Epic 3
Epic 3 has a less complicated scoring system - it is basically a race to fastest finish, with only Conquest, Cultural and Diplomatic victories turned on. There is also an emphasis on growth with points for highest population at a couple of stages of the game. I made sure this time that I left myself enough time to actually finish the game - epic speed and a large map seemed to me to lend itself to a long game.
Scenario
Sponsor: Sirian
Opening Date: Monday, May 8
Duration: Five Weeks
Difficulty: Monarch
Civilization: Inca
World Size: Large
Opponents: Egypt, France, America
Map Script: Archipelago
Landmass Type: Snaky Continents
Sea Level: High
Climate: Tropical
Rules: No Barbarians
Victory: Conquest, Cultural, or Diplomatic.
Scoring:
Fastest Conquest Victory:
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Fastest True Diplomatic Victory (your civ controls less than 40% of the world's population):
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Fastest "Back Door Domination" Victory (diplomatic win with 40% or more of world pop):
- 6 pts - First Place
- 4 pts - Second Place
- 3 pts - Third Place
- 2 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Fastest Cultural Victory:
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Histogram/Time Victories:
- 4 pts
Largest Population in 1AD (or the first turn that comes along after 1AD passes):
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Largest Population in 1502AD:
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Largest Fully-Fed City at game's end:
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Fastest Your Civ Reaches Modern Age:
- 10 pts - First Place
- 7 pts - Second Place
- 5 pts - Third Place
- 3 pts - Fourth Place
- 1 pts - Fifth Place
Scoring Clarifications:
- Please make a note of (or take a screenie of) your F9 demographics (population total) in the years 1AD and 1502AD.
- Pre-1500 victories score as "more population" than any amount of population for games extending beyond 1502AD, for that category.
- If your game is won without entering the modern age, you will not be scored in that category.
- Points awarded for population and modern age are scored regardless of victory or loss. Those who lose/retire before the population benchmark dates will not be scored in those categories.
- A city that is in food deficit is NOT COUNTED for largest city scoring. Record your largest city that is at break even or surplus food at the end of your game. (Its panel will show gray or green, rather than red, from the main map view). Hint: You can use F1 and sort by city size to find your largest cities quickly.
- Saving the game at the benchmark dates/events would be a good idea -- in case you are asked to verify your claims. (You probably won't be asked for proof, but you never know. We do reserve the right to ask.)
- Results will be separated by category for victory condition points, while all scored players will be lumped to measure the population goals.
- In case of ties, with exact same-year finishes, all tied players score as if they were not tied (e.g.: three-way tie for second, scoring would be 1st, 2nd-2nd-2nd, 5th).