The most annoying Barbarian habits

[tonic]

I suppose it depends on the actual game in hand, but in OCC with a minimum of defenders and your mobile units in another continent, you've got to be a masochist to take the nasty habits of the Barbs.

You have only one Warrior defending your city which has all its squares roaded and irrigated thanks to the hard work of your Settler. Then up pop three Barb Archers (one of them stacked with the obligatory Leader) and before you know it the pattern has been stripped of the irrigation before they even think of attacking your invincible sole defender.

So what other nasty habits are in the catalogue?

[finbar]

T'other day. Wiped me out before I'd even built a city. Sure, I'd done some wandering in search of a good starting spot. In fact, I'd wandered for a bloody long time, which you can afford to do against the AI. Anyway, along the buggers came and killed not only my two settlers, but also my none unit.

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[Scouse Gits]

Hi there finnie! It is good to hear that other players sometimes lose both the game and their dignity to the Artificial Ignorance - few of us have ever admitted it on these fora.
Good civin'

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"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"

[Ming]

The most annoying Barbarian habits... hmmmm...

When they don't show up and I need the money from the kings

[Smash]

...when they pop up the turn after founding a city in a beaut 4 special site that I spent 9 turns marching to.

[kcbob]

It just absolutely drives me crazy when they don't wash their hands before eating.

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Frodo lives!

Better dead than "Red"... or green... or blue... or yellow... or orange... or purple... or white.

[Longfistking]

When the horny little barb king suddenly disappears after you've wasted your guys on killing his horsemen or elephants-all that work and no pay off!

[Chainsaw]

...barb archers having a rather destructive party on your beloved gold/iron mountains...there´s just no way to convince them to leave not having vet catties nearby

[Bohlen]

I've been trying to think of some nasty barb habits, but have had a hard time doing so. Although I used to hate barbs, I love them now. The more, the merrier!

I guess one bad habit would be their ability to pop out of the sea and make a landing next to one of your few unwalled cities. If a city does not have walls, the barbs will find it.

[kcbob]

quote: Originally posted by Longfistking on 09-15-2000 09:44 AM When the horny little barb king suddenly disappears after you've wasted your guys on killing his horsemen or elephants-all that work and no pay off!

Amen, brother! This one is annoying. That and traipsing over the countryside to catch him only to see him use three moves to get away!

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Frodo lives!

Better dead than "Red"... or green... or blue... or yellow... or orange... or purple... or white.

[finbar]

Don't forget their habit of popping up in boats with stupd grins on their faces in landlocked lakes a million miles from the coast.

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[finbar]

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 09-14-2000 08:12 PM Hi there finnie! It is good to hear that other players sometimes lose both the game and their dignity to the Artificial Ignorance - few of us have ever admitted it on these fora. Good civin'

I didn't so much learn humility, SG1, as have it bludgeoned into me.

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[Jim W]

quote: Originally posted by finbar on 09-15-2000 09:17 PM Don't forget their habit of popping up in boats with stupd grins on their faces in landlocked lakes a million miles from the coast.

Beat me top it, fin. I was going to mention this oner. Serves me right for not visiting the site more often.

Jim W

[Builder]

quote: Originally posted by tonic on 09-14-2000 06:47 PM You have only one Warrior defending your city which has all its squares roaded and irrigated thanks to the hard work of your Settler. Then up pop three Barb Archers (one of them stacked with the obligatory Leader) and before you know it the pattern has been stripped of the irrigation before they even think of attacking your invincible sole defender.

It always happens to me...

[geofelt]

I hate it when I am exploring, and end my turn by discovering a barb legionairre.