How about trying a game, on whatever level you like, without any terrain improvements by settlers or engineers?

This would, of course, put you at a disadvantage against the computer unless you knew how to keep the comp. from improving.

But, in a multiplay game where everyone agrees, it could be an interesting twist.

And agaist a computer opponent or opponents that DO improve, it represents a great challenge indeed.

And it could be real fun to see different countries start to go to all out war over a prized area because of it's natural resources so they could get ahead...

heh heh

I hope I didn't bog down the servers at Apolyton...

Besides, why not just use Sun Tzu's and knights to slaughter everything? We don't need no ----------- irrigations!