In vanilla or GK, I can't get Siam to work for me. The only times I've been moderately successful have been in vanilla when I go on a rampage early with my elephants and keep on fighting, or take a continent and hold off invasion with a navy. Even then, coming in third place is the best I can do. In GK, my elephants no longer have the advantage against cities they had in vanilla.
But war mongering isn't playing to Siam's advantage of big benefits from CS alliances to gain a cultural victory with a minimum of cities. I never have enough gold to keep more than two or three in alliance.
When I try to go the one or two or three city route, it always turns out the same way...I can do well up to a point but inevitably a neighbor who has been a friend will clean my clock at will in the later game. With their many cities cranking out units, my few cities, though huge, can't keep up.
I'm brand new to GK but my sense is that it will make Siam/cultural within reach, but not so far. Any ideas? I'm sick of crying on my solid gold breastplate!
But war mongering isn't playing to Siam's advantage of big benefits from CS alliances to gain a cultural victory with a minimum of cities. I never have enough gold to keep more than two or three in alliance.
When I try to go the one or two or three city route, it always turns out the same way...I can do well up to a point but inevitably a neighbor who has been a friend will clean my clock at will in the later game. With their many cities cranking out units, my few cities, though huge, can't keep up.
I'm brand new to GK but my sense is that it will make Siam/cultural within reach, but not so far. Any ideas? I'm sick of crying on my solid gold breastplate!