I think one thing that needs to be addressed is:
Why the hell are the other teams so far behind Spullla in the stats?
Spullla are being dogpiled because they are way out ahead in score, cities, GNP. Their power is respectable too. But all they've done is just built workers, settlers, cottages. Nothing groundbreaking. No crazy engineer into GLib strategy, no oracle slingshots or anything. Have the other civs just forgotten to build cottages? OK Spullla are Elizabeth of India (!!), but the other civs in this game have just been plain lazy IMO, neglecting to develop their capitals and found themselves in a big economic hole. One they've had to climb out of by dogpiling the only civ that's actually played the opening properly!
Why the hell are the other teams so far behind Spullla in the stats?
Spullla are being dogpiled because they are way out ahead in score, cities, GNP. Their power is respectable too. But all they've done is just built workers, settlers, cottages. Nothing groundbreaking. No crazy engineer into GLib strategy, no oracle slingshots or anything. Have the other civs just forgotten to build cottages? OK Spullla are Elizabeth of India (!!), but the other civs in this game have just been plain lazy IMO, neglecting to develop their capitals and found themselves in a big economic hole. One they've had to climb out of by dogpiling the only civ that's actually played the opening properly!