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Monopolizing copper and iron on a two-civilization continent at Emperor difficulty, I eliminated my rival early, taking sole control of 25 percent of the world's land area on a well-balanced landmass including some flood plains and plenty of resources. Unfortunately, lacking access to any trade...

The forum includes some old threads on the topic of lumbermills, but the better among those threads predate Beyond the Sword (BTS), so I'd like to ask again now. Assume emperor-level play. Chop, chop, chop has been the advice. Fair enough. I get it. If you chop every last twig and stump down to...

Scenario: emperor difficulty; default settings; random leader; nonexpert player (me). The industrial era is getting underway. Steam Power has been discovered. One empire is researching the Railroad; another, the Assembly Line. Your empire is second largest, but the largest lies on the other...

Several players here say that emperor is a fairly easy level for experienced players to beat. I believe them, but I have a question. With default settings and random leader, it took me about 150 attempts to win my first game at emperor difficulty. The game I finally won had a luckier start than...

After about 150 tries at Emperor difficulty with default settings, I have finally achieved (due to your sound advice) what seems to be a probable winning position. It is the late 1800s. My random leader is Louis XIV. Fission and Rocketry are in research. Mining Inc is mine and it looks as though...

I wish to rush my neighbor during the ancient era at Emperor difficulty, standard settings, random leader—especially if my random leader happens to be aggressive. I have tried many times. Have usually failed. Why am I failing, please? I seem to depend on blind luck. If my target can find no...

I cannot win at Emperor difficulty. I can sometimes reach the early Industrial era with a position that seems playable or almost playable, but the Industrial era defeats me. During the Renaissance era, which immediately precedes the Industrial, I cannot simultaneously keep abreast in...

At Emperor difficulty, standard settings, is founding an ancient religion always foolish? If not, then what circumstance would make it wise?