-Jrabbit conquest -- Spoiler Thread

[Scouse Gits]

-Jrabbit posted an 1800AD save in Campo's "Positioning to conquer a city" thread. He took this position to his first Deity win (by AC) and has now gone on holiday -- the temptation was too great so I have taken it on to victory by conquest.

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World Domination in 1870 - definitely NOT a record - I had some diabolical luck with my 'Clads - they kept sinking!!!

Will post a few key saves later - about the only thing I think I did right was get a real Fundamentalist Celebrating Power house going for over 2000g profit a turn.

[Campo]

You've put the pressure in Jrabbit now -- it'll be interesting to see how he does.

Could be instructive for him to compare his approach with yours. Come to think of it, I might like to do that with one of my games sometime.

[Scouse Gits]

I'd enjoy that Campo - some of the most enjoyable games I have played have involved taking over someone else's position and seeing what I can achieve -- there was a dirthole start posted some time ago (18 months?) that I really enjoyed too. -- unfortunately a quick scan of my HDDs has failed to locate it or I would have posted it again ...

[Campo]

Am I recollecting correctly that your main strategy leans towards ICS?

I generally play what could be called early perfectionist-later expansionist. Diety, Raging, 7 civs, usually small world and conquest.

I'll finishing my current game this weekend. The next time I start one (probably the weekend after) I'll post a save fairly early on for you to play. I have no doubt you'll beat my time, so it'll be interesting to see your save games.

[Scouse Gits]

Found it - the dirt hole start game - with apologies to the now regrettably forgotten poster that put it up ....
(requires MGE)

[Scouse Gits]

If you only have 2.42 - you might try my latest game - I have just passed 100AD ...

[Scouse Gits]

High Priest Adipose Augustus - 1870AD
23,880,000 population
Score 1288 - 168% -- very high for me - this went straight to the top of my High scores Table!

Herewith a selection of saves:
1800; 1818; 1842; 1851; 1861; 1870

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Okay, I've Civ3'd for a week or two, it's time to go back to CivII. I'll try the 1800 save game. I didn't feel like slogging thru the last 2 pages of that thread, so I don't feel I have any unfair knowledge of the game ahead of time. Will post results (unless they are too pathetic...) someday soon.

[-Jrabbit]

That Marquis is one cool Sodaqi...

[-Jrabbit]

Boss comparison

OK, so here's mine.

conquest -- 1875 AD
Score -- 1,315
Rating -- 170 %
Population -- 22,910,000

Competitive with SG's score, but about 5 years too late. Save attached.

Interestingly, the Alpha Centauri version was roughly the same, score-wise.
1,425 score, for 185%. Population was 42,430,000.

I didn't gang my files when zipping, so there will be two more posts with interim results from 1848 (got espionage) and 1869 (began true endgame).

[-Jrabbit]

Boss comparison

This is the 1848 save -- right after I got espionage, I believe. Penultimate turn as a commie. went to fundie in 1850/1851.

[-Jrabbit]

Boss comparison

OK,m then there was 1869 -- give a good idea of where I was when SG was about to claim his (1870) victory. I guess I could have been more aggressive prior to this, but frankly, I'd never managed as many units as this at once before, so I was pretty sloppy on some of the mechanics.

I'll probably go back someday and play this out in straight fundamentalist mode, to see if I can get it done a couple years sooner. Will also take a look at the SG game to see what went on there...

Anyway, that's all I've got. It's been a blast.

"These things are fun, and fun is good."
-The Cat in The Hat

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Re: Boss comparison

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
"These things are fun, and fun is good."
-The Cat in The Hat

I'm tellin' ya, that's from "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish", not cat in the hat!

"Did you ever fly a kite in bed?
Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?
Did you ever milk this kind of cow?
Well, we can do it, we know how.
If you haven't, then you should.
These things are fun, and fun is good."

On topic, thanks for posting your results. I've downloaded the game from the other thread and will play this week...

[-Jrabbit]

Thanks for the correction, Marquis! That quote used to be in my signature and no one ever noticed the inaccuracy. I guess I'll give proper credit to T. Giesel in the future.

*-Jrabbit renews his membership in the Sodaquistas*

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
*-Jrabbit renews his membership in the Sodaquistas*

Knowing Seuss from memory is one of the benefits of parenthood.

To celebrate your renewed membership in the party, I have won your 1800 save game (total conquest) in ~1866. I finished too late last night to even pay attention to details, so I will post them later.

(le marquis taking those last turns)