xninebreaker wrote...
I was pretty much born and raised with tactical games, and civ is no exception. I have logged my fair share of hundreds of hours on both civ 4 and 5, so I do not deny that I know my way around the game. On higher difficulties like monarch/king it is increasingly important to understand things like city placement, tech routes, and money management.
Just some quick tips off the top of my head:
1.) Rush SOMETHING. Being well-rounded, especially early on will not get you far. Rush catapults, or rush Pyramids, or rush the Oracle, etc. Early leads snowball into victories.
2.) Land is power. Depending on what map you play and how many players on on the map, you can generally kill off 2-3 AI easily early on with some form of catapult+melee combo. You can manage with 3 cities (or even 1!), but it's hard and it's simply easier to take over other peoples specifically generated good capital cities.
3.) Seige units. Use them.
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Pro-est procrastinating gamer.
I accept this title.
But you can't though, not until you procrastinate games by reading some medical books.