AI headstart succession game?

[John-SJ]

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 02-05-2001 08:50 PM Yes .. I should be able to pass it on tomorrow. --------- SG(2)

Cool! Thanks for the quick update!

John-SJ

[Scouse Gits]

Game sent to John and copy to everybody.
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BC
500 - There seems little point in reversing the late King Dave's perfectionist policy. Finchley may not be a Super Science City - but with no wonders we will have to settle for a Super Science Suburb! (I'm guessing that the City Walls building in the capital is a slow burn for an aqueduct?)
475 - Tech rate now 6 per turn with Finchley celebrating.
450 - Advance Tribe - Reading founded.
425 - Construction - next research target is Bridge Building. The bad news is that the tech rate is 10 - the last one was the 20th.
400 - Birmingham founded with Finchley's settler. Tech rate now 9
375
350 - Caravan: Dover to Finchley 26g; Oxford - Finchley 22g; Warwick - Finchley 26g
Richmond founded - Tech rate now 8;
325 - Wine mine at Finchley complete
300 - Leeds copper caravan to Finchley (demanded) 60g
275 - Finchley builds aqueduct - Bridge Building discovered - now the choice of our next research: Mysticism/The Republic/Seafaring/The Wheel are offered - I could make a case for all of them - but have put in Republic in case my successors want to take perfectionism a stage further! Mongol knight has just appeared! (NE of Reading - Now an ex-knight) Caravans: Canterbury to Finchley - 22g; Newcastle - Finchley 30g
250
225 Salt to Finchley from Norwich (demanded) 52g
200
175

More like an OCC log!!

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SG(2)

[Julius Brenzaida]

Has anyone won with OCC without wonders ? Probably, but we should ask Paul.
It looks like a defeat of ICS, unable to respond to some "light" adjustements to the game.

[Scouse Gits]

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 02-08-2001 07:05 AM Has anyone won with OCC without wonders ? Probably, but we should ask Paul. It looks like a defeat of ICS, unable to respond to some "light" adjustements to the game.

Yes Ribannah won Dave's Headstart Game (no wonders except UN & Apollo) last Autumn playing OCC!

I don't think ICS is defeated. Wise players are always open new suggestions!

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SG(2)

[Julius Brenzaida]

Well, I think we've found special circumstances where ICS was not a good option. I'm wondering what circumstances would cause OCC to be ineffective. Space technology to all ai civs ?
No doubt that DaveV is a good player !

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Oh Man, when will you understand that your greatness lies in your failure - Goethe

[Scouse Gits]

There is a real danger that we could reach the 255 city limit on this game - what happened on the other giga succession game.

ICS is Infinite City Sleaze - so when the "Infinite" part no longer works we are by definition playing something different.

Back to the drawing board Julius! You have to get your No Limits patch working for all the sleazers!

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SG(2)

[Ribannah]

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 01-23-2001 08:32 AM Grovel, grovel, grovel ... AI Headstart Succession (Take 2) now available from here

I think I will give this one a go, I like the odds.
No OCC though for a change

Edit: hmmm, maybe I'll change my mind ...

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[This message has been edited by Ribannah (edited February 09, 2001).]

[John-SJ]

OK, I finished my turn and forwarded the game to KCBob via e-mail, copied to others as well. Here then, is a log of my exploits.

A short history of the Tory tribe, 150 bc - 260 ad.

150 - Gold caravan, Warwick->Finchley, 25G
125 - Republic discovered. On to The Wheel (working toward invention). I have chosen not to attempt a Republican government at this time. Many of our cities are yet small and trade poor. I fear it would be all to easy for the support costs to impede the progress of important undertakings or for the lack of luxuries to cause too much unrest.
100 - Gold caravan, NewCastle->Finchley, 28G
75 -
50 - Finchley Builds Colosseum, (WOW! The people are so happy!) hut 50G
25 -
1 AD - Silk Caravan, Leeds->Finchley, 66G
20-260 - The events during this period hardly seem worth recording. Nothing of much note happened, but during this quiet time in history many great projects were undertaken. I have commanded our cities to produce settler units to round out our improvement forces. As I look out over or great(?) civilization I see our people building roads to increase trade, and inside our cities we are building temples to help deal with unrest, especially in the further reaches of our empire. One day soon it is hoped that we can replace our current monarchy with a more modern and efficient republican government. During this time several trade routes were also established. Our goal is to maximize trade for each city, but this goal must be balanced with a need for temples. Our scientists have been busy as well. In 75 bc we discoverd the wheel, and in 140 ad our wise men unveiled the secrets of engineering! As a final act during my reign I have ordered the builders of several cities to begin work on libraries, that our scientists might be able to conduct research faster.

John-SJ

[Ribannah]

So far, so good. The Lady Ribannah decided to keep her NONE Settlers to work the terrain around Castle Gobs, there is a bright future for the capital. Hopefully none of the great powers will notice us for the time being ....

The tiny village of Castle Gobs produced an extra Settlers fast, taking into account that a 1-size lone city cannot be disbanded. Shortly after, the first increase in city size was celebrated.
In the year 3000 BC the Settlers arrived at a nice spot for a new city (whales and pheasant, as detected by our explorer The Jolly Bard), to be founded within the next 50 years.
Our wizards have taken great steps towards a famous modern type of government, called Republic. We are not exactly sure what to think of it, after all Lady Ribannah is doing fine without any advice, but who knows?

-4000 Castle Gobs [19,163] already founded
{working peat, then 2xwine}
-3850 Alphabet, {peat,2xwine}
-3700 Writing, {whales,4xwine}
-3500 wine mined
-3450 Code of Laws, {whales,4xwine}
-3200 Settlers(Cas)
-3150 Castle Gobs=2
-3050 Literacy

Deity
MGE

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[kcbob]

Sorry for the delay but the game was sent to my work email on Friday and I only today received it. I'll get on it tonight.

BTW, Ribannah, I think you're posting in the wrong thread. You might want to start a new thread for the new game.

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Frodo lives!

[John-SJ]

Sorry about that kcbob. I used the e-mail address in your profile. Was that the wrong one?

John-SJ

[Ribannah]

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 02-12-2001 01:28 PM BTW, Ribannah, I think you're posting in the wrong thread. You might want to start a new thread for the new game.

It's the same map, I thought it would be nice for comparison to have the log in the same thread - but if you think it is confusing I'll move it - no prob.



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[kcbob]

John, my profile won't let me put my Hotmail address in. You sent it to the correct one, so to speak. No problem.

Ribannah, I don't know about everyone else but I suppose I could keep them straight. My preference would be for a seperate thread, though.

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Frodo lives!

[kcbob]

I've got some good news and I've got some bad news (but not too bad).

I finished 10 turns and sent the game to my work email address for forwarding to the next player. Unfortunately, for some reason, I can't access it here. Rats! I'll forward it when I get home tonite.

Not much to report. Slow growth and a couple of triremes setting out on an exploratory mission. One question, though. Don't the Mongols ever want to come out and play?

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Frodo lives!

[DaveV]

Don't bait the Mongols! They sound pretty mean.