Recent content by Singing Guy

Well, Alice, what are you building instead? A common mistake (and one I used to make frequently myself) is building far too many improvements in your cities. Early on, most cities don't need libraries, and you don't really need temples until your cities get a little bigger (martial law will help...

Okay, sounds great, thanks for the advice!

1) How long should I spend looking for a suitable starting city location? 2) How much overlap between cities is usually acceptable? I'm just starting to move up to the higher levels and realizing that I'm having trouble with both. Thanks!

Eh, honestly, if you have trouble with maintaining happiness during a Democracy, you're obviously doing something wrong. Are you building lots of military units? Spies/Diplomats get the job done much easier, not to mention that you can get tons of NON military units by bribing them while...