● Starting at Age 1 is the only ultimate and fair game ♡
Posted: 15 Dec 2018, 03:19
Many players start games with predetermined conditions. Some of the conditions are like playing ages 5-5, 7-7, 9-9, 11-11. Other conditions are like starting with all map explored, no start of war for 10 minutes, fast pace, plains map, etc. etc. What those players would not want to comprehend is that these conditions are like a game of "scissors-paper-rock."
You make plane defense -- I make cannons
You make ground defense -- I make planes
You make offence military force -- I make spies
If one starts playing with age 1, then it is up to player to develop offensive and defensive features. It allows any player to anticipate what is coming next and develop protection strategy. If the game starts with age 9, then obviously spies are getting upper-hand.
So in my mind the most challenging game is the one which starts with no resources, no citizens, random everything, not explored map, limited number of population.
Population dictates style of the game. With thousands population, there is only one strategy -- exploding boom expansion and building maximum number of military.
With less population, other strategies come to play important role. Like importance of priests and walls, etc.
Pace ans speed is up to the liking of a players.
Playing those "fixed" games is not the ultimate game, it is a "subset" game.
Just my humble opinion.
You make plane defense -- I make cannons
You make ground defense -- I make planes
You make offence military force -- I make spies
If one starts playing with age 1, then it is up to player to develop offensive and defensive features. It allows any player to anticipate what is coming next and develop protection strategy. If the game starts with age 9, then obviously spies are getting upper-hand.
So in my mind the most challenging game is the one which starts with no resources, no citizens, random everything, not explored map, limited number of population.
Population dictates style of the game. With thousands population, there is only one strategy -- exploding boom expansion and building maximum number of military.
With less population, other strategies come to play important role. Like importance of priests and walls, etc.
Pace ans speed is up to the liking of a players.
Playing those "fixed" games is not the ultimate game, it is a "subset" game.
Just my humble opinion.