[Spoiler] Wife Grabs Civ VI Box ... says 'Excellent Christmas Gift'

[Ruff_Hi]

Ordered Civ VI a few days before launch.  Amazon can't fulfill order because of demand ... and when it does turn up about a week after launch ... Wife spies it and says 'What an excellent Christmas gift for you' and ... bammm ... it disappears into the Christmas cupboard not to be seen again until December 25th.

[Ruff_Hi]

Here's what the playing order looks like:

ruff_hi: 0000-0300 GMT
ipecac: 1100-1500 GMT
commodore: 1600-1700 GMT
greenline: 2200-0000 GMT

Hmm ... this new, fan-dangled software makes quoting (and sub-quoting) a little more difficult.  midnight to 3am GMT is 7pm to 10pm my time.  My actual window is a little earlier than that ... and also should include 5am to 6am ... but I can live with that.  Assuming GreenLine fits in his 2 hr window.

Turn order per random.org starts with greenline. Pick order is therefore:

commodore
ipecac
ruff_hi
greenline

3rd pick.  I wonder what type of pic method we are using.

The list of available picks is:

Hannibal of America - FIN/CHM Agriculture/Fishing
Frederick of China - PHI/ORG Agriculture/Mining
Peter of Persia - EXP/PHI Agriculture/Hunting
Isabella of Celts - EXP/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
Wang Kon of Byzantine - PRO/FIN Wheel/Mysticism
Gandhi of Holy Rome - PHI/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
Kublai Khan of Egypt - AGG/CRE Agriculture/Wheel
Julius of Mali - IMP/ORG Wheel/Mining
Augustus of France - IND/IMP Agriculture/Wheel

Say what?  There are limited leader / civ combos to select from?  Ok - more research and thinking.

I'll have starting screenshots and sandboxes in your threads shortly. Feel free to post your pick in this thread when you're ready.

Settings as requested are:

Speed: Quick
Difficulty: Monarch
Map: Standard (44x28, 646 land tiles, 48% water)
Barbs: On 
Units at start: scout and settler 
No: Statue of Zeus, war elephants, active espionage, nukes, Great Lighthouse, Apostolic Palace diplo victory, tribal villages, events, tech trading
Diplo: AI diplo
Map description: Geography derived from a tropical full-of-resources Totestra with low sea levels, with a few bridges/choke points added in. Starting areas have been heavily edited to give everyone equal access to opportunities. Stone and marble are not present.

Let me know if something is missing. Also, thanks for allowing me to make the map, it was a good learning experience

Woo ... no marble or stone?  Why?  Level the playing field if you want to ... but this slows down nearly all of the National Wonders.  Wait ... speed = quick.  I haven't played a quick game for I don't know how long.  I am going to have to revisit all of my muscle-memory micro.

[T-hawk]

Hmm ... this new, fan-dangled software makes quoting (and sub-quoting) a little more difficult.

Click the rightmost button just above the typing area, and it switches to a "view source" mode that works with the quote blocks the same as it always has.

[Ruff_Hi]

Hmm ... this new, fan-dangled software makes quoting (and sub-quoting) a little more difficult.

Click the rightmost button just above the typing area, and it switches to a "view source" mode that works with the quote blocks the same as it always has.

Ahh - there we go. Thx T-Hawk.

[Ruff_Hi]

The list of available picks is:

Hannibal of America - FIN/CHM Agriculture/Fishing
Frederick of China - PHI/ORG Agriculture/Mining
Peter of Persia - EXP/PHI Agriculture/Hunting [commodore]
Isabella of Celts - EXP/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
Wang Kon of Byzantine - PRO/FIN Wheel/Mysticism
Gandhi of Holy Rome - PHI/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
Kublai Khan of Egypt - AGG/CRE Agriculture/Wheel
Julius of Mali - IMP/ORG Wheel/Mining [ipecac]
Augustus of France - IND/IMP Agriculture/Wheel

Hmm ... I really enjoy playing SPI as I can abuse the civic swaps.  But that means that I should be involved in lots of civic swaps ... and I am not sure if my playing ability is up to deciphering the differences between the civics.

I know that I am not up to fully leveraging PHI with bulbing.  PRO isn't my style.  My game doesn't normally make much use of AGG ... so ...

• Hannibal of America - FIN/CHM Agriculture/Fishing
  
• Frederick of China - PHI/ORG Agriculture/Mining
  
• Peter of Persia - EXP/PHI Agriculture/Hunting [commodore]
  
• Isabella of Celts - EXP/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
  
• Wang Kon of Byzantine - PRO/FIN Wheel/Mysticism
  
• Gandhi of Holy Rome - PHI/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
  
• Kublai Khan of Egypt - AGG/CRE Agriculture/Wheel
  
• Julius of Mali - IMP/ORG Wheel/Mining [ipecac]
  
• Augustus of France - IND/IMP Agriculture/Wheel
  

Hmmm ... need more thinking on this.

[El Grillo]

You are 2nd in player order and 3rd in pick order.

The list of available picks is:

Hannibal of America - FIN/CHM Agriculture/Fishing
Frederick of China - PHI/ORG Agriculture/Mining
Peter of Persia - EXP/PHI Agriculture/Hunting
Isabella of Celts - EXP/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
Wang Kon of Byzantine - PRO/FIN Wheel/Mysticism
Gandhi of Holy Rome - PHI/SPI Hunting/Mysticism
Kublai Khan of Egypt - AGG/CRE Agriculture/Wheel
Julius of Mali - IMP/ORG Wheel/Mining
Augustus of France - IND/IMP Agriculture/Wheel

Good luck and have fun!

[El Grillo]

Hmm ... this new, fan-dangled software makes quoting (and sub-quoting) a little more difficult. midnight to 3am GMT is 7pm to 10pm my time. My actual window is a little earlier than that ... and also should include 5am to 6am ... but I can live with that. Assuming GreenLine fits in his 2 hr window.

I think you should be able to play at the 5-6AM slot, that translates to 10-11AM GMT, which is when ipecac's window starts.

[Ruff_Hi]

• Aggressive
  • Free Combat I promotion for melee and gunpowder units. 
    
  • Double production speed of Barracks and Drydock.
    
• Creative
  • +2 culture per city. 
    
  • Double production speed of Library, Theater, and Colosseum.
    
• Expansive
  • +2 health per city. 
    
  • Double production speed of Granary and Harbor.
    
  • 25% faster production of Workers.
    
• Financial
  • +1 commerce on plots with at least 2 commerce.
    
• Industrious
  • Wonder production increased 50 percent. 
    
  • Double production speed of Forge.
    
• Organized
  • Civic upkeep reduced 50 percent. 
    
  • Double production speed of Lighthouse, Factory, and Courthouse.
    
• Philosophical
  • Great People birth rate increased 100 percent. 
    
  • Double production speed of University.
    
• Spiritual
  • No anarchy. 
    
  • Double production speed of Temples and the Cristo Redentor wonder.
    
• Imperialistic
  • Great General emergence increased 100 percent. 
    
  • 50% faster production of Settlers.
    
• Protective
  • Free Drill I and City Garrison I promotions for archery and gunpowder units. 
    
  • Double production speed of Walls and Castle.
    
• Charismatic
  • +1 happiness per city. 
    
  • -25% XP needed for unit promotions. 
    
  • +1 happiness from Monument and Broadcast Tower.
    

[Ruff_Hi]

I ended up going with Augustus of France.  I liked the traits and the starting techs.  I will try and bee-line gunpowder and see what sort of damage I can make with the UU.

And ... we have started ... I settled in place, selected worker and mining.  Scout is sent off exploring and reveals a likely 2nd city (2W, 1S of scout).

[Ruff_Hi]