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To test how dumb the diety ai is, I built one city, and built nothing but phalanxes in it. I never moved the phalanxes out, and only built more phalanxes. I did not improve any terrain, and I built on my starting spot and immediately joined with the other phalanx. It was on a large map, BTW. I survived until 1902. I think if I keep trying, I can survive till 2020. And the manual says that's a win? 
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Richard Bruns
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NC, USA
Nov 1999
time: 06:12
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I made it!
After another false start where the French declared war on me for absolutely no reason, I survived to 2020. There was a close call when a Viking helicopter blasted my city down from size 5 to size 2, but then wandered away.
Large Map, 7 Civilizations, Raging Hordes.
Civilization Score 33, Rating 4%, "Richard Bruns the Foolish"
I clearly deserve recognition for this difficult and momentous achievement! This is just as important as being the first to win at OCC!
After "winning", I cheated to reveal the map and then found out why I'd survived. I had started on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere. It was about the only place in the map that hadn't been taken over by the AI.
I think this would be a lot harder on a small map. That way you would be more likely ro run into the AI and thus be killed due to its illigical hostility.
It's fun to see how the AI develops on its own. They were building Cure for Cancer before J.S. Bach's Cathedral! The Vikings built Manhattan Project around 1950, which fit history pretty well. But they never used the nukes they built, as far as I can tell. Nukes and cruise missiles are apparently reserved for the human player.
[This message has been edited by Richard Bruns (edited November 06, 2000).]
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JESSVG01
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Ever try no military at all?
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DrFell
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i had to laugh tho trying this... it reminded me of civ1... on the world map the romans and chinese especially often got stuck with only 1 city... they were never good occ ers tho..
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FanatiC_KaBaN
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LoL, i used to do this all the time in Civ1, the best way was to take a settler 'NONE' and put it on sentry on the north or south pole. The AI never touched you. I think i got to the end every single time doing that. And it was also fun to be English and just sit there with 1 city and steal techs from the more civilized civs.
I haven't tried it with CivII though ...
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It would seem more possible if you built the only city on hills. I can't see cannons taking you out on hills unless they hav a whole bunch. But the fact remains if you build off the coast on an island, you should survive every time. I'll have to try this
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Mercantile
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Westcoast of Canada
Dec 2000
time: 05:12
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Finally survived the whole way through. Started on the poles, no contact at all although an ai shipdid cruise by a couple of times, it was empty
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Builder
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Do I have to build only Phalanx?
i'm testing it now.
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Richard Bruns
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NC, USA
Nov 1999
time: 06:12
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Phalanxes and warriors only, that's the rule. Also, you should build exactly where you start. The second settler should add to the city instantly; no improving terrain or hut tipping. The key is to be as pathetic as possible and see how the AI treats you.
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07-11-2000 04:32
decided to rid the world of my backwards civ and two years later with one cannon and a destroyer, i was tost in 1958 large map, i was in the center of the map in a little corner, my vet phalanx was crushed by the cannon.
They landed and instantly decided to rid the world of my civilization... surrounding me with elephants and crusaders! if only i could move my phalanxes, i was surrounded by hills and mountains.. 
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