Transcend games: How many have you won?

[GeoModder]

Thanks, I'm for sure a Thinker then. I did won Transcend level on my marsscenario a few times. Small map, all land, 6 real factions and 1 nuisance faction.

[Snowflake]

Haven't had time to finish a transcend game yet.

[Flubber]

For anyone with time constraints I recommend a one city challenge. Its a lot less timeconsuming and can show how you can win by simply grovelling for a while until your insane amounts of crawlers and trawlers allow you to out-tech everyone.

Its actually a simple game to play in some ways since so many issues you normally face do not arise

[Jamski]

Try the "one base without supply units" challenge to be a real man

-Jam

[livid imp]

Originally posted by Flubber
For anyone with time constraints I recommend a one city challenge.

Sold. What are the guidelines for such a styled game? Is there a list of guidelines for other "challenges"?

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Jamski
Try the "one base without supply units" challenge to be a real man

-Jam

Have you done this?? I think its winnable if you get a friendly neighbor . . . even more winnable if you allow yourself to capture enemy bases ( even if you have to dispose of them by turn end). Find a big friend and then work to ring yourself with them.

I find all smaller empire challenges easier if allowed to be a suck up to the AI. I find it toughest when I have rules that don't permit me to treaty or pact with anyone . .. Constant war ( combined with rules not permitting me to capture enemy bases) leads to a lot of attrition -- plus NO commerce!!!

[Flubber]

Originally posted by livid imp


Sold. What are the guidelines for such a styled game? Is there a list of guidelines for other "challenges"?

yes-- There was a list of them on a thread here-- search OCC or challenges


My recommendation is to start out just trying to win with a single base. To be clear you cannot end ANY turn with more than one base. Try to transcend. Once you do that trhen move on to the more difficult challenges which have rules as to how many secret projects you must get, or may not permit yyou to EVER have 2 bases etc

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by Flubber
For anyone with time constraints I recommend a one city challenge. Its a lot less timeconsuming and can show how you can win by simply grovelling for a while until your insane amounts of crawlers and trawlers allow you to out-tech everyone.

Its actually a simple game to play in some ways since so many issues you normally face do not arise

Great idea. I may actually become brave and try this some time.

[Barinthus]

I think the highest level I've won would be the Librarian... as Believers I think.

That was before I discovered this forum so I'm confident with you guys' brains to pick through, I'll play better.

[livid imp]

Yes, I noticed the bump.

Thanks Flubber.

[Flubber]

I bumped an old OCC thread of mine so you can see some variants of the "rules".

Really you can do it any way you want-- just set some rules and go for it

[Illuminatus]

The highest choice is more than 5 times? What kinda poor poll options are this?

[Jamski]

Poor ones

I just managed to LOSE a OCC on Transcend playing as Morgan (first mistake) when despite my huge tech lead, Lal was elected supreme leader by ALL the other factions together! WTF?

He did have 400 something votes to my 11 (or something) so its not like my opinion counted.

Reminder : Turn off diplomatic win for OCC games That was a waste of 3 hours

-Jam

[Zerokal]

Really you can do it any way you want-- just set some rules and go for it

One of my objectives this decade is to try and win a game without the govenor.

[Jamski]

I just got my revenge with Lal's boys, trancending from my one little base, wedged between Deirdre, Yang and Mim. Cozy

-Jam