Useless? I just shared a tactic with you !
want another one?
Egypt, play it wide, not tall(because we all know all noobs play tall and steal all the wonders)(do not build the great library as well)
play a religious game, aim for +2 happiness from temples religious belief
Egypts temple replacement already does +2 happiness
Every city will cancel out its city unhappiness..
with liberty branch, get +1 happiness from cities connected to capital, and i promise you will have a very good game
not to mention, try to get pagodas, with already having temples everywhere, you will be having pagodas everywhere.. thats another +2 happiness and +2 faith on top of the already +2happy/+2faith from temples..
even if you already got 30 cities, making another one will out put more happiness than it costs to make, even with no luxuries.. ..
now apply luxuries? just dont come back telling ppl this is overpowering... its just an egyptian style no one plays, because they wont get to build their dear wonders....
hmmm?
explain