I want to live peacefully but nooooooooo....

[bongo]

My point exactly, the AI have trouble with judging short-term gain up against long-term survival.

[Shr3dZ]

My guess is that your workers looked too tempting.

Acutally, Ive never known if the AI sees it that way, but sometime I leave my workers on the edge of my borders and think to myself 'if he instigates war by taking my worker hes gonna get more than he bargained for...' that way I dont take the reputation hit and I get the war that I wanted, but most times they arent baited into taking him. :/

[Nubclear]

Re: I want to live peacefully but nooooooooo....

Civ3 isn't exactly the game for hte builder, just to let you know

[Tattila the Hun]

For the builder, of armies. Heh...

[bongo]

I usually use my abilities as a builder to fuel my army...and use my army to protect my existing buildings...and get more cities to build them in.

[steven8r]

I, too have had Abe declare war on me, to his detriment--nay, anihilation. Well, I think I did leave him 1 city on a 2 square tundra island.

Part of it might have to do with the 'Agressiveness Level' of the civ. I don't know, for sure. I think Abe's AL is low.

Perhaps, sometimes the AI just gets tired of playing and wants to take a break. .......