Not really. 
I started this game and unfortunately had to let it die due to a combination of reasons. 1 of them was a wedding abroad in England. Another was an unfortunate case of misunderstandings between Realms and a different Civ-forum in which I accidently saw an early report which removed some of my fun.
I'll only post my last screenshot:
![[Image: 20051230234036_Civ4ScreenShot0025.JPG]](http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Rik%20Meleet/20051230234036_Civ4ScreenShot0025.JPG)
My strategy was to block of "my" west land off from the rest of the nations and then advancing there first. That ruined my economy. See my gold + gpt. And look at my research speed. Still 101 turns to go on Metal casting.
I need to learn to play better.
I started this game and unfortunately had to let it die due to a combination of reasons. 1 of them was a wedding abroad in England. Another was an unfortunate case of misunderstandings between Realms and a different Civ-forum in which I accidently saw an early report which removed some of my fun.
I'll only post my last screenshot:
My strategy was to block of "my" west land off from the rest of the nations and then advancing there first. That ruined my economy. See my gold + gpt. And look at my research speed. Still 101 turns to go on Metal casting.
I need to learn to play better.
Don't feel too bad, I think there are many people who found out that there is still a lot of room to improve (starting with me). We'll get to learn the game as we play more, hehe. Next time I hope that both of us will be able to complete the game on time and actually win it. As for the incident at CDZ, don't worry, the message was heard, and it won't happen again, I'm confident in that. I could have been spoiled a bit but didn't read that carefully, and there was nothing I remembered when I started my own game. 