I would just like to say that I won my first game as the Americans on a Huge, Continent world, with average temp and 16 Civs. Lets just say it took about 3 weeks and didnt end as I expected.
Started out making sure I had a balanced Civ. Made sure that I had the max supported units, tried to make sure that I had alot of trade and kept my Science at an acceptable rate. Built the Great Library, then Sun Tzu, the Hanging Gardens, Leonardos Workshop, Sistine Chapel, the Oracle, and maybe one or two others not worth mentioning. Being that my neighbors were a lousy lot (Zulus, Persians and Indians), I had to make sure my military was always in a state of "readiness".
By the time the end of the game came about, my nation was about 11,150,000 Sq KM. (a little bit bigger than Canada), and I was at war with everyone except the Iriqious and Romans (leaving 7 other civs to war with). I was in the process of finishing the Babalonians, and then going to redirect my efforts against the Zulus to the north. After that, I figured I would finish the Airports in all my cities and air lift a Major invasion against the Chineese and the other 7 civs with the help of my two allies. All was seeming to go the war way, it was 1909 when it happened.
The people of the world, so enamoured with the great Americans, burned the flags of their old culture, and decided to become Americans. In 1910, I achieved a cultural victory.
Shocked? I was. I didnt even pay attention to culture. I didnt plan on a cultural victory. I only used culture to expand my borders and absorb a few cities without a shot. What I didnt realize that the more my nation grew, the more culture I had pulled in. Even though some cities only had a temple and library, it added up through so many cities. I even created the UN to stop a diplomatic victory from my neighbors. Go figure, I use war, and then win with culture.
ironfang
Started out making sure I had a balanced Civ. Made sure that I had the max supported units, tried to make sure that I had alot of trade and kept my Science at an acceptable rate. Built the Great Library, then Sun Tzu, the Hanging Gardens, Leonardos Workshop, Sistine Chapel, the Oracle, and maybe one or two others not worth mentioning. Being that my neighbors were a lousy lot (Zulus, Persians and Indians), I had to make sure my military was always in a state of "readiness".
By the time the end of the game came about, my nation was about 11,150,000 Sq KM. (a little bit bigger than Canada), and I was at war with everyone except the Iriqious and Romans (leaving 7 other civs to war with). I was in the process of finishing the Babalonians, and then going to redirect my efforts against the Zulus to the north. After that, I figured I would finish the Airports in all my cities and air lift a Major invasion against the Chineese and the other 7 civs with the help of my two allies. All was seeming to go the war way, it was 1909 when it happened.
The people of the world, so enamoured with the great Americans, burned the flags of their old culture, and decided to become Americans. In 1910, I achieved a cultural victory.
Shocked? I was. I didnt even pay attention to culture. I didnt plan on a cultural victory. I only used culture to expand my borders and absorb a few cities without a shot. What I didnt realize that the more my nation grew, the more culture I had pulled in. Even though some cities only had a temple and library, it added up through so many cities. I even created the UN to stop a diplomatic victory from my neighbors. Go figure, I use war, and then win with culture.
ironfang
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