interesting thread...
to be honest, I hardly ever finish a game... when I´m too good, I can either give the ai some techs or mostly I just quit... and since I´m such a builder, even though I know a thousand years before that this civ will be going after me if I´m not pumping troops, in most games somehow I´m not doing it
mostly I quit then by seeing the enemy SoD...
I guess I don´t really want to win, but keep everything open till the very end.
question: considering every game you play, do you more often find yourself in the position to win or to loose? can we consider the ai as dumb (and it is dumb) when we cut off its advantage in striking when we are weak?