Well, you tell me. these are the turns in which England got a tech :bradleyfeanor said:Is the philosophy slingshot a no-go due to the AI research rate?
turn 8 : Cer. Bur.
turn 10 : Bronze
turn 20 : Wheel
turn 24 : Masonry, from us
turn 25 : Warrior Code
turn 27 : Mysticism
turn 48 : Math
turn 49 : Writing
(currently turn 51)
Let's take worst case scenario : I'm behind in tech and don't have anything to offer to get an ally, so I'm on my own. The primary targets of a war would be York (incense) and London (Colossus). But to reduce chances of flipping, and since England occupies the only direction in which I can expand, I want to go for the whole kill.bradleyfeanor said:On swords, if you get someone else (like Sumer) into a war with England and send your troops in after they start to fight, then you can probably take several cities with around 8 swords (although I love to take around 4-8 catapults along when I play C3C). If only you and England are at war, you will probably need much more than that--unless you just want to take York and then give them peace. Since York is a hilltop city, catapults will be particularly useful.

I have never used catapults before in warfare ! Didn't think they were really useful... Any good advice somewhere on how to use them ? You reckon i should launch my attack with about 16 swordsman and 6 catapults ??