Fine_Distinction
King
I typically play below Immortal, but when I try to play Immortal, what usually happens is that it goes well initially and then I suddenly get DoWed, often by several AIs at the same time. I am accepting all their demands, take their religion (if there is a bloc), try to avoid trading with worst enemies etc. The only thing I was not doing last game was to maintain healthy power ratios - I mean I was trying and they were improving, but they dog piled me before that.
Should I be more proactive trying to bribe AIs into fighting each other? This time I was not even an land-target (I started on another island), had their religion, no border tensions ... The only thing is I declared on another AI, but he was a heretic and seemed to be universally hated ... Also weird thing, one of the AIs declared on me and same turn attacked my stack in a newly conquered city very far away from its borders! How did they know my stack would be there? it was further from their borders than mine. Or did they plan to attack same AI/city and attacked me just accidentally because I was there? another AI DoW me same turn - does ot mean one bribed the other to do it? or just a coincidence?
Should I be more proactive trying to bribe AIs into fighting each other? This time I was not even an land-target (I started on another island), had their religion, no border tensions ... The only thing is I declared on another AI, but he was a heretic and seemed to be universally hated ... Also weird thing, one of the AIs declared on me and same turn attacked my stack in a newly conquered city very far away from its borders! How did they know my stack would be there? it was further from their borders than mine. Or did they plan to attack same AI/city and attacked me just accidentally because I was there? another AI DoW me same turn - does ot mean one bribed the other to do it? or just a coincidence?