It seems no matter how far I am down in score I am always able to pull out a diplomacy victory. I just butter up the other civs several turns before the vote begins (with tributes and the like), and voila, I am the secretary general. I have always been the first to build the UN when I try, so i'm not sure if it would affect the results if someone else built it, although I doubt it.
Has anyone ever seen the AI refuse to hold an election? Since I have always been the one to build it first (that I can remember), I wouldn't know. The only scenario I could imagine where I wouldn't end up winning the UN vote is if the AI builds the UN first and refuses to hold an election. To do this they would probably have to know before-hand that I would win the vote and not him if he held it. This could be called cheating on the part of the AI, but I think it would at least be a way to not guarantee a diplomacy victory. How do you guys feel about this victory type?
Has anyone ever seen the AI refuse to hold an election? Since I have always been the one to build it first (that I can remember), I wouldn't know. The only scenario I could imagine where I wouldn't end up winning the UN vote is if the AI builds the UN first and refuses to hold an election. To do this they would probably have to know before-hand that I would win the vote and not him if he held it. This could be called cheating on the part of the AI, but I think it would at least be a way to not guarantee a diplomacy victory. How do you guys feel about this victory type?