I've been playing some RMs with no teams and I do alright until late bronze/early iron. It seems like there's too much for me to control and, under attack by 2 or sometimes all 3 other civs, I seem unable to keep producing the 4 resources AND fight AND produce more troops.
My last game, a Medit. map, I fishboated like mad and walled/towered in. I made my first move in early bronze against the Palmies to my west, and had them on the run when the Carthies on my east showed up with hoppies and went through my wall like a hot knife. I saw that the Babys to the S had shown up against the Palmies, so I switched to the East and stabilized that. Meanwhile, the Babys wiped out my western force (funny, after they saw me they ignored the Palmies). I finally ironed and started cranking out hoppies and cats and barely wiped out the Carthiginians. Then the Babys just rolled me up before I could adjust my lines (or even sow salt on Carthage!!)
How do you keep the lid on things? I keep trying to get a second to take stock and I never do. My plans have, of course, changed since I started and I don't seem able to keep everything functioning without something suffering. Is this the game or me?
And Carthage must be destroyed.
My last game, a Medit. map, I fishboated like mad and walled/towered in. I made my first move in early bronze against the Palmies to my west, and had them on the run when the Carthies on my east showed up with hoppies and went through my wall like a hot knife. I saw that the Babys to the S had shown up against the Palmies, so I switched to the East and stabilized that. Meanwhile, the Babys wiped out my western force (funny, after they saw me they ignored the Palmies). I finally ironed and started cranking out hoppies and cats and barely wiped out the Carthiginians. Then the Babys just rolled me up before I could adjust my lines (or even sow salt on Carthage!!)
How do you keep the lid on things? I keep trying to get a second to take stock and I never do. My plans have, of course, changed since I started and I don't seem able to keep everything functioning without something suffering. Is this the game or me?
And Carthage must be destroyed.