I wasn't going to even try analysing this one, as it is incredibly subjective and depends greatly on playing style. However, it seems that people want to discuss it so I though I might as well post this one to supplement my original "worst card" thread.
To make things a little easier, I have divided the "best card" sticker into six categories: best team card, best Treaty card, best aggressive card, best defensive card, best water card and best versatile card. These are the specifications for each category:
Best Team Card
- Refers to 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4not FFA
- Does not necessarily have to be a TEAM card
- Must work for RANDOM teams
Best Treaty Card
- Refers to all forms of Treaty as well as unofficial "no- rush" games
- If forumers feel uncomfortable discussing Treaty games, this card can also be described as "long-term economic"
Best Aggressive Card
- Refers to any game in which an early offensive (i.e. rush) is preferable
- Can be any shipment (military-based or not) but must be one you wouldnot use in a Treaty game
Best Defensive Card
- Refers to any game in which a defensive strategy (i.e. turtling) is preferable
- Can be any shipment (military-based or not) but must be one you wouldnot use in a Treaty game
Best Water Card
- Refers to any game on a water-dominated map (e.g. Amazonia, Caribbean)
- Does not necessarily have to be a ship shipment () but must not be a card you would send on an all-land map
Best Versatile Card
- Refers to absolutely ANY game
- The card that would be chosen in completely unknown circumstances (except for the card's civilisation)
- Must work fairly well for team, Treaty, aggressive or defensive play
- Does not have to be thebest under any of the above circumstances
Rules for all cards
- Can be a card from any civilisation, which one is relevant only insofar as how useful the card is to that civilisation
- Must work for RANDOM maps (exception: water card), with opponent(s) of any civilisation
Please remember to back up any claims with good reasons. I will keep this post updated with the opinions of whomever I judge to have argued their case best so far. May the best cards win!
Best Team Card - TEAM Chonindo
Best Treaty Card - Factory
Best Aggressive Card - 9 Crossbowmen + 2 Uhlans
Best Defensive Card - Improved Buildings
Best Water Card - Recruit Buccaneers
Best Versatile Card - 3 Coureurs
Giskard: BrianManahan = Tsar_Ivan_VII? Discuss.
Giskard: BrianManahan = Tsar_Ivan_VII. It's no longer a question.
Giskard: Isn't BrianManahan liable to be banned anyway for being the smurf of a banned forumer (Tsar_Ivan_VII)?
BrianManahan: I'm not sure who that is, Giskard, but I see what you is trying to do. I don't smurf >:O
(One day later) Moderator Announcements: Tsar_Ivan_VII / BrianManahan Banned Permanently - IP Match
To make things a little easier, I have divided the "best card" sticker into six categories: best team card, best Treaty card, best aggressive card, best defensive card, best water card and best versatile card. These are the specifications for each category:
- Refers to 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4
- Does not necessarily have to be a TEAM card
- Must work for RANDOM teams
- Refers to all forms of Treaty as well as unofficial "no- rush" games
- If forumers feel uncomfortable discussing Treaty games, this card can also be described as "long-term economic"
- Refers to any game in which an early offensive (i.e. rush) is preferable
- Can be any shipment (military-based or not) but must be one you would
- Refers to any game in which a defensive strategy (i.e. turtling) is preferable
- Can be any shipment (military-based or not) but must be one you would
- Refers to any game on a water-dominated map (e.g. Amazonia, Caribbean)
- Does not necessarily have to be a ship shipment (
- Refers to absolutely ANY game
- The card that would be chosen in completely unknown circumstances (except for the card's civilisation)
- Must work fairly well for team, Treaty, aggressive or defensive play
- Does not have to be the
- Can be a card from any civilisation, which one is relevant only insofar as how useful the card is to that civilisation
- Must work for RANDOM maps (exception: water card), with opponent(s) of any civilisation
Please remember to back up any claims with good reasons. I will keep this post updated with the opinions of whomever I judge to have argued their case best so far. May the best cards win!
Best Treaty Card - Factory
Best Aggressive Card - 9 Crossbowmen + 2 Uhlans
Best Defensive Card - Improved Buildings
Best Water Card - Recruit Buccaneers
Best Versatile Card - 3 Coureurs
Giskard: BrianManahan = Tsar_Ivan_VII? Discuss.
Giskard: BrianManahan = Tsar_Ivan_VII. It's no longer a question.
Giskard: Isn't BrianManahan liable to be banned anyway for being the smurf of a banned forumer (Tsar_Ivan_VII)?
BrianManahan: I'm not sure who that is, Giskard, but I see what you is trying to do. I don't smurf >:O
(One day later) Moderator Announcements: Tsar_Ivan_VII / BrianManahan Banned Permanently - IP Match
[This message has been edited by Giskard (edited 06-12-2008 @ 12:12 PM).]