I was cut down like a dog in 1437 AD, unfortunately.
Things actually went very well up til around 1400 AD. I had a nice little kingdom of 4 decent cities. Me, Mao and Caesar were all Buddhist Buddies. Relations were Pleased all round, trade was flowing, it was great.
However the message I got in 140 AD was a warning of things to come: The Spanish had been destroyed! I hadnt even met them, nor their conqueror. So now I knew there was some bloated beast of a Civ out there in the fog...
Around 1400 AD the first Inca boats arrived at our shores. The beginning of the end really. Hindu Huayana was not interested in our words of friendship, being instantly annoyed. We remained at peace for some 30 years as he gathered his hordes of cavalry and rifles, and built up his navy. I gifted him everything possible, almost sobbing as I begged him, just let me last til 2050 AD! Please!
As if. His vast armies landed on our northern shores. Brave Japanese axemen (yes axemen... sigh) were annihilated by storms of bullets. Cities were burnt to the ground and the people enslaved. Our last stand at Osaka managed to kill 2 cavalry before the rest overwhelmed the last brave defenders, and the name of Japan passed into the history books.
This is quite possibly the most fun game of Civ I ever had. I usually coast through Prince or maybe try Monarch if Im feeling adventurous. But never had I even contemplated trying Deity. Thanks guys for giving me the courage to try this, and giving me a great game.
Things actually went very well up til around 1400 AD. I had a nice little kingdom of 4 decent cities. Me, Mao and Caesar were all Buddhist Buddies. Relations were Pleased all round, trade was flowing, it was great.
However the message I got in 140 AD was a warning of things to come: The Spanish had been destroyed! I hadnt even met them, nor their conqueror. So now I knew there was some bloated beast of a Civ out there in the fog...
Around 1400 AD the first Inca boats arrived at our shores. The beginning of the end really. Hindu Huayana was not interested in our words of friendship, being instantly annoyed. We remained at peace for some 30 years as he gathered his hordes of cavalry and rifles, and built up his navy. I gifted him everything possible, almost sobbing as I begged him, just let me last til 2050 AD! Please!
As if. His vast armies landed on our northern shores. Brave Japanese axemen (yes axemen... sigh) were annihilated by storms of bullets. Cities were burnt to the ground and the people enslaved. Our last stand at Osaka managed to kill 2 cavalry before the rest overwhelmed the last brave defenders, and the name of Japan passed into the history books.
This is quite possibly the most fun game of Civ I ever had. I usually coast through Prince or maybe try Monarch if Im feeling adventurous. But never had I even contemplated trying Deity. Thanks guys for giving me the courage to try this, and giving me a great game.