So paranoia has brought me a long way in my free market society. In fact, being a more aggressive ruler in general has provided a lot of success. I guess I'm getting cocky because I'm on to total manipulation! My ultimate scheme this time around: turning other empires against each other. Case in point, Julius Caesar was getting in the way of my expansion, so I say get out of my way with instant war. It seemed to be the only answer. I agree with Diamond that luck definitely plays a part when building a successful empire. But lets face it, I'm done establishing the perfect location, so its on to bigger and better. The only thing better then declaring war is allying with the second strongest country to help. Ironically, the country is Egypt, which is what empire I chose and lost with last game. However, since I played Hatshepsut last time, it's awesome to pair up and take over.
Unfortunately the price of war also comes with serious side effects; i.e. cottages, farms, mines, and plantations have been destroyed as a result. But I'm standing strong in my decision with no regrets. Of course innocent people will die and land will be burned; however the ultimate goal is still in plain sight and totally attainable. The only thing that I wonder about is if my society is suffering, I hate to think how badly Caesar must be hurting!!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
So Lets Try This Again
Emperor Tokugawa, Japan
Still being paranoid from the last game, the initial goal is to search, settle, and gain warriors. Keeping Diamond in mind, I start animal husbandry asap, and BOOM! I get instant expansion. I think that starting the game is crucial to the rest of the game's survival. In the last game, I tried to balance having a warrior with having a settler or worker. By the end, I realized that more protection would have been better and easier to expand my empire. As a result, I quickly focus on building an army that could withstand any invasion.
But without a moments peace, here comes my arch enemy again. Yep, the menacing Kublai Khan reenters my life. So remaining paranoid (and learning my lesson from the last WW against me), I go straight to upgrading my army. During the last world war, my army was large, but wasn't as sophisticated as the other empires. My one archer or musket man was no match for knights and cavalry. Therefore, I jumped at the early opportunity to refuse building unnecessary structures to adopt horseback riding and building barracks. And I guess you could say that I went a little extreme because I didn't build just one barrack or gain one rider... no, no I needed a lot more then that. I went all out and gained as many as I could right after creating each new city.
The result was amazing. I did not expect my city to flourish so quickly, but my game plan seemed to work. The better army allowed for more rapid expansion, which created more cities, and thus established a stronger civilization. Moreover, I must say that Diamond drastically helped me strategize my empire. Not only did Diamond caution to pick location carefully, he also reminded me how important it is to gain animal domestication right away. So now the next step is to create a more refined society as well as gain specialized workers.
Still being paranoid from the last game, the initial goal is to search, settle, and gain warriors. Keeping Diamond in mind, I start animal husbandry asap, and BOOM! I get instant expansion. I think that starting the game is crucial to the rest of the game's survival. In the last game, I tried to balance having a warrior with having a settler or worker. By the end, I realized that more protection would have been better and easier to expand my empire. As a result, I quickly focus on building an army that could withstand any invasion.
But without a moments peace, here comes my arch enemy again. Yep, the menacing Kublai Khan reenters my life. So remaining paranoid (and learning my lesson from the last WW against me), I go straight to upgrading my army. During the last world war, my army was large, but wasn't as sophisticated as the other empires. My one archer or musket man was no match for knights and cavalry. Therefore, I jumped at the early opportunity to refuse building unnecessary structures to adopt horseback riding and building barracks. And I guess you could say that I went a little extreme because I didn't build just one barrack or gain one rider... no, no I needed a lot more then that. I went all out and gained as many as I could right after creating each new city.
The result was amazing. I did not expect my city to flourish so quickly, but my game plan seemed to work. The better army allowed for more rapid expansion, which created more cities, and thus established a stronger civilization. Moreover, I must say that Diamond drastically helped me strategize my empire. Not only did Diamond caution to pick location carefully, he also reminded me how important it is to gain animal domestication right away. So now the next step is to create a more refined society as well as gain specialized workers.
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