https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/cause-im-the-taxman.340580/Rusten said:In our greed for taxes we are not allowed to research techs -- we want to keep a 100% tax slider.
Our main beaker resource will probably be extorsion, but we're also allowed to buy techs with our gold and broker with the techs we've extorted or bought.
Initial worker techs is OK -- we need to get the economy started first.
Any other ideas? I'm not looking for objectives like maximizing score or anything like that, just to add some flavor to the game. I play at Immortal, so that may rule out some of the funkiest stuff.
People underestimate the impact of always war. (besides always being attacked)
All the advantages you can get through diplo/trades evaporate.