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2. I have been using a rule of thumb that I am not sure is all that wise. If I have a significant tech and GNP lead, I delay SciMeth in favor of production/warmonger techs like steel, steam power, chemistry and rifling. Sometimes even Constitution and/or Democracy. Then I can focus on building...

Finally, someone following correct AP style for Acronym/abbreviation usage! (Always use full version on first reference)

Prince/Normal through 425AD. Is there some way to spoiler attachments? I can't access most free imagehosting (filters keep me off it).

Hmm. . . I might give a shadow a try when I get done with Noble's Club XIII. I can play this in 3.17, no? Civ IV Myth #18: The Organized trait reduces Civics costs (ie running Bureaucracy costs less), it does not directly affect any costs of upkeep (unit or city).

Starting with a worker is good for everyone in the majority of circumstances. I doubt there are many situations where its best to start off with 4-5 workers/settlers without growing. Besides being inefficient (why build all the workers if you're not improving tiles to work? Chopping out...

Except that you're forgetting how bonuses work. . . Dog Soldier is 6 vs 5 against Axemen, 8 vs 4 against Spears and 8 vs 6 vs. Swords and 6 vs. 8 against Mace, assuming other promos/situations equal. Axe is 5v5, 7.5v4, 7.5v6 and 5v8, so the Dog is both resourceless and better against...

#1. The AIs most critical war flaw is that it accepts cease-fires and peace treaties too easily. The player can overextend and then sign a treaty to protect underdefended cities and prevent pillaging just when the AI SOD arrives. #2. About revolts, it makes sense to me as you use the spy to...

Mine are mostly poor micro, but if you neglect them enough, they really hurt! - Forgetting to check the city screens often to make sure citizens are working the right tiles or assigned as the right specialists. - Neglecting to whip high-food, low hammer cities for early infrastructure or...

You could spend time in Organized Religion for the 25% bonus (it applies to National Wonders, right?). If you've built a forge in the city, be sure to run an engineer (if there's not enough high hammer tiles to just work those) instead of merchants/scientists/artists. If I build Maori on an...

The All Other Games Sub-Forum: The title says it all! http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23

The 'Federal Reserve' reduce inflation event is the best ever, unless you dislike that its totally unbalancing.

When I did warrior rushes on Noble, I would explore around the map with the first 1-2 warriors and try to get 2 XP from animals so I could give them CR1, the extra chance to attack makes a big difference in the damage they do. The best way to do this is to try to get to attack an animal on open...

If some traits/combos can be overpowered, it's seems logical others must be underpowered (unless you're suggesting all trait combos other than say FIN/ORG or the nonexistant IND/PHI are roughly equal). I would say Agg/Pro would be a good example of underpowered, since you get absolutely no...

I had the pryamids go at about that time in a recent Monarch game as well, I almost started them at about 0BC but thought for certain the hammers would be wasted. Are you playing a small/tiny map? Obviously fewer AIs means fewer Civs to build the wonder. More suprising than the 123 BPT...

Since I moved to monarch, it seems every time I try to use Darius I get only Pacal, Greece or Shaka as neighbors, so much for that early-rush plan. :(

I've seen AIs bribe each other to cancel all trading with the player, which includes closing borders. I've never seen them do it to prevent invasion per se, though I think I've had AIs cancel while I was at war with a third party. If you were running through with tanks/jets its entirely...

Should they really lose their Spiral Minaret/UoS/Sistene/AP bonus? Does it make sense that temples and cathedrals/synagogues/stupas/etc. still produce gold/science/culture/hammers while the monastery stops? Isn't it enough that you can no longer build them?

I build monuments first in a new city if I need the border to pop ASAP for resource grabbing and a religion iprobably/is not going to spread there. I can always 1-pop whip it once I hit size 2 and there are a lot of situations where getting the border to pop 20-30 turns earlier is worth a lot...

Since I've never posted a walkthrough or a strategy thread: yes, that's extremely presumptuous to claim you have any idea of how I play the game and what parts I might be 'missing'. You're bringing your own assumptions to the table, please don't foist them off on anyone else. Besides...

I think you're way oversimplifying. This is an incredibly complex game, people use a wide variety of methods to get to a tech/power advantage and then use it. Good players can and do adapt specific tactics and strategies to the leader/map/situation/opponent so they can make the best of what...