Snaaty has written a great guide no doubt, but it's far from the only way to make success on the higher/highest level. I doubt he plays every game like that himself, because it's not a superior strategy, it's as the above poster says, a general strategy that works most of the time. Rushing works on deity too, it's not necessarily the best move to expand peacefully and tech to rifling.
ALC Game 22: Arabs/Saladin
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You are making progress, fine.
But keep also the basic prinziples in Civ in mind, like Slaze stated.
Rush to the good sites, then, when there are no good sites left, go and take
them.(more often than not) In that order.
vanatteveldt
Emperor
It is telling that it is brought back on page one by a metacomment rather than a comment...
Pieman
Prince
Yeah, this has become fairly quiet for an ALC game...
Sisiutil
All Leader Challenger
That's my fault. Real life intervened again. I'll get back in the swing of things this week.
Aquarius_DJ
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real life intervention sucks 
Bandobras Took
Emperor
I like real life. It gives me something do when I need a break from Civ.
Abegweit
Anarchist trader
You need breaks from civ? 
Stuck in Pi
3.14159265358979323846...
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kill the heathen!
Sisiutil
All Leader Challenger
Okay, I got my butt handed to me by Louis. He teched so far ahead of me it was ridiculous. I had Swordsmen facing off against Crossbowmen. Not pretty. 
I'm abandoning this particular attempt at a Saladin game. I think you guys were right, my two weeks away from Civ while I waited for the new computer had me playing sloppy.
Watch for Saladin Take 2, coming soon.
I'm abandoning this particular attempt at a Saladin game. I think you guys were right, my two weeks away from Civ while I waited for the new computer had me playing sloppy.
Watch for Saladin Take 2, coming soon.
BalbanesBeoulve
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Post your failure. It'll still be entertaining and maybe even educational.
TheMeInTeam
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Sisiutil:
You do these things on emperor, right? I'll probably start shadowing them, although I'll honor your request not to post spoilers. From what i hear the jump to emperor is among the hardest, so I expect these to help me quite a bit now!
You do these things on emperor, right? I'll probably start shadowing them, although I'll honor your request not to post spoilers. From what i hear the jump to emperor is among the hardest, so I expect these to help me quite a bit now!
OTAKUjbski
TK421
Okay, I got my butt handed to me by Louis. He teched so far ahead of me it was ridiculous. I had Swordsmen facing off against Crossbowmen. Not pretty.
I'm abandoning this particular attempt at a Saladin game.
Wow ... no way!
I'll keep my eyes peeled.
Bandobras Took
Emperor
Next game, let's try founding Islam with Divine Right instead of Polytheism.
And I'm in favor of moving the settler into a Desert/Mountain Peak area.
And I'm in favor of moving the settler into a Desert/Mountain Peak area.
I'd be curious to know if anyone else shadowed this with better luck.
ese-aSH
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Okay, I got my butt handed to me by Louis. He teched so far ahead of me it was ridiculous. I had Swordsmen facing off against Crossbowmen. Not pretty.
I'm abandoning this particular attempt at a Saladin game. I think you guys were right, my two weeks away from Civ while I waited for the new computer had me playing sloppy.
Watch for Saladin Take 2, coming soon.
Well it seems that Louis is once again a terrible AI. One of the worst to me...
Lord Chambers
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Phew. In my shadow game I grew to occupy all the decent city spots, then having high production and not a lot of other options, geared up for war. I decalred war on Louis without having the ability to bribe Suleiman, and the next turn, although pleased with me, he joined up. I've yet to play ahead any farther since it's such a headache to withdraw your Stack of Death and try to defend undefended cities on another part of the border.
