Can I win this game?

[mikezang]

I played China in tiny 60% continent map on Monarch level.

I am at the same continent with Rome, they discovered Iorn before me and there is a Iorn resource inside inner ciry Rome, I am in a critical situation.
I attacked Rome after built over 10 swordsmen, I got a GL and Rome only rest one city after battle violently.

There are Arabs and America in another continent, they are both at leading in culture, but they don't have any horses, only have iron resource, this is my good point, I created a lot of my UU Rider. I am stringer in military.

My next strategy is as below:
1. Make 10 Galleys and load 20 Riders
2. Move to a Arabs' city with Iorn (only this city in Arabs)
3. Declare, make an alliance with America
4. Capture this city

But there is a problem what I want ask experts here:
Arabs's culture is near 3000, I am only about 400, how can I keep that captures city?

You can try thsi saved game:

 

[Tomoyo]

Bring a settler with 19 riders, raze said city and found your own. Place it so that it does not conflict with Arab borders.

 

[mikezang]

But you know culture is my weak point, I am afraid my new city will flip, is it possible?

 

[DBear]

Listen to what we're telling you. KILL 'EM ALL. They can't flip ya if they're dead.

 

[mikezang]

In fact, the flip might be wrong, I mean my city will change flag to them as their higher culture.

 

[Cuivienen]

Exactly why you burn all of their cities to the ground and replace them. You can keep the last few since the Arabs will be almost dead by then anyway.

Of course, you'd probably be better off going after Rome than the Arabs or the Americans since any territory you get from the Arabs or Americans would be well-nigh useless from corruption.

 

[mikezang]

Exactly why you burn all of their cities to the ground and replace them. You can keep the last few since the Arabs will be almost dead by then anyway.

I don't understand what you mean?

Of course, you'd probably be better off going after Rome than the Arabs or the Americans since any territory you get from the Arabs or Americans would be well-nigh useless from corruption.

I only understood a lit, can you give me some detail startegies or suggestions? I am not good at victory, I started to win since last month, though I play civ since its born.

 

[Choffy]

Capture City
In same turn, raze city
Create new city with a settler
Option : In same turn, disband a unit (to have some chield) and buy a temple

Other strategy is to leave the captured city empty still in resistance... They don't flip. All you have to do is to have enough fast moving units to avoid enemy units to move in a captured city. Once you have killed all enemy city of a civilization, resistance and cultural flip risk will stop.

 

[mikezang]

Capture City
In same turn, raze city
Create new city with a settler
Option : In same turn, disband a unit (to have some chield) and buy a temple

this way is good.

Other strategy is to leave the captured city empty still in resistance... They don't flip. All you have to do is to have enough fast moving units to avoid enemy units to move in a captured city. Once you have killed all enemy city of a civilization, resistance and cultural flip risk will stop.

What does "to avoid enemy units to move in a captured city. " mean? I killed all enimies and captured that city, then keep it in my hand for some turns until buy temple, and let pop down to 1, is it ok?