When in Rome do as . . .

Skulker

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I used to be annoyed and alarmed when, in the expansion phase of the game, the AI built cities in open areas inside my empire. I quickly found (as everyone probably has) that if I paid proper attention to my cultural improvements, I would eventually absorb those cities.

What I've recently been doing is filling in the gaps in the AI (turnabout) empires with my own cities. I then rush build the culture improvements (which is what the AI fails to do above) which either keeps the cities from getting absorbed and/or allows me to absorb AI cities within their own empire. I've used it to great effect in taking resources from AI cities. I just plop down next to the resource I want, do the culture thing, and within a few turns I've deprived the enemy and gained for myself.

This works particularly well when the AI countries war warring between themselves. I move settlers in and start gobbling up the newly vacated land. I rush build culuture improvements and start absorbing the cities the AI didn't raze. Again, the AI neglects it's culture improvements.
 
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