Recent content by Paxel

Hello, some months ago I published some advice for who want to win by space race without attacking other civs. Now I can do the same at deity, the difference is: 1) At immortal you can win with 8+ cities, at deity you need 11+ If you are boxed you may try a cultural victory or a quick war to...

Hello, so the AI can box us in 3-7 but not in 8-9? Starting a game at fractal/normal/normal/immortal my statistics are: 11-14 cities, 60% of all games. I did not covered the case 12+ because I consider the win quite easy, every strategy is good, you have plenty of resources and you surely...

Well, using this logic, when you're boxed in 6 cities, you could go to 9-10 thanks to smart rex. I though that it was obvious that my post covered worst-case scenarios.

Maybe we play at a different game, I would like to see a filesave with 2000 b/t at 1400AD. (or just 1600 AD..) By the way, I'm glad the people starts to say that winning space races without war is easy. In the past there were many messages where all people agree that war is necessary, unless...

Ehm ... you are the one which should demonstrate that you can win a peaceful space race with only 9 cities (immortal, no strong leaders, no rerolling). You'll discover a whole different game where your suggestions do not work. I agree! I started to do that because my girlfriend refused to...

Didn't you read "peaceful" space race? If you arrive to 15 cities via war then the game it's too easy... The philosophy of peaceful is: go to war only if you're boxed in 7 cities or less, since the win would be impossible. If you have 8+ cities, war is forbidden. If instead you peacefully...

Hello, some months ago I wrote an article about this matter, for immortal level. Now, after having win and lost many other games I'm able to give a better advice. For "peaceful" I mean that you don't attack anyone to get his cities, but sometimes you will have to fight anyway, for defensive...

In modern era a mature Town gives the same commerce of a gold mine, so gold mines are very good at the beginning and not so good later. If you have enough food to work a gold mine, then there is no reason to skip cottages. In your map I'll sure fill that flood plain with cottages (maybe you...

Hello, when an AI requests a very expensive tech as a free gift, I often refuse. But ... I've noticed that after 2-3 turns he finishes it anyway, so probably he was asking only the final part of the tech. Is this always true for expensive techs? Any technical paper about the maximum request...

Wow, my compliments!!!!!! Great play! I see that you continue my saving. When i wrote "It don't work" I meant an earlier construction with less cities as other suggested (I tried to play it from the beginning several times, but it gave worse results). (Anybody is able to setup a better...

Thanks, I've tried all that but it does not work. Maybe it's an impossible map.

Hello, may someone give me hints about how to continue this difficult game, at immortal level? Thank you! On a continent between Shaka and Toku. Capital with only one food, a cow. Lot of jungle slowed me down, but I found gems. No iron or horses near capital, I had to research IW...

Hello, suppose that you have no horses nor elephants, and you are boxed in 3-4-5 cities, what medieval war do you recommend at immortal level? 1) Catapults + swords/axes? 2) Trebs + other ? 3) Still try to win Lib and/or reach gunpowder? I usually choose (3) if I have 6-7 cities, but...

Hello, I usually play at immortal level but I never used bribing, because ... I don't know what I can gain doing it. Someone may explain? For example, ideal case: I can bribe Montezuma to attack Mansa Musa, the cost is low. What do I gain? Maybe ... I "gain" that Montezuma won't...

I agree that slavery is not always so important. I won several peaceful space races at immortal level without using slavery at all, because I use cottage economy and every citizen is useful to grow cottages. Yes of course I lose some production, but I get more commerce. With a financial...