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• It means your borders are open to their units to pass through. You can aim me, I'm only going to be on fo... : geedeck
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  Never do open borders because then they'll build other colonies and surround you : ctlaltl33t
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    But, if your going to spread your religion you must get open border agreements : thane
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      Religion is nothing against tanks!!! : ctlaltl33t
      • it does a good job funding them though >:D : Gauss
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      be the first to the sea and solve all that : kevp
      • didn't see the word religion, doh : kevp
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    Not doing open borders is a good way to have everyone hate you. And if everyone hates you equally, then t... : jason bergman
    • yes, if you want to know how this plays out.... for example... if your civ is in the middle of everyone e... : -=kodiak=-
    • I normally don't open borders and have most comps love me .... : Nation
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    this is a bad idea... get open borders with EVERYONE you talk to RIGHT away.... once the game plays out a... : -=kodiak=-
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      russia with catherine : SockMonkeh
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        russia isnt all that great to begin with, you get the cossaks which is not a very good unit in the middle... : -=kodiak=-
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          cossacks are available precisely when war is the most necessary : SockMonkeh
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            but i can tell from your egypt post that you and i play this game very differently so you may not appreci... : SockMonkeh
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              no i know the benefits of the russian empire.... they are awesome when you are winning, they expand fast and build stuff reasonably well depending on how you have your cities set up. I know about the downfalls and benefits of all the civs... just because ive played this game that damn much.
              
              it all just depends on how i want to play the game.... if im feeling lazy, ill just pick a 'jack of all trades' civ like the English or Chinese. With either of those 2 you can do just about anything decently and you wont fuck yourself over if you decide to change your strat mid game like say if i was to pick the Greek... with the greek, it's either culture or war, pick one and stick with it....switching mid way through is death.
              
              but there is a definite heirachy with the civs and leaders, just that russia isnt near the top when there are a few other civs that id personally rather play as that have a little more 'oomph' to them, like the americans.
              

              Jul 20, 2007 4:15pm PDT
              no i know the benefits of the russian empire.... they are awesome when you are winning, they expand fast ... : -=kodiak=-
          • but the problem is they really aint that much better than regular calvary. not only that, if youre behin... : -=kodiak=-
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      Is Hatshepsut still overpowered in the BTS? : crummynz
      • dunno about BTS, but she is in warlords that's for sure. even a dumbass playing her can still cause ma... : -=kodiak=-
• i never do open borders. those fags will build shit right next to you : wtf242
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  Open Borders also enables you to have foreign trade routes, and is really important if you want to make m... : aethyr
  • That first walkthrough was a godsend for me. : crummynz
  • ^^^^ open borders rocks : SockMonkeh
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    Steam has the manual. http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=3900&cc=US Click on "Vie... : jason bergman
    • oh booya, thanks! : proclone1
  • IGN has a very good in depth game guide for civ 4 as well. : -=kodiak=-
• I accomplishes monetary trade with the other civ and allows you to explore each other's territory. If th... : Vantage
• the game is so fucking awesome : SockMonkeh