Early Diplomatic Warfare

[War4ever]

Bohlen i agree with you and most dont' frown on this sort of tactic..... although this poor chap hadn't played me in 6 months

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They call me Mr. Fierce

[geofelt]

There are lots of advantages in early bribery. You get a fully functioning city instead of scorched earth or a city shell. It augments your civ and decreases your rival's power. Early bribery is cheaper. If you can extract tribute, it's wonderful; your treasury increases, and your victim's decreases, making it cheaper to bribe him. I like marco polo's, it is cheaper and easier to establish embassies than trying to deliver diplomats and spending 30 shields on eaqch one. The only drawback is having the funds. I like early fundamentalism(SOL) which generates much gold.