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Civ 5
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Civ 5
Anyone else play this?

I was wondering what kind of settings people think are good. I tried playing my first game on epic timing, continents and large map size with lots of civs, but it was just going too slow.

I ended up changing to a small map, continents again and this time just did standard time. This one's been a lot more interesting so far. I'm playing as Alexander against a few other ancient era style factions (like the Egyptians and the Persians). It's pretty cool, I've basically got my own little peninsula which is connected to the rest of the continent by a thin strip of land. On the other side of that strip are the Persians, behind them are the Siamese. There's another little island that is right next door to me that has 3 city states, one of the states wanted me to try and take another city state, which I tried. Turns out it's a lot harder to take cities in this game than I thought. Anyone got any tips? I'm not really a civ noob, I know all of the general mechanics and I played a bit of civ 3 back in the day. I also played the shit out civ revolution on console. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone's got any info or things I should know about civ 5 when playing...


tl: dr Talking about civ 5, give me some pro tips.
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Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 12, 2014 at 9:32 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - July 12, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 12, 2014 at 9:45 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 12, 2014 at 9:53 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 12, 2014 at 10:18 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 12, 2014 at 10:07 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 13, 2014 at 6:31 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 13, 2014 at 7:08 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 8:10 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 13, 2014 at 8:46 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 11:42 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 13, 2014 at 12:30 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 12:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 13, 2014 at 9:13 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 13, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 11:26 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 12:37 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 13, 2014 at 7:46 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 8:07 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 13, 2014 at 8:12 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 8:27 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by jots - July 13, 2014 at 3:00 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 3:08 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 7:03 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 8:18 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 13, 2014 at 8:20 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 8:32 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 8:35 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 8:47 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 8:49 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 8:57 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 8:59 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 10:13 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 13, 2014 at 10:24 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 13, 2014 at 10:37 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by jots - July 13, 2014 at 11:58 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 7:40 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 8:36 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Holden Caulfield - July 14, 2014 at 8:42 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 8:51 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Holden Caulfield - July 14, 2014 at 9:23 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 12:14 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Holden Caulfield - July 14, 2014 at 6:38 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 8:47 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 9:04 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 1:26 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 1:47 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by jots - July 14, 2014 at 2:07 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 3:01 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 3:27 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 3:39 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by jots - July 14, 2014 at 3:48 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 3:49 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 4:02 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 5:15 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 5:49 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 1:54 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 2:18 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 2:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 2:29 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jaysyn - July 14, 2014 at 2:44 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 3:09 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 3:12 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 3:16 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 3:35 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 14, 2014 at 3:43 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 3:59 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 3:11 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 5:49 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 14, 2014 at 8:41 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 9:40 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 14, 2014 at 9:53 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 14, 2014 at 10:08 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 15, 2014 at 8:09 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 15, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 15, 2014 at 4:02 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 19, 2014 at 6:58 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 19, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 19, 2014 at 7:26 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 7:25 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 19, 2014 at 7:08 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 7:28 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 7:42 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 19, 2014 at 7:48 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 8:21 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 8:25 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 8:29 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 19, 2014 at 8:31 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 19, 2014 at 8:58 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 19, 2014 at 9:17 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 9:24 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 20, 2014 at 7:11 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 20, 2014 at 1:40 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 20, 2014 at 1:45 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - July 20, 2014 at 1:55 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - July 20, 2014 at 2:04 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 20, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 30, 2014 at 12:45 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jaysyn - July 30, 2014 at 1:09 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 30, 2014 at 1:20 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - July 30, 2014 at 12:54 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - July 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Zack - July 31, 2014 at 7:11 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 3, 2014 at 7:02 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 3, 2014 at 7:25 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 3, 2014 at 9:06 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 3, 2014 at 9:18 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 3, 2014 at 9:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 3, 2014 at 11:28 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 4, 2014 at 8:47 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 4, 2014 at 10:15 am
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 4, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 4, 2014 at 12:20 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 4, 2014 at 12:38 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 4, 2014 at 1:25 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 4, 2014 at 1:29 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 4, 2014 at 1:38 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 4, 2014 at 2:35 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 4, 2014 at 2:37 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 4, 2014 at 2:37 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 4, 2014 at 3:00 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 8, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 8, 2014 at 2:43 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 8, 2014 at 2:46 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 8, 2014 at 2:48 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 8, 2014 at 5:03 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 8, 2014 at 4:42 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 8, 2014 at 5:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 9, 2014 at 5:02 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 9, 2014 at 5:28 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Zack - August 9, 2014 at 1:07 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 9, 2014 at 5:48 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 9, 2014 at 5:48 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 11, 2014 at 3:38 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 11, 2014 at 8:11 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 11, 2014 at 1:28 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 11, 2014 at 7:30 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 11, 2014 at 7:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 11, 2014 at 7:45 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 11, 2014 at 8:19 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 12, 2014 at 12:04 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 12, 2014 at 5:42 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 12, 2014 at 7:07 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 12, 2014 at 8:13 am
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 12, 2014 at 8:22 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 12, 2014 at 8:38 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 12, 2014 at 9:07 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 12, 2014 at 2:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 12, 2014 at 2:40 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 12, 2014 at 2:47 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 12, 2014 at 2:47 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 12, 2014 at 2:56 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jaysyn - August 12, 2014 at 2:58 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 12, 2014 at 3:01 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 12, 2014 at 6:19 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 12, 2014 at 7:41 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 12, 2014 at 7:50 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 12, 2014 at 7:55 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 12, 2014 at 8:29 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 12, 2014 at 9:23 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 13, 2014 at 8:08 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 13, 2014 at 8:31 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 12, 2014 at 6:24 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 12, 2014 at 8:06 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - August 13, 2014 at 10:53 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 13, 2014 at 10:58 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 13, 2014 at 11:48 am
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 13, 2014 at 11:49 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by Jaysyn - August 26, 2014 at 12:33 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 13, 2014 at 12:44 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 13, 2014 at 12:27 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 20, 2014 at 9:09 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 25, 2014 at 2:51 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 26, 2014 at 1:13 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 28, 2014 at 2:27 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 28, 2014 at 2:50 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - August 28, 2014 at 3:43 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 28, 2014 at 5:11 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - August 28, 2014 at 5:12 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 28, 2014 at 5:43 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 30, 2014 at 6:48 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - August 30, 2014 at 8:29 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Nine - August 30, 2014 at 8:37 am
RE: Civ 5 - by Napoléon - August 30, 2014 at 10:23 am
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RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - September 2, 2014 at 2:24 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Chad32 - September 2, 2014 at 2:46 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - September 2, 2014 at 3:03 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - September 2, 2014 at 3:06 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - September 2, 2014 at 3:42 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - September 2, 2014 at 3:53 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Zack - September 2, 2014 at 3:18 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - September 15, 2014 at 6:36 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - September 15, 2014 at 6:43 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - September 15, 2014 at 6:47 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - September 15, 2014 at 6:50 pm
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RE: Civ 5 - by Jackalope - September 15, 2014 at 7:44 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - September 15, 2014 at 9:17 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - September 16, 2014 at 6:46 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Zack - September 17, 2014 at 5:19 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by FatAndFaithless - September 17, 2014 at 5:35 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - September 17, 2014 at 6:51 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Dystopia - September 18, 2014 at 2:04 pm
RE: Civ 5 - by Zack - September 18, 2014 at 4:10 pm

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