Should I focus on destroying one Civ at a time?

[shotdown08]

I've been playing a game on the king level and am the english. I have half way destroyed the celts and taken two chinese cites. No civilzations are completely destroyed yet. Their are seven civ's in my game. I'd like an opinion on how i should proceed.

 

[BlueMonday]

Generally, fighting one civ at a time is the best method. And be serious about destroying them. Once you start, don't stop untill you are running out of units or the enemy is dead. The only exception is if the enemy is significantly smaller and you are a major power with a huge industrial base on many continents. Then you can take on two or more at a time.

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[SlowwHand]

I agree. One at a time is a more winning proposition.

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[VanillaCube]

I say destroy any civ that is

ing you off because why should you let a certain civ live longer than needed just because you only want to fight one at a time!

 

[Az]

I don't know how but I always end up having too fronts. Then they sign a pact against me.

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[Andu Indorin]

Unless your playing Multiplayer:

DIVIDE AND CONQUER!

 

[TimTheEnchanter]

The key is to make sure you have sufficient resources to accompish your goals on any front you have.

If you want to attack a Civ, make sure you assemble a sufficient force to be decisive. If you're going to sabotage a city to destroy it's walls, don't go in with 2 diplomats and hope they hit the walls. Make sure you have 7-10 diplomats in position to sabotage the city in one turn. Don't go after a city with one or two offensive units, Go with enough units to take out all defenders. And make sure you have defenders ready to move in and secure the city once it falls. If that means you can't devote resources to a second front, then don't actively fight the second front. If you have the resources to fight both fronts with decisive force, then by all means, do so.

Note that I said you may not want to actively fight the second front. Just because you are not taking the offensive to the second front, doesn't mean you must sue for peace either (although sometimes that is prudent). If you hold sufficient defensive positions, you can keep the second front at war and just let the enemy throw their sheilds away at your defenses while you concentrate the bulk of your forces on the "active" front.

It's all a matter of your sitaution, and your goals.

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[Dreadnaught]

Here's another usefull tip that I found out the hard way. Don't play like the AI its stupid. The point is attack in waves. Little piecemeal attacks every turn won't get you anywhere agianst anything substaintial. Attack, then build up for 4-5 turns then attack again. Its a waste though, if you don't take an enemy city, AI is notorieus for cheating and putting 5 units in an empty city.

Like I said I learnd the hard way.

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[Magnus]

I can wage a defensive war against any number of opponents, however if I am on the offensive (conquest) I prefer to attack only one at a time.

 

[stormerne]

The general rule - to which there will always be exceptions - is one at a time. As others have said, do it decisively and quickly. Use overwhelming force. Remove any risk of defeat. Do it in as few turns as possible.

I don't bother about attacking in waves, I do it in one wave per Civ. If you have modern warfare, it is usually possible to wipe out a civ of, say, 25 cities, with an army entirely composed of howitzers, engineers and spies in just half a dozen turns.

You know you're doing it right when you hit F3 (Foreign Minister) part way through your onslaught and your victim suddenly changes from "Enraged - War" to "Receptive - War"!

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[Supernaut]

I agree with the others, but with the AI it is usually impossible to avoid a war on two fronts. In that case, pick one to deal with, while letting the other waste his time attacking some strongpoints - but keep an eye out for opportunities to hit back at him. After all, fighting on two fronts is dangerous, but winning on two fronts brings lots of benefits!

 

[Harros]

Yes it is impossible to fight in one front when two or more civs are still alive.They will surely ally against you.So even if you want to take one civ at a time, the AI won't let you! The solution is to keep peace until you have 2-3 howitzers-armor per enemy city in the front lines, backed by 2-3 bombers.That means, if the left enemy line has 6 cities and the right 5,you will need 30 howitzers-armor and 20-30 bombers-fighters.If your civ has at least 15 cities that army won't have a problem to be raised.

 

[shotdown08]

so i should wait until I have armour bombers and other advanced units?

 

[Supernaut]

Generally, that's what I try to do. But obviously that advice is not much use if it is like 2000BC! In which case, just try to concentrate on getting the best defence on one front and go all out attack on the other front. In this case, I think the Celts would make the best target. Once you have all their cities, it will be much easier to tackle the Chinese. You will probably find the Chinese will spend all their efforts trying to recpature their cities, so you can use those as killing grounds (build city walls, dig in with a few veteran units and wathc the enemy bounce off!)

 

[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally posted by shotdown08:
so i should wait until I have armour bombers and other advanced units?

I've never waited that long. Cavalry and even dragoons can be amazingly effective. Even Crusaders can be very good if your diplomats knock out the walls first.

and of course, there is always the Diplomat/Spy with jingling pockets filled with gold

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[Ecco]

I dont really like to start a full scale campaign before i get my hands on dreadnoughts/battleships and armor. i once did fight with cannon+musketeers, which was effective, but usually nothing lower than a marine is a sure thing for me.

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[thx1138]

I fight a war on several fronts. Basically because i like it.

I really SHOULD buy a decent war-game.

I LOVE Civ2. But when i have 7 AI opponents I always end up with a war on two fronts.

 

[Archbob]

Usually I focus on one civ at a time but I do dedicate a substantial amount to keeping the other 5 at bay.

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[omichyron]

<FONT face="Times New Roman">I would say that if you have railroads then it is possible to fight an offensive war on two fronts, but earliar than that it is extremely difficult. One must keep both fronts supplied with fresh units, so only a wonder that helps improve ship speed and lots of transports can permit a war on several fronts early in the game. Diplomats or spies can keep a front reinforced by bribing enemy cities if you have lots of cash.</FONT f>

 

[Bud2998]

I'd say if ya've got a big enough civilization to split your power by half, then take two civilizations on. 'Bout 15 pretty okay cities usually is enough for me t' take two other civs out. Or, you could just take out one at a time ignoring the other, which is what I usually do.