. I had Pagodas in 7/8 cities (the final city did not convert to my religion until the Modern Era so the cost was too high).

- What Social Policies did you choose and in what order?
Opened Tradition
Liberty to Collective Rule & Citizenship
Finished Tradition
Full Rationalism
Commerce to Mercantilism (right side)
Exploration +3 policies
Finished Liberty

Also Freedom +6 (specialist bonuses and gold for SS components)

- Did enjoy playing Babylon?
I always enjoy playing Babylon.