

This is another must-read article for Newcomers to Civ 5. In fact, you'll want to once the game lacks challenge on Settler-Prince or King! Playing Emperor and Immortal are a pleasure, as they do not require you to use cheesy tactics to win and are very satisfying to win for the first time. Putting them all together and playing to your Civ's strengths will make you a better player and help you to bump up the game difficulty. Once you've read these, you can move on to other areas and learn in-depth information about each subtopic. Doing well early on can set you up for success. The first is most important of these, because you need to know about managing your Cities. The City Guide itself is five pages of content, while the Early-Game Guide will help players with the first 100 turns of the game. These will introduce you to concepts that you can read more on later, but will immediately help you if you're playing on Prince or below, but may help King+ players who have neglected to learn about other areas of the game. The following two Guides are must-read for New players. New articles are featured in the Site's news, at the top of the screen: Read First - Newbie Guides The following Civ 5 articles are available, with several more planned in order to cover every aspect of gameplay. You can also find helpful information throughout the Guide by using the site's Search function, found on the top left. Guides to major gameplay features are found in the left navigation panel. The following are Strategy Guides on specific game concepts, compiled to condense the site's navigation and provide a nice summary of the various articles I've written to help players new to the game. Civ 5 Gameplay Concept Guides Strategy Guides to Game Features and Mechanics
