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  1. Puppet (Vampire) States

    "If you make the conquered city a puppet state, you gain the benefit of the city's research and its output of gold, while taking a much smaller hit to your citizen's happiness."

    Few things in Civ V caught me as much off guard as that one line in the manual. I went through the entire industrial era, and part of the modern era, with my economy crippled due to my lack of understanding of puppet states.

    I had conquered my Chinese neighbors as my civ entered the industrial ...

    Updated September 22, 2010 at 18:45 by pdxsean (I shouldn't post my first draft.)

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  2. Civ V First Impressions

    I think I slept about three hours last night. I woke up at least five times between midnight and six... it really was a "Christmas Eve" feeling.

    And what a wonderful gift Santa left for me under the tree.

    It was a little frustrating to see 7:05 roll around before Steam started decrypting. Once that was over with, I loaded the game right up. I've been taking notes as I went along, so these are just the things I've written down. This isn't a review, and I imagine ...

    Updated September 21, 2010 at 20:06 by pdxsean

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