I am not a very advanced civ player at all. Still at warlord level. In current game I tried builder for more than 100 years and was stalemated by the AI. Like I said, not grandmaster. But the game seemed like an idea for testing strategy and tactics in a mini game weekend challenge.
I don't know where you are, but it is difficult for me to play a GOTM. However I thought it might to fun to have a 10 turn game of the weekend. To see if you all like the concept, I am making my last game available. Difficulty level may be stretch for some settlers, but very easy for more advanced players. If it is well accepted, maybe others could post a 10 turn GOTW for following weekends.
Advantages of game:
1. power is split between 2 continents
2. AI holds all of one continent
3. Power score is about even.
4. Simple, only 3 civs left.
5. Everyone has infantry
6. Problem of how to land on hostile continent will come up in future games from time to time.
7. We all might learn some more effective invasion tactics/strategies.
8. Difficulty level is low enough, most everyone could play.
Rules for DDay Challenge
1. Game play may start at either 1745 or 1750.
2. Game is over in year, 1772. Oh, you can play longer, but winner is person with best game after 10 turns.
3. It is ok to read the thread for my comments on what I did wrong.
4. No more than 5 new cities may be created
5. Winner
a. Player with fastest conquering of all cities on distant continent.
b. If no one can conquer in 10 turns, then winner is player with highest number of new cities.
6.
10 Turn DDay Challenge ends: June 25th, Tuesday, noon. MST.
7. Please post on this thread by Monday, June 24th
- a. your reaction to the game of the weekend idea
- b. your reaction to the DDay Challenge game
- c. your ending status
1) date AzPer conquered
2) number of additional cities you now have.
Thread and images from my bad game are on thread
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=53249
Save files are at time stamp
18-06-2002 07:26 load test
this is year 1750 SAV
21-06-2002 12:25
Per request, 2 files included in attached zip:
this is year 1745 SAV so you can more easily select different landing zones.
