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I've listened to all of the leader themes from Civ VI now, and in my current game, I just realized that by now (late Atomic era), that is the only music I'm hearing. Did the ambient music just crap out? Is it supposed to at that point? I'm very puzzled by this. So now I'm second-guessing myself...

In the current warmongering thread, isau brought up a really important point that IMO needs its own thread. Basically, the hypothesis is that the relationship modifiers you see on the diplomacy screens aren't the Civ IV-style static bonuses and penalties. Instead, they represent a per-turn...

So while most of us seem to agree that (aside from early rushes and barb problems) Civ VI is pretty easy right now. But I've seen some people mention losing. My question is: how have you lost (and what were your settings)? Religious Victory? Barbarians? Domination? If Domination, was it an...

So watching Marbozir's Greece LP is really making me think they missed an opportunity by making the Acropolis just a better Theater District for cheaper. It makes sense based on the Acropolis of Athens, since there were a number of great feats of art and engineering (along with an amphitheater...

From the livestreams and LPs, it looks like Combined Arms has been pretty much completely replaced with the Corps/Army system. So instead of combining units of several different types together - like an infantry with an anti-air unit - we can just stick two or three units of the same type...

Now that we've had a little while for the BNW changes to shake out, what maps are people enjoying the most? I've done a random-Archipelago and a Pangaea, and I'm currently early on in a small continents game. Small continents has been a perennial favorite of mine, but I also tend to enjoy some...

So having had between a few days and a few hours to learn all the ins and outs of BNW (lol), how are people shaking up their openers? I only have a few starts under my belt, but I've found I'm still playing more-or-less the same. Open Pottery, scout into monument, switch to Shrine if I'm gunning...

The new cornerstone of culture wins is tourism now, which relies heavily on using GWAM and Artifacts to fill up your Great Works slots. Also, since you don't need to amass SPs to win culture, would that make wide be the clearly better alternative to tall now for a culture win? The extra SP cost...

In G&K it seemed like there were few enough things to focus on that you could grab most of what you wanted, between exploration, science, economy, military, religion, wonders, workers, etc. Now it's looking like there's not only more scarcity (thank you gold nerfs) and also more options, which...

One thing I've seen over and over from p/reviews and forum posters is how great it is tha the end-game tedium that has long plagued the Civ franchise is gone. And I admit that the new World Congress is fun and promising, and that trade routes, ideology, and tourism/new culture give you more...

So I've played 160 turns into Into the Renaissance as Saladin, and it's been pretty fun so far. I like that while everyone has the same set of VP conditions, some are more suited to certain styles of play. I figured that starting in Egypt I'd have easy access to both Jerusalem and Mecca and...

It kinda seems to me like some beliefs really suck. I could be missing something, of course, so I wanted to post my thoughts here and see what other people think. Pantheons Religious Settlements: +15% faster border growth Just seems like a really small bonus to blow a Pantheon belief on. I...

First: Mosques vs. Cathedrals vs. Pagodas (vs. Monasteries) In general, how do these stack up against one another? Or are they even worth taking, and in what circumstances? It seems like Cathedrals would be almost necessary for culture wins, and I can't see many beliefs that would give you...

So the founder belief Peace Loving seems like it should be awesome once you spread your religion around a bit. Problem is, in my current playthrough, it seems not to be doing anything. When I spread the religion, my happiness never climbs (nor does it climb the next turn), and when I mouse...

I'm doing some short games of G&K to try to get a handle of different facets of gameplay. Figured out the Quinquereme/Elephant/Catapult rush pretty quickly, and got used to leveraging Pantheons, and now I'm doing some games with a heavy religious focus. So, um, how do you do it? I've been...

A lot of people wanted to know what "Free" harbors meant as Phoenician Heritage, like if it means immediately or after harbors are unlocked, and if it means maintenance free as well as hammer free. And the answer to both is yes. You get them turn 1, and they're maintenance free. They actually...

Edit June 10, 2012 This post was too long to add anything else to, so I've added a post with a few new problems, ideas, and suggestions. Click Here. Civ V has problems. Not as many as it had at launch, but it has them. Some of these problems development anticipated, and some didn’t get...

One thing I always like looking for whenever a game gets a big retool is the subtle or indirect way the changes will influence the status quo. With G&K, I've put some thought into how the existing civs will be buffed or nerfed by the changes in mechanics. Note that this doesn't take into...

I remember a few patches ago, I was going for a culture win, and being a few patches ago, had an almost completely peaceful game. However, in the early industrial, Askia started knocking off civs like nobody's business. Finally, by modern era, it was just me and him. But I was pretty close to...

I started up a game as Harald Bluetooth last night, thinking I'd give him a test run and go for my first domination win in ages. Turned out that was a pretty good idea, since the fractal map put me on a continent with Alexander, Suleiman, Temujin, and... Hiawatha. So I set myself to the...