[Spoilers] The Egyptian Hannibalistic Commodore

[Commodore]

Password is "Hanni"

[Commodore]

Snake's away. Looks like we're going with 5 points:
4: FIN
3: EXP, CRE, India, Inca
2: SPI, IND, ORG
1: IMP, PHI, Agriculture Civs
0: CHM, AGG, All other civs
-1: PRO
Mildly undervalued: India, Mali, Rome, IMP
Mildly overvalued: Babylon, SPI

Still in all, it's a decently fair set up. Victoria, Mehmed, Isabella, Bismarck, and Zara are the biggest power leaders possible; Elizabeth, Louis, and Hannibal are all fine too. You could argue for Catherine, Joao, Pericles, Peter, and/or Ragnar as valid leader picks as well.

[Commodore]

Still in all, it's a decently fair set up. Victoria, Mehmed, Isabella, Bismarck, and Zara are the biggest power leaders possible; Elizabeth, Louis, and Hannibal are all fine too. You could argue for Catherine, Joao, Pericles, Peter, and/or Ragnar as valid leader picks as well.

I'm avoiding near repeats, but I want a good leader. (Inca with Mao is valid but a repeat; India with any is valid but a repeat). So from the above list, I'm looking at something like:
Peter or Hannibal of Egpyt or Byzantium
Bismarck, Elizabeth, or Louis of Mali or Aztecs
Ragnar of France or Zulu

[Commodore]

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I am...neutral. It's not bad.

[Commodore]

I'll take Dark_Gray so as not to conflict with the yellow Zulu.

[Commodore]

Looks like we've got a nice wide band of worry:

Earliest, we have aggressive impi:
Automated Taller as Ragnar of the Zulu

Then roaring out of the gate (with vultures defending):
Alhazard as Catherine of Sumeria

Another fast expander unto chucklenaught terror midgame:
Bobchillingsworth as Joao of China

Finally, slowest (still secure early game) is the wunderkind:
DTG as Zara of Mali

Bugger. So my war chariots see impi, skirmisher, vultures, or...okay, I guess Bob is hittable, but he's the most pugilistic of the opponents.

[ipecac]

On the points system: why is there a 0 and -1 tier when the max points is 5 and there's no 5 or 6-point tier?

[Commodore]

On the points system: why is there a 0 and -1 tier when the max points is 5 and there's no 5 or 6-point tier?

Basically? Allowing Mao or Giggles of India, and/or Mao of Inca.

[ipecac]

On the points system: why is there a 0 and -1 tier when the max points is 5 and there's no 5 or 6-point tier?

Basically? Allowing Mao or Giggles of India, and/or Mao of Inca.

Not sure why that slipped my mind.

Also, when's the map going to be made? There's no urgency to roll turn order until then.

[GermanJoey]

Brick is making it today AFAIK, if he still has the time. Busy busy busy guy.