Greetings. I used to host Civ IV multiplayer direct IP games for 6 to 7 players a few years ago on a mac and it was a lot of fun. I tried to...
I agree that low food makes slavery inefficient, since it lengthens the time that it takes to replace the dead citizens, even beyond the imposed...
Nonsense. You had already seen the map and my play through. You knew the continent and knew you were isolated. And you continue to ignore my...
Awesome. Thanks for your feedback, and I'm glad to hear that you are interested in playing through "less-than-ideal-starts," as am I. The...
I don't have any problem with dankok8 participating in the thread. I actually like how he began his 'detractor post' with a 'congratulations' to...
@Abegweit I find it very interesting that almost a month later, you have still not acknowledged that your very assertive post above was...
Exactly. The Holkan is to mounted defense what the Dog Soldier is to melee defense. Yes. I would just add that he also has mounted and...
Gorgeous map! Lots of fun to zoom in on.
Yeah, and then once that copper is online I scratch my head and wonder what the heck 4-strength resourceless Dog Soldiers are doing for me....
My thoughts on the Great Merchant bulbs: —Currency. Marginal. Only GMs available before Currency are from the Great...
Having dabbled with it, some additional thoughts on the Mali approach: —Skirmishers are very formidable early on and therefore the Mali...
Therefore I stand corrected on that, as it pertains to map sizes. Since I only play normal sized maps, my usually considerations on that concern...
Well, I have never advocated this gambit without stone, not on this thread or any other. From post #46: "The conditions for the Feudalism...
Sorry. I'm busy playing a Mansa Musa game where a different delayed Bronze Working strategy was recently articulated ex ante in the strategy...
Math might not lie, but Seraiel, with all the respect he might be due as an accomplished player, does like to exaggerate immensely, and that most...
Depends on a number of factors. Sometimes a large culture pop from your capital will automatically block off a lot of land. Sometimes you need a...
Thanks for your thoughts. The trade value of the Feudalism bulb has been brought up from time to time on the article thread, but it could be...
Exactly. The list is accurate, although it continues, of course. The other delayed Bronze Working GE bulb is Construction, further down the...
Thank you for your thoughts. I have never presented this particular delayed Bronze Working bulb opportunity as proper for all maps or even most...
The OP himself stated "6 players (Casual players unlikely to rush in the ancient age)" a while back. Seems like advice should be tailored to...
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