Taking cities by culture... specifics please?

[bloodysmurf]

Hi everyone,

I know the general idea is to build cultural improvements in neighboring cities and hope that your culture outgrows theirs... but does anyone have an idea of how the actual calculation is made. Specifically:

(1) What is the radius of a cities culture?
(2) Does your overall culture have a strong effect, or is it mostly the culture of the neighboring cities?
(3) What strategies do you use to take cities by culture? Just build nearby and rush the temple/library/cathedral/collosseum?

Also, while I have your attention... could someone fill me in on the specifics of how the end score is calculated (or give me a link?).

Many thanks,

ollie

 

[NY Hoya]

ollie, here is a good thread discussing some culture strategies, although no one knows the exact numbers behind cultural flipping. Hope it's helpful.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10064

I think the end score is the average of your scores at the end of each turn, although i'm not sure of the formula for that.