Recent content by Canuck Bill

EB in Calgary received it noon local time. I am on my way. :D

It took two in Warlords. I can't even remember back to vanilla IV but I think it was two as well.

I believe Capac of the Inca is fin/ind. Plus he has an early uu that is a powerful warrior. I find you can steal a couple of early workers and spend that time producing a settler or an early wonder with the ind trait. Early war is a breeze with the upgrade unit. If you throw barbs in the game...

You need to download a patch. That bug has long been fixed.

Just tell them their "CIV time" is from the time they get home from school until Daddy gets home from work. Works for me.:D

What happens when one of your units "beats the odds"? Do you reload then? I'm willing to bet you don't. Re-loading is cheating and that is why it is not allowed in the GOTM. There is no need to justify it, the odds will balance out in the end. BUT...............people pay their 50 bucks and...

Sheesh, my wife liked to use the phrase "we need to supplement with a bottle". Of course this would often occur at 4 in the morning. In fact the only time I recall her getting up is when she had no choice as her boob was about to "explode".

Jeez that is like Emperor. 4am feedings are nothing - you're already awake.;) Try getting the kids to hockey practice at 6am when shutting down the tower at 5. You're right though, who in the H*!! has time to reload.

I do it all but sleep. Well maybe a few hours a day but not enough! I do not play civ while my kids are awake either though with CIV4 I have taught my 9 year old and we will play when Mommy goes out. ;)

Simple. Build UN and go for diplomatic. Keep friendly and don't p anyone off. Won my first two Emperor games with Diplomatic. If you are the biggest you will get the most votes. With 2 more large civs voting for you it would be a breeze.

:hatsoff: Isn't it amazing what kids see and we miss. My boy loves the game and it amazes me how much he spots. I started him out with the tutorial (he spent hours on it), showed him the ropes on Settler and he has made it to Noble on his own. When he watches me play he spots things before I...

Bad if you want a mine, not a windmill. Really depends on how serious you want to play the game. If you are looking to play a quick game on a lower level it is fine. If you want to win on Emperor or above I beieve you need to take control. EXAMPLE:Can't have that hill full of gold in your...

You need to be ready to battle. This means you need to sacrifice some of your infrastructure for muscle. Do not forget about catupults!! When attacked the best time for a counter-attack is right after you beat them down. If attacking bee-line towards their best cities. If you take them out, they...

Catherine the *****. Last game I made two trades with her. Tech for tech and sold her a resource. The very next turn she declares war on me. Of course I am already at war Nap and Asoka. Made my life difficult. Of course she is the hottest leader as well.

I agree 100% M.O.N.