Bet the CGW review helped.

[licker]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
For me Id say the learning curve was mostly LICKED (ED) in the first real game I played. It took me a couple of tries to decide which race sounded like fun for my type of playing. Then a couple to create a god that I felt was playable. Finally I made a game with just a couple of nations turned on as computer opponents. I didnt win but by the time I was beaten I was convinced that I was going to keep trying, alot! The next game I was pretty comfortable.

Heh, sorry...

But I don't know what I have to do with learing curves...