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Pretty normal domination victory. Stalled a little bit after Japan, mostly because I hadn't done enough exploring early on. Still getting used to new geography -- particularly the hex shape and the naval 'embarkment' not requiring transport units. Also reaaaaaalllly uncertain how to calculate...

In fact, it's even worse in a case where you have to be the first one to research a tech (like getting a religion or the free tech from liberalism). If you split your research between, say, Meditation and Polytheism at the beginning of the game, it might take you 20 turns to research both --...

In CIV you can switch between research paths every couple turns to emulate this. The thing is, I can't really ever think of a situation where it would be beneficial to intentionally split your research. If you need both archery and horseback riding, you're still better off dedicating 100&#37...

Within what limitations? Certainly they were preventable if, say, one was willing and able to kill everyone in Russia in 1916.

Barbs are generally a pain on marathon. Fog busting is your friend.

Yeah, I never payed much attention to trade routes before Warlords. But I started noticing how much of a boost they gave when playing Ragnar with everything out on the coast. Then I played a couple games as Hannibal: holy crap that guy generates some trade revenue when played right. Between his...

Or it could be related content, such as another take on SMAC (*swoon* ... a man can dream, can't he?), Colonization, CivCity, etc.

It's counting down, it just doesn't show it. It's really kind of annoying, actually.

Um, the UN is most definitely *not* a building. There are a few buildings that house parts of the UN (some in NY, some in Vienna, some in Geneva), but the UN itself is an international organization. That's like saying that Congress and the Capitol Building are the same thing. Hollywood is...

Agreed -- I think it's purely a balance issue... any attempt to rationalize it some other way is probably going to fall apart on closer scrutiny. It's like asking why one item is a national wonder (Mt. Rushmore) and another is a World Wonder (Statue of Liberty). Game Balance is the only...

Well, really, there's nothing stopping you from doing both. As to what's better or worse -- if you've got the globe theater, drafting is undoubtedly better IF you're looking for that unit (musketman, rifle, infantry, etc.). If you're looking for anything else, you don't have much of a choice. =)...

Doesn't the Kremlin also reduce the population cost for whipping? Anyway, I often find myself building the Kremlin when I'm under representation (esp. if I have a GE laying around), if I'm still in the midst of transitioning to a CE. But somehow I suspect the AI doesn't have that much...

Or they could just remake SMAC. =P

Wow, so many memories in this thread -- Egghead Software! That's back in the *day*. I started with CivII; a buddy of mine gave me a pirated copy (don't be mad Sid!) saying I just had to try it out. He was absolutely right, and I was hooked. Fast forward some 10 years through a few hundred hours...

Right, but the AI reds out certain options so you can't ask for them at all. That always struck me as odd. I mean, it's useful from a gameplay standpoint (you know what the AI absolutely will not give you), but it's annoying that I can't set "red" options of my own. I suffer a diplo hit when...

Declaring war on Gandhi's neighbor is not only the way to slow down his space race, it's also the quickest method to salvage your diplomatic standing with him.

Hah! Hm... I guess I'd probably be Philo/Prot.

Because there's not much synergy with anything else. It doesn't get you more research (once you're past a city's fat cross, anyway), it doesn't really help militarily, and it doesn't help your economy (again, past the fat cross). Even if you're going for a cultural victory, with the way it works...

I suddenly feel very old.

Hm... we've got 43 turns until the game's over? Domination and Conquest are both probably out -- we're behind on both land and population, and there are still loads of civs in play for conquest. Which leaves cultural, space race, or diplomatic. I don't know how we're doing on cultural --...