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Well, I just met these guys and it wasn't fun. I was having a blast playing this game as the dark elves. I wasn't playing very well, since I was unfamiliar with the game, but I was having fun. In order to compensate for a bad start, I had a big war against the circus freaks and managed to...

I have to say I agree with whoever said this is not "real" playing. It's easy mode. You might as well play on Chieftain.

1) Attacking is FUN and an excellent way to get a good start early on. My nearest neighbour is usually doomed from the start, unless he's some Protective leader who populates hills and spams Walls and Archers. If this happens, he dies when I get Catapults. 2) When you have crushed the enemy's...

Are you entirely sure about this? I've had several occasions when I've started a custom game (CIV Complete) and chosen a number of continents, let's say THREE (just an example). What I end up seeing is FOUR continents, but two of these are joined by coast which can be crossed by Triremes and...

Not reloading is also a part of the challenge. If you're ready to eliminate one part of the challenge, why not eliminate another, if it's bothering you?

How about a powerful Spy unit that is visible? That would be something new. You know he's spying on the court and stirring up the masses, but there's nothing you can do about it because he's a diplomat. And then you make an Assassin unit that can take him out.

I love Jaguars. Woodsman III supermedics win wars, even modern ones, and Woodsman III isn't that far away when you start with Woodsman I. Furthermore, Montezuma's playing style and traits (well, the Aggressive part) should make sure you get to Woodsman III before the time window closes. Plus...

Wow, I think people just didn't bother to listen to more than one song from the list and voted for that. ;) I was going to vote for the melancholy Germany piece, but looks like I'm too late. Runners up were Portugal, Celts and HRE. I, too, mistook the Greek song for some general theme song...

I've never had any trouble with Greece either. Alexander seems to lead the Greek empire to its death in every game. At times he attacks me and loses, at other times he attacks another AI and loses. The worst I've had with him is losing a frontier city perhaps and ending up in a long war that...

Ack, please don't state that all German soldiers were Nazis. That's just not right. I agree with everything else you state in that sentence, however. Did I actually write this? :crazyeye:

Triremes protect my cities from barbarian Galleys, which always seem to defeat my Galleys in StS combat. So, instead of building two Galleys and losing one of them when the barbarian ship attacks, I prefer to build one Galley and one Trireme, which will actually win the combat. I have "modded"...

Vicawoo, you are correct. Good thinking! Numidian Cavalry isn't poor at all. You just have to give them Flanking I and II, use them in large numbers and let the odds prove their worth to you. You will lose quite a few of them, but the retreat bonus makes them survive much longer than other...

I'm over thirty and I haven't read it. And I'm academically educated with two degrees (one Master, one Bachelor) and interested in books and literature. If I haven't read it, chances are that some other people haven't either. *smug* No, I still won't pick it up. The world is full of good books...

Financial/Charismatic Hmm, I should probably start building cottages on the grassland squares of my backyard!

Me, me, me! I tried the demo for Civ5 and it just didn't have that effect on me. I was hitting End Turn waiting for something interesting to happen. In CivIV I'm constantly thinking: "Wow, one/two/three more turn(s) and I'll get this or that technology, capture this or that city or see this...

Sounds like somebody wants to add the Golden Horde to his mod.

Shermans may not have been the best tanks tactically but they were good tanks strategically - they were easy and quick to produce in large numbers. Nearly 50 000 of them were produced during the war. Compare this to the number of Tigers (about 1500) or PzIVs (greatly below 10 000) and PzIIIs and...

Jaguars are not bad at all. I seem to settle away from copper or iron all the time, which is disastrous for an Aggressive civ or anybody wanting to rush their opponent. Furthermore, you can quite easily make your Jags Woodsmen III, which can win wars, not just battles. A few Woodsmen IIIs...

I'll stop fretting about tanks after this, but the M26 Pershing was a rather good, American tank. Only about 20 of these saw action in Europe though.

It lives, it lives! Aahhahahaaa! *rumbling storm* Erm, yes, the mountain is impossible to miss unless you've already discovered it. In my case the map zoomed to the other side of the world and showed a peak, encircled by a bright red colour. That one peak remained "explored" for me until I...