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I'm pretty sure that the computer has different stats for its military units than what are listed. I lost a stack of Mech Infantry to Chinese infantry when mine where in a large city, on a large hill. across a river! The computer did lose a lot more of its units than I lost of mine, but...

I was playing at the Babylonians recently when I achieved a cultural victory for the first time. Typically I usually win in the space race. What made this victory especially sweet was that it occured in 1820 on a huge map! I'm not sure if a cultural victory is practical if you play anyone...

How do you cancel an alliance, or any other diplomatic agreement for that matter?

I was in a battle with Babylon to the south. They sent a HUGE amount of troops against my poorly defended southern cities. I quickly moved what little infantry I had to them, as well as a ton of artillery. I also got three other civs to declare war on them. After fighting the Babs to a...

On a related note, I suppose one could use paratroopers in a similar way: When the AI goes to attack your newly-captured city, wait a few turns than drop paratroopers in somewhere far, far away on the other end of the continent. Break up a bunch of roads with bombers. Then ideally your...

Like 90% of the posters on here, I always thought that Marines were pretty much useless. Underpowered and slow moving, Marines were useless compared to Infantry. Their ability to attack from a transport never really made up for their lack of a punch. Until last night. France had a coastal...

That's why you do it before anyone else gets it! :)

Well since I had a whole continent to myself I wasn't really worried about the other civs invading me. SDI protected me pretty well from their nukes. If you drop the nukes far enough away from your army, your army should be safe. In any event, I had transports standing by with more troops. I...

So I found a clever strategy that's probably familiar to all of you vets, but perhaps some newbies might find it interesting. I was playing late in the modern age and had just landed an army in mighty Egypt. Sure enough Egypt counter-attacked the next turn and killed a good portion of my...

I haven't been able to find a Civ 3 mail list, and no one here has told me about one. I'm thinking of starting one and want to guage how you guys feel about it. Your votes and comments are appreciated! :)

Is there a mail list for discussing Civ 3 anywhere? Couldn't find one on Google....

When playing Civ3, I usually build my cities so that their initial boundries just touch one another, unless there's a great resource or place to build further away. I'm wondering if other people do this, or perhaps some other strategy for placing cities...

I think the "best" Civ really depends on ones style of play. A more military-style of player would probably prefer the Japanese or the Persians. Me, I like to crush other countries with my dominant culture so I like to play the Babylonians. Not only do I build temples and libraries quickly but...

So I'm playing the Babylonians and I've been fighting the Zulu for around 20 rounds now in the modern era. I've taken a half dozen of his cities, and lost none. I can probably take another two or three before I start running low on units. Despite the fact I've been spanking Shaka, he won't...

Why mountain? Whats the advantage?