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    Challenge-XXII-03

    Ugh, don't build the Eiffel Tower...
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    Challenge-XXII-09

    Forgive my noob-ness, I am new to this victory type. Can you gift a city to a rival, send in a spy to spread culture, then declare war and take the city back?
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    Challenge-XXII-10

    Once I gave up on a religious victory and went full conquest mode, things became easier. It's always fun being one technological step ahead of your opponents. Fighter bombing runs from my carrier group were going unchallenged. I set up opponents with civics matching my planned hereditary rule /...
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    [BTS] Walk like an Egyptian - Challenge XXI

    Map Finder gave me this, then I realized I had the settings on the wrong difficulty.
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    Challenge-XIX-07

    Submitted 1428! I had another good game going but forgot to tick 'no vassals', which screwed up the final vote. Oh well. Practice game. Everyone dogpiled on Brennus, finished him off, then happily tech traded into PAs. You cannot let this happen! So to win a quick game, you must be in a...
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    Challenge-XVIII-06

    Had a great mid-old-world start and greedily settled all over the resources. Thought I was playing as well as possible but a 1841 finish isn't record-setting, so crusty Civ fundamentals, I guess. I thought it would be fun to add Peter as a punching bag, but it just slowed the tech trading...
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    Challenge-XVIII-02

    Submitting my win at 1655. I wasted a fantastic earlier map where all the warmongers were on their own continent, but I was still relearning how to play cultural. I gave Louis one of my culture-flipped cities when he had a huge army of knights and trebs at the door of Beijing. Wondering if I...
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    Challenge-XVIII-10

    Spaceship landed in 1967. I'm not too proud. I rushed for space elevator techs thinking the latitude limit was 45 degrees, but Nidaros at 31 degrees was too northerly. I messed up trying to renegotiate my iron and aluminum deals, so I didn't have either in the late game. Some lucky stuff...
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    Challenge-XVIII-10

    Oh man, I'm afraid to ask, but are people launching 20% success rate spaceships? It seems like the competitive way to go, but I don't want to start hating Civ!
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    Challenge-XVIII-07

    Got it! 1440 AD. I sweated a little - that 'turns until next vote' counter goes to 0, but Mansa did not switch back to universal suffrage the turn after I bribed him to switch to representation. I did OCC to enable Oxford University, and high seas to limit the AI's explosive teching. The big...
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    Challenge-XVIII-07

    Ah, yes. Thanks! I'll post here if I score a win.
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    Challenge-XVIII-07

    Giving this one a go with OCC option! I'm a bit rusty at Civ4 and googling didn't answer, so I beg the community for help: It is turn 299. I have just completed the UN. I expect to be declared secretary general next turn. When is the next vote where I may choose diplomatic victory? Game...
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    Challenge-XVI-09

    Oh, I see why my game isn't published... You can't NOT have goody huts/REs.
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    Challenge-XV-08

    I'm finding it hard to wrap my head around deity. This was second submission at that level! The UN never voted how I expected it to - until the end, of course. I'm weighing in at 1655 AD and moving on to other challenge games. Thanks to everyone in this thread for the advice!
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    Challenge-XIV-01

    Could someone explain why not having No city razing would warrant a reload? EDIT - Oh, I see now. Thanks for the advice! Time for me to jump in and get a 20th place finish!
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