Some interesting 1v1s

Game 1- AU_sims (Japanese) vs. KIWI_Qeshm (Chinese) on Sahara

Here is an illustration of the Japanese com2 start in action, if you haven't seen it already. I classic at 410 with a +150 econ, which is actually 10 seconds faster than Qeshm does with a +100 econ. The key here is that since I started with cotton, I went market first (since the cotton will pay itself back very quickly) before civ. The diamonds in the corner help me buy food with wealth (like a Nubian would) to speed up the classical time. This start is pretty much lethal on a map like Sahara if you don't get ancient raided, get a gold rare, and have good wood.

Game 2 - AU_sims (Egypt) vs. KIWI_Qeshm (Rome) on Outback

The key mistake I made in this game was to take sci3 before medieval in the face of an attack. I was greedy and thought I could squeeze that in there, but I ended up about 10 seconds too slow as a result of the sci3 in classic. My middle city is then one building short of a large city, causing me to lose it to the Roman legion flood. Losing the middle city eventually cost me the game. Also note that I leave 7 infantry garrisoned in my 2nd city tc in enlightenment...doh...brain fart.

Game 3 - AU_sims (Russian) vs. [Elite]InsertIII (French) on Outback

On Arena outback, Russians can get the timer started really, really early. By the end of the game Insert has only one mining spot. You should build a 3rd city vs. Russia on outback or gear up for a very fast despot rush to take a city, otherwise you'll lose very fast to territory victory.

[quote2d48a4066b="AU_Sims"]You should build a 3rd city vs. Russia on outback or gear up for a very fast despot rush to take a city, otherwise you'll lose very fast to territory victory.[/quote2d48a4066b]

Sometimes it might be fatal if the russian player goes fast II (with 2 cities) and go heavy raiding with rax and cavalry

i dont waste my time on raidin in outback, most ppl got tower, n ur eco is half n water so it wont make alot of diff, so i leave my raidin while fightin so i use raidin to confuse the enemy.

by the way gg's sims n thx for the tips D

ya sims is the man GG

[quote673365396c="TwC_ñuuK"][quote673365396c="AU_Sims"]You should build a 3rd city vs. Russia on outback or gear up for a very fast despot rush to take a city, otherwise you'll lose very fast to territory victory.[/quote673365396c]

Sometimes it might be fatal if the russian player goes fast II (with 2 cities) and go heavy raiding with rax and cavalry[/quote673365396c]

Right, I should have said if you think they are going early third city, you should either get your own or get some army to take the Russian's city. Of course if u suspect fast 2 city raid then u should try to counter that instead.