Novice Game 29 Discussion Thread

[RobWorham]

Novice League Game 29 has closed for submissions. Please feel free to discuss your game in as much detail as you want. The more we talk, the more we can learn from each others successes and failures......

Only two submissions again this round, Swissy bags top spot with a cultural victory, while Maki gets a podium spot after being on the wrong end of a bit of domination.......

1st : Swissy : Won Cultural Victory - 1956AD - 2421 points / 6485 points

2nd : Makahlua : Lost to Domination - 1944AD - 697 points / 1699 points - LOST

Congratulations also to all those who took part!!!

[RobWorham]

Apologies for the lateness of these results. Things have been a bit hectic in these parts over the last few weeks........
We're not expecting you guys to remember what happened in your games. But if you do then it would be great to hear from you!!!

[Metaliturtle]

I remember not playing this game. It was a harrowing journey of actually going to my job and working, while also trying to keep my wife happy through various baubles and sexual favors, plus I had to take the dog outside when it was 40 below zero.

[RobWorham]

You are an example to us all Metaliturtle!!!

May we strive to live up to your lofty standards!!!

[Swissy]

I was pretty excited when I saw the map script and leader I was playing. I play about half my casual games on the Big and Small script. Joao has perfect traits and start techs for rapid expansion.

I was disapointed with the start area, having to move to get coastal access. Also, the lack of forest put a damper on my dreams of rapid expansion. The first hut gave me a map of what was west of my start. So, eastward my warrior traveled. The lack of contact and the emerging long skinny island-look of the land, told me I got the shaft and was on one of the small continents.

As I have played this script many times, I understood that my best hope for victory would be a cultural victory. Spaceship and Diplomatic were possible, but not knowing who my adversaries were I couldn't risk not going cultural early. I later found out that Diplomatic would have been a no-go as Zara Yaqob usually blocks my attempts at that with his hugh size and population. I hadn't done much resaerch after I got infantry, so I have no idea if I had the resources for a spaceship win.

I raced to music and drama, to get my great artist production line started. I even managed to get Confucianism. I picked up as many culture generating wonders in my three target cities, also using a couple great artists to bump up the rate of my second and third city. I made contact with the first civs on the big continent. I was relieved to find most were expansionist leaders with only Hannibal and Ragnar being threats to invade me. Getting open borders with everyone, I had most of the religions jump over to me which enabled me to get 4-5 cathedrals in each of my culture cities.

Towards the end, Hannibal and Ragnar did finally invade taking my eastern science city, despite having 6 infantry in it. Luckily for me the city cost them just about their entire invasion force and they eventually tired of war. The funny part was Zara called a UN vote that gave the city back,a few turns after I got peace. I then cruised to the cultural victory.

[RobWorham]

Great write up, thanks Swissy!!!