Finished a 3 week long game (played a few hours at a time several nights) at Prince level. Got my civ to land on Alpha Centauri so I won. But it was a hard struggle. The program knows everything I was doing. And it cheats to make things harder. If I am being successful, it builds units and advances faster and cheaper.
If I build a spaceship, it just builds a faster one. You really have to gain a lot to stay ahead of it. I usually lose. And there are 2 levels above Prince (King and Deity).
I won at Deity level once a decade ago. I suppose my mind was sharper back then. It's like chess. At some point, you see everything and win, but in later years, some creativity slips away.
So I was glad for the win at Prince. You can win 2 ways. Kill all the other Civs militarly or land on Alpha Centuri. I'm not the killer type, so I always go for the spaceship.
I've tried the military thing a couple times, but it just isn't my nature. I'm a builder and I arrange my forces defensively. But I think the next game will be all force. I need to know what that is like. Really really really all force...
A typical game image...
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