Late Game City Taking

[wydon]

I have decided to go for a science victory in my latest game. All the cities I own are healthy 20+. My military is strong and my science per turn is 500 beakers higher than 2nd place. My happiness is decent floating between 6 and 15, and it's 1850.

I have been asked by my ally to go to war with a civ which I accepted. I took the enemy's first city (no lux, lvl 5 after taking) and now I am not sure what to do. I can take out the whole civ, but that would ruin my happiness, I could peace out and struggle with a lvl 5 city which may hurt my growth in the long run (happiness eater). Or I can peace out give the city back and ask for gpt. What do ya'll think is best?

 

[Silverman6083]

If you feel comfortable with your science & got, then set all of your cities to avoid growth & either Hammer/Gold focus either auto or manually. If you haven't all ready, go Order & build all happiness buildings ie: Monmuent(Socialist Realism), Colessuem, Zoo, Stadium etc. Then go crazy & FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT. Late game your empire should be robust enough to capture lots of cities, & develop them a little.

 

[fresh meat]

gobble up as many cities as you can. trade each remaining AI one city and thereby create as much shared borders as possible for the AI.

enjoy watching the world burn

 

[flying_dug0ng]

You could sell those cities for a nice chunk of gpt to your friend.

 

[Dentalfury]

gobble up as many cities as you can. trade each remaining AI one city and thereby create as much shared borders as possible for the AI.

enjoy watching the world burn

I have yet to try this. If I go on the warpath or another Civ is too aggressive to leave alone I usually just raze every undesirable city that does not offer something unique. Be it a new luxury or multiple copies I can trade away, or a wonder.

 

[Johnpecan]

It's one of those things that you have to learn to prepare for. The best long term strat (which might be a little late) is to build up your culture and use the Autocracy / Order happiness policies.

Some last minute things you can do are ally a bunch of merc city states.