05-02-2003 02:39									#1
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I'm curious how long it takes others to play an "average" CivIII game (not muliplayer)?

By average I mean standard map and settings with 7 AI opponents. It seems to take me a long time to play a game but I don't use governers and tend to micromanage everything. I'm also a builder and not a war-monger.

In addition to the poll, please post some comments.

	05-02-2003 03:19									#2
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I usually play a huge world. Last game was over 84 hours elapsed time. It was a military victory.

	05-02-2003 03:47									#3
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My Deity game, playing about 4 hours a day, huge world map with 31 civs, with the DyP tech tree, has lasted about 3 weeks now and I'm only just finishing the Ancient Age

EDIT: Note to self: next time, read the first post rather than just the thread title

Last edited by zulu9812 on 05-02-2003 at 06:14

	05-02-2003 04:50									#4
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quote: Originally posted by zulu9812 EDIT: Note to self: next time, read the first post rather than just the thread title

Me too. That'd make me a notch under the 20+ category. Still trying to wean myself off the huge maps.

	05-02-2003 05:55									#5
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I play near to 5 hours (only on summer break), the rest of the year I can hardly play
Difficulty: Emperor Map: Huge Oponents: 16 Civ: Chile (germany out!)

zulu9812 a huge map you can play it with the entire amount of oponents? (I'm sorry I'm new in the PTW).


PS: is great that DyP

	05-02-2003 06:18									#6
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sure can - Tutorial: How To Add Extra Civs in v1.21

	05-02-2003 08:59									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Quintrala I play near to 5 hours (only on summer break), the rest of the year I can hardly play Difficulty: Emperor Map: Huge Oponents: 16 Civ: Chile (germany out!)

nice my beautiful countrywoman

	05-02-2003 10:13									#8
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60 hours, Large map with 11 AI civs. But I directly control all my workers and if the game lasts for weeks or months, it's alright with me.

	05-02-2003 12:12									#9
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Standard map w/ 7 civs would take me approx 35-50 Hrs to complete,

But I play on a huge map (180x180) with 16 civs) This game will usually last me a few months at least (my record is about 400 hrs playing time, 3.5 months)

	05-02-2003 12:23									#10
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I try to finish in one evening, after I got fed up with my old slow computer, so lots of OCC's and small map horsie rushes for me... so less than 5 hours. But now my new machine is here I'm starting a custom 256x256 (?-Maximum size) map with 31 civs on Emperor.... that's going to take a verylong time

-Jam

	05-02-2003 15:37									#11
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I've played for eight hours straight on a regular map.

	05-02-2003 15:56									#12
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I'm a very slow player too, so definitely more than 20 hours for me.

	05-02-2003 16:52									#13
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I've never made it to the end of a civ game, other than by cultural victory, and that always happened to quickly, so I turned it off.

	05-02-2003 16:58									#14
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Around 20 hours for me.

	05-02-2003 17:01									#15
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Last game I finished on a standard map was just over 30 hours. Well into the modern age, the cultural win popped up just before I would have had domination.

(My PIII 450 can only handle standard maps, large maps would take twice as long with the waiting between turns )

	05-02-2003 21:19									#16
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I really don't know, I always lose the track of time when I'm playing civ...

	05-02-2003 22:11									#17
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(Alexnm, in PTW it shows you at the end of the game how much time was spent, hours minutes & seconds)

	05-02-2003 22:19									#18
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Alexnm, is better (for your metal health) not see how many hours you spend on a civ game

	06-02-2003 01:52									#19
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Jaybe, do you get the time in ALL your PTW-games? Or is it only multi-player.

I fear that the result will scare me....

	06-02-2003 07:03									#20
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Since I never automate workers, my games take a long time--plus my computer's not that fast to begin with.

	06-02-2003 18:16									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Jaybe (Alexnm, in PTW it shows you at the end of the game how much time was spent, hours minutes & seconds)

I always close my eyes when I get there. It is good for my mental health, as CP said.

	06-02-2003 18:30									#22
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I usually play large or huge maps and never more than 5 civs. With these settings it always takes me more than 20 hours. I take my time with the game.

So long....

	06-02-2003 21:51									#23
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I just downsized to a standard map after months and months of huge maps. What a difference!

Anyway, my game is in the Modern Era now, and one turn is taking 10 to 15 minutes just to move my units, check various cities, etc. Of course, I'm going for a domination win, so there's lots of warfare involved. So I'm well over 20 hours.

	07-02-2003 05:55									#24
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Never played anything less than a huge map, and I play the game as an epic that last for weeks, usually greater than 80 hours of play time.

	07-02-2003 06:58									#25
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Main games:
50--70 hours average.
Huge Map--Regent
4 to 6 weeks
8-11 civs (+my own)

The odd regicide game on a small map:
Monarch
4 civs +
2 hours--I always lose.

	07-02-2003 08:18									#26
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Huge map, 70% water coverage, 4-5 opponents: 20-25 hours per game

Huge map, 60% water coverage, 4-5 opponents: 30-35 hours per game

	07-02-2003 08:57									#27
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Until I perfect my huge-map personal mod, I've been playing only on small maps play testing the rules. My current game has been played for 6 hours and I'm into the Modern age.