KMadCandy
giggling permanoob
would you manage to conquer the world before getting paper?
thats impossibl unless you cheat!
you can conquer the world before you finish researching your first tech! duel map, pangaea, send your starting warrior out to find the AI. on the lower levels the AI starts with only one warrior which he sends out to explore. his capital will be undefended. if you find it in time, just waltz on in and bingo, conquest victory, 1 minute played. cheesy, yes, but possible without cheating

note: do not attempt this "strategy" when playing a civ that has hunting as a beginning tech (and therefore a scout instead of a warrior at the start) *giggle*