VoiceOfUnreason: 1370AD.
I made a major strategic blunder, in that I was too slow to get to hereditary rule.
I may have also handcuffed myself by being unwilling to use warfare to achieve equality. Of course, given the economic balances, that may have simply been a quick way to suicide.
The "can research" bug definitely had a negative impact on my willingness to continue.
Athens settled in place, Sparta set up as a GP farm to the west (I was 6 turns out from 800GP at retirement). Mansa proved a real pain here, as he dropped a city on the horses, and managed enough culture there to steal the ivory on a regular basis.
Ah well, I've played better. Maybe next time.
I made a major strategic blunder, in that I was too slow to get to hereditary rule.
I may have also handcuffed myself by being unwilling to use warfare to achieve equality. Of course, given the economic balances, that may have simply been a quick way to suicide.
The "can research" bug definitely had a negative impact on my willingness to continue.
Athens settled in place, Sparta set up as a GP farm to the west (I was 6 turns out from 800GP at retirement). Mansa proved a real pain here, as he dropped a city on the horses, and managed enough culture there to steal the ivory on a regular basis.
Ah well, I've played better. Maybe next time.
Had to build a stupid cathedral and hire some artists for a while there to reclaim the tiles.