how to win on immortal?

[Gooby]

I think i had a fluke match on my first immortal try, i won as inca. But since that i haven't been able to win again. I am pretty comfortable on emperor now so looking to get into immortal. I can come pretty close to winning for science victory but then lose towards the end to someone else doing science or culture.

Do you have to be more proactive with managing other civs? For example one of my games i had alexander snowball pretty hard took out two civs himself and won with science. He wasn't my neighbour on pangea so i didn't bother trying to attack but it really seems like on this difficulty you can't leave civs alone and actually have to intervene on things.

[New Age Retro Frank]

Congratulations! I strongly recommend focusing heavily on science. Get the Great Library, and unlock Drama with the free tech. Then focus on getting Education and building universities. After that, focus on Industrialization and factories, and proceed to wipe out the AI any way you prefer.

Military victory is the most time consuming, but also the easiest. Pick a science civ, they excel at anything really. Korea, Maya, Babylon, etc. One day you will find that Immortal no longer brings much of a challenge!

[kensw]

The only time I have played on Immortal is in a WW2 scenario as Japan. Very Unlikely you will win but it is FUN trying. Eventually the whole free world and the Russians will declare on you. Your only hope is that Germany goes full Blitzkrieg. I feed them lots of resources after taking all of China.

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[forkofspite]

Of course, there isn't a unique strategy. That being said ...

Growth until end-game strategy - then intentionally stagnate to max production and science. Internal food routes early (perhaps tech to get the trade routes). Convert to production for end game.

Try some of PC J Law's videos (youtube). Designed for deity, of course, but it works on immortal. Also, his videos are primarily quick speed, so the timing will be different for standard. Some tactics too - more difficult to war on quick speed. You shouldn't need to use the cheesy great scientist scheme (save to bulb through high-bulb techs), but it speeds things up.

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I advise against Great Library on Immortal - it's high priority for the AI. Losing it wastes too many hammers and the gold doesn't make up for for the time and hammers. But, to each their own.

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Originally posted by Gooby:

it really seems like on this difficulty you can't leave civs alone and actually have to intervene on things.

Bribing others to DoW can help.

[det2048]

I don't know about immortal but on Deity set victory conditions to just domination, 10 AI players. And generate a huge map with a lot of mountains. Reroll until you have a nice location off to a corner with small entrances into your territory. Its a fun game and you have a good chance of wining if you do not make too many enemies.

[happy]

if another civ is snowballing as you say, they will almost certainly run away with it in the in end if you are unable to take their capital fast enough. try and get ahead early by attacking whoever is in the lead, and yes try and bring nearby civs along with you. even if they do not attack much the loss of trade routes will hurt.