Winning TI3 is all about claiming objectives. There are 20 Stage I and 18 Stage II Objectives (not counting "Imperium Rex").
These can generally be broken down into 4 types of Objectives.
-Planet Control
-Technology
-Economic
-Warfare
Planet Control: These objectives involve controlling a number of planets, a number of types of planets, or controlling certain planets (i.e. Mecatol rex). These types of objectives account for 12 of 38 (31.58%) objectives.
Technology: These objectives involve obtaining a certain amount of technology or a certain amount of technology in each color. These types of objectives account for 6 of 38 (15.79%) objectives.
Economic: These types of objectives involve spending a certain amount of Resources, Influence, Trade Goods, or Command Counters. These types of objectives account for 12 of 38 (31.58%) objectives.
Warfare: These types of objectives involve winning Space or Invasion combats, conquering home systems, or blockading/destroying Space Docks. These types of objectives account for 8 of 38 (21.05%) objectives.
So, as you can see the most likely objectives to encounter involve Planet Control or Economics. Warfare based objectives are less common, with technology being the least common.
So, it appears an expanding, economic empire would be the way to go.
-Mike
I think this is why Winnu can become such a force in 4/5 player games. The ability to come off the starting block and pick up Nano-tech so soon can really give them an advantage in building a solid fleet early on that dares its neighbors not to mess with it. That early established dominance and the stability from it's racial ability (the local unrest on) make them a strong race in mid sized games. Also Hacan and Yssaril also get bonus points for being very economically savvy and versatile races that usually end up being one of the power players in mid to late game.
ReplyDeleteExcellent points, Winnu in a 3-5 player game can be a rough hurdle to overcome, especially economically.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the secret objectives? What are the breakdowns for those? Most of them seem to be a mixture of war/conflict, massive fleets, or miscellaneous objectives (Keeper of the Gates).
ReplyDeleteAnd four months later, Leigh pulls off a win using Nano Tech.
ReplyDelete-Mike