From: jrsellec@socs.uts.edu.au (j r selleck)
Subject: Re: Civ: Large vs. Small Cities
Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:44:44 GMT

bshields@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Bill Shields) writes:

>Hello, fellow Civ lovers!

[lots deleted ...]wittering.

>As to smaller cities being more efficient over larger ones: I
>have my doubts, particularly on Emperor level.  Early on, I
>agree with this one hundred percent.  I'll always remember
>seeing the computer stuff itself by turning into an empire of
>4 cities (though they got very large very quick).  A huge 
>portion of its trade went on luxuries to keep the city happy
>thus its science was stifled thus it lost in a big way (it
>was good to go through his empire and systematically buy 
>all of his level 23 cities though).  I say wait until you go
>to a Republic, wack on the Luxuries rate and just sit back
>and watch those 'We love the President days' roll on in.
>But are smaller cities more efficient?  No.  Each city
>needs its own amenities (costing more to maintain overall)
>and more military units are needed.  I much prefer pumping
>out my Armour (notice the 'u' in Armour--this is correct
>its just that some turncoat colonies have forgotten how
>to spell.  :-)  That was a joke!) every turn (or my 
>Nuclear unit every 2 turns if I want to get REALLY
>violent).  Nuclear units are great for scouting at sea
>as well.  Using them to blow up enemy battleships (IF
>they ever get them) is great because no pollution is
>produced and its quick and easy.  Ideallogically unsound
>I know but nobody's perfect...

>Anyway, this post has been long enough (almost as long as
>pointless!) but as I have mentioned, it's 3:40am (Le
>temps fuit!) and I am wittering...

>Bye for now
>Billy Shields
>bshields@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
> 

I am playing my first real game on emporer level. (I have used the settler cheat a couple of time but no others)..

At this point in time the year is 1826 (approx... maybe more)
The enemy (Germans) have got battle ships and refining and I have got bugger all. I have got musketeers bt only by stealing. I am about 25% extra in the power graph when i retire compared to the Germans.
And I know I have more people (9 million) compared to the germans.
The only other civ is the ZULUS altjough I startted out with 7 civs.
I am a democracy, I don have communism or republic I have about 18 cities might be closer to 16   and the range in size from 5 (most common)  a couple bout 7 -9  and some (3 or 4) bigger than 12.

I fear that I am about to get wasted.. the Germans have said they are gonna get me and I am just barely maintaining all my people happy and all the cities without generating extra chas or science.

Most of my big cities do jack shit apart from build military units (cos they have nothing new to build)  and get unhappy.

What should I do to win  hw can I kill the Germans when I only have sail and cannons against battl ships and riflemen....

Should I give up and start again..  Big cities or little cities..

Could replies go back to here so that other people can read and benefit.

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jrsellec@syzygy.socs.uts.edu.au        James Selleck

  "There are, in fact, two things: science and opinion;
    the former begets knowlegde, the latter ignorance." - Hippocrates