An interesting observation...

[Caesar the Great]

I always wondered about this... I wonder if anyone has done this before...

So far, all tests that I have done confirm this...

I ran a test (deity large map) to see the pattern of appearance of a certain advance (monarchy in this case)

This was what I found, with no starting techs.

1. Not available
2. Available
3. Available
4. Not available
5. Available
6. Available
7. Not available
8. Available
9. Available
10. Not available
11. Available

The pattern was slightly different in the begging when I started with BW... but it was still the same basic patter, Available, Available, Not Available.

So far I've only done this for monarchy... hmmm... this basically means you can't go Alpha, CB, CoL and straight to monarchy...

Now I'd feel pretty dumb if someone else had already done this...
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[Mercantile]

this has been documented before there is a thread on this somewhere else, i think its called oedo's unfinished. Previous to that there were discussions on this topic. I believe Oedo found the pattern though.

[Caesar the Great]

*grumbles at that bastard oedo*

*writes his name on a list*

[Mercantile]

are you sending him stocking stuffers

[Caesar the Great]

that bastard beat me to it by 8 days!!!

[Caesar the Great]

god dammit, i just created the same formula... different variables... god dammit... 4 days! oedo! 4 days!

well i guess i'm confirming his results...
http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum3/HTML/001533.html

[Mercantile]

Ah so you wanted the credit is that what all the fuss is about

[Caesar the Great]

Yes

[Mercantile]

You get to present the award to Oedo, who i am sure must be Apolytoner of the season. To discover one new thing about civ is great but two in what three months, wow i tip my hat to the geniuses here. I nominate Caeser to hand out the awards Happy now, you get to be at the ceremonies

[Caesar the Great]

Oh screw you too!!

[Mercantile]

now now thats no way to speak to me just before Christmas. Rumour has it Santa was at Apolyton briefly the other day, i bet he's making a list, checking it twice, realizing CTG in naughty and not nice.... la de da de da da....

[Caesar the Great]

I have had enough of your insolence!! I challenge you to a duel!!

[Mercantile]

my icq is in my profile my Friend i have two hours till i need to get ready to go out

[Caesar the Great]

haha, i have to eat dinner in 5 mins and i'm going out then... when will you be back?

[Mercantile]

i can probably play tomorrow as i am heading to a party in two hours