Favorite Civ, overall

[EternalSpark]

First off, I apologize if this has been done - I did a search for "Favorite" in the Civ 4's titles, but couldn't see anything, leading me to believe nobody has asked this.

Since there isn't enough room to have a poll option for each Leader, I had to only use the Empires itself. Post after voting if you chose one of the Civs with 2 leaders.

Feel free to describe why. is it their FIN that you like, or their starting techs?

[Dis]

English- Liz

[Thedrin]

Mongols - Kublai Khan

[Nikolai]

No banana? For me, it's a tie between Saladin, Asoka and Hapsetut.

[Adagio]

Random

I haven't tried all civs yet, and only few of the civs have I tried more than once

[Aro]

Saladin

[cyric100]

It varies with my moods but currently it is Kublai Kahn of the Mongols.

[Shaka II]

It's tough to pick just one, but I'll go with Romans, for their ability to conquer a large world.

Others that I like include, in order, Japanese, Mongols (both leaders), Incans, Americans, English, and maybe the Chinese (Qin), the latter three for their financial/research strength.

[MightyTiny]

Very tough to pick one - the more I've played, the more I've found that there really aren't any truly BAD leader traits, they seem more balanced than I initially thought. I play lots of different leaders, depending on my mood.

I picked Mansa Musa, because if there's one trait that I prefer over the others, it's financial - it just makes a huge difference. Spiritual can be nice to have as well, as with a spiritual leader you can switch civics without penalties. Very handy in a warlike environment, where you alternate between short peace-time building and shoring up with wars where you need wartime civics.

Also, you get skirmishers early, and they are very handy in defending against early threats, like barbs, and not to bad to have in early conquest too.

[Axxaer]

I'm still going through and playing first or second time with a lot of the leaders, because I'm one of those people who likes to try everything before he chooses. From the ones I've tried so far, I liked Ghandi and Washington quite a lot. I also liked Japanese, although circumstancially their UU wan't useful in that game so I couldn't test it properly with more than a few small skirmishes (not skirmishers).

[Marid Audran]

I chose Russia, with Peter the Great at the helm. His traits are my favorites (Philosophy and Expansionist), and I find his UU extremely useful. Cavalry have a long shelf life before expiration as an aggressive, fast gunpowder unit, and having Kossacks as a replacement is stellar.

[JackRudd]

Mahatma Gandhi for me. Industrious + Mysticism = Early Wonder Rush.

[petermarkab]

English cause i'm english. Is it wrong that i've not played a single game as anyone else?

[petermarkab]

oh yeah and as Lizzie

[Sandman]

I've got a liking for Mansa. Financial is always handy, as is spiritual. His UU is top-notch - when do you ever NOT use archers?

Cyrus is also a favourite of mine. His traits, creative and expansive, are not highly rated, but they work well together to generate the biggest cities around. Starts with a scout as well. His UU is pretty pointless - you need horses very early to be able to use it.