play a scenario

[akcec]

i have never played civ's game before. so i am really new at this. thought to learn the game i would try to play a couple of "Play A Scenario" the American Revolution, except i keep geting beat by the English. Any tips you can give me, to learn the game and beat the English.

thanks

 

[johncross21]

make sure you are playing on the right difficultly level (there is a big difference). You won't spoil the game by starting on a lower level

however lots of ways to get beat -so not sure how to help

there are great free lessons at -

http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/


if you are losing in wars the guide the military strategy (stack of doom) is key reading

 

[cabert]

If you're new to civ, you shouldn't start by playing a scenario.
Those are :
- not showing the full game, the american one having almost no diplomatic options nor teching
- a lot more difficult than the regular game
- really different from the regular game, meaning that after you find a way to beat the scenario, you still won't be able to beat the full game.

I suggest
- reading the manual!
- playing the tutorial. He's not very good, but at least it exists.
- play the beginning of a few games at any level to get a feeling of the game
- start a game when you feel you understand what it's about, play it out. don't spend too much time on settler level, it's not going to help you a lot.

Anytime you feel lost, read the forum .

 

[Ecofarm]

If you're new to civ, you shouldn't start by playing a scenario.
Those are :
- a lot more difficult than the regular game

Nitpicking:

Barbarians and Ghengis are alot easier than the real game. I managed to beat those on deity after playing them for only a few days (they were alot of fun, nonetheless).

I agree wholeheartedly with the rest of that post (especially the 'read the manual' part).