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Up the difficulty level. Will make the game more challenging.

Generally I use the first two Great Scientist for setting up academies in my two best science cities, and then for bulbing Philosophy, Education, or Printing Press. After that, settling.

Why are you accumulating so much gold? You shouldn't need so much gold, you can afford to raise the tech slider to 70% or so, burn off that gold on research unless there's a specific reason for it. You really shouldn't have more than 200ish. I'd open borders with all the civilizations on your...

It makes sense to make a warrior first when you play your first game of civ ever and have no idea what you're doing. ---

I lose track of all sorts of stuff, especially since I go to war a lot. It's hard to keep track of what's getting killed or who's killing or which spy disappeared. I forgot about an entire stack of axemen once, didn't even use them for an entire war. ---

What is OCCs anyway? I keep hearing about them but I have no idea what they are. ---

Don't raze the cities? Just give them back to the vassal after they capitulate. It won't be that big a burden on your economy, just finish the war as quick as you can. ---

Like other people have been saying, you should really consider rerolling that map. Your capital is situated rather poorly, and the land is rather crappy for a capital city. In addition, you set the game to quick speed, and it's really hard to learn the game when each era goes by in a flash...

I voted Marine. What's the point of using those when you have tanks? They aren't bad but they are the most redundant. ---

More cities equal more land claimed, more research, more ability to build military units for war, more resources claimed, more specialists, more possibilities for Golden Ages, more ability to go after wonders, more flexibility, eventually more income, and it helps stops the other AIs from...

I draft when I have access to cannons and either riflemen or musketeers. It's great for setting up a large army very quickly and take out a weaker civ. I stop drafting once I get to infantry though, I don't like how much it costs to draft at that point. Build the Globe Theater, and all you...

Just played your game. Yeah, transitioned to Nationhood and drafted as much as I could. Lost 4 cities in the war and could only gain peace by giving up another. So you'll probably lose about 5 cities. You should throw in the towel, there's no way you're going to win. But I did notice a few...

Oooh necropost. Anyway, I'll put a city where ever it's necessary, whether it's to block an AI from expanding or to get a needed or really really desired resource ASAP. As long as a city has a purpose it doesn't matter if it's in a otherwise poor spot, or has some poorer tiles. Plus, usually...

Lol, who builds the Chichen Itza?

Thanks for the help everyone! Pulled off my first Cultural Victory using Hatshepsut(chose her for the wonder spam and War Chariots mostly). Managed to kill off one civ before the end of the BCs and expanded very quickly, or rather too quickly, I lost 5 War Chariots to strikes before I managed to...

I find Civ IV BTS to simply be more challenging, while at the same time less time consuming. It also makes Domination a lot easier when you can vassal your enemies instead of capturing every city one by one. Less city managing in the late game is better. In terms of Vassals, I've never had a...

Profanius, TheMeinTeam is one of the most active, helpful, friendly, well-versed people on this forum. He's been playing this game and he helps people out when he can and I've never seen him belittle anyone, including you. He may not be the King of Civilization IV but he is one of the more...

This is a little off topic but it's also related to playing the game quicker. I've seen several of TheMeInTeam Civ IV youtube Let's Plays and have learned a few really key strategies, but there's some things I'd like some clarification on. For instance in several of your Lets Plays you set up...

Well it's a cottage first, it'll take awhile before it's a town. I have to wonder though, how is a cottage turned into a town without being in range of your cities?

I usually win my games via Domination, though I've also won via Space Race and Diplomacy. The one I really want to try though is Cultural, which I've never done before. I intend to try on Prince, the level I currently play at, on a fractal map on normal speed. So can anyone give me some tips as...