How many workers have you captured at once?

GeneralTacticus · April 7, 2002, 21:39

What's your record for number of workers all captured at once? I think mine is about ten, 6 Indian workers & 2 Settlers, in a size 3 city. I was just

when I saw the number of workers I caught.

ixnay · April 7, 2002, 21:42

Lots. Probably about 10 or so.

nationalist · April 7, 2002, 22:10

I captured at least 15 after razing a size 24 city that the AI had based some settlers in.

Carbon Copy · April 7, 2002, 23:26

Are we talking with one action, or over the course of one turn?

The most I've ever captured in one action probably resulted from razing a size 20+ city with a few workers in it (10-12 workers total). The most I've ever captured in a single turn probably had to be a time when I conquered an entire 17-city civ in one turn and snatched their entire worker corps, something like 15-20 workers, which was kind of impressive for an AI civ of that size. Could have had more if I razed instead of captured, but then I wouldn't have been able to capture the entire civ that turn.

Pyrodrew · April 7, 2002, 23:37

Quote:

Originally posted by nationalist
I captured at least 15 after razing a size 24 city that the AI had based some settlers in.

Before the 1st patch, the Persians were moving their workers back & forth across a narrow path... he had at least 15 piled up on 1 square that I took.

I'm sure others have gotten more....

GeneralTacticus · April 8, 2002, 00:35

i'm talking about in the same action, with the same unit, in the same square.

Cyclotron · April 8, 2002, 00:52

16. I was mopping up the Japanese with modern armor, and they had moved all their workers up north into their last city to prevent me from capturing them. I took the city and razed it, and out came those 16 workers.

Inverse Icarus · April 8, 2002, 06:57

22, the egyptians kept herding them in their largest cities as in invaded. i think it was 5 settlers and 12 workers, and some cannons, but i could be wrong.

Nym · April 8, 2002, 07:46

About 10, I don't remember exactly.

But there is something quite interesting to do with workers in the last city of a Civ (the capital). Try to trade the AI something in exchange with its last workers and do not let them to the attacker. I so got about 7 workers from Egypt in my current game before they were destroyed by Iroquois on another continent.

ALPHA WOLF 64 · April 8, 2002, 12:27

i've been in the upper 20s but thats because the workers scurried into the city then I razed it, thus getting those workers too. One game I have over 500 "slaves" running around which I'll never do again because it slows the game down horribly as they figure out what to do each turn. I eventually just started disbanding them for their 2 shields each. i wonder if that pisses the AI off.

N. Machiavelli · April 8, 2002, 12:36

Approx 34. It was in my current game (1 city, Marla's World Map, correct starts, Romans, 16 civs, Diety....whew). Razed Tokyo in modern times, a size-29 city and had about 7 settlers and 4 or 5 workers.

godinex · April 8, 2002, 14:58

12 in a 26 city