Recent content by fastrook

I've just started playing civ3 but have played civ2 for many years. Here is a thought: It's very chess-like. I once read that more books had been written about chess than all other sports and games combined. Why? The absolute complexity of the game; it is a challenge to the human intellect...

Thanks to the people who have helped me so far in my attempt to master this game :) At the moment I am playing on a map, a continent with 4 nations, and there is only one iron source on the whole continent. Why? I think I saw somewhere that there was a patch that countered this shortage...

Back again, no disease this time but lots of barbarians, like 3 stacks of 20 on one round followed by 2 more stacks on the next. My question is how typical is this of game play (level Regent, year 350 BC) and what is the best defensive strategy when they rush you? Fastrook - experienced civ2...

Hi, I'm an experienced Civ2 player, new to Civ3. My question: What are the effects of disease? Sometimes it seems to knock out the food production, sometimes it eliminates a citizen. With a city built on floodplains, once disease strikes, is it worth working these? Does it help if you...