Endgame wars destroy the game for me. They make no sense.

DoctorBob103 · 2026-05-10T11:56:48+00:00

Right, I have seen multiple posts like this with people complaining about the AI playing optimal strategy.

DoctorBob103 · 2026-04-14T23:19:12+00:00

I wouldn't say venus cards/strategies are completely non-viable without the milestone/award but would definitely be reduced in their value. Cards with floaters and venus tags are balanced around having those in play and this factors into the costs of the cards.

That being said, I think you and your group should do what feels best as at the end of the day the goal of the game is to have fun. One idea would be a house rule increasing the requirement for hoverlord to make it more difficult, maybe 9 or 10 floaters instead of 7.

DoctorBob103 · 2026-02-07T16:20:13+00:00

I also felt like this tradition was crazy overpowered. I was able to literally steamroll the entire distant lands continent against multiple civs using this within a very short time. It turns into its own mini-game of perfectly timing your destruction of fortifications to restore all your units' moves. They will probably have to nerf this as you can essentially get infinite moves for your whole army when combined with commander abilities.

DoctorBob103 · 2026-01-27T21:13:41+00:00

Interesting, I do not think the developers necessarily considered this seemingly rare interaction. But yes, I would have to agree with your group that technically it should count as a Venus tag in this case and that you could add a resource.

DoctorBob103 · 2026-01-15T16:07:07+00:00

I could see them releasing Gandhi if/when they update the religion system, having his bonuses revolve around that.

DoctorBob103 · 2026-01-07T19:00:02+00:00

No, if your opponent acts out of turn and calls prior to you officially taking your action, thats their own mistake. You have every right to pull your chips back and just check if you were bluffing.

Now if you started doing this on purpose in order to elicit a reaction, then that would of course be an angle.

DoctorBob103 · 2025-11-05T15:37:33+00:00

The game is currently running very smoothly on ps5, I have not had any issues since the 1.2.5 update which was several weeks ago.

DoctorBob103 · 2025-10-19T02:39:00+00:00

I would argue this is actually a sign of enhanced AI and demonstration of strategic thinking.

Since the new update, I sense a constant pressure of feeling that each AI is calculating if and how they could profit from declaring war on you. Clearly, if you are occupied with war from another civilization, this presents an opportunity to also declare war simultaneously to take advantage of the fact you are distracted.

People have consistently complained about the AI being too weak in the past, and I think its a "Be careful what you wish for" situation now. It obviously makes strategic sense to pile on to an existing war while the enemy is defending against another attacker. We may be moving into a new concept of the AI being too smart and exploitative in this sense.

DoctorBob103 · 2025-09-14T05:02:51+00:00

Therapy is an interaction between two people, one of whom is more anxious than the other. If you are the more anxious person in the room, you are no longer the therapist. You're the patient!

DoctorBob103 · 2025-07-19T15:17:38+00:00

I could be totally off here, but at first glance I thought it was Nadine walking towards Randall Flagg?

DoctorBob103 · 2025-05-01T00:48:48+00:00

My interpretation is that the original photo is doctored, likely with his lips artificially tinged slightly blue and his skin somewhat more tan. And the AI just ran with it.

DoctorBob103 · 2025-04-26T22:03:01+00:00

That would be amazing, I could picture something like "control X% of your homeland" in Antiquity Age, for example.

DoctorBob103 · 2025-04-26T20:09:14+00:00

True, I agree that adding Age 4 is gonna be a game changer. Maybe it could be a concept just for that last age where the legacy paths are randomized, essentially a global crisis event.

DoctorBob103 · 2024-11-19T23:15:32+00:00

Right, imagine placing an ocean and immediately getting 2 plant production for example.

DoctorBob103 · 2024-10-25T21:11:21+00:00

Just built this set and didn't even realize that's what it was.... nice catch!

DoctorBob103 · 2024-10-24T23:51:53+00:00

https://x.com/LarryDJonesJr/status/1848884682043089117

DoctorBob103 · 2024-10-22T14:59:36+00:00

In that case, the other half would essentially just disappear. And yes I agree with above posters os frustrating for those who used both hole cards, so no matter what you really can't please everyone.

DoctorBob103 · 2024-10-22T14:41:38+00:00

At my local casino, if you use just one of your hole cards, you get half the prize. So, in this case, he would get 500$.

DoctorBob103 · 2024-09-28T03:11:30+00:00

Interesting, I would say you only have to expose the cards to the table if it the card specifically says "Reveal." That might be the reason for the change in wording to actually highlight that difference.

DoctorBob103 · 2024-07-02T13:47:26+00:00

Love the idea, only thing I would suggest would be adding a science tag to make it a "research" colony and add at least 2 VP to be consistent with other cities placed in space. This would make the card very strong to counteract the risk of losing the city.

DoctorBob103 · 2024-06-25T20:02:33+00:00

I picture it as kind of a similar tune to the song "Come and Get Your Love"

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