ok now that i've played a few games i have a better feel for it. along with what i posted before here are some other things. The AI is a lot better than i thought. It expands so fast and builds up real quickly. It uses every diplomatic feature available effectively like making mutual protection pacts and embargoes and trades frequently. Very tough. And thats just on the easiest level. Plus it will build up a large army and attack all out if it declares war on you. You can sometimes catch em off guard but expect a huge retaliatory offensive in return unless of course you have lots of allies to attack simultaneously. Likewise, expect your enemies to grow very quickly as the AI will seek out allies to attack you. Very smart. Again this is all on the easiest level. As of right now my only gripe is that once you get into a game the turns can take a while to process. Of course i have been playing on a huge map with all 16 civs so thats part of the problem.
All in all I say get this game
