Recent content by BinkleyYaz

Lurker here ... Per Charis' question, I do believe I have lost cities while starving them down (no workers on tiles), so I think this is possible. But it certainly is rarer than not starving the city, since obviously you are steadily decreasing the # of foreigners. IMHO, the frequency of...

I don't know if they're foolproof, but RoPs definitely do wonders for other Civs' attitudes toward you. In addition, if you can keep your territory size larger than theirs you can actually make money on the deal. RoPs work best on civs that always like to trespass, particularly if they are...

Let them enter your territory and wander for a few turns. *Then* tell them to bugger off. Net result: They leave, but waste all those original moves. At least this saves on the amount of times you have to tell them to get out. If the AI is entering your territory, it is for one of three...

Tiny 80% water archipelago, 3 opponents (French vs. India, Aztecs, and China). We all ended up on the same landmass, very close together. Only the Aztecs respawned. I'm hardly the most efficient player, and yet I conquered all by the 800s BC and got 5800+ score, on *Warlord* diff. LOL! Just...

Yeah, you gotta either pop rush or seriously micromanage cities to out-produce them. Also, expand like a mofo. Standard-fare building like you do in low-diff settings doesn't work as well. In my current Regent game as Babs, I was generally 1-2 steps behind during ancient times. My military...

Thanks for the advice and replies. Another look at the situation convinced me to take on the Aztecs almost immediately, as their offensive force of mostly swordsmen had taken some hits from the Americans and Iroquois. Didn't even have to declare war - just told them to get the heck off my lawn...

Hello, I have a Regent-level game as Babylonians that presents me with an interesting strategic problem. Continents, 5 other civs. Basically, I am on one large inverted-triangle-ish continent with Iroquois, Americans, and Aztecs. Iros and Amers to North of me on both corners of the...