Ooooh those Ps, i forgott all about those matching Ps.
Anyway, it feels like I should rename this thread "Help me win my first monarch game".
Take a look on this load and come with som strategies about what to do next. Augustus on a continents map. This is the moment in the game it feels like I'm starting to loose control. I have nearly whiped out Ramses and got a big chunk of land. I'm going to sue for peace as soon as he starts to calm down. The continent is all buddhist, exept for Ramses with his lone crappy tundra city.
Saladin and Cyrus is pleased with me but isn't sharing as much as they could. I haven't played this game for about a week but either Saladin och Cyrus has got Philosophy and is on the track for liberalism. The main question here is what to research that the AI will trade for. Not specifically Philosophy but Cyrus and Saladin is getting advanced and they are going to leave me out when trading with each other.
I haven't decided wether I want the whole continent for my self or not. I think I do but my praets are starting to get outdated now. They are going up against longbows. Together with catapults they can still do their job but they has certainly lost that gruesome edge over the competition. The second war isn't going to be as easy as the war against Ramses.
I have open borders with Cyrus and Saladin and I know, it's kind if sloppy that their land areas is still blacked out. I'll train a scout soon and take a peak.
Well, I think I've done reasonably well this far. It's the late midgame that has been my problem on monarch so feel free to contribute with some input. And as some one pointed out preaviously, a GP farm is a good thing to have. I'm going to put one up but hasn't decided on the location yet.
Edit: And the win I'm aiming for is the space race. My teching and trading hasn't been the best on this difficulty so why not grab the bull by the horn. Just have to hog up enough land to achive it.