zeka's report

[zeka]

I didn’t have experience with colonies in civ iv since I rarely play with archipelago or terra maps, so this game was a good opportunity to learn more about this.Another thing I have to learn is to write the report during the game so it can be more detailed. I always write it on the closing day; I forget many things and base my report on the screenshots taken to remember the game. It is also somewhat boring to write the whole report in one day, so I will try to make a summary of the most important facts.

The (bonus) scoring tells me I have to win by diplomacy with as many votes as possible. So I have to settle all the way around the archipelago for colonies, tech beeline mass media and have friendship with as many AIs as possible.
I planned to tech this way by lightbulbing the late techs with great scientists and have a strong economy based on The Great Lighthouse, Pyramids and The Colossus. The Oracle would be very difficult since I planned to ignore the religious path.

Lisbon was settled in place getting clams ivory cows and plenty of forests to chop the 2 wonders. Tech path was: Hunting - AH – Sailing (early galley) – BW – Archery – Masonry – Pottery – Writing – Maths – Currency … . I preferred to wait the alphabet from AIs to share some techs. Cultural borders expanded only after libraries… Stonehenge was a possibility too but I ignored it to avoid great prophets, which in this game would help for nothing. Isabella founded Buddhism and Suleiman followed that faith, and so did I when possible. The Great Lighthouse was built in 1110BC, when I already had two cities on the eastern island (settled them early to avoid Isabella to take it). Evora was founded on Isabella’s lands, hoping for one more opportunity of colony, but I realized later I had to have 2 cities in an island to get the colony. Furthermore, later I realized that 18 was the limit of civs allowed in one game (never played with more than 12 too) Well, the inexperience with colonies…
Oporto hired two scientists as soon as it built its library and the GS came for an academy at the capital in 725BC.
I lost The Colossus in 440BC! built in the same city of The Oracle. Hmm Huayna Capac must be there… The Pyramids came in 335BC. Code of Laws was researched in a frustaded (8 turns) attempt to found Confucianism, but it allowed me to hire merchants enough (with caste system) to lightbulb Civil Service in 55AD.

After that, teching was directed to optics and I started massive building settlers.
The other civilizations were met: Rome was actually the city with Oracle, Colossus and much other wonders, Willem was the best AI civ in technology lacking civil service and optics, Victoria and Napoleon were old enemies, Saladin was obsolete with his poor land. I managed to found cities for 9 colonies (Julius Caesar got a colony too :mad: ) and another cities were found to new colonies when I realized the game already had 18 civs. This cities were gifted and this turned out to be a good move since I boosted some relations. The happy cap was not a problem due to the number of colonies (“we influence another civs”).
Talking about the tech path for mass media, I got scientific method from liberalism after lightbulbing almost entirely education and part of atronomy.




Physics and electricity were helped by another GS.

Radio and Mass Media were researched. Chemistry was lightbulbed too and later I got biology to increase population for more votes! The United Nations was built in 1665AD.

I was expecting Julius Caesar to be my opponent but actually it was Isabella, meaning I lost the votes from Izzy and Julius would abstain! At this time I was at free religion, getting the votes from willem van oranje and Suleiman who was Christian (Isabella was Buddhist). I won the secretary election with the votes from all colonies, Suleiman and Willem, but had not the enough votes for diplomatic victory. After some tech giving, Julius and Victoria became pleased with the help of representation and after 3 elections I could won with 14 votes in 1752AD.

I had no expectative of Napoleon voting for me, but Saladin and Justinian abstained, although I was waiting their votes.
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sooooo had a great idea elaborating this game and I enjoyed it very much! Thanks and sorry for the short report and the lack of images for more details of the game.

[Jabah]

Good game, seems to have been going quite well according to the plan without the Ais interfering too much.

Funny the last ScreenShots, You have founded Cereal mills on an archipelago map !!

Jabah

[LKendter]

Can you crop your pictures next report? I couldn't read the report due to constant scrolling due to picture size. My current job assignment limits my lower resolution and couldn't handle the pictures.

[zeka]

Can you crop your pictures next report? I couldn't read the report due to constant scrolling due to picture size. My current job assignment limits my lower resolution and couldn't handle the pictures.

i'm sorry guy, i was bored writing the whole report for hours so i didn't take care of those things. i'll try to do better next time by writing the report along the game goes.

[sooooo]

Ah, this is different - a representation fueled GS lightbulb-fest! Well played and a nice result. This would have given you good points if there were a fastest finish contest .