What was your first time like?

[Sir Isaac Newton]

The first game I can recall playing was the tutorial, Chieftan level, playing the Americans. I tried to go by the book, but one goody hut I hit gave me a military tech as opposed to cash. So then, I just declared war on the Sioux, instead of making peace with them like the manual suggests, and just steamrollered all over 'em.

Amazing what a difference one little change makes, eh? (Sounds like a lecture on messing with the space-time continuum, but whatever...

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"It's good to be the king." --History of the World, Part I

 

[Kev]

I started off playing the tutorial as the Americans as well and then decided to continue to see what everything was like. I remember several things from that failed experiment:
- I had no idea that a city in disorder was not producing anything. I just kept saying to myself "Ah, who cares about that mayor anyway - let him flee".
- I had no clue what any of the wonders did. I thought I should try to build some and ended up being first to Leonardo's Workshop. I had no clue what was happening to all of my units. Very confusing.
- Ships? Why do I need ships? What the hell is a trireme anyway??
- I kept approaching barbarians in hopes of talking to them. They weren't very talkative.
- I think I was in despotism the whole time.

Ah well, I learned by doing and that helped in the long run.

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Diplomacy - the art of
saying "Good Doggie"
until you can find a rock

 

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae:

Originally posted by SlowwHand:
Oh, rats. You're talking Civ.
I was hoping for something juicy. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/avatar.gif" border=0>

This is the ON-TOPIC forum, flyboy. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/tongue.gif" border=0>

Flyboy. How did you know that?
My brother plays Civ like a sod buster.
Develops the HECK out of that land.
No, not later in time.
I'm talking build first city, build a settler, and irrigate like crazy.
I've taken some very nice cities away from him.

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[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Originally posted by SlowwHand:
Flyboy. How did you know that?

You think somebody else just stole my sig, airdale? Who else would want it?

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[Eli]

My sister brought a hacked russian version of civ1 from her girlfriend when I was 10.


My only expirience with shomehow similar games was Warcraft, so I placed my militias around the city.

I thought that Legion is the best unit, and I was amazed when I saw AI Knights destroy my empire.

The thing I loved the most was waiting for the palace to be built...

I never really understood the concept until I got civ2, couple years later. But even then, I played in a very stupid way.

I became very good at this when I came to Apolyton, and only then I discovered the full possibilities and fun in this game.

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[miichall]

My first time... hmmmmm... it was long time ago and I renember only that I survived to 1000 BC as a Russians on world map and the Barbarians conquered me

 

[vladmir_illych_lenin]

The first time, let's see....I was playing Civ1 (abandonware). I had two militia, and I tried to move one, but it only moved one space! Dammit! Then suddenly the second one decided it was his turn to move! I was so mad! What the hell is this?

And I thought phalanxes were really strong with their big shields, so I sent dozens of them to attack the enemy.

 

[Field Marshal Klesh]

Ahhh, my first game of Civ2... it was on the PSX. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/shakehead_ron.gif" border=0> All I can say is this:

I lined up a ton of units along my coast where I could see another continent beyond 1 tile of ocean.... and waited to discover 'Bridgebuilding' so I could cross the water. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif" border=0>

[This message has been edited by Field Marshal Klesh (edited April 16, 2001).]

 

[VanillaCube]

Originally posted by Field Marshal Klesh:
Ahhh, my first game of Civ2... it was on the PSX. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/shakehead_ron.gif" border=0> All I can say is this:

I lined up a ton of units along my coast where I could see another continent beyond 1 tile of ocean.... and waited to discover 'Bridgebuilding' so I could cross the water. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif" border=0>

[This message has been edited by Field Marshal Klesh (edited April 16, 2001).]

Thats a funny one

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my words of wisdom

1.Square meals often make round people.
2.You Cant Argue With Stupitity!
3.an Eye for and Eye(and while your at it take 2)

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

The first time I played civ-2, I couldn't understand where all those partisans came from when I lost a city.

It was not untill my second game that I learned that they belonged to me!

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[Håkon]

Played my first game at my cousin's. He didn't like it that much, and said all the time "Can't we play another game?". I played the Greek civilization, and was actually proud (!) of having five cities! FIVE CITIES! In my second game, I was proud of having 1 million population, didn't know how to erase pollution, didn't know why that bloody revolting city of Thermopylae never got to build that Temple, didn't know why I never got scientific discoveries...and was playing on Chieftain.

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[Magnus]

My first time I was making roads all over the place (because I could) and became upset when an enemy unit rode right up and smacked my city, so I dcided to build fortresses EVERYWHERE, on every square, I figured that would stop them - little did I know, fortresses needed to be occupied...

Also I never changed governments, and attacked everybody, even peaceful neighbors, when another Civ gave me money or tech to do so - and then I couldn't understand why everybody hated me.

 

[Leowind]

My first game I followed the tutorial game and kept on playing as the Americans. IIRC I wiped out the Sioux eventually and I did go on to win by spaceship, but of course I had no clue how many structurals I needed or anything, so that took like forever. "Still not ready to launch? Damn, have to spend 5 turns building another structural to see if its enough"

I do remember losing a Trireme with a Vet Dragoon on it because I thought once I had discovered Navigation that ALL ships could leave the shore.

 

[weimar_republic]

my first game of Civ. I or II or CtP?? well all were generally the same.

Civ I
I started as the French, and tried to build an empire to europe... except I forgot to put good defencive units in my 4 cities, and the Russians got me in the end <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/frown.gif" border=0>

Civ CtP
after learning from Civ I I had a good start. I created a rather ok empire, and made it last untill EOG {End Of Game}

Civ II
my most recent purchase in summer of 99. I was the russians and was sucessful in creating the Soviet Union, or its geographical equalvient. of course by 1800 I was overrun by having no money, and hostile armies. I had avout 2/3rds of my cities and about half of them were in revolt, and only Moscow was a city that was any good.

now I am just waiting for Civ III...

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Whats the point of living if you cant do anything stupid?

[This message has been edited by weimar_republic (edited April 23, 2001).]