[vanilla] Best Vanilla Civ

[WDVINCO]

What's the best civilization to play as, for a newcomer or inexperienced player, in Civ5?

Also, I accidentally put Poland in there so you can just ignore it since its part of the BNW expansion.

Votes toward it will not be counted.

 

[youngsteve]

I haven't been playing the vanilla game for long, & three I have found that suit my playstyles are in no particular order.
Alexander (Greece) - Can be good in a dominating game with their Hoplites & Companion Cavalry early on & also have great advantages when dealing with City-States, which can build up your cities & help with a diplomatic victory.
Elizabeth ( England) is good if you play on islands (archipelagos) with her Ship of the Lines & increased naval movement. Also their longbows can be very effective as can fire three squares away, & have to wait until artillery for any other unit to do that.
Ram (Siam) - I found these highly effective & always a nuisance if one of the other civilisations in your game. Have a good elephant unit, & an update on universities (Wat). Leader also gains +50% resources gained from city states you have allied or friendly with. The increased food alone can really build up your cites & don't have to concentrate building farms so much.

These are my favourites so far, but I expect others who are more experienced may know of other ones that are superior.

 

[choraltrickster]

If you can afford it, buy all expansions/DLCs. The game is so much better with all of the features.

Poland, China, Arabia are all great and support a variety of win conditions.

 

[WDVINCO]

If you can afford it, buy all expansions/DLCs. The game is so much better with all of the features.

Poland, China, Arabia are all great and support a variety of win conditions.

Poland is part of an expansion pack

 

[djimi888]

Where's Persia???

 

[WDVINCO]

Where's Persia???

Meant to put that instead of Poland.

I put it at the bottom of the list

 

[tiamats4esgares]

I think England is best, but not without spies.

I voted Aztecs. Great for a quick domination game, great for a cultural win. You can even go super aggro early then win by culture.

 

[djimi888]

Meant to put that instead of Poland.

I put it at the bottom of the list

Thank you!

 

[Darth Tribble]

I've always been a fan of Persia, personally. I like those Golden Ages.