Most civs are happy to take some of their cities back: sell a few of your farthest and least valuable captured cities back to a conquered civ,...
A small issue: Washington's new UB, White House, provides no science. Severe tech disadvantage for the rest of the game ensues. :(
Actually, it's a little embarrassing, but my best score came from a Shaka-Impi-rush game. Conquest at like 1000BC (On Marathon) and a massive...
I think you should go for Civilized Jewelers. The only thing better than having a lot of gold and gems lying around is having lots of golden rings...
Some ways to get into the habit that I know of: Limit your buildings to granaries and barracks, drydock (although you likely won't be getting to...
I always make sure at least one of my transports have the medic promo so that my marines can be healed on the way to their next location. It works...
I don't believe it, personally. I don't think Mad could just QUIT like that. :P
Ya, for the second time I disagree with one of your city placements Mad! :P That fish will be WASTED! WASTED!
@Sian: I agree. Mad, it seems to me that if you're going for a base core of cities on one landmass, you need to plan for more, less-optimal cities.
No, I was just very tired. I MEANT Russia.
CreeDakota's got it. Attack Monty, eliminate a crazy you can't control, get money from razing cities and experience for your troops, and use both...
Some foresight right now is in order Mad; make sure you know what religion you want to be in by the end of the game so that you can take that holy...
/signed tensigned
I realise that, and I was joking.
Also, there are many civilizations that benefit greatly from a strong trading economy. Carthage and Portugal come to mind.
Also, never upgrade above archers. Trebuchets and archers, Cannons and archers, artillery and archers, mobile artillery and archers...
There is the trade aspect, +50% from harbours and +100% international from custom houses; there is the health aspect, +3 :health: from a harbour...
This could still be a lategame production player if all those floodplains were cottaged; levee'd US towns would give this city 31 hammers before...
My personal favourite is Oxford, because for a very long time my GP farm is running as many scientists as it can, and I often find myself settling...
I was waiting for someone to bring that up.
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