Bravo17
Chieftain
I don't know about other Civ players, but I dont consider myself victorious or winning at the game until I have accomplished BOTH of the two, foremost objectives: (1) being the first to reach Alpha-Centauri, and (2) taking over the entire globe (i.e., complete annihilation of all other civs).
Whatever points I amass enroute to achieving 1 and 2 above, I consider as icing on the cake.
Given that, I must confess, I have never been able to achieve much beyond the level of Prince (with 7 civilizations). I have found that at this level, the other civs seem to be more aggressive, and draw up alliances or pacts to halt the expansion of my civilizationregardless of what my prior relationships were, or what (unexpired) Wonders I may possess at the time. What inevitably happens is, my civ gets the hell pounded out of it from every front, from every other civ, until another civ surpasses me and is the first to launch a spacecraft.
I find this to be an extremely frustrating (and perhaps a bit unfair) part of the game. I would like to know what others have done to counteract this (i.e., ganging-up), while still achieving the two objectives I mentioned above.
Cheers!
Whatever points I amass enroute to achieving 1 and 2 above, I consider as icing on the cake.
Given that, I must confess, I have never been able to achieve much beyond the level of Prince (with 7 civilizations). I have found that at this level, the other civs seem to be more aggressive, and draw up alliances or pacts to halt the expansion of my civilizationregardless of what my prior relationships were, or what (unexpired) Wonders I may possess at the time. What inevitably happens is, my civ gets the hell pounded out of it from every front, from every other civ, until another civ surpasses me and is the first to launch a spacecraft.
I find this to be an extremely frustrating (and perhaps a bit unfair) part of the game. I would like to know what others have done to counteract this (i.e., ganging-up), while still achieving the two objectives I mentioned above.
Cheers!