carrying life's stereotypes to Civ?

[amirsan]

Stero-types to me is something I use when I first get the game. Like for Civ3, when I first got it I played with the Americans becuase I'm American. Then when PTW came out, the first civ I used was Spain becuase I Puerto-Rican. If Civ4 or another version of Civ comes out with Isreal to play with, then that will be my first pick becuase I'm also Jewish.

 

[Taliesin]

I generally pick my own civ based on traits and UU (though I do seem to have a tendency to pick ancient or culturally dominant civs).
As for enemies, I seem to enter into annihilation war whenever I'm anywhere near Egypt or Babylon. Egypt because Cleopatra is very fond of sneak attacks (mass war chariots are very irritating) and she is generally unpleasant to me. Babylon nearly always demands tribute from me, and their culture is too strong to allow to grow.

 

[RegentMan]

I mostly pick a civ based on either their traits or what kind of mood I'm in. If I want war, I'll pick a militaristic civ. Sometimes though, playing as France or Germany just seems so cool.

 

[theGhost]

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[Raidne]

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[Novaya Havoc]

I've ALWAYS played as the Russians, and since Catherine the Great is my favorite historical monarch, it gave me even more of an incentive to play them in Civ 3.

Civs I play often other than Russia:
Celts
Korea
Ottomans
Japanese
Iroquois

Civs I play on occasion
Germany
Rome
Spain
Scandinavia
China

Civs I rarely play
Egypt
Babylon
Greece
India
Aztec
Persia
France

Civs I NEVER play
Mongol
Carthage
England
USA
Arabs
Zulu

USA I avoid like the plague, and exterminate on every occasion. I modded the Dutch into one game, sailed to America, razed every city and disbanded every worker, and built Dutch cities on the ruins.

America just doesn't fit in my games. I like them out of it.

-Ben

 

[Junkyard_Pope]

I would play as any civ, but I like using the civs that historically were abused because I dislike the majority. In most cases, the rich, the caucasians, the ultra religious of any religion, and those who root for the hometeam (Not sports). I guess that makes me self loathing.
So I like the minor civs.

P.S. Where is Caucasia?

 

[Carver]

Originally posted by moondoggi
About the only time I pic a civ is if I want a practice for the Game of the month.
By going random you learn about all the different abilites, so it really makes you learn faster then just mastering one. You learn what the other civs are up to. Also playing many games just to middle ages (if that far)helps you improve thoes very important opening moves.

Playing a bunch of partial games on random maps like that is a good idea to help you learn/put you in new situations. Although I'm not sure I'd be capable of stopping a game mid-stream. I've done it a few times but its hard.