And the winner for "Worst Starting Location" is...

[bongo]

It makes for a very challenging game though.

I recently started on a peninsula with more mountains than himalaya. I thought 'is this a crappy start or what!!' but continued and soon found that the rest of the continent were quite good so I immediately started planning an archer/swordman rush on my unsuspecting neighbours. I won the game by domination in the early industrial era, monarch level.

[Vince278]

Originally posted by vmxa1
Vince278, I think it is ok to start a new game under those conditions.

Nah. I liked the challenge. Wished I kept a save file.

[Louisr2001]

I am humbled by the courage and tenacity of all who have overcome such incredibly bad starting positions,you are an inspiration to all,please continue posting worst starting pocations.I just played one where I started in a mountain range,came down to the plains established my first city and ran smack dab into the Carthaginians!

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Either that, or they couldn't find the cd's to play their other games and got tired of restarting Civ3.

[Odin]

I was stuck on a Small island with ALL jungle.

[Vince278]

Originally posted by Odin
I was stuck on a Small island with ALL jungle.

Hope you had a laptop with you.

I'm afraid this thread is degenerating into a game of one-upmanship with some people making up stories. (and I haven't heard one yet to beat mine )

[Flandrien]

I once started on a position that was ALL ocean.
My settler drowned on his first turn.

You beat that !

[Vince278]

I once started with NO settlers, just a warrior and a worker. Had to fight for that first city. Eventually won the game by domination against 16 civs.
(Hope I made my own point...)

[Dominae]

Now that we're all making stuff up: I once started on a map that had everyy tile filled with 20 Horsemen Barbarians. Oh, and I was on a 1-tile island (Jungle, of course) and all the other civs were 10 Ocean tiles away and had the 3-Cattle starting locations. Yeah, that sounds about right...


Dominae

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by Dominae
Now that we're all making stuff up: I once started on a map that had everyy tile filled with 20 Horsemen Barbarians. Oh, and I was on a 1-tile island (Jungle, of course) and all the other civs were 10 Ocean tiles away and had the 3-Cattle starting locations. Yeah, that sounds about right...

That's nothing. I started a game exactly like that except I was on a two-tile island, with my settler and worker starting on a mountain. (If you don't see right off the bat why that's worse than a one-tile island under such circumstances, think about it a little bit.)

[Kuciwalker]

[Gufnork]

I've never seen a one tile island, so I find it unlikely that you could start on one. On the other hand, I have started on a one tile island in SMAC, so it could happen.

[vmxa1]

I have never started on one, but I have seen them. Anyway they were just pulling our chain.

[Louisr2001]

And that about concludes our report on the worst starting locations,tune in for more exciting and informative discussions from the A-team! stay tuned.

[Kuciwalker]

Wait! I've got mine.....

I once started ON a barbarian encampment! My settler was lost the instant the game started!