Adv 24 - Wonderful Life - Mortius's report

[Kylearan]

Hi,

congrats on building all 34 wonders!

What your report showed me is that I was way too paranoid about the AIs building wonders. You built some wonders very late, later than I had believed possible: Pyramids 775BC (me: 1160BC), Great Lighthouse in 25BC (me: 625BC), Hanging Gardens 450AD (me: 100BC). I had expected these wonders to fall earlier, and yet you all got them. Maybe that was because no AI was industrious and the map lacked stone and marble; looks like I could have played more relaxed and with more focus on proper expansion after all.

-Kylearan

[Mortius]

Hi,

congrats on building all 34 wonders!

What your report showed me is that I was way too paranoid about the AIs building wonders. You built some wonders very late, later than I had believed possible: Pyramids 775BC (me: 1160BC), Great Lighthouse in 25BC (me: 625BC), Hanging Gardens 450AD (me: 100BC). I had expected these wonders to fall earlier, and yet you all got them. Maybe that was because no AI was industrious and the map lacked stone and marble; looks like I could have played more relaxed and with more focus on proper expansion after all.

-Kylearan

I think we have different priorities
I built Oracle before Pyramids (1440 BC, you: 950 BC), because I thought it would definitely fall earlier.
I built Shwedagon Paya in 300 AD (you: 720 AD) because I was affraid someone would use the Gold multiplier.
And you built Colossus extremly late in 900 AD (me: 425 AD). Did you have the Metal Casting monopoly so long?

Before the game I thought completing all the Wonders is impossible. After the game I were sure I will not be the only one to complete them all. Congrats to you too

[Kylearan]

Hi,

I think we have different priorities
I built Oracle before Pyramids (1440 BC, you: 950 BC), because I thought it would definitely fall earlier.

Agreed about the Pyramids, which in BtS get built a lot later than they used to in vanilla. But it was mainly the late Great Lighthouse and Hanging Gardens that surprised me - I've definately seen both fall earlier before. Especially the Gardens get built a lot earlier than in vanilla - but without stone, the AI was probably less inclined to build them in this game.

And you built Colossus extremly late in 900 AD (me: 425 AD). Did you have the Metal Casting monopoly so long?

I'm not sure how long I had the MC monopoly (nothing about that in my notes...), but I know I only started to build it a couple of turns after the monopoly was broken, relying on my industrious trait.

-Kylearan

[Compromise]

Thanks for the pictures of that fishing village. I'll have to remember that when planning for games that will run long into the future.

(Note: you settled an Engineer in that city?! 8) I guess you were out of wonders by then.)

[Mortius]

(Note: you settled an Engineer in that city?! 8) I guess you were out of wonders by then.)

It was the free engineer specialist from Industrial Park