Having trouble finding the motivation to write up a full report, since I finish pretty thoroughly last anyway, and the report for Friendly Takeover is much more interesting.
Culture Victory (surprise!) in 1680 AD. 6 hours 57 minutes played.
I shared Isabella's Buddhism, getting her to Friendly quickly. I got the AP bonuses for free too when she built it. De Gaulle attacked me once with knights and maces, which consumed an hour to fend off with pikes and muskets. I slinged Liberalism to Nationalism, needed to pick up Gunpowder against France, then stopped research.
I got very lucky with Great Artist spawns from a mixed pool in the capital (with Great Library), spawning eleven total. All three cities also got several early wonders thanks to all the resource doublers. Also I focused on the religious buildings early to get the 1000-year doubling of the Sistine bonus. The game was quite satisfying as a speedy game-time cultural win, but I'm completely incapable of playing Civ at any real-time speed other than maximum relaxation.
Culture Victory (surprise!) in 1680 AD. 6 hours 57 minutes played.
I shared Isabella's Buddhism, getting her to Friendly quickly. I got the AP bonuses for free too when she built it. De Gaulle attacked me once with knights and maces, which consumed an hour to fend off with pikes and muskets. I slinged Liberalism to Nationalism, needed to pick up Gunpowder against France, then stopped research.
I got very lucky with Great Artist spawns from a mixed pool in the capital (with Great Library), spawning eleven total. All three cities also got several early wonders thanks to all the resource doublers. Also I focused on the religious buildings early to get the 1000-year doubling of the Sistine bonus. The game was quite satisfying as a speedy game-time cultural win, but I'm completely incapable of playing Civ at any real-time speed other than maximum relaxation.
Of course, I play the exact same way, so I shouldn't be talking!
That I can understand. 