March Madness: Civ4 AI Edition

[Katon]

Well, might as well stick with my predicted qualifiers.

Winner: Cathy
Second Place: Sury
First to Die: Cyrus
Survivors: 3
Victory: Space, T319

[Dantski]

The 6 leaders who will make the championship game (10 points each) - Suryavarman, Augustus, Mansa, Mao, Pericles, Boudica
The overall runner-up (25 points) - Mao
The overall winner (50 points) - Suryavarman

- Winning Leader - Suryavarman
- Runner Up - Augustus
- First to Die - Cyrus
- Number of Leaders to Survive - 3
- Victory Date and Type - Domination T348

[Jabah]

Game 1 predictions
- Winner : Catherine
- Runner Up : Capac
- First to Die : Cyrus
- Number of Leaders to Survive : 2
- Victory Date and Type : Domination T331

Map-based speculation:

Catherine has a nice corner to start with and should avoid any stupid early fight (or better have it on her term when the opponent is exhausted). she will top it with (most of) Rome and Justinian nice corner.
Despite being the only good in the middle of sharks, Rome should not go down first (thanks to praetorian -if iron-), but will still be exhausted and ready to be eaten later by Cath.
The privilege of passing away first will go to squeezed Cyrus from Capac+Sury (+Cath).

[tiredkitten]

The 6 leaders who will make the championship game (10 points each) - Catherine, Suryavarman, Alexander, Qin Shi Huang, Boudica, Suleiman
The overall runner-up (25 points) - Boudica
The overall winner (50 points) - Suryavarman

- Winning Leader - Catherine
- Runner Up - Suryavarman
- First to Die - Augustus Caesar
- Number of Leaders to Survive - 3
- Victory Date and Type - Diplomatic T317

[Dp101]

6 leaders in final match - Catherine, Justinian, Zara, Elisabeth, Mansa, Boudica
Runner up - Zara
Winner - Catherine

This match
Winner: Catherine
Runner up: Justinian
First to die: Huayna Capac
Number of survivors: 2
victory date and type: Domination 300

My prediction is simply based on Justinian and Catherine going on a rampage around the map and killing EVERYTHING.

[Bobchillingworth]

Apologies for editing your post, Jabah, you had some map-based spoilers visible.

[timmy827]

Playoff special round:
Overall Champ: Zara
Overall runnerup:Mansa
6 finalists: Sury,Justinian,Alex,Boudica, Zara, Mansa

Nice call on the extra round, just what this late guy needed to throw his hat in. I have been enjoying the reports so far, so thanks to Sullla for all the effort!

Playoff game 1 predictions

Cathy wins
Justinian runner up
Cyrus dies first
4 left alive
Space, T355

Yes, looking at the map and all of Catherine's space + floodplains, I changed one of my winners from the overall prediction - that's why the spoiler tags.

[Jkaen]

Ok, bracket vote without looking at the map:

Survivors game 1: Sury, HC
Survivors game 2: Mansa, Mao
Survivors game 3: Zara, Pericles
Overall runner up - Mansa
Overall Winner - Sury

Looking at map now:

If Caesar didnt have his UU he would be first dead, however the praets may see him through, as he does I will say Cyrus gets squeezed first due fromt he 2 evil civs west and north of him. Aftder he dies catherine will finally finish off rome with help from the other evils.
I see Justin as an early runner who then get pulled down by the league of evil.

Winner: HC
Runner up: Sury
First out: Cyrus
Civs left: 3
Win: T333 space

[Ituralde]

The 6 leaders who will make the championship game (10 points each) - Sury, Huyana Capac, Mansa, Mao, Zara Yacob, Suleiman
The overall runner-up (25 points) - Zara Yacob
The overall winner (50 points) - Suryavaman

- Winning Leader - Catherine
- Runner Up - Suryavaman
- First to Die - Cyrus
- Number of Leaders to Survive - 3
- Victory Date and Type - Spaceship T303

Apparently this needs to be in spoilers:

Would you look at that map. I had a hard time choosing between Sury, Huyana and Catherine for the First Game and then Catherine ends up with that huge land all to herself once again. She should do as well, as she did in her first game and dominate this from the start!

[Molach]

A shot in the dark horse:

To advance:
Hyauna Capac and Suvyarman
Qin and Mao (China syndrome of 4th kind?)
Stalin and Brennus (?)

Overall runner up:
Qin

Overall winner:
Suryarmavaran.