What are your favorite Wonders?

[BlackJAC]

Any one I can possibly manage as I'm a sucker for these things.

I usually only build (well, unless I'm lucky) The Pyramids if I manage to get an early SGL, but on most occasions neither come to fruition. I do exploit the game in the hope I get an early SGL for this purpose though. I tend to choose non-religious AI's as my opponents and then proceed to research both CB and Mysticism full pelt hoping to sprout a leader. Otherwise, The GL, SoZ and Leo's are my early priorities

 

[tR1cKy]

Legionaries.

 

[YNCS]

I always try to build Smith's Trading Company. The maintenance-free harbors, marketplaces, banks, etc. usually boost my income by over 50%.

 

[henry k c]

Great Library if I'm not scientific,and playing on emporer of higher

 

[microbe]

I really like Pyramids, although I almost never got to build it.

Then Smith's.

ToE and Hoover are a non-brainer.

 

[tR1cKy]

Ok. Evolution is obvious. Hoover too, unless the territory has absolutely no rivers (it happened me a few times!):
1) Sistine, for the 6 content faces when building a cathedral.
2) Colossus, for the extra money that can be spent on units.
Never built them regularly, only with a leader.

 

[Civ3man]

As a Ptw player I like:

1) Great Library - must have on Deity which I'm trying out now
2) ToE because I really don't want the AI to have it
3) Sistine because happy ppl are always welcome, especially when WW starts kicking in
4) UN - a way of winning that I do not enjoy very much, but a way of losing that is just awful

-I like building the Colossus because it's easy to build and the extra cash is always handy
-The pyramids are very powerful but I only build them via a great leader since building them (if I succeed) will usually leave me in a crappy position where they're of very little to no help at all
-I don't fancy Leonardo's that much because I usually have enough cash - i.e. 0 research because of GL & I like playing commercial civs
-Hover Dam - may be great may be unimportant depending on map size/type
-Universal Suffrage is also nice because I wage a lot of wars

 

[BasketCase]

Here's an odd answer, with an odd explanation behind it:

My favorite is the Internet--because that Research Lab that pops up in each city you capture effectively solves the problem of culture deprivation in newly-conquered territory. No more having to rush temples!

(For some reason the problem of having to rebuild culture in captured territory annoys the hell outta me, I have no idea why....)

 

[Monkeyd00]

Leo, Sun Zsu, and the science ones(Copernicus, Newton). I don't list seti because I never have gotten that far. Leos because upgrading units is a pain in the but because it usually sets your treasury to 0. Sun Zsu's because I like 1 turn healing for cavalry.

 

[DBear]

I'll take Leonardo over Sun-Tzu. You can always build your own rax, but AFAIK there is no other way to get half-price upgrades.

 

[Portuguese]

Ok. Evolution is obvious. Hoover too, unless the territory has absolutely no rivers (it happened me a few times!):
1) Sistine, for the 6 content faces when building a cathedral.
2) Colossus, for the extra money that can be spent on units.
Never built them regularly, only with a leader.

Normally my territory next to the end of the game has 10-20 rivers...

The ones that give buildings in all cities. Playing in Huge maps, with 200+ cities, it saves a lot of resources. Plus Adam Sith's.

GL depends on the dificulty level.

Leonardo is also kinda cool to upgrade all my knights to cavalries.

UN is useless. I am always in the list...

 

[Grogs]

My favorite is the Internet--because that Research Lab that pops up in each city you capture effectively solves the problem of culture deprivation in newly-conquered territory. No more having to rush temples!

(For some reason the problem of having to rebuild culture in captured territory annoys the hell outta me, I have no idea why....)

I can't say I've ever gotten to the Internet on a game when I was taking over the world.

Temple of Artemis also has this effect. I captured it and then jumped from 28% to 35% land area in a single turn when the temple effect kicked in. It really stinks when you learn Education and all of your free temples disappear though.

 

[viper275]

SoZ, KT (sometimes), Smith's, ToE, Hoover Dam, Newton's, Copernicus, the UN, and the Internet. Those are the only wonders I care about unless I'm going for a culture win or there's some rare circumstance.

 

[tR1cKy]

Normally my territory next to the end of the game has 10-20 rivers...

...probably because you're...

Playing in Huge maps

made of continents or pangea with normal or wet terrain...

 

[cfacosta]

Lol Tricky. Legionaries are my favorite wonder too! You can trade them in for any other wonder you want, plus gold and the like.

 

[tR1cKy]

Well, i was thinking that legionaries always do wonders in my military campaigns...

 

[budweiser]

I like Shakey's and Newton's. And those are usually the first ones I ever think about building ( I also like KT). I like to capture Sun Tzu. I like to capture Magellan.

Shakey's gives you a metropolis before the advent of hospitals, this is a cool advantage. You can get a super producing city that lets you build more wonders. I like Newton's because it doesnt expire. I can live without Smith's. I like to have it but not before Newton's or Shakey's.

It's almost a given that you will get TOE, Hoover and Suffrage. I think Suffrage is the most important of the three unless you are commie or fascist.

 

[citizen001]

Hoover's, ToE and SunTzu's. not in that order

 

[RegentMan]

Smith's Trading Company is my favorite. I always try to build it. Hoover Dam is great too, especially if you have a lot of factories. Everything else is just nice to have; not a huge game-maker.

 

[Hakim]

In the 2-continent map type (can't remember what it's called but it usually yields 2 continents and some islands) Lighthouse is a must. I will settle the small islands first giving me a ROP advantage and probably securing oil. I will also discover the other continent with its civs first (6 civ contacts to trade will get you a lot).