Please Help: expanding

[BCLG100]

i have been playing civ 3 for the past few months but no matter how hard i try the other civs nearly always seem to have a lot more cities than me.

I normally play on warlord or regent with a huge map and 8 other civs i normally try and head for any luxuries or resources that i can see.

so please if anybody can help it would be much appreciated

 

[BillChin]

For your settings, I suggest the following:
Take a turn or two to select a good tile for the capital. Building over a luxury or on a river helps a lot. Initial build queue: 3 warriors, settler, 3 more warriors, 2nd settler. Plant these first two settlers very close to the capital. For novice players, I suggest one tile away on the diagonal or two away on the straight. The overlapping tiles give a huge early production boost by using the improved tiles of the capital. Connect all cities with roads.

Research pottery. Build granaries in the two suburb cities, but not the capital. Have the capital crank out warriors and an occasional worker or settler, while the two suburbs crank out settlers. You will out expand the computer with this strategy on Warlord or Regent.

Here is another thread about the first ten turns:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20056

 

[God]

I always build granaries in 3-5 of my core cities, so they can pump out settlers like mad. usually my new cities build their own defender, but as i get closer to the AI i start to build warriors or spearmen to escort the settlers and then defend the new city.

Also start location is very important. If i don't have good terrain around me i usually restart.

 

[BCLG100]

ok thanks i will try that out thanks again for your help

 

[Rich]

Originally posted by God


Also start location is very important. If i don't have good terrain around me i usually restart.

God would do something else.