If you donвЂ™t build a reasonably strong military theyвЂ™ll perceive you as weak and take it as an invite to steamroller you. There are certain things which will encourage opponents to attack you and it is worth being aware of them. You will likely fight wars no matter what victory condition you are chasing but you want to fight them on your terms when you are prepared. One of the keys to winning Civilization V is to avoid getting attacked. You can be sure they will expand so if there is a valuable resource you want between your civilizations then snatch it as quickly as you can. You also want to suss out where your opponents are. Try to make sure you explore all around your capital because shooting off to the south and then later discovering there was an awesome spot just north of your capital can be disastrous. Any major loss in the early part of the game can be enough to destroy your chances of victory, for example if you lost the first settler you built you might as well start the game again. In order to avoid disaster make sure you escort settlers with a military unit because if you leave them defenceless you run the risk of losing them.

If you continue to do this your civilization will grow at a fairly decent rate. The settler should build a new city, spend the few turns while it is growing building a scout or military unit and then get a new settler as soon as possible. Once you have a settler out of your capital it should focus on growing because it will be the powerhouse of your civilization. You can take different approaches to expansion but quite a nice Civ 5 strategy that seems to work well is to build a settler in each new city. Watch out for barbarian villages and steer clear of them unless they are empty. In terms of exploration youвЂ™re looking for good city spots with plenty of resources and also trying to find ruins which can give you things like cash rewards, military upgrades, and map information. ItвЂ™s a calculated risk to leave your capital undefended in the first few turns and itвЂ™s actually a lot less of a risk in Civilization 5 because your city can defend itself by default and enemies canвЂ™t just walk straight in and claim it. YouвЂ™ll need to wait for your first city to grow before you can get a settler out so build a scout and send your military unit off for a look. In the early part of the game you need to expand as fast as possible and it also pays to explore and reveal as much of the map as you can. This is probably the most general guide of the bunch and as such these Civilization 5 tactics should serve you well whatever you intend to do. YouвЂ™ll find Civilization 5 tips and tricks to help you win on points and in the next four articles weвЂ™ll focus on the other specific victory conditions.

The civilization with the biggest score wins the game. We are going to kick off with the high score victory which comes about when the game reaches the year 2050 AD and no one has managed to achieve any of the other Civ 5 victory conditions.

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