WOTM 47 - First Spoiler

[neilmeister]

WOTM 47 First Spoiler

Stop! If you are participating in WOTM47, then you MUST NOT read this thread unless EITHER

• You have reached at least 1 AD in your game, OR
• You have submitted your entry

Posting Restrictions

• Please do not disclose ANY events or information gained post 1 AD.
• Please do not reveal your final result if that happened after 1 AD.
• Please do not discuss the location of resources that may not show up before 1 AD.

Where did you settle?
Any problems so far?
How are the neighbours?

 

[MarleysGh0st]

Well, it's about time somebody posted a reply in this thread...

I settled Athens 1SE of the starting location. By 1 AD, I've settled four of my own cities, captured one barb city to the north, and I'm feeling quite penned in by the neighbors. My science output is decent, but I'm fairly deficient in hammers compared to the AI, particularly considering their production bonus.

I accepted Mao's request to cancel deals with Augustus, so that may set the path for future diplomacy.

 

[neilmeister]

Well, it's about time somebody posted a reply in this thread...

Thanks MarleysGh0st, the thread was looking a little sad and lonely.

 

[Cactus Pete]

Does a ghost appreciate company? Played this very differently from Marley.

Settled in place; founded no cities other than the capital and went to war; have eliminated Asoka; reduced Egypt to one city and made peace; and have just set about conquering America.

Have 11 cities and research is one turn from Machinery.

 

[MarleysGh0st]

Asoka? Egypt?

You've played so differently, Cactus Pete, it sounds like a different game!

 

[Cactus Pete]

Asoka? Egypt?

You've played so differently, Cactus Pete, it sounds like a different game!

Hmmm . . . you're metaphysical powers seem to have provided you with a profound insight: I seem to be operating in a parallel game.

 

[Jastrow]

The RNG just decided it would play mean!!!!

-The first barb I see was a Lion in 3440. My scout is on a forrested hill. He gets eaten!!!
-Second encounter. Warrior walks next to bear in 2160. Bear has a snack.
-Third. Warrior is ambushed by an archer and dies.
-Fourth. Archer gets to Fortified warrior on Hill, attacks accross river, and wins with NO damage!

-This last one leads to 4 barbs in my territory at ones (1 warrior, 3 archers). I have to chop two axes to protect my cities, lose a mine and a pasture.

Then, just to complete its fun... It gives me a GPro at about 30 odds, exactly when a GS would give me an edu bulb for BC education.

SIGH..... That set me back quite a bit.

As a result, I am a bit behind where I want to be, but all is certainly not lost.

At 1AD, I have 8 cities (all peaceful). Edu in 10 turns. After edu, I may use knights to take out a neighbour or two.

Global techpace seems slow for emperor... No-one has education yet, and most nations are defending with archers. I knight rush could do well.

BTW, I settled 1SE, as my fog gazing in the real game confirmed just about what I was imagining in the pre-game thread.

 

[Conquistador 63]

The RNG just decided it would play mean!!!!
(snip)
Then, just to complete its fun... It gives me a GPro at about 30 odds, exactly when a GS would give me an edu bulb for BC education.

SIGH..... That set me back quite a bit.

As a result, I am a bit behind where I want to be, but all is certainly not lost.

At 1AD, I have 8 cities (all peaceful). Edu in 10 turns. After edu, I may use knights to take out a neighbour or two.

Global techpace seems slow for emperor... No-one has education yet, and most nations are defending with archers. I knight rush could do well.

BTW, I settled 1SE, as my fog gazing in the real game confirmed just about what I was imagining in the pre-game thread.

Wow, I wish I could have such bad luck and still manage to be close to Edu with 8 cities!

I also settled 1SE. Next were the gold/pig site to NW and ivory/cows to NE. Huayna, who was in that area, sealed his fate when he built SH and GW and had the nerve to place 3 undefended workers too close to my axemen. Took them and 3 cities (including the capital) with axes/phalanxes. Gave him 10 turns of peace for a bunch of techs up to IW, then redeclared. By 1AD I captured another city and I'm about to take his last one.

I settled 3 more cities, to grab the floodplains sites to the S/SW before Mao and Augustus, and get a city for the SW gold, so the city count is up to 10.

The downside is that economy is on the ropes. I got MC from a late Oracle (Mids went even earlier to an unknown civ ), then went for Alpha, planning to get Math by trades then tech Currency, but to no avail - Roosy and Augustus still won't trade it. So I'm still a few turns from CoL. Doesn't sound promising for a fast space race game, but let's see what we can do to dig ourselves out of this hole.

At least I don't need to deal with those pesky barbs.

 

[Ronnie1]

Wow, I wish I could have such bad luck and still manage to be close to Edu with 8 cities!

Ditto

 

[Jastrow]

Wow, I wish I could have such bad luck and still manage to be close to Edu with 8 cities!

Thanks, but I would rather have had a bit of good luck, and already have edu. More seriously... I may be overrushin Edu. Note that I have skipped a lot of things you have. IW, MC are still missing, for example, so I cannot wok the Gems yet. I also gambled a bit on a CS-sling, but other wonders, and even the religions were going late, so it seemed like a good bet.

BTW, when I said above that no-one had "education" yet, I means Alphabeth!!!

I also settled 1SE. Next were the gold/pig site to NW and ivory/cows to NE.

I chose the same second city, but went due south of the capital, unto the die north of the FP for my 3rd. Did eventually do ivory cow, somewhere around city 7.

 

[Sleepless]

Mmm tough start to my game. Lost 2 cities to barbs (perhaps one was to Mao)!!! Then Mao declared on me to rub salt in the wounds. Managed to get a peace treaty with him after killing a few units and expect to plan a slow war against someone somewhere to make up for my lost cities!!

 

[shulec]

Ughh!

This has gone relatively poorly. I SIP and settled N and S to get golds. I tried to leverage Phalanxes, but fell short attacking Mao and his protective archers. I got a FP city to SW and slowly took two additional turd cities. Beijing was untouchable with a wall and protective archers on a hill.

I tried a worker steal from Roosy and lost my elephant city expecting Warlords Roosy to act like BTS Roosy. I haven't even seen the Gems mentioned above. I just got CoL and missed Confucianism by two turns.

I have not been focused and am trying to bring a Cat/Elephant war.

I still haven't met two AI.