Recent content by woodsy

A new book entry has been added: Basic Strategy for Beginners

Hello everyone, I am not as experienced in the game as you all seem to be, however I found that I often earn an elder statesman and a carpenter when rushing them as migrants on the first turn of the game. I only play at the easiest levels at the moment, so I guess that you don't have as much...

Background I have been a Civ III player and have never tried Civ IV. I recently bought Civ IV Colonization and so I thought that I would write a few of the strategies that I have found successful in winning the single player game on the easiest level. I prefer the ‘builder’ style of play. A...

Recently while playing Aztecs on Diety level, I tried using the intial worker to check a hut before sending him to mine a cow. When I used the worker, I received maps of the region. When I waited for my first warrior to be made, the hut gave me nothing (deserted). I wonder if using workers to...

My son is only 5 years old and he can't read much, but he also is hooked on Civ3! He looks at 'the faces' to try and work out what they are saying, but overall he does ok when playing. He tends to build huge armies and then goes out and conquers his rivals. Playing on Chieftan is best for...