What type of world do you like

[Fosse]

It's almost always continents, unless I decide to start a huge game... then archipelago.

[Jethro83]

I always play on continents. Once I've taken my entire landmass, I'm still left with potential trading partners abroad. And I seem to enjoy being the diplomat in the late game (perhaps because late game wars are so ridiculously easy).

[King_Henry]

Pangaea all ways. Continents sometimes, but I might be stuck in a bloodbath with no place to expand. Archpelago will often suck because of no resources, small landmass etc. Often I can get a huge military up in the early game and destroy a few neighbors early. Pangaea hands down.

[Konquest02]

Give me a random start and I'll be happy... I like the joy of discovering in what kind of world I am...

[epics]

how do you deal with corruption on archipelagos? islands must be far away from each other so very few cities are productive the rest just useless

[bongo]

I choose ranom, like many others I prefer the thrill of not knowing what my game will be like. Finding out is part of the fun

[Menlas]

Archipelago, always. With continents or pangea you have to do endless wars, and war in Civ3 is quickly boring IMO.

[Ephesos]

Thank you, finally someone agrees with me. I can quite easily bonk some heads in my continents games, except when there's more than three fronts in my war (which actually happened recently).

Archipelago provides a nice challenge, and it also allows you to build up peacefully before you run into the moronic AI (possibly a bad side, I know). The AI really can't seem to handle Archipelagoes occasionally, does anyone elso notice this?

[Mountain Sage]

MPatton,

Archialpago, Robinson caruso...

Shouldn't you be smoking and/or drinking only on week-ends???

More seriously: mainly archipelago on a huge map. The early exploration and the logistics are sometimes really challenging (like moving 40+ knights).

Epics: play a commercial civ. Less corruption. Useless cities? Not with the French. For other civs, put a temple, a harbor and let them build naval units.

[Wazell]

Random, for the excitement factor, and because all options are very playable.

[Quasar1011]

Originally posted by Rothy
My main problem with Continents is that they are all completly filled out by the time you discover the other ones.

You should try my Betelgeuse map. I made 2 continents, placing 16 civs on one continent, and none on the other! Can you say land rush? It's still in the files section.

[PrinceBimz]

I select RANDOM for everything! The nations, the climates and everything else. I am talking every last option I select is set to random. It makes for an extremely different and interesting game everytime. You won't know for a while if you are on an islands map or continents or whatever. Usually I play on standard or large maps but sometimes I will play all the other sizes too. Also I play on either Regent or Monarch levels.

[Cort Haus]

Pangea, atm. I like to meet everyone quckly, trade techs and know what's going on everywhere. Used to play Lighthouse-Powered 'pelago games to control the sea.

[Blaupanzer]

The Europe map in the PTW scenarios is an excellent map for builders. Lots of luxuries and resources.

[Daz]

Archialpago, Robinson caruso...

rofl

Poll is closed?! Why....?

Anyway, I like archipelago cause I want to keep contact to a minimum as long as possible.