Unable to win on noble

[Velociryx]

Some questions:

* When you play...do you gravitate toward a specific civ?

* Do you tend to have a plan or vision of what you seek to accomplish, or do you just tend to let the game unfold around you?

* How do you approach the tech tree (in general)?

* What is the first thing you build (again, with the understanding that this can vary some...I'm looking for generalized trends here).

* If you had to rattle off the first six techs you'd like to research, what would they be? (and what two would you start with) - speaks again to some of the earlier questons posed

* Do you try to build lots of wonders, or do you simply let them go?

There are others, but this should get us started...

-=Vel=-

[Nugog]

Another good point is not to try and build every building in every city - only build what your city needs.

A high commerce city does not really need barracks for example.

[Velociryx]

I resurfaced a thread that may prove helpful to you...don't know, but my sense is that the collaborative effort and many voices that contributed to its creation has helped some folks...

-=Vel=-

[Nugog]

Originally posted by Velociryx
I resurfaced a thread that may prove helpful to you...don't know, but my sense is that the collaborative effort and many voices that contributed to its creation has helped some folks...

-=Vel=-

Link

Some of the best advice you can get on the game is within this thread!

As always - Thanks Velociryx!

[Willem]

Originally posted by TonyUK
Just noticed that other civs points go up a little at a time and mine mostly when I reasearch a tech or gain a wonder - why is this?

Territory. It also sounds to me that you're expanding enough, 4 cities ASAP is a small number. You need at least 8 just to build the Forbidden Palace, which can make a big difference in your overall game.

TheAI must be cheating to some extent. I recall trying BTS and starting out teching mysticism and someone got hold of polytheism before I even got mysticism - LOL.
This must be a cheat.

In BtS, there's plenty of civs that start the game with Mysticism so it's not surprising they were able to beat you to Polytheism.

whenever I reach a point when results are a little better I get attacked by 2 civs.

It sounds to me like you're not building enough of a military either. They'll pounce you if they think that you are weak. You need to keep an eye on your Power levels in your Demographics screen, or whatever it's called. If you're on the bottom of the graph, you're very likely to be attacked by civs that are much stronger than you. Make sure that you're in at least the top third on the graph.

And some of the AIs just like to scrap. Keep track of who attacks you the most and adjust your strategy accordingly if you find them in the game. Start building an army early when those civs start near you. For instance, if Montezuma is your next door neighbour you can probably expect to be at war fairly soon. And Isabella gets rather testy if you have a religion that's different than hers.