J Jaro 2049 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 After 2 hours I've finally finished original gamer. Just a heads up make sure you do it on the homestead. The games you have to beat are 9 man morris, fanorona, and bowles. Fanorama is unlock as soon as or close to when Connor enters the mansion and is expert difficulty, achilles is your opponent. all together its not too hard to understand once you get the hang of it and achilles can be pretty forgiving. Bowles and 9 man morris are unlocked in sequence 6 (maybe early 7). Bowles is a homestead mission so its impossible to miss. The difficulty is moderate and the only advice I can give is aim a little lower on the ground than where the ball is as it will always roll depending on how much power you put into it, but all together not bad only took me 4 tries. Now the pain in the ass in 9 man morris. you get this after you do the homestead mission to recruit the old man and his wife to build the inn. goto the inn and the difficulty will be expert. There is a pattern that you can follow that can almost always guarentee a victory but is difficult to explain. In an effort to save people frustration I will explain my strategy but warning it will all be in text as I have no way of taking screen shots. you basically have rows and dots in those rows and although it might be confusing bear with me. the AI normally always sticks with this strategy but if not adjust accordingly. 1st move: row 6, dot 2 (AI normally always goes for row 2 , dot 2) 2nd move: row 4, dot 5 (AI row 4 dot 2) 3rd move: row 6, dot 3 (ai row 6, dot1 or row 6 dot 1 just move your next piece so that you line up 3 in a row) 4th move: row 2 dot 3 take whatever piece is in the second column to prevent the ai from getting 3 in a row ( ai will replace piece) 5th move: block his 3rd piece, normally ai goes row 7, dot 2) 6th move: row 4, dot 4 (ai goes row 4 dot 6) 7th move: row 7, dot 3 (ai goes row 5 dot 2) 8th move: row 4, dot 3 (ai goes row 5, dot1) 9th move: row 5 dot 3 to block (ai goes row 3 dot 3) this is the basic setup which is by far the most difficult part of the game. you need to have 3 lined up but also prevent him from getting 3 and my setup pretty much does that. The rest is up to you. I really do hope this guide helps and if not please keep the criticism constructive. I wrote this so people wouldnt have to spend as much time on this as I have and I really hope it helps. Good luck -Jaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Jaro 2049 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 apologies just tested this strategy about 5 times and i lost. the important part is the first 7 steps after that it gets randomized so basically up to you moving to row 4 dot 4 the ai could change. Hopefully my strategy still helps some of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayed Hunter Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Good post none the less will be trying it out when i come to it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosTheoryV2X Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Can't believe how irritating these games are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Can't believe how irritating these games are... At least you didn't play checkers until you won thinking it was part of the achievement :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosTheoryV2X Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 At least you didn't play checkers until you won thinking it was part of the achievement :/ i did waste a lot of time on it once tho... ended up being a draw because the AI takes zero riskes and just kept moving back and forth...so frustrating. and I wasted os much time on the "easy" game (where you have 6 tiles) but the computer basically cheats, they do the perfect move to every single move, its ridiculous. I tired like 10 different strategies... all failed... what genius thought making it when only 3 tiles are left impossible to win? At 3 tiles they can move to any spot, which makes getting 3 in a row literally impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbious17 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 At least you didn't play checkers until you won thinking it was part of the achievement :/ I did that too. Only did I realize after the bowl game quest that it had to be in the homestead. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VVh1pCr3am Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I don't understand how this gets you the win. I do this setup perfectly and then I can only move like one or two tiles to terrible spots where he can get out and make 3 in a rows to win then. WTF? It needs more steps after these initial ones to be of any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodswan Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Can't believe how irritating these games are... I agree this will probably be the most annoying achievement to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceromorth Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I am glad my zillions of games program includes 6,9,12 men morris and fanorona. Brought is many years ago and its been barely played last few years. Now the zillions AI works for me and the AC3 AI is nowhere near as smart lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavonis Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hey everyone, I made a really detailed video on how to get the Original Gamer Achievement, check it out: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ck7At8r0w]Assassin's Creed 3 - Original Gamer Achievement / Trophy Guide - YouTube[/ame] Tell me what you think! More guides coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Jaro 2049 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hey everyone, I made a really detailed video on how to get the Original Gamer Achievement, check it out: Tell me what you think! More guides coming nice, sure beats the hell out of my shitty text walkthrough, this is sure to save tons of people time and frustration. I just wish you wouldve uploaded it earlier so I could have used it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavonis Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 nice, sure beats the hell out of my shitty text walkthrough, this is sure to save tons of people time and frustration. I just wish you wouldve uploaded it earlier so I could have used it lol Aww thanks! Glad it (would have) helped you! Maybe you could edit it into your post to save some people too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceromorth Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Is there a hidden objective to this achievement, I have won each game 3 times now and its not popping EDIT: After restarting game and winning another game of bowls it popped Edited November 5, 2012 by Ceromorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZingZitang Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I spent 90 minutes last night trying to beat Achilles at Fanorona. Its really infuriating. Not fun at all. I always got down to around 5 chips left and the AI then never gives you an opening. And its impossible to bait the AI out, because when you have your chips close enough for a successful bait and switch, you have them close enough for the AI to eliminate both of them! Dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voncarstien161 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 You have to beat each of the 3 games on the homestead! Took me a few hours before i realised too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaiden Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) I am glad my zillions of games program includes 6,9,12 men morris and fanorona. Brought is many years ago and its been barely played last few years. Now the zillions AI works for me and the AC3 AI is nowhere near as smart lol WOW, NICE SUGGESTION. I finally won Fanorona and Morris thanks to this. Here's an advice people, go to these pages and download the games: http://www.zillions-of-games.com/ (Just the demo will suffice). http://nine-mens-morris.net/downloads.html You need the second download because the demo version of Zillions won't let you play Nine Men's Morris, but you'll get Fanorona there. Basically we are using a stronger AI than the one in AC3. All you have to do is play a game in both, the color of your opponent in AC3 is the color you'll be using in the other game and viceversa. This way, the AI will tell you what moves to use in AC3 and you'll win. It worked for me. Now, to try and win Bowls on my own EDIT: I just won all and I didn't get my achievement, I restarted the game and won them all again, didn't get it. If you see on the news that a member of the Ubisoft team got murdered, you know who it was. Edited November 12, 2012 by Khaiden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AblativMeatshld Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 WOW, NICE SUGGESTION. I finally won Fanorona and Morris thanks to this. Here's an advice people, go to these pages and download the games: http://www.zillions-of-games.com/ (Just the demo will suffice). http://nine-mens-morris.net/downloads.html You need the second download because the demo version of Zillions won't let you play Nine Men's Morris, but you'll get Fanorona there. Basically we are using a stronger AI than the one in AC3. All you have to do is play a game in both, the color of your opponent in AC3 is the color you'll be using in the other game and viceversa. This way, the AI will tell you what moves to use in AC3 and you'll win. It worked for me. Now, to try and win Bowls on my own EDIT: I just won all and I didn't get my achievement. If you see on the news that a member of the Ubisoft team got murdered, you know who it was. I'll do what Ceromorth did. You made sure that you were at the homestead when you did the games, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaiden Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 You made sure that you were at the homestead when you did the games, right? Yes. Fanorona at the Manor, Morris at Oliver's Inn and Bowls at the Harbor near the Aquila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceromorth Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Yes. Fanorona at the Manor, Morris at Oliver's Inn and Bowls at the Harbor near the Aquila. Bowls at the harbour doesn't count i'm afriad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaiden Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Bowls at the harbour doesn't count i'm afriad You were right, thanks, I won against Terry near the Inn and I got it. It's still wrong though, the other one is at the homestead too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerifyedRasta Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The things people, including myself, do for achievements... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AblativMeatshld Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I just got it. Here is what you need to do for Fanorona: -You are going to need a laptop or computer in front of you while you play. -Download the demo for Zillions of Games and play Fanorona. -Under the "Play" tab switch sides then start a new game. The yellow pieces should be at the top and those are the ones you will control (on your laptop) -On AC 3, let the other guy go first. The move that this guy makes, is the move you make on laptop Fanorona. -On your laptop, the AI, who is set to expert, will make a move. This is the move you make on AC 3. Basically, on your laptop, you are putting in the moves the opponent on AC 3 makes. On AC 3, you are putting in the moves the AI on the laptop makes. The reason you have to play the top on the computer is so you don't have to orient things in your head. -Repeat this until you win. It can get kind of confusing but change the computer settings to wait 5 or 10 seconds in between moves so you have time to make them on AC 3. By doing this, I absolutely wrecked the other guy. The 9-man Morris game you can DL from the other link is also brutal. In fact, I would suggest it for making that 500 for the thieves challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaiden Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Somehow I managed to beat 9 Man Morris without any AI help. Jeez, if you have to use AI from another game to beat the AI in a game, I think it is time to go back to the drawing board. It's not like the board games are the main part of the game, I really tried to do it myself but I guess I'm just not good enough for it (I am for Bowls, apparently). I didn't want to consume too much time doing that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AblativMeatshld Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 It's not like the board games are the main part of the game, I really tried to do it myself but I guess I'm just not good enough for it (I am for Bowls, apparently). I didn't want to consume too much time doing that one. Yeah... See, I'm not a completionist. I play games because they are fun, and the second they start to g from "fun" to "chore", I start to lose interest. When they migrate further to "work", I have been known to set a game down and walk away for a long time... I'm still missing ONE feather from AC2, but after over 8 hours total using every map I could find, I just couldn't pin down the one I was missing, and so I walked away from the game. I never would have made it this far in this game were it not for the help here. As it is, I'm about 2 days away from trading it in a gamestop for Halo 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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