This game has become addicting! I am still not quite sure what I am doing as I play but my empire is still strongly in the lead. I believe that I have seven cities right now and have discovered many new things such as technology, religion, and an alphabet. Within my cities my workers have built many things such as light houses, Stonehinge, the Pyramids, and temples. My cities are doing very well at the time being. I have made it to the Medievil Era so that is an accomplishment. I have open borders with many neighboring cities and have come accross them through my scouts as I navigate the unknown areas in search of new sites for new cities. One of the neighboring empires, Alexander, was unhappy with my decision to have open borders with one of their enemies so they gave me the option to either sever trading relationships with the enemy or go to war with them. I chose to go to war and they are on their way to my civilization right now. I keep getting the message saying that the enemy (Alexander) has been spotted close to some of my cities. I am excited for something to happen in my game, hopefully it will end well. Right now I am focusing on building the strength of my warriors and archers as well as keeping my cities fortified so they are ready for an attack. I chose the option of going to war because Alexander was the smallest city in the rank so I figured I can out number them in time of war.
Even though my empire out numbers Alexanders I still have to be alert. I learned that having the larger number of warriors does not always promise defeat. I learned this from the reading and documentary from Diamonds book. Diamond demonstrates this with the Mayan civilization being destroyed by the Spaniards. The Mayan people largely out numbered the Spaniards but the Spaniards were more skillful. The Mayan were not ready for the surprise attack that they received. This is why I am building my warrior size as well as keeping my cities fortified so they are ready for an attack and will not go down the same way the Mayans did.
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