In the opening, I think so. I think it gets easier later on, but at the start, the other civs were settling very close very quickly, and the barbarians were a bit tough to handle. But this is my first time so it's hard to tell.
You have the social skills of Shaka.
You appear to be here to stir shit, and nothing else. Confirm?
Yeah it takes a lot of experience to figure out when you might be getting attacked or your lands crowded. The AI is given a whole bunch of "traits" on a scale of 1 to 10, with a bias for each civ's behavior, but each trait is randomized to plus or minus 2. So it's always a little unpredictable even if you're ready for your neighbors.
Love Egypt for wonder whoring too lol. I find that I do better when I go for Temple of Artemis into Hanging Gardens (all that extra growth will get you way more science than Great Library, plus you get to work the extra slots for specialists with your extra population). This also lets you grab Oracle before National College (sometimes you get super lucky and squeeze in Petra too), and then you can be first to Leaning Tower (from there it's a piece of cake). You can time your Oxford University to get Acoustics for free, and usually a great engineer will come out in time for Sistine Chapel.
Ever play with Raging Barbarians check marked? Ya, not that fun, especially on King or higher.
Holy crap, this is so true. I rushed to 4 cities thinking I would consolidate, defend, and play a science/production game. Then I realized there was no penalty for dropping the quick 4 cities- it's all gravy. Then war was basically mandatory to prevent forward settling and missionaries. I'm on 9 cities (7 settled, 2 conquered) and I can tell that I need to keep expanding. A 10 population city in Civ 6 is a lot "bigger" than a 10 pop city in Civ 5. Faith is OP.
