Surprising game so far - I once again have bungled so much! I went 4 cities Honor (1 in Patronage and 3 in Commerce so far), but have not been in perma-wars, as my military has been smallish at times, and I've had to focus on buildings as happiness and gold were terrible until recently (yay Wagon Trains). I only have 5 XBs!!! I spaced out, thinking CS battles were like Barbs (I almost never boot camp for long), so I wasted scores of turns where I could have been gaining XP on Ife, who I DOW'd early for Workers. Terrible terrain with protective hills, so it would have been hard to do anyway.
Early DOWS on Mor and Oda - Oda finally gave me a 2 city peace deal which I sold to Attila for razing. I decided to cripple him instead of take gold. He is stuck inland, will likely save him for last.
Curb stomped Mor, citadeled to get his Gems and whacked anything that came near, got 22 gpt for entire peace length, then took Marrakech easily t110 (no wonders) but then he proceeded to get HG and Petra in his new cap, and is actually a pretty big threat again. I should probably have taken Rabat when I was there, I may have to do that now, but I just took Carthage a few turns ago (Ahlambra, ChItza, HS, and SH), and Attila has the largest army and GW, so can't spare many units. He's been reasonably friendly and bribeable. I hope he can swim to finish off Carthage so I can reanimate her, he razed her other cities, but did keep one CS on my route E.
T115 NC and 130s Education, yet I hit an early tech lead, but am slipping. Industrialization in 8 turns, WF starts in 4, but for the first time ever I won't have Ironworks ready. My cap quit growing a while ago, as all TR are going to my only ally Vancouver. Built an early Oracle and just got FP, Munich built Machu. Big mistake to not go hard on range units, but do/will have Hanse everywhere.
I got only 2 Brutes from camps, but did get a Scarcher and for once he is still alive, not stuck on some hostile peninsula (I have quit scouting with them as they tend to get stuck). He's my only Range/Log XB, gulp. Have spent a fortune on tiles, Berlin in particular has been awful, taking 3rd ring plains over 2nd ring river plains and hills.
Found 2 Rel CS immediately, so went DF on t8! Tithe, Pagodas (buying several at 300f), Rel Comm and Itin Preach. Very slow passive spread. Temples were slow to get up, so faith game has been very poor.
Settled Cologne as a defensive city once I met AI, it pretty much sucks. Scouting was horrible with the early wars, so figured I needed a strong perimeter from Oda/Dido, but haven't.
The E fellows have been bickering all game, I have been denounced by all but Attila for a long time, especially once I took Ife, who I recently annexed. I would like to leave Attila for Arties, and hit Indo next, not sure what to do. 3 fronts are calling, not nearly enough units for even 2.