How to be a "THE GREATEST CIV PLAYER IN THE WORLD"

[rah]

Credit to Cyrion

My second computer is named, "instinct and knowledge".

[atawa]

Nice thread,

Why not rename it: Frustrated mediocre players get their chance to rant on someone who they cant beat in civ.

Just my 2 cents.

[Alexander's Horse]

15) regularly tell good players what a great player you are but never play them.

[StrategicKingMi]

Well I see history revisionists are bashing the only 8 time Game League Champion, me.
1) I achieved 2600+ points
2) I had an extremely limited play list, only 5 or 6 players and these were the best players around at the time . I DID NOT WASTE MY TIME PLAYING THOOSE WHO COULD NOT WIN LIKE KUJA TO ARTIFICIALLY RAISE MY POINTS.
3) I played every setting from 2 x 1, 1 x 1, king to deity, large maps, small maps, multiplayer games,2 x 2, archi to conts, 3 billion to 5 billion, large land to small land unlike some previous champions, ohhhh such as Eyes who ONLY played duels, 2 x 2 king, large land, small board, 3 billion, conts.
4) I HAVE, AND WILL NEVER EVER CHEAT IN A GAME
5) I played almost every game with someone else as host, and if you want to see statistical anyalization of starting positions of host and non- hosts, it proves conclusively that the host starts with an advantage in a greater % of the games .( Eyes and Kuja hosted almsot all of thier games and so did Thenothing (jail boy) and there was always the possibillity of using a premade board without detection in addition to host advantages of better land and closer huts.
So because of all these reasons, excuse me if I claim to be the greatest civ player of all time.
If you dont like it, prove me wrong.

[Ming]

Good... more material to work with. Thanks...

[Frank Johnson]

I've been in a few other forums......where making a post that's obvious flame bait is just as bad as the idiots who flame. ^_^

As for gameleague formulas......they all came out of my head. In the final one, you couldn't get any points for playing someone with less than half your score. In fact you lost points if you did. That's not to say you can't avoid certain inviduals....and still be highly ranked.

[jes]

well, most of what strat says is right. especially 3) and 5) are important points.

[DrSpike]

And 4!

[rah]

One question.

Originally posted by StrategicKingMi
5) I played almost every game with someone else as host, and if you want to see statistical anyalization of starting positions of host and non- hosts, it proves conclusively that the host starts with an advantage in a greater % of the games .( Eyes and Kuja hosted almsot all of thier games and so did Thenothing (jail boy) and there was always the possibillity of using a premade board without detection in addition to host advantages of better land and closer huts.

Many have claimed this, but I'm looking for a clarification. Is this claim based on the the fact that the host has first crack at choosing white and does so or just the fact that he's the host regardless of where he moves in the civ order.

I host 90% of the games i'm in, but I never choose the white civ. I have experienced nothing that would lead me to believe that I'm getting the best starting location.

RAH

[DrSpike]

That's because you think the other players whine about their start no matter what. Perhaps they have reason to whine.

Nah, I think any advantage is due to the well known white civ characteristics, which are offset by other disadvantages of being white.

If Strat has any results though he should post them.

[rah]

I hope that is the case, and is the main reason I never choose white. I wouldn't want anyone to think that by hosting I'm trying to get an advantage. And I think the disadvantages of being white are overrated. The only problem time is between 3250 and 2000. (assuming RH and 2x1x, in 1x1x the problem period lasts longer).

[DrSpike]

Sure, in your single landmass 2x production games my preference would be white also.

[jes]

eyes e.g. never choses wihite, he always takes the greek, like kaak .

no, one thing is, that you dictate the setting if you host.

[ottok]

In civ 2 my highest % is 255%...
When i play Egyptians...

But some cheats with civ2hack .

but my fastest cam to AC is time 1760-or something after 1800...
Also Egyptians... Chieftain...

But my "Frends" are small better players than i am...

[rah]

Originally posted by jes
no, one thing is, that you dictate the setting if you host.

In our games the settings are predetermined so it doesn't matter who hosts.