tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post4394142637748634854..comments2024-03-29T19:01:19.007+08:00Comments on Hiew's Boardgame Blog: Civilization, second clashHiew Chok Sien 邱卓成http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243478408389021695noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-77433299818990153572009-07-05T00:20:33.911+08:002009-07-05T00:20:33.911+08:00Aah, OK. So the "largest stock" bit only...Aah, OK. So the "largest stock" bit only comes into play when you have Philosophy.Hiew Chok Sien 邱卓成https://www.blogger.com/profile/17243478408389021695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-6781559593810656502009-07-05T00:10:26.392+08:002009-07-05T00:10:26.392+08:00Civil War:
Victim selects 15 UP (Unit Point), Nom...Civil War:<br /><br />Victim selects 15 UP (Unit Point), Nominee (picked by victim unless got eliminated player) selects 20 UP. Player chooses which faction to keep.<br /><br />Nothing happens if < 35 UP<br /><br />If got Democracy, nominee choose 30 (so, your faction bigger now, 45 UP)<br /><br />If got Philosophy (player with largest stock become Nominee, can be the victim), victim choose 0,Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809037710694265516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-41446951066816730302009-07-04T06:47:29.576+08:002009-07-04T06:47:29.576+08:00Was I in such a bad shape then? I thought I had mo...Was I in such a bad shape then? I thought I had more than 35 units worth of cities/armies. :-D<br /><br />How did the benefactor rule work? The seceding empire goes to the player with the smallest reserve tokens? Or the victim chooses? Now I'm not I understood it properly.Hiew Chok Sien 邱卓成https://www.blogger.com/profile/17243478408389021695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-74998978044260094562009-07-04T06:36:33.414+08:002009-07-04T06:36:33.414+08:00If i build the 5th city, i will pick up the Civil ...If i build the 5th city, i will pick up the Civil war that turn; but if you build and pick up that disaster, it wouldn't affect you as you have less than 35 unit on board (but the extra 5th city pickup only disaster and no trade good). <br /><br />So, i convince you to let Chong Sean get it and the disaster split his empire in half and you are the benefactor, remember?Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809037710694265516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-56617512926633418492009-07-03T23:32:05.271+08:002009-07-03T23:32:05.271+08:00I hope we played it right. When you are hit by a c...I hope we played it right. When you are hit by a civil war, you get to pick the benefactor. You select 15 units worth of cities / armies, and he selects 20 units worth. These 35 units will be one half of your empire, and the rest will be the other half. You pick one half and give the other half to the benefactor. <br /><br />In our game, both Han and I calculated that if we built our 5th city andHiew Chok Sien 邱卓成https://www.blogger.com/profile/17243478408389021695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-67764827605646274172009-07-03T23:20:45.475+08:002009-07-03T23:20:45.475+08:00And you've assessed warfare correctly; warmong...And you've assessed warfare correctly; warmongers almost always lose at this game. Those units are much better spent on city construction and support.Cecrownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34958803631138938.post-823248098937923552009-07-03T23:18:41.668+08:002009-07-03T23:18:41.668+08:00I'm not sure how Civil War works in your editi...I'm not sure how Civil War works in your edition, but in the AH version it's crucial to estimate who the Civil War benefactor is. If it's yourself, you're off the hook. If it's a player who has few available pieces remaining to replace yours with, again you're in good shape. Also watch to see who'll have to draw from the "5" pile first. Avoiding city Cecrownoreply@blogger.com