POLL: Which victory types have you achieved when playing Emperor/Deity?

bloodysmurf · January 25, 2002, 13:23

In my experience, I have to position myself so that I could win a military victory before I have any chance to win another way... and that sort of takes the satisfaction out of the other victory types. Anyone have strategies that don't require military dominance?

thanks,
-ollie-

Pembleton · January 25, 2002, 13:31

I'd be surprised if you get a lot of responses here since most people here can't even beat anything above Prince. You would get a lot more if you posted in the strat forum, but unfortunately, they would probably say the post is off-topic and send it back here.

Catch-22.

Kassiopeia · January 25, 2002, 13:49

Win on Emperor? Deity?
Geez, people have lots of spare time. I have never been able to "master" any game like that (well maybe some few).

I have not even dared to try out the Prince level.

DrSpike · January 25, 2002, 15:10

Domination is probably easiest, but I have won on deity with space victory, and on emperor with diplomatic. I usually try diplomatic to avoid the turns it takes to win by spaceship, but in the deity game mentioned above I had no chance. Some early conquering is necessary to be ahead in tech before it gets critical, but I wouldn't call these games warmongering games. I was in democracy researching like mad from 1000AD or so in both games.

Apolex · January 25, 2002, 16:55

I won on Emperor with a domination victory, but it took over 2 months. I don't sit down and play for 8 hours at a time, just like 3 or 4 hours a week. It's kind of cool that way because it feels more like you're running a country. While I'm walking to work or something I find myself thinking about what strategies I should take, etc.; kind of feels like I really am the leader of a country.

-Apolex