Re: how to start a good game
With regards to colonization techs, one thing neutrals are good for is trading colonization techs with. If I start with gas, and the neutral I find has rock or ice, I'll offer a trade of colonization techs plus a treaty like Trade Alliance to sweeten the deal. You get a new trade partner, new colonization tech, and you don't have to worry about neutrals becoming expansionist using the tech you just gave them.
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