What victory condition should we persue?

[Kloreep]

Although I voted spaceship, diplomatic would also be fine with me. I just wonder how we can pull it off at this point, since we have a very bloodthirsty history.

[joncnunn]

I think that trying to win diplomatcy could horribly back fire against us with all the AIs voting in droves for the other canidate.

[ManicStarSeed]

Originally posted by Kloreep
Although I voted spaceship, diplomatic would also be fine with me. I just wonder how we can pull it off at this point, since we have a very bloodthirsty history.

Trade Trade Trade and a few gifts to boot.

So far Ameica is gone.
Persia will soon be gone. Thanks to the Aztecs.
France should be gone soon as well. I hope.

Germany is the only one we have any bad blood with so far.

If we behave ourselves by maintaining a SPOTLESS reputation, minimize future conflicts to defensive (eliminate France, however) and be a generally good neighbor, we can easily win diplomaticly.

MPPS and aliances help the AI attitude torwards us as well.

A Diplomatic win is still very possible.

Mss

[joncnunn]

ManicStarSeed, we have been renegoating peace with most of the AIs on this contentant every 20 turns.

[Togas]

IF we did decide to go Diplomatic, one of the best ways to makes friends is MPPs and RoP agreements. I'm not very fond of these agreements otherwise, but if it came down to us being clearly on top of the world and ready to start a new Dem Game (PtW Dem Game?), we could butter up all our neighbors by opening our borders and promising to protect them all.

We just would have to hope that they didn't go to war and drag us into it.

--Togas

[UnOrthOdOx]

True, if our goal is to get it over quick and make the PTW game, Diplomatic is the way to go.

[Shiber]

I'm beginning to agree with you people. We should pick the fastest route to victory because our time is short.

[Kloreep]

It's too bad this isn't a multi-option poll (and too bad I was impatient and voted immediately ). I would have voted for diplomatic. It's faster than spaceship, and it might give us a challenge - something a lot of people seem to be looking for now that we're #1.

[Aggie]

Well i usually get a diplomatic or spaceship victory. I think a spaceship is most likely but I'd take diplomatic. though it would suck to loose the vote. Either way we need to get UN to prevent the diplomatic votes being done without our consent.
Aggie

[Ninot]

Originally posted by GodKing
Diplomatic. Our foreign department is excelent. It will end sooner than with spaceship, providing a 2-3 month early jump for PtW start. Cultural is virtually impossible at this point. Conquest/domination is too easy as we are on the same land mass. Time/score... who wants to wait.

I vote diplomatic.

Back before our outrageous attack on America, our foreign department was excelent.

Now, we have willingly declared war twice, and will do so again. No nation in their right mind will elect us in the UN.

Spaceship.

[jdjdjd]

Originally posted by UnOrthOdOx
Hey!!!

What about timeline scoring!!!

(just kidding!!!)

Personally, I would like to see a Space Race. Diplomatic ends the game too quickly (unless we want to end it to get the PTW game going quicker?) I think it is really too late for Cultural, and I think going for a pure military victory would only alienate some of the players.

Space race will provide plenty of builder and warmonger friendly situations, and would therefore be the best to keep participation high. Again, this is my opinion.

Hmmm...I hate to agree with him, but he's right on this one.

[Aggie]

Ninot we can win the UN vote still, only persia and france are sure to go against us(and it is my policy to eliminate these kind of countries before the election). If as usual MPP leads to a big war between powers in the industrial age we can then use our science advantage to give gifts(since we will be in demo they'll end up in comm) and additioanlly most likely the other contender will have fought several of the other nations so they will either abstain or vote with us.
Aggie

[Arnelos]

I have found that the best way to win the game with the UN is simply to sign a bunch of MPPs the same turn as the vote. It works nearly every time.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Originally posted by jdjdjd


Hmmm...I hate to agree with him, but he's right on this one.

What exactly is wrong with agreeing with me?

[GodKing]

I see I have swayed many over into the diplomatic camp, keeping the space race open as possibilities. Glad to see it. I think that that is the way to go still.