tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.comments2022-03-22T03:29:40.832-06:00Games - Strategy and TacticsChancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-838517420594596292013-04-15T14:37:11.240-06:002013-04-15T14:37:11.240-06:00I recommend checking out this site which lists 5 d...I recommend checking out this site which lists 5 different utilities. It gives some choice for people to decide what fits them best:<br /><br />http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/read-website-offline/<br />Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-34427977383922028202013-04-15T14:30:58.325-06:002013-04-15T14:30:58.325-06:00Received this in an email and the question was goo...Received this in an email and the question was good enough to leave a response, so I though I would add it here (for privacy I've removed the address):<br /><br />"hello Chance, i love your blog and all your articles about TTA and even HiS !! i would like to read them and keep them with me when i travel. how can i simply download all your posts about the 2 games so i can read them even without Internet ? many thanks for your help and really congrats for your good work ! ????"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-40995619994342524872013-02-06T18:49:41.014-07:002013-02-06T18:49:41.014-07:00Hi Nick. Corrected and reposted. Yes, this one s...Hi Nick. Corrected and reposted. Yes, this one slipped through!Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-69719025441911334962013-02-06T09:53:26.081-07:002013-02-06T09:53:26.081-07:00It feels like this post didn't get finished?It feels like this post didn't get finished?Ziggynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518980519046202646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-17415858822580547522013-01-30T21:30:17.085-07:002013-01-30T21:30:17.085-07:00Hello Ma Lau:
You are absolutely correct! Looks ...Hello Ma Lau:<br /><br />You are absolutely correct! Looks like I may need to update this image (again). Thanks for the catch!Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-49095994902947974492013-01-30T20:25:22.167-07:002013-01-30T20:25:22.167-07:00Nepoleonic Army can advance to Modern Army, no?Nepoleonic Army can advance to Modern Army, no?Ma Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378957345053558034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-36786496438453679472013-01-02T07:58:06.027-07:002013-01-02T07:58:06.027-07:00It's good to be back!It's good to be back!Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-33169204984943020252013-01-02T01:15:57.269-07:002013-01-02T01:15:57.269-07:00Welcome back!Welcome back!Harald Korneliussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909854185625282505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-89682852808312371182012-12-11T02:27:41.362-07:002012-12-11T02:27:41.362-07:00I would just like to say that I really enjoyed you...I would just like to say that I really enjoyed your blog! Too bad that you have other (more important) matters in life to attend to. Wish you all the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-83125610960541891952012-12-11T02:26:30.226-07:002012-12-11T02:26:30.226-07:00I would just like to say that I've enjoyed rea...I would just like to say that I've enjoyed reading your blog. It's too bad that you're busy with other more important matters in life. Anyway, wish you all the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-4684433295374470462012-12-11T02:25:08.617-07:002012-12-11T02:25:08.617-07:00I would just like to say that I really enjoyed you...I would just like to say that I really enjoyed your blog. It's too bad that you have other things to attend to at this time. Wish you all the best.Ma Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378957345053558034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-46653702800180847312012-11-21T01:50:52.927-07:002012-11-21T01:50:52.927-07:00Out of all the failed aggressions, I wonder how ma...Out of all the failed aggressions, I wonder how many of them were due to the defender playing a defence card. I'm guessing this is the primary reason for failed aggressions, as attackers normally would take into account of the defender sacrificing their units for defence.Ma Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378957345053558034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-33472783668991688872012-07-18T02:10:46.697-06:002012-07-18T02:10:46.697-06:00Hmm it looks like your website ate my first commen...Hmm it looks like your website ate my first comment (it was extremely long) so I guess I'll just sum it up what I submitted and say, I'm thoroughly enjoying your blog. I too am an aspiring blog writer but I'm still new to everything. Do you have any suggestions for rookie blog writers? I'd certainly appreciate it. There are many very good evaluations there really is here http://www.gamespot.com/dragons-dogma/reviews/dragons-dogma-review-6379024/ and http://dragondogmareview.com/ - generally lookin that may help you!<br /><i>Look at my site</i> - <b><a href="http://www.hesit.be/~wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Discussion_Utilisateur:CharityAe" rel="nofollow">dragons dogma demo</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-67927710795124610472012-03-24T17:07:34.334-06:002012-03-24T17:07:34.334-06:00Have you considered Churchill as a Science Leader?...Have you considered Churchill as a Science Leader?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-3440939035904755352012-03-09T03:41:32.530-07:002012-03-09T03:41:32.530-07:00Yeah, I like it too.
One aspect of this wonder an...Yeah, I like it too.<br /><br />One aspect of this wonder and the library wonder (and to a lesser degree regular library buildings) is that they allow you to bypass the "natural" limit on science income. Alchemies give great value for resources, but you can typically only build two of them until mid-age II. <br /><br />If I haven't built/upgraded my second alchemy, I will almost always prefer doing that before paying the high price in actions that a wonder demands. But having a few extra science points on top of that can be a really good investment.Harald Korneliussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909854185625282505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-30153650779296929292012-03-09T03:41:07.072-07:002012-03-09T03:41:07.072-07:00Yeah, I like it too.
One aspect of this wonder an...Yeah, I like it too.<br /><br />One aspect of this wonder and the library wonder (and to a lesser degree regular library buildings) is that they allow you to bypass the "natural" limit on science income. Alchemies give great value for resources, but you can typically only build two of them until mid-age II. <br /><br />If I haven't built/upgraded my second alchemy, I will almost always prefer doing that before paying the high price in actions that a wonder demands. But having a few extra science points on top of that can be a really good investment.Harald Korneliussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909854185625282505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-24488755745706852252012-02-08T00:07:53.117-07:002012-02-08T00:07:53.117-07:00From a culture perspective, they are (relatively) ...From a culture perspective, they are (relatively) identical, except for Theaters. Theater cards differ depending on the Age of the card. I found no correlation between "winning" and choosing Libraries, Theaters, or Temples.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-25367085841408557772012-02-07T22:54:02.048-07:002012-02-07T22:54:02.048-07:00Hmm... not quite sure what to make of this. Are yo...Hmm... not quite sure what to make of this. Are you suggesting that temples, libraries, and drama are all pretty much one and the same? They all make the same impact on the game?EarthenBulwarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-50280795252305880962012-01-26T08:06:18.540-07:002012-01-26T08:06:18.540-07:00>> Is there something I've missed or do ...>> Is there something I've missed or do you have another theory about why the Library, one of the most popular of all Wonders, has such a poor rate of converting to first place wins?<br /><br />Yes to both questions.<br />- One thing you seem to ignore it completely is that wonders require no population to work. Yellow tokens (ant food) are limited, so this is important.<br />- Several aggressions and events allow to detroy city buildings, but not wonders. Small effect, but not zero.<br />- "poor rate of converting to first place wins": Using the lib is easy ("no-brainer"). So maybe many not-so-experienced players take this, but of course it doesn't make them better players, after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-86204111703495825782012-01-17T01:11:04.849-07:002012-01-17T01:11:04.849-07:00I will see what I can come up with regarding the s...I will see what I can come up with regarding the statistics. As a sneak peek, after 80 games analyzed, Aristotle finally beat Moses handily. I have a few more games to add, and it is still close. Caesar has closed the gap percentage wise, but his increase is not as quick as expected. It's like a horse race.<br /><br />Lastly, after 80 games, the most Unpopular leader (the current poll) has not changed at all.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-40413261794641406972012-01-17T01:05:08.424-07:002012-01-17T01:05:08.424-07:00Correct, Earthenbulwark. wars and Aggression, fro...Correct, Earthenbulwark. wars and Aggression, from a pure culture gain perspective, do not seem very important. However, there are many wars and aggression which impact the players in other ways (stealing resources, stealing science, destroying another player's building/population, etc.). These affect the other player, but are not direct culture gains/swaps.<br /><br />As for the game we played, in a 2-player game it is very different. Aggressions/Wars have twice the impact as a reduction in one is a gain in the other. In a 4-player the defender suffers a drop and the attacker sees an increase, but the other two players only see a relative increase of one player's score.<br /><br />The culture gain is accounted for in the calculations for 4 players (which are not shown here). Some players suffer a "negative" culture gain indicating they lost culture from Aggs/Wars. What we see in the diagrams in this blog is the contribution of culture from Wars/Aggs to the player who ended in 1st place.<br /><br />Lastly, one aspect I found interesting is the player who ended in 2nd place gained more culture from Aggs/wars than the player who ended 1st. These Wars/Aggs were mostly against the player who ended 3rd/4th, but were not enough of a gain to make up for the culture difference with the player in 1st. Both 1st and 2nd are picking on 3rd and 4th, but not each other. The effect is to widen the scores they have between 3/4, but not much of a relative increase between 1&2.<br /><br />Confused yet? I'll need to focus on military soon. A few more blogs on culture and we will be ready to go.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483507740749991176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-16795853064297919792012-01-16T20:00:12.108-07:002012-01-16T20:00:12.108-07:00To be more fair, I wonder if your current method a...To be more fair, I wonder if your current method accounts for military culture changes effectively. For example, in our most recent game, I gained about 40 culture from wars... but I achieved around 80 points of cultural advantage by taking them from you - the culture leader.Earthenbulwarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-82334787673815769472012-01-16T19:55:14.600-07:002012-01-16T19:55:14.600-07:00"This is not to say Wars or Aggressions are n..."This is not to say Wars or Aggressions are not important, but the culture gained from them is very little in a typical game."<br /><br />Is that what happened in our most recent game? :PEarthenbulwarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-25642427905451986662012-01-16T19:53:37.958-07:002012-01-16T19:53:37.958-07:00I guess I'm not that surprised. I wonder if Ca...I guess I'm not that surprised. I wonder if Caesar's perceived popularity comes from people -wanting- to pick Caesar... while often finding Aristotle or Moses a more effective choice.<br /><br />Is there a way you can compile statistics on first player choices in the opening draft? You might be able to get a series of binary choices from that. (E.g. Player 1 picked Caesar, but did not choose Aristotle.)Earthenbulwarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766274760993268226.post-33369618598744528972012-01-14T11:03:50.188-07:002012-01-14T11:03:50.188-07:00I think turn order may be a factor. One rule of th...I think turn order may be a factor. One rule of thumb that I have, is that I try to play a different strategy than the player immediately before me. Otherwise he tends to pick up too many of the good cards for that strategy.<br /><br />So in situations where you can pick Caesar, but the player before you has picked Alexander or even Homer, I would usually prefer to take another leader, or wait.<br /><br />But Moses doesn't have any competitors in his niche (population growth). Even if he has (say if Barbarossa is the first Age I card - there's my candidate for least popular leader, by the way, though I don't think he deserves it), it's not as card-dependent as going all-out on military is.Harald Korneliussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909854185625282505noreply@blogger.com