Pook
Bloviating
Haven't been on the forums much in the past few months. Saw this thread and wondered "What happened?" Vikings/Denmark was a fearsome civ in previous editions of Civilization. I've played a couple of games as Denmark to see for myself if this civ is as weak as people said. I must agree with the Original Poster and others that Denmark has been neutered to the point of being a bottom-tier civ.
What to do about it?
I agree that the Norwegian Ski Infantry should be replaced by something else. It comes too late in the game to help.
We're 6 pages into this thread and no one has yet mentioned the Lego Factory as a Denmark UB. It could generate a luxury resource unique to Denmark, that would generate happiness and could be sold to other civs for cash.
On a more serious note, perhaps the answer lies in the opening description for the Denmark civ. Harald Bluetooth's ringed fortresses could be a Denmark UB in place of walls or castles. The Ringed Fortress would both increase happiness and perhaps have a lesser version of the citadel ability to take HP away from any enemy unit that ended its turn adjacent to the city.
While the Berserker is historically accurate, I'm still thinking that the UU should be a boat. A Viking Longboat that could cross oceans and was available earlier than the caravel (say, at the same time as the galleass) would enable Denmark to cross the seas and explore hundreds of years before their European neighbors, as the Vikings did historically.
Pondering ended, you have my two cents.
What to do about it?
I agree that the Norwegian Ski Infantry should be replaced by something else. It comes too late in the game to help.
We're 6 pages into this thread and no one has yet mentioned the Lego Factory as a Denmark UB. It could generate a luxury resource unique to Denmark, that would generate happiness and could be sold to other civs for cash.
On a more serious note, perhaps the answer lies in the opening description for the Denmark civ. Harald Bluetooth's ringed fortresses could be a Denmark UB in place of walls or castles. The Ringed Fortress would both increase happiness and perhaps have a lesser version of the citadel ability to take HP away from any enemy unit that ended its turn adjacent to the city.
While the Berserker is historically accurate, I'm still thinking that the UU should be a boat. A Viking Longboat that could cross oceans and was available earlier than the caravel (say, at the same time as the galleass) would enable Denmark to cross the seas and explore hundreds of years before their European neighbors, as the Vikings did historically.
Pondering ended, you have my two cents.