In this match-up we had Victoria (Age of Steam), Qin Shi Huang (Unifier), Gilgamesh, Ambiorix, Hojo Tokimune, Ramses II, Nader Shah, Mansa Musa, Qin Shi Huang (Mandate of Heaven), Sundiata Keita, Philip II, Ludwig II and Poundmaker.
Going by Pocket Tactics' tier list, Hojo was the obvious favourite, the only S-tier leader in the group. His main contenders would be Victoria and Philip.
While on Game Rant, Hojo's main rival would be Sundiata.
Let's see how it panned out...
Match 1
Hojo flopped, not even making it to the end of the game. Sundiata and Qin (Mandate of Heaven) both had victories - the former in culture, the latter, science. According to the rules laid out at the start of this exercise, in this case whichever had the highest score would be deemed victor - and that's Sundiata, pushing Qin to second place.
The runners-up were Ludwig, Philip, Mansa Musa and Poundmaker.
Match 2
Mansa Musa was the clear winner in the second round, topping the scoreboard and completing the space race.
No one else came close, Poundmaker still hundreds of turns from a culture win.
The runners-up were Poundmaker, Ludwig, Victoria (Age of Steam) and Gilgamesh.
So the six through to the next round from this group were Mansa Musa in first place, followed by Ludwig, Poundmaker, Sundiata, Philip and - Victoria (Age of Steam).
Eliminated were Ambiorix, Ramses, both Qins, Gilgamesh, Nader Shah and Hojo, who bizarrely finished last in both matches. So much for being S-tier.
