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  • cavebird
    Hall of Famer
    • Jan 2011
    • 26441

    Originally posted by revo
    You do know you're up?
    This keeps happening, doesn't it?

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    • Bene Futuis
      All Star
      • Jan 2011
      • 5175

      Donald Trump bragged on tape about literally doing the thing Joe Biden is accused of. And these fucking jackdick Republicans in their infinite hubris are rubbing their hands together with glee at the Biden accusations. I'm sure Donald Trump, Jr. has more to say on the topic after sharing with all of us how Hunter Biden is deserving of castigation because he's profiting off the name of his famous father. Assclowns. I hate them.
      More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.

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      • DMT
        MVP
        • Jan 2011
        • 12012

        Originally posted by Bene Futuis
        Donald Trump bragged on tape about literally doing the thing Joe Biden is accused of. And these fucking jackdick Republicans in their infinite hubris are rubbing their hands together with glee at the Biden accusations. I'm sure Donald Trump, Jr. has more to say on the topic after sharing with all of us how Hunter Biden is deserving of castigation because he's profiting off the name of his famous father. Assclowns. I hate them.
        Yep, hypocrisy is their only principle.
        If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
        - Terence McKenna

        Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)

        How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige

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        • The Feral Slasher
          MVP
          • Oct 2011
          • 13396

          Trivia - what follows two days of rain in Seattle ?
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          Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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          The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
          George Orwell, 1984

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          • DMT
            MVP
            • Jan 2011
            • 12012

            Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
            Trivia - what follows two days of rain in Seattle ?
            More rain?
            If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
            - Terence McKenna

            Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)

            How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige

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            • The Feral Slasher
              MVP
              • Oct 2011
              • 13396

              Originally posted by DMT
              More rain?
              True, but not what i am looking for
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              Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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              The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
              George Orwell, 1984

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              • Ken
                Administrator
                • Feb 2016
                • 10977

                Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
                Trivia - what follows two days of rain in Seattle ?
                Monday

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                • Bene Futuis
                  All Star
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 5175

                  Well, we know it’s not a major sports championship....
                  More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.

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                  • The Feral Slasher
                    MVP
                    • Oct 2011
                    • 13396

                    Originally posted by Ken
                    Monday
                    Winner, winner....chicken dinner. The rain is coming in as i type this
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                    Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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                    The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
                    George Orwell, 1984

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                    • The Feral Slasher
                      MVP
                      • Oct 2011
                      • 13396

                      I've been playing civ v today. I am doing ok i guess. Dont really understand much yet so i just build cities and roads and caravans. Not sure about technology and religion. Pretty complicated game
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                      Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
                      ---------------------------------------------
                      The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
                      George Orwell, 1984

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                      • johnnya24
                        Hall of Famer
                        • Mar 2011
                        • 29451

                        Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
                        I've been playing civ v today. I am doing ok i guess. Dont really understand much yet so i just build cities and roads and caravans. Not sure about technology and religion. Pretty complicated game
                        1. Grow your capital to 4 pop initially. Build a worker, and try and steal 1 worker from a city state (only steal 1 worker from a CS)
                        2. Build 3 settlers at 4-pop. While learning, only build 4 (max 5 cities). ** TIP: your cities can't starve or fall in food while building settlers, so work max production while building settlers **
                        3. Prioritize food / growth to get your population high ASAP
                        4. Use internal trade routes to ship food to your cities (crucial!)
                        5. Look to get 4 20+ population cities, and a capital approaching 30 pop.
                        6. Get your luxury tiles connected and trade excess copies to the AI for their spare luxuries - 1 unique luxury = 4 happiness
                        7. Your cities can't grow if your empire is not happy. As a rule of thumb, look for one new luxury per settlement.

                        Growth and happiness are king in Civ 5 ... and when you get a nice high population (or you max out on happiness), switch to production tiles.
                        Last edited by johnnya24; 05-03-2020, 08:09 AM.

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                        • Kevin Seitzer
                          All Star
                          • Jan 2011
                          • 9175

                          Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
                          Trivia - what follows two days of rain in Seattle ?
                          In Houston the answer would be a plague of mosquitos.
                          "Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"

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                          • The Feral Slasher
                            MVP
                            • Oct 2011
                            • 13396

                            Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer
                            In Houston the answer would be a plague of mosquitos.
                            yuck....
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                            Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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                            The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
                            George Orwell, 1984

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                            • Bene Futuis
                              All Star
                              • Jan 2011
                              • 5175

                              Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
                              I've been playing civ v today. I am doing ok i guess. Dont really understand much yet so i just build cities and roads and caravans. Not sure about technology and religion. Pretty complicated game
                              Short version of what Johnny said:
                              1. Get a worker quick, steal a worker from a neighboring city asap
                              2. Build happiness generating stuff asap
                              3. Build or buy settlers asap until you get 4 cities
                              4. Go nuts and do whateva!

                              You can grow your civ wide (many cities) or tall (few cities). Tall is easier for most ways to win - wide easier for culture wins. I usually go tall with tradition and maybe a policy or two in honor if I feel like fightin'.

                              And generally speaking, trying to focus on science will help just about any victory type.
                              More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.

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                              • revo
                                Administrator
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 26127

                                Originally posted by johnnya24
                                1. Grow your capital to 4 pop initially. Build a worker, and try and steal 1 worker from a city state (only steal 1 worker from a CS)
                                2. Build 3 settlers at 4-pop. While learning, only build 4 (max 5 cities). ** TIP: your cities can't starve or fall in food while building settlers, so work max production while building settlers **
                                3. Prioritize food / growth to get your population high ASAP
                                4. Use internal trade routes to ship food to your cities (crucial!)
                                5. Look to get 4 20+ population cities, and a capital approaching 30 pop.
                                6. Get your luxury tiles connected and trade excess copies to the AI for their spare luxuries - 1 unique luxury = 4 happiness
                                7. Your cities can't grow if your empire is not happy. As a rule of thumb, look for one new luxury per settlement.

                                Growth and happiness are king in Civ 5 ... and when you get a nice high population (or you max out on happiness), switch to production tiles.
                                In Civ VI, where I now routinely kick the computer's ass, I rarely get a city to over 20.

                                Since I assume the games have similar rules, wouldn't stealing builders lead to endless wars? You can't steal a builder in Civ VI without declaring war.

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