So, wilcard game...
Man, do I feel ripped-off ! 
My Mao first, turn 350 spaceship victory looked spot-on...
And even Brennus second, 15 wars was still in somewhat in play.
Instead, well.
So, things that didn't go as expected :
- Mao sending his settler east, and losing the race to Genghis. Sure, that secured him iron, but :
- Genghis stealing the gems spot, instead of settling the pigs spot to his south.
- Then Gilgamesh getting basically all of the green land to Mao's south and south/east.
=> That led to a weaker initial economy for Mao than I had thought, but he recovered nicely and ended with a monster tech advance, as predicted.
- Genghis declaring on Hammurabi was expected. Him redeclaring after 10 turns instead of attacking Mao was not.
- Toku attacking Hammurabi instead of Bismarck or Gilgamesh was also unexpected.
- Gilgamesh attacking Genghis instead of Toku or Brennus seemed random... but was probably made more likely by Genghis's unexpected gems spot.
All those elements combined resolved into :
- a much stronger Gilgamesh than he had any right to
- Hammurabi FTD instead of the much weaker Toku or Genghis
- Gilgamesh and Brennus being best buds instead of bitter enemies
And then, obviously...
I wrote that about Willem's game... seems I was merely one game off.
My Mao first, turn 350 spaceship victory looked spot-on...
And even Brennus second, 15 wars was still in somewhat in play.
Instead, well.
So, things that didn't go as expected :
- Mao sending his settler east, and losing the race to Genghis. Sure, that secured him iron, but :
- Genghis stealing the gems spot, instead of settling the pigs spot to his south.
- Then Gilgamesh getting basically all of the green land to Mao's south and south/east.
=> That led to a weaker initial economy for Mao than I had thought, but he recovered nicely and ended with a monster tech advance, as predicted.
- Genghis declaring on Hammurabi was expected. Him redeclaring after 10 turns instead of attacking Mao was not.
- Toku attacking Hammurabi instead of Bismarck or Gilgamesh was also unexpected.
- Gilgamesh attacking Genghis instead of Toku or Brennus seemed random... but was probably made more likely by Genghis's unexpected gems spot.
All those elements combined resolved into :
- a much stronger Gilgamesh than he had any right to
- Hammurabi FTD instead of the much weaker Toku or Genghis
- Gilgamesh and Brennus being best buds instead of bitter enemies
And then, obviously...
(July 14th, 2020, 20:44)Wyatan Wrote: Or be ready to facepalm hard enough to leave an imprint for days as he techs to Mass Media... and builds the UN when his opponents are friendly towards one another !
I wrote that about Willem's game... seems I was merely one game off.