I just beat that game I was trying. Granted, it's the slightly older version. I didn't build any houses, just built a quick fix community, all for the purpose of building the ship. I bluffed, essentially, and won.
On 7/28/11, Bryan Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Problem is that D isn't too far from F, and in EVERY! game I've played > sooner or later the Gobs have invaded at F. > We are the Knights who saaaaay...Ni! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dakotah Rickard" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] I broke castaways, plus soldiers and knights > > >> One thing I always do, always always, is build a storehouse around d or e >> 12. >> I start my settlement far far from the gobblins, which, if I know >> strategy, is a good idea. The game starts you at 1a, so I'm not >> surprised people build there and then get overrn. I put the storehouse >> there, then the tavern one south, the farms north, east, and west, >> that's one each of the types, the mill northeast of the storehouse, >> the bakery northwest or southeast, and the butchers' shop not far from >> there. Then I put a sawmill and quarry east along that stony field and >> dense forest line so I have quick resources. Then, I focus on getting >> houses, except in this latest game, where I'm basically trying to see >> how fast I can get the ship done and get the people out of freakout >> island. >> I usually get two farmers per farm, and when I need intensive work, I >> get a bartender going. I try to make sure, right away, that I have a >> guy and a girl doing the same job, so if the girl gets pregnant, >> there's still someone doing the job. I also try to put a little spirit >> of roleplay into my choices. Last night, in my huge normous game, I >> had two people named Jayla. The first one became a knight, and when >> the second came along, she became a soldier, but then, after a while, >> she got tired of being called the "other Jayla" so I shifted her into >> being a farmer. I made all the folk with bible names become fishermen, >> which struck me as amusing. >> >> I usually pt in a new vej and wheat farm per thirty or fourty people, >> put in a new cook every sixty or so, and as I said I throw bartenders >> in there when I need something intensive done. I found, however, that >> even with a community pushing 150, I only really needed about 15 >> dedicated peasants, and even those were sometimes standing around. >> Yeah, I had two builders who doubled as peasants, but it was pretty >> neat. >> >> Just as a note, I had about 30 soldiers, plus six knights, irony of >> ironies. >> >> There's a big downside to doing things the way I did. You need a lot >> of houses, and you probably won't ever be able to build anything on a >> border, because gobblins enjoy showing up just to get soldier swarmed. >> >> On 7/28/11, Bryan Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I tried wating on that but that's when the Gobblins decided to drop by >>> for >>> some not-so-friendly chat. >>> We are the Knights who saaaaay...Ni! >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Che" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:59 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] I broke castaways, plus soldiers and knights >>> >>> >>>> it sounds like maybe brian is spending resources getting barracks and >>>> knights fairly early in the game, though i could be totally wrong about >>>> that. >>>> i've only completed the game twice, but both times i left mining and >>>> forging until quite late in the game, well after I had a bakery, etc. >>>> and >>>> probably around a population of 30 or so. >>>> not saying that is the way to go, just that if you spend a lot of time >>>> and resources early on with knights you won't need for quite a while, it >>>> can make things significantly more difficult later on near the end game, >>>> as your settlement isn't developed enough due to the front loading of >>>> your >>>> >>>> resources towards the military end of things. >>>> later >>>> che >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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