So why DOES Tokugawa always lose?

[Araqiel]

There may be something to that. Sirian has stated elsewhere that the AI will perform better with tech trading turned off than with it turned on, though I do think the overriding factor here is that Tokugawa attempts to run a specialist based economy with very few Cottages and without early Representation.

Thats primarily because human players are much better at trading. You can often use one advanced tech to catch up a whole era at times if you need to. In Toku's case since he just plain doesn't trade with people in basically removes one of his disadvantages compared to the other AI.

 

[Mr. Civtastic]

My Monarch game I just finished, Toku had a 1000 point lead on 2nd place and was close to finishing the space race.

 

[Wodan]

Thats primarily because human players are much better at trading.

Didn't we just get finished saying that AIs trade for beans with each other?

You can often use one advanced tech to catch up a whole era at times if you need to.

Agreed, if you plan it right.

In Toku's case since he just plain doesn't trade with people in basically removes one of his disadvantages compared to the other AI.

Agreed.

Wodan

 

[ToastyAlbus]

Last night, in my game, he declared war on me. Then sent 4 archers against a 12 stack of my horse archers... :/

 

[cabert]

IMHO the tech trading is the key
it's also because of that that mansa musa is always (at least very often) the tech leader