The Good, the Bad, and the Ugle

[Jawa Jocky]

After my 3rd straight Emperor win (AU202) I decided to give Deity another chance.

All Hale the Great Green Machine



The Good,

[Jawa Jocky]

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The Bad,

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and the Ugle!

[FrustratedPoet]

Evil, evil Stack of Doom.

[BRC]

Does the game end at this point?? What happens??

[Robber Baron]

Oh my.
A lot of strategy on deity through the early game seems to boil down to, stay out of the AI's way. Keep a low profile, and wait a few centuries or so (for superior human micro-management to s - l - o - w - l - y accumulate.
Not that I'm any kind of expert, though. I've faced similar SOD's myself. Good luck Jawa!

....
Jawa?
Anybody seen Jawa?
He was here just a minute ago. Over there, standing right near that light blue smear on the ground.

[Odin]

Ouch!

[Odin]

And I thought emperor was hard.

[Jawa Jocky]

I'm sorry I still don't have time to write this up yet. Here is a quick summary

I was forced to retire by the atzecs. I could not make them happy diplomatically, and I don't stand a chance military wise. I was able to manage the Iroqoius as a neighbor put the Green Machine just kept rollling on.

[Jawa Jocky]

I decided if I really want to get my 1st Deity win I should try an easier civ. Here is my 2nd attempt for a Deity win.

[Jawa Jocky]

A medium start. Flood plains can be a problem but also allow for fast growth. I decided to move to the plain across the river (couldn't remember if that helped disease or not).

[Jawa Jocky]

The move was good after all since it brought Ivory into range. Unfortunately the Carthages brought warriors over and popped two goodie huts before I could build my 1st warrior. Both huts popped barbs and I was swarmed. I lost my worker and some tile improvements. 7 Carthagian warrior came over in the next 5 turns and the game was quickly lost.

[Jawa Jocky]

2 losses is not a big deal, so I'll try for a 3rd time. Beside I need to get a good Deity game up and running. I'm trying to start a statregy thread to encourage others to critique my play style. But this damn thread is turning into a story thread (about me losing)

[Jawa Jocky]

3rd try - Egypt again