1000 clues your civ3 management skills need help

[Luckymoose]

414. You build your first city right next to a barbarian encampment. With no defense. ( I actually started next to 3 barbarian encampments and they took my city. )

 

[Abegweit]

I do this frequently. Not my first city, since there aren't any barb camps at that stage of the game. What's wrong with it? Barbs can't take your city. Are you sure you were playing civ3.

 

[choxorn]

I think he meant razed.

 

[Abegweit]

They can't do that either. They can destroy production, kill citizens or steal money. They cannot take or destroy your city. So long as you have no production, only one citizen and little money, they are harmless.

 

[choxorn]

Oh, right. For some reason I thought otherwise.
415. Barbs do something that barbs cannot do.

 

[Mirc]

What has this to do with your management skils?

 

[choxorn]

Okay, I admit it, that clue was really sucky. but it's not the only one in the universe.

 

[Mirc]

No. There are also other 414 ones.

 

[Abegweit]

What has this to do with your management skils?

Well, actually the clue is that you think barbs can do something which they can't.

 

[Xanikk999]

The AI beats you to the industrial ages.. on cheiftan!

Though i guess that could happen to a newb. Frankly im not beat to the middle ages on regent.

 

[Abegweit]

My son gets there first, although he always runs out of time to finish the game.

 

[choxorn]

417. You actually manage to not be guilty of the previous 416, then realize you're guilty of this one (this doesn't make any sense, does it?).

 

[Gorank]

418: Sid files a lawsuit against you due to your atrocious playing.
419: You use nukes when you want a Diplo win.
420: You don't settle until the ADs (I'm finicky about where I settle, but not that much).
421: You then immediately declare war on a long-established civ. I've heard of , but never worker vs. tank!

 

[Xanikk999]

You lose to a conquest victory by the AI by defending your cities with workers.

 

[choxorn]

423: You think workers can defend a city.
424: You are the mighty Roman Empire. The only city left is the OCC spanish. You declare war on them, with the intent on killing them. One turn later, all of your cities culture flip.

 

[pat4]

you pick america because of their UU

 

[TimBentley]

426: You pick Portugal because of their trait synergy and their UU.

 

[choxorn]

427: You pick the Mongols for the same reason.
428: You lose as a civ with great trait synergy/UU, such as the Ottomans, Vikings, or Spanish (kidding with this one, Spain sucks).

 

[The Loser]

429: you lose all your citys to AI raising while on a bathroom brake

 

[choxorn]

430: You leave the computer during the IBT.
431: The Persian Hordes kill you, because you are such a disrespect to them in the game.
432: Then The Romans, English, Egyptians, Aztecs, Germans, Iroquois, Americans, Russians, French, Greeks, Indians, Zulu, Japanese, Chinese, Babylonians, Arabs, Celts, Carthaginians, Koreans, Mongols, Ottomans, Vikings, Spanish, Byzantines, Portugese, Dutch, Inca, Maya, Hittites, and Sumerians bring you back to life so that each one of them gets to kill you, too.
433: After dying, you go to hell, which for you is being forced to play civ 3 constantly, and always losing on Cheiftain...