Recent content by jjohn

Wow, La Fayette. Your effort is appreciated. I'll have a look. I noticed that by replaying the same map, civ2 begins to resemble chess in that you know the strategic locations but the struggle becomes to get there without comprimising your defense. I'll have a look shortly. Thanks...

Reviewing your saved games, Banach, I noticed your aggressive taxation policy that favors happiness and science over raw income. After you get Democracy, this policy seems to pay off hansomely. I'll be pouring over these games more in the future. Thanks.

Thanks for the tips, Banach. I'll have a look at your map and try to break my need for security. Certainly, I should move whatever defensive units I have outward into the frontier cities as a way to manage my defense budget. I have always known that the key to Civ2 is relentless expansion. I...

Thanks for the reply! Sadly, I'm not new to Civ2 but I'm not as dedicated a player as others on this forum. I have combed over the War Academy several times and delighted in the Civ3 story in which one person posted a "lost game" (I think he was playing either Japan or Russia) only to have...

Greetings Masters of War, Attached is a map that I've replayed many times, but with much the same result: slow growth. The game's level is King with raging barbarian hordes. The initial location is great (four resource squares and a port to boot). Because this is a learning map, I started...