I don't know about you, but i've never won a game through the space race. It's
just not my style.  In this game I played as the Celts,  I almost always do. I
played on the largest earth map, with randomized resourses and posistions. I
kept getting lots of advanced tribes and my civilization flourished from
eastern russia to spain.

I made a b-line for democracy, built the statue o' liberty, then changed to
fundementalist.  I hoped that the great library would take care of my science
and it did that buetifully as my enemies feared my power more they became
closer allies giving countless advancements between themselves.  The fruits of
which i also enjoyed.

Just as the power graph peaked I began a 700 year war with the Zulus. Who were
actually in Africa.  I was at a point in the game, namely with dragoons and
musketeer, where the defender behind city walls has the advantage. So to even
the playing field I continually built more cavalry with about 1/3 of my
empire.  I also set several citys to permminatly create an equally large army
of spies.

Slowly but surely my industrial stregnth told the tale in Africa and around
1800 i finally finished of the Zulus, and their North America counterparts the
Greeks, with another 30 years to capture south America and austrailia i
conquered the world around 1840. At one point i had 200 cavalry in three
continants.  Needless to say i spent all of this time in fundemenalist govt

So in effect i conquered the world by dividing then outnumbering my enemy.  I
used their fortresses against them, i isolated citys throught their own
fortresses and considered the loss of 1/4 of my attack force low.

Not that this is the only way to win that kind of game.  I just wanted to try
it. Like i said the peacefull way was never really my fav.  I am always in the
mood for a good old fashion rumble.  Now i'm practically alone and the only
ones who i want to kill are the damn advisors.

-High lander