Gavagai in Wonderland

[Old Harry]

I love a good tier list.

[Gavagai]

I love a good tier list.

Thanks!

[Gavagai]

Lost a warrior to a panther at 3,6% odds...

[Hollybombay]

Any updates?

[Old Harry]

Any thoughts on how your tier list panned out?

[Hollybombay]

Hope all is well! Pictures for lurkers?

[Gavagai]

I am getting more free time and hope to start updating this thread regularly. I will upload some pictures later but for now some general observations.

1) This map is evil. Everyone is at war, we have a ridiculously low level of general development, slinging ancient/classical era units into each other.
2) I got stack at war with GKC. He reports extensively, so, I hope, lurkers have a good overall picture of what is going on. I would say that he got absolutely screwed up by circumstances. Normally his position would be favorable because I am his only neighbor and he does not need to worry about his backlines. However:
a) I am aggressive Rome.
b) chumchu, who is on my other side, was getting killed by superdeath from very early in the game and could not exhort any meaningful pressure upon me.
I really feel for GKC here, don't think he ever had a chance. And he cannot really blame map for this, just pure bad luck.
3) I am mopping GKC up but my victory is Pyrrhic. I have 5-6 whip unhappiness in all cities and I have negative income at zero percent science. Recovering my economy would be hard.
4) Despite the fact that I have whipped everything into the ground to get myself an army, I am first in food by far. Somehow.

[Gavagai]

My core.



My East. Notice superdeath's borders to the north: it was chumchu's territory literally a turn ago. SD only gave me an OB for Dyes, I had to take it because I cannot scout past him otherwise. Will break it immediately after I go through his territory with my scouting chariot.



My West





North-West and South-West respectively. This is a good place to tell a bit about my conflict with GKC. I fucked up in the beginning when I allowed him to settle Baluga's Grotto. It was either killing this city quickly or getting two additional settlers. I've chosen settlers and the city has proven to be a huge PITA later.
GKC attempted to get this south-western region of mine and I was having none of that. But after I kicked him out of there I found out that I have two fronts to defend: Tweedledum and Red Queen with no option to coordinate between them. Only at that point I realized that Baluga's Grotto could never has been allowed. He was able to briefly snipe the Red Queen (I have later resettled) due to my discoordination. I eventually was able to beat him down due to superiority in pretty much everything but he caused me way more pain than he should.



I am mopping up here... Though I may have not enough units to finish off Sea Horse. I don't really have reinforcements around, all new units go to SD's front. Annoying as hell.



Notice happiness situation. This is with me having all calendar luxuries except Incense, all Forge resources and Fur from Alhazard.





The reason I don't actually mind losing units.

[Old Harry]

Great update, thanks!

How do you rate the competition at this point?

[Gavagai]

I have no idea what Alhazard's position is because superdeath didn't want to give me OB and I couldn't scout. If he can get more land at the expense of his neighbors quickly, he'll probably win. I think he has built MoM and is probably on track for Taj. If he Commodore is able to contain him, then I have good chances.