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  1. My opening strategy... what should I fix?
  2. Most hated AI
  3. Commerceburg theory
  4. First building in a city...
  5. How to quickly make my conquered city happy?
  6. What happened to my Airforce???
  7. Culture-Conquering
  8. Culture-Conquering
  9. The Dark Side of the Force
  10. What is the best Great Person
  11. Favorite civ-trait and civ-traits combination ??
  12. Can it be the perfect strategy?
  13. Moving your palace for free - learning to love the barbarians
  14. 2 questions - inflation, windmill
  15. Checking enemy troop dispositions in early game?
  16. nuke strategy is a failure!
  17. Something interesting about agriculture in comparison with other starting techs
  18. How large is your invading army?
  19. Tips for a rubbish player
  20. How to manage conquered cities
  21. Optimizing National Wonders for War or Cultural Victory
  22. At the end of my rope!
  23. Developmental Disability
  24. Is a rush against the comp useful/necessary on Emporer and Above?
  25. Took My Enemies Capital and Bankrupted my nation
  26. My navy is stuck!
  27. Maintain Tech Rate:Adjust Research/Science % or Use more (Normal)Merchant Specialists
  28. The Manhatten Project, is it worth it?
  29. Alternate way to generate science...
  30. THEOCRACY question , definition of 2 free XP when .......
  31. Beating deity on archipelago
  32. Question about attacking with a stack
  33. Destorying a rivial SpaceShip
  34. Strategies that work on Emperor
  35. Strategy Aide
  36. Those bloody spies...
  37. How to abandon a town
  38. Exact Calculation of Military Upkeep? Inflation?
  39. Doing well above Noble?
  40. Civic Combinations
  41. Difficult Starts for Expert Players
  42. Is there a way to encourage a certan religion?
  43. First time playing a CIV game and need some help
  44. Let's Discuss 1000 AD Scenario :)
  45. How many cities (whether simply expanding or conquering) in the early game?
  46. Unlucky Starting Location: The Curse of Civ Leader Washington
  47. Do you restart if stuck with a poor starting spot?
  48. balancing expansion with tech
  49. Easy question: how to make slaves, draft citizens, pay for projects
  50. Random seed (goody huts)
  51. Peace for Victory
  52. At peace military
  53. Need more info on Diplomacy Endgame
  54. How do I raze a city?
  55. Anyway to clear the fog of war completely?
  56. What combination of Units do you attack with?
  57. I want to be tech leader (Emporer level)
  58. It's too crowded
  59. The best leader
  60. Some cities have too much food
  61. Increased upkeep in enemy territory
  62. Difficult Starts for Expert Players (Spoilers)
  63. Can tech superiority be achieved on Emporer?
  64. "Cultural" Victory Impractical?
  65. My Starting Location is too Good
  66. Why i cant i beat the english!
  67. Seafaring nations and tactics
  68. Multiplayer: If your Civ doesn't start with Mining but instead Hunting, you're toast!
  69. Fat Cross view toggle
  70. Seeking A Map Recommendation
  71. (UN) United Nations resolutions impact on economy
  72. Good defense/attack against horses?
  73. useless units?
  74. Is finding a religion a sure fire route to war?
  75. Barbs always rain on my parade
  76. Epic Ancient start on Temperate world
  77. GD Barbarians
  78. Captured city that won't convert
  79. Can someone explain diplomacy please?
  80. Nukes were useful, and other odd situations from my last game...
  81. Attacking a specific unit
  82. Barbarians can build wonders
  83. AI in cheat shocker horror
  84. A Discussion on Civics
  85. Does 'No Tech Trading' affect AI players?
  86. What's with all the barbarian rants?
  87. Couple of Questions Hope you can help
  88. Is it possible to shoot down intercepting fighters?
  89. Would you ever share your winning Multiplayer Strategy with the public?
  90. Multiplayer: Extremely Basic Small Tips
  91. Do you trust it?
  92. Worst Civ & Civ Leader in the Ancient and Classical Ages?
  93. Going to try out Ghandi...
  94. Help me stop losing at multiplayer
  95. Do axemen have a counter?
  96. What is the most satisfying difficulty level?
  97. I miss the editor
  98. Do people use slavery
  99. Dealing with Barbarians?
  100. How to manually destroy buildings in your cities?
  101. StoneHenge
  102. Take a look at my game?
  103. Tips on MicroManaging cities.
  104. Unhealthy Cities: Oops, I Did It Again
  105. Crippled Economy: How do I Recover from Early Wars?
  106. Just lost two multiplayer games in a row: How do you play food-heavy starts?
  107. trade routes
  108. Favorite wonder and the useless one!
  109. Wonders strongest in civ ...?
  110. Wonders strongest in civ ...?
  111. Expansion and Science Percentage%
  112. naval invasion
  113. Winning condtion any other than space race?
  114. Question re: Trade Network
  115. Spiritual Micromanagement
  116. Trouble bullying techs.
  117. Stone is too powerful
  118. What is Your Optimum Worker to City Ratio
  119. How many science cities?
  120. 1-2 or 4-7 First Strikes???
  121. Favorite unit to rush with
  122. Favorite UU
  123. Looking for Earth 18 Civs Tips/Strategies
  124. Switching culture to 100%?
  125. Using siege weapons
  126. coast or hill
  127. Two questions - GP merging & Nukes
  128. Favorite Trait?
  129. The new Environmentalism, and Chop Rushing
  130. OCC impossible to beat on monarch post-patch?
  131. automated worker
  132. I just dont get it.....
  133. Question about the holy city
  134. Suggestions in 1748
  135. The modified Jaguar
  136. Use those gunships
  137. Will changed Upkeeps affect your strategy?
  138. New to Civ
  139. Net advantage of GPP bonuses
  140. How can a warmongeror re-invent himself (help!)
  141. How do you transform a warmongering strategy once war is no longer feasible
  142. Diplomacy: The Forgotten Victory
  143. I like those odds!
  144. Table of Improvements? Wiki??
  145. Khan is killing me. Please help :)
  146. Turns and Time
  147. Forests with new patch -- To cut or keep?
  148. Civ IV Recorded Games?
  149. keys for bombar
  150. Commerce hemorrhage
  151. Regarding city bombardments by Battleships.
  152. Marathon is extra expensive
  153. island victory?
  154. Civ starting strategies
  155. How to Convert Other Civs' Cities?
  156. Shape of continents and resources in CIV4...
  157. GP for Golden Age ?
  158. maintenance and interest - why am i so far in debt?
  159. Mother of all barbarian and early game post
  160. Can Someone Explain Specialists?
  161. I've Fallen Behind, And I Can't Catch Up
  162. Rich, but backwards
  163. How should I go about building my war machine?
  164. Post your #%$! saves, people!
  165. Couple of Questions from a Beginner
  166. Spies : A big waste or am I missing something?
  167. Civ power = what?
  168. Applying Real World Concepts to Civ 4
  169. How do I rush build?
  170. Space Ship
  171. Use the Free Beaker
  172. plz...some help with playing in prince difficulty
  173. To automate, or not?
  174. Help a Civ 4 noob ;-)
  175. AI gives gifts!
  176. Question about tech research...
  177. To much micro management in religion
  178. Looking for a little advice/critique on my first Emperor attempt
  179. cutting off health resources
  180. Guarding settlers in Civ4
  181. My first game, so far.
  182. An interesting start
  183. Stacking -war weariness
  184. Wonders
  185. hunting for workers
  186. What if you don't adopt any religion?? aka No religion no cry
  187. Undocumented (?) but nifty
  188. Warmonger for newbies...please give me some strats
  189. Work boats?
  190. What the light bulb yields (great people question)
  191. granary and city growth
  192. Cultural Border
  193. Which Free Tech Should One Get After Building Oracle?
  194. Specializing your cities?
  195. First Post (and a Newbie Question)
  196. Large boarders = you lose?
  197. Good strategies for a small island start?
  198. Discarding building from city queue?
  199. How to take/destroy this city without war?
  200. War weariness mechanics
  201. Problems with Map scripts
  202. No city growth
  203. Help for a newcomer.
  204. "It's too crowded"
  205. Hotkeys
  206. Can't Declare War?
  207. Ouch Settler rushes no longer work well
  208. [newbie question]is there a way to captured other cities...
  209. Civ rookie needing some basic questions answered
  210. Value of Roads
  211. Health & Happiness
  212. Can't Enter AI City Screen in World Editor Since the v.1.52 Patch
  213. How can I gain a culture victory on noble?
  214. Me: researching paper, Enemy: won the space race
  215. Crush the enemy or leave survivors?
  216. How do you change the difficulty level?
  217. Found 2nd early religion in capital or second city?
  218. How to scroll main map when build suggestion window is active?
  219. Is it just me, or is losing wonder races extremely profitable?
  220. Promotions on upgraded units
  221. Civ and Economics
  222. Religion
  223. Romans: I feel like I'm cheating, it's so easy!
  224. Can't beat the barbarians :(
  225. Where's the FAQ? a plea from a civ n00b
  226. Incas in Earth 1000AD scenario
  227. Won a Diplomatic Victory
  228. Settlers and Workers
  229. Beware the wrath of Gandhi
  230. I chop down trees - I wear high heels
  231. Gunships can capture cities
  232. Developing a Permanent Alliance - A Case Study
  233. First attempt at Roman War Machine
  234. Critique my game?
  235. Balancing between irrigation and cottages
  236. As I was pillaging...
  237. Strategies for Great Plains with a _crappy_ start?
  238. Is this game hopeless?
  239. Leaving Last Enemy City = lots of money
  240. What to do with useless AI cities?
  241. New to CIV and am lost
  242. (Religion) Has anyone figured out...
  243. So I start up a large long tera styla game...
  244. Tips for Specialization
  245. modern era too short?
  246. Who played Deity?
  247. The Oracle!!!
  248. War Tactics
  249. War warriness?
  250. Financial & Philosophical, what?!!!