Why Capturing Mt. Doom Defeats All of Sauron's Units in the Civ II Scenario
xuenay · x · 2026-09-19
The thread opener: at scenario start the Sauron faction fields a huge number of units, all supported by the city Mt. Doom. Capturing Mt. Doom therefore defeats them all—explaining why the designer wired the "bring the One Ring to Mordor" quest into a map-clearing mechanic.
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