The Greatest Start Location Ever? Probably not but its still GOOD

[@aidanabregov1412]

Nubia: “Your cities are over flowing with filth” Potato as Kublai Godstart: “You be talking mad shit for someone within conquering distance!”

[@LAZERAK47V2]

Ah yes, Noobia. The AI who would rather plop a 0 adjacency district instead of properly planning them out.

[@TheOfficialTacoBell]

*Dropkicking* distance

[@c_splash]

30:09 Working towards my degree in History would be a lot more fun if I got to read stuff like "Canada invented the crossbow around 1500 BC in an attempt to repel the Mongol invasion. This proved ineffective against Mongolia's powerful army commanders, a Vampire and the legendary hero, Mulan."

[@ikoppel]

I live in Winnipeg. I feel like I missed the history class where Kublai Khan drove his vampires through the Red River Floodway

[@karlmanchur9906]

Lmfao right???

[@noeschaeffer2167]

Nono, a potato _disguised as_ Kublai Khan.

[@williampenney4954]

That's how it got the name Red River

[@donierz]

Winnipeg, eh?

[@maxeraltalt5429]

Same i guess i didnt pay attention in school

[@voidlockdragon1406]

The irony of Mulan fighting for the Mongols to conquer other civs is hilarious when put into context of her entire story.

[@ProudFilthyCasual]

That didn’t have any connection to the Mongols lol? She was during the time of the Huns, yeeeaaaarrrrrsssss before the Mongol era and rise.

[@tuckertechnolord6126]

@Cary Rumley still defending her home against a conquering empire.

[@namenotfound8747]

But Mulan is a fictional character? The mongols were real. Mmh...

[@josephlitjc6430]

@@namenotfound8747 When you realise that she was a real person, but in your defence her story was literal bs folklore.

[@namenotfound8747]

@@josephlitjc6430 And SunTzu was also a real person, maybe someone did live at one point, but when everything about them can be attributed to many sources, some real, some folklore. Then, that is a fiction, sir.

[@donkeykonggc3899]

“Kinda funny that we’re going to use Mulan as Mongolia to invade Canada.” Never thought I would hear thar sentence.

[@EvanJTao]

My, how the turntables...

[@leandroTRA]

Shes a horse Rider Archer in this game so....

[@googane7755]

Actually, the origin of Mulan was likely inspired by the folktale of a proto mongolic Xianbei people. So it's not as weird as it sounds

[@jacob2359]

Can't wait for Potato to intentionally build the Venitian Arsenal for his military

[@cravinghibiscus7901]

as opposed to accidentally building it? That would be a nasty realization when the animation starts playing..

[@Skyblade12]

@@cravinghibiscus7901 As opposed to building it for memes or because his comments bullied him into it.

[@cravinghibiscus7901]

@@Skyblade12 surely this is just bullying for a more convincing attempt at using it though?

[@unfinishedgamesnDLC]

What video did the Venetian Arsenal thing start?

[@jacob2359]

@@unfinishedgamesnDLC Oh gosh that was awhile ago, probably the video series before his video about him intentionally building thr Venitian Arsenal.

[@capacraft2735]

You can tell he had fun editing this.

[@bobsmith7066]

Potato's new editor makes these videos funnier and more informative.

[@davidhodgson1011]

Potato's new editor is god tier

[@serg9320]

S tier editor, absolute legend

[@MaximusOrthodox]

Yeah Morbis Mia is the goat.

[@kennethswanson2378]

Your profile picture brought back so many memories

[@tonyvu3235]

44:01 oh yes, a keshig is indeed a mongolian era unique unit. well said potato

[@dekametr]

*mongolian era renge support cavalry

[@LAZERAK47V2]

"We've got 4 culture on turn 1, that's pretty great!" Bull Moose Teddy: "Really, only 4 huh?"

[@tangsolaris9533]

Eh, *decent* start 17:53 punished potato

[@blackout7075]

Finally!!, I have been waiting for so long for this civ. You are one of the best content creators for civ, learnt alot about it from you. (Huge fan from Pakistan)

[@villekorpi714]

Well said. He is not just good at the game but a pedagogue as well.

[@nastasiagauffeny5021]

I love the fact that you included the right pronunciation during editing, made me laugh

[@fridelgard2825]

Just finished the challenge videos from the past few days and thought "I wonder when the next video will be" and saw this posted seconds later 😂

[@alperisler5353]

F for the warrior who has been sitting on the jade for thousands of years

[@leandroTRA]

do you mean the Jade Guardian , bane of barbarians, waiting for a worthy builder?

[@theinsaneshowman2045]

@@leandroTRA Yes the great warrior who stood the test of time for eons and became a local legend, only taken away by the travesties of war

[@lexlooper_0.1]

lmao that pronunciation cutaway is amazing, pleeeease keep doing that, editor hahaha I would love this being an ongoing gag

[@leicestersquarebob840]

17:40 The Mongols were actually not around when the Ballad of Mulan was written. The bad guys in the Mulan story was a nomadic people called Rouran that later merged with other nomads to become the Mongols. After the Göktürks, a Turkic people, rebellion, some of the Rourans fled into China, while others are believed to have been pursued by the Turks all the way into the Byzantium Empire. The Rourans have long disappeared as an ethnic group, and are believed to have descendants from Northern China all the way to Eastern Europe.

[@wouterkwint2588]

Genuinely fun interplay between you and your editor Potato; adds a new, fun dynamic!

[@derenerdem4226]

Potato singing Mulan made my day.

[@reppinTV]

18:00 okay your editor is now god tier in my eyes

[@davidmoorcroft7117]

I liked the city name pronunciation.

[@ness6099]

If they didn’t add preserves I’d get mad at you for settling off water.

[@shlongtoss]

what difference do preserves make?

[@ness6099]

@@shlongtoss preserves give outright housing unlike most specialty districts. Up to three, which is basically going from settling off all water and settling on fresh water no aqueduct

[@Ansive]

I would have still settled on the coast for the +1 and another +2 from lighthouse

[@crixus9628]

Sure, my project for University can wait 44 minutes and 59 seconds

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

watch on 0.25x SPEED

[@crixus9628]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey I tried it and I feel terrible for laughing at the way you sound 💀

[@paulbesx]

@@crixus9628oh my god this sounds actually insane

[@SweetyHeaven]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey You sound super drunk on 0.25 lol

[@artemi7]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey I usually watch your videos at x1.25, so wow do you sound out of it at x0.25 lol

[@crixus9628]

Still trying to figure out who wears the pants in the relationship between Potato and his editor

[@LeSyd1984]

Silly rabbit! Potatoes don't wear pants! XD

[@aherointrepid]

For those asking for seed in the second video he hovers over it. Game: 2060731098 Map: 2060731099

[@donaldgollihue5288]

I absolutely love how disappointed Wilfrid looks when you declared war. Like ... he wasn't afraid, it was pure disappointment. LOL

[@Drexyl_Xenon]

My god i have been bored for so long, scrolling thru any video to watch and THANK GOD U UPLOADED

[@firmanimad]

Actually in the original lore Mulan came from the Northern Wei, which had nomadic roots. Their emperor held the double-titles of "Son of Heaven" and"Khagan". The Xianbei tribe where she was from was famed for their horse-archery. So Mulan fighting for the Kublai's Mongol still kinda make sense.

[@jeffbobisaMAzIng]

When he says “I need to defeat Canada as soon as possible”. All I’m thinking about is the surprise war issue. I’ve been stung by that many times

[@Salamaddy]

Man I was already looking forward to this series before I saw this start. This one's going to be interesting!

[@jgalt99]

Consider taking Amani as your first governor in H&L mode; you get a hero reveal automatically with each city state suzerainty. So Amani represents a "free" heroic tale every 5 turns assuming you can get 1 more envoy from either tech, meeting bonus, or quests. The opportunity cost of your first governor title is almost always worth the 2-4 hero reveals you get out of it; especially if you get Himiko or Hercules.

[@TheGamerez]

This is an awesome strat that didn't occur to me. Thanks!

[@EvanMelick]

The quality of editing in your videos has gotten so much more awesome over the past year--continues to be kick butt video after kick butt video

[@jaysherman9138]

Thank you so much editor for the pronunciation clip

[@christopherrivera9827]

Hey Potato, been following your content since Civ 6 came out and I just want to say the new editing style really makes your series more digestible, and I appreciate the humor that the editor brings

[@christians.9889]

17:50

[@AbominablePoppy]

This showed up in my recommend and I’m glad to have found this channel! Can’t wait to see the rest of the play thru

[@hc6157]

The raw yields that Canada spawned with are insane

[@czxlin9484]

I've been waiting for this! I was just watching the Vietnam video cause my notifications weren't working.

[@possiblyflynn8445]

One thing I think everyone can appreciate about your content is you never clickbait anything

[@evanshirley6089]

The Mongols with vampires. Seems fair.

[@KK-fi3ox]

I'm winning my first Deity game as Vietnam. You really helped me at getting better in the game

[@JoAnnP38]

*sigh* McWhiskey is awarded the "God-start" and doesn't even bother to reveal the random number seeds for his game. So sad.

[@PhailRaptor]

@Andrew Smith Open the Menu. It's displayed at the bottom, both the Map Seed and the Game Seed.

[@krzysztofpaszkiewicz1274]

I really would like the seed too.

[@tylerholley9823]

@Andrew Smith on PC (Epic if that matters) I can find it by going to options for the game

[@beauthestdane]

@@PhailRaptor Open the Menu, hover over the game version at the bottom, it will popup a window with the seeds.

[@MPlain]

so..... you want us to share the seeds where we landed in a tile featuring 3 nearby volcanos that would effect the city then. Makes pompeii look kind. Try the more newer world set up with disaster at max and just deal with the pain. you will do better with it then the AI will.... lol. If you want a challenge. Make the planet hostile. Very hostile. rampaging barbarians. etc.

[@sproga_265]

21:20 Those are some great last words against a civ with 51 science

[@peterk7428]

A polytheism pantheon could give a reduction in the cost of faith purchasing heroes plus some sort of bonus when a hero production is completed.

[@MasterWGS]

15:51 is a VERY handy tip. Thank you!

[@Schlarb237]

Best video in a long time! Love the detail and felt just right with edits.

[@Thaduck3]

1500 hours and never knew the cancel production/chop trick. Would have been helpful countless times. Thx potato 😁

[@Jamaha5]

This is a really great opening game. A challenge to be sure, and one I’m not sure many in this community could’ve done, but you pulled it off and your endgame is looking incredible

[@fonesrphunny7242]

"Örtöö" is an actual thing ... best use of Umlaute ever

[@paedenhinton632]

I was playing as Kublai, and interestingly enough if you conquer the city you send the trade route to, you get another set of Eurekas, I haven't tried it but this might mean that you can repeatedly conquer a low population city, send a trade route to it, get another set of eurekas, declare war again, repeat.

[@kristoforperkola6923]

Can't wait to see where you place your vampire castles. I know you'll max them out well.

[@leandroTRA]

spoiler it will be next to a corporation or two.. broken castles!

[@matarratas7206]

Potato playing mongolia: if I have this archer there we will be giving a boost to the vampire. Me playing mongolia: horses go burrrh.

[@J.J.Jameson_of_Daily_Bugle]

Eleanor (France): "You guys use soldiers?"

[@matarratas7206]

XD

[@LTDextel]

Love this editing. Always fun to listen to Potato, but having it be cut in a fun way 👌

[@robert4039]

This video just flew by. Excellent gameplay. Also good editing, I think McWhiskey has an editor now or a new one or something, I remember him saying something about that. Anyway, yeah good gameplay and some risks with the early aggression but if you can roll on that first civ early you pretty much are going to win the game in my experience.

[@alliezah]

Now "I'll make a man out of you" is stuck in my head, thanks, Potato.

[@darthader3507]

Maybe you can get a group of friends, play a multiplayer game, but then halfway through the game, you all save the game, reload it, and swap positions with another player for the second half. Now that would be some chaos

[@Frankiefailure]

So many uploads and streams the last few days. Good work Potato!

[@nunyabisness6257]

Potato's editing has gotten so good. Makes me happy

[@davemeech]

Another fantastic video, you are a better man than I when it comes to grinding out a tough game. I would have rage quit about 74 times in that war with Canada

[@smackmack92]

Loveeeee the long episodes. Thanks for the content potato!

[@DrZaius3141]

That's some grad A editing.

[@markimhof3520]

I wish there was a scheduling board to know when you will be livestreaming! I love watching your replays and learn so much. In fact, when I play, and make a mistake, I hear your voice correcting me... LOL!!!

[@derbil7251]

Take a shot whenever Potato says "by any stretch of the imagination" in his videos

[@elcasho]

That was one of your best videos. And the editor is a boss

[@fo3436]

hey man! i love your recent editing and whatnot but there is a clear divide between your older versus newer videos that i wish hadn't changed... i'm unsure if it's your independent choice or your editors choice but there's a lot more cuts than there used to be and it hurts the continuity as you, naturally, don't explain everything you do and this was slightly annoying me... just wanted to give feedback! thanks for the content always! have a good day!!!

[@SkyenNovaA]

I like the recent editing you've been doing :)

[@azimuthclark462]

just play a China Khan game. so much fun. played on Prince, but was way too easy, I cant believe Im winning King and Emperor games now. thanks again. The community surrounding Civ6 makes the game that much better. I watch all you guys. im having a blast. great content.

[@cdaboom2693]

YES A NEW SERIES, FINALLY! Really excited to see how this plays it.

[@BigFred1811]

I think if you went into masonry earlier for the battering ram, you would have saved yourself a lot of time against those city walls. You could of bought it in one of the cities you captured.

[@karlmanchur9906]

"Winnipeg flipped to independent" that's how we feel being in a city in the absolute middle of nowhere in the frozen prairies 😂😂😂

[@westarrr]

This ottawa experience is so rough and it sums up my entire experience trying to play dominant in the classical era.

[@noeschaeffer2167]

When you have a god-tier starting location as Mongolia: *The best thing that can happen to a potato*

[@thomasforrester7242]

Can you put your seeds in the video description? I think it would be really fun to play the same map and see how I can learn from you in that way.

[@typez5548]

yes this indeed.

[@ericrupe5878]

Took all of my effort to just not scream "BATTERING RAM" at the screen when you were trying to take Ottawa.

[@PepApplez]

Never played Civ 6 before but i just sat through this entire video entranced

[@KyleTheMurderer]

This is a great example of why sometimes you just need to raze your captures.

[@gergosoos865]

I did not want to start another game in civ 6 today. Had your video. Now I do.

[@chrisfromcali6376]

“disney lyrics are sacred” lmao ur edit commentary is so funny

[@Simonak699]

Im excited to see what kind of shenanigans you are going to do with those vampire castle :D

[@Rich-MarsEco]

@PotatoMcWhiskey Yes, Goody Huts have a minimum distance, it is 3 tiles between. (Aka 4 tiles away.) (Aka minimum city distance allowed.) So those were as close as they could get, unless you are using a mod.

[@iammaxhailme]

oh god that capital placement you're killin me here

[@gumballking5479]

with preserves giving housing based on appeal, fresh water starts arent necessarily imperative anymore

[@cameronwilliams889]

:D hyped for this series

[@lordofhunger5175]

I got an insane start with Ethiopia, I started right next to a city state so I got a settler for free turn 1, I found a natural wonder and some really good tile yields... also I got the Great Bath on Apocalypse so I’m insanely OP lol

[@MS31459]

What difficulty?

[@lordofhunger5175]

@@MS31459 I think I was playing on king, I’m just ok at the game

[@MS31459]

@@lordofhunger5175 sounds like a funny game. Was just wondering if you’d actually be able to get great bath on deity :)

[@lordofhunger5175]

@@MS31459 yeah you probably wouldn’t on diety tbh, but it’s making an interesting and fun game for me

[@paulsmith5752]

Canada: "I'm not your buddy, friend." Mongolia: "I'm not your friend, pal." Nubia: "I'm not your pal, buddy." ...

[@donkis4227]

Not sure if potato is going to see this, but I wish he explained his thought process behind that particular first city settle, it doesn't look that awesome to me. He's way better than me at civ though, don't get me wrong, I'm genuinely curious.

[@alexgreenwood9575]

If capital city settle, it would be for the wonder. If the second one it would be for horses

[@donkis4227]

@@alexgreenwood9575 I mean the capital, yeah. That's still like a city off fresh water, I understand why you'd want those culture tiles, but somewhere near the coast would make more sense to me

[@admiralsfleet]

He moves for the natural wonder Piopiotahi which provides +1 gold and culture to adjacent tiles. civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Piopiotahi_(Civ6)

[@alexgreenwood9575]

@@donkis4227 the culture tiles are rlly valuable and if u settle off water u can always aquaduct

[@donkis4227]

@@alexgreenwood9575 can you aqueduct to that wonder? I thought you couldn't for some reason.

[@twZera413]

I swear Kublai's starts are blessed. I started my first game as him next to the other China, proceeded to defeat them and built my government district on top of their conquered capital for flavor.

[@LurkerEternal]

'Canada is within conquering range!' Hey, leave us leafs alone!

[@maelstrumyes3595]

Hmmmmmm *queue in Potato's laugh*

[@krimorant]

HhhhhhhhhhhhhhhAAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@seanr7242]

“Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I’m willing to make.” -lord farquaad

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

Holy cow, I didn't even think of that: Pantheons that interact with Heroes. I second that!!

[@CrewDollaz]

Gets the Vampire out of Ottowa "Alright lets go purchase the ........Archer"

[@nathanadler4024]

Great video! You make it look so easy!

[@ryanquirk9151]

I love your intro idk why I just had to say that

[@flare6255]

Mr. Potato, how many times do you usually restart for your recorded games? I know you've mentioned before you do that sometimes, or like in your preserve game stream you mentioned losing due to RNG. So I'm curious how often you essentially get 'dead' games where your start is so bad you can't win, or something completely screws you over before you can really get started when you play on Deity. Is it common or is it pretty rare that you get a start you just can't work with?

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Maybe 20-30% of the time I restart

[@flare6255]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey That's less then I would think, very interesting. Thank you.

[@jakeoshay]

The great war for Winnipeg...

[@cochemoche]

Hey Potato, I think you mentioned once you may play the Switch version of Civ 6 to see how it is and if there are any tips/tricks you can find. I don't think you can manually "cancel" production in cities, unless you've just finished building something and there's nothing in the queue. Anyways, would love that video as I play only on the Switch.

[@nathanfievet5546]

I thought out the chop-before-district trick when i was playing Vietnam and it constantly bugged me.. :')

[@Kylotl]

The builder stuck in a free city issue happened to me too yesterday, so it must be a recent bug. It also happened to a great general and a naturalist, so it seems that it happens to any non-military units. The thing is that despite saying the unit can’t move out of the city, it still let me have the unit move out. It’s a rather strange bug.

[@JerreMuesli]

Your understanding of this game is over 9000 while mine is stuck at -5

[@CrimsonReaper189]

i dont get wonders like that that take up so many tiles. like they are not workable and they just use up ur tiles as u need to settle next to them to get the benifit am i missing something with them ? its the same for the coco hills in a way they take up loads of space but can never be improved well they kinda can now with the preserve

[@Caspenar]

Props to the brave defenders of Ottawa for holding on for literal centuries.

[@jackiepaper1817]

As a Canadian, I am quite proud of how stubborn Canada was against you.