Ultimate Power: a more pragmatic approach

[Mountain Sage]

Arrian,

Irrigation: since Atlanta was the last city I buit, I carried over irrigation from Roxane to Erin, then to Philadelphia.
I know that plain grassland should be mined, but unfortunately I can't stand the sight of 'just' mines. Ah well (pun -almost- unintended), it's cracker's again for me...
Barbs: I went back and checked: empty hut!

I'll post the end of this game tomorrow, then it's AU208
I'll play Apprentice Chieftain.

[Arrian]

You know, you *could* just decide you don't want to play AU208, if the thought of nonstop war doesn't interest you.

Hell, even I am playing in bursts - it gets tiring after a while, fighting off nonstop attacks.

-Arrian

[vmxa1]

Don't forget the depression of not doing well for sooooo long. I have only been able to take a few hours at a sitting.
I don't mind being behind, but I can usually see the point where I will start to move to the front, not in AU208.

[Mountain Sage]

Originally posted by Arrian
You know, you *could* just decide you don't want to play AU208, if the thought of nonstop war doesn't interest you.

-Arrian

And miss all the fun of getting slaughtered? No way.
I'll play Carthage, start on Deity and go down a level every time I'm annihilated.

[Mountain Sage]

1485 AD: The Babylonians declared war, and promptly lost the only ‘red’ city in my ‘blue lagoon’.

[Mountain Sage]

1665 AD: PUP at its best. Long live the Americans!

[Mountain Sage]

1848 AD: mathematics for beginners: 1+1 = 1+1
1 stupid civ (the Babs) + 1 stupid civ (the Vikings) = …

[Mountain Sage]

1900 AD: … = 1 continent for 1 civ only.

[Mountain Sage]

1900 AD: my last wonder with my 8th GL. Useless, but pretty.

[Mountain Sage]

1902 AD: Arrian’s Temptation: why not destroy the whole Zulu army (they were ‘helping’me against the Babs), just to be on the safe side?

I’ll never know the answer, since on the same turn I won by domination (after 23 hours of play!!!!!).

[Mountain Sage]

Hi everybody,

Anybody interesting in comparing game strategies and achievements, waiting for the next AU?
My latest game: Greece, emperor (easy, even for Arrian!), standard, 8 civs
Screenshots and comments for BC: 2500, 1500 150; AD 10, 1100, 1350, 1500, 1700, 1800 and the last turn.

Your starting point:

[Mountain Sage]

And the save (PTW):

[vmxa1]

MS I have two games going now to try to debug a problem with Firaxis. Why not start a new thread for this so we will not have to load all the old pcs or thread jack. It will be easier to follow. Just a thought. That way people can come back to at a later date.

[Arrian]

Emperor, MS, is not easy for me. It's a challenge, and it tends to feel more like "work" than "play." That's why I only occasionally venture up there. Most of the time, I play on Monarch. It's more fun for me.

I actually haven't been playing much civ lately, so I'll pass on this one for now.

-Arrian

[Mountain Sage]

Please put your comments about my last posted game under the 'Emperor Games: how to improve your skills' thread.

Arrian,
You and YS have at least one thing in common (besides being just a bit on the dark side): you both should go up a level. Hey! A whole new world opening in front of you at Emperor, with UP, perfect P/FP placement, civs to kill, corruption to check, luxuries to grasp....