I don't normally play on noble against the AI. Even though I despise the rediculous bonuses they get at higher levels. I just played that one on noble because I was also 'working' on a web site at the same time and I knew I didn't really have to play close attention to anything at that level. On monarch, for example, the AI has to get lucky to beat me to OO, RoK and FoL (AND, not OR). I typically pass on Order, Veil, Esus, and Empy because I don't need their pre-req and by the time I figure 'what the hell' and grab the way of the wise/wicked somebody already has them. If I get lucky with the huts & graveyards, I'll have every holy city, if for no reason other than the +1 gold/city and free mana from the shrine from that many religions being so stupidly OP (although that's a Civ4 religion issue, not FfH or WM specific, well except for the mana part)