AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla.
Well Well, Herr Survivor himself, Winston Churchill of England, renowned for not winning but rather almost always not dying, won an unusually lengthy Space Victory. This game was two turns from hitting four hundred turns. Despite the length, the game had a lot of action and excitement as Churchill trampolined off the best starting position on the map to almost dominate the field. Domination appeared a certainty at one point, but Church gifted a bunch of cities from Mehmed back to their original owner, Sitting Bull. Interestingly, all three English leaders, Victoria, Elizabeth, and Churchill, won a game this season despite limited success previously, Lizzy and Church made the championship game. Qin of China backed into the second place spot advancing him to the championship. Qin did almost nothing of note in this game other than not die.
It’s that time folks! The Championship Game is here as Season 8 winds down to what should be a thrilling finish. This season has been fun and exciting, but certainly interesting too as we’ve seen unprecedented dominance by the more peaceful leaders. The championship game reflects that fact as only one leader, Qin of China, has a low peaceweight. Qin is the odd man out here with a high hill to climb to win and will likely be heavily favored as the first to die. For the final game, we get the pleasure of a unique custom map with mirrored resources, which means the leaders have identical starting resources. The map is shaped like a starfish with a large central area that eventually will be contested for expansion. Mansa Musa is the #1 seeded leader in AI Survivor. He should be favored in this game as well considering the balanced starts. However, a successful leader like Gandhi should be in play for victory, especially considering the overwhelmingly peaceful lineup here. Who will grab the spoils in China first? Can China actually survive here? Will we see a first-time champion? Or will Mansa solidify his overall dominance in Survivor? Be sure to make your picks in the picking context.
Sullla’s AI Survivor Season 8 concludes this Friday, September 27th on Sullla’s Twitch Channel at noon EST.
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