C3CDG: SoZ Yes or No?

[snoopy369]

Same rules as other thread, but this time it's just Yes or No - do we allow SoZ. Only 'writein' that I'll officially post is "Yes - but it has to not require any resource".

Snoopy369: Yes
Paddy: No
Beta: No
Aqualung: Yes
Conqueror: No
Scaeva (?):

3 no, 2 yes. Waiting for Team 6. If it's a tie, then I ask everyone to re-vote based on the results of the SGL poll... otherwise I suppose we have to leave it in, as that's the default, unless one of the Yes wants to vote No... (I'm using the "standard civ rules" test for all of the polls that have ties, if it's a meaningful test.)

However, at the moment it's 3:2 No:Yes, so SoZ would be out unless team 6 votes yes (or someone else changes votes.)

[Dominae]

Another way of handling the Statue of Zeus is to put an Ivory resource near every team's starting location.

[snoopy369]

As is mentioned (sort of) in the resource vote.

[Aqualung71]

Yes.

Why don't we just turn off SGL's? Then anyone who builds SoZ....as with any wonder....has gone through the necessary pain of sacrificing the production they would otherwise have used on other necessary improvements/units.

[edit: made my vote less confusing]

[McMeadows]

confusing vote Aqua,...

Yes to SoZ

Adding to Aqua's comment. SGL's ok, but not for wonder rushing. We're with teams, so I would take that every team has enough righteous people not to break this rule if it was to be implemented.

[Beta]

No to SoZ.

And I can go with No for using GL's to build wonders. Good rule. More strategy and less luck.

[Conqueror]

Disabling the SGL gets always YES vote from me. Its just too much when one player gets 2 SGL in a row from the 2 first techs he researched. (has happened in one PBEM i was involved)

No to SoZ gets also my vote always.

[BigFurryMonster]

What's the problem with the Statue? And how to turn it off?

[bongo]

BigFurryMonster , the problem is that if someone gets an early SGL and happen to have ivory close by, then that person can rush SoZ and proceed to roll over the other guys even before the game reach the middle age.

That's what I did in the ironciver B game


SoZ is a powerful wonder. Building it will make people very nervous and prone to dogpiling.



We don't need to turn it off, with no AI we only need to include 'Thy shault not build SoZ' in the rules.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

No SGLs, Yes to SoX.

[Aqualung71]

Rubbish! SoZ produces one unit every 5 turns, no more than any other town can. If someone builds the SoZ, you've got about 30 turns before he has enough AC to become dangerous, and if you're smart you'll build enough units to defend against it

If you want to ban Ancient Cavalry, you also need to prevent the Celts from building Gallic Swordsmen (though I realise they're not in this game).

[snoopy369]

Disabling SGL wonder rushing, you might as well not have SGLs (or make them into MGLs, capable of building armies). Science Golden Age doesn't work (it's literally broken) and it's not worth it to have the SGL and not be able to do anything. I'll add MGL functionality as part of the SGL poll (new poll btw)...

[McMeadows]

Originally posted by Aqualung71
Rubbish! SoZ produces one unit every 5 turns, no more than any other town can. If someone builds the SoZ, you've got about 30 turns before he has enough AC to become dangerous, and if you're smart you'll build enough units to defend against it

Mind you that in an early game it means an advantage of an imaginary extra town fully devoted to building the strongest (veteran) units available.
You'll have 30 turns to builld spears who won't be too difficult a target, meanwhile taking the risk to expand, because if you don't you'll be outproduced as well. Mind you that the AC's won't come alone. Moreover, wandering barbs are used to present you a fine army of Elites. Hello Mr. Sitting Duck.
Been there, experienced it and didn't like it.

Still I think a solid alliance should be able to take counter measurements.

@ bongo, you're way more relaxed over the subject now than you were when we announced to tech ally against you. You moved heaven and earth back then and now it seems you agree that that is the only solution forthe others to at least have a chance....
Great to see that the story lives on...

[Paddy]

SoZ - No

[bongo]

Originally posted by McMeadows
@ bongo, you're way more relaxed over the subject now than you were when we announced to tech ally against you. You moved heaven and earth back then and now it seems you agree that that is the only solution forthe others to at least have a chance....
Great to see that the story lives on...

I can afford to be relaxed now don't you think?

To me it was more than anything a question about how to read the rules. After agreeing to such strict rules in the first place, I became very annoyed indeed when you defined yourself away from the 'no embargo pre-nationalism'-rule.

I don't mind playing wearing a straitjacket, but when the other guys start waving at me..



I would probably done the same had the roles been reversed btw. Well, not exactly the same, I would have seen too that the guy with SoZ didn't win
(If that's even possible that is)