OCC comparison for newbies

[KrazyHorse]

I've finished OCC fortnight comparison games 1-4 now. Time to start a comparison/comments thread. Tell me I'm not the only one out there stupid enough to try this now that the fad is over.

OCCfort#1:

Newbs:
KrazyHorse-1940something. I'll find the exact date later.

Old-Timers League:
Ribannah-1809
SCG-1857
Paul-1859
tonic-1875
Smash-1888
Aurelius-1889
Caesar-1891
redbaron-1893
Carolus-1911
Scouse-1911
don don-1930
crow...-Didn't finish
Grigor-Didn't finish

OCCfort#2:

Newbs:
KrazyHorse-1869

Old-Timers League:
Ribannah-1536
Paul-1645
SCG-1706
Tom-1779
Sten-1791
Smash-1795
Aurelius-1815
Grigor-1821
crow...-1827
redbaron-1833
don don-1835
Scouse-1837

OCCfort#3:

Newbs:
KrazyHorse-1870

Old-Timers League:
Ribannah-1476
Tom-1705
Paul-1725
Huey-1765
Graag-1779
Hoss-1781
SCG-1827
Aurelius-1851
Smash-1863
Scouse-1863
crow...-1899

OCCfort#4:

Newbs:
KrazyHorse-1857

Old-Timers League:
Ribannah-1556
Tom-1771
tonic-1776
Huey-1779
Paul-1799
Hoss-1807
Aurelius-1867
Scouse-1871
redbaron-1874
crow...-1911
Crispy...-1942

OCCfort#5:

Newbs:
KrazyHorse-1855

Old-Timers League:
Huey-1725
Paul-1735
Ribannah-1736
tonic-1792
Aurelius-1811
redbaron-1821
vik-1825
Smash-1831
Oldman-1853
oedo-1857
crow...-1869
Scouse-1893

C'mon fellow newbies. Post your dates here.

[Smash]

Well..now occ has evolved some since then.We were kind of in the dark compared to now.
Its nice isn't it?Knocking 80 years off your date that is.

My 1st game following the now old fashioned policy I knocked 60 odd years off my best game.Paul said his fee was $1 per year gained.I owe him a small fortune

[KrazyHorse]

I don't know. My first two (1 failed, 1 successful) attempts at Deity I followed Paul's advice to the letter. I don't think his method is optimal, however. There's a great deal to be said for getting Republic as early as possible and ignoring Monarchy completely. Nevertheless, it's true that by following his guide, you actually have a formulaic and fairly efficient route to OCC success.