Time to Pick a Leader & Civ

[Hercules]

There were 6 teams in each game.

The CFC game had a central mirrored windmill type map with all civs starting on an 4/5 city island that could reach the central land mass without astronomy.

The Apolyton game had 2 medium sized pangea landmasses with 3 civs on each. Plus there were small islands and another further landmass for colonisation. But it never got to that stage.

[OzzyKP]

Wow, you built a 4 team alliance in a 6 team game? That sounds terrible! Yikes!

[Hercules]

My point being aggression/rushing was not a priority for most teams in the early turns (difficult anyway) but it sets attitudes.

In Team Merlot (CFC) game by the time we met Team Amazon (Cyrus) Amazon had a solid alliance with Sirius via Sommers legal contract.

Essentially they had buffer civs and a 4 v2 alliance.

In the 'Poly' game, our nearest civ, RB, took advantage of our roleplaying 'Templars' disposition. But our biggest failing was not communicating with the first sighted civ.
From an earlier experience by some team members that first sighted civ was viewed as extremely aggressive hence our hesitation (turned out they were mostly absent)..

The point being early contact is most important one way or the other.

[Hercules]

Wow, you built a 4 team alliance in a 6 team game? That sounds terrible! Yikes!

No Amazon (that is Sommers and 2metraninja) built the 4 Civ alliance. (See their strategy at CFC MTDG2 team Amazon thread). The quote above was from Team Amazon. Team Merlot was at the receiving end.

If we are looking for info on the opposition at CFC go there. Sorry can't link.

[OzzyKP]

Very good information to have. I'm glad we have someone with solid demogame experience on the team. Your information is invaluable. I agree that we need to make contact early. 2metra & sommer are trouble. Pretty shady of them to build a 4 team alliance in a 6 team game, sheesh. Thankfully we have a bigger game, so that should give everyone more options. We just need to hope we have some friendly people nearby.

[Ben Kenobi]

Yeah, I agree with Herc wholeheartedly. We need to square up with somebody a-la Diplomacy. We aren't going to be able to go at it alone, not with so many players in the game.

[Calanthian]

Well that is a nice job for both our foreign relations and storytelling departments.. get some friends.
The stories can keep them motivated about the alliance, fair ladies, gallant knights and such.

And we need these friends also to get the good trade contracts > my policy is to get goods BEFORE we need them, as when trade contracts are in place they tend to stay there (see the result in the DoF / Carthage).

[Calanthian]

And back to topic:

Picking a CIV which fits Lizzy:

1) Most in line with Lizzy: Korea (building the UB extra fast)

2) HRE : good defensive UU and UB excellent for REX

3) Zulu : the impi can defend and hunt horses (2 move), while the UB cuts maintenance good for REX
(and impi will make sure warmongerers will sooner pick another civ to attack)
and ENGLAND good UB and UU

4) Inca, aztec, rome: will be gone by the time we get the pick.

[Hercules]

Team RB has picked Pacal.

[Hercules]

Team UniversCiv pick HRE.

[Dinner]

They are going fast.

[OzzyKP]

1. Team WePlayCiv - Ragnar
2. Team Civforum.de - Inca
3. Team Apolyton - Elizabeth
4. Team Spanish Apolyton - Boudica
5. Team Civfanatics - India
6. Team CivPlayers - Darius
7. Team Realms Beyond - Pacal
8. Team UniversCivilization - Holy Roman Empire
9. Team Civfr - Willem van Oranje
(Choose remaining item out of civ or leader)
10. Team Civfr - Maya
11. Team UniversCivilization - Mehmed II
12. Team Realms Beyond - Egypt
13. Team CivPlayers - Aztecs
14. Team Civfanatics -
15. Team Spanish Apolyton - Zulu
16. Team Apolyton
17. Team Civforum.de
18. Team WePlayCiv

[OzzyKP]

Put another way...

Team WePlayCiv (Ragnar of __________)
Team Civforum.de (__________ of Inca)
Team Apolyton (Elizabeth of __________)
Team Spanish Apolyton (Boadicea of Zulu)
Team Civfanatics (__________ of India)
Team CivPlayers (Darius of Aztecs)
Team Realms Beyond (Pacal of Egypt)
Team UniversCivilization (Mehmed II of Holy Rome)
Team Civfr (Willem van Oranje of Maya)



Every civ taken so far starts with Mysticism. I'm thinking an early religion might not be worth trying for... heh.

[Calanthian]

Well I still vote for:

[Calanthian]

Some nice reading material on UU's:

http://www.civfanatics.com/book/export/html/25