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  Civilization 5: Basic Tips and Strategies

  • Created by: Martin Gühmann
  • Published: March 5, 2011, 15:47
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  Civilization 5: Basic Tips and Strategies

  

  Civilization 5 is a game of enormous mechanical complexity. There are several dozen interdependent variables working together at any one time, and keeping up with everything is next to impossible. You'll save yourself some agony if you keep the Three Golden Rules below at the front of your consciousness.
  

  Rule Number #1: Everything Happens for a Reason
  Rule Number #2: Keep Em' Happy
  Rule Number #3: Make Sure the Boss Fits the Plan

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  Civilization 5: Golden Age FAQ

  • Created by: Martin Gühmann
  • Published: March 4, 2011, 18:29
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  Civilization 5: Golden Age FAQ

  

  Contents

  How do Golden Ages Begin?
  What Does a Golden Age Do?
  How Long do Golden Ages Last?
  When are Golden Ages Useful?
  How Does a Golden Age Affect Production and Economics?
  How Does Happiness Effect Golden Ages?
  Should I Sacrifice a Great Person to Start a Golden Age?
  Should I Develop Rationalism and/or Reformation to get a Golden Age?
  Should I Build the Taj Mahal for the Golden Age it Provides?
  How can I Speed up Golden Age Progress and Extend Golden Ages?
  

  How do Golden Ages Begin?
  

  Golden Ages are triggered by Happiness, by completing the Taj Mahal, by sacrificing any Great Person, and by adopting the Rationalism and Reformation Policies.
  

  What Does a Golden Age do?
  

  Golden Ages cause your civilization to generate much more Production and Gold than it normally would. Your Cities complete Buildings faster, create Wonders more quickly, and give you lots of extra Gold to buy Units, bribe City-States or apply to construction.

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  Civilization 5: Your First 100 Turns

  • Created by: Martin Gühmann
  • Published: March 4, 2011, 17:59
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  Civilization 5: Your First 100 Turns

  

  Contents

  First Turns
  Expanding
  Developing Your Capital
  Policies and Technology
  Diplomacy
  Checklist
  

  Getting a good start makes or breaks a game of Civilization 5. Here's a step-by-step prospectus on the first 100 turns that can be used for almost any game you play.
  

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  Civilization 5 Tech Charts

  • Created by: Martin Gühmann
  • Published: March 1, 2011, 17:26
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  Civilization 5 Tech Charts

  

  Civilization 5 Techs Sorted by Era

  • Ancient Era
  • Classical Era
  • Medieval Era
  • Renaissance Era
  • Industrial Era
  • Modern Era
  • Future Era
    

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  Civilization 5: Multiplayer Strategies

  • Created by: Martin Gühmann
  • Published: February 26, 2011, 17:22
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  Civilization 5: Multiplayer Strategies

  

  Contents

  The Five Commandemtns of Civilization V Online
  Playing Against Humans
  Special Situation Games
  Matchmaking Tips
  
  

  Throw out the book on Civilization strategy when you venture into multiplayer. Civ 5 single-player is a slow-paced, time-consuming exercise in careful planning and resource management. Civ 5 multiplayer is a fast, violent, finger-blistering click-fest...when it works.
  
  Civ 5's current multiplayer state is buggy, laggy and crash prone. The game hangs with teeth-grating regularity. Units seem to just wander off or even disappear for no reason, time stops, and the world acts as if it's been smoking medicinal psychoactive substances.
  
  In multiplayer, human player turns resolve simultaneously. That means that he who clicks first strikes first. Considering the size of the world, the spread-out nature of your armies, the persistent lag and the weird bugs, it's often hard to tell what's going on, much less formulate any sense of strategic control over your Units. No amount of preparation can completely compensate for the clunkiness of these mechanics, but we can put you on the right track.
  

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