Let me post this here too since my start was based on this, excepting that I needed to go to Machinery before Education, to see what advice -if any- would be worth giving.
I have been working on a cultural game on Immortal for some time now and finding it challenging. I stayed with my usual small empire but just couldn't get the growth and science going until later. In the meantime, I've lost out (as usual) on most all of the key wonders (up until Industrial so far) except for Oracle and used a GE for Louvre.
After getting Machinery, I then did Education->Acoustics->Archaeology and while I late getting Acoustics, I was the first to Archaeology. I see Radio a long ways off, though. Additionally, I completed the Aesthetics tree (along with Tradition and Liberty). I am getting over 200 cultural per turn (non-golden age).
Right now, as I am back-filling techs, I got several digs accomplished, did a lot of swapping (one of the most awesome mechanics, btw) and filled my Louvre, Hermitage, Cathedrals and Amphitheater slots and working on getting Museums up = so far netting me +54 base Tourism which is by far the most.
On top of all that, I have a significant delegates lead and Arts Funding has been enacted. Worlds Fair is up now but I don't want to stop my meager production of Museums and such to spend on the Fair.
Finally, I have two Artists, Musicians and Writers specialists going in my capital along with Garden and National Epic.
So with all of this, is there any hope for a Cultural Victory? It is a hard victory to achieve, esp. without key wonders. Despite the late start, what can I do now to push it ahead?
I have been working on a cultural game on Immortal for some time now and finding it challenging. I stayed with my usual small empire but just couldn't get the growth and science going until later. In the meantime, I've lost out (as usual) on most all of the key wonders (up until Industrial so far) except for Oracle and used a GE for Louvre.
After getting Machinery, I then did Education->Acoustics->Archaeology and while I late getting Acoustics, I was the first to Archaeology. I see Radio a long ways off, though. Additionally, I completed the Aesthetics tree (along with Tradition and Liberty). I am getting over 200 cultural per turn (non-golden age).
Right now, as I am back-filling techs, I got several digs accomplished, did a lot of swapping (one of the most awesome mechanics, btw) and filled my Louvre, Hermitage, Cathedrals and Amphitheater slots and working on getting Museums up = so far netting me +54 base Tourism which is by far the most.
On top of all that, I have a significant delegates lead and Arts Funding has been enacted. Worlds Fair is up now but I don't want to stop my meager production of Museums and such to spend on the Fair.
Finally, I have two Artists, Musicians and Writers specialists going in my capital along with Garden and National Epic.
So with all of this, is there any hope for a Cultural Victory? It is a hard victory to achieve, esp. without key wonders. Despite the late start, what can I do now to push it ahead?