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« on: May 11, 2018, 05:29:22 PM »

My name is Ironside and i am an addict, since 21st October 2016 i have logged 3571 playing hours.
Since my health hasn't been great in past few years i needed something to fill the time poker used too. So have been playing CIV VI nearly every day.
But despite this i have only achieved 40/191 of the achievements. This is mainly due to only playing Victoria (in vanilla) and Robert the Bruce (in R&F) normally on the TSL earth map that came with the DLC, and no mods.I also never normally finish a game as i start a new game when it gets to the stage i am about to win. I have still to dip my toes into an online game but will do one day. i play 50% of time on Immortal and 50% on deity (Immortal is more fun as you can still get decent wonders). I  and I am now playing on completing as many achievements i can over the next few months. First off i am going to complete all the achievements i can with Scotland, then England then will work through the other Civs.

I am going to try and blog my as a record of how i am doing not expecting many people to understand any of this but if anyone else plays CIV VI here let me know
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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2018, 12:39:40 AM »

just got achievement 41 built a colossal head next to a holy site with a temple, never normally do this as basically impossible to get a religion with vicky or bobby on TSL map unless i reduce the difficulty when the game is too easy.

going to try and do the WIN achievements without taking shortcuts and easy routes with wins as leader all done on Emperor or above.

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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2018, 01:35:56 AM »

Achievements i have completed

Game, Settler, Match          win on settler
Irish Heartbeat            win on chieftain
Warlording Over Others         win on warlord
Machiavelli's Great Work      win on prince
The Divine Right of Kings      win on king
Emperor's New Groove         win on emperor
12 Labors of Hercules         win on immortal
God-Like            win on deity
Nirvana               win on religous victory with any leader
Here's Looking At You Kid      Win a regular game on a Duel Map

(did all these on one go on the 25th of feb 2017 in a duel match up against kongo)


Veni, vidi, vici             Win a regular game with a Domination victory on any difficulty with any leader
I Am Amused               Win a regular game as Victoria
Gift From the Storm God            Receive a Strategic Resource from Hattusa
Legends of the Hidden Temple         Build a Colossal Head adjacent to a Holy Site with a Temple.
Army of Cthulhu               Levy the military of Nan Madol
The Origin of Species            Activate Darwin adjacent to the Galapagos Islands
Oneth By Land Twoeth By Sea         Have an Army of land Units and 2 Armadas
Eight is Enough               Win a regular game on a Standard Map
Tectonic Shift               Win a regular game on the Continents Map
Archimedes Bath               Get 5 Tech boosts in 1 turn
Civ 6 Civets System            Get 5 Civic boosts in 1 turn
Escort Service               Put two units into a formation
If You Build It, They Will Come         Have 6 Improvements at one time.
Voyage of the Mayflower            Found or conquer a city on a different continent
Everything is Awesome!!!         At the start of the turn have an Ecstatic city.
Investment Banking            Have an enemy city under siege at the start of the turn
A Case for War               Declare a formal war
Naming Rights               Name a unit
A Revolution Without Dancing         Change your government
Secret Service               Have top secret access with five civilizations in one game at once.
New Orleans Style Spanish Rice         Become Suzerain of a City-State
The Test of Time            Win a regular game with an Ancient Era start
Getting the Band Back Together         Unlock every Governor, and have them established at the same time before the game reaches the Industrial Era
Drama Queen               Join or be the target of 3 Emergencies in a single game
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!   Join a Betrayal Emergency
Circle of Life               Build a Fishery adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures   Assign a Dark Policy to your Government
Frenemy                  Gain control of an Ally's city after it becomes disloyal, and choose to keep it
Elcano's Revenge            Be the first player to circumnavigate the world after Ferdinand Magellan has been recruited by another player
Victory Belongs to the Most Persevering      Achieve a Heroic Age
I'm going to break the wheel         Earn three Golden Ages in a row
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2018, 08:05:48 AM »

I used to play Civ II when it first came out, and must have lost thousands of hours playing the game.  I dont dabble with computer games apart from Football Manager, but recently bought Civ V.    It still has that addiction quality to it!
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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2018, 08:53:57 AM »


I can honestly say I did not understand a word of any of that, but gl to you Iron, hope you get the lot.
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2018, 10:46:24 AM »

Was always more of an Age of Empires man myself.. !
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2018, 11:44:00 AM »

I’ve been a Civ addict since the first one - I have about 800 hours on Civ 5.

Not got Civ 6 yet as was waiting for expansions and updates after I got badly burned with the botched release of 5.
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2018, 01:09:05 PM »

I gave up the franchise after ii but bought 5 at a massive discount after it was finished being developed.  Again I played a large number of hours. Civ vi is a different gravy though after the first DLC it became less flake and after first expansion it's now too addictive


Bergeroo , I used to play AoE, total war and Civ loved them all but Civ has caught me recently I dare say in future I will get back on track with the rest

Newportlad, I keep buying the football manger series every year but I fail to finish a season
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« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2018, 09:21:33 AM »


I can honestly say I did not understand a word of any of that, but gl to you Iron, hope you get the lot.

Lol it was on my mind too tikay !
Gaming ? I’ve never tried it
Well not strictly true a bit of mario carting n early space invaders
It’s big business though
Taking my dog around the local park there’s toddlers in the play  area but very few teenagers ?
My stepsons 26 n 29 are huge gaming players
My sister tells me her son is only happy when on his x box he’s 14-15 btw
Is it only me who feels they are missing out ?
Or was I retarded  because I was always out on a bike / motorbike / up to no good ?
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« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2018, 05:19:20 PM »


I can honestly say I did not understand a word of any of that, but gl to you Iron, hope you get the lot.

+1

I don't know what it is, and I'm inclined not to find out, as I don't have enough time in a day as it is Cheesy

Good luck, Iron!
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2018, 09:03:33 PM »

It's a turn based game, where you start off in the year 4000 BC with a nomadic tribe looking to settle. You find a spot to settle then need to research everything from mining and pottery all the way through to nuclear power and rocketry and more. A bit like risk where you start off in a certain area expand and strengthen then take out your neighbours and then conquer the world (either by culture, military strength, religion or science.

Its gaming from those without the dexterity of a magician pressing 300 buttons a second.  Its all about choosing the right path to grow,
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2018, 09:18:03 PM »

Ok new game starting tonight but i am going to start on emperor difficulty so i can get some wonders. I am also picking the AI nations to avoid a contest over land i need to expand early.
Picked 3 nations in the Americas, something i would never do but give me the room i need.Also some aggressive nations in the hope i can call some wars of liberation.

Poundmaker      Cree
Montezuma   Aztec
Lautaro      Mapuche
Harald Hardrada   Norway
Genghis Khan   Mongola
Shaka      Zulu
Gilgamesh           Sumeria

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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2018, 02:17:01 PM »

Was always more of an Age of Empires man myself.. !

What a game. AoE IV is in development btw.
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« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2018, 07:25:59 PM »

Was always more of an Age of Empires man myself.. !

What a game. AoE IV is in development btw.

I have AoE 3 on my steam account but was trying to finish 2 first but got sidetracked

will put it on my todo list once i sort out Civ
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« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2018, 01:46:27 AM »

Ok new game starting tonight but i am going to start on emperor difficulty so i can get some wonders. I am also picking the AI nations to avoid a contest over land i need to expand early.
Picked 3 nations in the Americas, something i would never do but give me the room i need.Also some aggressive nations in the hope i can call some wars of liberation.

Poundmaker      Cree
Montezuma   Aztec
Lautaro      Mapuche
Harald Hardrada   Norway
Genghis Khan   Mongola
Shaka      Zulu
Gilgamesh           Sumeria



was struggling to enjoy the game the way i set it up so made a few changes

Poundmaker      Cree
Montezuma   Aztec                      replaced with Tamar of Georgia
Lautaro      Mapuche
Harald Hardrada   Norway                   replaced with Chandragupta of India
Genghis Khan   Mongola
Shaka      Zulu
Gilgamesh           Sumeria                   replaced with Saladin of Arabia


also went back to immortal to make it challenging

But turn 344 i managed to win science with Scotland for 2 more achievements

now going back in time to a save i made in the game to switch to the cultural route to get that completed before switching leader Only 1:45 am and i am feeling better within myself than i have for a few days might play another 2 hours
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