How is my start? (Noble)

[Tecumseh1]

Well things went about as bad as you can imagine. I gifted Shaka a city but it was too late. He declared with big stack at 375 BC (he had catapults). I got iron working way too late and was only able to whip a few swords/axes. He had the capital at 200 BC and game was over at 200AD. One of my earliest defeats but learned much from playing it and the comments!

 

[sampsa]

Yeh, that just happens sometimes. Pay attention to how to setup your empire quickly and in a compact way. Don't get too greedy settling too far! AI will settle those cities for you. And try to formulate your plan a bit earlier (including city gifts!).