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Alright, you've convinced me to give Civ 4 warfare another shot. I'm not exaggerating my experience - I really do remember combat being completely boring and without any nuance in that game - but it was my first Civ so it's certainly possible I overlooked depth to be found in it. Are there any good guides for Civ 4 tactics? I know the game has strategic depth, but something which helps to reveal any tactical depth would be welcome.
Sulla's website chronicles a very interesting episode in which he and another player called Speaker found themselves invaded by five civilizations at the same time, from multiple directions. Speaker masterminded an absolutely brilliant defense and managed to save their team, then counterattacked and ended the war by crippling one of the aggressors. You can see how important tactical details were in deciding the outcome; Jowy had enough materiel and bodies to defend in theory, but he positioned them poorly and lost the battle.
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