Recent content by ShinigamiKenji

So, how's it been? Which one did you pick? If I still could, I'd say to use Macedon and go for a Island Plates Cultural Victory just for the lulz.

You can never go wrong with wings, fries and pizza (except a heart stroke, but whatever). Just make sure you get those Offshore Platforms to extract that Coke from the sea.

Maybe their culture kicked off with those kills? Which turn did you start attacking her cities? Sometimes I bypass a barb camp just to get to my first target earlier. Though 3 camps can be quite hardcore, but then I'd just keep building more military to deal with them.

Personally, I prefer Rams for several reasons: The escort units are (usually) robust, so you shouldn't lose your Ram either from city fire or enemy units. On the other hand, siege engines can be destroyed fairly easily by up-to-date mounted units. Catapults and the likes can only attack of they...

Honestly, it's a heated topic aorund here. There are truly fanatics both for IV and VI, but hey, the site has to live up for its name, after all.

Hilarity ensues as well when China is wiped out when they have Sun Tzu.

... Aaaaaand we just derailed the thread into a To-DLC-Or-Not-To-DLC. Really, I should update my signature to add another trigger. Wonders are a race, so if you don't invest on them, don't complain you don't get them. Especially the early ones. It's part of the strategic consideration you need...

Well, Macedon and Persia get some early UUs as well. Australia may not get one of those, but it has an amazing reactive mechanic to wars, which should shield you a bit. Poland may not have such early game bonuses, but the wildcard slot should allow for some maneuvering in the early game. The 3...

Well, if neighbors are becoming violent, then you need to secure your borders better. No point in having tourism when you can't guarantee the safety of your tourists. And it's actually good to have a scientific edge, even for a Cultural Victory. It translates to earlier Radio, Steel and...

You can use Spies to leech science, gold and Great Works off from them, if it bothers you too much. You can use air units and AT Crews to deal against Helicopters too. If all else fails, remember that, as your nuclear arsenal expands, the number of situations they are incapable to solve...

Why would Arabia be moved up? And Aztecs moved down? I think the 3 of them should stay where they are. Aztecs are still really powerful, and I can't see how Arabia would take its place. Maybe Macedon, but not Arabia. Arabia's bonuses can be solid, but their UU, a bonus to amenities and to...

A bug is a defective mechanic, clearly not working. For example, the infamous infinite gold bug. Or a tactic that relied on the -2 appeal from mines. Simple: we cannot arrive at a general framework about what constitutes an exploit. In this case, every case should be treated differently, since...

Hanging Gardens with Australia can be potent. Also, Australia and 100% adjacency bonus for the district of your choice. Any Holy Site with additional adjacency bonuses and the 100% adjacency bonus card. Researching Computers and building Cristo/Eiffel combo for Cultural Victory Einstein/Newton...

You forgot about the neat, clean and functional UI.

I still think here's not the best thread to discuss it, but since moderation has (apparently) allowed such derailment, then I will give my 2 cents here. Any tactic that relies on bugs to work can be defined as an exploit. For example, the infinite gold and the horse economy. I hope there's no...