GE's Palace theme again (spoilers)

[gingereagle1969]

Theme tune

[gingereagle1969]

This time I'll use the manager's names to name my cities & I won't bother to name units as that got out of hand last time.

Alan Pardew
Tony Pulis
Ian Holloway
Dougie Freedman
George Burley
Paul Hart
Neil Warnock
Peter Taylor
Iain Dowie
Trevor Francis
Steve Bruce
Attilio Lombardo
Dave Bassett
Alan Smith
Steve Coppell
Alan Mullery
Steve Kember
Dario Gradi
Terry Venables
Malcolm Allison
Bert Head
Dick Graham
Arthur Rowe
George Smith
Cyril Spiers
Laurie Scott
Charlie Slade
Fred Dawes
Ronnie Rooke
Jack Butler
George Irwin
R. S. Moyes
Tom Bromilow
Jack Tresadern
Fred Mavin
Alex Maley
Edmund Goodman
John 'Jack' Robson

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Picks to follow

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Note the fish 1NE

Pick list

We do reserve the right to remove picks should there be a consensus form. Duplicates will be assigned at random, please give me at least 2.

Map is as asked for, random, equalised starts, everyone should have a fair chance although significant differences in nature. Some wonder resources available, but not early. Noble tool thinks it is very equal. It is less lush than usual by RB standards. Made by throwing a normal torus, beefing caps and sinking land to make equal. Because BTS toro will be played on Noble. Does have the random improvements. No barbs again.

Standard rules - no GLH, no blockades, no spies, no being a jerk. Probably no war eles unless everyone wants them.

Wang Kong Pro/fin of Spain myst/fish
Mehmed Exp/org of Natives fish/agri
Monty agg/spi of England fish/min
qin pro/ind of India myst/min
Ghandi phi/spi of Dutch agri/fish
Ragnar agg/fin of arabia Myst/wheel
Brennus spi/cham of Celtica myst/hunt
washington chm/exp of Greece fish/hunt
Juils Imp/org of Carthage fish/min
Hasi cre/spi of byzantium myst/wheel
Tokugawa agg/pro of Inca agri/myst
Suliman phi/imp of Maya myst/min
Louis cre/ind of Portugal min/fish
Kubli agg/cre of eithiopia

[gingereagle1969]

With the Fish being the only initial food, that limits my choices as follows:

Wang Kong Pro/fin of Spain myst/fish
Mehmed Exp/org of Natives fish/agri
Monty agg/spi of England fish/min
Ghandi phi/spi of Dutch agri/fish
washington chm/exp of Greece fish/hunt
Juils Imp/org of Carthage fish/min
Louis cre/ind of Portugal min/fish

With AH required for those Pigs, and Corn also in the BFC, this narrows down to:

Mehmed Exp/org of Natives fish/agri
Ghandi phi/spi of Dutch agri/fish

As I've never played as Gandhi, my first choice has to be Mehmed. Also the Native Americans have an early UB that improves Archers for defense, plus an improved Axe (finding Copper will be a priority).

So, in case everyone else is thinking the same, what would be my backup choice?

How about this:

Tokugawa agg/pro of Inca agri/myst?

Quechua with 10% Strength, Archers with extra City Defense & a 2nd First Strike? Hmmm, that might worry my opponents. Plus a Granary that doubles as a Monument.

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

With the Fish being the only initial food, that limits my choices as follows:

Wang Kong Pro/fin of Spain myst/fish
Mehmed Exp/org of Natives fish/agri
Monty agg/spi of England fish/min
Ghandi phi/spi of Dutch agri/fish
washington chm/exp of Greece fish/hunt
Juils Imp/org of Carthage fish/min
Louis cre/ind of Portugal min/fish

With AH required for those Pigs, and Corn also in the BFC, this narrows down to:

Mehmed Exp/org of Natives fish/agri
Ghandi phi/spi of Dutch agri/fish

As I've never played as Gandhi, my first choice has to be Mehmed.  Also the Native Americans have an early UB that improves Archers for defense, plus an improved Axe (finding Copper will be a priority).

So, in case everyone else is thinking the same, what would be my backup choice?

How about this:

Tokugawa agg/pro of Inca agri/myst?  

Quechua with 10% Strength, Archers with extra City Defense & a 2nd First Strike?  Hmmm, that might worry my opponents.  Plus a Granary that doubles as a Monument.

There's corn in the BFC 2w of the start tile as well as the sheep

[gingereagle1969]

It's Sheep, not Pigs?    

I spotted the Corn & that makes agri/fish all the stronger first choice, but the Dutch have nothing early on.

I haven't actually chosen Toku/Inca as the 2nd option yet.  Just mooting the possibility, but it's a one-trick pony, so I may leave it & plump for Caesar/Carthage or Ragnar/Arabia instead.

[gingereagle1969]

Ok, I regretted not choosing Org or fin in the last round, so I'm not making that mistake again.

1st Choice: Mehmed of Native Americans - with Agriculture & Fishing, I'll bee-line Mining/Bronze-Working to find Copper to get the Dog Soldiers out as soon as possible 
 
2nd Choice: Julius Caesar of Carthage - with Fishing & Mining, I'll beeline Archery & Horseback Riding to have that Numidian Cavalry out as soon as possible 

3rd Choice: Ragnar of Arabia - Mysticism & Wheel is a bad start, and those Camel Archers are instead of Knights, but Ragnar's Financial, hopefully it'll balance out 

4th Choice: Tokugawa of Inca - if I'm left with this, get the ready as I'm going all-out military techs & rushing everyone

[gingereagle1969]

So I got Mehmed! Excellent ..

Not sure if I'll update this thread as regularly as I did in the previous round. But I'll announce events like cities, techs, etc, and maybe ask questions if anyone's lurking.

[gingereagle1969]

t0 - Alan Pardew settled in place (especially as it looks like every-bloody-one else did):



And yes, you're eyes don't deceive you, I'm doing Mysticism first.  Thought I'd try to grab The 'Henge to make this civ semi-Cre