Initial pregame assessment.
Suboptimal - Only thing i know about this guy is his reporting from PBEM 3 and me and him are dedlurking krill in PBEM 5.
From what i can tell he knows the game well and other than a bad decision in PBEM 3 his game play seems to be solid.
If i was Australia i would focus on city development and tech while keeping up on the power score. I would wait for war declarations from others at the same time I would have to be mindfull of Persia if they are a direct neighbor. I hope him and Alhambram are close.
Alhambram - I read his entire PBEM 2 report and he played an FFA game like it should be played. Never be seen as a threat then explode when a power spike is reached, he let the rest of the world fight while he just got to his UU. I expect him to be a major threat in this game especially if/when he gets a GG. Also immortals are pretty powerful so got to keep an eye on him until medieval era. If i were Persia it would not be as crucial to get a GG as long as I would be able to declare war. I expect early war declarations on me and Macedon. He will also most likely pursue a religion. The trade route bonus is really good IMO so should be able to dedicate more hammers to military.
Archduke - I have real all of his PBEM reports, and i think he is itching for a win more than any one. He has probably the best early game team that suffers no war weariness. If i were Macedon i would definitely exploit this with early GG, followed by war declaration. I would probably declare ware on my closest neighbor and never sign peace with intention of winning the war of attriction. I would not really have to worry about who is next to me given the Australia war bonus is not as problematic when there are only 2 cities. Probably just declare war as early as possible to get it out of the way.
Suboptimal - Only thing i know about this guy is his reporting from PBEM 3 and me and him are dedlurking krill in PBEM 5.
From what i can tell he knows the game well and other than a bad decision in PBEM 3 his game play seems to be solid.
If i was Australia i would focus on city development and tech while keeping up on the power score. I would wait for war declarations from others at the same time I would have to be mindfull of Persia if they are a direct neighbor. I hope him and Alhambram are close.
Alhambram - I read his entire PBEM 2 report and he played an FFA game like it should be played. Never be seen as a threat then explode when a power spike is reached, he let the rest of the world fight while he just got to his UU. I expect him to be a major threat in this game especially if/when he gets a GG. Also immortals are pretty powerful so got to keep an eye on him until medieval era. If i were Persia it would not be as crucial to get a GG as long as I would be able to declare war. I expect early war declarations on me and Macedon. He will also most likely pursue a religion. The trade route bonus is really good IMO so should be able to dedicate more hammers to military.
Archduke - I have real all of his PBEM reports, and i think he is itching for a win more than any one. He has probably the best early game team that suffers no war weariness. If i were Macedon i would definitely exploit this with early GG, followed by war declaration. I would probably declare ware on my closest neighbor and never sign peace with intention of winning the war of attriction. I would not really have to worry about who is next to me given the Australia war bonus is not as problematic when there are only 2 cities. Probably just declare war as early as possible to get it out of the way.