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  1. Who to declare on next?
  2. Help on games..
  3. catapults at distance
  4. What leaders do you love to have in a game?
  5. Some question to optimize developping.
  6. The Immortal University II - Suryavarman II of Khmer
  7. Dealing with early expansion....help
  8. BtS Monarch Attempt: Catherine
  9. Tips from an Immortal player
  10. On the Japanese Economy
  11. Where to find the GP's lightbulb "tech trees"?
  12. Extortion/gunpoint diplomacy
  13. Deity Challenge 3 - Monty the Ultimate Diplomat
  14. How to deal with Shaka???
  15. Medeival Warfare?
  16. Opening Strategies for Conquest/Domination Victory on BTS
  17. Rank the Protective Civs
  18. Cheats
  19. To defy or not to defy?
  20. Learning to Play
  21. Two Qs about espionage
  22. Archipelago Maps
  23. "No such thing as a pure economy"
  24. Courthouse +1 gold ? how?
  25. city growth vs cottage growth
  26. Sury and Early Great Merchants
  27. bombers or artilary?
  28. First Victory on Immortal
  29. How to use ALL of my gold for science slider?
  30. First strike/drill I promotion question
  31. Inflitration and missions
  32. Riflemen or cannons?
  33. Divine Right; a new use?
  34. Lonely Hearts Club, BTS Edition, Chapter XVII: Caius Octavius ( aka Ceasar Augustus )
  35. Advice solicited for Mansa's lack of food techs
  36. Matthewthegreat's RPC: Montezuma the religious leader!
  37. Espionage Mission Usefulness Poll
  38. Attempting To Play on Noble Difficulty - Problems & Questions
  39. Espionage missions poll (to fix the last one)
  40. there needs to be a longbow UU in this game :)
  41. Late cultural victories
  42. CFP Series VI
  43. Sea controll
  44. Role Play CHallenge: Joao the Restless
  45. 1000AD: Gameplan
  46. SE Help
  47. The Birth of an Emperor?
  48. The easiest civs to beat
  49. Warrior rush!!!
  50. hmm, 20K Points max for me
  51. ridiculous defense
  52. Mines to Windmills and other "upgrades"
  53. Having trouble with Washington
  54. Marathon + Advanced Start
  55. What units comprise a good modern navy?
  56. How to use Great People?
  57. toku as a vassal
  58. Monasteries
  59. Failed military campaign
  60. Post-Apopolytic Game
  61. tanks
  62. barrage on tanks
  63. A Game of Strategy
  64. Good Leaders For Winning Conquest
  65. DMOC's Immortal Game #1 - Playing as Darius I
  66. GP Farm Yield
  67. Merchants or Scientists?
  68. ALC Game #22 Take 2: Arabs/Saladin
  69. City Buildings Destroyed/Retained After Capture
  70. Uncommon map scripts
  71. Nobles Club V - Hannibal
  72. Religious Troubles
  73. Optimum Early Game Research
  74. Balancing building and war
  75. another medic strategy?
  76. Which article do you find most annoying?
  77. Cultural Victory? (Noobish I think)
  78. worker automation
  79. Noob Questions about the AI
  80. Tips on this start?
  81. The AI's sour grapes mentality
  82. shadow ALC/Saladin game
  83. The Immortal University III - Who will lead the French?
  84. My New Laidback AI
  85. Cooperative Challenge Game - Micromanagement and other intra-turn strategies
  86. I just don't understand the CE
  87. AI gets warrior in 2 turns?
  88. Regarding versus levels
  89. The way to expand
  90. Tips?
  91. Capitulation ... how?
  92. Do loaded ships defend last?
  93. Looking for BUG mod info
  94. Mercantilism vs Free market
  95. French UU - Pointless, Or am I just stupid.
  96. How come I never hear about how awesome cataphracts are?
  97. Apostolic Palace/UN questions
  98. Apostolycpse Now
  99. BTS Roleplaying Challenge: Gandhi
  100. When going for a culture victory: settle GA or culture bomb?
  101. my games last too long
  102. Fast elimination of rivals, how?
  103. Warlord player needs some tips
  104. Alexander Help
  105. Late Game Production?
  106. Is there enough interest for another PYL?
  107. My Second Noble Game
  108. The Palace Game
  109. Need help on Monarch
  110. My eyes are open and now I'm blind. (Pt. 1)
  111. MEAOaNIB Pt. 2 (City micromanagement)
  112. MEAOaNIB pt.3 (GPs, Spying and odds/ends)
  113. Damn the Torpedos Playstyle
  114. Best Rexing Strategy
  115. Role Play Challenge: Brennus, A Simple Man
  116. The Midgame (Game 2, Mao Zedong of the Chinese)
  117. Emperor Help
  118. GSpy -Infiltrate City?
  119. PYL II, Backstabbers!
  120. Need help on Emperor
  121. i have Conquest and Domination at same turn: which will show???
  122. The joys of fission and submarines
  123. Immortal University IV pre-discussion
  124. Late game march armys
  125. Combat system is confusing...
  126. Need Some Advice...Game At A Crossroads
  127. Espionage, which is your preferred method
  128. Swords and Rifles - using outdated units
  129. About courhouses - are they worth it ?
  130. We don't want to start trading away this technology just yet
  131. Monarch Mansa
  132. What is your building queue when the game starts?
  133. Do you use the Cover promotion?
  134. Where can I find a comprehensive list of all the leader traits, UU and UB's?
  135. Espionage -
  136. Is war too important?
  137. The Monarchists' Cookbook Bullpen
  138. Monarchists' Cookbook I
  139. Is WBing in Ivory as Khmer Fair?
  140. AI, how does it work?
  141. Immortal University IV: Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire
  142. Role Play Challenge: HC's 3CCC
  143. Shadow of Saladin: ALC 22 Part 2 DFA Economy
  144. Separate subforum for sample games?
  145. What to look for when colonizing new World?
  146. Lonely Hearts Club, BTS Edition, Chapter XVIII : Kublai Khan
  147. Uber Seafood Starts: Too Much of a Good Thing?
  148. Quick city placement help
  149. Strategically useful Mods
  150. Next War Revolutions preview
  151. What is your combat odds tolerance?
  152. BTS Late Game Opponent Advice Needed
  153. Beavers are the most broken resource
  154. Colonies - pros and cons
  155. A number of utter newbie questions
  156. Awocc: the Masochist's Delight.
  157. Screenshots and game write ups
  158. Hannibal + Coastal Start = GLH???
  159. Wasted promotions
  160. Esp-Econ. Democracy Era
  161. Fat Cross question
  162. First Game on Noble - Comments Requested
  163. Cultural victory - Need some tips.
  164. How to specialize this city?
  165. Struggling with Warlords
  166. The after-the-initial-war-game
  167. Which National Wonders are in your OCCs?
  168. When should West Point be built?
  169. Wall Street v. Oxford University
  170. Lots of commerce, but no hammers
  171. The Nobles Club Bullpen
  172. PYL Bullpen
  173. OCC + PA + Zara + You = FUN!
  174. First attempt at Prince--need advice!
  175. Immortal University V - vote for leader and map
  176. MAd's next RPC
  177. MAd's NEW Poll for the Next RPC
  178. science research on monarch
  179. [RPC] Hannibal's business
  180. Help on cities!
  181. Time victory??
  182. Economy?
  183. Role Play Challenge: Julius Caesar of Rome, All or Nothing!
  184. First SE Win... Maybe?
  185. Tip(s) for Diplomats - War Buddies are Fickle Friends
  186. Anyone else obsessed with creative?
  187. Mehmed (again)
  188. Role Play Challenge: Julius Caesar of Rome, All or Nothing
  189. Immortal University V - Cyrus of Persia
  190. Wonderspam vs troop spam and the culture slider
  191. should I...
  192. How to kick Oracle addiction?
  193. Which wonders given the resource will you always go for?
  194. Nobles Club VI - Brennus!
  195. RPC Bullpen & Links
  196. what the best way to win a war
  197. Lv4 Units Not Earning XP
  198. multiplayer help
  199. Cottages on hills?
  200. Something Different (SSE/EE Immortal)
  201. Upgrading Units
  202. short cuts
  203. Win This Game 1: No Wonders, No Cottages Spacerace
  204. National Park and too many specialists?
  205. Slavery get bonus' from organized religion / forges?
  206. Getting stuck at warlord
  207. Which leader would you choose?
  208. What to do with "those" starts?
  209. Need advice with prince game
  210. The Hybrid Economy
  211. Farm Math
  212. Whipping + Granaries
  213. Whipping at Marathon speed
  214. Ironworks or West Point?
  215. Serfdom: the redheaded stepchild of civics
  216. First War
  217. How often to stone and/or marble appear?
  218. Comparison of Victory Conditions
  219. Diety - Small - 17 CPU - Strategy Discussion
  220. chopping settlers while growing?
  221. Slavery pre monarchy / calendar
  222. Apostolic Palace - question
  223. Resource War
  224. Are gold buildings worth it late game, like in modern era already?
  225. Rust is such a pain.
  226. City Placement
  227. Upgrading units
  228. New War Academy System
  229. Lonely Hearts Club, BTS Edition, Chapter XI: George Washington
  230. Domination Wins?
  231. What To Do Now?
  232. Bad strategy for military victory with the Romans?
  233. PYL III - Religious Zealots!
  234. Set up cities overseas?
  235. Question re: capturing vassal's cities
  236. Figuring out odds for multiple attacks... any way to do this? (calculator or such)
  237. A great spy is born, what to do?
  238. Need confirmation!!!
  239. Help! Getting Stuck on Monarch
  240. The New World Pre-Astronomy
  241. Tinkering with custom settings to create a challenge...
  242. Simple Question About World Maps
  243. Mattewthegreat's RPC: Frederick the Organized!
  244. Cultural Conversion Strategy
  245. Switching Civics
  246. What's the earliest you've seen the AI complete the MIDS
  247. Commerce and Trade
  248. No slave uprising as spiritual civ?
  249. Role Play Challenge: The Annoying French
  250. Immortal University VI Pre-Discussion