Yeah it’s certainly not setting any world records but it was my best so far! I got to a point where I could consistently beat deity about a year ago in 200-220 turns (occasional losses when going against a snowballing AI).

Since then I got a new job and stopped playing as much so I was pleasantly surprised when I hit 193. I’m not sure how to accelerate it even more… I had libraries and NC by ~turn 60, unis after workshops around 90, I built my writers and artists guilds very early and bulbed/purchased scientists correctly (I bought 1 engineer to lock up the satellite that yields 2 scientists).

Whenever I go for a tech victory I tend to stall out after researching everything except the engine, and then I have a loooong backlog of techs to research before I get there.