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Settler
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General
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EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
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Game slut
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Zigeuner, who is one of the better BTS players on this site, recommends that you try to specialize your cities. One for hammers, one for commerce/science, one for this, one for that. I don't fully understand that, but that is what I've seen him recommend several times and he gets good scores on the GOTMs using BTS. My recommendation is: do not try to do it all. Civ has always been about leveraging the special benefits/abilities one starts with/encounters, and I don't think that that is any different in BTS. It is not often possible to win a Noble or Prince game in early history, but if you stick to a particular path, you just might win later in the game.
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tones (9/1/2009)
I was minded to compare this site to a sort-of-private Facebook, but, on reflection, that's not right . . . Nope. Here is a forum to exchange views and discuss topics and maybe have some literary fun; post some interesting pics (not Megabits of family krap); flag up some internet sites of Interest; pass on the occasional joke. To me, (struggling for analogy here) it's bit more like a quiet and cosy pub with locals you know and the occasional visitor from "outside"; thick stone walls and a cellar full of well-kept ale. Facebook, on the other hand, is some awful massive city-centre club that serves Fosters lager. And, you know what? I am not unhappy with that analogy. I prefer the pub.
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Game slut
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I started up a Prince level game just for kicks. Don't think I've won one on that level yet. Set pretty much everything to Random. Wound up with Charlemagne, on what appears to be an Archipelago-like planet I'm guessing it is Standard size but it could be larger. So far, I've got Hannibal to the East, Brennus to the NE, Wang Kon somewhere out there, and the Malinese guy somewhere out there too (just met him). I'm up to about 235 AD, and I'm at least one Tech behind everybody else. About 6 Techs behind Hannibal, who just circumnavigated the globe (which leads me to guess it is a Standard size). I founded Christianity, and have the Apostolic Palace. Wang Kon is now pissed off cause I got an agreement to have everyone stop trading with me. Hannibal hates me cause he is top-dog and I'm the human. Just built a little base on the tip of his home island, and got Walls up quick, with 2 Archers, a spear, an axe, and Christianity in there so I can start cranking up the culture. Figure this will be a battleground city, so it will get a Castle as soon as I can get it in there. Also just built a city on Brennus little island (one of his two or more). Got an Open Borders with Brennus, and two Triremes are exploring his territory. Still have not seen Wang or the African guys territory, but I have not been exploring much at all. I'm pretty well set with health, and have a couple luxuries. The plan with this game is to keep the African guy, and Brennus on my side, spread Christianity to the African guy and any other civs out there. Try to keep everyone against Hannibal and Wang (who will inevitably become allies I think). Hopefully there is at least one more civ out there. Short term priority is to get my home island fully settled (western half is still wild, and there is room for a couple more cities over there). Since my special building is the Rathaus, which gives 75% civ cost bonus, my intent is to have a couple 'extra' cities on my home continent, and then also have 'outpost' cities on nearby islands, all of which are one or two tiles away. This will result in some interesting defensive wars in the middle ages (maybe sooner) and beyond. The ultimate goal is to grind down Hannibal, spread my religion, and win, probably through a non conquest type victory. If folks are curious I'd be willing to post some screen shots, and some comments about decisions I made. I'm not the best Civver ever, but I'm not bad.
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tones (9/1/2009)
I was minded to compare this site to a sort-of-private Facebook, but, on reflection, that's not right . . . Nope. Here is a forum to exchange views and discuss topics and maybe have some literary fun; post some interesting pics (not Megabits of family krap); flag up some internet sites of Interest; pass on the occasional joke. To me, (struggling for analogy here) it's bit more like a quiet and cosy pub with locals you know and the occasional visitor from "outside"; thick stone walls and a cellar full of well-kept ale. Facebook, on the other hand, is some awful massive city-centre club that serves Fosters lager. And, you know what? I am not unhappy with that analogy. I prefer the pub.
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Conscript
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