I wish I had an interesting story to tell, but I don't. Prince difficulty is just too easy.
For a long time the only AI I met was Cleopatra, who denounced me for having too small a military. True, I had 1 archer, 1 warrior and 1 scout, but I could just as easily denounce her for not expanding: she had 1 city and I had 4. No matter, I declared surprise war immediately and coincidentally it was 1 turn before classical so no war mongering penalty. Not that it mattered because at that point, I still had not met any other AI. There followed a sitzkreig while I built up some military. First blood came when an unescorted Egyptian settler sauntered up to my city, thank you very much. On turn 119 I captured the Egyptian capital with 1 swordsmen, 3 crossbows and a knight, 1 turn before I met the next AI. During this time, (I found out much later) Teddy had captured the Japanese capital. I was way ahead on score, but I persevered to space victory on turn 295 so that I could test out the new space race mechanic.
The funniest thing about the game was earning 2 achievements I had no idea about:
1) activating Darwin in the Galapagos Islands-- I just went there because it was close and gave best output.
2) activating Darwin and Newton in the same game with a captured Egyptian city!
3) levying Nan Madol military-- missed that one because I didn't know about it.
For a long time the only AI I met was Cleopatra, who denounced me for having too small a military. True, I had 1 archer, 1 warrior and 1 scout, but I could just as easily denounce her for not expanding: she had 1 city and I had 4. No matter, I declared surprise war immediately and coincidentally it was 1 turn before classical so no war mongering penalty. Not that it mattered because at that point, I still had not met any other AI. There followed a sitzkreig while I built up some military. First blood came when an unescorted Egyptian settler sauntered up to my city, thank you very much. On turn 119 I captured the Egyptian capital with 1 swordsmen, 3 crossbows and a knight, 1 turn before I met the next AI. During this time, (I found out much later) Teddy had captured the Japanese capital. I was way ahead on score, but I persevered to space victory on turn 295 so that I could test out the new space race mechanic.
The funniest thing about the game was earning 2 achievements I had no idea about:
1) activating Darwin in the Galapagos Islands-- I just went there because it was close and gave best output.
2) activating Darwin and Newton in the same game with a captured Egyptian city!
3) levying Nan Madol military-- missed that one because I didn't know about it.