Happiness is...

[Fleme]

Happiness is not playing Civ 5.

/thread

Can't top that.

 

[Sox]

...the early game, getting just those city spots, those wonders, those resources and then beating back the jealouse AI

 

[gilmore606]

I know it's cheesy, but...popping Bronze Working from a hut on Prince. Serious players would probably restart but for me it was "YESSSSS." And yeah I played it out.

 

[katipunero]

starting a new game always does the trick for me.

 

[BarbarianArcher]

Getting a capital with silver on a PLAINS hills.
Not a tundra/ice!

 

[Gismo]

Happiness is not playing Civ 5.

... finding out that Civ4 is still sweet and beautiful when coming back from Civ5

 

[ston]

From a recent game...encountering Shaka first and then finding copper in the BFC of both of the first two cities which both have a ton of forests...

 

[(Pro)Peanut_P]

...when my warrior actually survives a Barbarian Panther attack. (I have terrible luck with Barb animals)