Thanks Ginger! I've been meaning to get around to researching that, but I'm always too busy with the other things going on here.
@Ruyikin: I'm very new to multi-player games, and I only have a mac version of Vanilla Civ3. Basically, I've never seen tobacco, i can't download and view the save. I am totally dependent on the info provided by our teammates. They are really good about posting anything specific you ask for. It may take a few hours for someone to do it, but it happens.
We are now in these really big potential negotiations. If you have AIM or MSM, it will be useful... AIM is the only program I've found that works on my old machine, but many people seem to be going over to Trillian. If you have Chat stuff, let everyone know by posting in the Citizen List thread.
Great to have you aboard! We're always looking for smart, fun, active players. How else am I going to learn to play better?!