Be afraid, be very afraid - a little horse played civ 2 for the first time yesterda

Alexander's Horse · February 16, 2003, 20:18

My oldest boy (8 years old) played his first game of civ yesterday. He took Romans at chieftain level and played with the tips.

I just left him to it. He built lots of cities in a small area and churned out tons of Phalanx. Was doing very well on the powergraph but I think he's going to learn about starvation soon.

Scouse Gits · February 16, 2003, 21:32

Start 'em young! Just hope he gets more than 32 roubles for his caravans

ps Is Hydey 8 ... sure he was 6

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SG(2)

Straybow · February 16, 2003, 21:58

Well, he acts more like 2. Same as the rest of us.

Ben Kenobi · February 17, 2003, 00:41

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Is Hydey 8 ... sure he was 6

Obviously a cricket prodigy.

Scouse Gits · February 17, 2003, 04:17

You going to let him be AH(2)? Or force the poor lad to face the world as a Settler?
Good luck to him.............

SG[1]

DrSpike · February 17, 2003, 05:46

Hehe now he has started he will not look back.

Hydey · February 17, 2003, 07:01

You can all see how my dad treats me like an outcast .

Six Thousand Year Old Man · February 17, 2003, 10:25

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Originally posted by Scouse Gits
You going to let him be AH(2)? Or force the poor lad to face the world as a Settler?

SG[1]

Obviously a cheap ploy to build the +1(x2) wonder, now that DrSpike's let the secret out.

DrSpike · February 17, 2003, 10:37

Shhhh, I don't want anyone else to beat me to the SG wonder.

-Jrabbit · February 17, 2003, 14:23

Very cool, AH. Keep us apprised.

Looking forward to when you start using him as your latest DL.

Alexander's Horse · February 17, 2003, 18:41

He's not like me, more like his mother. Smart as a whip.

I'm worried he'll soon be beating me - I think I'll turn the advisors on to screw up his game

The Chieftain level is excellent for teaching the game if you turn the tips on.

Maybe I'll dust off civ 1 so we can play some hotseat.

Six Thousand Year Old Man · February 17, 2003, 19:05

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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse

The Chieftain level is excellent for teaching the game if you turn the tips on.

Wait'll Ming and/or rah see this - they'll insist you're teaching him bad habits by letting him play Chieftain.

rah · February 20, 2003, 10:10

Yep, teaches all the bad habits. But I think that's AH's plan so he can continue being the best player in horsie land.

ColdWizard · February 20, 2003, 16:09

if AH was really going to teach him bad habits, then it'd be 2x2x, king, huts only with an altered rules.txt

Elephant · February 20, 2003, 16:42

I introduced my 10yr old daughter last year as she was learning Ancient History. She likes the building part of the game, but not the fighting. Probably the opposite of AH's son (although why Phalanxes?). We've discussed history, economics, technology, diplomacy - wish we could get some credit for this in homeschool...

DrSpike · February 20, 2003, 16:47

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Originally posted by ColdWizard
if AH was really going to teach him bad habits, then it'd be 2x2x, king, huts only with an altered rules.txt

Hehe, looks like Strat rattled your cage in the other thread.

ColdWizard · February 20, 2003, 17:18

no that's a refernce to EoN

and posted before strat's response

rah · February 20, 2003, 18:00

Of course the little tyke would be much better off if his father does teach him someone else's stratagy instead of his.

Only getting 32 gold from a caravan delivered to a large enemy city. Jeeze, he probably didn't even prime the delivering city prior.

RAH
Sorry, couldn't pass this one up.

Six Thousand Year Old Man · February 20, 2003, 18:36

I have this mental image of Earl Woods and an 8 year old Eldrick

In 10 years this kid might be better than all of us.

Fortunately some of us will be dead by then, and a lot of others won't care

DrSpike · February 20, 2003, 18:40

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Originally posted by ColdWizard
no that's a refernce to EoN

After a while they all roll into one big blowhard.

ColdWizard · February 20, 2003, 18:50

i don't have much difficulty telling them apart, but then you are a n00b

Alexander's Horse · February 21, 2003, 06:22

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Originally posted by rah

Only getting 32 gold from a caravan delivered to a large enemy city. Jeeze, he probably didn't even prime the delivering city prior.

It was a deity city. I was lucky not to owe him.

rah · February 21, 2003, 09:25

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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
It was a deity city. I was lucky not to owe him.

good one.

Do you guys let each other deliver caravans without an agreement, or do you have to jam then down their throats and worry about them being attacked.
I can see Deity prepping the city before the caravan arrives so it only has one trade arrow.

War4ever · February 21, 2003, 10:48

well done horsie.....good on you..someone in the house who can actually play the game right

Straybow · February 21, 2003, 18:24

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I can see Deity prepping the city before the caravan arrives so it only has one trade arrow.

Ya gotta Xin sometime… kill 2 birds with one stone. Or rather, flip 2 birds

Alexander's Horse · February 23, 2003, 18:49

One on one convo in the car, Sunday afternoon:

Little Horse: "Dad, can I play civ when we get home?"

Horse: "Sure son."

Little Horse: "When can I start playing online with your friends?"

Horse:"Hey, you're only playing your first game! You'll have to practice a lot more, I'll give you a strat book to read..."

Little Horse: "I guess I'll have to get my own laptop now..."

Horse:

Little Horse: "Well? We can't both play online at the same time

"

ColdWizard · February 23, 2003, 19:13

if i had the time i'd play him, it might be an even match

rah · February 24, 2003, 14:56

You can always play him in hot seat mode and the winner gets to advance to MP games. I'm sure we'll enjoy playing with him.

-Jrabbit · February 25, 2003, 10:04

Good one, rah.

atomant · February 28, 2003, 03:46

With the rate kids learn these days, it wouldn't surprise me if (to butcher A New Hope) the student rapidly becomes the master....

imagine, A Horse, dressed in brown shabby robes, the little horse dressed in the latest black polymer suit (with matching helmet... both with laptops, facing each other across the mall...

Little Horse says to the old man...."when I left you I was but the learner, now I am the master..."

Alex Horse to Little Horse "Only a master of Civ Three Little Horse, if you strike me down my score will become greater than you could possibly imagine...."