15-12-2001 20:19									#1
	Best Game EVER! Low corruption, highly competitive Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I just played the best game ever, there was very little corruption, alot of competition, good diplomacy. The secret was changing the civmod so that I was playing with 16 civs on a small map. Every civ had between 3-6 cities, which meant that every battle/city means SO much more than when you have 20 cities sprawling across the same space. This is the way the game was MEANT to be played. This is how I'm playing for now on. Give it a go. See if you had as much success as I. Although I could not "WIN" the game by 2050, I was able to continue on and see some real power struggles develop, and MAN was it FUN!

	15-12-2001 21:00									#2
	Got spare money?

Small map, half a dozen cities?

	16-12-2001 00:48									#3
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Huge map, a hundred cities, with turns alternating between half an hour of needless micromanagement and half an hour of waiting for the ai to play its turn?

	16-12-2001 01:59									#4
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LOL ... those minutes inbetween turns are extremely useful:

1. Watch TV.
2. File nails.
3. Drink coffee.
4. Watch more TV.
5. Look at screen to see what's going on.
6. Another sup of coffee.
7. Blow nail dust from out between the keys.
8. Flick through the manual.
9. Glance at screen.
10. Post a couple of messages at Apolyton.net.
11. Glance at screen.
12. Get a bath.
13. Make next turn.

See? A veritable plethora of options

	16-12-2001 02:15									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Kolyana LOL ... those minutes inbetween turns are extremely useful:

Heh, I'm playing a "epic" game right now. It's amazing how many loads of dirty clothes you can wash in between turns. I look at it as a "feature" ..............Z

	16-12-2001 02:31									#6
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How do you chang the civmod so you can play 16 civs on a small map?

	16-12-2001 06:50									#7
	Re: Best Game EVER! Low corruption, highly competitive Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote: Originally posted by bigphesta I just played the best game ever, there was very little corruption, alot of competition, good diplomacy. The secret was changing the civmod so that I was playing with 16 civs on a small map. Every civ had between 3-6 cities, which meant that every battle/city means SO much more than when you have 20 cities sprawling across the same space. This is the way the game was MEANT to be played.

I see what you mean, and IŽll give it a try. Yes, less can sometimes be more. Great idea!

	16-12-2001 07:50									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Zardof Heh, I'm playing a "epic" game right now. It's amazing how many loads of dirty clothes you can wash in between turns. I look at it as a "feature" ..............Z

Wow, playing civ AND having a life... who'd have thought it possible??

	17-12-2001 01:33									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Wow, playing civ AND having a life... who'd have thought it possible??

Doing laundry constitutes having a life? Wow, wait until you have kids!

	17-12-2001 03:07									#10
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I agee that it's an interesting idea. I think I might try it.

	17-12-2001 03:43									#11
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The small map sounds like a good idea to me. I have one question though...do you still progress through the tech tree at the same rate?

	17-12-2001 04:08									#12
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no. tech is a little slower... in 2050 I was just hitting the modern age with the Americans. A few of the other civs had a few techs on me, but the boring boring boring task of micromanageing 20 cities is gone. The 'threat' of war is SO much greater since if you loose one city, that's a MAJOR part of your civ gone. You find youself pushing for peace more (unless you're a war monger, then it might be easier for you to dominate) What amazed me most was that there wasn't a single civ eliminated until well into the game (about 1400 bc)

Give it a try. You might find yourself liking the game in a whole new 'stratigic' way. Or you'll just waste a few hours to find out you like the old way better.