Re: Civ 4 : Early game strategy

In article <17ggk3tn7sdah4pb93151lkn2semg41lam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Jeffery S. 
Jones <jeffsj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>
>Religious techs are worth shooting for if you can get them.  If not,
>though, you can be better off skipping the early ones, get alphabet
>(before anyone else if possible), then trade for the early techs and
>get a later religion.  But if you have mysticism to start, you have
>such a good shot at getting an early religion you should try for it.

I always like to found a religion fairly early. I have noticed that the 
AI (almost) always seems to go for meditation (Buddhism), so I always go 
for polytheism (Hinduism) and usually get there first, at least up to 
Noble level.

David
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David Littlewood