Hello Polytopians,
In a continuation of our weekly updates, we’d like to tell you more about the Ai-Mo! These isolationist tribespeople are more interested in meditating and living in harmony instead of fighting, but are more than willing to pick up their swords when the need arises!
They ride the diligent Llamo:
And love to eat the spicy Lï-po Chilis:
Starting the game with the Meditation tech, the Ai-Mo get a head start toward unlocking the powerful and tactically useful Mind Benders. Besides having the magical power to heal all adjacent units, Mind Benders can convert adjacent enemy units to your side!
The Meditation tech primarily allows for Mountain temples to be constructed on mountains in your territory, allowing for an easier time achieving a great score when playing Perfection. More importantly, though, Meditation allows the Ai-Mo to achieve the Altar of Peace from the start of the game, assuming you dedicate the first 5 turns of the match to pacifism. That free monument means an early boost to a city, possibly even a free level up!
If you like a tribe that can focus their inner peace into the destruction of their enemies, then the Ai-Mo are the right tribe for you!
-Zoythrus
"The iconic strips on the foreheads of the Ai-Mo are made from the dye of the Issi flower, which is believed to improve mental clarity. Originally a focus to aid monks in meditation, the strips became a symbol of serenity and community, and are a staple of Ai-Moyan culture to this day."
