Being Financial on Marathon Game Speed

[Zenn-La]

Originally posted by sowings
Tried Darius on Marathon speed to test out this theory. Yep, significant tech lead. Though frankly, I'm not sure how much of that was due to the fact that the goody hut popped on turn *2* was a settler.

I got 3 Techs from 3 out of my first 4 goody huts encountered last week!

[Unimatrix11]

The reported record is 8 in a row (by rah IIRC). But let´s not discuss the probabilities (again )

[Felch]

Originally posted by Unimatrix11
American diplomacy ...

... leads to a domination victory!

[rah]

Yes, I think it was 8. I am a GOD.

[Unimatrix11]

I think something like that could seriously screw me. Give me writing and sailing via huts too early, and i will never build my second city...

[Blaupanzer]

Eight! Wow, what a game changer. How can you lose? Was this in multiplayer? Victory as a result?

[Nikomakkos]

Yeah, you're right about the American diplomacy...

[Theben]

Originally posted by rah
Yes, I think it was 8. I am a GOD.

I had a game where I got 6 techs out of my 1st 8 huts (others being a scout and a map). But I still managed to lose b/c I couldn't settle my 2nd city fast enough to stop it from being overwhelmed by barbs.

[Mace]

Originally posted by Nikomakkos
I know that sometimes it feels like you can't delay building that granary or library. Or market, harbor, grocer... But you need to snap out of it and consider what is best for the empire as a whole.

Sage advice I would say that is my weakness as a warmonger--I tend to want to build this and that too much.

If I do that, I have to be careful that I end up not having enough units to "get the job done".

Instead, I should "attack first, build later"

Don't ask what your civ can do for your cities, but what your cities can do for your civ. :P

Military pump cities! A barracks and a couple of mines.
Good advice, I shall follow it next game when I do warmonger.