Recent content by lebowski

Whatever gets me the Oracle built so that my "free" discovery will be metal casting.

sometimes when the game gets a little too big for me, I'll just preset a list of items I want my cities to build. I have a good idea of what I want to build for the first 10-15 things. Shift + item will add them to the list.

This is a common tactic I do in order to gain more land/space. I'll build as close as possible, or build the same distance apart I would from one of my cities. Then I'll concentrate on culture for that city, even using the Great Artist to build "art" and increase the boundaries. Then the other...

I always try to give a few free "gifts" to some of the other civs, usually money. 10-40 every now and then can change their attitudes. You can also look and see what they are researching, and see if you can trade it to them (if you already have it) and get a deal for it.

it has been roughly 3 weeks since I last fired Civ IV up. I blame crap like work, the wife, and my compulsive obsession with getting my bills paid. Damn the man!

I heard Firaxis is responsible for the war in the Middle East as well as the rising cost of fuel. The credit card access is just nonsense. :mischief:

Oh, there is corruption alright... just ask the wife!

maybe it will be a merry christmas after all!

I filled it out first day and still nothing in my mailbox. I figure by the time it comes in I won't need it anymore. But seriously, how hard is it to translate "mathematiques"? :king:

Thankfully I don't have to worry about spending hours playing. I have computer/tennis elbow and it basically has forced me to only use the computer for important things (like posting to this thread).

Agreed. I do not like joining in the middle of the game to realize my current civ is a 3 city disaster area with a nonexistent army!

I liked the throne. Of course, building the palace was better!

I like to name my cities accordingly. If I a super rich city, I rename it Beverly Hills. High production city gets renamed to Pittsburgh or Detroit. I also rename my border cities too.

^good question. I haven't really tried to win by the cultural victory, but it would be nice to get a clearer picture.

My favorite to play is with Roosevelt jusf for the civic traits. I've also played with Frederick of the Germans. It really just depends on what your strategy is - expansive, technology, world domination, etc etc