How Come?

[Bird]

Ming's right, Ras, I had plenty of time before my turn came b/c I didn't go next after Ming. I rush built the pikeman and fortified him on my turn. I should have rushbuilt the catapult.

Slowwhand, I suspect I said something a little more colorful than that.

[Ribannah]

Originally posted by rah
Somewhere deep in my memory, I remember reading that it was random ...

Actually it may not be entirely random. Whether you convert a fractional point into movement seems to depend on both the last results and the order by which you move your units. It doesn't seem like a fully fixed sequence though.

[Rasputin]

Originally posted by Ming

There was plenty of time between the point where he saw my attack had failed to take the city and his turn. He had all the time in the world to rush build a catapult. On the start of his turn the cat would have destroyed the many vet crusaders sitting at his door step. Instead, a sole pikeman appeared in his city on the start of his turn. Needless to say, I took the city on my next turn

oh i see what you mean now... his turn hadnt actually started and he rush built the pikeman, sorry read your post wrong...

I hadnt actually though of doing this before, i usually so busy panicking as the othe rplayers level my cities ...

[splangy]

maybe its somthing like the oedo years???

[Smash]

no thats not it.If you save and reload before trying to climb the hill or whatever you get different results.Sometimes you make it,sometimes you don't.Trying different directions gets the same results.