Recent content by Chopkinsca

I was wondering if I should prioritize mines or irrigation. Or maybe it depends on the plans I have for the city. Mining will give me extra shields, but food will give me more citizens which (I think) will allow more tiles to be worked, thus giving more shields (depending on the new tile...

Thanks for the help guys. This is a nice community. Lots of helpful people. Maybe someday I'll be one of the people giving out advice! This kind of game requires to some degree; trial and error. Losing will teach you as much as winning. I like that. I also like that when you start a new game...

I just finished a 5 hour game and did quite well, relatively. It was quite rewarding to see my civilization not being at the bottom of the "how well everyone is doing" popup. I was leading in culture and power, but I was last in terms of victory points. I was doing somewhat fine until around...

I'm going to reply to two points you made. 3)That's one thing about being a noob, I'm not quite sure what tech is the proper one to go for. I imagine this gets better as you play more. 4) I am never sure what to build on tiles. This comes from not quite understanding how food and shields work...

I am very new to the Civilization series. Before I bought C3C 2 weeks ago, I've only played the tutorial for Civ 4. I saw C3C for only $5, so I figured I can't go wrong. Before playing, I did some reading up on the game and tried my first game (And lost horribly). After doing more reading, I...