Emperor games C3C: how to improve your skills

[Mountain Sage]

Originally posted by Thriller


You mean, the Dutch start where the idea was not to go to war for resources? That Dutch start?

Thriller,

Did you notice how many people just don't follow the guidances when it's a question of luxuries or resources?

[DrSpike]

I didn't so much as swat a fly.

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Mountain Sage why would your warrior try to ride cows?

Damn! I just knew they were doing something wrong...or possibly they were doing animal husbandry and got caught.

Did you notice how many people just don't follow the guidances when it's a question of luxuries or resources?

Must have missed that in the guidelines...but in fact I didn't go to war for the iron, I just got my city down first by taking an otherwise sub-optimal location, location, location.

Any comments on what I did or did not do?

[Mountain Sage]

Originally posted by Hermann the Lombard

Any comments on what I did or did not do?

Nope, I woudn't dare. Besides, it looks you're having fun, that's the most important.
I just went to war (provoked!) in 340AD, a bit later than you and with a slightly better military...
Just keep in mind it's supposed (well, was supposed) to be a relatively pacific game

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Mountain Sage


Nope, I woudn't dare. Besides, it looks you're having fun, that's the most important.
I just went to war (provoked!) in 340AD, a bit later than you and with a slightly better military...
Just keep in mind it's supposed (well, was supposed) to be a relatively pacific game

Wouldn't dare??? When did that ever stop anyone on Apolyton??? Besides, I want to improve and often I don't know where I'm going astray. (And yes, I'm having fun!) Pacific game? I didn't think the Dutch got to the Pacific from the Indian Ocean...

[Aqualung71]

Originally posted by Mountain Sage

Just keep in mind it's supposed (well, was supposed) to be a relatively pacific game

Yes it was, until someone changed the rules on us

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Thriller


Yes it was, until someone changed the rules on us

In fact, I seem to remember a very early message by our resident sage to the effect "the military option is in." There also seemed to be a certain, um, "potential for conflict" due to the distribution of certain resources...

[Aqualung71]

Originally posted by Hermann the Lombard
There also seemed to be a certain, um, "potential for conflict" due to the distribution of certain resources...

Hermann.....

Thou shalt not talk about strategic resource scarcity in this thread. Go directly to the AU Forum, do not pass go, do not collect Coal......

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Thriller
Hermann.....

Thou shalt not talk about strategic resource scarcity in this thread. Go directly to the AU Forum, do not pass go, do not collect Coal......

Moi?

I didn't say the resources were scarce, merely that there was potential for conflict.

[Mountain Sage]

Could somebody post a new game? I left Emperor behind for I while...

[ducki]

I'd post the game I'm playing, because I'm having a blast, but it's already up at MZO. Boot Camp VII. A rollicking, wonder-razing good time. Or maybe that's just my newfound black-hole-dark playstyle.


Edit: Ha! Thanks vmxa1! I keep forgetting to bookmark it and have to google "mzo bootcamp" every time I want to visit. Note to self. Bookmark MZO.

[vmxa1]

http://central.masterzen.net/index.php?showtopic=3178

[Aqualung71]

What's the concept behind the MZO Bootcamp thing, or is it just another "all play the same game and compare" type thing? I read some of the threads but couldn't really get the idea. Is it a modded scenario?

[vmxa1]

AFAIK it is not modded. I think the idea is to just play the same game and post some comments about it.

[ducki]

Like vmxa1, I think it's a non-modded comparison game.