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Old 05-12-2006, 19:10   #1
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Default Mind, Body and SOUL pbem spoilers

this is MY spoiler thread.
Praetorian, BEF, Tar- and Blaze injun - please steer clear.
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We, and i do allow myself to speak thus, are the guys from THE Apollo AKA the greeks.
we rule by the sheer strength of our soul, and plan to bring hope and joy to the rest of the world soon.

you may call me "The Godfather"


we are 5 human players + 3 AI.
i play the greeks, while BEF plays the MAYA.
the others are:
Praetorian - germany (a nice chap from israel. this promises to be a bloody one)
Blaze Injun is playing the OTTOMANs (promising a wild late MA)
Tar is the trading ENGLISH (he will be on my good side, unless bothers me too much)

AS BEF retorted to my: can you spell "extra settler" by a: A.G.R.F.O.O.D.B.O.N.U.S
i expect him to be my most harmful rival.


situation now, as of turn 8:
i have, due to circumstances beyond me, settled not on a river, nor on the shores of the sea.
YES - i blame tribute for it.
(he created the heavens and earth. he also had to play my first turn)

we have QUITE a few BG's - which is uber cool.

i have sent a warrior out up north to explore, and he has brought back wonderful news - WINES
a second warrior is just about ready, with the plan being - get a granary up and running and start settling.

this is my kingdom now.

possible plans for winning:
* 20k win. i have 7 BGs, 2 good foods, and some chops available.
i should be able to pull this off if i play defensively.
* space - again this seems like a nice core, but the south and north seem horrible!
full of desert, floodplains and other mean critters.

100k - out of the question.
dom or conq - possible, but i will have to see to that later.

as of now i seem to favour the 20k one.
ill grab myself a nice parcel of land, to fit 15 or so towns, and just pump way.

any thoughts anyone?
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Old 05-12-2006, 22:50   #2
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I've never seen anyone pull off a 20k. You'd most definitely shock the world if you did it but I think they'd catch on to your thinking and start building wonders. What you would need to have is a solid tech alliance with someone where you support them in their quest for a space victory while they help you get 20k and the wonders.

Ultimately, I can't think of a game that's gone very far past cavs and infantry so personally I would have one great partner that you fight mano a mano at the end. Manipulate the AI the best you can against your opponents.
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Old 05-12-2006, 23:01   #3
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I've never seen any form of cultural win in PBEM. Neither 100K or 20K. If you don't see any possiblities for conquest or domination then spaceship (and to a lesser extent diplomatic) is your best bet.
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Old 06-12-2006, 05:59   #4
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thanks guys.
thats a feeling i had i now confirmed.

will look for allies and see what happens.

will advise in a few more turns.
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Old 06-12-2006, 16:39   #5
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Use your best warmongering skills. You have some newbs in this game along with some AI. Use your scientific and commercial traits to build towards knights and go on a rampage. The hops will keep everyone off your back till MI or knights.
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Old 13-12-2006, 21:54   #6
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well, quite a few turns have gone by (7 in fact)
and a lot has happened.

i met the most cunning of all polar bears.
we have agreed to avoid mutual harassment, focousing our near and midterm goals on teaching each other how to rule benevolently (running together towards the REP Slinger)

we have agreed to a combo sci path, at the end of which we will have - Math, CoL, REP.

we have also signed peace till we are both out of anarchy.
terms to be renegotiated later.

i have just found out that his punctual bearness has not 1 but TWO sources of SILK.
we will have to make a deal....

thats on the NORTHERN FRONT.

ON THE EAST - looms a dark force. GERMANY!
i have acted immediatly, sending my warrior into his lands, rattling my axe.
he has wisely decided not to test the strength of my axe and we have a peace (one that will last only till i decide i need my GA started)
i even tried to seduce him into learning IW for me.
no go as of yet (i thought about offering him lowly lower tier techs, but i believe he is not that wise)

alas, and this FRESH OFF THE PRESS.
MY WILD WARRIOR HAS FALLEN of the edge of berlin's wall!
last thing i saw there was a man inwhite,carrying a big staff, beckoning him into the shadows.

i have stated to germany my disapproval, and demanded compensation.
will he cave?
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Hehe. Very nice. Having Beorn as a partner is a good thing and should make for quite a duo till death do you part. Is Germany the AI? Sounds like they have some barbarian huns running around.
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Old 14-12-2006, 09:50   #8
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germany is better than that.
its a noob human.

in VERY CLOSE proximity to both me and beorn.

i hope he can learn to use his military fast.
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Yep. Give him a proper beatdown is what I say....or let him live till he gives you a free tech at the new age.
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Old 19-12-2006, 22:33   #10
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well, something new has appeared over the horizon.

a punctual curragh has come over the waves.
that's B's boats out there.

guess who has a coastal town?

hopefully he will not advance too far south.
and its SO GOOD we signed that MUTAUL tech embargo thing.
if he gets new friends, he will talk to me prior to making some annoying acts.

since he has by now also seen those lovely wines, i have offered to him a sort of South American Deal.
we divide the world along the river that goes East-West about midway between us.
that would leave him with those two DYES i saw earlier, but me with a safe WINE, and a second one (currently under GERMAN occupation.

it would seem Germany's life span will grow shorter as we progress.
im SOOO very lucky its not Rome out there.
that would be a real pain...
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